John placed two plates on the table, the food looked amazing and they both started eating. "Where did you learn to make this?" Val asked finishing the food on her plate.

John hesitated, "from a very old Italian woman that use to live in the apartment above me. She loved to cook and tell me stories of her childhood." He met Val's eyes trying to see if she would buy it.

Val laughed, "So an ex-girlfriend?" she questioned maintaining eye contact.

"Yes," John responded, "but it's one hell of a dish!" He brought the plates into the kitchen and Val followed.

She walked to the sink and started to wash the dishes, "You don't have to clean up," John said moving to stand behind her.

"I'll wash, you dry. We'll be done in no time," Val responded handing John a soupy pan.

"Okay, but only if you tell me what happened after I left the precinct," he remembered the look on her face when he answered the door and suspected that whatever had happened was still on Val's mind.

"It was nothing, just Detective Paul being a pompous jerk as usual." Val answered handing John another dish, "I was mostly mad that he kept me from getting here," she finished focusing intently on the dish she was cleaning.

"Well then I have a problem with him too, because I want you here as much as possible," John said leaning into Val's side.

Val laughed and leaned her head against John's shoulder, they finished the last of the dishes and moved into the living room. John put on a movie and Val settled against him to watch.

It wasn't long before the pair had completely forgotten about the movie being too distracted by the light caresses of the other. Taking the night into her own hands Val moved to straddle John and pulled him into a passionate kiss.

John slipped one hand beneath the hem of her shirt slowly tracing patterns on the soft skin he found, his other hand was gripping her thigh pulling her closer to him. Val had one hand on John's chest and the other at the base of his head. As John slowly started moving his hand up Val's body under her shirt he broke the kiss.

"You're amazing," he said as he started to nibble on her earlobe and run a trail of kisses down her throat to the spot he had found the night before. Lightly sucking on the sensitive area John could feel the effect he was having on Val through the slight shiver running through her body.

"John," Val quietly pleaded as she ran her fingers encouragingly through his short hair, "god, that's amazing."

John lightly grazed the spot with his teeth eliciting a gasp from the beautiful woman in his arms. He then swiftly removed her shirt and stood up taking Val in his arms. Her legs reached toward the floor, not quite reaching because he was holding her up for better access to her lips.

They stated to move toward the bedroom shedding clothing along the way, as they reached the door John pinned her against the frame. His hands slid down her body to her upper thighs and he lifted her as her legs wrapped around his waist. With Val in his arms John closed the space from the door to the bed and tossed her onto it.

He paused staring down at the gorgeous woman naked on his bed, she smiled back at him all of her happiness shining through at that moment. John traced a path up her body with his hands as he leaned in to kiss her again.

Val quickly flipped them over and settled above him continuing the kiss. With one hand she reached down and guided him inside of her sighing as his full length filled her. Slowly she started to move in a steady pace as she straddled him.

John's eyes never left her face as she moved above him, he was in awe of the shear pleasure that he could see written across her features. He gripped her hips and helped to increase the pace.

Val moved so one of her hands was pushing into his chest, bracing her above him and the other slid slowly up her torso to settle on her breast, which she slowly started to caress.

John started to feel her body shake and tighten around him; quickening the pace even more he brought her to her climax before letting loose himself. Val settled against his chest as her orgasm ended. John slipped out of her and pulled the covers over them before kissing her forehead and falling asleep.