Katherine came running into the room and slammed the door shut. Tears streamed down her face as she breathed heavily, holding the door.

"Hey Ac-"

Jack stopped dead in his tracks.

Katherine kept her head down and attempted to sprint for the bathroom but Jack caught her by the wrists and pulled her close as she sobbed against his chest.

"What happened?" He whispered.

Katherine shook her head, looking down still.

Jack gently took her chin and lifted it, cringing at what he saw.

There were new bruises and a huge scrape from what looked like one hell of a wedding ring.

"Go get cleaned." He said, "We're doing something about this."

Katherine cried harder and Jack pulled her close once more.

"I'm making it so she never gets you again." He whispered.

"She's going to come back and hurt me." Katherine sobbed, "She'd do anything to."

"And that's why you have me." Jack said into her hair, "To protect you."

***

"Jackson? Katherine? What are you doing here?" The head of parliament asked as they walked in, "We don't have a meeting today."

"We do now Jeff." Jack said, "I want to pass a law."

***

"And with this," a reporter announced over the television, "King Jackson and Queen Katherine have passed a new law stating that any form of child abuse shall be taken to jail immediately upon scene with no consent or bail!"

Katherine smiled where she stood next to Jack, holding onto him while she waited for her turn to sign. Jack looked down at her and smiled before handing her the pen. Katherine took it and shakily wrote,

Katherine Samantha Kelly.

"And the law is passed!" The reporter announced.

Jack picked up Katherine and twirled her around, both laughing happily. He set her down and hugged her close.

"She can't get you anymore." He whispered, stroking her hair.

"No she can't."

***

Jack and Katherine made their way into their way back to the room and closed the door.

Suddenly Jack hoisted Katherine up onto his waist, her legs and arms instinctively wrapping around him.

"What are you doing?" She laughed.

"We made a new law; might as well officiate it." Jack smirked.

Katherine smiled down at him before kissing him passionately, her tongue slipping into his mouth and around his.
Jack clumsily undid the messy bun her hair was pulled up in.

He carried Katherine to the bedroom and laid her down.  He looked at her for a bit.  Admiring how the sunlight through the curtains framed her body.

"What is it?" She asked, blushing.

"You're beautiful." He whispered stroking her face gently.

Katherine pulled him down to kiss her again as she fumbled with the buttons on his shirt, Jack smiling into the kiss as she got frustrated that it wouldn't come off.

"Having trouble there Ace?" He asked.

"No!" She said quickly.

Katherine finally released a few buttons and Jack did the rest, throwing his shirt aside.

Katherine smiled and began kissing him again, trailing her nails along his back.

It was hard sloppy kisses, the ones you give when it's a "need" not a "want".

Jack carefully unbuttoned Katherine's shirt and slipped it off, leaving her in her bra and skirt. Katherine sat up and pulled Jack closer; kissing him as she ran her fingers through his hair and up and down his cheeks.

"We did it." He whispered.

"We did it." She smiled against his lips.