Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters. All rights go to the actors, writers and creators of the show "When Calls The Heart".

WARNING – RATED M – please don't read if you're not up for this. You know where this was heading after the last chapter … their second honeymoon of sorts. The next chapter will follow on when they are back home. As I have mentioned before, I struggle writing these scenes but I still think they are needed. I have done my best to keep it moderated but it is HARD to keep it vague but still clear. So I am sorry if I have offended anyone but I have given you a good warning to skip ahead if it's not up your alley :)

(I always get really nervous posting these chapters … hence why it took me longer than planned. I keep fine tuning them, until I just give up and post it. This is only my second fanfic so don't be too brutal with the comments. Here you go!)

(13/8/2018)

CHAPTER 28

Jack carried their overnight bags to the room and when he opened the door, Elizabeth stepped in and gasped.

"Oh Jack! This room is amazing!"

Jack was pleased to see that they did indeed have the honeymoon suite. There was champagne and a fruit platter sitting near the table. He walked their bags into the master suite and there were red flower petals everywhere. Even the huge spa bath had been filled and had rose petals floating on the surface. The lights had all been dimmed and Jack could see the amazing view from the huge windows that sat beside the spa bath. Elizabeth came up behind him and immediately he felt nervous.

"Check out that view" he said.

"Mmm I'm definitely up for enjoying that. I'll just get the champagne."

Jack watched as his wife went back and grabbed the champagne and two glasses and brought them back to the bathroom. She poured two glasses and set them on the shelf of the window before she grabbed a bathrobe off the back of the door and disappeared back into the bedroom.

Jack just stood there not sure what to do. Elizabeth reappeared moments later in the robe with her hair pulled up in a messy bun on the top of her head.

"Come on Jack. You can't get in the bath with all your clothes on" she said laughing.

Jack went into the bedroom and sat down on the end of the bed and began taking off his shoes. He glanced back into the bathroom to see Elizabeth shed her bathrobe and climb into the bath. His heart almost stopped at the sight. He couldn't believe how lucky he was.

He pulled the rest of his clothes off quickly and pulled the bathrobe on before following her. He stood at the side of the spa bath, embarrassed. This is your wife of nine years. Just do it.

Elizabeth was watching him, but just as he was about to bare all, she turned her back to him and reached for her glass, giving him privacy while he slipped into the water. She sipped her champagne before placing the glass back and turning back to sit beside him.

"You know you don't need to be embarrassed in front of me."

"I know. I just can't help it."

"You were always very shy at the beginning" she said as she held her hand out on the surface of the water.

Jack took it and they sat there hand in hand. Elizabeth lent back, putting her head on the head rest as the bubbles jumped up and were licking at the loose strands of her hair which had fallen down. Jack watched as she closed her eyes and exhaled slowly. The more he saw her like this the more he loved her.

"Today was beautiful Jack. I never expected any of it" Elizbeth said, opening her eyes and looking at him side ways.

"I'm glad you liked it."

"Everything was perfect" she said as she squeezed his hand.

Jack took his hand out of her grip and leant over and slowly kissed her. "Everything?" he asked.

"Mmmm" she mumbled as her hands came up to wrap around either side of his face and she kissed him back. He was leaning in to her, but he couldn't see where her body was under the water so he had no choice but to feel his way.

His hand slid down the side of her body until he found her hip. He pulled her toward him, grasping the top of both of her legs as he managed to lift her into his lap. Their lips never parted as her legs rested on either side of him. He pulled her in closer, the desire between them building with every kiss.

His hand drifted up from her hip and higher. He pulled away for a moment but she nodded at him, encouraging him to go further. His lips touched the skin on her chest, kissing and sucking as he went. She made these sounds that drove him crazy. He pulled her mouth back down to his. His tongue drove into her mouth and he found all the sensitive places that she appeared to like.

Elizabeth was trying to give him the time that he needed but his touches and his kisses were doing things to her insides that she had not felt in a long time. She was hovering over him, until he pulled her down onto him fitting them together. She sighed, her hands resting on his shoulders as they moved as one.

"Missed me?"

"Yeah" she breathed.

His hands still held her hips and guided her movement with his own. She felt the aching building inside her.

"Jack" she whimpered, her hands clawing at his neck. He knew exactly what to do. His body took over and as he brought himself to the top, he took her with him, at the same time peaking and tumbling over the other side.

At some point Elizabeth knew she had to get out of the water. Her muscles were so relaxed yet she still clung to Jack, chest to chest, her legs tucked against the sides of his. Her head rested on his shoulder, close to his neck, his hands still wrapped firmly across her back. She was so comfortable but she couldn't stay here forever. She just needed to make it back to the bed.

She lifted up her head and looked at Jack who appeared to be asleep. His head was rested back on the head rest and his eyes were closed. Elizabeth smiled at him, glad that he was finally relaxed too. She pulled back, trying to climb off him, without being too awkward.

"Hey, where you going?" he said, his hands tightening around her.

"To bed. We can't stay here all night. It's already getting cold."

She stood up in front of him and watched his eyes go wide. She stifled a laugh as she climbed out of the bath and turned back to him. He was still ogling her.

"You coming?" she said as she bit her bottom lip. She knew exactly what that would do.

Jack immediately leapt out of the water and grabbing her around the waist, lifted her up and carried her to the bed.

He placed her dripping wet body on top of the covers, her head engulfed by pillows, as he lay down on top of her. Their bodies all warm and wet, his sliding all over hers. His lips found hers again and he kissed her rough and hurried. She slowed his kisses down, her tongue running over his lips, sucking on them slowly. She was driving him wild and she knew it.

Jack took his cues from Elizabeth. After only a short time, he still wanted her desperately but he didn't want to rush it. She knew what she wanted so he just let her guide the pace. With one hand propping him up, he kissed her neck, leaving a trail of kisses down to her chest. The other hand roamed her body, exploring. He found her thigh and he gently trailed his fingers up, moving towards the inside of her thigh as he got higher. He gently circled her skin, close to the top, teasing her.

He felt her open her legs wider underneath him, tilting her hips toward him. He knew where she was leading him and he went willingly. He moved inside her slowly and did his best to keep his movements gentle and slow. He looked down at her just as her bright blue eyes found his. That's where they both stayed. Watching each other. Staring into each other's soul's.

"I love you" he whispered.

"Show me" she said.

He remembered her saying that before. His body remembered as well knowing exactly what to do. He loved her more than anything. Her body was wound up tight and she clawed into his back, gripping behind his hips firmly as she pulled him into her and her body released moments before his. She cried out into the night.

Jack had never felt so content in his life. He was spent and exhausted as he lay on top of his wife, his head nestled over her shoulder. I don't want to move. Ever.

Her hand slid up to his neck, gliding through the hair at the base of his skull. He lay there unmoving for a moment longer, just cherishing that memory right there. He liked the idea of looking forward a lot more now if it involved more of that.

He was worried he would be crushing her, so he lifted off her slowly and slid across to her side. She turned her head to look him in the eyes. They just looked at one another for a long time before he leant in and kissed her slowly, lingering. She smiled at him.

"I love you" she whispered.

"I love you too. Was that okay?"

"Yeah" she breathed, still smiling. "Better than okay."

He looked down at her. Her breasts lay there exposed as did the rest of her. He lifted his hand and slowly moved it across her chest. At first, he was worried that she would move away, but she kept her eyes on him as his hand glided over her.

"You are beautiful, Beth."

"You're not too bad yourself."

They lay there for ages, his hand running gently over her skin. Her eyes were closed and the steady rhythm of her breathing indicated she had drifted off to sleep.

Jack smiled and sat up, pulling the blankets up to cover them both, before he took his spot up against her side, his arm wrapping around her waist.

Elizabeth woke in the morning, unfamiliar with her surroundings and then the previous day's memories came flooding back. She could feel Jack's naked skin pressed up against her and she couldn't help but grin. His arm still held her tight and she gently ran her fingers along it as she was recalling the events from the day before.

Yesterday had been one of the best days of her life. Even though she knew Jack still had a long way to go in terms of his recovery and there were bound to be rough days, what he organised the day before meant the world to her.

She felt him stir behind her, his arm tightening slightly as he woke. Moments later, he kissed her bare shoulder.

"Morning" he whispered.

"Good morning."

She rolled into him so that she rested on her back but she could see him. He moved closer, kissing her cheek.

"How did you sleep?" she asked.

"Better than ever."

"Me too."

They lay there quietly, his hand rubbing her hip while her fingers ran gently along his arm.

"I never ended up telling you everything that I remembered at my session on Thursday."

Elizabeth rolled toward him so that they were facing one another.

"Yeah, you were too worried about your supposed affair" she said with a grin.

"Are you laughing at me?" he teased her.

"No, it was really cute. I could see how much it bothered you" she said as she ran her hand down his face. "Jack, I trust you wholeheartedly. You can ask me anything. I won't get offended. That would have been horrible for you and you battled all day with it alone."

"Yeah, it wasn't great. That dream though, in hindsight, was a really good dream. I remembered being with you, intimately. That wig though, it threw me."

Elizabeth laughed. "You liked it at the time. You told me you wanted me to cut my hair shorter, which I did."

"You're kidding! You cut your hair off for me?" Jack said as he lifted his arm from her waist and after placing it on her scalp, ran it through her hair. "It's too beautiful to cut."

"Yeah, well that's what you said after I cut it, hence why I grew it back out. That was almost 7 years ago."

"I remembered other things at the session the other day. I saw us in the hospital, with you nursing a tiny little baby in a blanket. The look on your face was so beautiful. I was beside you and I remember leaning in and kissing you."

"That was the day after Halley was born. We were both so in love with her immediately" Elizabeth said as she watched him.

"There was more, but it wasn't as nice to recall."

"Well, you can't remember only the good things. No one can."

"We were fighting about something. You were crying and yelling at me and I just stood there and let you."

"Oh" she said looking away from him. His hand still ran gently through her hair.

After a moment, she hadn't replied and was still avoiding his eyes.

"What did I do?" he asked, moving his hand to tip her chin, bringing her now wet eyes back to his.

"Nothing" she said.

Eight years and one month before … (June 2010)

Jack and Elizabeth were able to take Halley home after just a few days. She had been a few weeks early but the doctor was happy with her size, so Jack pulled up the car out the front of the hospital and Elizabeth carefully loaded Halley into her car seat. Jack helped her into the passenger seat and they headed home.

The first day, Elizabeth felt totally out of her depth. She loved kids and she had cared for them at school but having a newborn baby was different. She felt like she had no idea what she was doing and as soon as she got home she sat there feeling daunted by the task. Jack stepped up and did all the cooking and changed the nappies while Elizabeth concentrated on the feeding.

After a few days though, the exhaustion kicked in and she felt like a walking zombie. She didn't particularly like breast feeding and every time Halley began to cry she felt disgruntled with the small baby. The night feeds were the worst. She sat there in the dark house, with Jack still asleep in their bed, and the tears would fall as the baby fed.

Elizabeth thought it was bad and then Jack had to go back to work. It got worse.

One night Jack came home from work to find the entire house like a bomb had gone off. Halley was in her crib crying and Elizabeth was nowhere to be found. They had formula there in case of an emergency, so Jack made a bottle and fed his daughter before she settled back to sleep.

Then Jack began cleaning. He put laundry on and washed dishes. He changed the bed sheets and made the bed. Just as he finished clearing up the last of the mess on the coffee table, Elizabeth walked in from outside. She looked terrible. Her eyes were red and puffy. She was pale and she looked sick. But all Jack could think about was his daughter screaming when he had walked in.

"Where have you been?" he said angrily.

"Outside" she mumbled as she walked toward their bedroom.

"Don't walk away from me. Halley needed you and you weren't here."

"Leave me alone Jack" she said quietly.

"Leave you alone, Elizabeth? What the hell is going on?" he said as he pulled her arm.

She whirled on him, the anger in her eyes.

"What's going on? I can't do this! I'm doing everything wrong. I hate feeding her. I hate getting up in the middle of the night. I feel like I haven't slept in years. I don't want to be a mother!" she yelled at him, tears streaming down her face.

Jack stood back looking shocked, not exactly sure what to do. He walked forward slowly and putting his arms out like he was approaching an injured bird, and he gently put his arms around her. He held her lightly at first hoping that she wouldn't pull away but as she stayed still, he was able to hold her tighter.

She cried into his chest, great big ugly sobs as he held her, waiting patiently. She was boiling hot to touch and with her pale skin, he knew she wasn't well.

He walked her to the bedroom and pulling back the covers he put her into bed, before he laid down beside her, still holding her tight. He felt her shivering. Quickly she drifted off to sleep and Jack immediately got up and went and called his mother. Charlotte came straight away.

"I think I need to take Beth to the hospital. She's burning up."

"That's fine. I will bring Halley up when she needs a feed."

Jack went into the bedroom and after checking Elizabeth's temperature was still rising, he picked her up and carried her to the car, before placing another blanket on her to stop the shivering. She was barely awake, drifting in and out of consciousness.

When they got to the hospital, a nurse took her straight to a bed and after checking her over, she immediately knew she had mastitis and began to administer antibiotics through a drip. The painkillers brought her temperature back down but Elizabeth still lay there sleeping. Charlotte arrived with Halley and sat outside holding her.

Jack sat beside Elizabeth's bed, still holding her hand, his head resting on his arm on the side of the bed. He felt her hand twitch at the same time as she spoke.

"Jack?" she said. Jack looked up to see her puzzled expression.

"Hey sweetie. Are you feeling better?"

"Yeah. What happened?"

"You got an infection. You should be feeling better soon now that you have medicine."

Elizabeth looked around. "Where's the baby?"

"Ma has Halley just outside. Do you want her?"

"Yeah."

Jack stood up and went outside to find his mother rocking Halley. His little girl lay there, eyes wide awake.

"She needs a feed soon. I've been doing my best to hold her out."

"That's okay. Elizabeth is awake."

Charlotte handed Halley to him. "I will wait right here. I can take Halley again if Elizabeth needs a break."

"Thanks Ma. Couldn't have done this without you."

"No problem, son."

Jack brought Halley back in and as soon as Jack put her in Elizabeth's arms, Halley began making a sucking noise until she found what she was looking for. She quietened as soon as she was feeding. Elizabeth watched her baby girl with tears in her eyes.

"Jack, I'm sorry what I said before. I don't know what came over me."

"It's okay. I spoke to the nurse and she's going to send someone to speak to you tomorrow."

"I didn't mean all of it. I just had a bad day and …"

"Beth, it's fine. I understand. Just relax and once Halley's finished, you go back to sleep."

"What about you?"

"I'll be fine. Just worry about yourself for once" he said as he stood up and gave her a kiss on the cheek.

Jack watched Elizabeth as she told him the story. He could tell it was still painful for her to bring up.

"So, it was a tough time?"

"Yeah. I had mild post-natal depression. I actually don't remember a lot of it. Most of that just came from you telling me afterwards. I was not in a good place but it got better after that. I learnt to ask for help and your mother was a lifesaver."

"Did you get it with Gracie and Eve as well?" he asked as his hand ran down her arm.

"Not really. Not as bad as with Halley anyway."

"I'm sorry for bringing it up."

"It's fine, Jack. You needed to know."

"Yeah, but I wrecked the mood by talking" he said with a grin.

"The mood? What mood would that be?" she asked, feigning innocence.

"You know. You, me, here, alone." Jack ran his hand under the sheet now, trailing down her side.

"I don't know what you're talking about, Jack" she said, her hand pressed against his chest.

"Oh you don't, do you?" he said as pulled the sheet out of the way and rolled onto her, resting his legs between hers.

"Nope."

He leant down and kissed her. "You still aren't noticing the mood here?"

"Not really."

"This is more difficult then I thought" he said as one hand slid down, grazing her chest and running lower still. It came to rest between her legs and he watched as her expression changed when he moved his fingers. "Nothing?"

"Mmmm maybe" she whispered.

"Is the mood … building?" he asked with a grin. He could see her struggling to focus.

"Mmmm" she said.

"So do you still want to talk and change the mood?"

She pulled his lips to hers and shifted her body into him. I guess that means no talking. Jack laughed to himself.

By the time they finally made it downstairs, the breakfast buffet had already finished. Jack held Elizabeth's hand as they began to walk down the esplanade. They found a coffee shop a little way down. Jack led Elizabeth inside and found a quiet table in the corner before going and ordering some coffee and something to eat. He brought it back to the table for them and pulled his chair around closer to her.

They drank their coffee slowly and savoured the time that they had together. Jack's hand kept finding Elizabeth. Grazing up against her arm, running through her hair, running down her back. He felt like he couldn't get enough of her. Elizabeth's hand stayed firmly on his thigh.

They talked about the girls and other things. Jack was going to be heading back to work in one more week and he found the prospect daunting.

"Jack, you will be fine."

"I don't know. There seems to be a lot that I will need to relearn."

"Yes, but you've got your fitness back so that bit should be fine. The rest will come. They're nice people."

"I guess."

"Why don't you call up Garry this week and ask if he wants to organise a meet up before next week? That might make things a bit easier."

"Maybe."

"Elizabeth?"

Jack turned to the voice to see a tall man staring down at her.

"Charles? Hi."

"Hi. What are you doing around here?"

"Oh we're staying here for the weekend. Charles, you remember my husband Jack?"

"Vaguely." Charles spoke down his nose at Jack, which immediately rubbed him the wrong way. Jack didn't bother to reply.

"You don't have any family?" Charles asked.

"Yes, we have three daughters" Elizabeth said pleasantly.

"Where are they?" he said abruptly.

"What are you? A cop?" Jack asked rudely, Elizabeth's grip on his leg tightened.

"No. I was just making conversation."

"They are staying with their grandmother while we celebrate our anniversary" Elizabeth said smiling.

"Oh." He didn't offer any congratulations.

"And what about you Charles? Are you married?" Jack asked.

"Yes, I got married about two years ago. My wife's a model."

"That's nice" Elizabeth said, smiling. "Well, Jack we best get going if we're going to make it to our cruise on time. It was a pleasure to see you Charles."

Jack jumped up as Elizabeth held her hand toward him and he took it. As soon as they got outside, Elizabeth leant in to kiss him and he kissed her back laughing as they walked away. Jack was certain that Charles was watching, so his hand held tight to Elizabeth's waist as they walked.

Elizabeth couldn't believe how rude Charles was. As Jack and Elizabeth walked away, she knew Jack had felt intimidated by him. They continued walking along by the harbour.

"Cruise, hey?" Jack said grinning.

"I had to get out of there somehow."

"I would have preferred if you had have said we had business in our hotel room that we needed to take care of. I would have loved to see his face then!"

"Jack!" she playfully nudged his arm.

"What? He clearly has a thing for you despite the fact that he knew we were married."

"He's married Jack."

"Yes. To a model. I heard that."

"Stop it, Jack. You can't be jealous."

"Oh really. What about you?"

"I'm not jealous."

"So Lou and Terri … you're not jealous of them are you?"

"No" she said trying to sound convincing.

Jack laughed. "Has anyone told you that you are a horrible liar."

"Yes, you tell me all the time."

Jack held her hand as they walked, feeling closer to her now than they had before. They stopped at one point, leaning against a railing, looking across the water.

"Jack, thank you for yesterday. The whole day was just the most amazing thing. I couldn't have imagined it being any better than that."

"You're welcome. You deserve it Beth" he said as he put his arm around her shoulders.

"Why did you decide to renew your vows anyway?"

"I just thought about it and the fact that I couldn't remember them … I don't know I felt like I was taking advantage of you or something."

"You mean last night? That was you taking advantage of me?" she said laughing.

"Something like that" he smiled back at her. "You know what I mean though?" he said seriously.

"Yes, I get it. It meant a lot to me Jack that you found that it was important to do."

Jack turned and kissed the side of her head.

"I'm sorry things have been hard for you these last few weeks. If I could take it all back I would."

Elizabeth held his hand in front of them, but changed her grip to interlace their fingers.

"Jack, this is our life now. You can't just take it back. We've found each other again. It's still going to be a long and bumpy road but now we have this together, I think it will be easier."

"This?" Jack said grinning, cheekily at her.

Elizabeth leant in kissing him softly and tenderly. "This" she breathed seductively.

After one little kiss magnified into burning hot desire, they raced back to the hotel room. They just made it to the bedroom before they lay in a hot, breathless, tangled mess minutes later.

"Jack, we go home tomorrow! We can't do this at home. We need to have more control." Elizabeth said panting. She lay there baring everything. Their clothes were strewn on the floor in a trail from the door of their room to the bedroom.

"We? That was all you!" Jack said laughing as he lay on his back still catching his breath.

"How was it me?" she exclaimed, as her hand playfully slapped his arm.

"I kissed you and all of a sudden your tongue was running along my lips and you were biting me."

"But your lips taste so good. How could I resist?" she grinned at him.

"You know full well what that does to me! I'm still in the process of figuring you out, but you have a huge advantage."

"Are you complaining?"

"No. You're just lucky we made it back here. I almost lost it in that elevator."

Elizabeth laughed and rolled over on her side to face him.

"I'm serious though. We have to wait until the girls are well and truly asleep and the door is locked."

"They've never caught us before?"

"Halley walked in on us once when she was little because we didn't realise she could climb over the baby gate. She was about 3 and she just climbed out the one on her door and appeared next to the bed when we were halfway through. The look on your face was priceless. We were just lucky that she wasn't talking much. I think she said "Daddy squash Mommy?""

"Oh charming. Did she go and relay that to anyone?"

"No thankfully."

Jack ran his hand down her arm, his eyes following it.

"Elizabeth, I wanted to ask you about something. I just assumed that you were on a contraceptive …"

"Mmm hmm. An implant. We don't need to worry."

"Oh okay. So we can't get pregnant?"

"No." Elizabeth looked at him again. "Why? Were you thinking …"

"No, no. I was just making sure" he said, still avoiding her eyes.

Elizabeth nodded but she was sure that she saw a flicker of disappointment.

"Say, I don't suppose you want to make the most of that spa bath again?" he asked her.

"Can you keep your hands to yourself?"

"I cannot promise that" Jack said as he stood up, his body towering in front of her and then he walked toward the bathroom. Elizabeth sighed as she watched him disappear. At least he had his self confidence back she thought, smiling to herself as she stood up to follow him.

Elizabeth woke more relaxed and happy than she had in months. All the tension over the last few weeks was finally gone. That was what she needed. To feel close to him again. She had felt selfish for so long but now she couldn't have been happier.

Elizabeth rolled over onto her side to look at her sleeping husband. He lay there, his arm still around her but he hadn't stirred. She ran her hand slowly down his chest. She pushed him gently onto his back and climbed up and over him, before resting a leg on either side of his hips.

Jack was beginning to wake up when she leant down and kissed him gently before she trailed more kisses down his body. She knew all of the spots that he liked and she lingered on those the longest. She felt his hands move to her sides as she kissed her way down to his abdomen and then making her way back up.

She paused, hovering over him, looking down into his eyes. He still looked a bit sleepy but he knew exactly what was going on. She smiled down at him as his hands held her tighter, her eyes never leaving his.

"That was the best wake up call ever."

Jack held her as she lay relaxed on top of him, his arms covering her back. His mind was locked on the image of her sitting on top of him, and he was certain it was burned into his memory forever.

"Don't get used too used to it" she giggled.

Elizabeth lay in her spot on Jack's chest, listening to the steady rhythm of his heart under her ear.

"I missed you" she whispered.

It felt like they were newlyweds again. Jack seemed the same but different. Initially he had been nervous and shy but that had all but disappeared now. He clearly wanted her the same as when they first got married because it was all new to him.

Elizabeth couldn't explain herself though. Maybe it was all fuelled by missing the closeness between them. Or the reunion with her husband that she felt that she had missed out on. But she knew she wanted him as badly as he wanted her.