JJ woke up that evening feeling more relaxed than she's been in a while. She laughed silently to herself at the idea that she was more relaxed after spending the majority of the day being touched by Derek Morgan. The man was nearly insatiable and JJ couldn't say she was much better. She turned over slowly to take in Derek's sleeping visage and she smiled gently. She felt happy and a little miffed. It took Derek 4 days alone to get her in his bed, she thought she would have put up better resistance but that would have only kept her away from this a little bit longer and as far as JJ was concerned she would much rather be doing this than trying to resist Derek's advances. She wondered for a second where they would go from there, are they officially dating or were they just having a good time. No, they had to be dating, Derek and her were too close; too much history, to have a no strings attached relationship. She knew from the moment he appeared in her hotel room that things were going to change and JJ officially decided that fate was her best friend, still a bitch, but also her best friend.

She groaned as she thought about having to move from Derek's arms but they could not spend another evening in bed; they were in Aruba, why not try to experience as many new things as possible? She glanced to Derek again and grinned before leaning over and laying kisses all over his face. She smiled as she listened to Derek groan his protest while at the same time leaning in closer to receive more of her kisses. JJ didn't think that Derek could look any cuter in this moment. She grinned as he opened his eyes, squinting against the fading sunlight pouring into the room. She felt like she could do this everyday for the rest of her life if whatever this was worked out between them. She smiled at the thought that they had a little more than a week in this paradise to test this out and see if it is worth bringing back home. It helps knowing that Derek himself has already expressed that he wants a full-fledged relationship with her. She kissed him once more, feeling him respond quite eagerly, deepening the kiss to the point where she could feel her passion rise but they spent the day in this bed and now it was time to go out and explore.

She rose from the bed ignoring Derek's groans of protest. "Come on babe, we need to go out and explore. Believe me there is a big part of me that wants to just stay in bed and have lots and lots of great sex but we came to Aruba to unwind and I think it's time we did that. As a couple." She smiled at him as Derek shook his head in disagreement. She rose from the bed and walked to his bathroom naked as the day she was born, feeling confident and sexy, before she turned and said, "You could join me in the shower and try and remind me why staying in bed all night is a better option." JJ burst out in laughter when Derek went scrambling out of bed to meet her in the shower. Oh yeah, she could definitely see her days being spent just like this.

JJ laughed as she listened to Derek sing off tune to Ke$ha's "We R Who We R." She thought for a second that maybe things would be awkward for them once they were out of the bedroom and back in the real world, but nothing really changed for them except that everything between them meant more. She hadn't felt this good in a really long, then again she hasn't felt that sore in a long time either. Derek's reputation was well deserved and she couldn't wait to hold that over the girls' heads. She grinned as Derek turned to her and shook his head to the beat of the song before giving her a funny face making her laugh once more. God she really could be falling for Derek. To think this trip was to give her clarity and space but in actuality gave her so much more. She wouldn't say that Derek was the guy she dreamed about marrying when she was growing up but she could say that he was better. Much sexier, that's for damn sure.

She grinned as they pulled up into the parking lot of a fishing dock. After she and Derek spent some time together in the shower he told her to get ready before heading down to the lobby for something. Of course when she asked what he was up to he merely shook his head and said, "Let's go." She hoped that the dress she was wearing was appropriate. She watched as he put the car into park and climbed out of their rental. He walked to her side of the car and opened the door for her, reaching down to help her out of the car. "Come on, you're going to love this." She chuckled at the excitement that brightened his eyes before allowing him to lead her down to the boat waiting at the dock. She watched as Derek bought a couple of tickets before helping her onto the boat.

"Derek, where are we going?"

He smiled before answering, "Well, you did say that you wanted to explore the island, well I thought what better way to see Aruba then to have a boat ride around the island. I hear that it's beautiful in the fading daylight, and even better these guys know a great local restaurant we can eat from." The growing grin on Derek's face made JJ's stomach flutter in excitement of where this evening was going. She had a feeling that this night was going to be lots of fun. She smiled in glee as she heard the boat start up and begin its motion out of the dock. She noticed a couple other couples on the boat and few tourists, which let her know that this wasn't a well-known tour but one that was more for the locals rather than for those who come to visit the island. She wondered for a second how Derek found out about this boat and then reminded herself that Derek could charm his way into Fort Knox if he wanted too.

She walked to the front of the boat and watched the fading sunlight reflect against the ocean; it truly was a beautiful sight. She grinned as she felt Derek's arms wrap around her waist, his lips ghosting over the side of her neck. Here she was on foreign land, surrounded by people she didn't know and it was wrapped up in this man's arms that she felt the most at home. She turned to face him, wrapping her arms around him as well, "You know I'm really happy right now?"

Derek gazed into her eyes, searching for the truth behind her eyes before replying, "I'm glad, to be honest I was scared that after we left the cocoon that was the bedroom, reality would hit and you would think that this was all a mistake." JJ reached up and saw the genuine fear that was fading from his eyes. The same thing that was eating at her was eating at him and all of this gave her more confidence at how in sync her and Derek were. It made her feel good to know that Derek was just as scared about losing whatever this was as she was.

"Funnily enough I was just as scared as you were about all of this, but to be honest Derek, you and I have known each other for years and we kind of have been dancing around this for a while. I mean you wouldn't believe how many times Pen has walked into my office and ask if we have decided to buck up and make babies already." She shook her head with a grin lighting her face as she listen to Derek snort before bursting out in laughter. If there was one thing JJ knew about Penelope Garcia, it was that she was not scared to let people know how she thought things should be going, especially between two people as attractive and single as Derek and JJ.

"Baby mama is crazy! Then again, she's right; we should've started making babies a long time ago. Our babies would be hot, I mean some one as sexy as me mixing a gene pool with someone as fine as you, it should be illegal how sexy we are."

"Wow, there's the Morgan ego flaring up all over again. Honestly I don't know how I'll be able to put up with it." JJ smiled at Derek's pout before kissing it away. "You have no idea how good this feels, being here with you like this. It's funny, I came here wanting to get space from how I felt about you and low and behold you show up in my hotel room and now we're together." She looked away from him realizing she said more than she intended too. She wanted to say that she was nervous over his reaction to her words but when he brought her chin up so his eyes could meet hers she had a feeling that her being vulnerable in front of Derek was not going to be a problem.

He leaned down to kiss her gently before saying softly, "I feel the same way, being here with you is unexpected but in so many ways it has been the best thing that has ever happen to me. I have wanted you in my life in a more than colleague way for a while. Not just because you're intelligent, witty and incredibly sexy, but because a man like me could only be with someone as strong and as incredible as you. This is special to me JJ because great things like this don't happen for me often. I'm far from perfect, believe me but if you're in this, I'm in a hundred percent."

JJ was smiling even though there were tears streaking her face. God, does this man have a way with words. He seriously could be the most romantic man I have ever met. JJ laughed as he wiped her tears away before leaning down to kiss her lips again. Everything about this felt right and JJ didn't plan on letting it go anytime soon. "You know I'm not perfect either?" She nearly slapped him when he looked at her with an 'OMG did she just admit she wasn't perfect' face. "Oh my God, I hate you! Anyways, I was going to say that I'm not perfect but I do believe that we are perfect for each other, and like you I'm in this 100%." Derek grinned and kissed her once again.

"Turn around babe, you're missing out on the view. You could stare at the perfection that is my body later on tonight." He wiggled his eyebrows to conclude his point making JJ smack him in the shoulder before laughing out loud.

"Are you really this cocky or are you just doing it to tease me?"

"Is it cockiness if it's backed up by a body that looks like this?" He scrunched his eyebrows as if he was under genuine confusion.

"I really do hate you, you know that right?"

"That's not what you were saying last night." He wiggled his eyebrows before continuing, "Oh my God Derek you're feel so good baby, please baby keep going…"

"Derek Morgan if you don't shut up right now I will throw you overboard!" JJ could feel her blush all the way down to her toes, blushing more when she noticed the old couple next to them giving them disapproving looks. "I really do hate you right now." She mumbled before burying her face into his chest. She smiled as he tightened his hold on her making her feel warm and loved. This was a really good feeling. She squeezed him once before turning out to watch the scenery as they sailed by liking the fact that Derek did not relinquish his hold on her.