A/N: For those who are still hanging in there. Thank you! Thank you for the reviews and follows. Now it is time for some fluff and well this was all about my fantasy of wanting JS in swim shorts and get him in the water. This seemed like a good way to do. And well there will be more swimming just because of my fantasy. I hope you enjoy!

Chapter twenty

Red watched as Lizzie helped Abby her out of her summer dress. He saw how Lizzie pointed at the pink bathing suit Abby was wearing. It had small yellow smiling sunny faces on them. She had picked it out herself this week.

"Uncle Ray." Abby yelled. "Aunt Lizzie likes my new bathing suit too."

Both Red and Lizzie stared at each other. Neither knew where that came from, nor did either of them really mind. Red knew that in time Lizzie would be his wife and she would officially be Aunt Lizzie to Abby.

"Have you seen Aunt Lizzie's bathing suit already?" Red asked innocently as he joined them. He used Abby's words just as easily. He put their bags on the sand and sat down.

"I think uncle Ray holds more interest in my bathing suit than Abby." Lizzie pointed out.

"Can we go swimming now?" Abby asked impatiently. She looked from one adult to the other. Who was going to go with her?

Lizzie looked at Red who didn't make any move. Apparently it was up to her. She shook her head. She knew why. He wanted a show. Fine. She would give him a show. "I'll go with you sweetie." Lizzie kept her eyes on Red as she started to undress. First, she loosened the ties of her skirt. Then she slowly pushed the skirt down her thighs. The long blouse she was wearing covered her thighs so he could only see her long legs. She kept eye contact with him as she started to unbutton her blouse. As she reached the last button she saw him swallow and lick his lips. She let the blouse slip from her shoulders and she saw his eyes widen. She was wearing a red bikini, just like he'd hoped.

The urge to walk over to her, pull her in his arms and caress her body was strong, but he couldn't give into it. Not with Abby there. He regretted taking Abby with him on this trip. That red bikini looked gorgeous on her. She was beautiful even though it was clear she'd lost too much weight. He was going to make sure she would gain what she's lost. But it would take time and he knew now that they would have that time.

She decided to tease him a little bit more. She took the sunlotion from her bag, squirted some in her hand and started to rub the lotion onto her skin. She looked at Abby for a moment and saw that the little girl was now sitting in the sand next to Jethro. She appeared to be having a conversation with the great Dane. She smiled at that before turning her attention back to Red. She grabbed some more sunlotion and lathered her legs. When she was finished with her legs she had only one more question to ask.

"If only I had someone to help me put lotion on my back. You don't happen to know someone who could help, do you?"

However before Red could answer, Abby answered for him. "Uncle Ray can help you."

They had to be careful around Abby. She thought the girl wasn't listening but apparently she had. Lizzie tilted her head to the side and looked at Red. She held the sunscreen out for Red and waited for him. Slowly he approached her and took the bottle from her hands. He walked around her to admire her body. Stopping at her back he poured a generous amount of sunlotion in his hand. He slowly started to rub the lotion on her skin, starting with her shoulders. "Red really looks beautiful on you." He whispered in her ear.

"Mmm…" Was all Lizzie said. She bowed her head and let herself enjoy this. His big hands moved slowly over her back making sure the sunscreen was rubbed on to every bit of skin. Even after he was sure she had more than enough sunscreen on her back he kept caressing her body.

He knew he had to stop at some point, but it was difficult. Now that he could finally feel her skin under his fingers, he yearned for more. He wanted to feel her body under his. He allowed himself to softly kiss her shoulder before stepping back. "All done." He said in a rough voice, clearly affected by what he'd just done.

Lizzie turned around and looked into his darkened eyes. She leaned in and kissed his cheek letting her lips linger for a brief moment. "Thank you." She turned back to Abby and as she walked away from him, she made sure to sway her hips just that little bit more. "Come on Abby, let's go swimming." Lizzie took Abby's hand in hers and together they hopped towards the water with Jethro running after them.

Red watched Lizzie and Abby playing in the water. They kept in the shallow water where Lizzie could still stand and Abby could swim. Jethro kept standing in the water. Apparently the dog didn't feel like swimming. It warmed his heart to hear Abby and Lizzie's laughter again. He couldn't keep his eyes off of Lizzie as he saw the water run down her body. He knew it wasn't polite to stare but he really couldn't help himself.

Lizzie let Abby push her backwards in the water and pulled the little girl with her. She wondered why Red hadn't joined them yet. She'd caught him staring at her a couple of times not and she had to admit, she didn't mind. She'd felt a bit insecure in her bikini. She knew she was still too thin and she was afraid it would be too obvious. Even if Red saw it and she was pretty sure he did, he didn't comment on it. By the way he kept looking at her, she knew he found her beautiful. That settled her nerves and helped with her confidence.

"Uncle Ray." Abby yelled at her uncle. "Come swim with us. We can play tag."

Lizzie watched Red remove his white button up shirt. Now it was her turn to stare. He had broad shoulders and muscular arms. His chest was covered with some chest hair that made her want to run her fingers through it. He had a slightly protruding stomach which she didn't mind at all. She'd never been a fan of those too muscular men with a six pack. No she definitely preferred this. She also liked how the black swimming shorts that reached his knees looked on him. She watched him make his way through the water towards them. Seeing the twinkle in his eyes she knew that there was no use in hiding her admiration for his body.

Just before Red reached them he saw Lizzie whisper something in Abby's ear. He paused for a moment. What were they up too? There was no use in standing still. If he wasn't going to come to them, they would come to him and so he closed the distance between them. Just as he reached them, he was attacked by the two girls. Lizzie and Abby splashed him wildly with water. Though Abby's small hands didn't really cause that big of a splash, it was Lizzie who threw most of the water on him. He growled at them; which made Abby laugh even harder.

"You shouldn't have done that." He said to them both, trying to look menacing, but he probably failed. "Now, which one of you should I grab first for my revenge?" He looked from Abby to Lizzie and made his decision. He slowly advanced towards Lizzie.

"Watch out Aunt Lizzie." Abby screamed.

Lizzie watched him approach her and for a moment she got distracted by the water running down his chest. That momentary loss of focus made it impossible for her to avoid him as he lunged his body at her. Wrapping his arms around her he threw his body forward, taking her with him into the shallow water making their heads go under also. He kept his arms around her waist as they resurfaced.

"You shouldn't have done that." Lizzie said. She felt him pull her closer until her back hit his chest.

"Done what?" He asked.

"You..." Before she could finish her sentence he pushed her under again, this time letting her go.

Red turned towards his laughing niece. He walked towards her momentarily forgetting about Lizzie. "Ready for your turn, Abby?"

"No." And as quickly as she could Abby swam towards Jethro who was keeping an eye out for them. "No, uncle Ray." She yelled again.

However he had made one big mistake. He'd turned his back on the enemy. When Abby cheered for Lizzie he was already too late to prepare for the impact. Lizzie practically tackled him, shoving her entire body against his back making him fall face forward into the water.

As he resurfaced he saw Lizzie'd joined Abby already. He noticed her wide eyes and knew she'd felt his scars. He sighed. With them going swimming she was going to see them. They no longer hurt, but they did make him feel self-conscious. He shook his head lightly. They would talk about that some other time. Seeing her small nod he knew she'd understood. Caught up in staring at her again he'd missed Abby swimming towards him.

She looked up at him with a big smile on her face. "We won."

"Oow, really?" He bent down, took her in his arms and tickled her making her laugh hard. "Now who won, Abby?" He asked again after he stopped tickling her.

"Aunt Lizzie." Abby threw her small arms around her uncle's neck. "But you did good too uncle Ray." She kissed his cheek.

"Mmm…" With Abby in his arms he walked to Lizzie. "We'll try again later, but then you are on my side, okay?"

Abby shook her head. "Nuh-uh, I don't want to lose.

Lizzie caught the last bit of their conversation and smiled. "She's a smart girl."

TBC...