13th January. 14:50

Jason grinned as he entered the bedroom with four small buckets of body paint. Valera, who had jus woken up from her nap, raised her eyebrows at him. Jason placed the paint on her bedside table, and sat down on the edge of the bed, next to her.

"Today we are going to paint your belly!" He said happily.

"No way! The bed will be messy and I will be a total mess." Valera said.

Jason didn't give up though. Valera usually won without a fight, but this was something he had dreamt of doing. This time she wouldn't win without a fight.

"Honey, I have plastic sheets to put under you, that will protect the bed. And then I will get several towels to clean you up." Jason smiled.

"I will need a shower."

"I will give you a bath, like yesterday." Jason grinned at Valera.

Valera thought for a second. Painting her belly could be quite fun. Though Jason would be the one painting the most, while she laid in bed, not being able to reach her own belly.

"Oh, alright then." She sighed.

Jason kissed her and said thank you. Before he left to get the plastic sheet and some towels. One he was back, he helped Valera stand up for a minute, and then laid down on the plastic. He placed the towels at her feet and opened the paint buckets.

"Don't you need a paint brush?" Valera asked.

"No, I'll paint with my hands."

Jason grinned like kid who had just seen all his presents under the Christmas tree. Jason started with the blue paint.

"What should I make?" He asked.

"I don't know. You're the artist." Valera chuckled, "But maybe a sky and some trees."

"I don't have brown color."

"Trees can be green."

"Okay, a blue sky, green trees, some read hearts and a big yellow sun." Jason smiled, "Let the fun begin."

As Jason started painting, Valera had to agree that it was quite fun. And Jason was really good at painting on her big belly. The paint was cool and Valera, who was very ticklish, giggled as the paint ran down her sides.

"I wonder if the babies notice that we're doing this." Jason smiled.

"I don't think so."

"We should record this."

Valera chuckled, "We could take some pictures, get the camera."

Jason looked down at his hands, covered in blue and green. Valera chuckled, and called for her mother.

"Can you take some pictures?" Valera asked.

Elisa grinned and nodded. She got the camera and started taking a lot of pictures, out of almost every angle she could think of. Tom appeared in the doorway. He dragged Elisa out of the room after one minute and 50 photos.

"Come on honey, leave the kids alone." He chuckled as he dragged his wife out.

Jason and Valera laughed. Once Elisa started taking pictures, there was no stopping her. Jason took the red paint and started making some small hearts. After a while, he made a big one in the middle and wrote a M in it.

"M for Maxine." He smiled.

"Aw, Jason." Valera grinned.

"Anything for you my love."

Valera wanted to kiss Jason, but decided to wait until he gave her the promised bath.

"Now the sun." Jason smiled, and took the yellow paint.

He then noticed he had no room for the sun anywhere.

"Where do I put the sun?" He asked.

Valera chuckled and lifted her shirt up and little higher. Exposing her breasts.

"Put it between my two clouds." She winked.

Jason chuckled, and did as she said. He then gave Valera a kiss.

"Beautiful." Valera smiled, "My little Picasso."

"I prefer Da Vinci."

"Why?"

"Don't know." Jason chuckled, "Now it's time for your bath."

"Wait a minute." Valera smirked, "I want to paint you."

Jason chuckled, and tried to come up with an excuse to not get painted on. Valera pulled him down on the bed and Jason took his shirt off. Valera sat on the edge of bed and started using the yellow paint.

"What should I do?" She asked.

"Africa."

"The continent or the animals?"

"Animals. A Giraffe, lion, grass and a sky." Jason grinned.

He gasped as the cool paint was painted on his chest and stomach. Valera grinned and started painting her lion.

"This is Alex, from Madagascar." She chuckled.

Jason grinned. Valera then went on with the giraffe, and the sky. Then the grass. Some paint ran down Jason's pants, and he chuckled.

"We need to wash our clothes too." He said.

Valera nodded, and then put the paint away. She looked at her masterpiece and smiled.

"I like it." She said.

"So do I."

"You better." Valera chuckled.

As Jason stood up, all the paint ran down under his pants and underwear, he gasped at the coolness. Valera stood up too, but her paints seemed to have dried pretty much already. Jason hugged Valera, rubbing the belly's together. The paint spread out.

"Our paintings!" Valera exclaimed.

"We have one of them on photo anyway." Jason grinned.

"So, can we take that bath you promised me?"

"Of course my lady. Let me show you how much I can make you enjoy a bath." Jason winked.

-I-

15:40

Alexx and Tony had a whole day alone. No kids. The kids were Alexx's parents. And for the first time, Alexx and Tony had nothing to do. The usually went out to eat or see a movie. But they wanted to do something else this time. They had spent fifteen minutes trying to come up with an idea.

"This is going well." Tony grinned.

"Maybe we should just stay home, make our own food and maybe just lay on the couch and watch a movie." Alexx suggested.

"Or eat, then just cuddle in bed." Tony suggested happily.

Alexx chuckled, "You'd like that wouldn't you."

Tony nodded. He always loved cuddling. As did Alexx. And for almost a week they had spent everyday doing things with their kids, and hang out with friends. Now the had the chance to be just by themselves.

"We should do something kinky. No one can see us do it." Tony smirked.

"What do you propose?"

Tony thought for a second, "Handcuff you to the bed, and then tease you for a long, long time."

"Honey, I think you will be the one who is cuffed, and I will do the teasing." Alexx chuckled.

Tony's eyes lit up, "Sounds like fun. So Mrs. Woods? Is that kinky enough for you?"

"Hmm… maybe we could use some whip cream too." Alexx grinned.

Tony nodded, took some cream out of the fridge and walked up to their bedroom. Alexx chuckled and followed him. Tony was obviously very eager to have kinky sex with his wife, in less then two minutes he had gotten undressed and handcuffed himself to the bed. Alexx just laughed as she watched him.

"Somebody must be turned on." She teased.

Tony chuckled. He then watched as Alexx undressed slowly for him. His arousal growing with every second that passed. Alexx then straddled him and placed som whip cream around his nipples, before licking it off. Tony gasped. Alexx licked down his chest and his stomach. Then up again, giving him a kiss and then down. She rubbed his arousal as she placed some cream from his neck down to his belly button. Then she slowly, very slowly licked it off. The couple was so busy, they didn't notice an old woman walking up the stairs. Until it was too late.

"Oh my god!" A voice exclaimed from behind Alexx.

The old woman turned her back to the couple.

"Mom!" Tony exclaimed, "What are you doing here?"

"Um, Alexx said she wanted to borrow my cook book, I was here to give it to her."

"Sorry, Nadine." Alexx said, covering herself and Tony with the sheets.

"I'll just leave on the kitchen table. Have fun!" Nadine said, with amusement in her voice as she left.

Tony laughed in embarrassment. He had never been caught having sex by his parents before. Alexx was laughing too.

"Is she gone?" Tony asked.

"Yeah." Alexx said, she had just heard Nadine's car drive away.

"Good, are you still up for it?" Tony asked.

"If you are, I am too." Alexx winked.

"Good."

"So where were we." Alexx smirked.

-I-

20:30

Eric felt like kissing Horatio, as he looked down on his sleeping lover. But he still had rules to follow. Instead, Eric just ran his fingers through Horatio's hair, something he need the red head liked. Eric was also waiting for his father to come by. Apparently he had broken up with his girlfriend, because the two of them were more like friends. Joseph had nothing to do, and wanted some company.

"If I could sing and play a guitar, I would write you a love song." Eric said to the sleeping Horatio, "And I would sing it in front of the PD."

Eric grinned and ruffled Horatio's hair slightly. Horatio stirred a little and sighed. A happy sighed, it seemed to Eric. He knew kisses were not allowed, but before Eric left the room, he gave Horatio just a little soft kiss on the cheek. Joseph had been told not to ring on the doorbell, since Horatio was asleep. So instead he knocked softly, and hoped that his son had heard him. He had. Eric opened the door and smiled at his father as he led him inside.

"Hey Eric." Joseph greeted and gave his son a hug.

"Hey dad, how are you?" Eric asked.

"Good." Joseph said, "I feel good."

"And how did Lucia take it when you broke up with her?"

"Good, actually. I suspect she had been feeling the same way." Joseph smiled slightly.

He was glad that he didn't have to go through a bad break up and hurt someone. It was the last thing he wanted to do. There was no bad feelings between him and Lucia, they would remain friends. Though Joseph suspected that thy would drift apart a bit. Eric led his dad in to the kitchen, the living room was just next to the bedroom, and he didn't want to risk waking Horatio up. Joseph sat down by the kitchen table, across his son.

"Can I get you anything?" Eric asked.

"No, I'm fine. How is Horatio?"

"Good. Sore and in some pain, but good." Eric smiled.

Eric always smiled when you talked about Horatio. Joseph always said that was a sign of pure love. If a person couldn't stop their smile, when talking about their loved ones, then it was love. At least it was love in the beginning of a relationship. Not smiling years later didn't mean that it wasn't love.

"And how are things between you and him?" Joseph asked.

Eric sighed, "Well, I'm not allowed to have physical contact with him unless it is to check his wounds and give him a hug."

"Did he make that rule?"

"Yes, he says he needs space, and I am giving it to him." Eric sighed.

"Well, I think it is quite clever of the two of you, to give each other physical space." Joseph said, "Until you are completely forgiven you can't act as if things were the way it used to be."

Eric nodded in agreement. It was still hard though. If Horatio had been cheating on Eric, Eric might have given Horatio a much worse punishment, so Eric considered himself lucky to still be in the same house as Horatio, and still get to hug him.

"Is he sleeping now?" Joseph asked.

"Yeah. He was up all last night. He had nightmares and couldn't go back to sleep, until this morning. And his pain killers makes him tired."

"You and him will still walk down the aisle before the year is over." Joseph smiled.

"Well, actually I'm happy to see that he hasn't taken his ring off, and neither have I."

"Which means, he ain't going to break up with you. He still wants you." Joseph grinned, "But as I said, repairing the rift between you two, will take some time."

"Yes it will." Eric said.

Joseph stayed for another hour, before going home to his own apartment. This night he would be alone, for the first time in several months. Lucia had moved all of her stuff out already. Eric had offered Joseph to stay in their guest room, but Joseph had said no, Horatio and Eric needed time for themselves. No one should interfere on that.

Once Joseph was gone, Eric sank down on the floor in the hallway. Not sure of what to do. It was harder than he had expected it to be, to have a vacation. He always loved vacations, but now he was starting to get restless. Maybe it was because he couldn't have fun with Horatio, who had to heal.

"We have chairs you know." Horatio's sleepy voice said, from the living room doorway.

Eric grinned and stood up, "I know."

He walked towards Horatio and gave him a hug.

"I thought I said no kisses." Horatio said.

Eric stiffened. He didn't know Horatio had been awake when he had kissed him.

"H, I um…"

"I felt it slightly Eric." Horatio said, "Don't worry. I'm not mad."

"You're not?" Eric asked. He had expected a tongue-lashing.

"No, but I'm afraid that if we break that rule, we'll be going too fast forward." Horatio said.

"We will go at your pace, H."

Horatio nodded. He knew that. Eric would never do anything that Horatio didn't want. Eric pulled Horatio into a tighter hug. Horatio returned it. Then hissed in pain as his cut arms came in to contact with Eric's back. They pulled away from each other.

"Sorry, H." Eric said, quickly tending to his arms.

"No, I'm sorry. I really wanted that hug." Horatio said.

Eric chuckled, he never thought he would see the day that Horatio was sad because he didn't get a tight hug. He guided Horatio down on the couch in the living room, as he carefully checked the bandage, to make sure that the cuts weren't bleeding.

"Everything looks fine." Eric smiled, and patted Horatio's shoulder.

He then brought his hand to his cheek and gently caressed it. Horatio leaned into the touch. Before thinking Eric, kissed Horatio hard. Horatio moaned. Eric then realized what he was doing and pulled away.

"Sorry." Eric said.

"Don't be. It reminded of the day we confessed our love for each other." Horatio smirked, "Remember how I jumped you, and kissed you hard?"

"I do." Eric chuckled, "And I pushed you away, then looked at you, and jumped you."

"Yeah, that was a wild night." Horatio chuckled.

Eric would normally have suggested that he and Horatio try to relive that night. But Horatio wasn't ready for it. Nor would it do his healing any good. Horatio leaned down on Eric's chest. Eric grinned and leaned back in the couch. He gently caressed Horatio's hair as they simply laid there. They were getting close to each other again.

"Tired?" Eric asked, after a while.

Horatio mumbled something, before closing his eyes and falling asleep. Eric should have known that Horatio wouldn't sleep very long in their bed. He always slept better in Eric's arms. As did Eric in Horatio's arms.

The rift was slowly closing. And pretty soon, it would be non-existing. Eric placed a kiss on Horatio's head, before falling asleep too.

And in other homes in Miami, different couples fell asleep in each others embrace. All of them needed to rest. Soon they had to go back to work. But they still had a few days left to spend time with each other, and show just how much they love each other.

THE END

AN: Please review! The sequel, Ancient Puzzles, will be posted before New Years Eve!