Chapter twelve

I don't think I had ever moved so quickly or quietly in all my life; I was thankful that I left my pipboy on during our little rendezvous hoping to hell it at least cut out some of my moaning. I gathered my discarded clothing and haphazardly threw them on, smoothing out my clothes and fastening my belt as the rapping of knuckles on Arthur's door seemed like an ever-persistent bug in my ear. I glared at him over my shoulder as he stretched out on his bed, still completely naked and not seemingly bothered at all by the person banging on his door. I ran my fingers through my knotted hair hoping I didn't look like I just had sex and groaned in discomfort, my hips were killing me. Arthur rose off his bed and stalked over to me placing a gentle kiss on my exposed shoulder whispering in my ear "Relax, people are always knocking on my door asking for something I don't always answer them, it's not unusual behavior for me to take so long" I turned and faced him surprised when he knelt down and kissed me and I pushed against his sweaty chest lightly "Get dressed please" I hissed tip toeing to his uniform and tossing it to him. He smirked and rolled his eyes donning the hideous article in mere seconds. Huh guess he knows how to get it on properly. I smirked at my own inappropriate inuendo. He smoothed out his hair and grabbed his heavy jacket placing It back onto his strong shoulders and I bit my lip as I watched him. I can't believe I had sex with the Elder of the brotherhood of steel. Oh god I had sex with him. "Arthur what if someone heard us" I panicked and paced back and forth biting at my fingernails.

He came up behind me and spun me around nuzzling his face into my neck, his rough beard giving me goosebumps "Relax this room is soundproof, for security reasons of course, but I suppose it works for your moaning as well"

I felt my face burning up as he ran his tongue over my flesh "Quit, please they are still out there" he huffed and stood up straight staring down at me "didn't hear you complaining before, in fact it sounded like you very much enjoyed yourself"

I wanted to wipe that smirk off his face as I felt my skin prickle with heat at the thought of what just happened between us. I opened my mouth to protest when he moved swiftly across the room towards his door, pulling it open I rushed to his table grabbing my pipboy trying to make it appear as we were just conversing like two regular people and I was getting up to leave. My heart felt like It was going to burst through my chest, my palms were sweaty, and I could barely get the strap tightened around my wrist properly. I looked over my shoulder to see who would be bothering Arthur at such an hour and was surprised to see a very nervous looking Eve standing there, peaking across his wide frame to connect eyes with me. I blew out a breath between clenched teeth and schooled my expression something I learned was immensely useful when practicing law, I strode up beside Arthur and smiled brightly at Eve "Hello Eve how are you feeling?" I asked politely.

She looked between me and Arthur for several moments before she mumbled "I'm sorry to interrupt Sir, but I was looking for Knight Allore and someone told me they saw her leave mess with you"

He rose a brow and opened his door wider gesturing to my smaller figure standing just behind and off to the side of him "Well it seems as you have found her Knight"

I frowned, that seemed awfully rude, and Eve cast her eyes downward nodding her head "Yes Sir"

Arthur turned and looked at me, all the warm affection I saw in his eyes earlier was replaced with the typical steely Elder Maxson look "You are dismissed Knight".

I pinched my mouth into a thin line. Okay so this is how we are going to play it eh. "Of course, Thank you Sir" I went to walk out of his quarters when he moved slightly in front of me "Aren't you forgetting something Knight?" and I cocked my head to the side "Sir?" he gestured to my belongings sitting at his side table and I frowned right, the dishes. Fucking men. "Sorry sir ill remove them from your quarters" I said icily and turned swiftly to pick up our discarded bowls.

Elder Maxson

I watched her eyes shift from a beautiful blue, full of affection to an icy steel full of contempt as she hastily turned and made her way back into my quarters to remove our finished meals. She moved with a slight hitch in her step, and I smirked, she tried to conceal her discomfort, her muscles so tense as she grabbed the porcelain bowls. But I knew she was uncomfortable I suppose I was rather hard on her, I couldn't control myself I wanted her so badly and she was moaning my name, I was getting hard at the thought and I realized that Knight Graceson was still standing just outside the threshold of my door and I coughed clearing my throat and angling my body away from her, I turned and looked at her over my shoulder "You are dismissed Knight, Allore will be along shortly after I have a moment to speak to her" you may wait at the command deck" she looked up at me quizzically and nodded once, spinning on her heal and waddling away her hands caressing her growing infant. I frowned, I never thought much about having children, it was a duty required of me as Elder, but I never found a woman that was fit enough to bare my offspring. I closed my heavy metal door slowly and turned to watch Alexis grumble under her breath and snatch up her belongings, switching off the soft classical music of her pipboy and trying to unsuccessfully stomp by me. I reached out and grabbed her upper arm gently turning her to face me "Look at me" I said softly but she was stubborn as hell and I rolled my eyes "Look at me Knight" she hissed and stared up into my eyes and I smirked brushing a finger across her soft cheek "I'm not kicking you out Alexis, I'm just trying to make it seem like this was a professional meeting" she looked at me confused pulling her plump bottom lip into her mouth and shook her head lightly. I tilted her chin up "Listen to me, I would never use my position to take advantage of you and then throw you out, I care about you as Arthur and Elder Maxson." I could not explain to her all my feelings as I didn't fully understand them myself, when she was around my head was a mess and what just happened just complicated things so much further. It was completely inappropriate for a superior officer to be fraternizing with his subordinates, but it was different with her, she didn't see me as Elder she saw me as Arthur, and it was something that I wasn't familiar with, but I enjoyed immensely. I enjoyed every part of her immensely, my hands twitched at the thought of having her again, of reaching out and grabbing her and taking her on my desk.

She cleared her throat and I snapped out of my lust filled haze to stare at her beautiful face "Well we need an excuse as to why you brought me here then"

I nodded and turned staring at me quarters, my mind buzzing trying to think of an excuse that would be tactically sound. My eyes lingered on the files I had pushed away in haste to make room for our meals, and I smiled turning around and kissing her unsuspecting lips. She leaned forward grabbing the lapels of my coat and I smirked into her mouth, so eager "The files, you have helped me organize them before I called you back to finish them".

She leaned back and placed a hand on her hip giving me an eye roll "Well then I probably should have actually done that, seeing as anyone could tell they are clearly a mess still"

I rubbed my beard and nodded she had a point "Very well you may report here to finish the files at 0600 tomorrow morning"

She shook her head and me and I frowned "Are you saying no solider?"

She laughed and slapped my chest lightly "No big guy, I got in shit remember I have to report to Lancer-Captain Kells tomorrow for sanitization whatever that means"

I nodded my head, that's right she had been insubordinate towards Kells, stealing his radio my little troublemaker. "very well, tomorrow you will report to Lancer-Captain Kells, you will report to me afterwards"

She raised a brow "Afterwards?"

I stood up straight and fitted her with my most serious Elder look, and nodded "After you complete your sanitization punishment you will report to my quarters to attend to these files"

She snorted and turned to leave "Okay sir"

She went to leave brushing her hair down around her shoulders and I watched her firm backside as she moved, moving forward quickly I whispered into her ear "And anything else the Elder requires of you"

She squeaked and gulped "Of course" she opened the metal door and turned to look over her shoulder at me "Goodnight Arthur" she whispered, and I smiled "Goodnight".

Alexis

I held my breath for a moment and rubbed my tired eyes, my head was swimming with emotions. What the fuck that's all I could think. What the fuck did I just do, and why the fuck did I do it. My cheeks burned when I thought about it and I groaned hanging my head, my loose hair tumbling down over my shoulders and across my chest. Okay Lex get it together. I brushed my skirts down and slung my pack higher on my shoulder, walking towards Eve. She was watching me approach her eyes slowly taking in my appearance and I wanted to die. Did I look as guilty as I felt, was my makeup smeared, oh god did I have crazy sex hair. I gave her a small timid smile as I reached her

"How are you feeling" okay you can do this lex, nothing strange happening here just two friends chatting after one friend leaves the overlords bedroom, nothing totally weird about that right.

Her bright intuitive eyes narrowed just a fraction and she smirked at me "Maybe I should be asking you that very question solider" she was teasing I knew she was but I couldn't help the blush.

"I..uh..i'm good" I shrugged and pretended to fiddle with my pipboy.

She rolled her eyes at me and brushed my hair away from my shoulder exposing the pale skin on my neck "So it would seem" she laughed.

Oh god strike me down. I laughed nervously "Whats the matter"

She linked her arm through mine and pulled me forward towards the mess hall, "Oh nothing Lex, you just have a little something there" she said poking the tender flesh on my neck.

Im sure my face was redder than a tato, shit no way he did not give me a damn hickey. "I don't know what you are referring too" I said, and the excuse was pathetic even to my ears. She snorted hiding a smile behind her hand "Sure you don't sweetheart"

I grabbed my hair and forcefully shoved it forward, so it fell down my shoulders and across my chest, nervously patting it down to smooth it out. I wanted nothing more than to jump from the flight deck at the moment, but her musical laughter brought up my spirits just enough that I didn't want to splatter all over the airport below. "Relax Lex, I won't tell if you don't"

I blew out a breath and bobbed my head up and down "Okay, uhh how bad does it look?" I needed to know if I could pull it off without a big label saying someone fucked me stuck to my forehead whenever another solider happened to notice my big ass hickey. She rubbed her swollen belly and giggled "it looks like you just had a fun time"

I groaned and pulled my hand aggressively down my face, frowning as I smeared my makeup God Damn. "Seriously Eve"

She bumped into me playfully "Im kidding, just leave your hair down no one will notice a thing" her bright eyes were crinkled at the edge and I could just tell she wanted to bust a gut laughing at me. I rolled my eyes "Wow so helpful" I groaned and stomped unlady like away from her, I was stiff and sore and I wanted nothing more than a hot long shower, preferably for a week straight. She waddled after me and I smirked looking at her from the corner of my eye, she was getting big her due date was definitely fast approaching, she huffed a little at my pace and I wanted to roll my eyes at her, I was barely moving, and she was huffing as she waddled along. She gave me and the side eye and leaned in close a look of mischief and misgivings spreading across her face "So you and the Elder eh"

I coughed and cleared my throat "Uhhh, yea what about us?" I wanted to play dumb but the look she gave me told me I was an idiot for even trying. I sighed and wrung my hands together.

"I'm married Lex, can't fool me I know what happens between two people" she smirked.

"Shhh, don't just shout it out for the whole ship to hear" I hissed and looked around quickly glad no one was paying us any attention.

We stopped to move out of the way as a hulking metal man walked past us in a suit of power armor, the heavy thud of the metal boots, causing me to lose balance for a moment as I swear to god the entire ship swayed. A firm grip on my arm steadied me and I looked shyly at Eve as she rolled her eyes at me "Something wrong with your legs, its like you just got run over by a brahmin"

My face paled as she laughed heartily, and I quickly stood up straight narrowing my eyes "Okay, you've had your fun"

"Oh C'mon I'm only teasing you" she said smiling sweetly at me.

I snorted and rolled my eyes at her, teasing my ass, I could tell she was loving every moment of my uncomfortableness. I waved a hand and dismissed her stomping away as fast as I could, hissing as pain shot up through my legs.

"Does it hurt?" I heard her ask behind me and looked over my shoulder eyes wide, mouth open like a fish out of water "Uhh what?"

She snorted and pointed to my cast leg "Your leg, does it still bother you?"

I blushed again, and quickly looked down at my foot, my toes peeking out from the awful cast on my leg, "Uhm not too terrible anymore I guess"

She nodded looking down as if to inspect my leg, her eyes flicking up to meet mine, "Must get in the way an awful lot, you know for the most strenuous activities" she bit her lip.

I rolled my eyes, and shook my head she was relentless, but I liked her feisty little spirit I could tell she was funny, and I knew id get along great with her. "What did you need me for anyway?" I asked as we walked slowly down the long corridor towards mess hall. She placed a hand on her stomach and looked at it lovingly "Well after the meal you prepared, I wasn't feeling the best, and you mentioned something that would help, you called it a tea I think"

I nodded "Oh yea I remember, yea herbal tea, it's a hot drink made with crushed petals and carrot flower, once of my friends came up with the recipe it supposed to help with nausea"

She smiled lighting up her whole face "Do you have it here, do you think we could make some?"

I tilted my head to the side "Uhm, yea I think I might have some of the things to make it" I turned into the medical bay, and I heard the pitter patter of her leather boots on the metal flooring behind me. I rummaged through the supplies we had on hand, grabbing a few bottles of purified water, and a stim. Satisfied I nodded my head and turned to look at Eve, she was eyeing me strangely again and I huffed "What now?"

She tilted her chin up towards my bundle of goodies "Whats with the stims?"

I shrugged my shoulders and smirked "Well if you must know I need to empty one into the tea, I know it sounds gross but it should help trust me, and the others are for my gimp leg"

"Gimp leg?" she asked raising one of her delicate chestnut eyebrows at me her green eyes sparkling.

I stuck my tongue out at her, that's right im childish like that. "My leg in the cast, pervert, sheesh"

She held up her hands and giggled "I didn't say anything"

I snorted sure you didn't, only been teasing me for the last half hour. I got to work looking for a nice hack saw to chop off the blasted cast, I was so tired of wearing the damn thing, besides I'm pretty sure I was healed enough. Okay you can do this Lex, just hack through it until it comes off, pop some meds and you are golden. My inner cheerleader was encouraging me, and I bit my bottom lip in concentration, hissing as the tender swollen flesh screamed in protest. Dammit, okay no lip biting.

"What are you doing ?" I could see her out of the corner of my eye leaning around my shoulder to watch me swing my leg up on the examination bed and start slowing cutting through the plaster of my cast. I snorted "Cutting up brahmin steak what does it look like?"

She gave me a gentle push and I gulped giving her the side eye, she looked sheepish forgetting I was holding a giant saw against my leg.

"I'm chopping this bitch off, I hate it, its heavy its hot and I think ill be fine without it" I shrugged sawing through the last bit of plaster, stopping to look at her. Her curious gaze was fixated on my now exposed flesh, and I frowned, oh god how ugly was it. I pinched my eyes shut "How bad is it?"

She sighed and patted my shoulder and I groaned, okay bad obviously, I slowly peeled open one eye to stare down at my lower leg. My skin was paler than normal which no surprise there, but I was pleasantly surprised to fine minimal scarring. I glared at Eve "Brat I thought my leg was mangled" She shrugged at me and crossed her arms across her chest "It looks good, definitely Knight-Captain Cade's handy work"

I nodded that man was a saint and a miracle worker when it came to medicine. I slowly pulled the remaining cast chunks away from my leg and tossed them in the bin beside the examination bed, I wiggled my toes and chuckled happily as the danced and gave me a little piggy wave. "Thank god" I gushed.

Eve snorted "You are so weird"

I gave her a look over my shoulder as I gently lowered my leg to the floor, frowning as the cold metal flooring of the Prydwen touched my naked foot, Ew gross I can only imagine how dirty this rig is. I injected two stim-paks into my calf hissing at the huge gauge of the needle, I reached out for Eve's hand and she grasped mine in her small warm palm. Her skin was surprisingly soft, I expected the calloused hands of a solider. "God, I feel like a baby deer" I smiled as I took a few tentative steps wobbling slightly as I got accustomed to the feeling of walking without my heavy boot dragging me down. I found that it didn't hurt to bad, a slight sting but I could live with that a couple more days of injecting stims, and I would be as good as new.

"Thank the sweet lord, I can walk like a human again, okay first things first lets go down to my room, ill grab the rest of the things for the tea, then the real fun begins" I smiled victoriously.

She rose a brow at me "the real fun? What's that?"

I smiled brightly "I get to shower"

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After returning to my quarters and getting the dried ingredients for Eves tea, and a fresh set of clothes for me, we headed towards the mess hall, I snuck behind the counter knowing where everything was thanks to my wonderful cooking skills of that afternoon I brewed up a fresh hot cup for her and made her drink it down. The look on her face was priceless, I didn't say it was going to taste good. Like most things in the wastelands it tasted like shit, but I promised it would help her so giving me a proper death glare she swallowed it down. We chatted for a few minutes and she told me she was going to head to bed and I gave her a suggestive eye waggle and she snorted and shook her head leaving me to my real goal, shower time baby.

The water was a proper temperature for me, scalding hot to the point of melting flesh. Ahh perfect. I sighed happily as I scrubbed at my skin, it was a healthy pink, most of the bruising had faded and I looked somewhat normal again. I scrubbed my scalp washing my long dark hair and sitting under the refreshing warm water. I knew I had used up my portion of hot water for the week, but I didn't care, It felt good to be clean I felt revitalized. I turned off the water and dried as quickly as I could with my little ratty towel. I turned to my clothing and I smirked It would be so nice to get into a pair of pants again. A pair of black fitted jeans, a little worn but what wasn't anymore, they had a few small tears in them, but I thought it looked kinda bad ass, so I slipped them on and pull a whiteish t-shirt over my head. I had a old letterman's jacket slung over my pipboy and I shrugged it over my shoulders pulling my wet hair out from the collar. I looked down at myself, I looked decent, nothing like a proper little soldier of course, but thanks to the explosion I didn't exactly have a uniform anymore. I gagged I hated the damn orange monster anyway, but I suppose I would have to go talk to Teagan and get a new one. I brushed my hair out and let it hang down, letting the air dry out my soft curls. It was as dark as midnight, and so soft I always loved my long hair and I definitely wasn't about to put it up right now anyway. Satisfied I looked good enough for civilization I grabbed my pipboy strapped it on and headed towards mess, I figured I would eventually run into June I was pretty sure her shift would be ending soon, and If I knew her, she would be heading for a drink.

I walked towards mess, and I could hear her musical laugher fill the hall and I smiled as I joined her, smiling at Taylor as I slid down onto the metal benches.

"Well look at you, walking like a big girl now" Taylors snorted and I punched his shoulder sticking out my tongue at him "Piss off, I just took the cast off was starting to get in the way so I cut it off"

"Does Cade know?" June asked me sipping from a long neck beer.

I bit my lip and shook my head once "Uhh Nope"

She laughed "Figured as much"

"Hey what can I say, I tend to make my own rules" I laughed

"We noticed" they said in unison, and I blushed.

After a while more people started to slowly add to our table and I was happy for the company and the steady stream of drinks that just so happened to slip into my waiting hands, and after a while my mind began to feel fuzzy, something warm and firm picked me up probably off the floor and I felt a gentle sway until I hit something soft, and I was out.