Once they were in the bedroom, Bobby put his knee up on the bed and gently laid Alex down in the middle. He then turned and sat on the edge of the bed, taking his shoes and socks off. When Bobby turned back around Alex held her arms out and he moved into them and kissed her ever so loving and tenderly. "Are you sure?" he murmured.

"Make love to me Bobby." Alex said huskily. She unbuttoned his shirt and pushed it off his shoulders caressing his bare chest. Bobby moved his hands down and worked her shirt up and then over her head to remove it. He kissed her stomach and then worked his way back up following the shirt as he was removing it. Once the shirt was gone his mouth returned to hers.

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When Alex opened her eyes she was on her side facing the clock. 9:15. a glance at the window showed her it was morning. The other side of the bed was empty, though she could hear the television quietly coming from the living room. As she laid there a few more minutes she listened to what was on the television. From the sounds of it, Bobby was watching the history channel, some program about WWII. Alex decided she would shower before joining him out there. Maybe there would be something more interesting on by time she was done.

Hearing the shower turn on, Bobby realized that Alex was up and went to start a fresh pot of coffee. He had already been down block to the bakery to get Danishes. Bobby had woken up around 6am. He laid there for over an hour watching Alex sleep. She was so beautiful to him that he couldn't get enough of looking at her. One day he hoped he would actually deserve this amazing woman's love.

The coffee pot finished just as the shower shut off. Bobby poured a large mug and carried it into the bedroom and leaned on the door jam of the bathroom. When Alex opened the door, clothed only in a towel, he held the coffee out to her.

"You're my hero." She said, inhaling the aroma of fresh brewed coffee.

"Morning" he chuckled, as he leaned in to kiss her. Once his lips released hers, she slipped around him so she could get dressed.

"So what's on our agenda for today?" she asked as she dressed.

"Well, I had a few thoughts but I didn't want to make a firm decision without talking with you first."

"What are my choices?"

"What ever you want."

"Oh really?" She said with a gleam in her eye. "Then what am I getting dressed for?"

"UM..." He blushed.

"Oh if you could see the look on your face." She laughed. "Don't worry, I can control my self for a while."

Bobby straitened from the wall where he had been leaning, watching her dress and walked over to her. He turned her so that he was facing her, and placed a kiss on her forehead.

"Alex, there is nothing I would like more than to take you back to bed and make love to again, but after last night and earlier this morning, I think both our bodies need to recuperate a little. Besides, I want our relationship to be about more than just the sex."

"Bobby, when it comes down to it, we've been together one way or another for over 8 years without it ever being about sex before now. I don't see why it would change now." She reached her hands up behind his neck and pulled him down for a quick loving kiss. "Sure we've added sex to the mix but, that is only one of many countless ways that I love being with you."

"Not to change the subject but there are Danishes on the kitchen counter."

"Really?"

She let go of him, grabbed her mug of coffee and was out the door in less time than it took him to say it.

While they were eating, Alex went back to the conversation about what they were going to do. "So seriously, what are the choices you came up with for us to do today?"

"Well, we could stay in and watch TV or movies.""Not if it's about Wars or weapons."

"Darn and that's what I was routing for." Alex threw a piece of Danish at him. "Another choice is to go to the beach."

"Do you want to go to the beach?" She asked.

"Not really, but if that's what you want to do."

"Nope, next option."

"How about a picnic lunch in Central Park with Nathan."

"A picnic with my nephew? Are you serious?"

"You don't want to? OK if you're sure, I just call your sister and tell her to forget about it. I just hope she hasn't already told him."

Alex jumped up and clamped a hand over his mouth. "Don't you dare." She turned his head and kissed him. "Seriously Bobby, do you really want to spend the day with my nephew?"

"Yes Alex, I really do. I know how much you value the time you spend with him and I enjoy being a part of that."

"Did you already call my sister and arrange it?"

"Yep, I called just before you got up."

"What happened to not making a decision before talking it over with me?"

"I know a sure thing when I see it." He put his arm around her and pulled her closer. "Now you see why I really couldn't let you talk me back into bed? Nathan should be expecting us in about an hour."

"Bobby, you are wonderful and I love you. Let's get busy, we have a picnic to prepare."

Bobby dug a rarely used picnic basket out of the closet and started filling the plate and utensil sections while Alex made sandwiches. Once the basket was filled with both nutritious food and some carefully selected junk food, they grabbed a couple of blankets to put on the ground and left.

Being Saturday morning, traffic was light. When they drove up to Alex's sister's house, Nathan came running out. After getting out of Bobby's car Alex scooped him up and twirled him around. When they stopped Nathan cried out "again Aunt Lex, again"

"You know the rule buddy" she replied "Only one spin every 5 minutes, unless you want me to fall down on top of you."

Nathan held his arms out to Bobby when he walked up to join them. "Spin Bobby, spin"

Alex handed him over to Bobby and went to talk to her sister who had just come out.

"So what's up Alex, since when does your partner call to ask for a play date with Nathan for you?"

"He wanted to surprise me." Alex's gaze wandered back to where Bobby was spinning Nathan over and over. Her sister watched her for a minute and then her jaw dropped.

"Alex, you're in love with your partner."

"What makes you say that?" She said as she turned back to her sister.

"Gee, I don't know. The look on your face just now."

"What, maybe the look was for your son."

"Nope, I know how you look at Nathan and I remember how you looked at Joe."

"He's not Joe."

"No. I can see that. You look even happier than when you looked at Joe."

"Maybe you should have been a cop too. You're right though. I am in love with Bobby."

"How does he feel?"

"He loves me, he just doesn't feel he deserves me."

"I'm sure you'll fix that. Here's Nathan's coat and a few of his favorite park toys are in this back pack." She said, handing the stuff to Alex.

"Thanks sis. See you later." They gave each other a quick hug and Alex headed back to Bobby and Nathan.

"You guys ready to hit the road?"

"You bet." Bobby replied. "Wave bye to your mom."

Nathan wave bye and climbed in the back of the car.