Warnings and notes: EBOS title challenge response - death, not one of the guys. If you follow the directions, and you have the game, you can see what JD does.

"Join me for dinner?"

"Sure Ezra, what time?"

"Six."

"I'll see you then."

Vin was in Chris's office going over a report. Buck, JD, and Josiah had all gone home for the night. Ezra glanced at Chris's door, then bent down and brushed his lips gently across Nathans.

Ezra had everything ready for when Nathan arrived. The table was set with candles burning softly. Romantic music played in the background, loud enough to be heard, but not so loud as to overwhelm. He'd stopped by Sally's and picked up chicken and pasta, some salad and dinner rolls. The wine was chilling. It was all laid out and ready.

The doorbell rang. Ezra opened it, letting Nathan in. He hung up his coat and then they sat down and ate.

They had started seeing each other about three weeks ago. Nathan had been caught in a convenience store robbery. A young woman had been shot in the crossfire. Nathan had treated her until the ambulance crew took over. She had coded on the way to the hospital. Ezra found him in the hospital's chapel. He took him home and held him when he cried. They fell asleep in each others arms. Waking up that way had felt good to both men. However, they didn't want to take things too fast, both realizing that high emotions could cause things to go places they otherwise wouldn't. In the three weeks since then, their relationship had moved along steadily, growing from soft goodnight kisses, to making out together. The passion grew as the intimacy did. Tonight Ezra was ready for more and he hoped Nathan was too.

Tomorrow they were going fishing with the rest of the team. But tonight was theirs. Ezra had a game of SCRABBLE. He liked to play from time to time. Ezra found it relaxing. He also found Nathan to be a skilled oppenent. He found himself thinking just how he was going to approach Nathan about making their relationship more intimate, when he got an idea. Now if he could just be as lucky with the tiles as he was with the cards. The men cleaned up from dinner and then set up the game in front of the fireplace in the living room.

Nathan went first. He put down the word lure, placing the L on the star. Ezra put down line, using the E from lure. Nathan put down tackle, using the L from lure and a blank for the K. Ezra used the T from tackle and put down bait. Nathan put down love, using the L in line. Ezra's next word was about, building across the B in bait. Nathan added Y and O to the U in about, making you. Ezra used the E in tackle to put down take. Nathan used the T in take to put down touch. Ezra added an M to the E in love, forming me. Nathan built the word sale by starting the word at the end of line, making it plural. Ezra used the E in sale as the third letter in the word, please.

Nathan's eyes darkened as he looked at Ezra, who was wearing a slight blush on his cheeks. He reached out and gently raised Ezra's chin to look into his eyes. "You sure about this, love?"

"I am Nathan. Do you have an answer."

With that, Nathan put down the letters Y and E by the S in please. Yes.

Nathan reached over and gently caressed Ezra's cheek. Then he leaned in for a kiss, tasting the leavings of the wine mixed with the warm taste that was Ezra himself. Taking his hand, he whispered.

"Bedroom, love?"

With a twinkle in his eye, Ezra said. "Yes."

The bedroom door clicked shut. Clothes were removed and each took time to explore the other. Ezra laid back on the bed as Nathan's hands roamed. They tweaked his dusky nipples until they were hard. Then his tongue bathed them til he whimpered. Ezra kneaded the shoulders as Nathan's roaming took him down past Ezra's belly to lick his cock like the juices which flowed from it were waters to a man parched by the desert heat.

"Gonna make you come, love."

"Yes, gawd Nathan, please."

With that Nathan took him down his throat, swallowing til he came. All the while, his one hand had been teasing Ezra's entrance.

"So good, Ezra."

"Yes it was, baby."

"Want more though."

"Me too." Ezra said, handing Nathan some lube.

Nathan gently prepared Ezra, loving how responsive the other man was. He found Ezra's prostate and soon had him whimpering again.

"Soon, sweetie, soon."

"Let me." Ezra said taking the lube and slicking Nathan's cock up. He loved the feel and weight of it in his hands. Couldn't wait to feel it inside him. He laid back spreading his legs. Nathan came forward, gently kissing the man he loved as he slowly entered him. Their rhythm grew and Nathan fisted Ezra's cock. Soon neither could hold back. Ezra came first. The waves of completion coursing through his body caused Nathan to come as well. Nathan pulled out slowly and curled around Ezra.

"Love you so much."

"Love you too, baby."

"Have to try that the other way around."

"You sure Nathan?" Ezra asked echoing the other man's words from earlier in the evening.

"Oh, yeah." Nathan replied, one last kiss to the back of Ezra's shoulder before his eyes drifted shut.

The morning's light found them still curled around each other. They woke up and showered, loving each other again under the fine mist of water. While they were eating, JD and Buck arrived. They didn't question Nathan's being there, assuming he had done so to make it easier to head out fishing.

JD came in ahead of Buck and wondered over to the living room where the game was still out from the night before. He'd been noticing little things in how Nathan and Ezra acted around each other the past few weeks. Reading the words, his eyes widened a little as he put the pieces together. He made eye contact with Ezra as Buck came in talking about fishing.

"You boys ready to catch some fish today?"

"Yes, Buck." Nathan replied.

"How 'bout you Ezra? Ever bait a hook?" Buck said walking over towards JD.

"I am quite capable of baiting a hook and catching a fish."

JD deliberately tripped, knocking the tiles askew as Buck neared where he was standing. Looking down at what was still legible, Buck said.

"Lure, line, bait, and tackle - I see you boys spent last night getting in the right frame of mind for today."

Nathan who'd been taking a drink of coffee, started coughing.

"You ok?" JD asked.

"I'll be fine in just a minute. It just went down the wrong pipe."

"Why don't you gentlemen go to Buck's vehicle. Nathan and I shall join you shortly."

"All right. Come on kid."

They no sooner got out the door then JD said he'd forgotten something. He went back saying he'd be back in a minute.

"Hey guys."

"JD."

"Mr. Dunne."

Catching Ezra's eye and then looking at the game board, JD asked.

"We ok?"

"I don't know JD. Are we?"

"Yeah, and maybe someday I'll find the right man too. Make him fall hook, line, and sinker. Course I'll have to use the right kind of bait and tackle. You two wouldn't have any recommendations?"

"Not that we're telling, Mr. Dunne. Not that we're telling."