You were more exhausted than you had ever been before as you had slipped into a deep sleep that night. Being tangled up in Kid's arms as you drifted off hadn't hurt anything either. You remember thinking about how warm his hand had been weeks ago, and the rest of him was just as comfortably warm.

The small problem with having slept so deep was that you were awake early.

There wasn't the barest hint of light in the sky, and when you came back to bed from your stretch you realized that at some point you and Kid had untangled. Which made sense, otherwise it probably would've been a struggle for you to wiggle out of bed a minute ago.

Your mind wandered to the events of the evening before, heat rushing back up into your face. There was a desperate, needy twitch between your thighs and you realized two things at the same time: You were the only one who got any pleasure last night, and you had a deep craving for more. The two of you hadn't had a chance to talk about such things, and you didn't want to surprise him with anything only to find out it was a bad idea.

People wake up differently, and if Kid had violent reflexes, you could be broken in a really un-sexy way.

But there was no way you were going to fall back to sleep if you didn't take care of yourself. You didn't want to go back to your room, and despite the show you had provided last night, you didn't want to do anything exposed. Nothing would be more mortifying than to have someone walk in to wake Kid.

Climbing back into bed you stayed as far from Kid as you could and still be under the covers. You let your mind wander as your fingers went to work, remembering the things that Eustass had done to you earlier.

The man's mouth was dangerous on multiple levels.

Thinking about him was enough to cause a rush of pleasure and as small sounds of pleasure escape you, his name slips from your lips as the heat fills you up. You weren't struggling with what you were doing, but you realized that you weren't nearly as skilled as Kid at pushing your own buttons, and you were – somewhere in the back of your mind – miffed about that.

Your breath came faster, and you could feel yourself nearing climax. A cold chill slipped down your back, followed by a single, impossibly warm, finger sliding down your spine, curling around the silk bow on the back of your lingerie.

"Mouse." The finger had stopped you, but the voice has nearly frozen you in place. You could feel the bed shift as he moves closer to you. "Whatcha doin'?"

"Trying to... fall back asleep?"

He pulls you to him, your back against his chest. He was already moving your arm away from where you had it before you could answer. His actions were gentle, but you weren't going to be able to struggle against them even if you had tried. He turns your wrist as he raises your arm over your head and licks your fingers.

"Can't sleep unless you masturbate?" He muses, kissing your fingers and then the palm of your hand. The action nearly breaks your brain, and you feel your cheeks going hot.

"Haa, um, I... can, but I couldn't stop thinking about," you swallow as his tongue trails down your arm, sending shivers through your body. "Things."

"Mm, what kind of things?" There was an amused tone in his voice as he nuzzles into the back of your neck, teeth nipping lazily against your skin.

"Things that... you did to me. I mean, hngh," His fingers were sliding up your leg, wandering near places you wanted them to go without granting you the pleasure of it. "You. I was thinking about you, and I got so turned on I couldn't get to sleep." You admit in a rush of words, hiding your face in your hands.

His fingers twitch, and you can feel the smile on his face.

"Addicted to me already," he muses, pulling you to your back as he moves to be over top of you. You make a noncommittal noise from behind your hands. "Being shy is cute, Mouse, but if you keep covering your face I'm going to tie you up so you can't cover anything I don't want you to."

You feel yourself flinch, but you only move your hands enough to peek at Eustass through them. "I... I don't know that I'm against that, and I have no idea what to do with that information." You admit, slowly bringing your hands away from your face.

Kid looks like he just found the One Piece.

"I'll make sure you get back to sleep," he promises, pulling the babydoll top up and off you in an easy motion. Being completely naked under him sends a rush through your body and you almost cover yourself before stopping your hands. Instead, you place them against his arms, fingers trembling slightly as the rush of blood turns you red from your face to your chest.

"You're a lot better at following instructions when you're in my room, Mouse." He muses, leaning down and kissing you before you can say anything. His deep, pleased moan pushes into you just ahead of a tongue that wasn't taking no for an answer.

By the time Kid lets you breathe, you're dizzy and needy and dangerously open to any suggestion so long as he's willing to continue. You're not too concerned about the details; you just know that you want more. More kisses, more touches, more pleasure, and at this point you would accept pain, just so long as it was him your addled brain was certain you would enjoy it.

He continues to kiss you, moving down your neck to your collarbone. His fingers are already rubbing against your clit, and the amused rumble sinks into you as his mouth teases your breast. There's a gentleness in his actions, and a curiosity you hadn't felt earlier.

He had simply been pushing pleasure into you last night, but now he was searching you, figuring out what made you squirm, gasp, tense and moan. Even as the pleasure built up in you steadily, he didn't stop. You ended up on your stomach at some point, his arm around your waist, fingers still teasing you as he kisses down your back. His prosthetic fingers gliding over your skin as your hands flexed against the bedsheets, grasping for anything as your trembling moans sank into the bed.

Eustass pulls his hand out from under you just as you're sure you're about to cum just from him teasing your clit. He slides his soaked fingers down your back as he puts his legs between yours, pushing them apart.

"I doubt you'll learn how to control it, Mouse, but your voice changes when you're close." He says, leaning down and kissing your shoulders as his fingers slide back inside you. Two at first before a third starts to push into you, filling you up with an almost painful pressure.

"P-please," the word slips from you as the full feeling has your legs trying – and failing – to close.

"Please, what?"

"I w-want you in me," you turn a little, looking over your shoulder and meeting those deep golden eyes.

"I'm already in you, Mouse, you're going to have to be specific." He replies, the grin on his face sending a shiver straight to your core.

"N-not your fingers, I want -."

He pulls his fingers out of you and you can feel his rock hard dick press against your ass. "Be very specific, Mouse, or things might end up in places you don't want."

"Haa, fuck," you swear, turning your face toward the pillow. You don't get a chance to say anything before Eustass turns you over onto your back again.

He's grinding against your slit, eyes holding your gaze. "Look me in the eye and tell me what you want."

"You're evil." You say quietly. There's a hum, but he doesn't say anything. "I want your," you make a frustrated sound, "-ock, cock! In my... my..." The word comes out of you, but it is very quiet, and you can't hold Eustass' gaze anymore. Your face is so red your cheeks hurt.

He leans down and bites the crook of your neck as he begins to slowly push into you. You cry out in surprise and pain from the bite, but the sharp sensation passes as you can feel yourself stretching to accommodate his size.

"I won't be this merciful again, Mouse." He promises you, pulling out and slowly pushing back in. You nod at his words, hands trembling against his arms as the feeling of him pushing deeper steals the breath from you.

He feels impossibly large, and some part of your mind is convinced you're going to split in two. Rationally you know it won't happen, but the sensation is too new, too inescapable, and too overwhelming.

"I'm not crushing your lungs, breathe Mouse." He teases, pulling back out a little as you suck in a breath.

"B-big! It feels t-too big!" You gasp, sucking in a breath.

"Does it hurt?"

You shake your head. "J-just a little overwhelming."

He leans down with a smile and kisses your forehead. "Breathe and relax, I'm not going to split you in half. Not this time, at least." He assures you, pushing deeper again.

"Haa-nnngh, Kii-urk!" Your legs curl around him, and half-way through his name escaping you, your body shudders enough that you pull yourself flush against his hips suddenly, driving him into you entirely.

You see him wince, and his hands twist the bed sheets as he struggles to keep still while you adjust. You manage a few shaky breaths and feel your body start to relax.

"Haa – haa-shhhhit." You gasp, holding onto his arms as you shift your hips slowly. There's a grin from Eustass has he begins to move as well, matching your pace for a moment before he starts to take control again.

Leaning back his hands come to rest over your breasts, teasing and pinching your nipples between his thumb and forefinger as he begins to move in long steady thrusts. The pleasurable sensation from your chest seems to go straight to your thighs, making the long steady pace push you closer to an orgasm that already feels too big to be safe. You hold onto his wrists, trying to pull his hands away, but he doesn't budge.

"You can't tell me it hurts," he muses as you're mewling and squirming under him.

"F-feels like I'm going to c-cum!" You gasp and realize that his pace and teasing are riding you along an edge you can't quite crest. A frustrated sound escapes you before you beg, "K-Kid, please!"

"Begging to cum, Mouse, or begging for me to stop?"

The sound that slips from you is a mix of need and concern. "I. Don't. Know!" You gasp, reaching out to him with tears rushing into your eyes. "S-save me, I think I'm l-losing my mind!"

He moves his prosthetic to the bed, bracing himself with it as he leans down enough for your hands to reach his shoulders. You hold onto him, fingers digging into him as his pace picks up, thumb still teasing one of your nipples as his teeth nip at your neck, his breath hot against your skin.

Eustass Kid had comforted you after Decken broke into your apartment. He'd helped you into and out of his unruly truck, and had protected you physically and emotionally as best he knew how. For months, you had been tangled up in his life.

Earlier you thought you had been tangled up in him.

But earlier was nothing compared to right now. The rush of pleasure was almost terrifying, and the idea of having to suffer space between the two of you after being so close hurt your heart. You almost wanted to disappear into this fiery force of nature, and if this was him restraining himself you might just be safer that way.

He pushes you over the edge as your shaky voice cries his name into his ear, your fingers leaving bright red lines against his pale skin as your entire body tenses and shudders. You hear him hiss a swear as a few rough and heavy thrusts nearly push the air out of you, his own breath coming out hard and heavy as he twitches deep inside you.

"Fuckin' hells, Mouse." His voice is breathier than you expect, and his hair's matted against his face from the sweat you're both covered in. "You cum much harder and you're gonna rip my fuckin' dick off."

You go to say something, but neither your brain nor your mouth seem to want to cooperate, and your unintelligible mutter fails on your lips.

"Still alive?" He asks, watching you fail miserably at speaking.

You nod weakly, and gasp as he pulls out, your legs twitching at the last little bits of pleasure the motion causes.

He gets out of the bed, pulling off the condom you hadn't even seen him grab, and you realize that you probably cannot stand right now. After tossing the rubber, he turns back to the bed and kneels down so he's at eye level, he head resting on his prosthetic, his fingers moving a few locks of hair away from your face.

"Good job, you didn't pass out." He says with a crooked grin. "Get some rest, Mouse."

You reach out, and slip your fingers between his before he can move away. "Don' go." Kid's eyes widen a little and you can see his cheeks flush red before he covers his face for a second.

"I'm just going to shower," he says softly, looking at you from behind his hand. "I'm not leaving."

"Mm, I know," you admit, and move to try and sit up, before your still shaky arms just leave you to stay against the mattress. "I just... want you to stay, um, close."

"Somehow I feel like I've lost," Kid grumbles, rubbing his face with his hand before letting out a sigh. "If I carry you into the bathroom with me, can I take a damn shower?"

You nod and he separates your hand from his. "I'll be right back, don't panic." He grunts and walks away for a moment. When he comes back, he wraps you up in a bath sheet like a little mouse-burrito and carries you into the bathroom with him.

You end up nodding off a little while Kid gets cleaned up and are only aware of him cleaning you up enough to be able to help him more than hinder him. The t-shirt he gives you to use as pajamas goes down to your knees, and he curls up with you on the side of the bed that's not soaked in sex and sweat before the two of you fall asleep for a couple more hours.

When you wake up, still snuggled into his arms, you're a little surprised at how beautiful he looks. Nothing about Eustass Kid had ever struck you as wholly unpleasant. His rude speech, his large presence, his scars, even his often-times insufferable ego weren't negatives. Not to you, at least, for whatever hardship that may or may not cause you down the road.

But right now, he looked peaceful. Calm. Content. If you hadn't already fallen hard for everything else about him, you wouldn't have been able to survive seeing this side of him. You wanted to tell him, and as you dozed for a little bit longer, you decided you would. Once everything was resolved with Decken, and he couldn't try to deny your feelings as being something else, you would say it.

Even if the idea of admitting it felt a little like having a second "The Crisis" moment.

A/N - I'm not planning on completing this story by the end of my long weekend, but it might be what happens. I know exactly what happens for at least the next two chapters, and I even have sections already written up.

lol I wanted to take a break and work on Unseen and Royal Pains, but Kid's not having any of that. So my apologies to those of you waiting on those updates, I promise they will happen!