Smut ahead...don't say I didn't warn you!

They all stared at Dr. Jenner as he led them stories underground in a huge elevator, his pale skin and sunken eyes giving Sarah the impression that he was overworked and sleep-deprived.

"Blood samples will be taken first thing," he said, addressing the whole group but focusing on Rick.

Rick nodded as Olivia clung to him, burying her face in his neck. "Whatever we need to do...but we need food, shelter...answers."

Dr. Jenner hesitated, looked down at Noah standing between Rick and Sarah, then nodded. "Deal."

The elevator doors opened to a long hallway. Jenner led them down and they turned right and walked into a sterile lab, centrifuges littering the counter tops. He immediately started to set up needles, vials, and tourniquets, not saying a word.

"I can help with the blood draws," Christy spoke up. Jenner looked at her. "I'm a nurse. It may help expedite this whole process..." He nodded, gesturing for her to step up.

He took her blood first, then the two of them proceeded to work on collecting from the others.

Carl and Noah both gave blood while sitting on their mom's laps, Noah insisting that Christy be the one to draw his. Sarah kissed the top of his head, holding her son tightly, thankful for the protection the CDC offered them.

When it came time for Olivia to submit her sample, she clung to Rick and looked at Sarah, her big brown eyes full of fear. Sarah leaned down and looked at her.

"It's ok, baby girl. It only stings for a minute," she soothed her. "Do you want to sit with me or Rick?"

"Both," she whispered. Sarah smiled at her and produced Bunny from behind her back. Rick smiled, tightening his arms around the sweet little girl.

"Can Bunny sit with us, too?" she asked. Olivia nodded and pulled her favorite stuffed animal - given to her by Lori - to her chest resting her face in the nook of Rick's neck. Sarah sat down next to her and rested her head on Rick's shoulder next to Olivia's face, humming a lullaby to her and rubbing her back, while Christy took blood from her arm.

"All done, you brave girl!" Christy announced as she placed a cotton ball and bandaid on her arm.

Olivia sat up and looked at her. "Well that didn't hurt at all!" The group all chuckled and Sarah noticed that even Jenner cracked a tiny smile.

The only one not smiling was Shane.

"You all can stay in these rooms down this hall," Jenner said, as he led them down a more comfortable looking wing of the building. "I'm afraid there aren't enough beds for all of you, but the couches in the break room are quite comfortable if a few of you want to stay there."

T-Dog and Glenn nodded, claiming two couches, while Shane and Daryl raised their hands. The few doubles with twin beds went to Carol and Andrea, Dale and Jim, Lisa and Christy, and Jacqui, while the singles with queens and pull out couches went to Rick and Sarah and Lori and John.

"And," Jenner said, turning to the boys, "there's a room with bunk beds if you two want to share..." Carl and Noah looked excited for the first time in two weeks. "There's also a rec room with a pool table and other games and books. Don't plug any machines in though. We need to conserve energy. Once you're all settled in, there's spaghetti we can fix in the cafeteria. Just come down the hall and turn right."

"What about me?" Olivia asked, looking at Rick. "Where am I going to sleep?"

"Well, I thought you and your mom could share the bed and I will sleep on the couch," Rick replied, glancing up at Sarah. Sarah smiled and nodded, glad that Rick would at least be in the same room. She wasn't sure if she was ready to let on to the group that there was something happening between them.

Olivia sounded happy with that arrangement and the three of them headed to their room to deposit their belongings. Just across the hall was the bunk room and next to that was Lori and John's room, so Sarah felt very safe allowing Noah to be out of her sight for the night.

Everyone made their way to the cafeteria where they ate spaghetti, drank wine, and had the most fun with each other than they had since the world went to shit...Until Shane started peppering Jenner with questions about the outbreak, about a cure, about why he was the only one they'd seen.

"Jeez, Shane. Buzzkill, dude," Glenn spoke up.

"Let's not worry about this tonight," Rick said to him. "Let's enjoy tonight and ask questions tomorrow."

When Jenner announced that there was hot water, the conversation was over when they all practically ran to their rooms. Those staying in the break room shared a common bathroom with community showers, while the others had en suites attached to their rooms.

Sarah helped Noah shower first, while Rick entertained Olivia with a few books from the rec room. When she came out of the bathroom, she saw Rick and Olivia laying in the bed together, his arm wrapped around her and her head on his chest listening to him read a book about animals.

"I hate to break up this party, but it's time for a good bath and bed," she said to Olivia.

"Oh man...buzzkill," she said. Rick, Olivia and Noah all laughed. She grinned, then turned and jumped onto Rick's stomach, grabbing his face in her hands. "Thanks, Ricky! Best story ever!"

He grinned and pulled her into a hug. "Any time, baby girl." She leapt off the bed and Sarah caught her.

Rick stood up and kissed Sarah on the forehead. "I'll go take Noah to the rec room to play while you take care of little miss," he said, "if that's ok?" She nodded, thankful for the help.

After Olivia was bathed, she fell asleep right away. Sarah tucked her in and left the lamp on the bedside table on for a nightlight.

She made her way down the hall and to the rec room to see Daryl, John, Rick, Carl and Noah playing pool, Glenn and TDog playing foosball, and Lori and Christy drinking wine on the couch while her mom sat in a recliner reading a book.

Rick smiled at her as she walked toward the women. Lori pulled her down on the couch in between them and Christy handed her a full glass.

"Ok. Spill!" Christy said as Lori laughed.

"What?"

"You and Rick. What else?!" Lori pushed.

"What are you talking about?" she asked, taking a large gulp of wine, feeling a blush creep up.

Lori snorted, obviously buzzed. "We've seen how he keeps kissing you and holding your hand."

"He's always kissing my forehead, you know that," she replied, taking another large swallow of wine, wishing the floor would open up and swallow her.

"He never kissed you with tongue while you straddled him," Christy spoke up. Sarah's head whipped around to look at her best friend then turned to her mother.

"Mom!" They all died laughing including Sarah. "Jeez, y'all are terrible! Gossiping like a bunch of old ladies!"

"Hey, now," Lori said, "Didn't your mom ever teach you to respect your elders?" They all laughed hysterically. "And since I am two years older, I am wiser. And that means that I know there's more than meets the eye where you two are concerned and mark my words," she announced to the women, then whispered loudly, "They will be humping like rabbits before you know it!" Sarah's face turned bright red as they all laughed until they cried.

"Y'all are nuts," Sarah said once they all caught their breath. "But while we're asking questions..." she turned to Christy, "what's up with you and Daryl?"

Christy smiled. "We're friends."

"With benefits?" Sarah asked, keeping a straight face while Lisa and Lori laughed.

Christy finished off her glass of wine. "That's the plan." They all hooted with laughter.

"Ok, ladies," John said as he and Rick approached them, "I do believe it's time for me to take my lovely bride to bed." Lori beamed up at him.

"We will tuck Noah and Carl in you crazy lovebirds," Rick said as John picked Lori up bridal style and they all laughed.

About an hour later, Sarah wished everyone good night, still feeling a slight buzz from the bottle of wine she split with Christy. Sarah and Rick walked the boys to their room and she gave Noah a hug and kiss, telling him to come straight across the hall if he needed anything.

Rick was still talking to the boys as she excused herself to go check on Olivia and take a shower.

Olivia was sound asleep on the bed in the exact position she left her in, so Sarah went straight to the bathroom and started the water.

She looked at her reflection in the mirror, her face still dirty from the past two weeks of not having a good shower, the wash-ups in the lake at the quarry not doing much to help. She undressed, happy to be rid of the dirty clothes and eager to feel the warm water.

She stepped into the shower and let the water beat on the top of her head, cascading down her shoulders and onto her body. She moaned with delight at the warm feeling and grabbed the airplane sized shampoo bottle in the corner. She washed her hair and moaned again at the clean feeling. This is heaven, she thought.

She heard a noise outside the shower and nearly fell as she spun around to see Rick poking his head around the door. The glass shower door didn't do much to hide her body from him. Normally she would have been embarrassed, but the wine was making her bold.

"Rick? Everything ok?" she asked as she stared at him.

"You didn't hear me knock. Just wanted to check on you - heard the moans and thought you were getting sick from the wine. How's the water?" he asked.

"It's great," she replied, smiling. "Heaven."

"Save me some hot water," he joked.

"I will...or you could just...join me?" He looked surprised...no...he looked shocked.

She almost giggled, feeling nervous but so sure this was what she wanted, the wine definitely spurring her on.

"What?" he asked, confused. "Are - Are you sure?" he asked.

"Absolutely," she replied. She opened the door and stepped back, gesturing for him to enter.

He hesitantly stepped into the bathroom and closed the door behind him. She watched him, her heart rate increasing as a grin slowly spread across his face, his blue eyes lighting up.

He reached down and pulled his shirt off and her heart started hammering out of control. He locked eyes with her and undid his belt, slowly pushing his pants and boxer briefs down and over his hips. Her eyes never left his as he kicked his pants off and slowly walked toward the shower.

He slid the shower door open and she moved back to allow him room to join her, their intense gaze never breaking. As he closed the shower door behind them, she reached her arms up and put them around his neck pulling him to her. His arms went around her waist and his hand rested just above her ass. She felt him hardening against her belly and her breath caught in her throat. She dropped her hands to his chest as he looked down at her, his blue eyes intensely staring into her green ones.

His head leaned down and he pressed his lips against hers, boldly pushing his tongue past her lips and claiming her mouth. He gently pushed her back against the wall, the water continuing to warm them as it fell over their bodies. Sarah explored the tight muscles of his chest before moving her hands to his back, pulling him as closely to her as she could.

She moaned loudly as he reached down and grabbed one breast and massaged the nipple, continuing to kiss her soundly as his other hand moved down to find her center. He leaned back and looked into her eyes, his blue eyes blazing with a look she had never seen before as he slowly pushed a finger inside of her. She nearly came undone as he slowly started stroking her insides. She moaned as he added another finger and his thumb found her clit. She brought her hands down to his hard biceps for support as her head fell back to the wall. He attacked her throat and neck with kisses, stirring up feelings of want in her she had never felt before. She loved the feeling of his 5 o'clock shadow rubbing against her neck as he kissed her. It turned her on even more to hear his moans from the pleasure he was getting from pleasuring her.

"Rick." she moaned as she put her head down to look at him, "please..."

He let out a gutteral moan as he pumped his fingers into her faster watching her lose all thought, having wanted her like this for years - giving her pleasure and hearing her moan his name. He moved his other hand under her ass, kneading at the flesh there, wanting to feel every part of her.

Sarah was getting close, the intensity of it all pushing her quickly over the edge. The pit in her stomach got more intense with every stroke and she grabbed his face, kissing him hard, their tongues intertwining. She fisted his hair as he squeezed her ass tightly, continuing to pump his fingers inside her and watching her gasp in ecstasy.

"Don't, stop, fuck, Rick!" she said as she came undone, feeling the knot in her stomach fall away, almost screaming as she came, her chest heaving as her breasts pushed into his hard chest.

"Holy...shit..." he whispered as he slowly pushed his fingers inside her one more time before he finally pulled out. He grabbed her hips to steady her.

His cock was aching from being so hard, but he knew he didn't want their first time to be hurried and in a shower. He wanted it to be special - for the both of them - so for now he would have to wait.

"Holy shit is right," she whispered as she rested her forehead against his chest and closed her eyes. She had never had an orgasm that fast, usually needing more foreplay. But the fact that this was Rick...Plus, she hadn't been intimate with anyone in almost 4 years. How long had she dreamt of this moment?

She opened her eyes and glanced down and felt another pit forming in her stomach as she looked down at his raging hard cock, just begging for attention. How badly she wanted to feel him inside her right then and there. She reached out for it but Rick reached down and grabbed her hand. She groaned in displeasure, unsure why he would stop her, disappointment filling her entire being. She couldn't help but pout.

Rick used his other hand to lift her chin to look into her eyes.

"Not right now. I want you so badly, but I want it to be special...not in the shower against the wall...not for our first time..." He raised their hands together and brought them up between their chests, kissing the back of her hand. She sighed, the knot in her stomach increasing in size. He looked so incredibly delicious, his blue eyes bright with lust. "And I know if you touch me all of those good intentions will go right out the window."

She moaned, the sound nearly making him forget everything he just said and her green eyes darkened.

"God I want you Rick. Any time, any place," she replied, reaching up to kiss him soundly on the mouth.

He almost threw caution to the wind, his cock getting even harder with that comment. He suppressed a moan as he gathered his weaning self control and leaned down to gently kiss her lips again. "The water is getting cold," he whispered. "Let's get out and get you warm."

She smiled at him as he leaned down and kissed her softly once more.