AN- There is mention of a song near the end of this chapter so to make sense of the meaning of the song if you don't know it then I suggest you look it up and listen, more so to the chorus as it will make more sense. The song is Mr Big - to be with you.
Chapter 5.
After what seemed like forever or it may have only been minutes the 2 agents sat together on the floor at the back wall of the yard stood to get up. Since Brody was currently sat in her boss/ lovers lap she got up first and offered her hand to him which he took. When they were both stood Pride stretched out and started to laugh.
"Next time can you find somewhere a little more comfortable to sit down I'm not as young as I used to be" as he rolled his shoulders and stretched out his arms.
"Sorry, I'm sure I can make it up to you later. How about a good bad and neck massage?" Brody replied.
Pride smiled at the thought, maybe it wasn't so bad sitting on the floor. Walking back up to the table they picked up the cold coffee cups and came back inside to the kitchen. Making fresh coffee and some food, they sat down to eat and were soon joined by LaSalle. Things returned to normal quickly with them and they sat talking and laughing.
After lunch, they went back to the desk and got on with paperwork. Things were starting to get boring when I call came in with a body so once they were all ready they climbed in the car with the ME van behind them. Arriving at the scene they all got out and set about doing their jobs. Once the body was on its way back with Loretta and all the photos were taken and evidence was gathered it was back in the car for a trip back to make a start on finding out the who, when, what and why of the case.
After getting together a list of people, they need to talk to they split up. Pride went to see Loretta while LaSalle and Brody got to ask the deep sailors parents questions. As per according to the parents the son was a model son and sailor. He had lots of friends and no enemies and they just couldn't understand any of this. Looking around the young man's room nothing caught their eye so they left no further forward. Arriving back at the office they found pride still sitting at this desk working on something on his computer.
"Any good?" Pride asked as he seen them both enter.
"The delusion of a parent syndrome again" as Brody sat at her desk closed her eyes and rubbed her temples while LaSalle went to the kitchen.
Pride saw Brody sit and rub her head so got up and walked over to her desk stopping just before he invaded her personal space.
"You okay?" As he gave her a look of concern.
"Yey am okay, just a force 10 headache building after the morning I had" as she sat massaging her temples with her fingertips.
Pride came to stand behind her and replaced her finger with his. Slowly and ever so gently he took over the slow circle movements he had seen her do at the same time as his thumbs brushed her ears. Brody let out a sign at the feel of his fingers on her head and she could feel the tension slipping away as he worked. LaSalle came out of the kitchen carrying coffee and after putting his on his desk he placed both theirs on Brody's desk.
"No fair, how come when I got a bad head I don't get a head massage" as he pulled a sulky face and walked away.
Both Pride and Brody started to laugh, but neither answered him. After a few minutes, Brody placed her fingers over Pride stilling them. Then slotting her hands round to cover his as best as she could she looked up to him as he was right behind her looking down.
"Thank you, feels a little better for now" as she squeezed his hands and she moved them along with his onto her shoulders.
Pride nodded and blew her a kiss before moving his hands and stepping away to the other side of the desk to pick his coffee up. Walking back to his desk he sat down and watched as she dug around in her desk and took out some pain relief tablets which she swallowed with a drink of her coffee. Catching LaSalle's gaze she thank him for the coffee and set back to work going over a list of name of who was on shore leave at the moment with their dead sailor.
When they had a list of all the men they needed to speak to they all climbed in the car and set off down to the ship to start asking questions. Arriving at the ship the split to do a search of the sailors quarters and to start asking the others who were off the ship last night what they were up to and with who. Pride got the search who'll Brody and LaSalle got the short straw and got to ask questions.
"Go learn thing's," he told them as he smiled and walked away.
Finally after talking to just about every man on the list for the last 3 hours they came up empty handed until Pride informed them he had just found the last 2 on the list staggering back on the ship after a very good night out. Brody and LaSalle both looked at Pride then set off in the direction of the quarters that's the 2 men had been placed in. Flipping a coin they took a suspect each and after get feed 2 different stories they cuffed them both and hauled them both back for further questioning.
Placing the men in separate interrogation cells they left them to stew for a bit while they made coffee. It had been a long ass day and they wanted answers before bedtime so Brody agreed to do interrogation with LaSalle while Pride stood and watched.
After 3 hours of interrogation with one man and another 2 with the other, they finally pieced together the events from the night before. Between drugs and money, their sailor was dead as he knew too much. By 22:30 they had both suspects arrested and in cells. They all looked tired and hungry but still had a few bits to do before going home.
LaSalle sat and got on with his report while Pride went and made a quick snack for them all with some coffee. Brody also sat doing her report at the same time as rubbing her head again. Giving up with her report she had to look for more pain medication for her headache. She needed to go home and crawl into bed and stay there for at least a week after the day she had, but she would be lucky if she even got there at all tonight.
Pride came back and shouted for them both to come through to the kitchen. Both agents stood from their desks and went through to take a seat at the table. Pride dished up the food and handed out the coffee before sitting down to eat as well. The 3 of them sat eating in silence, they were all ready to go home but with reports to finish it was going to be a long night.
Even with coffee Brody was finding it tough to stay awake. Getting up for more coffee she filled her cup and offered the others s refill before taking hers to her desk. The sooner she got it done the better. LaSalle did the Sen and soon the only sound was keys tapping and the printer coming to life as the pages were printed off. Between crime scene reports and then interrogation reports LaSalle and Brody were kept busy for a couple of hours.
Pride was deep in concentration and didn't realise till he looked up that the sound of the printer was still going, but there was no other sound. The keyboards had fell silent and when he looked over at his team he saw why. LaSalle had pushed his chair back a little from his desk and leaned back so his head now rested on the back of it. He had fell asleep sitting up with his legs stretched out to steady himself.
Looking across at Brody she had moved her keyboard to the side and cleared space, using her arms on the desk as a pillow to lay her head on. Now he was out of his concentration mode it was then the tiredness hit him and he considered going the others in the land of nod but looking at the way they were sleeping he decided to wake them and get them to both go lie down upstairs.
Waking LaSalle first he told him he was too tired to drive so go find somewhere upstairs to sleep. LaSalle nodded only half hearing what was said but stood and went climbing the stairs. Waiting for LaSalle to reach the top and disappear out of sight he walked over to a sleeping Brody. Seeing her asleep had him mesmerised, his thoughts went back to the night before and how she looked then. Going down on his knees he gently ran a finger down her face causing her to murmur in her sleep. She never woke only settled deeper into her arms and stayed asleep.
Using his fingers again, he brushed them back down her face and under her chin.
"Hey sleeping beauty let's go upstairs and lie down, is got to be more comfortable than this desk" as he coaxed her to sit up.
Finally when she sat up he slotted his arm under her arm and around her back to pull her to her feet. When she was standing he let her fall to his side with her head on his shoulder. Walking them both over to the stairs they bothered climbed the stairs. On reaching the top Pride looked around to see if he could see where LaSalle had gone, but he couldn't see him in the first couple of rooms. Walking to the very back room he nudged the door opened and stepped in practically carrying a sleeping Brody. Seeing the couch over at the far wall he started to make his way over. Out the corner of his eye, he caught sight of LaSalle who was laid out on one of the smaller couches.
"Saved you the big couch King" as he pulled the blanket over himself and shut his eyes.
Pride couldn't help but smile as he got Brody and himself over to the couch and sat her down. Sitting down next to her he took off his shoes and then her boots before he stood back up and got her to lie down on her side. Getting a blanket he lay down beside Brody and covered them both with the blanket. As he got comfortable he felt Brody push herself closer to him and put her head on his chest as she snaked an arm around him to hook in the back of his jeans holding him in place. Wrapping his arm around her waist he let her cuddle up and kissed her head as he whispered goodnight to her before letting sleep finally claim him.
Pride was the first to wake as the sun started to creep through the windows of the room. As he went to move he relaxed he was pinned by Brody's head on his chest and her leg through his. Slowly he managed to unwrap her leg and using a pillow he caught her head as he shuffled off the couch. Looking across he saw LaSalle was still asleep so he quietly left the room and closed the door so the 2 agents could get some more sleep.
As he came downstairs the events of the day before played out in his head again. He knew he would have to face Laurel and sort things out with her sooner rather than later but as for Linda she could do what she liked now, he was done. As he set about making coffee and breakfast he looked at his watch, it was a little after 08:00. By the time, he cooked breakfast it would be time to wake the others up and then they could finally finish the reports from last night.
As he started to cook he heard movement coming from upstairs so knew that at least one person was awake, but he couldn't tell who. Carrying on with cooking the bacon and eggs he waited to see who appeared at the door. Within minutes, a half awake LaSalle appeared looking like he had slept in a dumpster.
"Morning Christopher, breakfast will still be awhile if you want to go get washed and ready" as he added more bacon to the pan.
"Thanks, King, Brody's still asleep so I can get washed and ready then wake up when it's ready"
as he stepped back out the kitchen
LaSalle went to the locker room and grabbed a shower before digging through his locker for clean clothes. Finally, he was washed and dressed, dumping his dirty stuff in a bad to take home he made his way back to the kitchen for breakfast.
Arriving back in the kitchen he found 3 plates laid out on the table full with bacon and eggs and a stack of toast in the middle. Now this was worth definitely worth a late night and sleeping on a couch for.
"You want me to go get Brody up?" As he took a piece of toast of the stack and started to eat.
"No it's okay you start you breakfast, I will go up" as he smiled at LaSalle and left the room to go wake Brody up.
Climbing the stairs he walked along to the back room and slowly pushed the door open. Looking across at the couch he saw Brody had turned over and pulled the blanket higher to block out the sun that was shining down on her. Stepping up closer he knelt down on the floor and brought one hand up and slid it under the blankets and round Brody's waist. Slowly he moved his hand till he found the edge of her top, he worked his fingers under it and made a small circle on her bare stomach.
"No, I don't want to get up. I need at least another couple of hours to recover from yesterday" Brody mumbled from under the blanket.
"I would love to let you lie in another couple of hours but it's breakfast time and it's getting cold" as Pride used his other hand to untuck the blanket from under Brody's head so he could finally she her head.
Finding that she couldn't hide anymore, Brody rolled onto her back and looked up into Pride's blue/ grey eyes. She wondered what was playing across his mind as his eyes were unreadable. Smiling up at him he had to admit this was a side of her he could get used to seeing. With sleepy eyes and tousled hair, she looked beautiful. He couldn't help lean over and brush his lips across hers in a tender kiss. Bringing his hand to stroke her cheek he liked the fact she shut her eyes and pressed her head towards his hand.
"Breakfast will be cold at this rate, come on and get up. I will meet you downstairs" and he kissed her again before standing up and leaving the room.
Brody stretched out and lay still for a moment to let her body wake up after moving around. When she finally stood up she stretched out again making sure she gave her back a good pull out after sleeping on the couch all night. Slipping her boots on she made her way downstairs giving her hair a quick ruffle as she entered the kitchen.
Seeing the plate of food on the table and cup of coffee she sat down and started to eat. Looking around she noticed that LaSalle's hair was still wet and that Pride still had yesterday's clothes on so no one made it home last night. She knew Pride had not due to the fact she woke hallway through the night and turned so she was draped half over his body.
"Today is the day I pray for no bodies and no other trouble" as she directed that part of the conversation at Pride. "I want to go home at a normal time and do normal stuff like take a bath and watch really bad TV then go to bed a reasonable time like normal people do" Brody said as she finished her breakfast and picked up the remainder of her coffee.
"Well, I have to agree with that Brody. I could do with a good soak in the bath and a nice meal to finish off the night" Pride said as he directed his gaze at Brody.
LaSalle coughed and mumbled something about getting his report finished before clearing his plate away and leaving the 2 agents alone. Brody looked up at Pride and smiled.
"Didn't know you owned a bath here Pride or is there a secret room somewhere you haven't told LaSalle and me about?" Brody laughed as she watched Pride to see how he responded.
"That's a good point. I don't suppose you know anyone with a bath that I could borrow or even better share" as he got up from the table and came to sit in the seat next to Brody.
"Let me think. I am not sure if LaSalle has a bath, you could always ask him. Not sure if he would want to share though" and they both had to laugh at the thought of sharing a bath with LaSalle.
"Can't say I fancy taking a bath with Christopher. I was thinking of maybe sharing with a beautiful female who could wash my back and wrap her long slender arms around my neck as we soak. Then I could always return the favour and wash her back and maybe other parts if she let me" Pride said as he slotted his hand into Brody's which he brought to rest on his knee.
"How can any women turn down that offer. Have you asked Loretta yet or you plan on just showing up?" Brody replied through fits of laughing.
"You are really putting me off the idea of a bath now, thanks for these mental images I could do without. How about I just share your bath with you and when we're done I can cook us a meal and then we can find out together what all this fuss is about an early night" Pride suggested to Brody as he drew their joined hands from his knee to his lips and placed kisses along Brody's knuckles.
"Well, that is an offer I can't refuse at least. I take it that's an open to dead bodies, old cases and any other piece of work that can somehow manage its way through to spoil the plans" she added.
"Let's hope not, we deserve to be cut some slack at last" as he slowly edged forward and started to place kisses down her cheek finally coming to rest his lips on hers before claiming them in a heated kiss.
Brody responded to the kiss and soon they were both lost in the moment as their hands rested on each other's backs and their tongues duelled and tasted each other. When they finally broke for air they rested their heads together enjoying the closeness.
"At lunch time I will go shopping and buy food for tonight then drop it at your place if that's okay with you" as Pride sat upright again and looked into the chocolate brown eyes which were staring at him.
"Sure I will grab my keys for you hang on" as she stood and let go of him to go get the keys.
Coming back a few minutes later she passed him her door keys and he stood to envelop her in his arms. It was nice to just be held by someone she cared deeply for and it had been awhile since it had happened. Weaving one arm up around Pride's back and the other around his waist she held him for a few minutes before letting go and placing a long and gentle kiss to his lips.
Breaking apart they went to their own desks to get on with the reports from the previous night and now hope that they got the bath and meal they had planned. By dinner time, the printer was churning out page after page of reports sent from all 3 computers as they finished the work from the night before.
"Lunch anyone" as Brody stood from her desk and asked the 2 men as they both stood from their desks.
"Sure why not, it's about time we got out of here for a bit" LaSalle chimed in.
"You 2 go ahead I will catch you up if you let me know where you're going" as Pride winked at Brody before grabbing his jacket off the back of his chair.
"Where do you want to go LaSalle? You pick today" Brody asked as she saw LaSalle deep in thought at what he wanted for lunch.
"Let's hit the little cafe on the corner, I just fancy a potato salad today" as he licked his lips at the thought.
"Whatever floats your boat then, potato salad it is. You got where we're going Pride?" as she smiled at him from across the room.
"Yes, give me say half an hour maybe a little longer and I will meet you there" as he walked towards the door whistling.
"Come on let's get out of here, I don't want to know why he's so happy, but I guess you know" as LaSalle headed for the door and Brody followed behind him.
"No, LaSalle you don't want to know why he's so happy so let's get lunch and talk about the weather" as she followed behind him laughing.
Pride went food shopping at the local market and bought everything he needed for dinner including a nice dessert. Arriving at Brody house he carried the bags in his arms but had to place them down to open the door. Once the door was open he used his foot to keep it open while he picked the bag back up off the floor. Using his foot again to shut the door he carried the bag into the kitchen and put them on the counter. Looking round he decided to start with the table, taking the candles and holders out the bag he set them down along with the artificial red rose.
Looking round he soon found cutlery and set the table ready with the rose lying across the cutlery. Getting the food out the bag he lay it all out on the bench and put away what need to go in the refrigerator. Checking he had everything he needed he left the stuff on the counter and went in the lounge. Looking round the lounge he found the stereo system and after a few go's he worked it out and placed the CD in, finding the track he needed he paused it ready for later.
Going upstairs he entered the bathroom and placed the bath oil on the side then went in the bedroom and put the body massage oil on the nightstand. Stepping up to the bed he saw it hadn't been made from when they both left it the night before last. Stepping round he straightened the sheets and pulled the covers over then folded them half way down the bed ready for after their bath.
He was going to make tonight special for them both especially after Brody's conversation at breakfast about wanting to have something normal in her life. Looking at his watch he stepped away from the bed and went to leave the room before he remembered the little rectangles box in his pocket. Taking it out he placed it on the pillow of the bed before turning and leaving the room.
Coming downstairs he picked the door keys up off the counter and locked the door as he left to head to meet Brody and LaSalle at the little cafe for lunch. He had been away nearly forty-five minutes so he hoped they hadn't left. Pulling up just around the corner he saw them sitting on the terrace talking. Getting out the car he walked over with a smile on his face knowing what he had planned for later.
Taking a seat in between them both he checked if they need refills before he went and ordered his meal and drink. Taking a seat again, he waited for his meal and joined in the conversation between them about the difference between taking baths and showers and which was best.
"Is it worth asking how you got on this conversation or shall I just leave that out and say I like baths every once in awhile, but a shower is better for getting an all over wash and getting to work on time" Pride chipped in looking between them both.
"We got back to this conversation due to the fact that LaSalle here wanted to know why I liked baths so much since I mentioned them at breakfast" Brody told Pride just as his lunch arrived along with a round of fresh coffee for them all.
"I just don't get the appeal of baths, if I want to be submerged in water I would go swimming at the pool" LaSalle added taking a drink off his coffee.
"Only a bachelor would have an opinion like that about a bath LaSalle. You just wait, I bet you soon change when that special someone comes along and asks you to share a bath with her or him, whichever takes your fancy" Brody said seeing the silly half a grin on Prides face.
"Okay let's talk about something other than baths please" as Pride slid his hand under the table and took hold of Brody's.
"Did you get all your messages done when you were away?" Brody asked giving Pride's hand a squeeze under the table.
"Sure did, and a few extra's" and he gave her one of them smiles that made her heart skip a beat.
"Let's finish these and get back, see if we can all them reports files and put away before home time," Pride said as he drained his cup and put it on the table.
LaSalle and Brody finished their coffees and Brody went to let go of Pride's hand before leaving the table, but Pride held tight. Brody looked at him and quirked her eyebrow asking him silently if he was sure. He gave her one of his smiles and she just smiled back and stepped up to his side as they stood. As they walked back to Pride's car he pulled his keys out his pocket and chucked them at LaSalle. LaSalle caught them and looked at them a little puzzled.
"Fancy driving back for me please, I fancy a walk" as he looked between LaSalle and Brody.
"Sure King, no problem" as LaSalle stepped away from the couple and went to the car.
"You don't mind do you? We can take the long way back as I need some fresh air and to stretch my legs" Pride told Brody as he let go of her hand and pulled her to his side with his arm around her waist.
"I don't mind at all, it's a nice day and the long way back sounds good to me" as she let her head fall to his shoulder as they walked.
The walk back was lovely and peaceful even if it did cause a few heads to turn on the way. A few people who recognised Pride gave him a funny look when they saw him walking arm in arm with one of his junior agents. Brody did try to pull away a couple of times, but Pride wouldn't let her.
"I am not letting you go so get used to the looks and the stares and even the whispers as we pass. I will not hide away with you so come back here " as he stopped in the middle of the street and pulled her round so she standing right in front of him.
Wrapping one arm around her waist and the other he placed on the back of her head. He didn't give her a chance to think of what he was about to do before he tugged her head towards him and crushed his lips to hers. Letting the kiss deepened the longer they stood he finally let go and smiled against her lips as he spoke.
"You understand now" as he let his hand from her head fall away.
He came to stand beside her again with his arm sliding back round her waist as they feel back into step and started walking again. The rest of the walk back was full of smiles and light kisses on either the top of Brody's head or Prides neck. Brody and never been a one for shows of public affection unless it had something to do with alcohol, but that was not something she was proud of. Yet walking along like this felt right and she had no problems with showing affecting knowing she was being showered with it by the man at her side.
As the office came into sight Brody lifted her head away from Prides shoulder and she took his hand instead of it being round her waist. When they came to the gate to enter Brody looked at him and their joined hands then smiled before letting go. Pride understood and nodded as he keyed in the code and entered holding the gate open for Brody to step through. They walked side by side into the office and were greeted with the site of las swearing his head off and hitting the printer.
"LaSalle calm down, that is not going to help. What has happened for you to be sweating and lashing out at a machine?" As both Brody and Pride stepped up beside LaSalle.
"Stupid machine got half way through printing them reports then died when were out" as he passed the few pieces of paper the machine had printed out to Pride.
"We'll have you call the tech guy to see when he can come out. Saves beating it to death" as Pride stepped away to go back to his desk.
"Will do that now" as he pulled his phone out his pocket and touched the screen a few times.
"Sebastian save this printer before I kill it. It's died halfway through yesterday's reports and you're quicker than the tech guy. Any chance you can come and have a look please" making sure he added please on the end as LaSalle knew he wouldn't say no.
Hanging his phone up and putting it back in his pocket he looked across at Pride.
"Sebastian is popping up to the real world to take a look King" as LaSalle stepped away from the printer but not before he gave it another thump.
They all went and sat down at the kitchen table to sort through the paperwork the printer had done to see how much was missing. Once Pride had all his he stood up and went to walk away.
"That's all mine done, the printer must not like you too as it's done mine" as he headed out the kitchen door.
Brody and LaSalle just looked at each other before gathering up the few pieces the printer had done before heading back to their desks. All the could do was watch Pride files his report and wait for Sebastian to come up and hope he could fix the printer. Ten minutes later in came Sebastian with a big smile on his face.
"So what's wrong here then?" As he stepped up to the printer and looked it over.
After pressing a few buttons and opening it up, he shut it again and unplugged it from the wall. Pulling it out he opened the back and messed around inside before coming back out and sliding it back into place. Plugging it back in he pressed a few buttons and the printer made a few noises and started to print out the last pages of Brody and LaSalle's reports.
"Thank you, Sebastian you're a Life save. Saves waiting for the printer guy" Brody said to a happy looking Sebastian.
"Yey thanks, Sebastian" LaSalle chimed in.
"No problem, only happy to help my colleagues out when they need it" as he smiled at the 3 agents before making his way to leave and head back down to his little office.
"There you go, now we can all get an early finish once there filed away," Pride said to Brody and LaSalle as they stood at the printer waiting for it to spit each piece out.
Finally, the printer finished and they went to put the reports in order before finally passing them to Pride to file with his.
"Let's go home guy's, we deserve an early finish" Pride said as he stepped up to Brody's desk and smiled.
LaSalle didn't need to be told twice, he had his coat on and was at the door shutting bye before Brody made it back to her desk. Both Pride and Brody had to laugh at how quick he moved.
"Wonder if he's away bath shopping" and they both laughed out loud at that.
"Speaking of baths I am sure there was talk of a bath this morning and someone not a million miles away wanting one" as Pride came to stand beside Brody.
"I am sure there was also talk about someone wanting to share my bath not a million miles away from me" as she reached up and ran a finger down his cheek and along his jaw.
"Well, why may I ask are we standing here then when there's a bath waiting for us?" As Pride caught hold of the hand and brushed a kiss to the fingers going along his jaw.
Leaving the office Pride locked up and they both climbed in his car for the drive home. On the drive home, Pride told Brody to go sit in the lounge when they got back and relax till he had started dinner. He also told her not to touch anything he had set up which included the lounge, bedroom and bathroom. Brody was major intrigued now, especially when bedroom and bathroom were mentioned. Pulling up at her house Pride was out the car and at her door holding it open for her to get out. Once out he dug around in his pocket for the keys which he still had and passed them to her while he shut the car and locked it.
On entering the house Pride took Brody by the elbow and guided her to the lounge. Taking her to the couch he walked her backwards till she sat down.
"You make yourself comfortable, do you want tea or coffee?" As he passed her the TV remote and switched the TV on.
"Coffee please, you sure you don't want a hand with anything in the kitchen?" Brody asked as she brought a foot up on the couch to remove her boot.
Seeing what she was doing Pride bent down and helped her remove them before taking them to the front door where the other shoes back along the hall he put his head round the door and looked in to see Brody lying back against the couch with her feet up. Coming into the kitchen he made a start on dinner at the same time as making coffee.
Taking the coffee into the lounge he passed Brody her coffee and asked her if she wanted anything else.
"You sure I can't help? I feel like I am taking advantage sat here doing nothing" Brody said as she watched Pride bend down to coming level with her.
"No, I have everything under control" as he placed kisses to her face before kissing her lips.
Standing back up he went back in the kitchen and set about making sure the meal was cooking and everything was cooking just right. When he was sure he came into the lounge carrying his coffee and as at down next to Brody on the couch.
"Twenty minutes till dinners ready, once dinners done we can go see about that soak in the bath along with the other couple of surprises I have in store for tonight" Pride told Brody as she shuffled along the couch and lay up against him. "Actually when you're finished your coffee I will share one surprise with you now but the others will have to wait till after dinner" as he slid his arm around her shoulder.
Five minutes later they both placed their empty cups on the table and Brody looked up at Pride.
"Well, what's one of my surprises then?" Brody asked as she looked at Pride.
"Do you dance?" As he stood and pulled Brody to her feet.
"No, not really but there's a first for everything I suppose" as she found herself being drawn into Pride's chest and lead into the space at the back of the lounge.
As they passed the stereo system Pride hit the play button.
( Mr Big- To be with you starts to play)
"This song is just for you" as the music started to play and they both slowly danced to the song but paid attention to the words as they moved.
As they danced Pride felt his shirt getting wet where Brody's head was resting. Well, he hadn't expected her to cry but they continued to dance. When the last notes of the song played and they stopped dancing Pride pulled back a little so Brody had to look up at him. Seeing tears still rolling down her face he let go of her waist and used his thumb to brush them away at the same time as placing kisses on her eyelids.
"Well that wasn't the response I expected" as he ran his fingers over her cheeks as he cupped her face.
"Thank you, that was so beautiful. I have never heard that song before but now I have I think we will need to dance more often, especially if that's played. The words were so meaningful and so very fitting for us after what we have been through and are still going through" as she reached up and kissed him.
"Your welcome princess, now come on. There is still plenty more surprises just like that if not better" as he lead her towards the kitchen.
After dancing to a song that had so much meaning to them both and a meal cooked for her, as well as the knowledge of a bath together Brody was looking forwards to a very special night being spoilt and she couldn't wait.