Chapter 7

When Alex got home she found Ryan curled up on the couch with a Spiderman blanket over him, she had never seen before. She assumed it was one he had when he was little. It was weird though. Seeing a grown man covered in a Marvel superhero blanket. And kind of cute, she has to make fun of him when he wakes up. Deciding to capture the moment she took out her phone and snapped a picture so she could have evidence for whenever she might need it. She then proceeded to the kitchen and start dinner.

Ryan woke to smells of pasta, leading him to the open plan kitchen where he saw Alex behind the stove humming softly to herself. He got up and wrapped his red and black Spiderman blanket around him, making it look like a cape as he went to greet her. "Hey, when did you get home?" he asked as he kissed her cheek and peered in the pot she was stirring. "About half an hour ago. I didn't wanna wake you." She answered still stirring the sauce that was boiling. "Ryan, where did you get that blanket?" she asked amused as she turned around to face him. "I've been meaning to unpack some of those boxes in the washing room and when I opened the first one I found it in there. I've had it since I was little and my mom always threw it over me whenever I fell asleep on the couch or whenever I was sick." He explained.

"Okaaayyy. So you're basically carrying around every illness you've ever had as a child and getting both of us infected with it again." She joked as he came up to her hugging and wrapping them both in the blanket while she squirmed and laughed trying to get out of his hold. He skillfully turned her around and kissed her deepening the kiss and then let go of her suddenly as he started coughing again. "Well, aren't you a buzz kill right now." Alex said pouting her lips trying to look sad. "I'm sorry babe, I'll make it up to you, promise." Ryan concluded pulling her into a hug.

"Mhhmmm I know." she mumbled as she buried her face into his chest. "Can I go take a shower while you're cooking or do you need some help?" he asked trying to be useful although he knew Alex would probably advise him not to. "No I'm good it'll probably be ready in about half an hour so when you get back we can eat." She answered, and with that he headed upstairs, his blanket still trailing behind him like a cape. Spiderman on a mission, Alex thought to herself as she stared setting the table.

When Ryan came back down the table was set and the two of them started dinner. "How's that abduction case going?" He asked as he poured her some wine. "It doesn't feel like we're making any progress since last time. He was doing his usual sandwich in the park eating thing at lunch, and I noticed that he always makes small talk with the moms and their kids who has pets with them. He'd walk up to them pet their dog and ask what the dogs name is, what kind of breed the dog is, how long they've had him and then he'll ask what the kids name and surname is." She informed as she twirled the long strings of spaghetti around her fork and ate them. "That sounds suspect but normal in a way. I mean that's not really grounds to arrest anyone or become suspicious of doing something like that. The parents could just be thinking that he's being friendly and trying to brighten up their day." Ryan said. "Yeah it could be, and I mean he doesn't look like someone who would abduct children." Alex said as she's thinking back to the day she had following this stranger around the park. "In fact, he is really good looking. I mean like really. He has this really beautiful green eyes and dark brown hair. Tanned skin and he looks like works out at least 4 times a week, his arms are bulky and have muscles in all the right places…" Alex explained as she pictured him in her head again.

"Uuuuhhhmmm you know I'm sitting here, right?" Ryan answered bringing her out of her daydream. "First of all, his eyes, he could be wearing contacts, his hair could be dyed, his tan skin could be sprayed on and he might be on steroids if his arms are that bulky." Ryan answered trying not to sound jealous. Alex gasped and clutched her heart dramatically. "Ryan Booth! I've never pictured you to be the jealous type. You surprise me more and more each day!" she laughed. "I'm not jealous, he shrugged. "Just hurt that you think my eyes aren't good enough or my arms aren't bulky enough." He said as he got up to clear the table.

Smiling she walked over to him and hugged him from behind as he was standing in front of the dishwasher. "You have nothing to be jealous about Ryan. You're more than enough and one hundred times better AND you don't seem like the type who would abduct little children." She said as she kissed him in between his shoulder blades. He just stood there smiling. Turned around and hugged her again kissing her forehead. "I love you babe." He said as she returned those words. "I'm gonna take a bath and don't bother me for at least one hour. It's me time." She said pointing a finger at him while smiling. "And Ryan, put the dishes IN the dishwasher, not on top of it." She replied as she was heading up the stairs.

"How did she even know that" he mumbled to himself because her back was already turned towards him when he did that. Obeying by outing the dishes in the dishwasher, he took his medication, tidied up downstairs before heading to bed and not bothering Alex in her one hour bath session, before he gets reprimanded again.

Hey guys, thanks for the read. Hope you're all doing well. Let me know what you think. ZA is FREEZING cold and it's been raining non -stop for the past 3 days so hopefully I'll be able to update everyday this weekend. No promises but I'll try my best. Lovies-S