Nili spent the next half hour stitching Wicki up and bandaging him. After she was done one of the girls lead her to the bathroom to wash up. Donny followed her up the stairs and stood in the doorway while she washed the blood from her hands and forearms.

She had been so focused and so in control tonight, the way she had ordered around him and the rest of the men and the attention she put into healing Wicki, it was the sexiest thing he'd ever seen. He took in the sight of her as she rubbed her arms with soap. She was not wearing what would be anyone's first choice for an emergency bullet removal. It was a red floral dress with longer short sleeves that buttoned, the dress dipped low in a V and let the tiniest bit of her slip show, it tied in a wrap at the smallest part of her slender waist and flowed down to her knee. Her hair was pulled into the low haphazard bun he had become used to seeing on her. Little spiral curls were falling out all around her face framing her cheek bones and the line of her jaw.

She turned around after wiping the excess water from her hands to see him standing in the door way. She walked over to him and wrapped her arms around his thick middle pressing her cheek to his chest and inhaling him deeply.

"Hello" She whispered against his chest, he slid a hand around her waist and his other one in his favorite spot tangled in her thick curls next to her cheek. "Hello sweetheart."

He pulled her face away from his chest gently and swooped down to kiss her deeply. He pressed her back up against the doorframe and held her flush against him feeling the warmth and softness of her body meeting his. He slid his hand down her neck and to the back of her head where he tugged a little moving her face to the side so he could trail kisses down her jaw and the side of her neck. She made a little noise of pleasure as he slid his hand up her hip and her ribs then back down again. He moved his body a little closer pushing her away from the door frame and up against the wall outside of the small washroom. He kissed his way back to her mouth where he pressed his lips to hers forcefully pushing his tongue into her mouth and tightening his hold on her hair. She moved her hands to grip his face tightly then she slid them around his back to rake her nails over his broad shoulders through his khaki shirt.

He broke away from her lips for a heartbeat and whispered "I love you Nili Cohen" into her lips before kissing her hard again. He became bold and slid his hand up her ribs to cup one of her full breasts through the fabric of her dress. She made a noise but made no move to stop him so he continued on, roving his thumb over the center and groaning as he felt the softness give way underneath his hand.

She pulled away for a moment and he could see her eyes clouded with the same lust as his "I need you." Her voice was hoarse and she pulled him back to her wrapping her arms around his neck. He moved his hands down to her thighs and pulled her up to wrap her legs around his waist, she pressed herself to him completely and she could feel his arousal pressing hard between her legs. He supported her with one arm holding her thigh and by pressing her against the wall. This let his other hand go back to roaming her breast. He moved his kisses down her neck as he nipped gently, he slid the side of her dress over a little with his hand and let his mouth follow. He gently ground his hips into hers on instinct and he could feel her arch against him. He grunted and she mewed a little rollling her head back and letting him have run of her body.

"Yeah Donny, get it!" Donny quickly pulled away from her and turned to the source of the voice, Hirschberg was walking out of one of the rooms buttoning his pants and grinning red faced and sweating.

"If you want to live another minute Hirschberg you'll get the fuck out of this hallway. Now."

The younger man laughed and shuffled his way passed them chuckling like a hyena as he did.

"Sorry sweetheart, he's just an idiot."

Nili pulled herself away from the door and moved passed him adjusting her clothing and blushing fiercely. "Come on Donny, let's go downstairs."

He moved quick and stepped in front of her laying a hand on her hip and studying her face "You called me Donny."

"I did," She said in the same matter of fact tone as the night she first told him she loved him "I thought your men would find it odd if I called you Sergeant all the time and Esa is a name for only the two of us."

Donny leaned down and kissed her again "I like when you call me that, I like when you call me anything, even pig-headed asshole."

"I've never called you a pig-headed asshole." She was indignant, if there was one thing Nili Cohen would not abide it was putting words in her mouth. "I've called you a pig headed idiot and a stubborn jackass; but never a pig headed asshole.

Donny chuckled and took her hand and lead her downstairs to the kitchen where the other Basterds sat around the kitchen table. Aldo and Marie were seated together as usual with Omar in the seat to his left and Kagan at his right, Utvich and Stiglitz were perched on the countertop and Hirschberg was leaning against a doorframe smirking when he saw them come in.

"You know Donny, I thought the Bear Jew only hit homeruns, I didn't know you stopped at second base." Omar and Utvich tried not to laugh under their breath but Donny heard it.

"Hirschberg, you're asking to get the shit beat out of you; you better not make one more comment because she's the only reason I haven't scrubbed your face in the mud yet."

Donny pulled a chair out for Nili and let her sit "You hungry, baby, I can make you a sandwich..." Donny asked as he turned to the counter top. Hirschberg giggled again but Donny worked hard to try to ignore it.

"That sounds good, sweetheart, I'm famished." She smiled at the other men as Aldo took a bump of snuff and nodded at her.

"Thank you very kindly for coming out here Nurse Cohen, we're very grateful. You did a real bang up job with Wicki."

"You're welcome Leuitenant Raine, but I just did my job. I'm bound by oath to help any of you servicemen and I'd do the same for all of you." As Donny turned around and set a sandwich out before her and took the seat next to her, she sent a dazzling smile out to each man in the room, and when Aldo saw that he got that peculiar light in his eye that always made Donny a little nervous.

"Now I like the sounda that, Nurse Cohen. It could be very, very useful having a medic on call..."

Nili cocked her a head a little at him and Donny immediately bristled "No, no, absolutely not."

"Now easy there Don, I'm talkin' to her not you." Aldo turned his head now to the intruiged Nili Cohen "I was wonderin' how you'd feel about bein' our nurse on call. You see before you got here we were employin' a doggie doc over in Nadine, but he waddn't quite what we were lookin' for. Now that we got you in a radius I think it could be very beneficial to us to be able to call on you if any one of us ever gets hurt."

Nili nodded and leaned into Aldo "Why can't you just bring your men into the hospital? You're all American servicemen..."

Aldo leaned back and jiggled Marie a little on his lap "Ya see there that's where the problem is, we're deep under cover, real deep, and your hospital also operates under that little law called the Geneva Convention, meanin' you also help some German soldiers that're taken prisoner. Now we can't have Germans knowin' any of our boys are out of commision."

Donny was seething with anger next to Nili he looked over at her and he was furious to see her nodding slowly "Alright, Leuitenant. I'll do it."

Donny stood up quickly knocking back his chair and causing a crash that made everyone in the room jump "No, I won't allow it. You can go fuck yourself Aldo Raine. You're not doing this Nili, I won't let you."

She turned on him and he could see she was not pleased with his show "I don't think you have much say in the matter Sergeant Donowitz."

"I sure as shit do, you're my girl and I need to protect you. I'm not letting you put yourself right in the line of fire like this."

The Basterds in the room had no idea what to do, no one wanted to get in the way of the Bear Jew when he was angry.

"I'm very much a free woman, Sergeant and I have a duty. If your men need me I can't refuse them." She stood up and squared off in front of him.

"You don't have to. You don't understand what kind of position you'd be putting yourself in. The Germans will find out about you and they'll kill you." He was fuming mad and pacing like a wild animal.

"I do have to, and I'm going to. Whether you like it or not."

His rage came to a head and he turned sharply and planted his fist deep into the drywall of the kitchen. He stormed past a stunned Hirschberg and up the staircase without a word.

"Jesus, he sure does have a hot streak duddn't he?" The Leuitenant was bouncing his Madame on his knee and nodding at the doorway. "Well, I'm glad you agreed Nurse Cohen you're gunna be helping us a great deal here. Now let me introduce you to the men, it's best to give Don a few minutes to cool down before you do runnin' after him like that." He nodded towards the boy at the door who'd caught them earlier "That ignorant rat is Hirschberg, but you've already had the displeasure, this is Omar and Kagan, and the man over there..." He gestured at the stone faced man sitting on the counter "Is Hugo Stiglitz our very own former Nat-zie, he turned coats as an elisted man and killed 13 officers," He pointed to the smaller man Nili haddn't gotten a chance to look at properly, but as soon as her eyes met his she knew him instantly and felt very silly at not noticing him before

"Smith!" She was out of her chair in a heartbeat and in the thin man's arms. "Oh my goodness, I can't believe you're here. Donny never mentioned... Oh I'm so happy!"

"You two know eachother?" Aldo said cocking his head

"New York Jews." Utivich said shrugging and smiling "Nili grew up a few houses down from me, her brother and I went to schule together, she's like my own kid sister."

"Well ain't this just a perddy family reunion." Aldo smirked and chuckled "Now to business, I'll send word to the Commandante of the hospital and tell him that you are on special call for us. He'll be the only other to know, you gutta keep this quiet from the other nurses, but you don't seem one for idle talk so I trust yah."

Nili nodded and smiled at the men "I'm very happy to be of service"

A steely voice from the countertop drew Nili's eyes to the corner "We are happy to have you, Miss Cohen. Thank you." Hugo Stiglitz was giving her a kind smile from his perch.

The moment was broken though when they heard a sharp crash and swearing from above them. The little woman on the Leuitenant's lap sprang up and starting cussing in fast French and batting at the man in front of her

"Shit, woman alright." He sighed and turned to Nili "Can you go check on him? Try to calm him down. Marie doesn't want him breakin' anymore of her shit"

Nili nodded and took a deep breath, she knew she needed to face him. She nodded at the men and stood quickly moving out of the room and up the stairs. As she climbed she could hear faint voices in the kitchen trailing after her

"Shit, I'd rather face a firing squad then try to go calm him down, you sure nobody should go make sure he doesn't hurt her?"

"Nah, Donny wouldn't hurt her for the world. She'll calm him right down."

"Yeah, I saw her calming him down at the top of the stairs like I told you. Shit, I'd pay a million for her to calm me down. She's fuckin' gorgeous, I'm liable to take a skim wound just to have her hands on me." Hirschberg. "Kagan can you skim me right on my thigh, nothin' serious, just enough so she'd have to patch me up."

"Shut the fuck up Hirschberg."

She did not have to look hard to find the room Donny was in, she could hear him from the top of the stairs shouting and cursing. She stood in front of the door and gathered her wits about her before opening the door. He saw her step in and he turned his eyes on her, the level of ferocity in them was startling and it almost scared her.

"You." His voice was harsh and accusing "You do not know what you've gotten yourself into." He stormed up and stood tall in front of her, she trembled a little. "Do you know how much danger you're putting yourself in? Are you even aware?" He walked away from her rubbing his face and then turned back "I am fighting this entire war to keep you safe and then you go and throw yourself to the wolves, do you know what they'll do if they link you to me? I can't even think of it!"

She cowered before him her eyes filling with tears "I have to."

"You do not have to." He fumed "That's a crock of shit!"

"I do, I want to protect you too, don't you understand? I could not live with myself if you were hurt and I was not there to help you. I have never been the type to let others fight for me. If you're fighting, I'm fighting. I won't back down. I love you."

"Goddamn it." He said gathering her up in his arms "You're as stubborn as a fuckin' mule."

She breathed deeply into him and she clutched at his chest "I love you." She whispered quietly as she let a few tears slip out.

"I love you too." He said thickly as he moved down to kiss her.

He joined their lips with a fury and a passion that she knew must have been born from his anger. It was passionate as he gripped her tight and pushed her backward until the backs of her legs hit the bed behind her. He picked her up by her thighs and sat her on the mattress and situated himself between them. He would not let her mouth away for a half second to take a breath and her mind was reeling with him. His hands were rough as he moved them under her dress rubbing her thighs and pulling her closer.

"I need you." His voice was barely a whisper against her mouth but she heard him clearly and her body responded arching against him and moving her kisses down his jaw. He was breathing hard as she moved her lips to his ear "I need you too, Esa."

He shivered as her lips graced his ear and he pressed his need up against her. She felt so hot and soft up against him and he was ready to burst. He fumbled for a heartbeat with the tie on her dress before he freed it and moved his hands to grab her through the silk of her slip. He began to unbutton his shirt with one hand while he used the other to carress her side.

She felt her dress untie but she barely registered it, all she could feel were his hands and the hot warmth of his mouth as he snaked his tongue passed her teeth.

He shrugged his shirt off and pushed the shoulders of her dress down her arms and threw it to the floor before he pushed her back on the bed.

Her eyes flew open as she felt her back collide with the soft mattress and she looked up to see him standing above her panting. His shirt was off leaving him only in his undershirt. His eyes were glazed over and she was breathing hard as she watched him take her in. She was painfully aware of how he fit between her legs as he caressed the skin there.

He rubbed soft circles in her thighs as he watched her splayed out on the bed in only her ivory chemise, her curls were fanned out behind her head and her eyes were hooded as she finally opened them to look at him. He smiled slyly at her and then dipped his head to kiss her again.

He pushed her further up the bed as he climbed on top of her pressing his body tight to to her. She could feel his erection pushing hard against her belly and she knew that she wanted him.

He could not contain himself, nor could she. He fumbled at his belt but it was undone in a moment and he was pushing his heavy pants down his legs. His ripped his undershirt off after he rose up and she took in the sight of him in only his underwear poised over her. She noted how his thick arms strained as he held himself above her and how the fabric of his undershorts tented over his cock.

He growled low in his throat and he moved his rough hands up her thighs to push up her chemise. She shivered as he uncovered her silken panties then as he exposed her stomach and finally her breasts before he pulled the garment over her head and threw it aside with her dress. He sat up to look over her and he could barely speak "You're so beautiful. I need you so bad." She quickly rose up and met him pressing herself against his naked body as she kissed him. His hands moved quickly to her chest and he ran his thumbs over her hardening nipples, she let out a little noise of pleasure as he ran a hand down the center of her chest before he moved his mouth to follow. He hooked an arm around her back holding her up while he took one of her peaks in his mouth. She cried out and ran her hands through his hair grasping and pulling at the roots. He groaned and moved his hand down to her panties easily hooking a few fingers down into them and roving just above where he knew she wanted him to go.

"Esa..." Her voice was hoarse and thick with lust "Esa..."

Hearing her say his name filled him with a new vigor, he ripped her panties down quickly and then made short work of his own. She felt his naked thighs pressing against her own and she felt his thickness as he pushed her legs aside to settle between them.

"Say my name." His voice was firm as he kissed her neck and positioned himself at her enterance. She could only gasp and moan as she felt the head of him pushing against her. He ran himself up and down her slit making her arch against him. He gripped her hips and growled out again against her neck "Say my name." He moved his face from her neck to meet her eye to eye as she writhed underneath him gasping and trying to breath as he rubbed himself against her

"Please..." She tried to press her hips against him but he held her in place.

"Say my name." He lined himself up with her enterance and pressed just a hair's breadth harder

"Esa." She breathed out as she met his eyes "Esa."

With that he buried himself in her quickly, trying to lessen the pain as he broke through. She cried out in a yelp but he kissed her and dried the tear that slipped from her eye. "I love you. I love you. I love you." He whispered little reassurances in her ear as he covered every inch of her he could with kisses.

She leveled her breathing and roved her hands over his strong arms, feeling how tense he was at the feel of being inside of her.

"You feel so good baby, so good." He could barely get the words out as his head spun. He gently rocked his hips into her as she gasped out. He stopped immediately and looked at her concerned "Did I hurt you?"

"No" She moaned out "More, please."

He had to oblige her as he began pressing himself into her once more. He rocked himself into her slowly wanting her to feel every sensation of him as he felt all of her. He could feel her trying to breath and he watched her face as she felt him move inside of her.

"Esa, oh Esa." She was whispering lightly as she kissed his neck and shoulders. He groaned out as she shifted and began bringing her hips to meet his thrusts "Mhmm, Nili. Oh fuck." She was so warm and slick yet she hugged him tight enough to make him see spots as he pressed himself deeper and deeper. "Baby, I love you." He sank his teeth into her shoulder and he delighted in the moan it garnered. He lost track of time as they slowly moved with eachother. He was fighting his own end changing the tempo everytime he felt his climax approaching, he wanted her to feel good for as long as he possibly could.

Feeling him stroking inside of her was driving her wild, she could not think, she could not speak. She could only grip him tight and grind herself into him as her body made unconcious noises to reward him. Her head was spinning and she felt like her whole body was tightening up towards a breaking point. "Esa, Oh my Esa. Please." She did not even know what she was asking of him, she only knew that the wire that was inside of her was about to snap. She felt him stroke her hard one last time before her world exploded and a heatwave rushed from her core outward to every fiber of her. She panted and rode it out while he kept his pace inside of her prolonging the after shocks.

He felt her come hard around him as her muscles squeezed him, yet he would not allow himself to meet his own end. He rocked slowly inside her while she rode out her orgasm but still he kept going. Once she had recovered a bit he pulled out of her and used her hips to flip her on her stomach. He pulled her lower body up and she steadied herself on her hands and knees as he plunged into her from behind. "Esa!" Her voice was a strangled cry as she felt him enter. He struggled to keep his wits as he felt himself able to bury deeper than before.

This was his favorite position, he loved the primal feel of control he had over her as he twirled one hand in her hair and kept the other gripping her hip. He pounded himself over and over against the backs of her thighs as he roved his hand over her pert backside. The view was phenominal, the long line of her back arched up, down to her hips, and the round cheeks he rested his hand on. She was a sex goddess and she didn't even know it as she whined and called out for him. He was working himself into a frenzy as he moved fast and slick inside her. He could feel her muscles tensing again as his own end was near. It was the spasm of her second orgasm that sent him over the edge as he pulled out quickly to spill over her lower back and ass.

She dropped down from her shaky stance and he quickly grabbed up his undershirt to wipe up her back "Sorry," he muttered hoarsly as he cleaned her up, although it was a bit of a sick turn on to see her laid out like with his cum pooling in the dip between her tight little ass and back.

Once he was done he dropped down besides her and pulled her close. "I love you Nili Cohen, I can't wait to have you like this every night for the rest of our lives."

She turned to him and he could see her eyes were still glazed and they even looked a little sleepy. "I love you too Sergeant Esa Donowitz, more than the world."

He rolled onto his back and she knew to move herself to lay on his chest, she loved the comfort she got from feeling their skins up against eachother.

"That was fuckin' phenominal." He said, he was still a bit winded but he was loving the afterglow.

She giggled and buried her face in his chest, he could feel the heat from her cheeks "You're happy now?"

"Of course, that was the best sex of my life, and you just wait another 15 minutes, we'll go again."

She laughed again and swatted his chest. "Was it really the best?" She asked fingering the silver Star of David that hung around his neck.

"Of course, and I'm not just sayin' that. I've never been that into it or felt that good, maybe it was because I haven't fucked anyone in 9 months, or maybe it was because I love you more than life it's self, you be the judge." He was smiling wryly and she rolled her eyes at him before kissing his chin.

"You're still a pig sometimes."

"What? I didn't mean anything by it. There's never going to be anyone else now, just you and me, like this. Forever." He kissed the top of her head and rubbed her back. He was tired but he was determined to make love to her at least twice more before the night was over. He'd only just started with her.

"Who was the last girl you did that with?" She asked perking herself up a little, she knew it was silly but she felt a little dull sting of jealousy.

He sighed and rubbed her back and thought back to a time before he even knew her "She was some British girl I met when we were first deployed over here. I picked her up in a bar and she took me home with her."

She nodded and laid her head back on his chest "Was she pretty?"

He shrugged his shoulders beneath her and cocked his head "She was pretty, but nothin' like you, baby." He ran a thumb over her cheek and down to her lips "I'm not kiddin' when I say you're the most beautiful girl I've ever seen. The boys were floored when they saw you."

"Why? Haven't they seen the pictures I sent you? I thought that was what soldiers did, sit around and talk about girls back home." She traced the little scars on his chest and arms as she talked absently to him

"No, not me. I don't like to share. I like to keep my private life private."

"You're something else Esa Donowitz." She said shaking her head

"Oh really? Tell me what else I am." He said smirking.

With that he flipped her on her back and pushed himself into her again. He was determined to make the most out of their night together.