Author's note: although the fic itself is rated K+, this particular chapter is closer to a T rating.
Jeff kept his burned arm elevated as he sat in the emergency room. As long as he didn't press it against anything it didn't hurt that badly. Luckily there was only a small bit of blistering. As long as the blisters didn't pop there probably wouldn't be any scaring.
As he glanced around he noticed that many people were staring at him, most of them looking at him disapprovingly. Though he assumed they weren't staring at him because of his arm. They were staring at him because Annie was currently laying across his lap in a bikini. Her stomach was pressing into his groin, with her legs dangling over the empty seat next to them. Jeff knew how this must look. But the ER didn't have enough empty chairs for Annie to lie down, and she refused to sit until the burn on her butt and thigh was looked at.
Jeff managed to hold in a groan as Annie wiggled in his lap, causing him to become more aroused/uncomfortable then he already felt. "Can you stop wiggling?" he hissed at her.
"I can't help it," she hissed back at him. "My butt is really stinging."
Jeff groaned again (with it escaping him this time) as Annie again involuntarily grinded into him. "You are aware of the effect you're having on me, right?"
"Yes Jeff, my stomach is well aware."
"Then can you stop-."
"I'm not trying to do it on purpose," she whispered/growled at him.
He looked down at her, seeing how uncomfortable she was. Both from her injury and from the position she was in. "Maybe if I rub it it'll-."
"No!" She quickly moved her hands over her bikini bottom as if to protect the area. "Don't touch it. The fabric could stick."
"I'm sure it's not stuck to you."
"Well I'm making sure it doesn't get stuck. Because if it sticks they might pull skin off when they treat me and then I'll have scars. Like in Bend it like Beckham."
"Hu?"
"It's a movie, about two girls who play soccer. In the movie one of the women has a large scar on her leg, which she got when her pants burned into her skin in a fire and they had to rip the fabric off because it was stuck to her."
"You are aware that's a movie, right?"
"Yes Jeff. I'm aware it's a movie," she hissed. "But it wasn't fake. That actually happened to the actress as a kid and they had to work it into the movie. Abed told me."
"Thank you Abed for your love of cinema." Jeff groaned as he pinched the bridge of his nose. "You just had to wear the red bikini, didn't you Annie?"
"I couldn't find my purple one. And my one piece had a rip in it."
"You know how I feel about that particular bikini."
"Oh, I'm sorry you don't have any self control Jeff."
"You didn't exactly have much self control either Missy. You practically dragged me into that room."
As he glanced down he saw the anger leave her face as fear took over her features. "I don't want to have scars on my butt."
"You're not going to have scars Annie. They're going to fix you up and you're going to be fine. And even if you do it'll just be on your butt. I'm pretty much the only one who'll see them."
"I don't care where they are, I don't want scars on my body."
Jeff was silent for a few moments as he thought about what to say. "You know everyone loves a good scar story."
"Right, because this is a story we need to share with others." She said it sarcastically, but her eyes seemed to light up a little at the ridiculous of this whole thing.
"Miss Edison, Mr. Winger." Jeff and Annie got up from the chairs (Jeff staying slightly behind Annie to hide his still prevalent erection) and went over to the doctor as she looked over their charts. "Well this is a change from the usual fireworks injuries I've seen today. It says here you both received burns from a boiler. You to your right arm Mr. Winger and you to your left thigh and buttock Miss Edison. May I ask you two how you obtained these injuries."
Jeff and Annie looked at each other in embarrassment over the doctor's question. "Well…"
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Jeff pushed open the heavy door of Pierce's game room and pulled Annie inside before he saw that Gilbert and Professor Whitman were already there by the pool table. "Oh, hey. We didn't know anyone was in here."
"We were just starting a game of pool," Gilbert said. "Either of you is welcome to play the winner."
"Though I should tell you Gilbert, that I'm quite the billiards player," Eustice said. "Why don't we make this interesting? Say five bucks a ball."
"Bit of warning Whitman, Gilbert can get pretty ruthless when wagered money is involved. I know this from experience." Jeff groaned as he felt Annie nibble his ear. "Yea, we'll see you…"
They quickly ran out of the game room as they continued looking for an empty room. "How the hell can every room in this mansion be occupied," Jeff wondered out loud. "I know Pierce throws big Fourth of July parties but-." He nearly jumped as he felt Annie grab his butt. "Can you just wait a sec."
"I can't help it. You look really good in those swim shorts," she said with a sly grin.
"You're killing me here babe." He unabashedly looked her body over in the skimpy dark red bikini she was wearing. "God I love that suit." He was about to throw her to the floor and take her right there in the hallway when he saw a door in the alcove. Jeff grabbed Annie's hand and pulled her over as she opened the door. Immediately the two of them were hit with a burst of stifling heat as they saw that they were in the boiler room.
"Maybe we should, aw screw it." Jeff slammed the door shut as he grabbed Annie and kissed her deeply. He backed her up against the wall, the two of them standing dangerously close to the boiler as their hands roamed all across each other's bodies. Annie started untying the tie in Jeff's swim trunks when she lost her footing and fell to the side, her butt and thigh hitting the burning hot medal of the boiler.
"AAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWW!"
"ANNIE!" Jeff grabbed her and pulled her off the boiler, burning his arm in the process.
"SON OF A BITCH!"
"OW IT HURTS! JEFF IT HURTS!"
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"We were getting something in a boiler room and burned ourselves when we got to close," Annie quickly said.
"Yup, that's what happened."
The doctor gave them a look that clearly said she didn't fully believe their story before making a note in their charts. "Ok. Miss. Edison, you'll be coming with me. Mr. Winger, you'll be going to the exam area over there."
"Please be careful. I think my bikini's stuck to me and I don't want to have scars," Annie said desperately.
"Lets see how badly the damage is and then we'll deal with it Miss. Edison."
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Fifteen minutes later Jeff stood in the emergency room waiting room as he waited for Annie. His injury hadn't been that bad. They had put some cream on the burn and wrapped his arm in gaze, telling him to keep it bandaged for a few days and then to just let it heal on its own.
As the minutes dragged on he couldn't help worrying about Annie. He knew her burn had been more severe than his and that it would take more time for her to be treated. But he was still concerned the longer he waited for her. He hoped that she was all right.
He knew her big concern was that her suit would stick to her and they'd rip chunks of her skin off when they removed it. She had diligently made sure nothing pressed into her butt to minimize any damage, including laying on her stomach in the back seat during the car ride over. But even with everything she had done she was still really worried she'd end up with a huge scar. She didn't even smile when Jeff told her scars were generally cool and that he'd still be attracted to her even if she ended up with a scar that looked like Pierce's face.
An hour later the doors opened and Annie gingerly walked out, followed by the doctor from before. While Annie was still wearing her bikini top, she now was wearing teal scrub pants. "Jeff."
"Annie." Jeff hugged and kissed her before turning towards the doctor. "How is she?"
"She's fine Mr. Winger. We were able to remove the bathing suit without pulling any skin, as she repeatedly voiced her fear on." The doctor paused for a moment before continuing. "I'd recommend getting some aloe to rub on the area and wearing a gaze bandage for a few days Miss. Edison. Otherwise there's not much else to do. Burns take a while to heal, so it'll be a few weeks before you're all better. But you're going to make a full recovery."
"Thank you," Annie said. She looked up at Jeff, frowning at the grin on his face. "What?"
"You know I love it when kick ass Annie comes out."
He kissed her before she gently pushed him back. "Ok, that's enough. This is what led to all of this in the first place."
"For the last time, I'm not the only one to blame here."
"Ok fine, this was my fault to," she said as she rolled her eyes. "Happy?"
"Yea, I'd say so. By the way, were they able to save the bikini bottom?"
"Jeff!" she scoffed. "That's all you care about?"
"No, I care more about your well being. But I'm not going to lie and say I don't have an attachment to that particular suit."
"Well I'm sure you can learn to live without it. Can we go now? I want to pick up some aloe and put it on my burn."
"OK." He put his arm around her as they walked out of the emergency room. "And hey, now I get to rub aloe into your butt for the next several days. Since you'll need help tending to your wound."
"You're such a dork sometimes," she said, smiling for the first time since she had gotten injured.
