Temptation creeps…

PAIRING: Susan Lewis/Abby Lockhart
RATING: NC-17, Friendship/Romance
SPOILERS/CONTINUITY: Set in early Season 11. No major spoilers. Susan and Chuck are separated and Cosmo doesn't exist

ARCHIVE: Yes, but ask first.

SUMMARY: It's a Suby! Susan is promoted and celebrates with Abby.

DISCLAIMERS: ER is the intellectual property of Constant C Productions, Amblin Entertainment, and Warner Brothers Television.

I make no profit, just having some fun, so don't sue me!

Chapter 1- What are friends for?

You haven't seen her in a while. She's been busy with this promotion thing, spending more time in meetings and she just came back from Maui. Looks great, you think. She's tanned and her hair is shorter. And looks happy, that big grin of hers shining as she talks to Weaver by the admit desk. You greet her.

"Welcome back!"

She turns around, smiles and hugs you "Hey, how are you?"

You want to chat a little more, but Weaver's already yelling. "Your attention please! Please, let me introduce you your new chief of Emergency Medicine: Dr. Susan Lewis!"

Everyone cheers and congratulates her. She's beaming. You're happy for her, she deserves it.

"SPEECH! SPEECH!" Jerry and Malik instigate.

"Thank you everyone! Let's see if you're that happy when I start bossing you around!" everyone laughs. "Well, what can I say? I'm flattered and honored to accept this position and I want to thank you all, we are a team, a family and that's the way I want it to continue. Drinks at Shaw's at 8, my treat!"

The whole ER staff cheers and applauds, she rolls her eyes at you and asks "Time for coffee?"

"Sure".

In the lounge, she pours you a cup of coffee while looking at you "Are you ok? You're quiet…"

"Just tired, really… been pulling a lot of doubles lately."

She jokes "I thought it was consequence of girls' club partying!"

"Nah, girls' club not the same when you're not around…".

She smiles at you.

"So how was Maui?"

"Fan-tas-tic! It was long since I had time with Susie, she's so big and so smart! Says she wants to be a doctor!", Susan smiles proudly. She's obviously in awe of that child.

"Aw, that's cute! You look great by the way, nice tan!"

"Thanks! Looks good now, you should have seen me in my first two days… Oh, I almost forgot, I got you something!" she says heading towards her locker.

"Oh, Susan you didn't have to…", you protest weakly.

She shoves her hand inside the locker, shakes her head at you "Oh, shut up! There it is…".

You open the small package, it's a bracelet with inscriptions in some foreign language… "It's beautiful… Thank you". You don't know why but suddenly you're shy.

She notices and just shrugs "Apparently the local tribes used them to celebrate happiness and love, or something… I thought it had good vibes so…".

You nod "I really like it, thank you… So how does it feel to be the boss?" you ask casually while trying on your new bracelet.

"Great! I've started here, you know, it's very special to me to get that position. I just wished Mark was here…" she stops abruptly, you can hear a knot in her throat when she speaks.

"It's okay to miss him" you say clutching her hand "We all do". Even after all these years.

"Yeah… he would probably be chief of staff by now…" she muses.

Both your beepers go off, double MVA, ETA: 1 minute. You leave the lounge and run towards the ambulance bay.

You stop at your place before going to Shaw's just to shower quickly and change. You're tired, not really in the mood for partying (and everyone's going to be drinking except you), but she's a good friend and it's going to be fun. You're wearing jeans, heels and a black shirt- nothing too fancy, but different from the bloody scrubs you were wearing earlier. You decide to add your new bracelet and you're ready to go.

When you arrive, everyone's already there. You spot Luka, Sam, Lydia, Chuny and Malik and you join them. "

Wow, you look fine, girl!" Chuny laughs. Everyone nods, you shrug "Oh, I just threw something on…" but something catches your attention.

You look at the dance floor and you see Carter and Susan dancing like crazy to "Twist and shout", everyone finds it hilarious, for some reason you don't get.

Haleh asks Lydia "Oh, do you remember?!".

Lydia nods, laughing "Sure, Carol joined them too!".

When the song ends Carter and Susan hug each other and then he tells her something and she laughs hysterically- she's already tipsy, but hey, it's her party. She waves at you, almost spilling her Manhattan and calls out "Abby!"

"I thought you'd stood me up" she says, leaning to you, her hair brushing your cheek.

"I just went home to shower…", you reply.

She narrows her eyes at you "You look hot! Anyone I know?" she giggles.

"Yeah, Frank" you deadpan.

She laughs out loud and then tries to regain her composure "Hey look, Kerry's here, I'm going to say hello, alright?".

"Sure" you nod. You go to the bar to get a soda and you light a cigarette. You look at the staff: they all look so relaxed, happy. Apart from Luka and Sam who are obviously having an argument.

You see Kerry and Susan talking, Carter joining them and handing Kerry a vodka. Some moron's trying to pick you up, you don't even look at him, just get your drink and join your friends.

When the party's over, Susan's drunkness becomes obvious as she's flirting with some guy who doesn't mind her state if it means he can get her to bed. You grab her by the arm against her protests "Oh, come on Abby, I was just having fun! He was cuuute…", she says right into your face. Her breath smells sweet from the cocktails.

"You're gonna be hung over on your first day as chief, Susan…", you say as you try to direct her to the parking lot, her arm around your shoulder.

"I have Compazine at home…" she slurs into your ear, making you ticklish.

"That's not the point… I was not going to let you go home with that guy" you say trying to open the car's passenger door and holding Susan at the same time.

You tell her to fasten her seatbelt and surprisingly she does.

She's looking at you "You should smile more" she tells you while you wait impatiently for the lights to change.

You give her your trademark lopsided grin and make a left turn to her street.

"I'm sorry I'm so wasted" she sighs, hiding her face with her hands.

"It's okay, just don't throw up in the car", you say patting her knee.

"It's not that bad", she mutters and places her hand on top of yours. She looks at you. You don't know why but it rattles you.

You break the moment "We're here", you say, parking your car in front of her apartment.

In the elevator you have to hold her, she throws her arms around your neck, leans her head on your shoulder "Thank you for taking care of me". You try not to notice the feeling of her breath on your neck.

You are hugging her in the elevator, I just hope no one comes in.

The truth is that you're loving to feel her so close to you. She has that effect on people, she's comforting, soothing.

And you're loving her perfume.

The door opens, you're on her floor. You take her keys from her purse and switch the lights on. She still has some luggage on the hall. "Come on Susan, let's take a shower".

She's a little steadier on her feet, but you still offer your hand for support. In the bathroom you turn on the cold water tap of the shower. It's cruel but she needs to sober up. You try to help her out of her clothes, but she protests "I can do it!".

You let her undress and you can't help looking at her, noticing her curves.

Nice breasts. You mentally scold yourself for thinking about your friend like that. But watching the water steaming down her body is turning you on. You think about leaving but before you move she grabs you by the arm and pulls you inside the shower box, laughing like a kid.

"Oh, damn it Susan! Look what you've done…", you shriek as you feel the cold water on you. But you soon surrender and you're both laughing like crazy. Your clothes are clinging to you so you start undressing.

She's quietly watching you, her eyes dark with… lust?

No, Susan's not into women.

So aren't you and you've been checking her out the whole day. When you look at her again she comes closer and kisses you tenderly on the lips.

Your heart stops.

Fuck.

Kissing her is strange but feels great. She has nice lips and she's a good kisser, you can tell.

You try to break the kiss "Susan, we shouldn't be doing this…". You don't really mean it but you know it's the wisest.

"This what?" she whispers, her eyelids fluttering slightly.

"This… kiss…", you say unconvincingly, looking at her mouth.

"Why not?" she says, kissing you again, now with her right hand cupping your cheek.

"Because it's wrong" you say before kissing her back.

"But feels so right…" she chuckles softly close to your ear, before nibbling your earlobe, teasing you, making it very difficult for you to think.

Your hands are caressing her back, she's kissing your neck, licking your collarbone, you feel the heat growing between your legs.

My God, I'm getting so wet.

Now that she sobered up, you both seem drunk with lust. Moans and groans echo in the bathroom. You back her against the tiles, run your hands up her torso, cup her breasts. The way she looks at you excites you. You lower you head and taste her breasts. You let a hand travel down her stomach and when you touch her, very lightly, she shudders and you draw deeper her breast.

She's so soft.

You look up and she pleads you "Oh, Abby…Don't do this to me" she's begging you right now, "I need to… please…".

She's completely under your control and you have to admit you're liking this. You travel with your mouth up her chest, suck slowly at the base of her neck. "You need to what?" you ask, with the only purpose to tease her even more.

"Oh, God, make me come Abby" listening to Susan saying those words in her husky tone almost makes you come yourself. This is crazy, what the hell am I doing?

You flick her clitoris with your fingers while kissing her hungrily, your tongue tasting her. She scrapes your tongue with her teeth, that action draws a surprise moan from your throat. She tightens her hold on you when you let your fingers slip inside her slowly.

Susan kisses your chin, your mouth, but you can feel her weakening. She lays her face on your shoulder, her arms bringing you closer. She doesn't move, just breaths faster and faster. The feeling of her erect nipples rubbing against you is almost too much.

You open your eyes, you want to see her come.

She's beautiful.

She leans her head against the tiles, eyes half-closed, lips apart, whispering your name "oh, Abby…".

You fasten your ministrations trying not to come straight away with the view, you feel her body jerk and she groans so loud that someone might hear her.

You don't care, you don't fucking care, you just kiss her again and again, until you're both out of breath and shivering cold.

You curl up in her bed, she passed out. You're a little disappointed, you're so horny, but you're loving the feeling of her arms around you.