B: Beautiful

*Jay can see Erin's beauty all the time, but it is so much more noticeable when they have a day off to spend together.

Jay woke up to sunlight streaming directly into his face and a weight on top of his chest. He smiled at the latter and looked down to see a mess of dark hair. He loved that his apartment was never too hot because they never really had to deal with uncomfortableness of their sweaty skin getting stuck together.

He still couldn't believe Erin was his, totally and completely. It had been rough trying to get her to see that they were good together. She usually fought against anything that made her happy because she was so scared to lose it, and her relationship with Jay wasn't any different. There were many times he could sense her pulling away, but he knew how to reassure her fears better than anyone else.

"Mmmm." He heard Erin hum. She lifted up her head and smiled when she saw that he was awake.

"Good morning." He said before kissing her forehead.

"Morning." She laid her head back down on his chest and sighed. Jay played with her slightly tangled hair, letting her fully wake up.

"What do you want to do today?" he wondered.

"This." She brought her right hand up to cover his mouth. "Shhh."

Jay couldn't help but laugh. She was not a morning person.

He traced circles on her bare back with his index finger and listened to her breathing. He lived for mornings like these where they didn't have to go to work and he could hold her for as long as he wanted.

Erin sat up and pulled the blanket around her body. She dragged it off of the bed with her and over to her dresser, where she slid on a pair of underwear and a t-shirt of Jay's. She threw the blanket at him and laughed when it hit him in the face. She went into the bathroom and shut the door behind her.

Jay got up and threw on a pair of boxers and sweatpants. He went out to the kitchen and got some scrambled eggs and bacon started. It didn't take long for a tiny pair of arms to wrap around his waist.

He turned around and gently lifted her onto the counter behind them. She grabbed both of his cheeks and pulled him close as she planted a long, slow kiss on his lips. He pulled back reluctantly to finish their food and put it on plates.

"Come on." He carried the plates to the small dining room table and put them down in their usual spots. They ate slowly as they talked about life and work and anything else that came up.

After they finished eating, Erin collected their plates and went over to the sink. He didn't know how he was so lucky to be with a girl as perfect as her. She rinsed the plates as he walked over to the living room to find something to watch on TV. He landed on some movie that had come out a couple years ago that he thought Erin would like.

Less than a minute later, she was walking over to him. She straddled his lap and rested her head against his shoulder as she let out a comfortable sigh. Jay knew she hadn't been sleeping well and that she needed the rest, so he didn't mind spending their day off napping if that's what she wanted to do.

He glanced down at her and studied her features. Her eyes were closed, but he could tell from her breathing that she wasn't sleeping. Her long, dark eyelashes laid against her cheeks. There was a little crinkle on her cheek from where her dimple would be if she was smiling, and he knew there was an identical one on the other side of her face. He couldn't help himself and leaned down to kiss her perfect little nose.

"I love you." He whispered.

"Love you." She repeated, nuzzling her face further into his neck. Her breathing tickled his skin, but he didn't mind. He turned so he was laying on his back and she could stretch her legs out a little more. She stayed completely on top of him as he grabbed the blanket from the back of the couch and stretched it out over them. "Thank you." She mumbled.

"Get some rest." He kissed her forehead and it didn't take long for him to fall asleep with her.

LINSTEAD LINSTEAD LINSTEAD

"Awww, how adorable."

The last thing Jay wanted was to wake up to the sound of Adam Ruzek's voice, especially in his apartment, on his day off with his beautiful girlfriend asleep on top of him.

He opened his eyes when he heard loud laughter in an attempt to quiet them before Erin woke up, but he knew he was too late when she sat up.

"Why are you here?" she deadpanned as she rubbed her eyes.

Jay couldn't help but smile. She looked like a sleepy little kid. He grabbed the wrist that was on his stomach and helping her support herself so she could sit, which caused her to fall back on top of him. He tilted her chin up and kissed her.

"Are we interrupting something here?" Antonio chimed in from behind Ruzek. Jay saw that Atwater was standing a few feet away from him.

Erin buried her face in his neck and groaned. "Why are they here?"

"Hey, we can hear you!" Ruzek called out.

"That's why she said it." Jay sat up, bringing Erin with him. He made sure the blanket was still covering her up; even though his t-shirt was pretty long on her, he didn't want any of the other guys staring at her legs. "Seriously though. What are you guys doing here?"

"It's a nice day. We came to ask if you wanted to go fishing or something."

"Fishing." Erin raised an eyebrow. "Really?"

"Why can't we go fishin'?" Atwater wondered.

"Because I've never heard any of you talk about fishing before in the entire time I've known you."

"It's an unappreciated hobby." Ruzek shrugged. "You coming or what?" Jay glanced over at her. "God, they're doing that silent talking thing."

He noticed her subtle shrug and knew the choice was up to him. While he would have been content just hanging out with his girl at home all day, he knew she would get a little restless.

"We'll go."

"Go get dressed then!" Ruzek ripped the blanket off of them and saw Erin didn't have any pants on. His eyes lingered for a second.

"We'll wait in the car." Antonio stated as he slapped the back of Ruzek's head. "Be respectful."

"Sorry, Linds." He followed Antonio and Atwater to the car.

"Idiots." Erin mumbled as she stood to go to their room. Jay walked after her.

"You sure you want to go? I can tell them to leave."

"Why shouldn't we go? Fishing could be fun."

He smiled in amusement. "Have you ever been fishing?"

"Nope." She pulled her shirt (technically his shirt) over her head and he momentarily lost his train of thought. She laughed at his staring and pulled a bra from her dresser.

"What was I saying?" he asked.

"You were gonna make fun of me for never going fishing."

"It's kind of boring. It's mostly just sitting around and drinking."

"That I can handle." She pulled a dark blue V-neck on and a pair of jeans as Jay changed into jeans and a gray t-shirt. They both brushed their teeth and Erin started on her makeup. Jay watched curiously from next to her.

"What does that thing do?" he pointed to the metal contraption that was in his girlfriend's hand.

"It's an eyelash curler." She brought it up dangerously close to her eye and he watched her carefully, ready to jump into action if she hurt herself. She noticed his posture and laughed. "It doesn't hurt, Jay."

He relaxed a little and watched as she pulled out a tube from her bag. He knew it was mascara and his suspicions were confirmed when she put it onto her eyelashes.

"I don't know why you wear makeup. You're gorgeous without it."

Erin rolled her eyes. "Shhh."

"I'm serious, baby." He kissed her cheek. She put the mascara down and pulled out something that looked like a stick. She took the cap off and brought it up to her eye. "I don't know how I feel about you using all this dangerous stuff."

"It's just eyeliner." She did it quickly and then turned to show Jay the results. "See?"

He wrapped his arms around her waist and leaned in to kiss her. "You're perfect."

"Stop." She wiggled out of his arms and put all of her stuff away. She ran a brush through her hair and went to pull it up, but stopped when Jay ran his fingers through it.

"Can you leave it? I love when your hair's like this."

"Okay." She turned off the bathroom light and they put their shoes on and went out to where the guys were waiting. They all piled into Antonio's SUV.

The drive to the lake took about twenty minutes and everyone was talking loudly and laughing. Jay couldn't deny that it was fun being around their friends, even if he was excited to spend the day with just Erin.

When they arrived to the lake, Antonio grabbed fishing poles for all of them. He opened up a container of worms and another of chicken liver and ordered everyone to dig in.

Erin watched wearily as Jay grabbed a piece of chicken liver and attached it to the hook on the end of his pole.

"Want me to do yours?" he questioned.

She nodded. "It smells horrible."

"Wow, Erin Lindsay, who finds dead bodies on a regular basis, can't touch a piece of chicken liver." Ruzek teased. "Who knew you were such a girl?"

"At least she actually is a girl. What's your excuse, Atwater?" Jay said as he watched him grimace while grabbing a worm.

"They're slimy." He defended.

Jay finished getting Erin's chicken liver on for her and brought her away from the guys a little bit. He showed her how to cast her line and while he did it effortlessly, hers got hooked onto a bush on her first try, and then the grass on the second.

"You can do it this time, babe." He encouraged. Erin casted her line and it landed into the water.

"I did it!" she announced with a grin.

"That was perfect!" Jay praised. "Good job."

They all sat quietly for the next five minutes, besides the occasional bantering between Ruzek and Atwater. Then, Erin saw her bobber go under.

"It's going under." She told Jay as she hit his arm excitedly.

"Stay still, you don't want to shake the line too much." He smiled at her childlike excitement and it made his heart ache that she had never gotten to do this when she was a kid, like he had. "Alright, pull it in."

Erin reeled the line in and when it came up, they all saw a good sized fish on the end of it.

"Did you see that?" she practically shouted. "I caught a fish!"

"That was great, baby." Jay kissed her forehead. "Wanna let him go?"

"I don't want to touch it." She informed him.

"I'll help you." He showed her the best way to get the fish off the hook. She even touched it once he held it in his hands and squealed when it flopped around.

As Jay looked at her, he knew he would spend the rest of her life finding new things for her to do. He would never get tired of the happiness on her face when she realized that she could do something she had never done before.

They all sat out there for hours, drinking and fishing and eating lunches that Antonio had packed for them. On the way home, Erin leaned her head against Jay's shoulder.

"Thank you." She whispered.

He knew she meant for more than just the fishing. He kissed the top of her head. "You're welcome."

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