T-M RATED CHAPTER YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

Amy had slept on the couch for about an hour before she woke up. Her vision was blotchy for a moment as she tried to remember where she was. "That's right, I'm in Shadow's room." She stood up quickly, holding the blanket to her as she walked around looking for him. The TV had been turned off and she could no longer hear the photocopier running. She inhaled quickly, smelling Shadow's scent on the blanket. She sighed happily and smiled as she walked towards what she assumed to be Shadow's bedroom. She poked her head in curiously, seeing that he had passed out also on his desk. Amy walked over to him, poking his shoulders, "Shadow?"

When he didn't answer, Amy took the blanket that had been placed on her over the ebony hedgehog's sleeping figure. She couldn't help but take in how peaceful he looked when he was sleeping. She looked at his face and sure enough, she saw the script and the copy right by his head. She bit her lip, she would just take her script and go without disturbing him. She reached out to grab her script when his head suddenly lifted up, and then she retracted her arm quickly. He looked up at her and she quickly defended herself, "Sorry! You were sleeping so I came in and gave you a blanket and then I was gonna grab my script and go." He looked at the scripts on the table, then to the blanket on his back. He nodded, picked up her script, than gave it to her.

"Thanks." She said softly.

"No, thank you." He said.

Amy blushed. In the five years after they grew so distant she couldn't remember a time when he had thanked her for anything. Heck, they had been married a few months now and this was the most they had communicated and gotten along. Amy felt her heart beat beneath the skin of her chest. She hugged the script to her breasts and said, "You're welcome."

"Before you go, there's something I need to discuss with you." Shadow's eyes narrowed, he didn't like the idea of her starring in a production with Robotnik. "I'm starting a new drama late this fall for the company. Knuckles will be directing it again and it'll have the same top notch screening and actors in it. I'm making you the female lead, so I would like you to make your schedule free."

Amy's thoughts started to pile up. He was offering her another role, did this mean he wanted to have sex? Was this a sign that this would be exchange number four? Would there be more times after this? Furiously, she let her fists fall to her side as they shook angrily.

"Do you just take me for someone who is willing to use her body for benefits?" She hissed lowly, her green eyes glaring into his.

"H-Huh?" Shadow did a double take.

"I don't want to take on this project, so I will not be accepting this offer." Amy turned her back to him. Shadow's voice grew colder and his eyes narrowed as he stood up to approach her, with her back still facing him.

"Why?"

"Because!" She shouted, "I don't want to sleep with you for roles anymore."

Shadow grabbed the girls wrist and glared hard at her, "Where is this coming from all of a sudden? Robotnik offers you a drama and you have no problem saying yes? But I offer you a part as a lead and you're going to say no? Were you not the one who initiated this little exchange to begin with?"

She glared daggers as she pulled her hand back from his, "I know, I did start all of this and I'm sorry I let it get this far. But I also declined Robotniks drama offer also, so please don't assume I said yes!"

He snapped. He pulled Amy towards him as he threw her onto the bed, pinning her there. Amy's eyes widened in shock. There was a look of hurt and betrayal on Shadow's face almost, but she didn't understand why. Shadow's right hand trailed down her side, then reached behind, looking for a zipper. Amy flushed. He leaned down and whispered into her ears,

"Who am I to you, Amy Rose?" He pulled her zipper down farther, "A tool for you to use to gain some benefits? A stepping stone? Now that you have all these other offers coming in from producers you're just going to kick me to the side like I don't even matter?" Amy yelped a bit when he gave her tail a tug, she bucked her hips into his and he growled. She shook her head,

"No, you're not some tool, Shadow! Listen to me-"

"Or are you saying that now that we've slept together three times, that you're bored and sick of me. Are you going to go and climb into Robotnik's bed next to?" Amy flushed with anger at that comment, "Shadow the hedgehog, how fucking dare you!"

"How dare I? This is all your fault!" Amy let out a low growl of her own, how dare he blame and pin her for all this?

"You and your family are the ones who asked me to marry you, not the other way around." She hissed, "OR did you forget?" She leaned up, and grabbed his tie, pulling him forward, "How well do you think they'll all take it, knowing that you MARRIED me and then used your power to make your wife the next top hit celebrity?" She smirked and nibbled on his ear as she did so, to which he let out a little moan.

"Damn it woman!" He pulled away, and glared at her dangerously, "Even if you don't want to take the leading role in the next show, you WILL take it!" And at that Shadow crashed his lips against hers furiously. She moaned as his tongue wrestled hers. Shadow's fingers played in her hair, then danced down her body, removing what was left of the dress that had been unzipped but not removed. His fingers brushed up against her breast as they kissed deeper and she gasped. She put her hands on the white tuff of fur on his chest, trying to breathe, and spoke out,

"I never wanted to rely on others, I only wanted to rely on myself..." Amy confessed. Shadow froze. If she never wanted to sleep with him for her role in the first place, then why did she sleep with him and crawl into his bed? Why were they here doing this again for the fourth time? His train of thought was cut off as Amy pressed little kisses up against his neck, "Shadow, please just take me.." His pupils widened and he wasted no time in giving her what she wanted.