"Strip poker?" JJ raised a brow in question as she continued to stare at Derek. "Seriously?"
Derek grinned like a little boy before adding in a lecherous tone, "Oh yeah. You have no idea how long I've envisioned you stripping before me. Little Kelly Rowland playing in the background; you slowly take off your clothes in rhythm with the music. Oh yeah, I've thought about that a lot." He licked his lips as his eyes glazed over from the memory. He yelped out in surprise when he felt JJ punch him in the arm. He glared at her before pouting and rubbing his sore shoulder.
"Down boy! And get your mind out of the gutter or that will forever remain a dream." She threatened jokingly. She wouldn't admit it, but the thought of Derek hot over the idea of her stripping for him made her feel sexy in ways she hasn't felt in a long time.
"I'm not so sure that's a fantasy anymore now that I've learned how abusive you are." He continued to pout, whining like a little boy.
JJ rolled her eyes before replying, "I can't believe bad boy Derek Morgan is crying over a hit from a girl." JJ couldn't stop the chuckle from escaping her lips.
"Ha ha ha! Laugh it up, why don't you? I don't think I want to play with you anymore." Derek continued to pout as he crossed his arms in defense.
JJ grinned as she thought Derek was just the cutest thing ever in that moment. She leaned up to kiss him. "I'm." She kissed him once more. "Sorry." She kissed him again, "Baby." She kissed him one last time. Derek tried to fight the smile that was crossing his lips. "Want me to kiss it better?" Derek nodded. "Show me where it hurts." Derek point to his shoulder and JJ kiss there. "Anywhere else?" Derek nodded. "Where?" He point to his neck next and she kissed him there. He then pointed his cheek and she kissed him again. Then he pointed to his lips and she grinned before kissing him once more.
Derek didn't waste a chance to deepen the kiss, wrapping his arms around her and bringing her closer to his body. JJ gasped hotly as she pulled away from his kiss. "Are you going to be a good girl now and just do as I say?" JJ could only nod in response before Derek reached for her hand and pulled her from the room to go down stairs to the living room. He frowned once more as he took in the shattered glass that littered the carpet from JJ's fight with Will and Derek swore to himself that he and Will would be having a talk very soon. He wouldn't kill him; he understood that JJ would never forgive him for doing something so stupid.
He pushed her toward the couch and said, "Sit while I clean this up and grab the poker stuff, maybe some alcohol and the food too. We'll eat first then play." He could see JJ was about to protest but Derek knew that JJ most likely hadn't eaten all day and after her ordeal with Will it was important she ate something to get her strength back up. He quickly moved to grab the vacuum after picking up the large pieces of glass and throwing them in the garbage in the kitchen. He vacuumed what remained of the glass shards before grabbing the food and placing the bags on the table. "Hold on." He quickly walked back into the kitchen and grabbed two wine glasses and a bottle Bordeaux before rejoining JJ in the living room.
"Chinese food and good wine. What a lovely combination?" Her voice was dry with sarcasm and Derek's eyes narrowed once more.
"Your sense of humor is leaving much to be desired." He continued to glare at her as JJ raised her hands in apology.
"I'm sorry. I know you're just trying to take care of me and I'm not making it easy for you. You deserve better from me and from now on, I'm going to let you take control of this wacky ride tonight." She gave him a warm smile and Derek felt his heart lighten at her words. He was only teasing when he made his comment but he also knew JJ was in somewhat of a bad mood and after what happened he couldn't blame her but he did not want that to be hanging over her head anymore. He wanted her mind to be on them and them alone and more importantly he wanted her to feel better.
"Thanks beautiful, I appreciate you saying that. I promise you that tonight will be one that you won't forget. It will more than make up for what you went through. I'm going to take care of you tonight baby." His eyes darkened as they rove her body and he licked his lips. He poured each of them some wine before pulling out the Chinese food containers and handing one to JJ along with a pair of chop sticks.
"Thanks." She opened the container and dug into the chow mein feeling the hunger she had been ignoring all day. Derek smiled knowingly and she stuck her tongue at him in good fun before giving him a questioning look when Derek rose once more. "Where are you going?"
"I just have to set up a couple things. Don't worry about it." He winked at her before heading back into the kitchen to grab what he needed. She could hear things being shifted around and the opening and closing of drawers and cabinet doors but nothing that could give away what Derek was up to. She frowned as she watched him walk out of the kitchen with a bag and head back upstairs. She shook her head at herself and decided not to focus on what he was up to. She trusted Derek and she could trust that whatever he had planned, it would be good for the both of them. Her thoughts started to change however when Derek took a while to return back downstairs.
She was getting ready to call out to him when he reappeared at the bottom of the stairs. She smiled before commenting, "I was beginning to think you made an escape out the bedroom window." She said with a chuckle.
Derek could have replied with a joke but he needed JJ to understand how serious he was about this; about them. He leaned in close to her and looked her straight in the eyes. "You're not getting rid of me now; now that I finally have you. I've waited a long time for this."
JJ continued to stare into his eyes seeing the sincerity and solemn promise that burned there. She nodded as a way of showing she understood before Derek nodded back in response before letting go and sitting down to eat. He grabbed a pair of chopsticks and another random container and began to eat. JJ cleared her throat before asking, "Tv?"
"Yea sure." He watched as JJ grabbed the remote and turned on the tv. He could tell that the atmosphere in the room was a little to heavy for JJ to handle right now. So he allowed her to change the topic and give her time to process what he was saying. He was trying to tell her that he made a choice. She gave him an ultimatum in the hotel room not too long ago and coming here tonight and seeing her hurt drove home what she was telling him. There was no more random late night outs, no more throwing himself into harms way; just no more player and hero Derek. He had a family to come home too. After tonight, he wanted to make all of this official. He needed JJ to bring Henry home and make sure that he and Derek can make this work. He loved the kid, but after tonight, Henry was likely to lose his dad and he might think that Derek is trying to replace him. Derek knew the feeling, he went through it with every guy his mother was brave enough to bring home to meet him and his sisters. It was a sore spot for him because other than his dad, no man was right for his mother and he made things really difficult for any guy that tried to get close to their family. He sighed sadly, for the first time he was really thinking about the people outside of him and JJ.
Henry was important.
If he didn't approve of Morgan, then him and JJ could kiss this relationship goodbye before it truly get's itself off the ground. "What are we watching?" He turned to face the tv and saw Simon Baker on the screen.
"Um I think an old episode of the Mentalist. Simon Baker is sexy."
At that Derek started to choke on his food. He turned to face JJ and began to glare when he noticed the not so innocent look on JJ's face. She knew that comment would make him jealous. The little vixen was playing with him. "We are definitely not watching the Mentalist. Actually your rights to watch that show have now been revoked."
JJ laughed at that before changing the channel. Nikita was on the next channel. "Nikita?" She watched as Derek's eyes glazed over the scene of Maggie Q in a skin-tight short dress. "Hmmm… Nope." She quickly changed the channel and watched in amusement as Derek's face quickly turned to face him. "Yea, your Nikita rights, totally revoked."
Derek shook his head. "That's cold."
"You just banned me from the Mentalist!" JJ shrieked in disbelief.
"Oh please. You were all like, "Simon Baker is so sexy! I wanna have his babies."" Morgan carried on in a fake girl accent. Pretending to fluff his hair and bat his eyelashes.
"You're an idiot. Like you were much better. You didn't have to say Nikita is "sexy"; it's all over your face. The glazed eyes, the drool…"
"Hold up, what drool? I was not drooling." JJ merely raised her brows in response. Derek moved to wipe his chin and found a little drool there. He ignored the victorious smiled on JJ's face before saying, "Whatever. The food's good. I'm hungry. Just pick something." He ignored the chuckle that escaped her lips before she began once more to flick through the channels. "Wait stop. I love this show. It's called Luther. Have you seen it? Idris Elba is my boy." JJ shook her head in the negative before putting the remote down and leaving it on Luther.
JJ and Morgan continued to eat and talk as the tv continued to play what look like a Luther marathon. JJ enjoyed Morgan explaining the show and why he enjoyed it and JJ couldn't deny that it was quickly becoming one of her favorite shows, sad that it did not have that many episodes. It wasn't long till both JJ and Morgan were full with food and wine and JJ couldn't wait to get the next part of the night started. She quickly helped Derek put away the left overs and throw out the empty containers before returning to the living room to wait for Morgan to set up the poker kit.
Morgan grabbed the poker kit and began to set up the game. "Some five card stud to lead to yours and mine nakedness." After he was finished, Derek poured them both another glass of wine before raising his glass in toast. "To a good game and to what will hopefully be an unforgettable night for the both of us."
JJ raised her glass in agreement before saying, "To an unforgettable night. I have some pretty high expectations for you to live up to Derek."
"I am more than prepared to meet and beat those expectations babe. I can't believe you continue to doubt your man." He shook his head in amusement before meeting JJ's eyes once more.
"Oh it's not doubt. Just an extra push." She gave him a cheeky grin before taking a sip from her wine glass.
"Yea, yea. Let's get this game started. After tonight, if you still think I need the motivation, then I'm obviously not doing something right." He continued to grumble as he finished setting up and began to shuffle the cards.
JJ sat up excitedly before leaning close to Derek. "Let the game begin." She kissed him deeply before sitting back in her spot and focusing on the game. While the idea of her stripping for Derek and it turning him on got her hot, she wanted to win. She's never lost a game of poker and she didn't intend to start now.
Derek could tell that JJ was getting serious now and while he knew he wasn't as competitive as JJ could be some times he also had no intention of losing. He had a fantasy in place and he planned to see it fulfilled.
A/N: So I feel mean for doing this but while I was working on the chapter I had it broken down into three parts. After continuing to work on them I decided it was best that way seeing as JJ and Morgan had more to talk about. The next chapter will have the actual strip poker and some stuff and the chapter after that will be a continuation of that. I also got a request to show interactions between Henry and Morgan so I decided to change the direction of the story to try and incorporate that as part of the main story line. Thanks again for the support and the next chapter should be out soon. Shout out to all those who have message me and reviewed the story and a special shout out to Mandy for giving me a fresh direction to take the story. Also for those that don't know, WTP stands for Welcome to Paradise, which is another JJ and Morgan story I'm working on.