"Happy Birthday!" A voice whispered.

I groaned and pulled the blankets over my head. A lot of voices laughed, but one of them was right next to my ear. I peeked out and focused on the brown eyes in front of me. I kissed him lips, and he had to pull away.

"Jodie, babe, you kiss like that, and we're gonna get in trouble for not showing up,"

I grinned at him and sat up. I pulled on some underwear and my suit. Then, with X-ray's arm around my waist, I made my way over to the mess hall.

"Happy birthday, Jodie," Mom said. I smiled and thanked him.

Digging was boring. They sang happy birthday to me, and I blushed. X-ray smiled, I hit him, and he kissed me. Life goes on. This was routine. And I was in love.

X-ray dug slowly today, just to annoy me. We ended up finishing at the same time as Magnet.

"X-ray," I said quietly in his ear. He turned his head slightly to look at me. I was currently perched on his back, being carried to the shower room.

"Jodie," he said.

"You know this means I can't sleep with you in the wreck-room,"

He froze, "Damn,"

I laughed, "Serves you right. Maybe if you'd dug faster…"

He growled at me, "Don't tease me babe," he said, "My self-control isn't as strong as you seem to think,"

Somehow he managed to spin me so I was cradled in his arms.

"What do you want for you birthday?" He whispered.

"I've already got everything I want," I whispered back. A grin of pure joy broke out on his face, and he kissed me. It tasted of pride and happiness.

"For sure?" he said, "You don't even want Brad Pitt?"

I decided to play up to it, "A girl can dream," I said. He narrowed his eyes at me, "Dude, you asked,"

"You like me more than Pitt," he said. I shrugged.

"I don't know, man, I mean, yeah, you're cool, but come on, Brad Pitt!"

I smiled to show I was joking, but he didn't laugh. He just lent down to whisper in my ear.

"You're going to pay for that,"

"On no," I said sarcastically, "Don't hurt me,"

He smiled, and headed into an empty shower cubical. He swung the door shut and we got undressed. Before I could put my token in, he kissed me. It was a kiss of ownership. Mine. Is what it said. I sighed against his mouth.

"Yours" I whispered. He smiled and backed me against the wall.

The kisses down my body left a wet trail of fire. He skipped my pelvic bone and moved onto my legs, getting further away from the place I needed him most. I let out a whimper of protest and felt him smirk against the inside of my knee.

"What's wrong, babe?" he asked innocently. I tried begging him with my eyes, but he just looked up though his lashes at me.

"Please," I whispered in a broken voice, "Please, X-ray, I need you,"

He didn't say anything, but his lips started travelling up rather than down. Suddenly his tongue darted out and made contact with my wet pussy.

"Oh," I groaned, my hands tightening in his hair.

He thrust two fingers inside me, and I rocked against them shamelessly. I felt him smile against my clit, and that sent vibrations through my body.

"Who do you belong to, Jodie," he said against me, making me gasp.

"You," I said, "You,"

"What's my name?" He growled. God, that was good. So close…

"X-ray," I said, and he started sucking my clit, "X-ray. God, yes, that's so good, I'm so close! Oh fuck!"

I cried out as my orgasm washed through me. When I was finished, I opened my eyes to see X-ray gazing at me in wonder.

"What?" I asked in a husky voice.

"You having an orgasm is the most beautiful thing I've ever fucking seen,"

I blushed and kissed him. I tasted my desire in his mouth.

"I need you," I said against his lips, "Now,"

"Anything for my birthday girl," he said, crushing me against the wall. I wound my legs around his waist, and he plunged into me.

He came out, and slammed into me again.

"Please," I panted, "Faster,"

He did as I asked, but also keeping it hard.

I put my head on his shoulder, and bit into his shoulder when I came. And I came. Hard.

X-ray washed us both over with the shower, and helped me get dressed.

"Are you ok?" he asked amusedly

"I feel like jelly," I said. He laughed and picked me up. All the other people were long gone from the showers, and we headed to the Wreck room.

"Jodie!" Magnet shouted when he saw me. Him and Armpit have become like brothers to me, and I reckon they think of me as their sister. Just a hunch.

I went to give him a hug, but X-ray's arms around my waist wouldn't let me move. I glared at him, and he frowned at me. He sat on the sofa, and pulled me onto his lap, refusing to let me up. God, he was so possessive. Man that was hot. But annoying, I argued. I turned to Magnet and shrugged.

"Magnet!" I said. He grinned, and came over to me and hugged me. I felt X-ray stiffen as I hugged him back.

"Dude, get off my girl," he said, shoving Magnet. I turned and glared at X-ray.

"What's with you?" I said. He shrugged at me, and pulled me back onto me his chest. He was angry. I touched his muscles and the relaxed beneath my fingers.

"They delivered your mail, but you were, uh, busy" Armpit said, making me laugh, and handing me two envelopes.

I opened one and squealed.

"What?" X-ray said.

"A birthday card from my friend,"

"Thought you couldn't trust people,"

"I can trust a handful of people. And trust me, those people are special. I mean, really special. You're lucky if you're in my select group of friends," I said, laughing.

"So who's this 'friend'?" he said, narrowing his eyes. I laughed and flicked his nose.

"Jealous much? Calm down, she's a girl,"

His muscles relaxed again and I snickered.

"Her name is Chloe," I said, "And she's amazing. My best friend,"

He chuckled at me, and looked at the card. It was amazing. Chloe had made it, as she does with everything.

"Wow," he said, "She can draw,"

"And write," I said, nodding, "She helps me out sometimes,"

I explained how sometimes when I needed forged documents, Chloe helped me. They nodded. I opened the card, and laughed at the inside.

Jo-Jo

Babe, have a great day, and I'm hoping you scored some hot piece of ass! You'd better reply! I know you'll be running circles around them, with your card cons, so you're buying the first round when you get out! Miss you so much, so make time go faster or something, I need that drink!

Happy Birthday

Chloe xxx

I put the card on a shelf, out of harms way, and kissed X-ray. Then I decided to take her advice and played poker with the guys, betting, obviously.

I reaped in a total of $120 by the end, enough to by Chloe a drink.

Then I went and got some paper, deciding that I would reply to her letter. She'd put a slip of paper in my card with her address.

Chloe

Babe, do you think I'm an idiot? Of course I got myself a man! And, we are in L-O-V-E! I know, me in love, who'd have thought it? His name is X-ray, and man, he's awesome. Tonight, I won $120, so you'd better be serious about that drink. No alcohol allowed here. So, you know, after eighteen moths sober, I'm going to get plastered. You too. Just don't try and nick a copper's wallet this time, ok?

Miss you SO much!

Jo-Jo xxx

X-ray read it over my shoulder and laughed.

"Did she really do that"

"What, try and rob a cop? Yeah, and he was in uniform and everything. But we got away. We always do. Well, most of the time," I laughed.

"Hey Jodie," Magnet said. I looked at him, "Something wrong with the other letter?"

I'd completely forgotten about it. I help it in my hand, trying to work out who it could be from. Eventually, I tore of the envelope and read it once. The again. And again.

"Oh shit," I said, and then I passed out.