Callen pulled out of the driveway and made his way to the Hollywood Freeway up north, following the signs towards Sacramento. Callen followed the freeway and then got on the Golden State Freeway, still following Sacramento. He stayed on this road until the exit for Palmdale/Lancaster. He took this exit onto the Antelope Valley Freeway. Around Palmdale the road changed into the Aerospace Highway. He followed the road for a while until he took a right towards Bishop. Callen took the road up north. Around Indian Wells they stopped for some lunch before continuing their way up north. The landscape started to change a bit, from the palm trees and desserts to mountains and snow. Callen followed this road all the way up to Bishop. Just after Bishop he took a left onto the North Sierra Highway. He stayed on this road until they reached the exit for Mammoth Lakes. Callen took the exit. Down the ramp he took a left, following the signs for Mammoth Lakes. The roads were snowed over but it was still okay to drive, just a bit slower. Callen then took a right onto Minaret road, following this until they were at their hotel, Mammoth Mountain Inn. Callen followed the signs for parking and parked the car.

"Brrr, it's a lot colder here than in LA," Callen stated as they got out of the car.

"Yeah it is."

Luckily they had put some winter coats lose in the trunk so they quickly put those on before grabbing their bags. They walked towards the hotel. They came into a nicely spaced lobby. It looked a bit rustic with the furniture, wood and fireplace. They walked over to the desk.

"Good afternoon, welcome to the Mammoth Mountain Inn," a friendly man behind the desk greeted them. "Do you have reservations here?"

"Good afternoon, yes we have. Under Moore," Zoë replied.

"Let me see," the man typed some keys on his computer. "Ah yes I see. You're staying in the king hotel room."

"Yes, that's correct."

Zoë and Callen showed them their ID's before they were checked in.

"There is a folder in your room with information about the hotel and the area. We also have some brochures just left of the desk for things to do in the area. Here is your room key, you'll be staying in room fifteen, that's on the ground floor. Please enjoy your stay here."

"Thank you."

Zoë took the room key and they walked towards their room. Zoë opened the door to their room and they walked in. They came in a spacious hallway. Left was the door to the bathroom and a room for coats and such. The bathroom had a shower and tub in one on the right side and on the left side stood a toilet. The vanity was in the main room, along the right wall. Along the right wall, behind the vanity stood a dresser with a TV on top and next to it a small refrigerator. Near the sliding doors towards the balcony stood a small wooden table with two chairs and a floor lamp. Against the left wall stood a king sized bed with two nightstands. From the balcony they had a view of the mountains.

They put away their stuff before changing into some warmer clothes and put scarves, gloves and a hat on before walking outside. They went to the gondola, which was just in front of their hotel, and took it all the way up. They came atop the mountain, a lot of people were skiing here. Callen and Zoë looked around and enjoyed the view. They also took some pictures there. Zoë took a selfie of her and Callen giving each other a kiss. They enjoyed the view before taking the gondola back down. They took a walk around the mountain areas for a while and bought some drinks and snacks at the store before going back to the hotel. They freshened up a bit before going to dinner. They stayed at the hotel for dinner. There was a bar & grill attached to the hotel. They went there for dinner before going back up to their room. Once they were in the room they took their shoes off. Callen poured them some wine and closed the curtains as Zoë turned on the heat. Before going to sit down Zoë pulled a deck of cards out of her bag.

"Care for a game of poker?" Zoë suggested.

"Sure," Callen answered.

Zoë dealt the cards as Callen got them some 'chips', they used colored M&M's. They played a few rounds of poker, they were pretty evenly match, they both had the same amount of 'money' left.

"How about we changed it up a bit?" Callen suggested with a smirk.

"What did you have in mind?" Zoë asked playfully, having an idea what Callen was getting at.

"Loser has to take off a piece of clothing."

"Deal, prepare to get naked mister."

"Oh I won't be the one getting naked, you'll be."

"Bring it on and we'll see."

Callen dealt the cards and they started playing. Zoë lost the first round. As first she took her socks off. Callen lost the next round and he also took his socks off. Callen lost the next round as well so he took his sweater off, but since it was cold here he was wearing a shirt underneath it. Zoë lost the next round so she too took her sweater off, but she was also wearing a shirt underneath it. A few rounds later Zoë only had her panties and bra on and Callen only his boxers.

"If you lose this one, you lose first," Zoë spoke as she dealt the cards.

"You're gonna go first."

"Let's see about that."

Zoë tried to get a good hand and she thought she had a pretty good hand. She was sure Callen was going to lose.

"You first," Callen said when they both had to show their cards.

"I've got a straight till the jack in spades," Zoë said as she put her cards on the table.

"Not bad. I've got a straight too in spades…. Till the king," Callen revealed as he put his cards on the table.

"Ah damn!"

Realizing that she had to take off another piece of clothing Zoë reached behind her back and undid the clasp of her bra. She took her bra off and teasingly tossed it at Callen who caught it.

"Last round," Callen stated.

When it was time to put their cards on the table they decided to go one card each. When they both had four cards down Callen had three queens and a jack on the table. Zoë had two kings, a jack and a ten lying on the table. Callen was winning at the moment, Zoë needed another king to win given that Callen didn't have another queen.

"Alright on three we'll both put it down," Zoë said. "One, two, three." They both put their last card on the table. Callen's was a ten and Zoë's was a queen."

"Yes! I win!" Callen yelled as he threw his arms up victoriously.

"Damn no!"

"I believe those panties have to go now."

Zoë pushed her panties down a bit before sitting down. She pulled one leg out and she let it fall down her other leg. When the panties were almost at her ankle she lifted her foot up and teasingly touched Callen on his leg, going upward. She teased him a bit with her foot as she dropped the panties in his lap, letting him know that she was fully naked now. Callen took the panties and tossed them somewhere in the room before he dove underneath the table. Zoë wondered what he was doing when she felt him part her legs and kissing his way up her leg. She scooted down on the chair to give Callen better access as his lips pleasured her in a way that made her toes curl. She hooked one of her legs around his back as her right hand grabbed his hair. He had grown it out a bit so it was just long enough for her to hold onto it. Callen loved whenever she did this when they made love.

"OOOOOH G! Honey!" Zoë yelled when Callen touched her in the right spot.

Once she had finished Callen crawled up and kissed her before taking her to the bed. Now it was Zoë's turn to go down and pleasure him before joining them together. Callen kissed her deeply as he started moving. Callen loved whenever they were together like this. He loved to feel her so close to him and see the signs of pleasure on her face, knowing he was the one that pleasured her so well.

They had some fun in the bed before putting their pajamas on. Zoë lay her head down on Callen's chest and Callen had his arm around her as they fell asleep.

The next morning Callen woke up and he saw that Zoë was still asleep on his chest. Quietly he slipped out of the bed. Silently he got dressed and headed outside to their balcony.

A few minutes later he heard the door being opened and saw Zoë coming out.

"Morning," Callen spoke to her once he saw her.

"Morning. Some more snow has fallen overnight," Zoë stated as she joined Callen at the railing.

"Yes it has."

"It's a beautiful view."

"Yes it is, although mine is not that bad either," Callen said as he turned to Zoë.

Zoë looked at him and saw him smiling at her. "Oh you."

Callen gave her a soft kiss before they went inside and went to get some breakfast. After breakfast they went to the adventure center down the mountain. They were going to take a snowmobile trip. They signed in and showed their driver's license. They rented some goggles and helmets before going outside. They were in a group of ten people with a guide. Before they got started they got some basis knowledge of how to operate a snowmobile. Once everyone was settled the tour took off. They went through the woods up towards Minaret Vista. The view with everything in snow was so absolutely beautiful. They drove up to Minaret Vista where they stopped to enjoy the view. It was so beautiful, everywhere around them were snow covered mountains. Zoë asked the guide if he could take a picture of her and Callen. The guide took a picture of Callen and Zoë standing at the viewing point with the mountains around them. They stayed at the viewing point for a while before going back to the center. When they came back Callen and Zoë turned in their helmets and goggles. They went back to the hotel to grab a cup of coffee and warm up a bit. They sat in the lobby near one of the fireplaces.

"This really was a great idea, this vacation," Callen admitted.

"Yes it was. It's nice just to get away."

"Yes it is. It's beautiful here with the snow and all but I do miss the nice weather in LA. Having lived there for so long I almost forget how cold winters could be."

"Yeah, I've lived here for a while now but I still remember the cold winters we had in Holland, the fun snowball fights, building a snowman, sledding, skating on the ice, your ears and nose almost freezing off. Although that was a lot of fun to do as a kid I do prefer the weather here in LA."

"Yeah me too."

After they finished their coffee they took the car and drove to Woolly's tube park. It was a few minute drive but they couldn't walk down the road so they took the car. Callen parked the car in the parking lot and they went inside the park. Inside the park there were some landscaped tracks to go down on in the tube. They walked to one of the tracks and got in line to go onto the tub. Once it was their turn they each got on a tub and they were brought uphill. Uphill they were clipped off the escalator and they waited their turn down the slopes. Zoë and Callen got in a separate lane, they were gonna make a race of it. They each had their cellphones ready to film it. They counted down and were pushed off by employees of the park. They filmed the other as they went down and they twirled around a bit. Zoë was down faster than Callen. They went up again but this time they went together. Zoë held onto the handle on Callen's tube and Callen held onto Zoë's as they were pushed off. There also was a track where you could go off on a sled, Callen and Zoë went there next. They stayed there for a while and had some lunch there before returning to the car. They drove up into town and just cruised through some of the shops there. They bought some souvenirs before going back to the hotel.

"I'm just gonna go take a bath to warm up, care to you me?" Zoë said once they had taken their coats and shoes off inside.

Callen looked at her as she started taking her clothes off. "Yeah, sure."

Zoë went into the bathroom and got the water running on the tub and put some soap in after she put in the plug. Zoë took her clothes off and Callen took his off. Before getting in the tub Callen pulled Zoë to him and kissed her briefly. Callen got in the tub first and then Zoë, who sat in between Callen's legs with her back against his chest as Callen wrapped his arms around her. Zoë snuggled against his chest as they soaked in the warm bubbly water.

Callen's mind drifted a bit as he thought about what his life was gonna be like now. He and Zoë would be getting married and they would start their lives together and perhaps become a family in the future. It scared him a bit, he didn't know if he'd be any good as a husband and, who knows, perhaps a father in the future. But he loved Zoë more than anything and he couldn't wait to get married to her. He would do everything he could to be a good husband to her.

"Penny for your thoughts," Zoë spoke shocking him out of his trance. "Your mind seemed to be somewhere else," she added as she looked at him.

"Yeah, just thinking about everything."

"You don't regret asking me to marry you, do you?" Zoë said worried as she sat up a bit.

"No, no, of course not," he told her and he saw her relax a bit. "No, I don't regret it at all. I was just thinking about how it's gonna be, if it'll change something between us."

"Of course something will change between us, we'll be husband and wife. But it'll only change for the better, I'm sure of that."

"I hope I can be a good husband to you."

Zoë changed her position and sat on Callen's lap and she cupped his face. "Of course you'll be a good husband. I love you and I know you love me."

"Yes I do, more than you know."

"Whatever life's gonna throw at us we can handle it, we can handle it together."

Callen moved Zoë's hair behind her ear and cupped her face with his right hand. "How did I get so lucky to have you in my life?" He told her lovingly.

"By letting me in, by trusting me, by loving me."

Callen moved both his hands behind her back and pulled her even closer to him, until their faces were only about an inch apart.

"I love you Zoë," Callen said to her in a passionate tone.

"I love you too G," she replied back in the same tone.

Callen moved his head forward a bit and captured Zoë's lips in his. Zoë moved her arms around his neck and deepened the kiss. They sat there in the tub just kissing each other for a few minutes before Callen's hands started to roam her body. Zoë loved Callen's hands on her body but he was purposely avoiding the places she wanted him to touch the most, he was teasing her and he knew it. So Zoë took matters into her own hand, literally, as her hand moved in between them and sought him out. Callen moaned against her lips as she touched him. He could tease her but she could tease him right back. It was that fact that made it so wonderful whenever they made love.

After Callen had recovered from the sudden action of Zoë's hand he changed the position of his right hand and it found its way in between her legs. A certain part of her body was getting wetter than the rest had been from the water. Zoë released Callen's lips and threw her head back as Callen started pleasuring her.

"OOOH YES G!" Zoë moaned loudly as he pleasured her in the right spot. "Keep going honey, right there. More!"

Now that Zoë was leaning back he had some more skin open to him so his lips kissed down her chest as his fingers kept on pleasuring her. Zoë started moving against his hand and her fingers grabbed Callen's head, holding it in place on her breasts.

When Callen felt Zoë was almost there he removed his fingers from her and stopped kissing her. Before she could protest he had already impaled her on his length. As soon as Callen entered her she reached her high point. Callen moved his hips slowly, rotating them, to help her ride it out. When he saw her come down he added some back and forth movements.

"Oh my! You're amazing!" Zoë moaned.

"You're not so bad yourself," he moaned back.

Zoë put her hands behind Callen on the edge of the bathtub to get some leverage as she started moving up and down. Callen had his hands on her hips and he helped her move. The water only made their movement better. Not long after they started going at it hard and fast. Some water spilled over the edge of the tub but neither of them cared. They felt they were both so close. Zoë threw her head backwards, opening her body up to Callen as she felt her peak nearing. He kissed her on her chest as his right hand went in between them. They were both right there. Zoë started to quiver against him and Callen wasn't far behind. Zoë collapsed against Callen's chest once they had both finished. They just sat there in the bathtub, breathing hard, recovering from their love making. Once she had regained some energy Zoë lifted her head up and kissed Callen before she nestled herself back against his chest and he moved his arms around her. He loved moments like this, just peace and quiet and lying with Zoë in his arms. Whoever thought he would find the love of his life at work, let alone in a shrink?