Chapter Fifteen: Honeymoon

As soon as the door was closed, Lamb and Veronica had their lips locked. Veronica wrapped her legs around his waist as the two fell back on the bed. Lamb's lips moved to her neck. When Veronica's back hit the mattress, she couldn't help but giggle.

Lamb paused and lifted his head, looking at his new wife curiously. "Something funny?"

She tried to pull the grin off her face. "Not at all." She kissed him again, which quickly led to him kissing his way down her neck again. Once again, she giggled.

Lamb groaned and rolled onto his back. Veronica leaned on her elbow, her hand running up and down his chest.

"Something you want to tell me?"

Veronica sighed and kissed his jaw. "I don't know what's going on. I just..." She trailed off and lied on her back next to him. His arm went around her and the two stared at the ceiling. "It's got me thinking. I always thought that on my honeymoon I wouldn't think about anybody but the man I was with, but now I can't stop thinking about the boys."

Lamb kissed the top of her head. "It's too quiet here, isn't it?"

She nodded. "I'm used to having some noise around, whether it's the boys crying or cars outside."

Lamb suddenly stood up. "Well, I guess now's a good time to give you my gift to you."

Veronica sat up. "Gift? What gift?"

"Hold on." Lamb pulled a shiny disk out of his suitcase. He put it in the stereo that was in the room and pressed play. Music filled the room. Veronica's eyes widened.

"How'd you remember this?" When Veronica was fifteen and still crushing on a Deputy Lamb, she had gone to the police ball with her father. While there, she had convinced Lamb to dance to the song currently playing, and he had jokingly said it was their song.

He shrugged as he sat down next to her. "How could I not? That was the night you first called me a jackass."

She laughed at the memory of her fifteen-year-old self calling the deputy a jackass. "You deserved it."

He grinned. "Guess I did. I was thinking-" He was cut off by Veronica's lips on his. When she tried to deepen the kiss, he moved his lips to her collarbone. He paused for a second and, when she didn't giggle, lifted her shirt over her head.

Two days later and the newlyweds left the room to act like tourists. Keith's wedding present had been a week honeymoon in Italy.

"Mmm," Veronica hummed as she ate her pizza. "This is amazing."

Lamb smiled at her. "So," he said once he polished off his slice. "Where to next?"

Veronica shrugged, munching on her third slice. "We need dessert."

At this, Lamb laughed. "Dessert? You're pretty much eating this pizza by yourself."

She glared at him. "You know, I just might be way too tired when we get back to the room. I might just want to sleep."

"Fine, we'll get dessert."

Veronica grinned.

A half hour later, Veronica was licking her ice cream cone as she walked beside her husband on the crowded street. They were wondering aimlessly, she knew, but she was enjoying the view. It was loud and people were shouting in all sorts of languages. Suddenly, Veronica passed a street vender and caught sight of some toys. She grabbed Lamb's hand and yanked him toward it.

"What? You already have ice cream." Lamb watched as she dropped his hand and, while eating her ice cream, looked at the toys.

"We need something for the boys," Veronica said, grabbing a teddy bear. "Don't you think?"

Lamb shrugged. "Yeah, not that they'll remember." He picked up a robot. "This stuff we could get in Neptune." He pressed a button on the back and the robot starting spitting out words in Italian, causing Veronica to laugh.

"We're buying some toys and that's final." She handed him a toy T-Rex and a some sort of action figure. With a sigh, Lamb paid the vender the money and stuffed the three toys in a bag.

"Anything else?" Veronica grinned.

Later that evening, Lamb put all the bags down. She'd taken him seriously and bought something for Keith and Melissa. For Keith, she had picked out a gun case for his shotgun, and for Melissa, she had gotten a pair of earrings.

"You were so patient today," Veronica purred, running one hand over Lamb's chest and the other through his hair.

"So tired," he joked, flopping on the bed. He was on his stomach and was about to roll over when she straddled his back. She slipped his shirt off and started messaging his back. "Oh, I love you," he moaned. Fifteen minutes later, Veronica flipped him over and lied down on her stomach.

"My turn," she said in a sing-song voice.

Lamb shook his head. He knew it had been coming, but he didn't say anything. He just took her shift off, leaving her in a tank top, and messaged her shoulders and back.

"We...need...to...go...inside," Veronica mumbled against Lamb's lips, in between kisses. He only hummed in response, tightening his grip on her waist. Finally, Veronica pulled away and said, "Neighbors will talk."

"Don't care," Lamb growled, lowering his head again. Before his lips could meet hers, the front door opened, revealing Keith and Melissa. Lamb groaned inwardly. "Mom, Keith."

"Welcome home!" Melissa cried, pulling her son and daughter-in-law into a bone crushing home. Keith squeezed his daughter and shook Lamb's hand before letting the couple enter their house.

"Where are my boys?" Veronica asked.

"Upstairs with Mac." Veronica didn't take any time rushing up the stairs, leaving her suitcase with Lamb.

"Did the others just home okay?" Lamb asked. After the wedding, Karen and Greg and their spouses had gone home.

"Fine sweetheart," Melissa said, hint of sadness in her tone. She was going home in a few hours and would miss the family in Neptune greatly. "Keith's going to give me a ride to the airport tonight."

"That's good."

"How was Italy?" Keith asked. "That reminds me." Lamb hand a white box to his mother and a long black case to Keith. Keith grinned at the case, opening it. It had red lining and was made for his shotgun.

"Red will hide the blood," Keith said, looking at Lamb, who gulped.

"Oh I love these!" Melissa cried, holding up the earrings. She squeezed Lamb tightly.

"We better get going Melissa," Keith announced. "Traffic."

"Alright. Can you put my bags in the car?" He nodded and stood up to do so. Melissa hugged Lamb once again. "I'll miss you."

"I'll miss you too, Mom." He didn't object when she grabbed his hand and forced him to follow her up the stairs, into the boys' playroom. Veronica had given the boys their new toys so all three were giggling at Mac and Veronica, who were playing with the toys.

"It's time for me to get going," Melissa said, startling Veronica and Mac. The blonde stood up and hugged her mother-in-law.

"Are you sure you can't stay?"

Melissa gave her a sad smile and shook her head. "You don't need me hanging around. You two are doing great on your own, trust me." When Keith called from downstairs, Melissa said good-bye once again. "I'll miss you all." With that, the woman disappeared.

"Give me that boy," Lamb said, reaching for Tony, who smiled when his father picked him up.