AN: This chapter I'm listening to Julia Michaels – Issues.

WARNING: blood, death and sex ahead!

Chapter 11 - I Got Issues And One Of Them Is How Bad I Need You.

Florence's heart was racing in time with the thundering of hooves. The squad's bodies were taut with tension as they rode relentlessly onwards. Eren's eyes were wide and scared. She was afraid too. Breathe just keep breathing she reminded herself. Florence's heart froze in her chest as she heard the distinctive sound of a flare. She gulped and glanced behind her watching the smoke curl into the air over to the far left. Titans. They were coming.

Levi turned around sharply.

"Pick up the pace!"

Florence tightened her grip on the reigns as they entered into the dark muddy light of the forest. She tried to ignore the sounds of pounding footsteps and distant screams. She felt sick. Eren was pale to the lips. She drew closer to him. They had to get through this. The footsteps got closer and closer. Thundering footsteps that sounded like the world was ending. Perhaps it was. Florence could resist the urge no longer. She gasped. This titan was different from others she'd seen. This one was far more savage and terrifying. It appeared to have a more womanly form. It was more similar to Eren's than others she'd seen. It was pure muscle and sinew. In the distance she could see the glint of calm, icy blue eyes. It was gaining on them.

Florence didn't dare look behind her now the titan's footsteps were right above them. She glanced across at Eren his thumb was hovering at his mouth.

"EREN NO!" She shouted.

Eren glanced at her desperately.

Levi glanced back and narrowed his eyes.

"Don't fuck around Yeager are you going to or not? Chose whatever option you'll regret the least." He shouted.

Florence gasped. Levi was letting him make the choice. A scared kid. She frowned and grabbed Eren's hand away from his mouth. She wouldn't let him. He'd kill himself.

"Eren. Don't break our promise. We pinkie swore remember."

Eren nodded uncertainly.

Petra nodded in agreement from Eren's other side.

"Trust in us Eren."
Eren nodded reassured slightly and they continued in deeper to the forest. They were all in this mess together. And they would go down together if they had to.

Florence gasped as she felt a rush of air and the tensile sound of taught wire pinging behind her. She gasped as she glanced back. The titan was caught in an almost net like criss-crossing of steel wires. She gulped as she saw bolts sticking of the titan's human eyes. She flinched away from the sight her heart racing and a sick feeling in her gut. They'd set a trap and they'd been used as titan bait. Florence watched Levi closely as he approached Erwin. Why hadn't he told her anything about this? He really didn't trust her. She felt used and betrayed and if she was honest she didn't even want to look at Levi right now. But she had a job to do first.

The titan made no sound of pain as Levi climbed up to stand on its shoulder. Some of the other Squads had made their way into the forest and others were climbing down from the trees that had set the traps. Florence just stood in awed silence next to Eren as she watched the scene unfold completely helpless to stop it. What now? She gasped as she watched Levi standing atop the titan's blonde head. He was even crazier than she thought.

Florence couldn't hear what Levi was saying clearly but she knew it was cruel and mean. He was trying to torture her for information. She watched as he hammered the bolts further into her eyes. She watched as a tremor of pain ran through the titan's body. Levi had his swords raised. She knew the titan needed to be captured and questioned. But not tortured. She watched as he continued to hurt it. She flinched. Levi didn't look human at all in that moment. His eyes were blank, his mouth curled into a cruel line. He looked like a monster. And in that moment she felt sorry for that titan. Its blue eyes found her own and a strange emotion came into them. They stared at one another helplessly.

All that time she and Levi had spent together she hadn't know him at all. She couldn't watch anymore. She turned from the scene her entire body trembling. Who was Levi really? That person up there wasn't the same as that person that had held and kissed her last night. She felt a hand pat her shoulder and she knew it was Hanji. Hanji gave her a sympathetic smile and she returned it. She understood. She was the only one that understood.

Florence covered her ears instinctively as an almighty scream resounded around the clearing. Her eyes went wide as she watched the titan moan in pain. It was the most horrifying thing she'd ever seen and heard. They all stood in the silence with open mouths. What had that been about? Florence saw Erwin's eyes widen and Levi leapt from the titan. She could feel vibrations beneath her feet. She heard footsteps and crashing in the distance. They were coming. She'd summoned them.

Florence's heart raced as the clearing was soon overrun with titans. She froze as people intersected this way and that with their 3DMG. She watched in frozen horror as steaming bodies and human bodies began to litter the floor. There was just too many. The titan was devoured by its own kind. They clawed and bit at the flesh greedily. She felt the bile rise in her throat. They ate each other too. Disgusting.

She numbly jumped into action letting her instincts take over she flew over the chaos and let her swords slice through a five metre class Achilles. Petra zoomed over her giving her a nod as she finished it off.

"Move! Get Eren out of here!" Shouted Levi.

Florence nodded numbly as she grabbed Eren by the arm and they began to fly away from the chaos. She should've stayed back and helped the injured but she'd never seen Levi look like that before. She couldn't refuse his order.

Eren looked just as pale and scared as she felt. She watched the squad flank them on either side. She felt tears fill her eyes as they flew and branches whipped at her skin. Who was this person she was becoming? She didn't know herself. Not anymore.

Eren gasped as they heard thundering footsteps following closely behind them again. The titan was back. Fuck. They wouldn't make it to the horses in time.

Florence glanced across at Eren.

"Eren I need you to make another promise. Promise me no matter what happens to me or the others you won't stop or do anything to get yourself killed. Run. Please just keep running."

Eren's teary eyes widened at her words.

"I can't! Florence I won't leave-" Eren's words were cut off as they both watched in horror as Eld was pulled to the ground in a single swipe by the titan. They weren't going to make it.

Florence took a cleansing breath. She couldn't be afraid not now.

"Eren. I'm going back you have to keep going. DO NOT follow after me understand. Don't look back. You swore to me. Don't give up." She said quickly as she pulled him to her in a tight hug before she about turned into the path of the oncoming titan.

Eren's aqua eyes were filled with tears as she glanced back but she was glad to see he wasn't following her.

She swiftly dodged the titan's fast fists. She gulped as she glimpsed Petra's still crumpled body at the base of a tree. Her face was covered in blood and her butterscotch eyes were glassy and dull staring up to the heavens. She let out a scream and looked the titan dead in the eyes. She spun around the back of the titan and noticed its fingers were protecting the spot on its neck. Shit. She attempted to manoeuvre back round but it caught one of her cables and she felt herself falling wildly to the earth.

She hit the ground hard. She desperately looked upwards to see the blue eyes of the titan on her. The titan hesitated then ran from her leaving her there groaning on the floor. Why had it spared her? She didn't know. She looked around her helplessly paralysed by fear and pain. The squad was dead. She cried out in anguish as hot tears rolled down her cheeks. This world was cruel and she'd been granted another day in this living hell. She turned over and desperately attempted to get to her feet. She glanced at Petra once more and vomited violently. She stayed on her knees surrounded by her fallen comrade's tears in her eyes and the taste of bitter bile on her tongue. Levi had warned her. She thought she'd be strong enough. Oh how wrong she was.

She looked into the forest hearing the sound of Eren's titan screaming. She felt strength build within her. Don't give up now. She dropped her gear. It was busted and would only slow her down. That titan that had spared her would pay. She closed Petra's eyes and moved Oluo and Eld into more comfortable positions. She tensed her fists and tore into the forest following the path of destruction.

She heard the whoosh of 3DMG above her. It was Levi. He looked down at her and his eyes widened. She was alive. He'd seen the massacre of his squad and he'd seen her abandoned gear fearing she'd been…ingested. He moved down to her and grabbed her around the waist taking her with him.

She didn't say anything she just held him. Her face was ashen. Her uniform covered in dirt and blood that wasn't her own. He looked in her eyes. They were dull and broken. She'd seen the truth now and it had changed her. He'd warned her but it hadn't mattered. Florence wasn't the type to give up on something, even now.

"They're all dead." She whispered. Her voice raw from crying and vomiting.

Levi nodded feeling his guts squirm.

"I know."

Levi put her down just outside the clearing where they could currently see Eren and the titan knocking the shit out of each other. Please let Eren be ok she pleaded.

"Look, don't argue with me. You have no gear. You're defenceless even if you weren't you couldn't take her down. So please don't try. Stay here till it's safe. If things get worse run. Understand? Run."

Florence felt her eyes well with tears. No matter what she'd seen today or how she'd been afraid of him earlier this was her Levi now. With him everything seemed to melt away. She felt safe. She put her hands on either side of his face and nodded.

"Don't do anything stupid either." She whispered.

He nodded and he disappeared into the clearing.

She watched and waited. This was horrible. She gasped and Levi's words went out of her head. The titan had Eren's fragile little body in its mouth; it was going to eat him. NO. She ran into the clearing without another moment's hesitation.

"Hey! Put him down you fucking bitch! You missed me back there. Come on then. Kill me!" She shouted angrily gazing into the titan's blue eyes harshly.

She wasn't afraid anymore. If she died now at least Eren would be saved.

She glanced to her left and saw Levi holding back a distraught Mikasa in the tree tops. Levi was pale to the lips and livid.

The titan advanced towards her and she closed her eyes. This was it.

She heard the whoosh of 3DMG and when she looked up the Titan was breathing heavily against a tree protecting the back of its neck. Levi was hobbling uncomfortably on his leg. He was hurt because of her. Mikasa was carrying an unconscious, soggy but otherwise ok Eren over her shoulders. Levi wouldn't even look at her. She bit her lip nervously he was really mad. The titan's blue eyes bored through her and they walked away from one another. Enough death. Enough pain. Until next time they faced one another. They would be stronger next time.

They'd walked through the forest in silence. They were all too broken to speak. On the outside of the forest all of the squads were gathered. Florence noticed their numbers were much depleted. She sighed as she saw all of the injured. They looked towards her for help. She tried to get Levi's attention. His leg would need treated but he was already speaking with Erwin doing everything in his power to not look at her. She sighed as she began to pull supplies from her pack. He was very angry with her and he had every right to be.

She attended to those that could not even walk first and asked the walking wounded to wait and form an orderly queue. As she worked and felt the sticky blood of the wounded seep into her skin she pushed all of the horrors of the day to the back of her mind and focused on keeping these people alive. She looked down at the soldier beneath her; his leg was hanging by a few sinews. She didn't know if she'd be able to save it or him with what she had but she had to try. She let everything else fade to background as she worked. Hanji assisted her as well as she could along with a few volunteers and she was grateful. She was barely holding it together on her own.

She'd been working for hours. Everything ached. She'd lost a few but she wouldn't let the tears fall. Not yet. More people still needed her. She gave Armin a tentative smile as he was first in the queue. She made a quick assessment to see if there were any more injuries other than his head wound. Only a few cuts and bruises on his face and arms. Armin's head wound was deep and she stitched it beneath the bandages. She cleansed the cuts on his face and arms. She felt guilt as she watched him wince. Armin was still a child. A child soldier. She brushed his silky golden hair back from his ocean eyes relieved to see they still sparkled. She smiled at him tentatively and he returned it. There was still hope. This wasn't over.

"I think you're doing great." Whispered Armin.

Florence's eyes widened at his compliment. It's as if he'd known she really needed to hear that at that moment.

"I don't feel like I am." She said sadly.

Armin shook his head.

"Well you are. You've saved a lot of lives today." He said gently.

"I've lost a few too." She said with a waver in her voice.

"True but they would have been lost anyway. At least now we have a chance with you." He replied honestly.

Florence pulled Armin close into an impulsive hug. He responded shyly patting her on the back. She let a few tears fall onto his collar. She needed this hug and his words more than he could ever know. She could go on now with that little bit of encouragement.

Darkness had almost fallen by the time they'd seen to everyone. The fit, including herself, helped the injured and dead onto carts. Eren hadn't come round yet but he was doing perfectly fine. He was on a cart his head currently on Mikasa's lap as she brushed the hair from his forehead. He was already receiving the best care possible.

Levi hadn't let her look at his leg insisting he was fine even though they both knew it was broken. She sighed. She deserved his coldness and his wrath. She'd broken his promise and his leg. She was the worst person in the world. She knew it and he knew it. She approached him gently as they prepared to head to HQ. Travelling by night would be safer for titan attacks. The sun would set within the hour. He was perched on the back of a cart his bad leg propped up. She approached him and he looked away from her. She sighed this was going to be bad.

"Levi-" She whispered.

"Don't alright. Do you have a death wish?" He asked coldly.

Florence sighed as her shoulders sank.

"Answer me! Do you?! You just don't think. You're just so goddam self righteous and impulsive. You could have got me, Mikasa and Eren killed because you just don't know when to stop!" He said angrily.

Florence shrank back slightly. For the second time in one day she was afraid of Levi. He was mad but the cruel look he'd had earlier had been replaced by something almost fragile. Beneath the anger there was something else which only seemed to annoy him more. She finally broke. After hours of having to hold it together she finally let go. She cried. The tears flowed down her cheeks silently.

"What do you want me to say Levi? Apologies won't make a difference right now. If I could I'd do anything to bring them back and let it take me instead. But I can't change the choices I made and neither can you. Somehow we'll just have to live with them. No matter what you say to me you can't possibly make me feel worse than I already do so just don't start ok?" She said wiping her eyes furiously and sniffing.

Levi sighed. He wanted to stay mad at her. She'd been reckless and stupid. She looked exhausted and as she began to cry he really didn't have the heart to be mad at her. He'd fucked up his own leg because he didn't want to see her hurt. He'd made that choice. He couldn't blame her for him acting like an idiot. That was all on him. After all of the losses today and the pain he was exhausted too. He didn't want to fight with her any more. She was broken and so was he. She was covered in blood none of which was hers and he knew she didn't need his anger right now. Lives had been lost today at his hands and at hers and they both had to learn to live with that guilt. He beckoned her forwards and she came closer hesitantly. He pulled her close and hoisted her onto the cart with him.

She shuffled herself into the space between his legs and she flung her arms around his neck. He let her cry like that until darkness fell around them. He rubbed her spine in what he hoped was a comforting manner. She was holding him so tightly. He'd never been held like this before and it made him feel so vulnerable. Like maybe she wasn't the only one that needed this. When he felt her breaths even out and her tears drying he didn't move her. He just readjusted her against his body. His leg hurt like hell but he didn't care. He had her crushed up against him. He knew her sleep was fitful from the way she jerked in her sleep but he just held her tighter. Eren was beginning to stir. Hanji gave him a weak smile and she raised her brows at the way he was holding her. Too much had happened for him to overthink what the hell this thing was between them. He just knew that it made him feel better. He'd lost all of his squad today except her. He held her against him tighter. He wouldn't let her go.

Florence awoke as dawn was breaking and the cart jostled her. She was surrounded by warm wiry arms and cinnamon. She smiled Levi. Then her smile fell as she remembered the horrific events of yesterday. She shuddered and felt Levi hold her tighter. Her heart gave a funny little flutter. She liked that feeling. It somehow made yesterday seem that little bit further away. She opened her eyes and was surprised to find Levi sleeping. His dark lashes flickered close to her cheek. She shuffled slightly careful not to wake him. Eren was awake and letting Mikasa rest against his shoulder. She assumed she'd been awake all night watching over him. She gave him a thumbs up and a weak smile. He blushed and her smile widened. Even after all the losses last night there was still hope. Not all was lost, not yet. Today was a new day.

Hanji rubbed her eyes wearily and Florence saw she was watching the bob of Erwin's blonde head on horseback she smiled. She would definitely be asking her about that later. She hadn't had the chance yet. She felt better that even after everything trivial little things still existed. Like the ribbing she was going to give Hanji over Erwin. Even the thought cheered her up slightly.

They made their way through town and Florence could hear the whispers of the gathering crowd. They hated her. Hated them. An unnecessary tax expense while the people here starved in safety. She flushed and looked away from their prying eyes shamefully. She felt her stomach twist nauseously. She was starving. But she had no more right to a loaf of bread than these poor people. These people's daughters and sons had died out there. And she wouldn't stop until she'd at least explained that she'd tried her best to bring them home.

Levi was speaking with Erwin as they walked through the town. Levi was impeded by his injury. The carts with the bodies that had been carefully wrapped were being swarmed by the crowds. She shuddered as she heard their wails as they identified fallen sons and daughters. A man stopped Levi and spoke with him about Petra. She saw Levi pale and she felt sick. He looked even more fragile than she felt in that moment. She approached him and gave Levi and Erwin a nod. She would deal with this. It was her job. She dealt with breaking bad news to families all the time. But it never got any easier. She let Petra's father break down on her shoulder. As Florence looked around her at all of the pain and chaos her thoughts of any of this still being a dream were dispelled. This was a nightmare. This was hell. And she was living through it.

Dinner was a quiet subdued affair. Lives had been lost and no one felt like talking. They were all exhausted and broken. She did her medical rounds attending her patients before they turned in. Changing dressings and splints and discussing exercises for those with ligament and muscle damage. It took her mind off things and they all had at the very least a grateful smile for her if they couldn't muster any kind words or light conversation. She'd left her most troublesome patient until last.

She knocked on Levi's door she hadn't seen him all day. He'd been busy planning with Erwin. He'd finally allowed her to assess his leg earlier that day. It wasn't good news. It was a badly broken ankle and he would have to be splinted and in a cast for at least six weeks. No walking without crutches and no walking great distances at all until the end of this week. He had been incredibly moody and pouty all day after this revelation. She knew it wasn't in Levi's nature to be still but if she had anything to say about it he would listen to her. Right now he wasn't a captain he was her patient. And she had authority here. He replied with a 'come in' and Florence opened the door.

Levi was writing quick notes by candlelight. He was in a wingback chair next to the roaring fire with his leg propped up on a stool, she was glad to see he was taking her advice. He acknowledged her presence briefly and she placed a cup of tea at his side. He thanked her as she sat on one of the arms of the chair he was sitting in. She watched him writing letters enraptured. His scrawl was neat and precise like everything else about him. She was emotionally and physically exhausted. She was looking forwards to her bed tonight. But she knew sleep wouldn't come until she'd seen him. He put her mind at ease. And no one else seemed to be able to do that. Sure he was an asshole but he made her feel better in a way that was difficult to explain, and she wasn't ever sure she'd understand the feeling entirely herself.

She waited patiently for him to finish. When he had tidied his papers away he watched her closely. She flushed beneath his gaze. He was waiting for her to speak. Suddenly her mind went blank. She didn't have anything to discuss with him and she had no excuse for being here other than his presence calmed her mind. She shuffled closer to him squeezing into the small space left in the seat. She leant her head against his shoulder and let her fingers weave through his. She didn't have to say anything. And neither did he. They both needed this, whatever this was.

Florence gazed up at Levi's face tentatively; she wondered what he was thinking. He leant into her slightly and Florence felt her heart thump reassuringly in her chest. He made her feel better. She wanted to feel more. She didn't want to be with him out of fear she just wanted to be close to him. To make each other feel good. To fill up all the missing pieces within themselves. She knew it was a comfort thing in part because of everything they'd been through. But what was so wrong with that? Maybe he needed comfort too even if he might never admit it. He was holding her just as tightly as she was holding him. Her whole body was on fire and she felt more alive than she had in days. He was bringing her back to life slowly. Making her forget the pain and the suffering and the horrors she'd witnessed. She watched as he closed his eyes and leant down to kiss her. She kissed back with fervour. She had a feeling he wouldn't stop her tonight. He hid it better but he felt just as vulnerable and broken as she did.

Florence straddled his lap careful to put no pressure on his leg. She felt his hands play with the hem of the shirt at her waist. Her fingernails scratched against his scalp. Neither of them were in uniform. Florence was wearing plain clothes for doing her rounds just a cotton shirt and trousers. And Levi had his black jacket, shirt and trousers. He was off duty and would be for the next few weeks. They weren't soldiers right now. He wasn't a Captain right now either. He was just a man and she was just a woman. His kisses were needy yet soft. His tongue massaged against hers and she could feel a hint of hesitancy still. She unbuttoned his shirt her hands were steady and sure this time as she deftly pushed the shirt from his shoulders. She dragged it from his arms and threw it across the room.

She watched his firm, pale chest rise and fall quickly in the firelight. He was watching her carefully and she blushed. His grey eyes were soft, warm and half lidded. Beautiful. She kissed along his jawbone, over his throat, along his collarbone and down to his chest. She heard his breath hitch slightly and she smiled. She let her lips return to his and her eyes widened slightly as she felt his hands unbuttoning her shirt. She flushed. He really wasn't going to stop her tonight. She didn't want him to. Tonight felt different and he knew that too. Her heart raced as he threw her shirt aside to join his on the floor.

Florence wanted to hide her face away from him, surely she must be bright red by now. She watched his eyes widen slightly as they fell to her chest and below. He was blushing and Florence smiled at his surprised expression. She was wearing the bra she'd been wearing on the day she'd come here. She wore it when she wasn't on duty. The survey corps bras were like cotton sports bras. They were nothing like the bra she was wearing now. She wondered if they had bras like this in this world. It was completely sheer and pale pink with a few stitched lacy parts around the side. She watched him tentatively trace his pale finger down her breastbone. She shivered at his touch. His hand moved around to cup her breast and her lids fluttered closed as his thumb ran across her nipple through the thin material. It pebbled at the feel of his fingers. She shifted in his lap rising to arch into his touch and felt him hardening beneath her. Her entire body was tingling like crazy. She was filled with desire and want for him and she was not ashamed by it because she felt how much he needed this too.

Florence was wearing what he could only describe as a prostitute's brassiere. But it wasn't. It was classier and prettier. He'd never seen anything quite like it. He swallowed thickly. He'd never met anyone quite like her either if he was honest. So beautiful in entirely her own way. He watched her blush shyly and her lashes lower over her hazel eyes. He let his eyes travel over her face and her freckled skin. He could see her rosy nipples through the soft pink material. He was ashamed to feel himself getting very hard. It had been a long time but that wasn't why. If he was honest he knew it was because of her. The very sexy underwear didn't help though. He touched her breasts revelling in the way she arched into his touch and exposed her throat to him. He littered her throat with kisses and her mouth met his greedily. She unclipped her bra and Levi slipped it from her shoulders. He broke apart from her and his breath caught at the sight of her exposed in front of him.

As nice as her bewitching bra had been this was better. His hands wanted to feel every part of her. He let them slide from her hips over her waist, he paused over the yellow flower he would ask her about that later, and back to her breasts once more. She kissed him and she moaned into his mouth. His lips buzzed from the vibrations. The sound was sending little jolts of pleasure straight to his groin. This was completely fucking stupid. But he wanted her and she wanted him and he wasn't going to stop this.

Through some very awkward shuffling, due to Levi's busted ankle, they made it to the bed. They were both naked. Florence blushed there was no going back from this. Levi sat up leaning against the headboard and pulled her towards him. Their chests pressed together and she wrapped her legs around his waist. They looked into each other's eyes. He was searching for any signs of hesitation. Satisfied not to find any he kissed her and tangled his fingers in her golden hair. This was different. She was different. It wasn't like all those other times. He wanted this and her. She touched him in a way that he'd never been touched before. Her fingers were gentle on his skin. This wasn't just an urge that needed satisfied it was something else, something more. It was scary and wonderful all at once.

He let his hand slip between her silky thighs. He heard her gasp against his ear and he smiled. He curled his finger inside her delicate folds. She moaned and thrust her hips towards him. He watched as pleasure rippled through her body. She bit her kiss bruised lip and her eyelashes fluttered. He felt her body tense against his ministrations. She wasn't like the other women he'd been with. It wasn't dirty or rushed. It was gentle and fragile and Levi wondered if he'd ever wanted to be with anyone else like this and he realised he hadn't.

He felt her clench around his fingers and shudder against his body. He watched her unravel from his touch with a breathy moan in his ear. He felt the hairs at the back of his neck rise at the sensory over load that was watching Florence overcome with pleasure and desire. Her eyes were dark and heavy. Her tanned skin was flushed and his pale hands looked almost like marble against her skin. Her hair was ruffled and her mouth was moist and swollen from kissing. He didn't think he'd ever seen anything so beautiful.

Her mouth travelled from his neck to his hipbone in a torturously slow journey. She took him in her mouth and Levi's hands clenched in the sheets from the sensation. He had to close his eyes watching her was too much. No one had made him feel this way in a long time. She wanted to make him feel good in an entirely selfless way. His heart was pounding and he had to gently push her back to stop her ministrations. She made him want to lose control. Something he hadn't did in a long time. Not since before he joined the survey corps. She made something he'd buried deep within himself come alive again.

She kissed him deeply and gave him no warning other than to slide on top of him and sheathe himself inside of her completely. He broke away from her lips with a guttural groan. She directed a satisfied smile towards him as she gave her hips an experimental roll. She was going to make him pay for the hell he put her through during training. Her eyes twinkled mischievously. She was enjoying the power she had over him right now far too much. And Levi didn't mind at all, quite the opposite in fact. She was torturing him slowly as they began a steady rhythm. He pulled her down towards him crushing her body against his in a searing kiss. This was stupid and crazy but they both needed this. After everything the only solace and retribution they found was in each other's arms.

Levi hated needing anyone or anything. It was a sign of weakness. Nothing or no one could ever have that much influence over him. Want was different. But as Levi lost himself in the feeling of her body he was beginning to think the lines between want and need were blurring. She was blurring everything and messing everything up inside him. And the worrying thing was that he didn't mind at all.