NOTE: Well, I think I met my sex quota for the entire story in this one chapter, lol. Enjoy!

Chapter 15: A First Time For Everything

Shaundi walked down the hall toward The Lincoln Bedroom, the room Ethan would be staying in while investigations into who attacked him were underway. Kinzie was busy trying to find out who sent the video, running a trace on the suspect's number, but kept coming up empty. The number belonged to a school teacher who lived halfway across the country in Colorado. Using satellite imaging, Kinzie was able to determine the owner of the number was in their home, in a small suburb outside of Denver. She also ran a check and found out they were at work during Ethan's attempted murder, clearing them as a suspect. Whoever sent the video was smart and knew how to cover their tracks. Kinzie came to the conclusion that the video wasn't sent using a phone, but with a computer, after committing the act. They used a randomly generated number and scrambler, making it hard to pinpoint their location. Trace on the bullet found in Ethan's apartment also led them nowhere. After comparing the bullet to the gun found in the video, they found it belonged to a .357 Magnum Smith and Wesson revolver. Kinzie tried to magnify the footage to find the gun's serial number, but could only recover the first few numbers. Even if the gun was purchased legally, it would be nearly impossible to find the gun's owner without the full serial number. No fingerprints were found at the scene, except those belonging to Ethan, his sister, or his niece Lily. There were a couple unknown partials found on some of Ethan's smashed possessions, but they weren't clean enough for a match. A few of Shaundi's prints were found, but she was instantly cleared as a suspect. They ran a check on Ethan's sister, just to be safe, and found she was still working a double shift at a local hospital. The case was quickly going cold.

Nearing Ethan's room, Shaundi nodded at her agents guarding the door. She made her way inside to find Ethan unpacking his suitcase. She watched in amazement as he effortlessly walked around the bed and stopped in front of the dresser. He moved with ease, like he knew exactly where he was going, like he could see everything. He didn't even fumble when used the drawer handle to put his clothes away. He closed the drawer, minding his thumbs, and stood quietly with his back to her.

"Hey, Shaundi," he said, turning around.

"I'll never understand how you're able to do that," she said, stepping toward him. He smiled and let out a light chuckle.

"I told you, it's all about paying attention," he said, walking back around the bed to grab some more clothes from his suitcase.

"Did you memorize the room already?"

"Yeah, it didn't take long. How's the investigation going?"

"It's...it's not going so well," said Shaundi, disappointment in her voice. "Every bit of evidence we have keeps coming up cold. Whoever did this lives off the radar and wants to keep it that way. Either that, or it's an inside job. We're taking all the necessary precautions in case it's the latter."

"I know you'll figure this out," said Ethan, facing the direction of her voice. Shaundi stared at him and took a deep breath.

"Can you remember anything else about what happened?"

Ethan thought for a moment, "Just a smell."

"What kind of smell?" asked Shaundi, furrowing her brow.

"A kind of sickly-sweet smell, similar to rotting fruit. It was faint and it disappeared when they left. I didn't think anything of it before."

"Is that all you can remember?"

"Yes," said Ethan, nodding. "I'm sorry, if only I could-"

"Ethan," said Shaundi, grabbing his hands when he gestured to his eyes. "It's alright, what you've given me is more than enough."

He smiled, doing his best to agree with her and pulled his hands away. He turned back to his suitcase and picked up his toiletry bag that was sitting neatly against the suitcase's front inner wall.

"This is because of me," said Shaundi, quietly. Ethan faced her, tilting his ear toward her, with the bag still in his hand.

"What do you mean?"

"Whoever tried to kill you did it because of me," she said, stepping closer to him. "They wanted to send a message by getting rid of someone that I..."

"That, you what?" asked Ethan, when she didn't finish her sentence.

"...that I really care about," she replied, softly. She took his toiletry bag and placed it on the bed before grabbing his hands again. She felt him tenderly return her grasp.

"I really care about you too," he told her, smiling gently. "In fact, I've been thinking about what your friend said the other night, about how the heart wants what the heart wants..."

"Yeah?"

"Well, I've been giving his words some thought and I've realized that...my heart wants you."

Ethan let go of her hand and traced her arm up to her shoulder, then to her neck, until finally resting on her cheek. He caressed her soft skin and lovingly brushed her lips with his thumb, feeling each breath escape her.

"You still there?" he asked, after a moment of silence. Shaundi placed her hand on top of his.

"Yes," she said, in a quiet, raspy voice. He began to pull her toward him and moved his thumb to place a kiss on her lips.

Shaundi's eyes fluttered when they met as she felt him tease her with his tongue to let him inside. She accepted and opened her mouth slightly, feeling his tongue lick her lips as he slipped in. Her tongue found his and they proceeded to massage one another, their mouths becoming wet with passion. The heat between their bodies felt like it could melt cold steel and Shaundi's heart was growing impatient. As she continued to kiss him, she gently brought his hand down to rest on her breast. Ethan pulled away from her as she started to move his fingers, making them knead her breast like dough. She stared at him for a moment before removing her hand, leaving his hand where she'd put it, hoping he'd continue. He did.

Tilting her head back, Shaundi closed her eyes in pleasure. Her breaths grew faster with each rotation of her breast and she let go of his other hand. It had been so long since a man had touched her sexually and she seemed liable to let herself go just from his caress. She felt his hand find her thigh before running it up under her blazer. He followed her curves until he found her other breast and started to massage the outside of her bra, feeling her hard nipple poking through. She took in a staggered breath when he lightly rubbed the tip of her nipple with his finger.

"Don't stop," she said, begging him to continue. He obeyed and moved his hand around to her back to pull her toward him. He leaned forward and explored her neck with his lips. She leaned her head back and closed her eyes again as he kissed just under her chin. Running her fingers through his hair, she pressed her body against him. "Make love to me, please. No man has ever done that."

Ethan responded by lightly licking up her neck to her mouth. He placed a hard kiss on her lips and held her tightly against him, feeling her heartbeat against his chest. He felt Shaundi begin to push him backward and eventually fell back onto the bed. He sensed her standing over him and could hear rustling of fabric followed by the flops of her shoes hitting the floor. He continued to lay back and felt her warm body climb on top of him, straddling his waist. She leaned down and pressed her mouth close to his ear.

"Put your hands on me," she whispered, before sitting up.

She took his glasses off as she straightened up before grabbing his hands and placing them on her naked hips. His hands moved along her bare skin as he explored her body and she began to grind against him. A dark spot began to form on the outside of Ethan's jeans as Shaundi's wetness soaked into the denim. She continued to grind on him and reached down to undo his belt. Eagerly pulling the belt from the loops, she proceeded to undo his pants to release his taught erection. Ethan closed his eyes, but continued to caress her as she started to stroke him He moved his hips against her hand and pulled her down to him. Their lips met and Shaundi left his hard shaft to remove his shirt. She lifted her hips off of him while he pushed his pants down and kicked them off with his feet. Wrapping his arm around her waist, he rolled her over on her back and pushed his hips into her. Shaundi stared into his eyes, their grey luminescence shining down upon her, as he placed a hand on her cheek.

He held her close and took in her intoxicating aroma, feeling her hot, naked body against his. In that instant, he could sense her beauty, more so than ever before. It was overwhelming and he could barely keep his heart from exploding out of his chest.

"I see you," he said, affectionately caressing her cheek. He brushed her lips with his thumb again before kissing her passionately.

Using his keen senses and not his hands, he found her sweet, wet mound and entered her with a vigorous thrust. Shaundi moaned against his mouth and gripped the sheets tightly between her fingers as he moved in and out of her. She wrapped her legs around him, pushing him further inside, and arched her back in ecstasy. He left her lips and buried his head in the crook of her neck as he increased his speed. Shaundi moaned in his ear when he would slow down for a few thrusts and then speed up, making some thrusts harder than others. It drove her wild and she felt liable to burst when he started to move his hips in a circular motion.

"Faster, Ethan, please," she begged, wrapping her arms around his neck. "I'm so close."

She gripped his face in her hands and brought him down to her lips, pushing her tongue into his mouth as he further increased his pace. She heard him moan deeply, signaling that he was almost ready. Never leaving his lips, she moved her hips against him until her entire body went numb with rapture, unable to control herself. She clawed at his back and continued to grind against him to prolong her intense orgasm, letting out loud pleasure filled moans that leaked into the hallway outside. Ethan pumped his hips faster and harder before spending himself inside of her, tensing his body and curling his toes.

As their sweaty bodies laid still connected on the bed, they each became lost in the other's embrace. Neither one them wanted to separate for fear of ending the moment and instead held each other close. Shaundi ran her fingers through Ethan's hair as he rested his head on her chest and a smile tugged on her lips. It was the first time she felt truly loved by a man and she couldn't help wanting to return the feeling.

"Mam?' asked an agent on the other side of the door. "We heard some commotion and lost connection to your comm, are you alright?"

"Yes," she replied, continuing to run her fingers through Ethan's hair. "Everything is fine."

"Looks like Pierce won the pool," said another agent with a sigh, having drawn an accurate conclusion to what happened. "The lucky bastard."