He shrugged to her with a smile, relieved to be alive and home after a hair-raising encounter and a grueling hike on the side of a dark road. Lifting her up some to prop her up on the couch, he was surprised as she pulled him down, gasping as she kissed and grabbed his sweaty body. He returned her kisses, kissing her cheeks and up the sides of her neck as he murmured to her, "It's not a problem... parts are pretty easy to find, and Joe down the street does some great body work... it'll be back to new in no time. How was the party while I was gone?"<br/><br/>By this time he was reenergized by his wife's presence, pulling her up off of the couch and carrying her up the stairs, his masculine smell clinging to him, combined with the faint aroma of the tiki torch fumes, as he carried her up the stairs and into their bedroom. "Want to take a little bath with me before bed, love?" He grinned to her as he walked through the door, kicking it shut behind him. **Exit to Jim's room**