Warning: It's steamy ;)

The bubbles that floated on top of the water rose as she settled into the bathtub. Courtney exhaled deeply now that she was finally able to relax. The girls were sleeping over her house tonight and they were soundly asleep. Tonight she took the time to pamper herself. She had dimmed the lights, and drew herself a bubble bath. It wasn't often that she got time to focus on her. Her life was devoted to work and her daughter, but she had been happier these last months than she had been in a long time. Although she had to admit that she was exhausted. Her job was demanding and although having Duncan around was a big help, there was still a lot she had to do on her own as a single parent.

What had been the worst part as of late was that she was having trouble sleeping. She would toss and turn all night, which would result in her feeling drained in the morning. Courtney wished she could say she didn't know why she suffered from insomnia, but she knew exactly why.

Duncan. That's why. He was the reason why she couldn't sleep. When the rush of the day was over and she was left to her own devices, Courtney would be consumed with thoughts of him. Nothing was off limits. She thought about his eyes, his voice, his arms; she just wanted to spend hours exploring his body. She thought about how sexy his tattoos were and if there were ones she hadn't seen yet. It wasn't just the physical either.

One of the reasons she had always been so hesitant about liking Duncan when they were teenagers, was because he was so immature and irresponsible, but against all odds, Duncan had become an adult. He was still Duncan, that was for sure, but the fact that he actually had his life together, and took such good care of his daughter, and hers, blew her mind. For Courtney, it was also a major turn on. There had always been a strong physical attraction that she had to him, but dammit, if he wasn't making it difficult not to throw caution to the wind and get in bed with him already.

For a while Courtney had done a good job of taking the memory of when they'd had sex and pushing it to the back of her mind. She threw herself into work, excused it for being caught up in the moment, and kept herself busy. That had kept her occupied enough for a while but lately nothing was a good enough distraction.

So, she fantasized about it, along with all the other thoughts of him. Naturally Courtney was a wound up person, but now she was even more on edge. This was why she so desperately needed some time to relax, but even as the hot water of the bath soothed her muscles, Courtney still couldn't get him out of her head.

She squeezed her legs together and clenched her jaw. Before Duncan had come back into her life, she had never felt this hot and bothered, a desperate need to have someone. She remembered his mouth on her neck and whimpered quietly at the thought. She tried not to picture him above her but it was unavoidable.

It was too much, tentatively she reached a hand between her legs. Maybe, just this once, she would relieve the tension that kept building up inside of her. She let her head drop back against the tub as she stroked herself. She moaned softly while she closed her eyes. She allowed herself to get lost in the feeling and was already feeling her climax building. Just another minute or so and it would all be worth it. Her eyes lazily drifted open again and she nearly had a heart attack at the shadowy figure standing in her doorway. She jumped causing water to slosh onto the floor.

"Don't stop on my account Princess."

Courtney's face immediately heated up and she had the urge to sink underneath the water and drown herself.

"What the hell are you doing here you fucking pervert!" She covered her face with one of her hands, this had to be the most embarrassing moment in her entire life. His eyes pointed downwards to the teddy bear he was holding.

"Vanessa forgot her bear at home."

"So you just decided to let yourself in? That key I gave you is for emergencies only!"

"This is an emergency!"

"No it's not!"

"Yes it is!" In truth, Duncan had used the stuffed toy as an excuse to come over and bother Courtney, but he had never expected to walk in on her like this. It was the hottest thing he had ever seen and he had the evidence in his pants to prove it. "Besides, it seems like you had your own little emergency on your hands."

Courtney was two seconds away from throwing a bar of soap at him.

"Just put the bear down next to the sink and leave." Duncan did what he was told as far as the teddy bear but he wasn't about to leave like she asked.

"Were you thinking about me?" He was half teasing, half hoping with the question. Courtney was deathly silent and Duncan wasn't about to let her brush this off.

"No." It didn't come out confidently and Courtney cursed herself for being so flustered.

"You're a bad liar." Courtney scoffed at him.

"So what if I am, what are you going to do about it?" She regretted what she said instantly, it was like poking a lion. When he came toward her she felt like prey. He leaned over the tub with an arm on either side and that's when she could see the look in his eyes. It was dangerous.

"You have no idea what I want to do to you." Duncan's voice was so low and Courtney could barely breathe but stood her ground.

"Oh?" She looked him straight in the eye even though she knew this was a challenge she wouldn't win. His face was so close to hers that that when he spoke she felt it against her lips.

"I want you so bad. I want to touch you everywhere, I want to taste you, and make you come over and over again." His words shot straight down her body and she squeezed her legs together again to tamper the ache. "I want to be inside of you so much it hurts. The worst part is that I know how fucking perfect you feel. I know what sounds you make and it makes me crazy."

The air felt thick. Courtney gripped the porcelain of the tub. Her chest was heaving and the suds were the only thing keeping him from seeing completely exposed. He seemed to have a similar line of thinking as he glanced down. Courtney wasn't the only one breathing hard, his breathing was just as strained as hers was. When Courtney looked down she noticed that large patches of the bubbles had dissipated and there was more showing than what was covered. The lights were dim, but he could see everything.

The stayed in the silence for a few moments. There was no point for Courtney to try to conceal anything, Duncan had gotten an eye full. When their eyes met again, his were fully dilated.

"You're absolutely beautiful." Courtney was speechless. She tenderly touched both hands to the sides of his face. There were simply no words she could say, so instead, she kissed him as passionately as she could.

She sat up on her knees for better access. Duncan's arms came around her bare back, not caring that she was soaking the front of this shirt and leather jacket. They were drunk on each other. Suddenly her reasons for not being with him didn't feel like reasons, and frankly she didn't care, she just wanted to be lost in this moment forever.

Unfortunately, life had other plans. A distant cry broke thought their moment. Addison was calling for her. She only ever called for her in the middle of the night if she had a nightmare. Courtney broke away.

"I'm sorry." He untangled his arms and nodded. Courtney reached for her robe and got out of the tub. She secured the robe around her and took in the look of longing on Duncan's face.

"Don't go, okay?" She looked back before exiting. He nodded again at her before she left.

But Duncan was gone when she returned.

Honestly can't believe I wrote that lol Also, sorry for the wait, my work schedule is kinda crazy and I don't have as much time to edit. Hope you guys enjoyed that one! And thank you so much to everyone who has reviewed/favorited/subscribed! It means so much to me!