The next chapter [which will be up Sunday 5/5] will bring us back to the actual plot a bit more and will feature Milo once again. This chapter... I always struggle to write Lana so excuse me if she's out of character. Also, I have no idea how far I should take the dominant/submissive aspect of Andy and Lu's relationship [or Andy and Milo's for that matter], if anyone has any input on that it's more than welcome!


—The Story—


Lu ran her hands through her hair as she left chat room. After getting to the hospital on Saturday night she had assisted in an emergency surgery for one of her patients, deciding afterwards that being as tired as she was it probably wouldn't be safe to drive home, so opted to crash in her office instead. On Sunday it seemed as if her beeper had not stopped beeping for a single moment the entire morning, it had been early afternoon by the time she finally got home.

It didn't bother her too much, she knew Andy would be having dinner with Milo and his parents, breaking the news of the engagement to them; from what Andy had told her Lu couldn't imagine Milo's mother being too happy about that news. So, even if she had been able to find time Andy wouldn't have had time for her.

''Good morning, troops,'' Lu could hear Andy greet Lana and Peter and she smiled; old habits really do die hard. Lu watched Andy walk past Lana's desk and caught up to her as she was making her way to her office. ''Delgado,'' Andy acknowledged as she pushed open her office door.

''Mornin','' Lu greeted, ignoring the fact that Andy had addressed by her surname. Sure, she knew that Andy had done that for a long time, it was what she was used to, but considering the fact that they were dating… The only reason she could think of why Andy would address her like this was that nobody at work except for Nick knew. Andy seemed a bit more distant than usual though and Lu could only guess that it was because she had left her hanging two days earlier, she frowned ''Are you mad at me?''

Andy plopped down her briefcase on her desk and shrugged off her coat, ''Why would I be mad at you?'' She asked, seemingly softening a bit. Lu cocked her head at her and the message was clear, ''Patients come first, we both know that. It's not like I expected you to ignore a page.''

''Then what is it?'' Lu asked, leaning on the desk as Andy put on her white lab coat.

Andy had a look of confusion on her face though it wasn't entirely convincing, ''What is what?''

''''Delgado''.'' Lu said, mimicking Andy's voice somewhat. ''I know that you're not comfortable being out to everyone, but you said you would be a little less paranoid. Nobody's going to think anything of it if you call me Lu; the most you'll get is Lana asking why you're still calling her Hawkins.''

''You mean she still doesn't know?'' Andy asked, actually somewhat surprised by that. Just because she and Lu hadn't announced their relationship to the whole world didn't mean they had been very subtle about it, and Andy knew that Lu had at least confirmed to Lana that something had happened between them. With how observant Lana was, with how much she pried into people's personal lives, Andy had just assumed that she knew.

''How would she?'' Lu asked, ''You wanted us to keep things private, and… I wanted you, so I listened.'' A smile danced on her lips. Yes, she had softened her voice somewhat for the latter part of that sentence but she would do that even if everybody knew about them. The door was closed but you never knew who was on the other side.

''She's your best friend,'' Andy reminded her. ''I just assumed you would share it with her.'' She sat down in her chair and moved her briefcase down the floor, casual as ever though inside she was nervous. She could only assume that now that Lu had been given the go-ahead she would actually tell Lana.

Lu narrowed her eyes at Andy, not quite believing that she would be okay with this. She walked over the door, opening it just a little bit, ''Lana?'' She called out, just loud enough for the receptionist to hear. She didn't want half the hospital to know that something was going on, suddenly feeling like she herself was being paranoid after accusing Andy of being paranoid.

After a minute Lana walked in, ''Yeah, kid?'' She asked, holding a patient file for Andy in her hand. She could see that Lu was a bit nervous; Andy was watching her which didn't seem to help. When neither of them said anything Lana dropped the file on Andy's desk.

''Andy and I are dating,'' Lu blurted out before holding her breath. Over the years she had shared so much with Lana, had asked for advice on boyfriend stuff more times than she could count. Lu had lost her mom when she was ten and since knowing Lana for so long she had almost assumed a mother position in a way, but she didn't know how Lana was going to react to this. The last thing she wanted was to lose the friendship they had shared for so long.

Lana looked back and forth between the two of them before turning back to Lu. Andy had remained awfully quiet and Lana could only conclude that this had been Lu's idea; Andy had never been all that willing to share the details of her personal life. ''I guess congrats are in order?'' She asked. She could see Lu and Andy share a look, ''You think Lana didn't notice there was something going on? Luisa, you told me you two slept together.''

''You what?'' Andy asked, in disbelief that Lu hadn't told her this. Lu seemed equally confused. Andy decided to ignore this, shaking her head to clear her mind, ''Thank you, Hawkins.''

Lana smiled at Andy, ''And you're still marrying Dr. Morton?'' She asked. When Andy confirmed with a nod, Lana took a second to let it all sink in before leaving the office, quickly followed by Lu. ''I guess when you wanted a partner you could get along with after Dana left you got your wish.'' She said, putting her arm around Lu's shoulder.

''So what do you think, really?'' Lu asked as they walked back to the front desk. So far Lana had taken it about as she had expected but Lu couldn't help but wonder if Lana wouldn't hide her true feelings to spare Lu's feelings.

''It's live and let live, kid,'' Lana said as she sat down. She could see that Lu didn't quite accept that as a full answer, ''whatever makes you happy, baby.'' Lana shared a look with Peter, wondering if he knew while he was wondering what she was talking about.

Lu knew she wouldn't get much more from Lana so decided to just accept it for what it was. ''Just Lana, please don't tell anyone,'' she was well aware of how much Lana gossiped, ''We're not ready for everybody to know.'' She was keeping her voice down so not everyone could hear her, ignoring the fact that Peter was not three feet away. She could see Lana glance over to him and then back at Lu with raised eyebrows. Lu sighed. ''Sure,'' was all she said before heading back to her office.

Peter looked at Lana with raised eyebrows, silently asking what was going on. Lana smiled, glad that Lu had finally opened up to her. ''Lu and Dr. Campbell are doing the dirty.''


''So how did it go with Milo's parents?'' Lu asked as she was getting ready to leave. Andy was standing in her office, coat on already, briefcase in hand. They were both going to their separate homes and Lu regretted not just asking Marc to go over to Andy's house so they could all have dinner together.

Andy yawned before sighing, ''About as well as could be expected,'' she said. Milo's mother, Eve, had never been a big fan of hers, even less so after Milo had left Sandra for her, and she had already assumed Eve wouldn't be too happy about the engagement. ''We ate apple pie in silence,'' Andy's apple pie was her only redeeming quality in Eve's eyes; she would use that to her advantage however she could.

''Sounds like fun,'' Lu said, ''How come you've never made me apple pie?'' She asked, she was stalling as much as possible until she got the guts to do what she wanted, ''Come here,'' she added after a second.

''We can make one together next weekend,'' Andy suggested as she absentmindedly dropped her briefcase into the chair, walking over to Lu, ''What's up?''

Lu pushed Andy's coat off her shoulders as she pushed her against the desk, ''We never finished what we started Saturday,'' she said, kissing Andy softly on the lips, giving her a suggestive look when she pulled away.

''We're at work,'' Andy reminded her, trying to ignore how good Lu smelled, how frustrated she had been since Saturday evening, she hadn't even had enough time with Milo to do anything. Despite that she let her coat fall onto the desk, her verbal protests had always been a lot stronger than her non-verbal ones, she could never hide how into Lu she really was.

''Come on Andy, there's no one here,'' Lu said. Aside from her office the whole clinic was dark, all the lights had been turned off almost an hour ago, even the cleaning crew had left.

''That's what we thought the first time we did this,'' Andy reminded her. It wasn't that she didn't want Lu; it was just that it was too risky at work. Telling Lana was one thing—even telling Peter as Lu had later hinted at had been okay, but risking having anyone walk in on them… At least Milo was still in surgery and wouldn't be out for hours, but who knew who else was still walking around? It's not as if the whole hospital shut down during the night.

''What? You don't feel like putting on a show for anyone?'' Lu asked jokingly between kisses.

''Well, while I'm sure Nick would love to catch a glimpse, exhibitionism isn't exactly my thing,'' Andy said as Lu unbuttoned her shirt. Her own hands travelled to the hem of Lu's shirt, pulling it over her head when she pulled away for a second.

''Oh come on, let a guy's dream come true,'' Lu said. She loved teasing Andy like this. Their entire relationship she had been pushing Andy's boundaries, while making sure she was never too uncomfortable, and it had always turned out well in the end. She had never fathomed having anyone but Milo—and she was even iffy about him—watching them, but she hoped Andy would trust her if she did ever make a suggestion that might be a bit outside her comfort zone.

Andy pulled away with a frown, ''Are you saying he's here?'' She asked, confused by Lu's wording. She was more than a little familiar with Nick's thoughts regarding her and Lu and could only imagine he would jump at the opportunity to be there in person.

''I'm saying relax, and let me give you my apology for Saturday,'' Lu said, after a second adding, ''He's not here.'' Just to ease Andy's mind and hopefully making her slightly more compliant than she would normally be at work. She sank down to her knees, looking up at Andy who was standing in front of her with her white button-up hanging open. She pulled Andy's shoes off, ''I'm sorry,'' she said, pushing Andy's skirt up over her hips, ''Even though I was right,'' she could hear Andy chuckle at her words as she pulled Andy's underwear off, ''I did say some things I shouldn't have.''

Despite being uncomfortable being this undressed at work, Andy couldn't help but laugh at Lu's words. She was right: last Saturday she had been right about a lot of things, but to have her apologize for what she had done still felt good. As did Lu's lips sucking on her skin.

''Now, continue Saturday's story,'' Lu said, still not wanting to let Andy off the hook. She could see the look in Andy's eyes asking her if she was serious, ''I want to hear the rest of it, you stopped at the best part.''

Andy cocked her head to the side, ''Do I have to?'' She asked, feeling too tired to get into it. Usually she used the weekend to recharge somewhat—even if, as a mom, she did have lots to do—but dinner with Milo's parents was never all that energizing, especially when the tensions rose high like they had.

Lu gave her a look, ''Humor me,'' she said, dryly.

Andy made up her mind to play along before looking away embarrassed, it had been one thing to let herself get lost in the moment and tell the whole story all at once, to now continue right where she had left off… it meant jumping in right at the sexiest part of the story. ''I don't even remember where I left off,'' she mumbled, looking for any excuse to not do this.

Lu could see the blush on Andy's face as she kissed her thigh. She had replayed Andy's words a million times in her head in the past two days and knew exactly the words that had been used, could picture Andy's face as she was telling the story perfectly, and knew exactly where she had left off. ''My teeth scrape over your clit,'' she reminded Andy and could see redness creeping up Andy's chest and up to her face.

It all came flooding back to Andy, ''Your teeth scrape over my clit,'' she repeated quietly, feeling awkward now that she wasn't as horny as when she had told the story before. ''Ehm…''

''I'm going down on you,'' Lu said, trying to prod her memory, ''Milo is watching us but isn't saying anything,'' she pried Andy's legs apart. She was hoping that if she could just get Andy to get lost in the moment then maybe she would relax a bit, giving herself the chance to come. Lu knew that if Andy stayed in her head too much then this was all a lost cause, ''Close your eyes.''

Andy swallowed hard before following Lu's orders. Flashes of the fantasy were going through her mind, ''You push your fingers inside of me,'' she said. Where seconds before she had felt a bit cold—it was still January after all and since it was after work hours the thermostat had been turned down—she was now already sweating.

''Like this?'' Lu asked as she pushed two fingers inside Andy, noticing that she was only a little wet and worrying that she hadn't given her enough time. She took her other hand to push one of Andy's legs over her shoulder for better access. She curled her fingers upward, feeling around a bit until she found Andy's g-spot. When she looked up at Andy she saw that she was biting down on her lower lip, nodding at Lu's question. As Andy didn't answer Lu pulled her fingers away, getting Andy's attention immediately, ''I'm only going to continue as long as you keep talking,'' she said, licking her fingers as she held eye-contact with Andy.

Andy's mind was foggy and after spending the whole weekend on edge because the memory kept replaying in her head, she finally just wanted to have that release, to finally have Lu's permission to come. No matter how much it had turned her on on Saturday she now just wanted it to be over, she was tired after a long day's work and didn't have the energy for this right now. She sighed, ''You already left me hanging once, can't you just let me-'' she shut up as Lu stood up, surprised by how intimidating Lu could be as Andy looked down at her.

''Do you really think I would let you off the hook just like that?'' Lu asked, surprised by how whiny Andy had sounded. She pushed Andy's hair back behind her shoulders before taking her shirt off, ''I asked you to tell me the whole fantasy, I'm not going to rush things now...'' she looked at the clock, ''I've got all the time in the world. If you don't want to, you can leave right now but I'm not going to make you come.''

Andy thought about this for a second, ''Fine,'' she said, giving attitude. She grabbed her shirt from Lu's hands and attempted to put it on before Lu stopped her, ''I'll just ask Milo-''

''No,'' Lu interrupted her quickly. Andy raised her eyebrows at her and it pissed Lu off just a little bit. ''First of all, I will just call Milo and tell him you're being a brat and to-''

''I'm not being a brat,'' Andy butted in, seemingly offended by it.

''You are being a brat,'' Lu said, pushing Andy back against the desk so she was sitting on the edge of it. ''I'm sure that Milo won't give in to you if I tell him what happened between us,'' she could see Andy was starting to talk back and was quick to stop her, ''Let me finish.'' She hid her surprise when this actually seemed to work and crossed her arms in front of her chest, trying to be a bit more serious, ''Second of all, you agreed to keep the relationships separate, you can't just go to the other person when one of us doesn't give you what you want.''

Andy would be lying if she said that Lu taking charge like this didn't turn her on, but she was still somewhat offended from being called a brat. For a split second she thought about firing back by telling Lu that the main reason she had gone over to her apartment on Saturday was just because of that: because Milo hadn't given her what she wanted, but that didn't seem like the smartest thing to do right now.

Lu was pleased that Andy didn't talk back anymore, ''So why are you being such a brat?'' She ignored Andy's reaction to that word, glad that it was somewhat getting a rise out of her, she was sure that all Andy could think about was how she would use that word to describe Jesse before she would ever use it to describe herself. ''Do you want me to slap you in the face like in your fantasy?'' She was still pretty shocked from that part of the story. She could see how uncomfortable Andy was and softened her demeanor a bit, ''What's going on there Andy?''

Andy sighed, ''I don't know,'' she said, refusing to look at Lu.

''You know that I would never hurt you,'' Lu said, quickly adding, ''Not in any way that you don't want to be hurt.'' When she didn't get a response from Andy she gently grabbed her by the chin—which had also been a part of her fantasy so it seemed fitting—''You do know that, don't you?'' She asked, needing verbal confirmation. She ran one of her hands through Andy's hair, cupping her cheek.

''Yeah, I know,'' Andy said, ''And I know Milo would never either,'' knowing that would be the next part of what Lu was going to say, ''I don't know how that snuck it's way in there, and I don't care, not all fantasies have to come true.''

''Would've been fun though,'' Lu said, backing away from Andy the slightest bit and looking her up and down; trying to decide if she wanted to finish what she had started. Andy's skirt had moved somewhat downward but not entirely, and she had never bothered to put her shirt back on. She took the shirt out of Andy's hands, tossing it to the side. ''Now, I may not hit you but I can still think of other ways to punish you if you're going to be difficult.''

It almost made it tempting to be difficult, and Andy had enjoyed Lu taking charge, ''You were the one being difficult,'' Andy said quietly, just loud enough for Lu to hear it.

''I just wanted you to hold up your end of the deal,'' Lu said, ignoring Andy's talking back, ''You tell me the whole story and then maybe I'll let you come.'' She played with Andy's hair for a second, ''But if you won't comply I could always ask Nick to join us, make his fantasy come true.'' She had long ago learned that spanking wasn't much of a punishment for Andy—and that was more Milo's thing anyway—but that didn't mean she couldn't punish her. Given what Andy had told her earlier this seemed like the best way to get her to listen.

Andy looked at Lu intensely, wondering if she would actually go through with that. They both knew that nothing would happen unless they were both okay with it, and that if Andy really didn't want it then Lu wouldn't punish her that way, but she was just comfortable enough with Nick and uncomfortable enough with the idea that it could work.

Lu could see the wheels spinning in Andy's head, ''Or I could just not let you come,'' Lu said, getting back down on her knees in front of Andy. She could hear a groan coming from Andy and grinned. ''I could force you to come so many times it hurts,'' she said, pinching Andy's clit between her fingers, a hiss from Andy was the only response she got. ''I could…'' her mind was racing, trying to come up with more ideas, ''I could make you wear vibrating panties and take you out to dinner.''

''Lu…'' Andy leaned back on her elbows. Imagining all these punishments just made her more hot and bothered. Her leg was shaking and Andy was pretty sure that if Lu kept talking she could talk her into an orgasm, that's how close she was.

''I could force you not to wear any underwear at all,'' Lu suggested, her lips sucking on Andy's lower lips. She sucked on Andy's clit, ''I could put a clothespin right here,'' she said, booping it with her tongue, pushing Andy's leg away when it twitched. ''Or… you could just tell me the whole story…''