A/N – and now I give you some serious Shenko smut, this time live, not in flashback form. This chapter is flaming hot, involves no plot whatsoever, is shamelessly rated M and 100%, start to finish, NSFW. Those of you who would rather not read about our intrepid heroes getting it on, skip this chapter (but seriously, who are you?) *grin* j/k
Should I be worried that my longest chapters seem to involve smut? No? ok, good, just checking
A huge thank you to Jules Hawk and StoneburntHeart for pre-reading this for me and allaying my fears... The wet, naked Kaidan is dedicated to you, ladies~
She was still cranky – and still thinking – when she entered the hospital's indoor pool area later that night. She had been given unrestricted access by the staff, who knew that an N7 marine needed no one to babysit her in a swimming pool, and was encouraged to take advantage of it by fucking Jenny, who told her hydrotherapy was 'very very good for your poor muscles right now, Captain Shepard.'
Shepard preferred to use the pool at times when it would be deserted. She liked to slide through the water – it was the only time her body still felt like her own anymore – and lose herself to the solitude and darkness. Tonight, though, her crankiness was compounded when she reached the edge of the pool, preparing to make the tricky maneuver from chair to water, and she realized she wasn't alone. There was a swimmer sliding through the water on the far side of the pool, his powerful strokes showing him to be a strong excellent swimmer. She watched in admiration as he made a smooth turn at the end of the pool and began to progress effortlessly back to her.
He was about halfway there when she sat up straighter in the chair, more than simple appreciation of his athleticism on her mind now. When he reached the end of the lane, right under where she was sitting, and threw his arms over the side of the pool, she was treated to the absolutely mouth-watering sight of Kaidan Alenko, soaking wet, and smiling up at her.
"You coming in, Shepard?" he asked her, grinning.
As if she would turn that invitation down, she thought, having serious issues tearing her gaze from his chest. She really wanted to lick the drops of water she saw rolling down those pecs and – she broke off her thoughts when she realized he was still speaking to her, "Huh?" she asked in a husky voice.
He laughed softly, enjoying that she had been distracted by him as much as he appreciated the sight of her in just her swimsuit. Alliance issue one piece tank or not, it hugged every curve and left nothing to the imagination. Not that he had to imagine anyway, only play back some very incredible memories.
"I asked if you needed help," he repeated the inquiry that had fallen on deaf ears while she stared at his chest.
"Oh, no," she replied, blushing. For fuck's sake, he made her blush. Still. "I can do it," she stated, waving a hand, then made good on her word immediately after, sliding into the water beside him in a less-than-graceful but entirely solo motion.
He wrapped his arms around her for support so that she wouldn't have to rely on her weakened arms to hold her up against the side of the pool or her unsteady legs to tread water. He pulled her flush against him in a parody of a lover's embrace and tilted his head to capture her lips.
Kat moaned against him, squirming at bit, trying to climb even closer in his arms and wrapped her arms around his neck. She returned the kiss, dove into it, forced him to deepen it. They ate at each other's mouths ferociously, while she tunneled hands through his hair, until they had to break apart, gasping for breath. They leaned into each other, touching foreheads, as he reached beneath the water and pulled her legs around his waist. His hands formed a shelf to support her bottom and she clung to him with her arms still around his neck. It was a little awkward maintaining the position – the ledge at the lip of the pool, the only place the water was shallow enough for him to stand, was narrow – but Kaidan figured he could handle it unless they got too crazy. He leaned in to capture her lips again, giving her soft gentle kisses, pulling back before it got too heated, resisting her efforts to chase him. He moved his mouth across her jaw, tasting as he went, then wrapped his lips around her sensitive earlobe and sucked gently. She moaned and dug her nails into his shoulder. He grinned, and kissed the spot she loved, right behind her ear.
"Kaidan," she muttered, groaned, "I need you." She demonstrated her point by rubbing her center more firmly against his lower belly. He could feel her heat, even through the suit and the chill of the water.
Kaidan took a moment to ponder whether he could comply with her request in their current position and discarded the idea. Too likely one or the other would drown. Too much paperwork and awkward explanations down that path. He turned his thoughts towards how to get them somewhere safer without her doing him bodily harm in the process, either out of inadvertent clumsiness or sheer frustration. He decided on lifting her out of the pool as the first step and with a surge of muscles put thought to action.
That left Kat sprawled on the pool edge above him, legs parted and partially reclining. Hmm, this had possibilities beyond what he had thought. He moved closer, forcing her to part her legs wider to accommodate the width of his shoulders between them, and couldn't prevent himself from glancing up to check her face for any signs she was uncomfortable or in pain. What he saw was that he had better do something other than look soon, or he was gonna have one pissed off marine on his hands.
He brought his hands up slowly, stroking her from where her feet still dipped in the water, all the way up her legs and skipped over her center for now. Instead, he continued sliding his hands up over her stomach to her breasts. He cupped them over the slick wet material of her suit and gave a gentle squeeze. Kat leaned her head back, arched her back and rested her weight on her elbows. She looked so beautiful like that, he thought, eyes closed, mouth slightly open, tongue darting out to lick her lips.
He knew he didn't have much leeway here, he wasn't blind to her recent frustration, he'd even shared it himself. He just wanted to be careful, to not do anything that would risk hurting her or aggravating her injuries. But, he realized, the road to hell is paved with good intentions, and they'd both been in hell for the past week. Time to dive back in, so to speak.
On that thought, Kaidan stretched as far up her body as he could reach from his current position and just managed to grab the fastener for her suit. He began to open the garment, peeling it off her slowly, enjoying the view of every inch of flesh he revealed along the way. When he had opened it as far as it went, to her bellybutton, he leaned over and planted a kiss there then moved his hands back up to her breasts, parting the opened material completely to expose them. He continued to tickle her stomach with feathery kisses while his hands played on her breasts, stroking, kneading, and then pinching her nipples while she moaned in response.
He helped her sit back up so he could draw the swimsuit off her shoulders and let it fall open to the waist. He pulled her down to him and kissed her, once, hard, then returned to her breasts, repeating his attentions, this time with lips, teeth and tongue. She had wrapped her legs around his chest and he was surprised at her grip. He knew she was still weak from her injuries and coma, but she had obviously regained some of her former strength already. He was pleased to see another indication that Kat was well on her way back.
Kaidan kissed her again, taking her mouth and possessing it completely, his tongue warring with hers for dominance in a battle they both won. He broke the kiss and pulled himself out the water to sit beside her, then drew her into him so her naked breasts were flush with his bare chest, and went back to kissing the breath from her. He moved his hands to her hips, pushing the suit down as far as he could, and then delved beneath it with one hand to find her warm and wet for him. He stroked her with his fingers in the rhythm of his tongue in her mouth and she gasped. He swallowed it in his kiss.
He brought his other hand up to her breast and pinched a nipple, firmly but not painfully, while his fingers stayed busy between her legs. Her increased breathing and small moans indicated that she was close, so he swiped a finger over her clit then pressed in hard and she exploded around him, breaking their kiss to give one long moan then she gulped huge breaths as if she had run a mile. He brought her down slowly, eyes locked on her face, filing this memory away in his growing databank of favorite Kat moments.
When she could breathe again normally, Kat grinned at Kaidan and brought her hand up to stroke his cheek. She gave him a quick peck on the lips and threw him a cocky, "That was more like it."
She saw him grin in reply, and he reached out to stroke stroked her hair, then, surprising her, he yanked it lightly and growled, "Were we done?"
She laughed, and kissed him again, still playing but this time, a little deeper. "Not hardly, soldier, this is just the interlude." Then she pushed him until he was lying flat on his back on the tile and leaned over him. She kissed him, tongue darting in his mouth just enough to tease, not enough to satisfy and moved her mouth down before he could capture her.
"Kat," bit off on a groan, then sucked his breath in as her mouth moved its way down his chest and took one of his nipples. She sucked hard then flicked her tongue around it and he groaned again.
Kat looked up at him, impishly, and asked, "Like that, do you, soldier?" As if she didn't know. She turned her attention to the other nipple, while she stroked her hand slowly up his thighs in an echo of the motions he had used on her just a few minutes ago. She however, wasn't as much of a tease as he was, so she didn't skip over anything. She traced her hand lightly over the hard bulge his swimtrunks did nothing to hide, eliciting another groan. She smiled against his chest and traced him gently with her nails, knowing how much he liked it.
She tugged on the waistband of his trunks until she was able to release him and he sprang hot and hard into her palm. She fisted him, slowly moving her hand up and down his length, squeezing gently as she went. When she reached the tip, she rubbed her thumb over him lightly, then moved her fist back down.
She kept the rhythm of her strokes light and teasing for now as she starting kissing her way down his chest to his belly. She paused at his bellybutton long enough to tease it with her tongue then she continued her way down, kissing his skin, until she reached her destination. She slid him into to her mouth, took him as far as she could, until he was near the back of her throat. She squeezed her mouth around him, giving him pressure and a little suction and rolled her tongue over the flesh in her mouth.
Kaidan's hands came up to rest in her hair, stroking, encouraging but not pushing and she heard him say her name, even though it was almost an inaudible whisper. She took those as good signs that she was pleasing him and went back to her task at hand. She slid him in and out of her mouth in a slow torturous pace, giving him plenty of suction and tongue action as she went. She kicked the speed of her strokes up a bit when she heard him start to breathe hard. She knew she was driving him close to the edge and reached down to gently cup his balls to drive him even more insane. She didn't expect him to reach down and tug on her hips, pulling them back so that they would be in line with his head, but she complied regardless.
Kaidan tugged her suit off completely her and drew her on top of him, then brought her delicious wetness down to meet his hungry mouth. He traced her with his tongue then found her clit and sucked it into his mouth. He nursed at her while she continued to drive him crazy, sucking him just enough to keep him on the edge, not enough to send him over. Since he planned to come only when he was buried deep inside her, he didn't mind. But as for her…
Kat felt him bring his hand up, stroke around her hip, then he slid two fingers inside her, pumping them slowly. She gasped around him, losing her pace, entirely distracted by those fingers sliding in and out of her and the incredible things he was doing to her with his mouth and tongue. Ok then, this was a battle apparently, and he wasn't gonna follow the rules of engagement. She would win anyway. She resumed her attentions, this time increasing the pace and the suction, but she realized, when he hooked his fingers inside her and made her come in a rush, the enemy knew her too well. She gasped her orgasm, moaning around him, trying to stay on track, bring him with her.
Kaidan reached down and gently pulled her up to him, kissing her deeply and distracting her again. In his most inner thoughts, he glowed with male pride at having reduced the indomitable woman in his arms to nothing more than a quivering mass of satisfied female. He planned to do it again at the next available opportunity.
He slid her off his chest and to her side and spooned himself behind her. He gave a moment's worry over the hard tile beneath them but figured she wouldn't care, he certainly didn't. He reached down and slid his hand between her thighs enough to lift and part her to give him access and slid into her, moving his hand to her hip to pull her firmly back against him. He was thrilled to find her hot and wet and tight, still quivering from her orgasm around him. He started a slow gentle pace at first, while his hand traveled again, this time down her stomach, between her legs, and to her hard little clit. He rested his finger there, allowing his strokes into her from behind to do the work, so that each time he entered her, he pressed her into his finger. She threw her head back onto his shoulder and moaned, "Kaidan."
God, he knew her body so well, he played her like an instrument. Kat wouldn't have thought she'd have been able to come again after the last orgasm he had given her, but the pressure was mounting again, coming from both his strokes deep inside her and that clever finger just where she needed it. She squeezed her inner muscles down on him on each stroke, trying to give back some of the pleasure he was offering her and was rewarded with a more frenetic pace and his moan against her throat. Good, it was working. She pushed back against him with every stroke, working towards her pleasure as much as his, and then the pressure built and exploded between one breath and the next. She screamed, unable to restrain it, as the biggest and hardest orgasm of the night ripped through her.
Kaidan felt her come before he heard her scream, she clamped down on him like a vice, and he pressed her clit hard to add to the pleasure as much as he could. He moved quickly now, unable to hold back, pushing himself in and out in shallow then deep strokes till the pressure finally broke and he spilled himself inside her, kissing her throat and moaning her name against it. He closed his eyes and let out a long deep sigh of relief, apparently they both had needed that.
Kat decided, much later when she was drifting off to sleep in his arms, that she was much less cranky. She fell asleep with a smile on her face.