A/N: Thank you very much to everyone for all the wonderful reviews!
A quick reminder: The stories in this series are all stand-alone oneshots, just in case anyone was wondering.
The JJ/Rossi-Alphabet Series
C = Cheek
"Dance with me."
JJ looked at her fiancé, surprised by his sudden suggestion.
"Come on, Sweetheart, "Dave said, taking her wet hands in his and pulled her away from the kitchen sink.
They'd had dinner together with their two children, much like every night when they weren't out of town for a case, and were now washing the dishes; soft music from the radio was playing in the background.
"Dave, I'm all wet!" JJ protested.
"So what?" He grinned and took her in his arms, moving them gently to the piano ballad that filled the air.
"I'm a mess," she replied, blushing, and buried her face in his neck for a moment. "Let me get cleaned up first."
Her hair was pulled up in a messy ponytail, and she was wearing sweatpants and an old t-shirt that had certainly seen better days. But with their thirteen-month-old daughter Lily turning every meal into a challenge, it was the only reasonable choice.
"Nonsense," Dave countered, bringing his cheek to hers. "You look beautiful."
His lips were directly at her ear, softly whispering the words and sending a pleasant shiver all over her body. He always knew how to make her feel good, loved, cherished.
Cheek to cheek they were dancing, swaying to the warm tunes of the song, enjoying this little moment together.
They never needed a lot of words to express their feelings, but as they continued to hold each other when the song was over, the words passed JJ's lips easily.
"I love you," she breathed into his ear.
Their daughter's cries over the baby monitor broke the spell they'd created for the last few minutes.
"I'll get her, you bring Henry up," Dave said, reluctantly releasing JJ from his embrace, but not before he gave her a deep, loving kiss.
"Ti amo, Carissima!"
He brushed another quick kiss into her hair, and then they continued with their nightly routine.
A/N²: I still have a poll about one of my stories up on my profile page. If you haven't done so yet and want to cast your vote as to which pairing I should include in my re-write of "Christmas At Home", this is your chance ;). I'll leave the poll open until the weekend, before I start working on the story.