I'm kicking things up a notch, BAM! Both with the out of bedroom action and the in bedroom action. After all I put Erik through I had to give him a little lovin, so all you who are too young, read no further and the same goes for those who object to explicit sex, consider yourself warned!

Disclaimer: Still Don't own POTO

Stephan found them just like that, foreheads pressed together and Chris curled in Erik's lap. He announced dinner and tactfully disappeared.

Christina wiped away the last of his tears and kissed him "Are you hungry?"

He shook his head, burying his face in her neck and breathing deep. The smell of Vanilla comforted him, her hair felt like silk against his cheek. He felt her cheek resting against his head, her breath on his ear.

Erik knew in that moment he'd give his own life for hers, he never got the opportunity to tell Alexis how he felt the night she died. In his heart he knew that she knew that he loved her, but he always felt guilty for not being able to 'tell' her.

Suddenly, without warning he grasped her face with her hands and pulled her in for a kiss "I love you Christina" another desperate kiss "Everything I do is for you"

He could feel her confusion in her kisses and body, but soon she was returning his ardor. Running her fingers through his hair, pressing her body to his and gasping his name when his lips started burning a trail from her lips down her jaw to her neck. Gathering her in his arms he pushed himself off the loveseat and hurried out of his office.

Once inside their haven he kicked the doors shut and set her on the bed and pushed her down into the mattress with his body. She struggled to inch her way onto the bed without breaking contact with his lips, her hands clawing at him, fumbling with the buttons to his shirt. His own trembling fingers made quick work of the button and zipper to her skirt, tossing it behind him carelessly. Letting his hands start from her ankles and work their way up her calves, over her knees and to her thighs he explored her, drinking in every sensation.

Christina wasn't nearly so calm, she lost patience with the buttons of his shirt and ripped it open, ignoring the buttons that went flying across the room. His pants were disposed of quickly, her hands running over his back and grasping his shoulders to pull him down so they were skin to skin. Erik rolled onto his back, pulling Chris on top of him with his hands disengaging her bra and sent it sailing.

Once her breasts spilled out in front of him, he cupped each one reverently letting his thumbs brush over her nipples, delighting in her shivers of delight before she possessed his lips with her own. Her hand had drifted between them, stroking him through his boxer briefs, a low chuckle escaping her lips when he hissed through clenched teeth and pitched his head back. Chris released him, letting her fingers brush the skin on his stomach and chest before reaching up and gently taking his mask off, kissing him as she did to ease the sting. He still hated to be intimate with her without it, but she'd insisted. They both knew that tonight they wouldn't stop, they had waited long enough for the final display of intimacy and love that they had both been so hesitant to engage in. Up till now it had been anything but…and it was driving both of them mad.

As she always did she kissed his right cheek, ignoring his hiss of protest before moving her lips down his jaw to the corner of his mouth and back up to his non-existent brow line before he claimed her mouth again, his hands running up her thigh to her waist and finally settling back on her breast. Christina broke the kiss and looked up, his eyes glazed with pleasure as she knew her own were.

"Please Erik…no stopping this time" she whimpered, silently begging him for that which he so desperately wanted.

"Oh god yes" he groaned before kissing her again, but only for a moment. He wanted to do this right, wanted to take his time, wanting to make sure she enjoyed this.

He sat up and pulled the covers back, allowing her to wiggle her way under them. She knew she had to let him do this his way…he never had to say how nervous he was at the idea of making love, she just knew even if she thought it was ridiculous.

His eyes roamed over her body, his eyes darkening with desire as he did. "You're so magnificent Christina. So beautiful" he murmured as he leaned in to kiss her neck, collarbone, nibbling a path between her breasts, one hand fondling one as his lips covered the other with kisses. He felt her hands dig into his hair, clutching at him and gasping his name as his mouth moved to the other breast. His lips moved away, over her rib cage and down her stomach, kissing both pelvic bones as his hands peeled away her panties.

Erik moved back up her body, one arm moving under her neck pulling her closer his other hand following the same trail his lips had made a moment ago. His hand dipped between her thighs, finding the spot that she desperately wanted him to. Her back arched as she begged for a kiss, for an end to the desire that was burning through her every pore. His fingers began a circular motion, he groaned against her neck when he felt how hot and wet she was…how ready for him she was.

Her hips ground against his fingers as he could feel her end near, he could feel the tightly coiled tension in her body as he increased his pressure on her most sensitive spot, her gasps and moans sending a jolt right to his groin that was painfully calling for his attention. He thought the fun would be ended when she shattered under him, his eyes slammed shut as he put an iron grip on his control, feeling her fingers digging into his skin as she cried out his name wasn't helping that at all.

Heavy breathing was the only sound in the room; each occupant could hear their own heartbeats drumming in their ears. "Erik, please" she kissed him, her hands cupping his beloved face as she ground her hips against his own, delighting in the gasp he released when he felt her hot wetness against him.

Sliding himself over her, between her legs he took a few deep, calming breaths. He hoped he had the finesse to pull this off without looking like a rutting youth. Sensing his discomfort Christina kissed his jaw, ran her hands up his back splaying her hands across it's muscled firmness and hitching her legs over his hips, waiting patiently for him to pull himself together enough to take her. The trembling in his entire body told her how badly he wanted to take her.

Finally he summoned the courage, his eyes locked to hers he slowly slid himself into her, groaning with each incredible inch "Oh god Christina" he groaned into her ear. Her legs locked around his waist, her back arched under him causing her to tighten around him which pulled another groan out of his throat. His arms were shaking from his effort to not just start thrusting, giving no thought to her pleasure. Chris kissed his neck and nibbled on his ear before saying "Erik if you don't do 'something' I'm going to go crazy here"

That startled a laugh out of him before he plunged into her, his eyes still locked on hers as he withdrew and plunged again. She laughed with him, loving the sound of his laughter, loving the look in his eyes as he took her. She was soon meeting his thrusts, arching her back till she was completely off the bed and crying out his name. He held her to him as he felt the pressure starting to build and knowing it wasn't going to be long. Burying his face in her neck he started thrusting, giving in to the urge to just plunge into her with abandon. Her fingers were digging into his back, her legs tightened around his waist and she was frantically meeting his thrusts, crying out in pleasure as she felt herself starting to fall head long into pleasure that was ricocheting through her body. When he felt her starting to clench around him he knew that he was done for. Hearing her cries echoing through the room, feeling her warmth tightening on him and feeling her skin against his threw him over the edge. With a groan and her name on his lips he gave her his release, filling her.

Completely and totally spent Erik collapsed onto her but rolled to his side, pulling her with him not willing to disengage from her body just yet. Her frantic breaths against his chest felt unreal, her hand was resting over his heart and her head was buried in his neck, brushing kisses there in between gasps.

Erik let his hands roam over her body, loving the knowledge that she was completely his to cherish and love. Her pressed a kiss to her hair before tipping her head up to kiss her lips. Neither one said a word…no words were necessary for what they had just shared. Each was content to rest in the others arms, basking in the afterglow of their lovemaking. Only when the air around them started to cool did Erik pull the sheet up around her bare shoulders.

The only sound in the room was the chiming of the clock, they had spent more time in the room then they had realized. When she heard the soft rumble of Erik's stomach she chuckled "I suppose our dinner is cold by now"

He chuckled, kissing her temple "I'm sure Chef kept everything warm for us. It would seem an insult to let his efforts go to waste though"

Reluctantly Christina pushed herself out of his embrace "I agree" she smoothed her hair down while Erik pushed himself out of bed to find something for her to wear. She still had to replace many of her clothes. An emergency shopping trip had been made on her behalf to procure some immediate necessities. Returning in his underwear and a t-shirt he handed her her own panties and a pair of yoga pants and shirt. Chris wriggled into the panties and pants before searching for her bra.

Once they were set to rights Erik held out his hand, pulling her to him and pressing a long kiss to her lips. One that she was reluctant to break but hunger won out of lust…for now.

Dinner turned out to be fantastic; they ate hungrily for the first few minutes. Once their grumbling tummies were satisfied they were able to sit back and have a discussion.

"Tomorrow I will accompany you on your shopping trip if you'd like" he said, wiping his mouth with a napkin.

"You don't have to Erik, I know you hate crowds and you've been absent from your business for a while on my account" she saw the flash of disappointment in his eyes so she amended her statement with "That would be nice, thank you Erik"

Erik gave her a wry smile "I've created this business so that if I wanted to I could take an extended vacation to Bora Bora and not worry about it falling around my ears. My board of directors and Nadir are perfectly capable of handling things for a while. You are much more important to me than the business"

"Then I would be happy for the company. I have to admit I'm completely paranoid now; I keep looking over my shoulder thinking someone is going to sneak up on me. Outside of a war zone I've never felt like this and I'm not sure I enjoy it."

Raising his wine glass and taking a sip before speaking Erik said, "It's disconcerting. But I assure you Detective Michaels and my security staff are working around the clock to find Nicholas"

"Erik, we don't know for sure if it 'is' Nicholas. I grant you it's very suspicious and he seems likely to be the suspect I'm a firm believer in 'innocent until proven guilty'" she took another bite, watching his jaw clench knowing how hard this was for him. All the old hurts that she had just started to help him deal with were being ripped open again.

Across town Detective Andre Michaels rubbed his eyes, tired from staring at coroners reports, witness statements and pictures for what felt like hours. Something wasn't adding up right…he 'knew' he was missing something. He just couldn't see it right now.

Someone knocked on the door to his office "Someone here to see you, says his name is Nicholas Delaney"

"Show him in"

Mister Delaney looked a bit concerned; no doubt he'd realized why he had been called down to the station. "Something I can do for you Detective?" he asked.

"Yes, where were you last night between 2am and 2:30?"

Nicholas scoffed "I was asleep"

"Can anyone verify that for me?"

Nicholas looked shocked by that question "Am I being accused of something?"

Andre stood up, away from his desk and held up a picture. The picture was of Erik, his wife and daughter taken 7 years ago. "Do you recognize these people?"

The young man's eyes narrowed, as he looked at the picture "Yeah, some guy my dad worked with when he was working for the military as a consultant"

"It looks like your father has done that in a number of different capacities over the years. I see that your family was moved from Washington DC to Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Virginia. Why so many moves Mister Delaney?"

Nick shifted from one foot to the other "Dad had a hard time keeping a job. He's not the easiest man to work for. Then my mom got sick so we moved around finding her better doctors"

Seemed reasonable enough Andre supposed, he rifled through some papers till he found what he was looking for "I see that you have a brother, Tristan?"

"Yes" Delaney answered nervously.

"Says here he joined the Marines when he was 17, did a couple tours overseas. Then he was suddenly discharged. Right before your family moved away. Why is that?"

The young man looked nervous…he was hiding something, but what? "His service contract was up." He looked at his watch "Anything else Detective, I'm late for a meeting"

Yep, he was definitely hiding something. "Do you have any reason to harm Christina Davies? For the first time in the meeting Nicholas looked honestly surprised "No, why? Who would want to hurt Christina?"

"Seems you had been pestering her. Not taking no for an answer and things like that."

Embarrassment washed over Nicholas's cheeks "Yeah, I…I didn't do the right thing there. I should have just let her go. It's just that she's incredible and I really hoped we had something. I really liked her. I wouldn't hurt her. I got carried away and I feel bad, I'm afraid to apologize cause I don't want her to hit me"

Andre chuckled at that; she was certainly a firecracker "Alright, thank you. We may be asking you more questions later."

"Of course, any way I can help" Delaney turned on his heel and left the office, leaving Andre with a sinking feeling that he had 'something' to do with the fires but not 's assault. So who was?