There are rules to everything in life.

The most important one, of course

Is knowing when to take those rules

And break them.


Addison's knees dug into the mattress in the on-call room, and try as she might, couldn't suppress the shiver that rocked her spine. Her thighs quivered at the next thrust, hips rising as she pushed back against her partner, desiring more contact.

Forehead pressed against her shoulder, hot breath causing another shiver to take over her spine, and Addison couldn't quite help herself anymore. She arched her back, gripping the sheets in one hand to keep herself upright on her knees, tangling the other into dark hair with a closed fist. Knees pressed to the inside of hers, keeping them together with every motion as one hand caught her braced arm, the other caught in the crook of her hip, helping her along.

"Again?" Soft voice, free of judgements, gauging her response as she releases the softest of moans. Addison wouldn't beg- not here, and that was well understood. "Oh, shit." Two more thrusts, the hand on her hip releasing to catch the one tightly wound into hair, and then slipping with impending release. "Addie-"

Addison's brain melts for a moment, her head thrown back as her fingers tightened against others, her thighs tightened as her orgasm overtook her. She could feel everything a thousand times over- the pulsating cock between her legs, the cheek pressed against her shoulder… the hand rubbing her wrist as she came down from her high.

Cheek turned to chin, resting lightly against her shoulder blade, tilting slightly to the side- breath against her neck, and-

"Don't." Addison released the word with a short breath, hanging her head as she rubbed her fingers into her lover's scalp, trying desperately to make up for her own insecurity. To convey that she's sorry, and that it's okay. She's just not ready.

"Damn." Chin again, Addison almost laughing despite her lungs reaching to draw breath. She closed her eyes for a moment, and dared to ask herself only one question

How had they even managed to get here?

Of course, though, she knew, it had started as most things do.

At the beginning.