a/n: I finally got a new laptop, so updates will come more frequently now! I'm hoping for twice a week. I'm sorry for the delay as of late.

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Dimitri was pretty sure Rose would be gone longer than the half hour they discussed, so he brushed his teeth, washed up, and headed out to the grocery store. If they were going to spend the weekend holed up in his apartment—and that was what he fully intended on doing—then they were going to need sustenance. And lots of it.

Protection would probably help, too.

"Hey," Rose said as she walked into the apartment she shared with her best friend. "Where's your girlfriend?"

"Sleeping," Christian answered as he muted the television and set the remote down on the arm of the couch. "Where've you been?"

Rose grinned. "I'll never tell," she said jokingly.

"Who is this guy, Rose?" Christian asked seriously.

"Chris—"

"You've never been known for you caution," he reminded her.

Rose sighed. "I am using protection," she promised.

Christian stared at her for a moment before speaking again. "Yeah, that should protect you from any STD's and getting knocked up, but what about that starry look in your eyes?"

"I'm not starry eyed," Rose denied. "I'm just having a little fun."

"Rose—"

"Christian, I just came home to grab a few things, not to be lectured. If I don't see you before your flight leaves, have a safe one."

Dimitri grinned as he opened the door to his apartment, set his groceries down just inside, and then pulled the pair of red silk panties off the door knob and shut the door. Was there any greeting better than a sure thing?

He could hear the shower running, and by the time he reached the bathroom, he was completely naked and so hard his dick ached.

He pulled the shower curtain back and Rose turned her head to look at him, a sinful grin on her face. "Professor," she said in a low, sexy voice. The water droplets ran down her neck and over her breasts, spilling off the hard peaks.

"You're so damn sexy, Roza," he growled.

She lifted her hands out to her sides and gave him a mock curtsy. "Thank you very much." Her eyes fell to his cock and he felt it twitch when she licked her lips.

"Is that for me?" she asked breathily as she settled her palm against one side of his length and then curled her fingers around him.

Dimitri's throat went dry. "Every last inch," he answered.

Rose's grin widened as she pumped her fist back and forth a few times. She finally stopped when her grip was near the head of his cock and placed her thumb over his slit. She moved the pad of her flesh in a circular motion over his sensitive skin, her eyes never leaving his.

He reached down and pulled her hand away, then stepped over the side of the tub. Despite the hot water, he felt her body shiver as he ran his hands down over her shoulders and arms, his hands clamping on her wrists like vices.

Rose gasped when Dimitri thrust her hands over her head. He stepped forward until her body was trapped between him and the shower wall, shielding her from the spray. Her breath caught in her throat as he looked down at her with an intensity she'd yet to see in his eyes. "Dimitri," she breathed, barely finishing the word before his lips slammed against hers. Unable to touch him with her arms pinned above her head, Rose pressed her body against his and wiggled back and forth against his as his tongue plundered her mouth. She whimpered, desperate to touch him.

"Please," she begged brokenly against his mouth.

He released his grip on her wrists and Rose's arms immediately wrapped around him, her hands moving swiftly over the taut muscles in his back while her tongue melded with his.

Her body trembled as he kissed her—a combination of the cool air hitting her warm skin and anticipation.

"You're cold," Dimitri said as he pulled his lips away from hers.

"No," she lied as she grinned weakly. "Just excited." If he thought she was cold, he might decide they needed to take things elsewhere, and Rose didn't want to wait.

As their eyes met, she felt his knee gently nudge the back of hers. He used it to lift her leg, positioning her so that her foot was resting on the side of the tub. She felt the flesh between her legs part and her breath hitched as the cool air hit her.

Dimitri settled himself between her thighs, the tip of his cock teasing her for just a moment before he thrust his hips upward and filled her with a single stroke. Rose cried out as he plunged so deep it gave her entire body a jolt. As her other foot lifted off the floor, her hands flew to his shoulders, digging into his flesh. "Oh, God," she moaned as her forehead fell to his shoulder. She was powerless, her body sagging against his and he filled her again and again. His hands were clamped on her waist, lifting her in time with his strokes. How he did it all with a single foot on the floor, Rose had no idea. But it felt so damn good, she wasn't about to question it.

She groaned in protest when Dimitri paused and took a moment to resituate her. But then he pulled out ever so slowly and his cock grazed her clit. It was enough to send a multitude of spasms through every inch of Rose's body, and he continued the rhythm, pulling out deliberately only to push inside of her again as his dick teased her clit.

"Faster," she begged raggedly. "Faster, please."

He quickened his pace for her, and Rose's breathing caught as she felt her body clench around his before her entire body collapsed against Dimitri's.

She sighed contentedly as he pushed her hair away from her face. "Wasn't that much better than showering alone?" he teased.

"Yes," she said as she yawned. "It's so much more fun to get dirty than it is to get clean."

Dimitri's laughter was still echoing off the bathroom walls as he lifted Rose effortlessly into his arms and carried her to his bedroom.

When he laid her down in the middle of his mattress, her eyelids were already fluttering as she fought sleep. "I don't want to sleep," she said, wrapping her arms around her neck before he could pull away.

"You can hardly keep your eyes open," Dimitri remarked with a chuckle. "Though how you can sleep after the adrenaline rush I just gave you…"

Rose grinned sleepily. "I'm getting ready for round four."