A car alarm going off in the middle of the night disturbed both the sleeping friends. It woke Kate enough for her to turn over in her sleep before cuddling up against the warm body beside her and trying to get back to sleep.

The alarm persisted and Steve was gradually pulled from sleep to consciousness. He was on his back in an unknown bedroom, aware of a weight draped half over him and someone's leg was nestled between his own. It was a woman. Those were definitely breasts he could feel against his chest through a thin scrap of material. And she was asleep judging by her breathing. Usually this would be a perfect opportunity to escape without an awkward morning after scenario but something was keeping him tethered to the bed and it wasn't just the weight. He wanted to be there.

"Turn it off," the woman murmured annoyed the alarm had woken her. He recognised the voice immediately and the previous evenings activities came straight back to him.

"I can't," Steve whispered before the owner of the car finally was successful in silencing their vehicle.

Recognising Steve's voice and remembering what he was doing in her bedroom, Kate sat up quickly and looked at the bedroom window.

"He's gone," Steve said, guessing what she was looking for.

Seeing he was right. Kate quickly snuggled back beside Steve's warmth. It was still dark which meant it wasn't time to get up just yet. Plenty of time for more sleep. "You think he fell for it?".

"Guess we'll find out soon," Steve said. "I reckon we put on a good show,".

"Yeah," agreed Kate a little shyly as she recalled what they had done.

Flashback

Soon after letting Steve know she was happy to carry out their plan, she found herself being lifted up on to Steve's waist. Her legs automatically winding round his torso as he haphazardly made his way to her bed, kissing urgently as they did so. The door crashing against the wardrobe announcing their unsubtle entrance in to the bedroom.

The next thing she knew, she was on her back on the bed with Steve on top of her as they each tried to divest each other of their trousers and Steve's shirt.

End of flashback

"Can I confess something?" Steve asked, pulling Kate from her thoughts.

"Of course," she agreed.

"I might have occasionally wondered what it would be like to sleep with you when we were partners,".

"Yeah?".

"Yeah," Steve admitted. "I didn't picture it going quite like last night,".

"How did you imagine it?" Kate asked interested. She was guilty of the same thoughts and was keen to know how Steve had pictured them.

"Umm...slow...gentle...taking my time...,".

"The complete opposite of last night then," Kate interrupted. Without discussing how they would play things out, they had somehow landed on something fast and frenetic form the get go. "You didn't get injured did you?". She asked as she recalled what happened once they were semi naked and she had tried to roll on top of Steve.

Flashback

"Ooof," Steve grunted as he landed on his back on the hard floor with Kate on top of him. "What the fuck just happened?".

"Accidentally rolled off the bed," Kate said. "Didn't realise we were so close to the edge,".

"I suppose that's my fault," Steve said.

"Of course," Kate said before giving a little giggle. "You were the one who didn't dump me in the middle,".

"Maybe we go a little slower," Steve suggested still on the floor. "Don't want to injure something important,".

"Maybe a light will help?" Kate added. She was concerned the room was currently just bathed in moonlight and their peeping Tom wouldn't be able to get any footage.

"I like the way you think," Steve replied, indicating as best he could that he agreed with Kate's idea whilst staying in character.

Reaching over Steve, Kate found the switch to one bed side light and flicked it on filling the room with soft light. She stood up revealing she was still wearing her backless top and her underwear before peeling back her duvet and getting in her bed. "You gonna join me?" she asked as she peered over the edge of the bed and down at Steve who was still lying on the floor.

"Thought you'd never ask," Steve said before he jumped up and got in beside Kate, but not before he cast a quick look out the window. He caught a glance of a figure in black with something in his hand. "Where were we?".

End of flashback

"Not from the fall," Steve said. "Your fingernails are another story though,".

"What?" Kate asked, shocked as she reached for her bedside light and turned it on. Steve moved a little to show Kate the numerous scratches she had inflicted upon him.

"Oh my god, I'm so sorry," she apologised as she tenderly traced a few red lines that now adorned the skin of his back. She had got more carried away than she thought as Steve had been pumping his hips energetically above her, the duvet strategically up to their waists to hide the fact that nothing untoward was actually going on.

"It's ok. I got my own back," Steve said as he rolled back to face Kate. He reached out and rubbed a spot on her lower neck.

Kate peered down and saw the beginnings of a love bite start to form just above the collar of her top, that she didn't realise he had given her until now.

"Sorry," apologised Steve.

"It's ok," said Kate. It was going to be hidden by anything she wore she noted, gratefully. "Hopefully it would make everything appear more convincing,".

"Yeah," Steve agreed.

"You gonna stay the rest of the night?" Kate asked. The clock on her bedside table read 4:30am.

"Is that ok?" Steve asked. He was very comfortable where he was and the thought of leaving the warm bed and walking back to his place right now wasn't all that tempting.

"Course," Kate said as she turned the light off again and got comfortable, hoping sleep would come again.