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[Heated Waters]

The place was a dump, but it was the only one they could get on such short notice. Add the rain as a factor and it was nearly impossible to get a cab. But they'd got lucky and were able to flag one down and asked the driver if there were any hotels or motels they could stay in without having a reservation.

And well, this was it.

It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't glamorous either. All right, they were just being nice. This place was disgusting.

It'd have to do, though, at least for a night. Neither knew how long they'd be staying in Nice, and seeing as they only had six days left before they had to go back to New York, they wanted to make every minute count, so it would be safe to say this would be a quick stop.

Shuffling inside, they entered the tiny motel room, barely having enough space to move around freely. With disgusted looks on their faces, they began to move their luggage to the impossibly small bedroom off to the right. The room was small enough to begin with, but once Rick stood in there with his luggage, it seemed to have gotten smaller in size.

"Well this is...cozy," he grumbled, sitting down on the bed, which creaked as soon as his body came into contact with it. The springs could barely hold up his body up.

Kate didn't seem too pleased, it was clearly written on her face, yet she managed to cover it well. "It'll do. I mean, we'll only be here for, what, a night. And then maybe we can go to Marseilles for a day or two, before we head on the long journey back to Paris?"

"Sounds like a plan to me." Rick audibly sighed and sank backwards on the bed, the springs protesting underneath him. Kate heard him before she saw him, and when she turned around to find him looking exhausted, she moved to join him on the bed.

"Lovely," Kate grumbled sarcastically under her breath as she shifted to scoot closer to Rick. With her arm draped over his chest, she rested her chin on his shoulder. "Tired?"

He glanced over at her, gave a weak smile, and then stared back up at the ceiling. His entire body was soft under hers, the feel of his muscles loosening and unwinding was apparent.

"I'm wiped," he breathed, exhaling deeply. All he wanted to do was sleep.

"Hey," Kate whispered softly, coaxing him to look her way.

When he did, she captured his mouth in a slow kiss, one that took a few seconds to register before he kissed her back. Their mouths danced, glided, molded together, while their hands roamed and trailed all over. The intensity quickly built, going from slow and delicate to fast and hard in a manner of seconds.

Her sudden assault on him woke Rick up in a flash. He was no longer tired, more alert and awake than ever. Kate groaned against Rick's mouth, his tongue swiping across the crease of her lips, asking for entrance. She gladly opened up to him, her tongue finding his.

Somehow or another, Kate landed on top of Rick, their lower halves lined up. She could feel how aroused he was getting by the hardness pressing against her core through his pants. And it didn't help Rick keep calm either. With the combinations of the tightness of his jeans due to them beginning to dry from the rain, which were now molded to his body, and the sinful things Kate was doing with her mouth as she started to roll her hips against his, Rick had trouble controlling himself.

Kate suddenly pulled back, her hands bracing his shoulders as she halted her movements. "Follow me," she breathed.

Unable to help but let her know how upset he was about her stopping, he let out a loud groan. "You're cruel, you know that?"

Just to be mean she gave one final flick of her hips over his. She was evil. As Rick gained his breath his focus was no longer filled with lustful haze, at least for now, and with Kate still above him, he was barely holding on.

"What is it? Where are you going?" He asked when her warm body was no longer above him.

"Just shut up and follow me, or you'll never find out." She fixed her dress and walked to the bathroom, leaving Rick on the bed.

Eyes on her the entire time, never faltering or deterring from their path, Rick gulped and got up. When he entered the bathroom, he halted in his tracks at the lovely view in front of him. He smirked, now understanding why she came in here.

Kate was naked.

"Oh."

Those blue eyes of his turned black within seconds, his need for the woman in front of him growing. He kept his gaze on her as she reached for the shower knob, turning it on all the way to hot before carefully stepping in, and Rick, totally consumed with his want and lust, unconsciously followed her while he removed his clothes.

Shutting the curtain closed behind him, he crowded his large frame into Kate's space, which caused him to take up a majority of the room in the shower, and causing Kate to backup into the far corner. Neither seemed to notice, or care, about the closeness, it only increased their desperation to be as near and close with each other as possible.

With the warm water pelting down on his back, his body sheltered Kate from the harsh spray. Rick became soaked. So did Kate.

But it had nothing to do with the shower.

No. She was wet for entirely different reasons; one of those being the mouth currently trailing from her jawline down her neck and between her breasts. Well that, and the combination of those magical hands of his doing their own exploration of her body, he knew how to get her revved up to the max.

She let out a gasp when one hand teased a path between her upper thigh and hip, not hitting the one spot where she desperately wanted him to touch.

"Please— please, Rick."

He was slowly killing her. But, figuring it'd be best to give into her begging and allow her the release she needed, Rick decided to no longer prolong her suffering by inching his hand closer to her core. He had just reached his intended destination and gave it a single flick of his finger when—

The water suddenly shut off, the showerhead leaking the excess drops, causing them to hit the tiled floor beneath. What the hell?

Rick had been the one to notice the lack of water against his back. Kate, on the other hand, was a bit preoccupied. She didn't realize until she had eventually calmed down from Rick's ministrations.

"What?" She asked with her eyes shut closed as she got her breathing back to normal. Opening her eyes, Kate had a confused look spring upon her face. "Why'd you shut the water off?"

"I didn't." A stern looked was sent his way. "I didn't. No really, it wasn't me. It shut off on its own."

She huffed a breath. "Well shit. What the hell are we supposed to do now?" Rick opened his mouth to speak, only to be stopped by a raise of Kate's hand. "And no, not that... Okay, later but not right now. We've got to figure out why the water stopped for no reason."

"I've got a reason." Rick raised his hand like a well-behaved child in school.

Kate rolled her eyes, smiling slightly, but she quickly smothered it. "Yes, Rick?"

He dropped his hand, and said plainly, "This motel is, to put it lightly, a dump."

Couldn't argue with that. This place wasn't exactly The Plaza.

"Come on, Kate. Do you really want to stay in this poor excuse of a motel? Because I sure as hell don't. One night in this place will be one night too many, if you ask me."

And as if it had been planned, a loud creaking noise sounded from the pipes above them.

"See? It's falling apart as we speak. Please. Let's just get out of here and go somewhere else. Anywhere else."

After a minute of her not responding, Rick had lost all hope when, "Okay, fine. We'll leave. But know it's not because your words convinced me."

"No? What did, then?"

"Oh, nothing. Just saw a giant spider crawl up the wall behind you, that's all."

Exactly as she had pictured, Rick let out a girlish shriek and hauled ass out of the shower, nearly tripping over the curtain on his frantic need to put as much distance between himself and the eight-legged monster. Kate could only laugh as she, calmly, stepped out and had her eyes glued to his scrumptious behind as he darted for the bedroom.

Of course, there was never a spider to begin with. She only did that to get back at him for not giving her what she had wanted only moments ago, even though he eventually did give in to her pleading.

But that's not the point. He teased her, she got him back, and now they were even.

Plucking up a towel, Kate continued to laugh at Rick's expense as she dried herself off and watched as he scrambled to get his clothes back on, all while he kept a watchful eye for more spiders that could be lurking in the shadows.

Hmm, maybe they should stay here tonight? It'd be quite entertaining. For Kate.

Nah, she couldn't be that cruel to him. Poor guy was a wimp when it came to spiders, so she wouldn't put him through any more turmoil. That was enough for one night.

It was a rather tempting idea though... No. No, she'll be nice. No more.

Okay, maybe one more time.

"Watch out. Got another one over there," she said nonchalantly, nodding her head toward the wall he was closest to.

Rick let out a small gag of disgust, shivered, and moved just a tad faster about the room as he got his things together. "Damn motel needs to hear about a little thing called pest control. It's a miracle worker," he grumbled under his breath. His reaction made Kate giggle softly to herself.

Okay, now she was done.

There you go!

Tried to mix the sexiness with the humor, have a nice balance. Hoped it paid off. Also, as a side note, this story is now over a year old! So exciting. Want to give a big thank you to all of my readers, you guys make me want to become a better writer. Thanks for always supporting me and giving me feedback. Y'all are the best.

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