Chapter 10
"I don't know where to park!" Ella yelled over the obnoxious half screaming half singing in Kelly's car.
"Here! Right here!" Kelly pointed and yelled in her ear. Ella shook her head and pulled the car into a spot outside his building. She watched as Emma pulled her car in next to them and she and Shay climbed out.
"Come on Kel." She smiled and slipped out of the seat. He got out and Ella made sure to lock the doors and grab the keys. Kelly chuckled as Shay and Emma walked in front of them. He swung his arm around Ella's shoulders as they walked into the Elevator and she smirked. The doors opened and they quickly made their way to the front door. Ella fumbled briefly with the keys and unlocked the door before pushing it open. They stumbled in, mostly because Kelly was leaning heavily on her.
"Come on big guy." Ella said. She put him on the winding staircase first and put her hands on his hips, pushing him up. Shay and Emma were downstairs making some food as Ella got Kelly into his room.
"Night clothes?" Ella asked looking around the large room.
"Boxers." He said standing still. Ella put her hands on her hips and glared.
"Do it yourself mister. I'll be back with some food in just a minute ok?" she said. She shook her head as she walked down the stairs. Shay and Emma stood in front of the counter, Shay was flipping burgers over and chuckling at something Emma said. Ella took the plate and bun that she was passed.
"What does he eat on his burgers?" Ella asked shrugging. Shay pursed her lips and passed her the ketchup and mustard.
"Onion, tomato, pickles, and lettuce are in the fridge." Shay chuckled. Ella nodded and quickly set to fixing the burger with everything on it. She finished it quickly and lifted the plate.
"Ok, Shay will you call me a cab. As soon as I give this to him I'm heading home." she said.
"Oh Ella, please stay." Shay smiled and passed her another burger. Ella frowned and shook her head.
"I don't know Shay. Kelly and I aren't really…" she trailed off. Shay blew a raspberry and stuck her tongue out.
"Blah blah blah, no one said to go up there and have sex with him, just stay the night." she said. Ella rolled her eyes and took a large bite of the burger.
"Fine, I'll stay." Ella grabbed Kelly's burger and turned away.
"Goodnight." She called.
"Night!" Shay called back. Ella hurried up the stairs and stopped as soon as she entered Kelly's room. She was frozen, Kelly was standing at the foot of his bed, in only his boxers. He was pulling out a fresh pair of boxers and Ella could not move. He was exactly what she had expected. His chest was broad, and muscled, his arms were thick, corded, and she wanted them around her, tight, holding her. His abdomen was immaculate and the only thing she wanted to do more than touch him was lick him. She coughed quickly and he turned his head.
"Ella." He said with a slightly drunken smirk.
"I brought you some food." She said.
"Oh wow, thanks." He said taking the burger in his hands and leaving the plate. Ella chuckled and sat the plate down. Ella watched as he finished the burger rather quickly. He reached out and took hold of her hand, gently pulling her against him and she wanted to pull away, but she didn't because he was so warm, and muscled. She lifted her hands and put them on his biceps as his lips came crashing down. The kiss was everything she expected and more. It was deep, breath stealing, and passionate. He broke away and took hold of her zipper, pulling it down in one smooth motion. Ella didn't stop him because his lips were on her neck, sucking, biting, kissing a fiery path across her bare shoulder as he slid her dress down her body leaving her in only her bra and panties. He pressed his lips to hers again and took her mouth hard and fast as he backed her up. Ella fell onto the bed and kicked her shoes off. Kelly was on top of her in an instant, kissing, licking, sucking, her neck, shoulders, and collar bone. Kelly pulled back for an instant and Ella quickly realized what she was doing. She was about to have sex with someone who was very drunk and a renowned player. He moved to kiss her again and she pulled back.
"What's wrong?" he asked looking down at her. She pulled back from him and sat up. He followed suit and raised his eyebrows.
"Not now Kelly. You're drunk." She said softly. Usually it wouldn't have been an issue, but she really liked Kelly, and she didn't want him to just wake up in the morning with no recollection of their night. He pursed his lips and then nodded.
"Yeah, ok, I am kind of drunk. We'll just sleep." He said nodding. Ella felt like cheering, she didn't have to have sex with him to get to sleep in his half naked arms. She did however feel slightly awkward that she was in just a bra and panties. Kelly pulled the covers back and flicked the light on the bedside table off. Ella eased under the covers and curled up on her side. Kelly laid on his back next to her and reached out.
"Come here." he said softly. Ella slid across the soft sheets until she was pressed firmly against his chest. Kelly wrapped his other arm around her and Ella settled her head against his chest.
"Goodnight Kelly." She said.
"Night Ella." He whispered back.
The sunlight poured in and right into Ella's eyes. Thank God she didn't have to go to work because she had a massive headache. Not like she drank a lot last night, she suspected it was because she desperately needed food. She looked up and smiled at the man sleeping soundly next to her. One of his arms was behind his head, the other, resting on her hip. She reluctantly moved her hands from where they lay on his chest, and she swiftly rolled away from him. She hopped to her feet and looked back at him, he was sound asleep still. She ground her teeth as she threw a glare toward her red dress. She was not putting that back on. She reached down and grabbed the gray t-shirt on the floor and she slipped it on over her head. It smelled just like him and she enjoyed that a lot. Ella made her way down the winding staircase and into the kitchen. No one was up so she got to work. She set a pot of coffee on and pulled open the fridge.
"Let's see what we have in here." she said looking around. Ella grabbed up the eggs, butter, cheese, and bacon.
"Perfect." She said. Her hands worked fast as she made up four omelets and fried the bacon. She sat four plates in front of her and filled each plate with food. She could hear moving upstairs and she knew people were waking up. Ella sat the plates on the counter and poured four cups of coffee before she put everything back in the fridge.
"Morning." Shay's voice said. Ella looked over her shoulder and saw Shay and Emma making their way to the counter.
"Morning." Ella said
"Is this for us?" she asked pointing. Ella nodded and grabbed her plate. She looked up as Kelly made his way down the stairs. He was rubbing his eyes and rotating his shoulder as if he'd slept on it wrong.
"Morning." Ella said as she put some bacon in her mouth.
"Breakfast?" he asked looking at the only plate left on the counter.
"Yep, enjoy." Ella said as she ate some of her omelet and drank her coffee.
"You made this?" he asked.
"I did." She said.
"Thanks." He said.
"No problem Severide." She said putting her plate in the dishwasher. She sipped her coffee and then lifted her phone.
"Who are you calling?" he asked.
"I was going to call my friend Maggie to come get me." she said.
"No, I'll take you home as soon as I finish eating." He said.
"You don't have to do that." Ella said.
"I know, but I have to go to the gym anyway." he said. Ella nodded and noticed he was almost finished eating.
"I'll just go get dressed." She said. He opened his mouth to speak but Ella hurried up the stairs before he could. She was only slightly embarrassed of her actions last night. Her momma would have killed her if she could see her now.
The car ride home was slightly awkward. Ella didn't know what to say to him, she didn't know if she should talk about their kissing and almost having sex, or if she should just let it go and never speak of it again. She spent most of the ride staring out her window and watching the cityscape pass by. She looked up when they reached her building and Kelly parked on the curb.
"I had fun last night, thanks for inviting me." Ella said turning to him.
"Yeah me too. Thanks for coming. And thanks for telling Jenna off." He said. Ella chuckled and nodded.
"You're welcome." She said.
"So I'll see you soon." He said. Ella nodded slowly and opened her door.
"Yeah, soon." She smiled and turned to get out. But Kelly's hand shot out and he captured her wrist. Ella winced, and she knew he noticed, it was a hard wince that was hard not to notice, but he ignored it and pulled her toward him. Ella went willingly and when his lips touched hers, she felt everything someone was supposed to feel, fireworks, sparks, magic, heat, passion, and so much more. She opened her mouth and lifted her hand from his hold, gently placing it along his jaw and running a smooth finger over the hard line as he slowly stopped and pulled back.
"Movie, tomorrow night, my place." He said. Ella nodded and pulled away.
"See you tomorrow night." she said as she slipped from the car and walked into her building without looking back, because she knew if she did, then she would definitely go jump his bones.
Kelly pulled up outside the hospital and lifted the lunch plate that he'd picked up for Ella. He walked into the front of the building and stopped at the nurse's desk.
"I'm here to see Ella Dennison." He said.
"Is she expecting you?" the woman asked.
"Probably not." He smirked and gave the cute brunette behind the desk his best smile.
"Are you her boyfriend?" she asked. Kelly could see the jealousy there in her eyes, he'd seen it a lot.
"Yes." He said with a smile.
"Oh, well her office is right down the hallway, fourth door on the left." She said pointing. Kelly thanked her and made his way down the hallway. He liked Ella a lot, and he respected her for telling him no last night. But what he didn't understand was the wince when he'd caught her wrist in the car. At first he thought he'd scared her, but she didn't seem like the type to scare that easily. Then he thought he might have hurt her, but he didn't grab her that hard. And the final thought that came to his mind was that it was a conditioned response. He'd seen that kind of flinch before, on women that have been grabbed and then hit. If they are conditioned that after the initial grab there will be a slap or punch, then of course they would flinch. So after coming to that Kelly just shrugged it off, thinking, surely not, she was too strong to allow someone to do that to her. But then Kelly wondered why she'd left her hometown and come all the way to Chicago. Maybe she was running from someone. All these thought ran through his head as he approached the door pointed out by the girl. On the front it read: 'Dr. E. Dennison, Co-Head Physician.' He didn't get it at first but when he looked across the hall at the door it read: 'Dr. B. Nichols, Head Physician.' He smirked. She was second in command here, wow, he had to give her props. He lifted his hand and knocked heavily.
"Come in!" her voice called. Kelly pushed open the door and his smile widened, she was sitting at her desk in her white lab coat, her face buried in a file. Her beautiful raven hair was pulled into a tight ponytail and she just looked appetizing. She looked up, smiled, and Kelly melted. She was stunning, here at work, she radiated. He could tell she loved her job.
"Hey there, I thought our date was tonight?" she asked as she stood and came around her desk.
"It is, but I decided to bring you a little lunch." He said passing her the plate of food covered in tin foil.
"What is it?" she asked.
"It's some kind of pasta with chicken in it." he said. Ella raised her eyebrows.
"Mills made it." he said quickly.
"Ah." Ella said putting the plate down on her desk, she knew the candidate well and she knew that he was a wonderful cook.
"Also, I wanted to see you." He smirked and wrapped his arms around her waist pulling her against him. She felt divine there, pressed against his chest. He leaned down and pressed his lips to hers softly. The kiss was slow and sensual, and Kelly loved every second of it.
Ella sighed into the kiss, she loved the feel of his lips on hers, and she knew immediately what she wanted.