Dave hadn't wanted things to get this out of hand when they did the reveal. But still, he had had an inkling that things were going to be explosive between Erin and Alex from the moment Erin came out as alive. Meeting Derek's eye, he went to step forward between the two women, not wanting the situation to devolve into something physical.

Derek shook his head a little before coming over to his side, leaning against the table as he let out a soft hum. "I think that things need to resolve themselves between the two of them alone, don't you?" he finally asked, beckoning Spencer over to their side.

"I don't want either of them to get hurt," he quickly replied, watching as Erin and Alex began to warily circle each other, coming closer and closer together as the minutes ticked by. Silence reigned in the room, even as tension crackled in the air, and he sucked in a deep breath, ready to speak up in Erin's defense at a moment's notice, if she needed it.

Spencer reached out and rubbed his upper thigh in a soothing motion, and he had to fight the urge to push that hand away, knowing that the kid meant well. "I do believe that everything will be fine once they work everything out for themselves, guys. Alex is a rational, calm, woman, and Erin can be quite analytical when she needs be. Why don't we leave them to their own devices and take our minds off our worries upstairs?"

In his heart, Dave knew that Spencer meant well, but he just couldn't find it in him to agree right away. He wanted to be able to protect his fiancée, and that meant being close to her if she needed her white knight to ride in and do just that.

"You know, I'm still trying to recover from what John Curtis did to me, Alexandra. Would you mind taking this little staring contest into the living room so that we can continue to do so on the sofa?"

As he watched, Alex blinked hard a few times, as if the question had taken her aback, and slowly, she nodded. "That would be fine," she said shortly.

"Follow me, then." Erin sailed past them, giving Dave a tight smile and nod on her way out of the room. He had to fight the urge to grasp for her hand, holding her close, since he knew that she had to do this on her own.

"And it's a small cabin, relatively speaking, Rossi. If Erin needs help, she can use those powerful lungs of hers to call out for you, and you'll come running."

He nodded in agreement as he glanced between the two men. "Well, what do you want to do while we're waiting for our women to get done with whatever they're doing?"

"Don't you mean whoever they're doing?" Derek teased, and he shrugged, knowing that for the most part, he was correct.

"That, too."

Spencer cleared his throat a little, and Dave turned his head to look at the younger man. "It's a warm night, there's no storm happening this year, and the stars are out. As long as there are no dangerous creatures in the lake, we could have a fun time skinny dipping."

"Do you not remember what happened the last time we tried that, kid?" Derek asked, and Spencer nodded. "Well?"

"Well, JJ and Penny are upstairs, Erin's in the living room, and Emily's in England. I highly doubt that what happened last year will happen again." He arched his eyebrow, as if daring them to disagree again.

"You do have a point there, Reid. Let's head outside." Rossi stepped out of his shoes, glad that he had shoved loafers onto his feet before coming downstairs. "Last one naked and in the lake has to give me a blow job," he said as he took off for outside.

The others yelped in surprise, caught off guard by his sudden announcement. He chuckled lowly to himself as he began to peel off his clothes as he made his way down to the lake, and he hit the water naked as the day he was born.

"That is so not fair, kid!" he heard Derek shout moments before Reid splashed his way into the water. A moment later, Derek leapt into the water, drenching them both.

"Hey, I wasn't the one that tried to cheat by pushing me out of the way," he shot back, and Dave grinned at the tone he used. "Besides, it's not like you haven't given Rossi a blow job before."

"Yeah, yeah, tell me another story," Derek muttered as he began to float on his back, staring up at the rapidly darkening sky. Dave decided to follow his lead, a feeling of contentment waving over him as he watched the colors deepen into the blue black of night. "You know, it's nights like these that make me think perhaps there is a God in heaven. Knowing that Erin is still with us, despite everything that happened to her, knowing that Curtis wasn't able to destroy us like he wanted to, it just makes me that much more hopeful for the future."

"I know exactly what you mean," Dave murmured as he lazily stroked at the water, moving more towards the middle of the lake. "Having her back in my life is like being suddenly thrust into a technicolor world once more. Everything seems more brilliant, more real."

"And how's the sex?" Reid asked as he paddled over to him, treading water easily as he regarded Rossi thoughtfully.

"Even better than ever, if you can imagine that. It's like every connection that we made previously was just some opening act to the here and now. There are times when I don't want to leave the bedroom, or her arms, and a part of me is a little afraid of that, because I know now how easily that can be ripped away from us."

Derek nodded as he reached out and stroked his hand up and down Rossi's body. "It's only the truly evil that try to hurt us through our families. Foyet, Curtis, Doyle, it's like they take a sick pleasure from trying to bring us down, as if that won't make us work all the harder to bring them down."

Dave groaned as Derek's hand closed around his dick, stroking it in slow, smooth, motions in order to bring him pleasure. "If you keep that up, Derek, I'm going to drown in the middle of this lake, and then Erin would most likely flay you alive."

"Well, do you have a better idea?"

"Yeah, moving closer to shore, so that I can at least find a little purchase in the silt." Spencer nodded as he leaned over and kissed Dave deeply, taking hold of his hand and swimming them both into the more shallow water. "At least the mosquitos aren't too bad tonight," he murmured as Derek continued the handjob he'd started earlier. Dave arched his hips towards the younger man, trying to get closer to that warm, slick, hand.

A guttural moan slipped from his lips, and he turned his head to look up at the cabin, noticing that Erin and Alex were now standing in front of the window, apparently deep in conversation. A grin turned his lips up as he watched his fiancée dig her hands into the other woman's thick brown hair and pull her in close for a bruising kiss. "That's my girl," he whispered before letting Reid kiss him once more.

"Hmm?" the good doctor hummed out once the kiss ended.

"Oh, I just have the distinct feeling that we are in for a lovely rest of our weekend. Now, give me another kiss while Derek uses his pretty mouth for other pleasurable pursuits."

Both men nodded, and he groaned even deeper when two mouths closed around very different parts of his body. He wished that he had something to grab onto as the first waves of his orgasm began to wash over his body. A soft hiss slipped through his lips as Derek dug his fingers almost painfully into this globes of his ass.

As he came down from the bliss of desire, he panted heavily, running his hand through his hair. "That was amazing, Derek, Spencer. Now, let's head upstairs so that we can shower before heading to bed."

The other men nodded and he pulled himself onto the grassy shore before standing and looking expectantly at them. "You seriously need to tell me how you do it, old man," Derek said as he dragged himself up. "I swear that you still act younger than me at times."

"I have to keep up with Erin these days." Dave grinned as he started walking to the house. "Now, if you're not chicken, we'll leave our clothes out here for the night. Because I, for one, know that we're going to need as much rest as we can get for tomorrow."