When Jack called his parents, it went a lot easier. They were thrilled to hear about the wedding. They talked to Sue and congratulated them both. His parent's said they would definitely be at the wedding. They couldn't wait to meet Sue in person.

Sue smiled at Jack. "Your parents sound really nice, I can't wait to meet them."

"Yeah, I told you they were going to love you." Jack noticed that her smile faded and the sadness in her eyes. "What's wrong?"

"I wish my mother was happy for us too." She choked out.

"She will be, she's probably just worried about you. When you want me to call her I will. I will explain everything." He reasoned.

"You make it sound so easy. With my mom you never know how she will react."

"Don't worry Sue, we will work it out." He took her hand and kissed it. "Come on lets go. I want to take you somewhere."

Sue nodded, trying to push the dark thoughts out of her mind. She let him lead her out of the bullpen.

Jack wanted to do something special for Sue. He felt bad that her mother reacted to their news the way she did. He hated seeing Sue upset and he wanted to take away her sadness.

They held hands as Jack led her towards the riverfront. He thought a fun boat ride along the Potomac would cheer her up. Sue's face brightened with a big smile. "A boat ride?" She asked.

Jack nodded. "Have you been on one before?"

"No, but it looks like fun."

Usually they were for tourists, but Jack thought this would take her mind off her phone call with her Mother. When they were on the boat, Jack sat next to her. He placed his arms around her, holding her close. The sun was beginning to set, it was beautiful and romantic. Jack thought about coming out here with Sue again just the two of them, they could probably rent a boat.

All of a sudden, Sue started giggling. Jack chuckled wondering what she was laughing at. He turned her chin towards him. 'What's so funny?' he signed his question.

"I was thinking about how you got your nickname, Sparky. That car is laying somewhere at the bottom of this river." She laughed harder and Jack gave her a smirk.

He was happy to see her laughing again even if it was at his expense. After the boat ride, they picked up a pizza and went back to his place. They sat down on the floor in front of the couch, eating their pizza and drinking wine. Afterwards Sue let out a deep sigh, she felt really relaxed. Jack knew exactly how to take her worries away. Sue took Jack's hand in hers. "Thank you, Jack. You always know how to make me feel better."

"Your welcome, sweetheart." He gently caressed her cheek . He then got up to sit on the couch and pulled Sue up with him. He pulled her into his arms, stroking the blonde strands of her hair away from her face. Sue gazed deeply into his eyes losing herself in the dark brown depths. Whenever his eyes locked with hers, she felt a connection so deep it went beyond anything she ever felt before. Jack finally lowered his mouth to hers, softly he brushed his lips and then his tongue across her lips. She parted her lips in response and felt his tongue diving in, searching out hers. Long minutes passed as their tongues stroked, duelled and caressed. Soft moans escaping from both of them as his hands wandered over soft curves and hers over firm muscles. Jack pulled back and Sue took in much needed air. Sue looked at him confused. 'Phone' he signed to her, before leaving to answer it.