So, this is almost 25 years in the making. I shipped this couple back in the day. But when they killed off the Lucy character, I was so mad that I

stopped watching ER all together. Flash forward 23 years later, with Hulu I started watching again. I loved the possibility of this couple and hated

the writers for their lack of creativity to expand their storyline. So here is how I always thought it should go down. I plan to make several

chapters if there is still interest.

Fast Or Slow

Lucy stands in front of Kerry Weavers front door. She knows Carter is home. They both had gotten off the day shift an hour ago. She also knows

Kerry is not. She has gone to a medical conference for a few days, so Lucy knows it is the perfect time to finally confront him one on one. She is

pissed. Beyond pissed. All last week he had practically ignored her, cut her off at every chance, and dismissed her medical judgements all

together. It had been months since the kiss, she thought. Could he still be resenting her for pushing him to jeopardize his career? She had told

him he was not her type. She thought that would put him at ease. But now it seems like he just wants to ignore her at every chance.

Today though, today had been the last straw. Carter had swept in on two of her patients, and over rid everything she had done. He had assigned

her those patients. He had told her they were hers to run as she saw fit. Yet he turned around and questioned her treatments right in front of

the patients, making her feel incompetent.

She was done with this duck and cover act he was putting on. She needed to confront him, although right now she felt more like punching him

right in his sweet baby face.

Inside the house Carter is sitting at the kitchen table deep in thought. He had made it through another week. Another week of seeing her and

avoiding her He was still mad at himself that his thoughts always seemed to go to her. She said he was not her type. So then why did she kiss

him?

He had been thinking of that kiss a lot lately. How her lips felt on his, and how she always smelled so sweet. Sweet was the only word Carter

could describe the scent. Lucy had a sweet smell, that intoxicated him whenever he was near her. That is why, he knew, he had to stay away.

He had to keep his distance from her, or she would be his undoing. In more ways than one he thought.

She rings the doorbell, anger pulsing through her. And then she hears him, "just a sec"

The door opens and Carters face turns to shock, "Lucy. What are you doing here? You know you cannot..."

"I know Weavers gone Carter" she interrupts, striding passed him and into the foyer.

"Come in I guess" he whispers under his breath, turning around just in time to see her coming at him in a rage.

"Why? Why do you do it?" she says angrily, launching towards him and pushing him up against the now closed front door. "Why do you have to

be such a jerk hah?" Her face is red with anger, and her hair a mess around her face. She moves right up against him, arms on both sides of his

shoulders, pinning him up against the door.

Do you really hate me that much Carter?" she shouts.

"Lucy calm down" he half chuckles. But honestly Carter was a bit turned on in his current position.

"Calm down? Calm down? You second guess me in front of my patients, and you want me to calm down?" she spats. They were nose to nose,

face to face.

He suddenly could smell her. That unique Lucy scent that he had come to both love and hate. It was becoming intoxicating, and he noticed the

tightening in his pants, hoping Lucy did not notice it too.

"Lucy I am your teacher. You need to listen to me" he says, struggling not to inhale.

"Teacher? Teacher Carter? When you are not ignoring me all together, or yelling at me, you are overturning everything I do. I know I am a

disappointment to you, but I am not too thrilled with you either." she said, dropping her hands away from the door and to her sides.

Carter felt relief. Her proximity is not as close. Her scent is not as strong. Could she see his arousal in his pants? Damn, he hoped not.

"God Lucy, why is it always about you? You drive me crazy you know that?" he spats "You never listen. Will you just listen" he shouts frustrated.

"Ok I'm listening" her arms flailing and obviously still riled up. "Go Carter. Tell me why you hate me so much?" she asks sternly, charging back at

him, and pinning him back up against the door. Her hands back at her side, but her face looking right in his.

He was trapped again. He felt weak. Vulnerable. "Lucy, I do not hate you. You are my student. Your young, …...innocent" whispering that last

word.

"Carter I am only 4 years younger than you. And innocent? What the hell does that mean?" she asks, her face red with anger.

Carter knew he had dug himself into another hole. He had to fix this.

"Ok but you are my student. You need to understand that at times I will need to override you ", he quickly shuts up. Knowing in that instant he

had made a mistake.

"Override me?" You gave me those patients John. You assigned them to me." She pauses "Their all yours Lucy. Assess and diagnose" she says

mockingly in her best Carter voice.

Carter chuckles at her impression, "Yeah, I know but...

"GOD Carter just get to the point" Lucy shouts. Frustrated as hell.

Carter was frustrated as well. "You see. You see Lucy" angrily pointing at her face. "This is what I am talking about. YOU WONT LISTEN TO ME"

he shouts.

She froze in place. She was fuming. Both staring the other down. Or in Lucy's case, up. And that is when she lost it.

"God, I hate you, I hate you, I hate you" She chants, as she leaps at him, banging her hands against his chest.

Nobody had ever made her lose control like this the way he had. She chants while her hands beat at his chest. Staring at nothing, lost in her

anger.

And that is when she hears it and stops instantly. Carter chuckles.

She looks up at him, locking eyes with his, a smirk on his face.

He had found her outburst funny, and he could not help but let out another quick chuckle.

In that moment, her hand acts without thought, rising to slap that smirk right off his face. But he sees it coming and grabs her wrist before she

has a chance.

They stand there, Lucy panting, and Carter realizing again just how close their bodies are to each other. Their eyes lock on the other as Carter

still holds Lucy's wrist in the air.

And then it happens. He smells it again. In all her rage and proximity, he can smell her sweet scent. And he is suddenly attuned to everything

about her. The way her tiny wrist fits in his hand, the way her hair, sweaty from rage, falls over her face. The heaving of her chest calms, as she

stares up into his eyes. A feeling of electricity flows between them, and he suddenly realizes he cannot move. His mind foggy, only sensing the

pull in the air. They stand there for what seems like minutes, but only seconds.

Was it magnetism? Attraction? Or were the stars suddenly aligning? Carter did not know. But what he does know is that his resolve had just

broken. He must touch her, and not just by the wrist. He leaps at her, grabbing her face in his hands, and kissing her hard.

He has taken her by surprise and a small gasp leaves her mouth, only to be swallowed up by his lips. The instant she feels his tongue seek

entrance she feels like a caged tiger, finally let out of its pen.

She grabs at his chest, balling his tee shirt up in her hands as their lips still clash. It is hot, it is urgent, it is intense.

Both are moaning into each other, their lips, and tongues in a battle against the other.

But suddenly Carter drops his hands to her waist and turns her around, lifting her up and back against the door he had just been pinned to. Her

legs instinctively wrap around his waist, and she yelps when her back slams against the wood.

They both break the kiss and laugh, quickly smiling at each other until Carter delves his mouth into her neck. He begins kissing, sucking, and

licking any skin he can find. He feels wild and ravenous, savoring her taste that is just as good as her scent.

Lucy grabs at his hair, moaning at the sensations he is creating. Wetness pooling at her core.

She can hear Carter murmuring under his breath, all while attacking her neck. "You drive me crazy; you drive me crazy" he is chanting. But this

time it does not sound like he is mad. There is a sensual, almost animalistic tone to it, and it is turning her on.

She suddenly realizes how uncomfortable their current position is though, knowing they need to move this elsewhere.

"BED NOW" she grits into his ear; his face still buried in her neck.

She pulls him up from her neck with his hair, finally getting the chance to look him in the eyes. She then launches her mouth towards his,

wanting to taste him, devour him.

He begins to move backwards, carrying her, all the while still kissing. The kisses though have moved from frenzy to sensual. Slower and deeper.

In an almost rhythmic pattern.

Suddenly she feels and hears a bang, as Carters legs back into a sofa table, and a side lamp goes crashing to the ground. It makes them part their

lips, both laughing through their panting.

Carter then releases her, making her feet drop to the floor. He grabs her hand and pulls her towards the kitchen. "Come on" he says

breathlessly, pulling her through the kitchen and down the basement steps towards his room.

In those few seconds Lucy wonders if this is going to end up like last time. They would get so close, and then he would pull away again. She

cannot take the rejection a second time.

Carter, however, has only one thought. Getting her into his bed as fast as he can. Once his resolve broke, it is like a flood gate has opened, and

he must have this woman now. All rational reasoning gone. Her power just too strong over him.

He stops at the foot of the bed, turning to look down at her, their hands still joined. God, she looks hot. Her lips red and swollen from their

kisses, her hair a sexy mess, her body now giving off a different scent. The scent of arousal.

"John if you're going to stop this again maybe we shouldn't…."

He cuts her off with a finger to her lips. "shhhhhh. Do not talk Lucy. It is better when you do not talk" he says, moving his lips towards hers

"What does that mean" she says, suddenly a bit perturbed.

His lips touch hers softly as he mumbles through the kiss.

"I just mean we do better when we do not talk. Just feel. And I really need to feel you right now, ok?" he says sensually, crushing his lips on her

once more with another sense of urgency.

Lucy relaxes into the kiss; suddenly aware Carter is trying to lift her shirt. She breaks the kiss and hurriedly raises the garment over her head,

letting it fall to the floor. She reaches for his shirt, and he helps her discard it as well.

They come back together frantically in another heated kiss and Lucy pushes him onto the bed.

Carter falls back with a smile, laying down, propped up on his elbows. They stare each other down until Lucy pounces and straddles him, bringing

her mouth back to his. They suck, pull, gasp, and moan. Both feeling like they cannot touch the other enough.

But suddenly Carter realizes she is still too dressed for his liking and flips her over, him now hovering over her.

"Too many clothes. Need them off" he grumbles.

Lucy smiles, thinking he sounds like a caveman.

His lips leave her mouth, trailing down her neck to her bra cladded chest. He reaches behind her back, Lucy rising a bit to help him complete his

task.

He undoes the clasp and pulls the bra away, as his hands come back to her chest.

She is perfect. Her breasts the perfect firmness, her nipples small and pink. He dives for one, taking it into his mouth. Sucking and licking, as one

hand reaches down to her scrubs. As he works her breast, his other hand undo's the tie of her pants and pushes down what fabric he can.

Lucy is in ecstasy. God his mouth feels so good on her breasts. She could almost come just from the sensation, but she reels herself not to. No

past partner had ever taken time to lavish her breasts the way he was. She opened her eyes to look down at him for a second and his eyes meet

hers in a devilish grin. His fingers finding her center and exploring her core, all while continuing to suckle and kiss her breasts.

Lucy is reeling. She needs more. Something, but she can barely think. She wants to touch him, feel him inside her. The urge was just too strong.

"John need you inside me now" she gasps trying to hold on. Grasping his hair on his head, not realizing she was yanking hard.

"So demanding Miss Knight" he lifts his head from her breast, her hands still holding on to his hair.

"Um as you can see, I still have my pants on" he chuckles.

"Well let's fix that shall we" she says, as she pushes him up and off her, both standing at the foot of the bed once more. Lucy takes her pants and

underwear fully off, and then she reaches for his pants, undoing the button, and slowly unzipping them.

He watches her with a smirk. God she is a little temptress.

She then gently pulls his pants and boxers down together, bending to the floor until they pool at his feet. He steps out of them, and Lucy throws

them behind her.

She looks up at him. His erection at full attention. Damn he was as endowed as she had imagined. And she had imagined it much more than she

wanted to admit. His body was perfect. Toned and lean, yet sexy and strong.

Carter looks at her looking him over. He is beyond aroused, and he needs something now.

Lucy gives him a devilish grin and pushes him back on the bed, climbing up his body to where she knew she had to taste and explore.

Her mouth wraps around his erection and Carter almost screams out in pure pleasure. His eyes go back, and his hands instantly find the sides of

her head. She is doing the most exquisite thing with her mouth. Sucking, licking, and worshipping all in one. His mind is truly blown. This woman

will be the death of him. He had dreamt of this. Lucy in his bed. He had scolded himself for it, but she had gotten under his skin since the

moment he met her, and he knew it was wrong. But right now, not even that thought could pull him, or her away.

Lucy knows he is close. She knows she has full control over him at this moment and she loves it.

Carter somehow opens his eyes and looks down at her. God she is beautiful. Her perfect lips wrapped around him. He knew it would be over too

soon if he did not stop her.

He grabs at her head and tugs her up, trying to disengage her mouth "Get up here Lucy" he says struggling to breathe.

"Wait, wait" she says between licks.

He raises his chest up and grabs the side of her head.

"HAVE TO HAVE YOU NOW" he hisses. His patience gone. His arousal was like nothing he had ever felt before.

"Again, why can't you just do what I say" he exhales, as he leans into her mouth, kissing her with a want and need he has never known before.

This woman infuriates him, yet he wants her so badly. A lethal combination. And now as their tongues dance and their hands roam, he knew she

had been right. Opposites do attract. And God do they have great sex. Or will if Carter has his way about it right now.

He flips her over back onto the bed, hovering over her. Her legs spreading instinctively and her legs wrapping around his torso, urging him to

take her, "NOW Carter" she hisses.

He looks up from her and smiles, while slowly pushing into her hot core. They both moan in unison, and Carter stops briefly when he is fully

sheathed inside her.

"God, you feel so good" They both say in unison, their eyes finding each other's and smiling.

"My God, it is a miracle. We actually agree on something" Carter laughs.

Lucy grabs at his hair and pulls him back down towards her mouth, their tongues start a dual, fighting, licking, and sucking.

He begins to move. Pulling out, then in, in a slow wonderful rhythm. He wants to make this last. He wants to savor this amazing feeling.

"So good Lucy" He hisses, "So tight" he pauses as he pushes back into her, "Your perfect. I knew you would be"

"Ahh. So good. Do not stop" Lucy pants, as he begins to pound harder and harder into her. Lucy's hands grab and touch any part of him she can

reach, as the sweat between them drips, and their moans reach a loud crescendo.

She knows John is close. His thrusts becoming more erratic.

"Come for me John" she begs. "I need you" she whispers towards his ear.

That was all he needed to hear, as his orgasm rips through him like a rocket, and he explodes within her. His mouth searching for hers, kissing

her through the sensation, slowing down as his body comes down from its height. The kisses get softer and softer until his face drops into her

neck as his mind, and feeling, slowly start to come back.

Lucy strokes his hair, as he still lies buried in her neck, still buried inside her body. God that was amazing. Better than she ever had thought.

They both are quiet, and Lucy suddenly gets scared. Was he regretting it? Was he going to bolt?

"John?" she asks into his hair

"Hum?" he answers, his face still buried in her neck

"Are you still mad at me" she asks seriously

"Carter lets out a snort and laugh and raises his head to look at her. A smile on his lips. He pulls out of her and moves to his side.

"Why are you laughing, don't laugh" she smacks at him, a bit perturbed.

"Lucy" he pauses. "We just had the best sex of my life. If I must be mad at you to have sex like that again, then yes, I am very mad at you" he

says. Trying to fake sternness.

She playfully smacks his head, "Well you still irritate the hell out of me, ok?"

"So, what do you think we should do about it?" he asks, playfully.

"I think I may have an idea" Lucy grins, grabbing the back of his neck and pulling him down into a deep sensual kiss.

"So mad at you" Carter moans between kisses.

"Irritate the hell out of me" Lucy whispers, as Carter dips his mouth to her throat. Licking and savoring her.

His hand moves down to her core, finding her entrance and teasing her with his finger.

"Oh God John. Make me come" she hisses.

"So bossy" he says, as his finger works her in circles.

"You love it admit it" she says with clenched teeth.

He smiles up at her as his finger stops and he begins to kiss down her body. He must taste her. All of her. Lucy squirms, and Carter knows he has

her just where he wants her. He reaches his wanted destination, and her legs open for him like a flower.

He looks up at her seeking her permission and she stares at him with a need and desire he has only dreamed of seeing on a woman's face.

He turns his attention back at her and delves his mouth into her center. He licks, swirls, and works his tongue, sucking and savoring her taste.

She moans and squirms and John knows she is close.

"John, oh Carter, yes right there"

He smiles at her use of both his names, and knowing he is making her come undone.

Suddenly she begins to shutter and he knows she's about to come.

He sucks her through her orgasm until her hands pull at his hair and lift him up towards her face.

Their lips meet again in an intense kiss and she can taste her juices on his lips, making her quiver. Suddenly Carter stops the kiss and looks in her

eyes.

"God Lucy. That, you. You are so sexy when you squirm" Carter admits.

She smiles at him. "You're not so bad yourself there teach."

He laughs and their lips find each other again. He knows he can get used to this. Her lips are so soft and sweet.

"So round three?" he quips.

"Fighting or sex?" she quips back.

He smiles. "Hum hard to choose. They both sound fun." He chuckles.

"Ok bring it on teach" she says jokingly but noticing his face turn at that last nickname.

Carter grabs her waist and turns her to the side, facing her, and dropping his leg over hers.

Suddenly the room stills, and the moment turns as he exhales heavily. Lucy knew what was coming next.

There is a long pause and then Carter speaks "Luce we must talk about this. What we just did. What are we going to do?" he says seriously,

rolling into his back, leaving Lucy's body and her warmth.

"Do not get me wrong, it was amazing, but I could lose my job. You could lose your student residency. If someone ever found out, we could..."

suddenly stopping and staring at the ceiling.

Beside him Lucy flips on her back. Staring up at the ceiling as well, taking in his words. Reality is setting in for both. The ramifications of what

they just did setting in. How quickly the mood in the room has changed Lucy thought, as silence overtook the room

"Luce you there? Did you hear me" he asks, still staring at the ceiling.

"Yeah, I'm still here Carter" she whispers.

"And?" he asks, flipping to his side and looking for her eyes.

"I get it ok. This was just sex. Just a night. So now we can go back to teacher and student. Do not worry Carter, I get it. I will not call you out if

that is what you are worried about" she spats. Hurt and worry were evident in her voice.

Carter turns and pulls her towards him, wanting to look at her. She, however, will not meet his eyes.

"Lucy, I do not regret tonight. It was amazing. You are amazing. But there are things we must consider" he says.

"Your job?" she whispers.

"Yeah. And yours" he replies.

A feeling Lucy cannot describe is running through her. Is it jealousy, is it loss? But how can she feel loss for something she never really had?

"So, I guess the real question here Carter is do you want this to happen again? Do you feel anything for me?" she says emotionlessly.

"Luce" he sighs, lying back on his back against the bed, closing his eyes.

"Do you Carter? she says sternly.

There is a long pause.

"DO YOU?" she shouts, rising from the bed holding the blanket against her chest, looking for his eyes.

Carter sits up to look at her again. He sees the hurt and pain in her eyes. He never meant to hurt her. His needs and desire had gotten the best of

him.

"I do Luce believe me. But what about you? I should not be worth you losing your residency over"

Lucy exhaled, a sense of relief flooding her, "John your more than worth it. I'm definitely more daring than you remember?" She lifts a finger to

his lips and traces them gently.

He smiles at her, and soon the electricity between them begins again. "You're more daring than me?" he smirks. Is that some sort of dare Lucy?"

"Yeah, I guess it is." She says matter of factly, dropping her finger from his mouth and leaning her lips towards his ear.

"I dare you to fuck me Dr. Carter like I have never been fucked before, all while we pretend to be student and teacher at work" she pauses. "Or,

we stop any contact between us whatsoever and go back to strictly teacher and student. Which is it Carter" she says seductively, her lips inches

away from his mouth now.

Her blunt words have turned him on. His face flushed, and his erection coming back to life.

Could he really stay away from her after what they just did? After the best sex he has ever had.

"Dr. Carter I am waiting. Is it stop or go? "Lucy asks very businesslike, as her one hand holding the sheet drops, letting it fall, exposing her

breasts.

He knows what she is trying to do, and all be damned if it is working. How can he deny this woman? This woman that entraps every fiber of his

being. Her smell, her hair, her eyes. He has never been attracted to anyone like this before. It scares him. He cares about her, about her future as

a doctor. If this thing between them did not work out, he could not bear the thought of hurting her. He had not had a good track record with

women. And he knows it was his fault. Lucy was right that day in the hallway. He is emotionally detached and has a tough time expressing his

feelings. How well this woman knows him. Sometimes he could almost swear she knew what he was thinking. That she could see inside his soul,

and that both comforted him and scared him.

"Earth to Carter" she says, snapping a finger in his face.

He snaps out of his trance and looks her in the eyes, but also notices her breasts, glowing in the now moonlit room.

He stares at her for a moment, noticing that Lucy is biting her lip in anticipation of his answer.

"It is a go Luce. So, a go" he smiles.

She giggles at his rhyme and pulls him into a deep kiss, her arms wrapping around his neck.

"But" he says pulling them apart "It stops at work. It has to Lucy, at least until you graduate. We must be careful. I mean it Lucy." he says sternly

into her eyes.

"I know. We will" she whispers.

"No I really mean it. Chuny, Mark, Kerri. If they suspect anything were toast"

"I wouldn't let that happen to you John. I have a lot at stake too. We can just take it slow" Lucy says.

"Slow hah? Um Luce, we just went pretty fast there a second ago" he laughs, kissing her softly.

Yeah well now we go slow. Dinner, movies, picnics" she chuckles, her hands doing circles on his sweaty chest.

He laughs, "And when pray tell do either of us have time for that stuff?" he asks, grabbing her waist and pulling her back down on the bed.

"Well" she smiles grasping his face in her hands," I think we both have tomorrow off, and there is still a few hours left today. We do have the

house to ourselves" she says seductively.

"For slow stuff?" he asks, chuckling.

"Yeah. We can start with a picnic. I will see what Kerri has in her fridge and we can have a good Ole picnic right here on the bed" she says

excited, jumping up and out of his grasp.

Carter cannot help smiling. She is so naïve. So innocent in many ways. But also sexy as hell. Again, a lethal combination Carter thinks.

"OK Yogi Bear. Go get us a picnic. I am famished" he laughs.

Lucy pushes him up and over so she can get up. The blanket was gone, and her full naked form came to light in the moonlight. She searches for

her shirt but sees Carters grabbing it.

Behind her Carter is staring at her, her naked form in full view. His body started to tingle and come back to life. She is beautiful and he wants her

again. He stands up just as she pulls his shirt over her and turns around. He grabs her by the waist and pulls her in for a heated kiss, his hands

moving under the shirt to her breasts.

"John" she mumbles between kisses. "I thought we were going to have a picnic?" she moans, as his lips move down to devour her neck.

"I have all the sustenance I need right here. Your body is my picnic." He says seductively, lifting his shirt back off her, and pushing her back

towards the bed.

"Dr Carter what happen to taking it slow?" she chuckles, as he lowers her to the bed.

"Tomorrow. Tomorrow, we start slow. Tonight, I want to break the speed limit." He mumbles, as he kisses and licks her breasts, her hands

grasping in his hair.

She laughs and he lifts his face to stare at her, smiling, then leaning towards her mouth to kiss her deeply, as her legs wrap around his torso, and

he enters her in one deep thrust.