Waking the next morning, Charlie smiles as she feels the warm presence behind her, an arm casually draped over her waist.

"You're awake," comes a sleepy voice over her shoulder.

"How did you know?"

"Your breathing changed."

Smiling, Charlie rolls over, facing Joey who still had her eyes closed. Leaning in, she kisses the tip of Joey's nose, drawing a smile from her. "Are you going to open your eyes?" Joey shakes her head. Starting at Joey's hip, Charlie runs her fingers lightly over the naked skin, smirking when she feels Joey twitching. "Sure you're not going to open your eyes?"

Joey's breath catches when she feels Charlie's warm breath on her neck, the soft kisses eliciting a groan as Charlie moves her attention to the base of her throat.

"Oh God," Joey gasps when Charlie tweaks her nipple. Pushing Joey onto her back, Charlie rolls over her, her lips capturing Joey's, their tongues dancing with each other as her hand squeezes Joey's breast, before moving lower. "You still haven't opened your eyes," she murmurs against her lips.

Joey grips the sheets when Charlie's hand lingers between her legs, her fingers teasing her, not quite entering. Joey opens her eyes, staring into the passion-filled blue of her girlfriend's. "I love you," she gasps out as Charlie enters her.

Charlie murmurs her love as she trails kisses down her body, paying particular attention to Joey's over sensitised nipples. Her back arching, forcing her breast harder against Charlie's mouth, "Ohhhh, God," Joey groans, her breath coming in increasingly frantic gasps as her hips thrust up against the relentless torture of Charlie's fingers. "Oh god Charlie...ahhhhhhhh," she cries out, her orgasm hitting her hard. Charlie continues to thrust into her, her mouth leaving Joey's breast, moving lower. Joey feels Charlie pause, before her tongue joins her fingers, plunging inside her. Joey moans at the unbelievable pleasure, as Charlie works her toward her climax, her body arching off the bed as it hits her, "Fuckkkkkkkkk." She collapses back onto the bed, breathing hard, her body thrumming from the sensations.

She feels the bed shift as Charlie moves up to her side. "Wow," is all she can manage. Charlie grins, feeling very pleased with herself. Her strength returning, Joey props herself on her elbow, her tongue running over Charlie's lips, tasting herself as her tongue demands entry.

"Fuckkkkkkk," Charlie groans in frustration as Joey's mobile starts ringing.

"Dex, you little shit," Joey fumes with annoyance at the Inspector Gadget theme blaring from her phone. "This better be bloody good."

"Well, good morning to you too," comes Graves's cheerful reply.

"Tell your husband to stay away from my phone."

"Why?" Graves asks in confusion.

"Because he's set Inspector Gadget as your ring tone and there's a little animation of Penny and Brains."

Graves chuckles. "You might want to check the other ring tones then, especially for your family, or you'll be hearing Georgy Girl whenever your sister calls, among others."

"He's dead," she mutters. "Any reason you're ruining my morning."

"Did I interrupt?"

Joey could hear the amusement in Graves tone. "Yes you bloody well did, so you'd better have a good reason."

"When Ruby came in for breakfast, we kind of mentioned that you and Charlie were back together and she was out the door."

"Shit."

"With the speed she was going, you have about 5 minutes."

"Shit."

"Have a nice morning," Graves says cheekily, hanging up.

"Is there something wrong?" Charlie asks.

"Your daughter is on her way home."

"Shit," Charlie bolts out of bed.

"She knows we're back together Charlie."

"If it's all the same, I'd like to be dressed before she come barging in," she says as she hurriedly pulled her nightgown over her head and starts dressing.

Joey pouts with disappointment as she climbs out of bed.

Charlie's fingers pause on her buttons as she admires the view. "You could have worn one of my nightgowns."

Joey looks down, "You have a problem with my birthday suit?"

"No," Charlie says, unable to drag her eyes away. "No problem at all."

Joey smirks as she picks up her clothes. "I think it best if I have a shower." She stops at Charlie's side, "You're looking a little flushed there." Feeling Charlie's eyes following her, Joey strolls casually toward the bathroom, enjoying the effect her body had on Charlie.

Charlie closes her eyes. "Fuck," she mutters, trying to get the image out of her mind before her daughter came home.

Charlie looks up as the door flies open and Ruby is in her arms. "I'm so sorry for doubting you."

"It's perfectly understandable Ruby," Charlie clutches her daughter tightly. "And I understand why you wanted to stay with Joey."

"Why mum, why did you hurt Joey like that?"

Charlie winces at the question. "Let's sit down and I'll tell you."

"Where's Joey, she wasn't home when I got up." Ruby smirks when she sees her mother blush. "Aren't you supposed to ask before having a sleep over?"

"Don't be cheeky. Joey's in the shower."

Ruby wipes the smirk from her face at her mother's stern glare. "We're really going to be a family now, aren't we?" Ruby asks hopefully.

"Ruby, Joey and I still have a lot to talk about, but we are together and this time everyone will know that, if they don't already."

Ruby sighs, accepting that was the only answer she was going to get. "So why did you do it?"

Charlie puts the kettle on as she starts to tell her daughter what had led to her breaking Joey's heart.

"Is granddad going to be ok?" Ruby asks sometime later.

"He'll be in hospital for a while but he should make a full recovery."

"I'm not sure how I'm supposed to feel."

"It's ok Ruby, I'm the same. Your grandfather never gave you any reason to love him and you didn't really know him, so don't feel like you have feel anything."

She nods, before screwing up her nose, "God, why did Martha have to be related to us," she mumbles.

"She already was, Ruby."

"Not by blood."

"It doesn't change anything and I think it's safe to say that Martha will still view us in the same way."

"I guess." She sighs, "I'm just glad you're back with Joey and not with Angelo."

"I can safely say that I will never be with Angelo again."

"Good."

"I think he's going to have his own problems now that Indi is pregnant."

"She's not."

"What do you mean?"

"I walked in on Dex and Penny talking about it this morning." She shrugs, "Indi can't have kids is what I heard, in between all of Penny's swearing."

"Then she was lying," Charlie says in confusion.

"That's what Indi excels at," Joey says as she strolls into the kitchen.

"Joey!" Ruby leaps up, hugging her.

Joey chuckles, "I only saw you yesterday."

"I know but today it's much better."

Joey kisses her on the top of the head, before stepping over and kissing Charlie. "Awwww," Ruby teases them.

Joey scowls at her as she takes the seat next to Charlie. Ruby giggles.

"So, what's for breakfast?" Joey asks, sending Ruby off in another fit of giggles. "What?"

"Hungry are we?"

"I usually am at breakfast." Joey frowns at her behaviour, "Am I missing something?"

"Just my daughter's mind sinking into the gutter," she glares at Ruby, who looks back at her innocently. "Hadn't you better get ready for school?"

"I haven't eaten yet."

"It's a little hard to eat if you keep talking."

Grumbling, Ruby munches away at her cereal, smiling slyly as she watches the looks passing between her mother and Joey. "Joey, unless you plan on eating mum, there's adult cereal in the cupboard."

"Ruby!" Her mother looks horrified.

"What?" She says, before realising how it had sounded. "Oh god," she covers her face in embarrassment.

Joey chuckles at their twin blushes. "Actually Ruby, I'll have some of those Fruit Loops you have."

"Really?" She says in surprise.

"Love 'em."

Ruby beams at her as she passes over the box. "See mum, they're not that bad."

"Oh no, they're bad," Joey says, "I just have a sweet tooth." Joey holds the box out to Charlie, a cheeky smile on her face. Charlie shrugs, accepting the box as the three sit around the table eating their fruit loops.

"Wow, I thought Harley was hyper in the mornings," Joey comments once Ruby had bounded out the door.

"I think it's a mix of all the sugar in that disgusting cereal and," she reaches over, clasping Joey's hand, "Having you here."

Joey leans against her, kissing her tenderly, their kiss growing more passionate, before Joey breaks it off. "Better stop before we both need a shower."

Charlie grins, brushing her lips over Joey's before standing up.

"Are you going to visit your father?"

"I might call Morag, ask her to keep me up to date but I'm not sure if I ever want to see my father again."

Joey nods in understanding. "So, are you nervous about facing the world?"

"I'd be lying if I said no."

"Everything is going to be ok Charlie."

"These people have known me for a long time and always as straight."

"Charlie, you have friends who have already accepted us and while I'm sure that some people will be shocked, they will get over it and those who don't, then their prejudice is their problem, not yours."

"I guess this is just going to take some getting used to."

"It will get easier and you won't be alone."

Charlie raises her hand, brushing Joey's hair from her face. "I love you."

"I should hope so, especially after the wakeup call you gave me this morning." Joey nuzzles along her neck, "It was a bit like this."

Charlie groans, "I'm going to be so late for work if we don't stop."

"You're the Sergeant."

"Which is why I shouldn't be late or lie about why I'm late." She gives Joey a stern look. "Weren't you the one who kept at me to be professional at work?"

"Oh right, I did."

Charlie chuckles, "You are impossible Joey."

Joey grins, ducking in for a quick kiss. "I should go home and change, I'll meet you at the station." She squeezes her hand when she sees Charlie's panicked look. "Charlie, you can do this and aside from Angelo and one or two others, none of the other officers have given me a problem about being gay."

"They'd be too scared to."

Joey grins at the compliment. "You're the Sergeant, Charlie, believe me, they won't give you a hard time."

She nods, taking a deep breath. "You're right, I just hope Angelo isn't there when I arrive."

"He can't do anything in the middle of the station."

Charlie snorts, "Right now, I don't know what he's capable of." She looks away. "I really never knew him at all, did I?" Charlie shakes her head. "I'd been looking at things like a woman who used to love him, not as a cop and I guess it's just that I never wanted to believe the worst in Angelo." She sighs, "And to be honest, I really didn't want to believe he's capable of hurting people because that means I was just so wrong about a man I once loved and what does that say about my judgement?"

"Charlie, some people are just very good at hiding their true nature, I mean, look at Liam, no one saw what a monster he was."

"It's a bit different when you're the one who has slept with the monster," she mutters.

Joey puts her arms around her. "He really did hurt Dex, didn't he?"

"There's no other plausible suspect."

"And Trevor?"

"We have our reasons for suspecting him, even if we don't have the proof." Joey sighs, stepping back as she reaches a decision. "I'm not going to be able to go into details of an open investigation, but Angelo is involved in a lot more than just the murder of a cop. And so is Martha."

"Martha? You said you didn't want to sleep with her, is that because it was to do with the investigation?" she asks hesitantly, still put off by Joey having slept with someone she now knew was her sister.

"Yes and sleeping with her made my skin crawl."

"Knowing that makes it a little easier, I just can't bear the thought of you with anyone, especially Martha."

"I'm with you Charlie, only you."

"And I'm more than happy about that." She brushes her lips over hers. "You know, after what I've learned in the past 24 hours, I'm not all that sure if I want to learn anymore secrets."

"But you still want to, right?"

Charlie nods. "I think I need to."

"Then you will."

"I wonder why she waited so long to say anything."

"Sorry?"

"Martha revealing that she's my sister."

"Even for Martha, I can't imagine it was something easy for her to talk about and I guess the time just seemed right with the other secrets coming out."

"Do you think this is why Martha hates me?"

"Martha hates everyone."

"Yeah, I suppose she does. I guess we should be going."

"If you want to wait for me to change, we can go to the station together," Joey offers.

"No, I want to do this on my own."

Joey steps in, kissing her lips softly. "Anyone gives you a hard time, just remind them who your girlfriend is."

Charlie chuckles as they head out the door.