His hand felt warm against her cooler fingers, pleasantly so. She followed as he weaved them between the other dancers on the floor, looking for an area that would give them enough space to move. As he turned around and their eyes locked, she felt a smile tugging at the corner of her lips. If his dancing was half as good as his looks, she was in for a real treat.

The music playing had an upbeat rhythm, the kind of beat that even sitting it would be difficult not to want to tap a foot in time with it. She let Kaidan set the pace and the distance between them by matching his movements as he started dancing. He wasn't just good, he was amazing. Her eyes wandered over his body as if they had a mind of their own. Even under his BDU's she could see the straining of his taut muscles as he increased the complexity of their dance steps.

By the time the first song started winding down, he had moved in closer. Kimberly could feel the heat radiating from his body, she could feel his hot breath against her forehead. Although they weren't touching the space that was between them gradually decreased, as if a magnet was somehow drawing them towards each other.

A thin sheen of sweat gave his face a healthy glow as her eyes returned to his. The music shifted but not harshly so, they easily slipped into the rhythm of the next song. She wasn't sure if the increase in her heartbeat was due to the exertion or if his closeness was the cause.

The subtle hum of his biotics rippled over her body and set her skin aflame, causing her breath to catch in her throat. It was impossible for her mind not to wonder, if just one dance had that effect on her, what would it be like to feel his arms circling her waist, or his lips against hers? Involuntarily she licked her own lips as her eyes sort out his. They looked darker and more intense, she could see that his eyes were sweeping across the length of her body. As he reached the area of her swaying hips, his dance steps wavered. A tremble rolled through her as she realised he wasn't the only one having an effect on the other.

He wasn't the first man she had turned on with a seductive smile or the swaying of her hips but, he was the first man to ever capture her notice so completely and so effortlessly. She felt her reservations about picking up a stranger in an alliance bar melting away. As his eyes rose back up to meet hers, Kimberly flashed him a seductive smile with a slight raising of her eyebrows. With the loud thumping music talking was all but pointless, her look was an invitation and she knew it.

He smiled back at her as his hands moved to her swaying hips. His grip was soft and tantalising, she could feel each of his fingers through the thin material of the tank top she was wearing. In time with the beat she turned so that his fingers slipped across her stomach. With her back against his taut body she leaned into him and bit back a moan. Their bodies fit together and moved in sync with the music as if they had been dancing together for years, not just one night.

His arms felt strong and protective around her as his hands rested on her stomach. She could feel the strength of his biotics as they mingled together with hers. Kimberly couldn't remember the last time she had been held, or even touched.

Too long. Longer than she would ever care to admit.

Her eyes closed and her hands moved to cover his as she let the music and the hum of his biotics flow through her. She couldn't have even begun to describe how good the sensation of being protected felt when normally that role was a weight solely planted on her shoulders. It was almost like he sensed her need as his arms tightened around her body.

The song shifted into the next, a much slower tempo than the first two had been. Kaidan took hold of one hand and coaxed her into a spin away from him, he gently pulled her back until her body was flush against his. Face to face once more Kimberly looked up into his eyes. A trickle of sweat trailed down from his hair to his eyebrow, she reached up and wiped it away gently with her fingers before resting her palm against his cheek.

With their eyes still locked together he hooked one arm under her bottom and lifted her, his other hand still resting gently on her hip. It felt a little odd at first to have her feet suddenly off the ground but, the look in his eyes quickly faded any discomfort into the background. She didn't know how it was possible that after such a short time she already felt as if he could be trusted, especially when it was normally difficult for her to trust anyone.

With her palm still pressed against his cheek, she lowered her head until their foreheads were touching and closed the gap between their lips. He responded to the touching of their lips without any delays, his warm and dry moving softly against hers.

Usually the men she was with went in hard and fast, hungry with want, their tongues instantly probing for entrance to her mouth.

Kaidan took it slowly, lowering her back down to the ground with their lips still connected. She was the first to part hers as she ran her tongue over his lower lip. Her hands slid around to the back of his head, fingers entwining in his hair as he captured her tongue between his lips and sucked, drawing it into his hot mouth.

She moaned softly into his mouth, her eyes closing as the kiss deepened and his slick tongue slid against hers. She was grateful that Kaidan's arms were firmly around her waist, she didn't trust her legs to hold her upright as her knees weakened.

Fuck. The effect he had on her was thoroughly intoxicating.

She pulled back from the kiss, breathless with her heart pounding and leaned in close to his ear. "Let's get out of here," she said quietly but, loud enough for him to hear her over the beat of the slower song that was playing. As she looked into his eyes, for a brief moment he appeared to hesitate before nodding in response.

Kimberly took his hand in her's, entwining their fingers as she tugged him gently towards the bar's only exit.

She was no stranger to the Arcturus station. Growing up her mother had stopped there many times, sometimes for as long as a week between assignments. Being the inquisitive child that she was, Kimberly had always taken that time to explore everything. She knew the main area's of the station just as well as she knew all of the hidden, unused areas. Places children weren't supposed to venture, places that some officers and visitors weren't even supposed to venture, not that it ever stopped her.

She lead Kaidan through a maze of corridors, up and down stairs, around corners and through doors that were supposed to be locked but rarely ever were.

"So, where are we going?" he asked, not for the first time.

"You will see, I promise it will be worth it," she responded, with the same air of mystery that she had responded with the other times he asked.

They had been talking easily as they walked, like two friends catching up after not having seen each other for a long time. She recounted some of the adventures she'd had traversing those very same corridors as a child and almost getting caught more than once. He spoke of his family on earth, his parents. The outings they had taken as a family, things she had only ever dreamed of because her mother was always busy with one assignment or another.

She opened the final door, the one that would take them through to her intended destination. The door opened into a large, mostly abandoned observation deck. As the station grew and expanded the deck that had once been a main hub of activity became a ghost town of sorts. Mainly it was due to the fact that it was now so far out of the mainstream areas of the station that no one bothered with it anymore.

A railing along one side offered protection from a large drop below. Panels of one-way glass lined the bottom of the drop, providing a direct view of the stations main computer core. They could see the workers below but any of the workers looking up saw only their own reflections in the glass. It had been designed to allow viewing of the work in progress below, without distracting the workers themselves. Above the drop, the observation wall was covered in glass that looked out at the ships arriving and departing from the station and, beyond that the expanse of space and stars.

Kimberly turned so that she could watch Kaidan's expression as his eyes trailed over the room. A feeling of satisfaction washed over her as he appeared to like what he saw. She always had an affinity for finding remote but scenic locations on ships and stations and spending hours there just watching.

Her eyes trailed over Kaidan's body as he leaned up against one of the railings to look out at the ships beyond. It was as if she couldn't get enough of him, the taut muscles across his shoulders, the curve of his bottom, the muscles in the back of his legs that rippled against the fabric of his BDU's when he shifted. She tried not to think about the fact that it was only going to be one night, as she remembered the feel of his warm lips against hers and the feel of his body when he was pressed against her back. Ignoring the pangs of something, unfamiliar, she moved up beside him. "It is breathtaking isn't it? Places like this have a way of reminding me just how small we are in comparison to the rest of the galaxy."

"It really is," he agreed before turning his warm, brown eyes to hers. After a moment he added, "your pretty amazing as well."

"Flatterer," she teased whilst trying to contain the flush that curled its way through her, along with the increase of her heartbeat.

He reached a hand to her face and trailed his thumb along her jaw. As she held his gaze, she thought he seemed to be struggling with some internal thoughts that he wasn't voicing.

"What are you thinking?" she asked quietly.

"I am wondering how I am going to convince you to see me again," he admitted.

Her stomach clenched tightly at his words. She turned her head to look back out at the view, at least it was a good excuse for breaking eye contact. He was far too tempting, part of her mind was screaming at her to take a risk just once, whilst the other part was reminding her of all the reasons it was a bad idea. "Kaidan.. beyond now, this moment, tonight, I can't offer anything else."

"You can't or you won't?" he asked tensely.

"A little of both," she responded. The conversation between them was certainly taking a turn that she hadn't wanted, or expected. Thinking quickly she turned back to look at him. A slow, seductive smile tugging at the corner of her lips, "You know, for a marine you are a pretty decent dancer."

"You're trying to change the subject," he complained as a slow smile started to appear in place of the more serious expression he had a moment before.

"Is it working?" she asked as she stepped closer to him. "You knew what this was. Please don't go trying to make it anything more than that. Tonight can be whatever you want it to be and after that, we part company on good terms."

"You are a difficult woman to say no to," he said as he shifted his body so that he was facing her.

"Then don't say no," she whispered as she slipped her hands up behind his neck.

Kaidan's hands found her waist as he pulled her in flush against him. "I don't do one night stands," he whispered back. His lips were only millimeters away, close enough that she could feel his warm breath tickling hers.

"I'm not forcing you to stay," she responded huskily.

He closed the gap as he pressed his lips firmly against hers. There was a hunger behind his kiss as his tongue gently pressed against her lips, requesting access to her mouth. She parted them freely and held back a moan as his slick tongue slid against hers. It was a long, deep kiss, fueled by desire that had built up over hours of dancing, flirting and teasing.

Kimberly moaned into his mouth as his hands found both cheeks of her bottom and pulled her harder against his body. She could feel the desire behind his kisses and his arousal pressed against her abdomen. Her hands slid down his arms, the contours of his muscles enticing under her fingertips. She took hold of the bottom of his shirt and pulled it upwards.

Kaidan broke the kiss only long enough to help her lift the top over his head before his lips found hers again. As her fingers continued their exploration, trailing over his taut abdomen, he peppered kisses across her jawline. He continued down the side of her neck, pausing to take her earlobe between his lips. The sensation of his breath against her skin and his tongue teasing her earlobe made her toes curl and her knees weaken. "Kaidan," she pleaded breathlessly.

Kim could feel his lips curl into a smile against her skin, he was liking the effect he was having on her far too much. She heard him gasp as she purposely flared her biotics, if he felt the humming against his skin at all like she had felt his, it wasn't difficult to imagine the sensations that was creating for him. She used the momentary distraction to push him up against the railing. At the same time her hands moved to his pants as she undid the zipper and slid her fingers underneath the fabric.

He moaned her name as her fingers found the length of his shaft. Kimberly dropped down to one knee and hooked her thumbs under both the bottom of his BDU's and his underwear at the same time, sliding them down. She licked her lips as his erection sprang free from it's trappings. Her eyes glanced upwards to see him looking down at her with heavy lids. His hands found the back of her head, fingers entwining in her hair as she took the head of his shaft between her lips. Slowly, taunting she sucked her way down his length, taking him into her mouth as far as she could.

She could feel his growl vibrate through his body. Kaidan's fingers tightened in her hair as she slowly sucked her way back up to the head of his shaft. The roll of his hips as he tried to encourage her to cover him with her mouth again spurred her on. She increased the pressure of her lips against his shaft as she took him back into her mouth as far as she could. She started bobbing up and down along his length, slower at first, the speed increasing as she watched the expressions of torturous pleasure on his face.

She could feel his shaft swelling against her lips just before he moaned his warning, "Kim… I'm getting close."

Kimberly removed her mouth from around him and stood up, her fingers sliding over his chest as she leaned into him. "I'm not done with you yet," she taunted seductively.

Abruptly his arms encircled her waist as he lifted her, leaving her with little choice but to wrap her legs around his waist. He found her lips, his tongue probing and exploring her mouth as he carried her over to one of the longer padded bench chairs in the vacant observation lounge, and laid her down carefully.

She helped him peel off her shirt and unhook her bra, both garments discarded in a pile on the floor. His mouth instantly moved to her bare skin as he kissed his way along her collarbone to the swell of her breasts. He ran his tongue along the side of her breast before taking one already erect nipple between his lips.

She moaned in response, her hips lifting off the chair as she pressed her core against his hard shaft. Kaidan repeated the motion with her other breast, taking the nipple between his lips as he sucked softly on the erect bud. He moved a hand down her torso, her stomach muscles clenched in anticipation as his fingers slid over her silky soft skin. He fumbled with the button on her jeans, finally managing to pop it open. His fingers fumbled again as he unzipped the zipper before sliding his hand under the fabric of both her jeans and underwear. She gasped as his fingers moved over her mound, one sliding into her already wet folds. As he circled his finger around her clit she moaned loudly and bucked her hips to press against his teasing hand. "Kaidan…" she whimpered, pleading. "I want you in me, now."

Kaidan removed his hand from her pants and shifted down her body to slide them down her legs. He paused at her feet as he removed her boots and let them drop to the ground along with her underwear and jeans. He kicked off his own boots and pushed his pants down the rest of the way, dropping them on top of hers.

He covered her body with his own, nestling between her legs. Kimberly gave him a small nod of confirmation as their eyes locked, she could see his silent question. She lifted her hips up off the bench to rub her wet folds against his shaft. Kaidan moaned as he buried his face against her neck, breathing in her scent while carefully pushing his shaft into her entrance. He held there, deep inside her core for a moment as she adjusted to his size and then started slowly pumping his hips.

Kimberly's hips rocked in sync with him, meeting every thrust. Her fingers gripped his shoulders and pressed harder against his skin as he plunged faster and deeper inside her. Her movements and breaths became erratic as heat pooled in her stomach. "Oh god, Kaidan!"

Her fingernails dug into flesh, her hips thrust up high off the bench and crashed back down again as she came undone beneath him. Kaidan slowed his thrusts momentarily as he rode through her orgasm with her. When he couldn't take it any more he pulled out and plunged back into her hard and fast. He growled against her neck as his hot seed spilled into her.

Covered in sweat and juices, they both held each other as they panted with racing hearts. Kaidan wriggled his way in behind Kimberly on the bench and wrapped his arms around her. With her back pressed against his bare chest and his arms wrapped around her, she gripped his hands in her own. They both laid there in silence as their rapid breathing started normalizing. After a while, Kaidan's slow even breaths against her neck started making her feel safe and drowsy.

She thought she would just close her eyes for a few minutes...