Shortly after Lexa passed out, the Dominion's doctor arrived,
escorted by three thugs. Jesse watched as the doctor examined her, while
Brennan and Shalimar kept an eye on the hired guns. Removing the bandages,
the doctor pulled off her gloves and held her hand over the wound, which
began to heal quickly.
When Lexa began to stir, the doctor covered her with a blanket and turned
to Jesse. "She'll be fine. The three of you did a fine job; she would
probably have been up on her own two feet in about a week. I'd say she
should take it easy for a few days, no working out, and things like that,
but she'll be good to go by the weekend."
Jesse sighed with relief, and smiled. "Thank you, doctor."
The doctor smiled and signaled to her companions that it was time to go. Brennan and Shalimar escorted them out while Jesse stood by Lexa and stroked her hair. He leaned down and kissed her gently on the lips, which teased a smile from the sleepy invalid.
Stretching like a cat, Lexa yawned. "Hi," Lexa said softly, sitting up and holding the blanket to her chest.
"Hi baby," Jesse grinned. "I missed you." He pulled her closer to him and kissed her again.
Kissing him back, Lexa put her arms over his shoulders and played with the hair at the base of his neck. "I missed you too." Her kisses were lazy but sensual. Slowly they began to heat up, but not so quickly that they didn't hear the discrete coughing of their fellow team members announcing their return. Pulling back carefully, Lexa held the blanket in place with one hand and waived with the other.
"You gave us quite the scare there Lexa," Shalimar said as she sauntered in.
"Yeah, I mean if you wanted to change the subject, you could have just said so," Brennan said dryly.
Raising an eyebrow, Lexa smirked. "Well, you know me. Always have to be the center of attention." Tying the sheet over one shoulder in a make shift toga, Lexa stood up cautiously. "How long was I out?" she asked, leaning on Jesse while she tried to get her balance.
"About two hours. The doctor the Beard sent over just left. She said you should be fine." Jesse slipped an arm under Lexa, absorbing some of her weight. "No working out for the next few days though."
Shaking her head, Lexa winced as she put a hand on the spot where the branch had punctured her lung. "I've never been less in the mood in my life, so there's no need to worry about that." Looking up at Jesse she grinned, "Sorry Jess, guess it's back to those cold showers, eh?"
Brennan and Shalimar snickered as Jesse turned beat red. Recovering, Jesse smiled- "Good thing I don't pay the water bill then, eh? My heart would probably stop when that bad boy came in."
Laughing, Lexa winced again, and went still. "You said 'bad boy'. Funny."
"You're certainly in a good mood for someone whose ass I just kicked. Again." Brennan observed. "It get easier with practice?"
"In your dreams Sparky. The only reason you got me on my back was thanks to a little help from Mr. Tree Branch." Shooting a look at Shalimar, Lexa continued. "Sorry Shal, I just don't know what you see in him. All power, no finesse."
"And I suppose Jesse's a regular Ron Jeremy, eh?" Shalimar teased.
"Captain's got the boat and motion of the ocean on his side." Lexa winked, patting Jesse's face. "Don't you, Captain?"
"Could we stop talking about my sex life while I'm standing here?" Jesse asked, good naturedly. "We've already discussed the fact I'll be living in the shower as it is. I don't want to think about how cold the water's going to have to be if you keep trying to get my blood to boil."
"I'd like to second that motion," Brennan agreed. "I'm already scarred for life, have a little mercy."
"Think of it as down payment on those ass kickings I owe you." Lexa replied thru her clenched teeth as she started to hobble toward her room with Jesse's help.
When they got to her room, Jesse helped Lexa lower herself onto the bed. "You sure you're okay?" he asked, worry creasing his brow. "You scared the shit out of me Lexa."
"I know. I'm sorry. I'll be fine. The Healer said so herself, remember?" Lexa motioned for Jesse to lie down next to her. "Everything turned out okay Jesse."
Hesitating, Jesse got into bed with the injured woman. He slid his arm under her neck and pulled the covers up over them. "Why do I feel like we've gone thru this before and somehow nothing's changed?"
Sighing, Lexa turned her head to look at him. "I was hoping you wouldn't remember that part what with all the excitement."
"I don't understand why you won't let me in Lexa. You went ape-shit out there. Whatever happened with Jaime and-"
"How do you know about Jaime?" Lexa interrupted, her voice hard.
"You were delirious before the doctor came. You talked to me as if I was him." Jesse explained. "You said you wished you were still married to him."
"Great... looks like Brennan was more effective an interrogator than I originally thought, huh?"
"What happened to him Lexa?" Jesse asked, stroking her hair.
"He died. I went A.W.O.L. when we got married. We managed to stay hidden for about... oh I don't know, four, maybe five months. They came for me with guns drawn. The poor bastard didn't stand a chance. They shot him seventeen times. He got off a few of his own though- put the Beard in the chair." Lexa's voice was soft and filled with pain. "But Jaime was as stubborn as all hell. It took him nearly 14 months to finally let go." Lexa paused, then forced herself to continue. "I begged my grandfather to let me stay with Jaime till the end. I told him I'd go back with him and work for the Dominion, the GSA, anyone- I didn't care who, if he'd let me stay. I guess he thought it wouldn't take that long when he agreed. I took Jaime home and spent those 14 months hoping against hope... But that was almost three years ago."
Jesse didn't know what to say. He'd known that whatever it was that Lexa was keeping secret, the Dominion would be involved. For some reason he was more worried about their future together than he had been earlier. The Dominion was a physical obstacle he could fight. Jaime's ghost was something entirely different. Finally Jesse spoke. "How did you meet?"
Lexa smiled, wiping tears from her eyes. "We were in language school together- beginning Italian. He was my conversation partner for three months. It was the summer I turned 21. He was two years older than me, and this intoxicating mix of sophistication, power, and innocence. He didn't know anything about the world that we live in, but he used to say that all he needed to know was that someone somewhere had made me for him, and he didn't care if it was my parents or a man in a lab coat."
"I take it you told him about your powers?"
"I was young and in love. It was stupid of me, but I don't know... When he told me about his home, his life, himself- I wanted to share who I was with him too. After it was all over Grandfather said that things might have been different if Jaime hadn't known. But what he didn't understand was that I would have been different if I'd lied to Jaime. Jaime gave me the world when all I had to give him was myself.
"For my birthday Jaime took me to Montreal- we stayed in this amazing hotel- the Chateau something or other and stayed out till three in the morning dancing. The next day we drove out to his uncle's cabin on Lake Champlain and he made me Belgian waffles for dinner. Our lives were just so... normal. I've never been as happy as I was that year."
"But you must have known that the Dominion wouldn't let you go Lexa. If you hadn't run the two of you could have lived your lives together, right?"
Lexa laughed bitterly. "When my grandfather came up to visit in the middle of the summer and met Jaime, he took me aside and told me that I after I was done with my little fling he would be sending me to Rome for a year. 'You're a soldier Alexa, not a poet,' he said. 'Love is a weakness our enemies will exploit.' What he really meant, of course, was that it was a weakness that he would exploit.
"Besides, Jaime had his own commitments. He couldn't follow me around the world and wait at home while I went on covert ops. His family was titled, and worth a hell of a lot of money. Jaime was his uncle's heir, eventually he would need to go home to Scotland. He followed me to Rome, but things were already different- harder. I couldn't tell him about my day, about what I had done. Jaime didn't trust the Dominion or my grandfather, but I did. Hell, I still do. Whatever else the Dominion has done, they've been brutally honest."
"When it suits them," Jesse interjected. "They aren't boy scouts Lexa."
"I know that Jesse. But they're like my dysfunctional family." Lexa tried to explain. "I know it's crazy- but I know how they act, how they think- they're all the family that I've known since Leo and I were kids."
"You had Jaime. You have us. Damn it Lexa, they took him away from you- don't let them take me away from you too." Jesse's voice was harsh. Somehow he needed to get thru to her. He didn't know how many times he could go thru this with her.
Lexa bit her lip, her eyes searching his. She took his hand and placed it over her heart, then slipped her hand under his shirt and placed it over his heart. "I don't want that to happen, but I also know what happens when you don't play by the rules."
"This isn't some game Lexa. This is real." Jesse's hand caressed Lexa's skin. He could feel her heart rate quicken which raised his in turn. He curled his fingers in and then slowly stretched them out again, half teasing, half comforting.
"Wha- what would you have me do?" she murmured, licking her lips. "Tell me... haow to make it work and I'll try."
His hand stills, realizing that as exhilarating as it was to have her respond to him so quickly, she wasn't ready for anything intense. "You need to trust me. Don't shut me out."
"Jesse, the last thing I want to do is shut you out," Lexa purred, rolling on top of him.
"Lexa, you're killing me," Jesse groaned. "You know we can't. Besides, I thought you said you weren't in the mood."
"Don't tell me no Jesse, please." Lexa kissed his chin, his neck, his earlobe. "I need you."
"You said nothing's changed Lexa. You're the one who wants to play by their rules. Their rules say no go, so it's a no go." Jesse turned his head away so that their lips wouldn't meet."
"Fine." Lexa rolled off him and turned her back to him.
"Fine?" Jesse sat up. "That's it?"
"That's it." Lexa pulled the blanket back up around her.
"You're not going to fight for me?" Jesse asked incredulously.
"Hey, you said we're not supposed to do it, so we're not going to do it." They made eye contact in the mirror across the room. "You're the one who wants to play by their rules." Lexa mimicked, making a face.
"Lexa..." Jesse whined, leaning down, trying to spoon with her. "Don't be mad..."
"I'm not," Lexa denied, scooting away from him.
"Lexa... don't be this way. Why does it always have to be all or nothing with you?" Jesse scooted forward, kissing her neck, his hand rubbing her arm.
"Don't." Lexa wiggled away.
"Lexa..." Jesse gave up and rolled back over. "Should I leave?" he asked, staring at the ceiling.
When she didn't answer he turned to look at her again, and found her looking back at him. Startled he jumped. "Christ Lexa! Do you enjoy trying to scare me to death?"
Lexa giggled in way of an apology. "I didn't mean to. It's just so damn easy." She leaned forward and kissed him gently on the lips. "I'm not trying to be difficult Jesse."
It was hard, but he amazed himself by managing to stifle a snort. Unfortunately for him, Lexa saw the mischief in his eyes and pushed him, albeit gently. He took her hand from his chest and kissed her fingers. He watched as her eyes started to dilate at this innocent gesture. "You can't resist me, admit it."
Lexa opened her mouth to blatantly lie and deny it, but a moan came out instead when Jesse licked her fingers, gently nibbling on them. When Jesse rolled on top of her, Lexa started to pant. She took her moist fingers and ran them down his chest. "You have too much clothes on Jesse."
"Oh really?" Jesse asked teasingly. "I thought I was perfectly dressed for a night of not having sex."
"If that's the case," Lexa murmured, "maybe I should put one on myself."
Shaking his head, Jesse disagreed. He cupped both of her breasts in his hands, his fingers rolling her nipples as he slid into a seated position, straddling her. "I think you'd be over dressed then. You seem hot... are you hot baby?"
Lexa's chest lifted up, pressing her breasts into his hands. Her head sank into her pillow and her eyes closed as she moaned softly. Already unable to speak, her hands wrapped themselves around the hem of Jesse's shirt on either side of his body. "Don't stop Jesse..." Her voice got higher, a little more desperate as Jesse softly pinched her nipples.
Taking one of his hands from her chest, Jesse brushed some hair out of her face. "I don't know baby, you seem really hot. Maybe you have a fever. I don't want to push you further than you're ready for." Groaning in frustration, Lexa yanked hard on Jesse's shirt, ripping it off of him. Her eyes flashed when Jesse quickly pinned her hands over her head. "Tsk, tsk Lexa. You know the doctor said you shouldn't exert yourself."
"Don't tease me Jesse." Lexa begged as Jesse nuzzled her neck, licking and sucking gently on her skin. "God... I need you to make love to me."
"I don't know Lexa..." Jesse said softly with that authoritative voice he knew drove Lexa wild. "You're not supposed to exert yourself- and we did talk about playing by the rules..." His hand slid down the side of her body, settled on her sex, and began to rub concentric circles with his thumb. "On the other hand, love is strong medicine."
"Love is... good." Lexa gasped as Jesse's hand passed thru her clothing and directly onto her most sensitive flesh.
"And if I were to do all the work, then really, it would be like physical therapy, wouldn't it?" Jesse pulled his hand back and tapped his lips contemplatively.
"I like the way you think." Lexa's head strained up to try to kiss him. "Therapy is good."
"Of course, I'd have to restrain you so you didn't hurt yourself..." Jesse smiled slyly, squeezing her wrists for emphasis. He kissed her eager lips again, tempting her with his tongue. Sensing her eagerness, Jesse tied Lexa's wrists together behind her back. He kissed his way down her belly and removed her pants slowly, kissing each bit of flesh as it emerged. When he'd gotten her completely naked, he spread her slick folds and tasted her.
Lexa went crazy. She arched back, pushing her hips down into his tongue and let out a stream of incoherent moans reflecting her... appreciation. Jesse slipped two fingers inside her and nibbled on her clit. He alternated between sucking and stroking it as his fingers pushed deep inside her.
Her climax startled both of them. While it wasn't accompanied by the flash of heat and light that had rocked them both their first night together, the intensity of it was written all over Lexa. Smirking Jesse stretched, then flopped down on the bed next to her. "It seems my work here is done. I think I may deserve a promotion for that one. That's got to be some sort of record."
"You're assuming that speed is an asset." Lexa wiggled out of her restraints and snuggled up to Jesse.
"I got the job done. You don't seem to be complaining." Jesse smiled and kissed her lightly. "And technically, we didn't break the 'no sex' rule."
"Well what about you oh honorable Boy Scout?"
"I'll let you make it up to me."
"So you're telling me that you're... fine."
"Hey, you're talking to a man who's nickname is Rocky. I'll survive. I'm satisfied that you're satisfied and that I was able to... give you a hand in achieving that satisfaction." Jesse laced his fingers thru hers. "You really scared me today."
"You mean with that whole punctured lung-almost-dying thing? I'm fine now."
"You did die. Brennan stopped your heart."
"And then he started it again. It was a freak accident."
"That shouldn't have happened."
"Are you telling me you blame Brennan?"
"Lexa how can you not? He deliberately hit you with god only knows how much electricity."
"He was trying to protect you, just like I was. And let's not forget that those subsequent hits saved my life. If you're going to worry about anything, worry about the fact that the people who care about you employ some messed up methods of watching your back."
"Hell must have frozen over- you're defending Brennan. I want to kick his ass and you are defending him. What's wrong with this picture?"
"Oh don't think I don't want to kick his ass myself. I'd be lying if I said I was 100% over the Leo thing, but for some twisted reason, today really went a long way towards mending those fences."
"You're a freak, you know that right?"
"Hello, I've been trying to tell you that for a while now. Now be quiet, I need my beauty sleep." Lexa kissed Jesse sweetly on the lips and squirmed around trying to get comfortable. "Night Rocky."
"That's Captain Rocky to you miss." Jesse laughed. "Good night."
* * * *
Jesse sighed with relief, and smiled. "Thank you, doctor."
The doctor smiled and signaled to her companions that it was time to go. Brennan and Shalimar escorted them out while Jesse stood by Lexa and stroked her hair. He leaned down and kissed her gently on the lips, which teased a smile from the sleepy invalid.
Stretching like a cat, Lexa yawned. "Hi," Lexa said softly, sitting up and holding the blanket to her chest.
"Hi baby," Jesse grinned. "I missed you." He pulled her closer to him and kissed her again.
Kissing him back, Lexa put her arms over his shoulders and played with the hair at the base of his neck. "I missed you too." Her kisses were lazy but sensual. Slowly they began to heat up, but not so quickly that they didn't hear the discrete coughing of their fellow team members announcing their return. Pulling back carefully, Lexa held the blanket in place with one hand and waived with the other.
"You gave us quite the scare there Lexa," Shalimar said as she sauntered in.
"Yeah, I mean if you wanted to change the subject, you could have just said so," Brennan said dryly.
Raising an eyebrow, Lexa smirked. "Well, you know me. Always have to be the center of attention." Tying the sheet over one shoulder in a make shift toga, Lexa stood up cautiously. "How long was I out?" she asked, leaning on Jesse while she tried to get her balance.
"About two hours. The doctor the Beard sent over just left. She said you should be fine." Jesse slipped an arm under Lexa, absorbing some of her weight. "No working out for the next few days though."
Shaking her head, Lexa winced as she put a hand on the spot where the branch had punctured her lung. "I've never been less in the mood in my life, so there's no need to worry about that." Looking up at Jesse she grinned, "Sorry Jess, guess it's back to those cold showers, eh?"
Brennan and Shalimar snickered as Jesse turned beat red. Recovering, Jesse smiled- "Good thing I don't pay the water bill then, eh? My heart would probably stop when that bad boy came in."
Laughing, Lexa winced again, and went still. "You said 'bad boy'. Funny."
"You're certainly in a good mood for someone whose ass I just kicked. Again." Brennan observed. "It get easier with practice?"
"In your dreams Sparky. The only reason you got me on my back was thanks to a little help from Mr. Tree Branch." Shooting a look at Shalimar, Lexa continued. "Sorry Shal, I just don't know what you see in him. All power, no finesse."
"And I suppose Jesse's a regular Ron Jeremy, eh?" Shalimar teased.
"Captain's got the boat and motion of the ocean on his side." Lexa winked, patting Jesse's face. "Don't you, Captain?"
"Could we stop talking about my sex life while I'm standing here?" Jesse asked, good naturedly. "We've already discussed the fact I'll be living in the shower as it is. I don't want to think about how cold the water's going to have to be if you keep trying to get my blood to boil."
"I'd like to second that motion," Brennan agreed. "I'm already scarred for life, have a little mercy."
"Think of it as down payment on those ass kickings I owe you." Lexa replied thru her clenched teeth as she started to hobble toward her room with Jesse's help.
When they got to her room, Jesse helped Lexa lower herself onto the bed. "You sure you're okay?" he asked, worry creasing his brow. "You scared the shit out of me Lexa."
"I know. I'm sorry. I'll be fine. The Healer said so herself, remember?" Lexa motioned for Jesse to lie down next to her. "Everything turned out okay Jesse."
Hesitating, Jesse got into bed with the injured woman. He slid his arm under her neck and pulled the covers up over them. "Why do I feel like we've gone thru this before and somehow nothing's changed?"
Sighing, Lexa turned her head to look at him. "I was hoping you wouldn't remember that part what with all the excitement."
"I don't understand why you won't let me in Lexa. You went ape-shit out there. Whatever happened with Jaime and-"
"How do you know about Jaime?" Lexa interrupted, her voice hard.
"You were delirious before the doctor came. You talked to me as if I was him." Jesse explained. "You said you wished you were still married to him."
"Great... looks like Brennan was more effective an interrogator than I originally thought, huh?"
"What happened to him Lexa?" Jesse asked, stroking her hair.
"He died. I went A.W.O.L. when we got married. We managed to stay hidden for about... oh I don't know, four, maybe five months. They came for me with guns drawn. The poor bastard didn't stand a chance. They shot him seventeen times. He got off a few of his own though- put the Beard in the chair." Lexa's voice was soft and filled with pain. "But Jaime was as stubborn as all hell. It took him nearly 14 months to finally let go." Lexa paused, then forced herself to continue. "I begged my grandfather to let me stay with Jaime till the end. I told him I'd go back with him and work for the Dominion, the GSA, anyone- I didn't care who, if he'd let me stay. I guess he thought it wouldn't take that long when he agreed. I took Jaime home and spent those 14 months hoping against hope... But that was almost three years ago."
Jesse didn't know what to say. He'd known that whatever it was that Lexa was keeping secret, the Dominion would be involved. For some reason he was more worried about their future together than he had been earlier. The Dominion was a physical obstacle he could fight. Jaime's ghost was something entirely different. Finally Jesse spoke. "How did you meet?"
Lexa smiled, wiping tears from her eyes. "We were in language school together- beginning Italian. He was my conversation partner for three months. It was the summer I turned 21. He was two years older than me, and this intoxicating mix of sophistication, power, and innocence. He didn't know anything about the world that we live in, but he used to say that all he needed to know was that someone somewhere had made me for him, and he didn't care if it was my parents or a man in a lab coat."
"I take it you told him about your powers?"
"I was young and in love. It was stupid of me, but I don't know... When he told me about his home, his life, himself- I wanted to share who I was with him too. After it was all over Grandfather said that things might have been different if Jaime hadn't known. But what he didn't understand was that I would have been different if I'd lied to Jaime. Jaime gave me the world when all I had to give him was myself.
"For my birthday Jaime took me to Montreal- we stayed in this amazing hotel- the Chateau something or other and stayed out till three in the morning dancing. The next day we drove out to his uncle's cabin on Lake Champlain and he made me Belgian waffles for dinner. Our lives were just so... normal. I've never been as happy as I was that year."
"But you must have known that the Dominion wouldn't let you go Lexa. If you hadn't run the two of you could have lived your lives together, right?"
Lexa laughed bitterly. "When my grandfather came up to visit in the middle of the summer and met Jaime, he took me aside and told me that I after I was done with my little fling he would be sending me to Rome for a year. 'You're a soldier Alexa, not a poet,' he said. 'Love is a weakness our enemies will exploit.' What he really meant, of course, was that it was a weakness that he would exploit.
"Besides, Jaime had his own commitments. He couldn't follow me around the world and wait at home while I went on covert ops. His family was titled, and worth a hell of a lot of money. Jaime was his uncle's heir, eventually he would need to go home to Scotland. He followed me to Rome, but things were already different- harder. I couldn't tell him about my day, about what I had done. Jaime didn't trust the Dominion or my grandfather, but I did. Hell, I still do. Whatever else the Dominion has done, they've been brutally honest."
"When it suits them," Jesse interjected. "They aren't boy scouts Lexa."
"I know that Jesse. But they're like my dysfunctional family." Lexa tried to explain. "I know it's crazy- but I know how they act, how they think- they're all the family that I've known since Leo and I were kids."
"You had Jaime. You have us. Damn it Lexa, they took him away from you- don't let them take me away from you too." Jesse's voice was harsh. Somehow he needed to get thru to her. He didn't know how many times he could go thru this with her.
Lexa bit her lip, her eyes searching his. She took his hand and placed it over her heart, then slipped her hand under his shirt and placed it over his heart. "I don't want that to happen, but I also know what happens when you don't play by the rules."
"This isn't some game Lexa. This is real." Jesse's hand caressed Lexa's skin. He could feel her heart rate quicken which raised his in turn. He curled his fingers in and then slowly stretched them out again, half teasing, half comforting.
"Wha- what would you have me do?" she murmured, licking her lips. "Tell me... haow to make it work and I'll try."
His hand stills, realizing that as exhilarating as it was to have her respond to him so quickly, she wasn't ready for anything intense. "You need to trust me. Don't shut me out."
"Jesse, the last thing I want to do is shut you out," Lexa purred, rolling on top of him.
"Lexa, you're killing me," Jesse groaned. "You know we can't. Besides, I thought you said you weren't in the mood."
"Don't tell me no Jesse, please." Lexa kissed his chin, his neck, his earlobe. "I need you."
"You said nothing's changed Lexa. You're the one who wants to play by their rules. Their rules say no go, so it's a no go." Jesse turned his head away so that their lips wouldn't meet."
"Fine." Lexa rolled off him and turned her back to him.
"Fine?" Jesse sat up. "That's it?"
"That's it." Lexa pulled the blanket back up around her.
"You're not going to fight for me?" Jesse asked incredulously.
"Hey, you said we're not supposed to do it, so we're not going to do it." They made eye contact in the mirror across the room. "You're the one who wants to play by their rules." Lexa mimicked, making a face.
"Lexa..." Jesse whined, leaning down, trying to spoon with her. "Don't be mad..."
"I'm not," Lexa denied, scooting away from him.
"Lexa... don't be this way. Why does it always have to be all or nothing with you?" Jesse scooted forward, kissing her neck, his hand rubbing her arm.
"Don't." Lexa wiggled away.
"Lexa..." Jesse gave up and rolled back over. "Should I leave?" he asked, staring at the ceiling.
When she didn't answer he turned to look at her again, and found her looking back at him. Startled he jumped. "Christ Lexa! Do you enjoy trying to scare me to death?"
Lexa giggled in way of an apology. "I didn't mean to. It's just so damn easy." She leaned forward and kissed him gently on the lips. "I'm not trying to be difficult Jesse."
It was hard, but he amazed himself by managing to stifle a snort. Unfortunately for him, Lexa saw the mischief in his eyes and pushed him, albeit gently. He took her hand from his chest and kissed her fingers. He watched as her eyes started to dilate at this innocent gesture. "You can't resist me, admit it."
Lexa opened her mouth to blatantly lie and deny it, but a moan came out instead when Jesse licked her fingers, gently nibbling on them. When Jesse rolled on top of her, Lexa started to pant. She took her moist fingers and ran them down his chest. "You have too much clothes on Jesse."
"Oh really?" Jesse asked teasingly. "I thought I was perfectly dressed for a night of not having sex."
"If that's the case," Lexa murmured, "maybe I should put one on myself."
Shaking his head, Jesse disagreed. He cupped both of her breasts in his hands, his fingers rolling her nipples as he slid into a seated position, straddling her. "I think you'd be over dressed then. You seem hot... are you hot baby?"
Lexa's chest lifted up, pressing her breasts into his hands. Her head sank into her pillow and her eyes closed as she moaned softly. Already unable to speak, her hands wrapped themselves around the hem of Jesse's shirt on either side of his body. "Don't stop Jesse..." Her voice got higher, a little more desperate as Jesse softly pinched her nipples.
Taking one of his hands from her chest, Jesse brushed some hair out of her face. "I don't know baby, you seem really hot. Maybe you have a fever. I don't want to push you further than you're ready for." Groaning in frustration, Lexa yanked hard on Jesse's shirt, ripping it off of him. Her eyes flashed when Jesse quickly pinned her hands over her head. "Tsk, tsk Lexa. You know the doctor said you shouldn't exert yourself."
"Don't tease me Jesse." Lexa begged as Jesse nuzzled her neck, licking and sucking gently on her skin. "God... I need you to make love to me."
"I don't know Lexa..." Jesse said softly with that authoritative voice he knew drove Lexa wild. "You're not supposed to exert yourself- and we did talk about playing by the rules..." His hand slid down the side of her body, settled on her sex, and began to rub concentric circles with his thumb. "On the other hand, love is strong medicine."
"Love is... good." Lexa gasped as Jesse's hand passed thru her clothing and directly onto her most sensitive flesh.
"And if I were to do all the work, then really, it would be like physical therapy, wouldn't it?" Jesse pulled his hand back and tapped his lips contemplatively.
"I like the way you think." Lexa's head strained up to try to kiss him. "Therapy is good."
"Of course, I'd have to restrain you so you didn't hurt yourself..." Jesse smiled slyly, squeezing her wrists for emphasis. He kissed her eager lips again, tempting her with his tongue. Sensing her eagerness, Jesse tied Lexa's wrists together behind her back. He kissed his way down her belly and removed her pants slowly, kissing each bit of flesh as it emerged. When he'd gotten her completely naked, he spread her slick folds and tasted her.
Lexa went crazy. She arched back, pushing her hips down into his tongue and let out a stream of incoherent moans reflecting her... appreciation. Jesse slipped two fingers inside her and nibbled on her clit. He alternated between sucking and stroking it as his fingers pushed deep inside her.
Her climax startled both of them. While it wasn't accompanied by the flash of heat and light that had rocked them both their first night together, the intensity of it was written all over Lexa. Smirking Jesse stretched, then flopped down on the bed next to her. "It seems my work here is done. I think I may deserve a promotion for that one. That's got to be some sort of record."
"You're assuming that speed is an asset." Lexa wiggled out of her restraints and snuggled up to Jesse.
"I got the job done. You don't seem to be complaining." Jesse smiled and kissed her lightly. "And technically, we didn't break the 'no sex' rule."
"Well what about you oh honorable Boy Scout?"
"I'll let you make it up to me."
"So you're telling me that you're... fine."
"Hey, you're talking to a man who's nickname is Rocky. I'll survive. I'm satisfied that you're satisfied and that I was able to... give you a hand in achieving that satisfaction." Jesse laced his fingers thru hers. "You really scared me today."
"You mean with that whole punctured lung-almost-dying thing? I'm fine now."
"You did die. Brennan stopped your heart."
"And then he started it again. It was a freak accident."
"That shouldn't have happened."
"Are you telling me you blame Brennan?"
"Lexa how can you not? He deliberately hit you with god only knows how much electricity."
"He was trying to protect you, just like I was. And let's not forget that those subsequent hits saved my life. If you're going to worry about anything, worry about the fact that the people who care about you employ some messed up methods of watching your back."
"Hell must have frozen over- you're defending Brennan. I want to kick his ass and you are defending him. What's wrong with this picture?"
"Oh don't think I don't want to kick his ass myself. I'd be lying if I said I was 100% over the Leo thing, but for some twisted reason, today really went a long way towards mending those fences."
"You're a freak, you know that right?"
"Hello, I've been trying to tell you that for a while now. Now be quiet, I need my beauty sleep." Lexa kissed Jesse sweetly on the lips and squirmed around trying to get comfortable. "Night Rocky."
"That's Captain Rocky to you miss." Jesse laughed. "Good night."
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