(Alright, here's the next chapter of "Jimmy and Rachel Together Installation 2". Thanks to The Time Traveler, johnkazama896, kudo-miyaka, Hallwings, and Unknown 2008 for reviewing. Hope you all will read and enjoy this story. Now, I'd like the reviews to pour in please. I deserve more than 20, you know.)
Copyright 2008
(Jimmy's P.O.V.)
While Rachel was out at work after dropping off Conan, I had a lot of time to get ready for my payback to her. I went upstairs to our room. On the bedside table were a few pictures of the two of us together. I liked them a lot, and so did Rachel. One of those pictures were us with Mathew on the beach.
Man, that was a good day we had together, I thought to myself.
Right in front of the pictures was the DVD of Conan's first day at the beach that Rachel made on the computer. I got out the disc and put it in our DVD player and decided to watch it for sometime.
"Man, that was a good day," I said to myself while I watched it.
Seeing Conan's beach day made me want to swim, too. I got out of bed and looked outside the window at the pool. I looked at my watch and it was only 10:45 a.m.
"Maybe I'll go ahead and swim," I decided as I started to undress.
I got out of bed and and went to the bathroom to change. I came out minutes later wearing my blue shorts.
"I gotta get some swimming time in before Rachel comes home, then I can do my payback," I said to myself.
I grabbed a towel and cordless phone and headed outside to the pool. As soon as I set my towel and phone down, I immediately jumped into the water.
"Water's a little cold," I said as I started to swim.
I started swimming around in the pool like a fish. Just as I started having some fun myself, I heard the phone ring.
"I bet that's probably Meguire," I said as I climbed out.
I dried my hands and ears and answered the phone.
"Hello?" I said after it rang 4 times.
"Hey, Jimmy," A gruff voice said over the line.
"Oh, Meguire, another case?" I asked.
"Yep," Inspector Meguire said. "I've already rounded up Mathew again and now I'm coming for you. I'll be at your place in about 5 minutes, so get ready, Jimmy."
"Will do," I said and hung up.
I quickly dried off the rest of my body and changed my clothes. As he said over the phone, 5 minutes later, Meguire was here. I hopped into his police car and drove off to the crime scene.
Maybe I can redeem myself a bit from earlier today, I thought while the car was on the road.
(Conan's P.O.V.)
I was sitting in my seat listening to my teacher, Ms. Elayne, who was explaining to us how to multiply. On the chalkboard was a 4, an X underneath it, and a 9 next to it.
"Does anyone know the answer to this?" Ms. Elayne asked us. "And the answer is NOT 13."
"Thirty-six?" I guessed after raising my hand.
"Right," Ms. Elayne said, showing some cheerfulness for me.
Just then, the bell rang for recess and everyone darted outside.
"Conan, I'd like a word with you," Ms. Elayne said before I could go outside.
I walked to her desk and she started to talk to me.
"Conan, I am just REALLY impressed with you," Ms. Elayne said to me.
"Thanks," I responded.
"I'm thinking of naming you my top student in my class if you keep this up," Ms. Elayne added. "But try to let others answer some other problems whether it's Math or English or whatever."
"Okay," I said, looking excited.
"It is hard for some people to do that, but once you get adjusted to it, it should be easy," Ms. Elayne said to me. "But I'm confident you'll be able to handle it."
"Thanks, Ms. Elayne," I said, looking very grateful.
"Go on and play now, Conan," Ms. Elayne said, letting me go.
After that was taken care of, I left her classroom and went outside to play. I was really excited to hear that I was possibly going to be her top student in her class. Mommy and Daddy would be thrilled to hear that.
(Serena's P.O.V.)
Back at home, I was waiting for Mathew to come home from the extra case he was called on today. As I usually did, I was sitting outside, relaxing by the pool. Water was still running down my chest because I had just came out of the pool from a short swim. I checked my watch and it was just after 1 p.m.
"Better start thinking about picking him up," I said, referring to Conan.
I let it go from me since me leaving to get him was just less than 40 minutes away. Me going to pick him up by myself was pretty common since Mathew was always out on cases with Jimmy except for his 3rd day of school when Mathew went with me.
"Maybe I can sneak in another swim before I have to leave," I said as I got out of my beach chair.
I walked back to the deep part of the pool and jumped back in. I started swimming and swimming around like a fish in the pool. After almost half an hour, 25 minutes to be exact, I climbed out of the pool and dried off. Just as I was finishing up, I heard the door open again and Mathew came walking in.
"Just finished another swim?" Mathew asked when he saw me.
"Yep," I answered. "So... did you solve another one?" I asked him.
"Both of us did," Mathew responded.
"Both of you?" I said, looking a little confused.
"Well, we both came up with flawless deductions, and we both figured out the murderer at the same time," Mathew explained.
"Okay," I said. "You ready to pick him up?" I asked him.
"Conan... yes," Mathew responded.
"Well, after I put on my dress, we can go," I said to him. "Don't worry, I'll drive."
"Thanks," Mathew said.
I decided to drive since he was most likely pretty winded from that 2nd case he got called on. After I pulled on my green dress, I grabbed the car keys and left for the school to get the lucky dog.
(Rachel's P.O.V.)
Later that day, I had just arrived home in my car from work. After I got out, I stretched a bit, then searched for my house key. After looking through it for a minute, I found the key and put it in the hole.
Uh-oh, I thought after I came back in the house. I bet Jimmy wants to pay me back for when I snatched his swimshorts in the pool...
When I came in the room, Jimmy was not in there. After I set my things down, I went into the dresser drawer and pulled out my two-piece bathing suit full of flowers on it.
It's only so we're even, I thought as I tossed the suit on the bed.
After removing my shirt, my shorts, and the rest of my clothes, I put on both parts of my bathing suit, grabbed a towel, and left for outside. While I was making my way towards outside, I noticed Jimmy had fallen asleep in front of the TV. I smiled a little.
He's probably tired from the case or cases he got called on, I thought as I stepped outside.
Jimmy not noticing me in a two-piece was actually good news to me because he would be kept in suspense on paying me back for what I did to him. I set my towel down and stretched a bit again. I walked to the deep end of the pool and got ready to dive in. But before I dove in, I took a glance at Jimmy to see if he was awake, and his body was still; no movement. I smiled again.
Good, he still doesn't notice, I thought. But I have a feeling that once I jump in, that's probably going to wake him up.
I didn't care, not at all. I was anticipating Jimmy's payback to me, but what I wasn't sure about was what he was going to snatch from my body -- my top, my bottom, or worse... both. I would soon find out after Jimmy came in. But I had told him not to come in when I'm doing my usual 30 minute swim after work. I set my timer clock, got into a diving position and dove into the water with grace. I began swimming from the deep end to the shallow end like I always did every other Monday and Thursday after work.
After the thirty minutes were up, I stopped where I was and climbed out. I walked to where my towel was, grabbed it, and dried off. I looked inside to see if Jimmy had woken up yet and I saw him looking directly at me.
I can tell that payback is gonna be coming soon... I thought.
I nodded my head up and down once because I thought he was asking me if I was done with my swim. As soon as I did, I saw him bolt upstairs. He came back downstairs dressed in his usual blue swimshorts. I ran back into the pool like a criminal on escape from prison. This was basically the whole reason why I wanted Conan to spend the night at Serena's and Mathew's place -- so he wouldn't be around to see this.
(Jimmy's P.O.V.)
I smelled blood in the water!! This was what I was waiting for... to pay back Rachel for stealing my shorts in the pool some time ago. After she gave me the okay to come in with her, I ran and jumped in the water.
"I noticed you're in a two this time," I said to my wife, seeking revenge.
"Just because I'm wearing a two-piece bathing suit doesn't mean you have to seek it like a great white shark," Rachel said to me. "Besides, I'm wearing a two because I was anticipating you paying me back for what I did to you some time ago."
I dropped my shoulders and sighed.
"Boy, Rachel, you're good," I said.
"I know I am," Rachel said, folding her arms. "It's a thing we girls have; you may be an 'ace detective', but you're pretty gullible when it comes to intimacy."
"Come here then," I said, opening my arms for a hug.
Rachel swam up to me and we hugged. While we hugged, I moved my fingers underneath her swimsuit top.
"Looks like you're the gullible one," I joked to Rachel as I snatched it away.
"Jimmy, give that back!!" Rachel seethed to me.
"You did this to me," I said back to her.
"But I knew it was coming," Rachel said to me while covering her breasts with her arms.
To my surprise, she wasn't too upset that I snatched her top away.
"So if I snatch your..." I said before she cut in on me.
"Nope, even if you snatch my bottom, I won't be upset," Rachel said to me.
I swam away from Rachel and she attempted to get her top back. After five or six attempts, she caught me and I gave her her top back. Then, we turned this "naughtiness" into a "fun" game of tag where one of us chases the other one with nothing on.
(End Jimmy's P.O.V.)
It was just after 5 p.m. and Serena was still relaxing poolside. Meanwhile, I was telling Conan that he was going to sleep in a spare room Serena and I kept if Rachel and Jimmy were ever going to come and spend a weekend with us.
"What would make Mommy and Daddy want to stay here, Uncle?" Conan asked me.
"Well," I said. "There are lots of reasons: sleepovers for pleasure, their house is being fumigated, or what my family went through -- a house demolition where I had to live with my grandparents for ten whole months."
"What happened when your house was like that, Uncle?" Conan asked, looking real curious.
"Well, it's pretty basic," I answered. "Basically, a company came by in a truck and covered my Grandma's house with a tent full of poison gas and we had to stay at a hotel in Waikiki for one whole weekend."
"And that's where your parents and us went for our honeymoons," I heard another voice say. It turned out to be Serena, who had just come in from the pool.
"She's right," I said.
"Where's that in?" Conan asked.
"Uncle's hometown -- Hawaii," Serena answered.
"I think they're planning to go back there pretty soon," I said to him.
"So, you're either staying with me or we'll have to come up with something else," Serena spoke up.
"How come I don't get to go?" Conan asked.
"One, you're a little too young to travel, and two, I don't think any married couples bring their kids with them on their honeymoon," I said.
"Besides," Serena added. "We aren't trying to disappoint you, it's just what married couples do when they go out of town."
"You can go maybe after another year or so if they plan a family vacation, Conan," I said. "I'm confident that they'll take you when they plan one; why would they not?"
From the look on his face, I could tell he was pretty excited.
"What's in Hawaii, Uncle?" Conan asked me.
"Beaches, hotels, some delicious restaurants, gift shops; there are a lot of things in Hawaii that are too numerous to mention," I answered.
Later that night, after the three of us had some dinner, we got Conan ready for bed. I tucked Conan in and said good night to the lucky dog that he was. Afterwards, Serena and I held hands and walked to our room. After a kiss goodnight, the two of us dozed off to sleep.
End of chapter.
(Okay, that's going to wrap up another. If you readers are wondering why I stopped here with me and Serena going to bed instead of Jimmy and Rachel, well, I thought it was relevant since Conan was spending the weekend with us. I could've put it in if I wanted to, but I decided not to. This is the only chapter which will end with Serena and me going to bed together. Now, hit the "go" button down below this chapter and leave those reviews!! As for a requirement, I will require at least 32 or 33 reviews, or no update.)