Arcee stands up when Steeljaw walks in, "Good news, Steeljaw, she's making a fast recovery. I'd say she should be able to move around in two days."

"Thank Primus. How is she right now?"

"Other than hurting from her wound, she's doing fine."

"Is she still awake?"

"Yes, I'm awake," Strongarm speaks up.

Steeljaw walked over and sat beside her gently caressing her cheek with one of his claws. Arcee left the two to give them some privacy.

"Where did you go? What were you doing?"

"I needed some time to myself for a while, and I was just thinking of you," he whispered as he kissed her forehead. He wasn't sure if he could talk about what he was doing, given her reaction from earlier she would probably have the same one if he told her.

"OK. Do you think you can hold off until I'm better?"

"I think I can," he replied with a loving smile.

"You better," she says with a chuckle.

"And if not I could always go for a little drive," he whispered teasingly as he slowly trailed his claws up her arm. "For some alone time."

She looks at him suspiciously, "Oh? And what will you do on this "drive"?"

"That's for me to know," he replied as he held her, his tail draping over her waist. He sent a wave of love through their bond once again as he placed a careful kiss on her lips, "Maybe when you're better I could show you," he added.

"You masturbated, didn't you?"

"What do you think?" He asked seductively.

"I know you did, you still got traces of your discharge on your claws."

Steeljaw stiffened as he looked at his servos, sure enough, he still had traces left on his claws. He should have cleaned himself off before coming back. He hoped Arcee didn't see it. Strongarm starts giggling at his reaction.

"Sorry."

"Better than you going off and having sex with another femme."

"Strongarm, I would never go off to mate with another femme. I love you too much."

She smiles at him, "I know," she pulls him into a hug.

Steeljaw returned the hug, "I should clean myself off, I'll be right back," he whispered as he got up to leave.

"Alright. Can you bring me back an Energon cube?"

"Of course," he says as he leaves. After cleaning himself he made his way back to Strongarm's quarters with an Energon cube in hand.

He walks over to her with the cube and she tries to sit up, "Hold on, I'm not sure if you should be moving quite yet," he tells her as he rushes to her side.

"Well, I can't lay down and drink."

"Try this way," he gently pulled her upper body on his lap, "Better?"

"Yeah," she felt his tail wrap firmly around her waist. She takes the Energon cube and starts drinking it. Steeljaw sat in silence as he watched her with a smile. She leaned over to look for something.

"What are you looking for?"

She saw the box with the painkillers and tried to get it, she quickly pulled back when she felt a sharp pain going across her stomach to her side, she leaned back and grabbed at the area. "Ah, that was a bad idea."

Reaching over for the painkillers, Steeljaw kept his optics on her, "If you need something just tell me. Are you alright?" He scolded gently as he handed her the box.

"I will be," she says through clenched dentures before taking a couple of the painkillers and drinking some more of the Energon. "Sorry, I just like doing stuff myself, never really saw myself as the type to rely on another to do stuff for me or take care of me."

"As did I, but if you need anything just let me know."

"I will. So, what were you thinking about while you were masturbating?"

"I was thinking of you," he replied feeling his face heating up.

"Of me?"

"Yes, I was thinking of making love to you."

She starts blushing, "You were?"

"Yes."

Strongarm blushed as she took another sip of the Energon before speaking a concern that was weighing on her processor. "I can't help but wonder if things would be different if your heat cycle came sooner."

"How so?"

"I mean if your heat cycle came before we got together, you would most likely have mated with a different femme, probably one of the femmes you used to flirt with. If your heat cycle came while you were flirting and messing around with them you would have taken one of them as your mate, or even if it was here on earth you probably would have taken either Metalsound or even Glowstrike and we would have never gotten together or mated. You would be with another femme."

"I would never have taken Metalsound as my mate, and Glowstrike was with Thunderhoof until Metalsound pretty much stole him from her. But you're right, if my heat cycle came before we were together I would have done it with whoever was available. But I didn't, in the past, I never had a heat cycle," he explained as he tried to figure out why he never did have a heat cycle while growing up.

"Even if you didn't love that femme?"

"I think the pain during the heat cycle would be unbearable to withstand. I mean right now I just want to take you but I don't want to and will not hurt you while in your current condition."

"Then I guess I better brace myself for when we do have sex when I'm better," she says with a giggle.

"Yes, you should," he kissed her with passion and she kissed him back. She felt his servo slide down her body to her port. She pulls back breaking the kiss, "Steeljaw, don't." As much as she wants him to touch her like this she knows they shouldn't in her condition.

Opening his optics he drew his servo back, "I'm sorry," he said as he moved away from her, gently placing her back on the berth.

"It's alright, Steeljaw."

"I don't think it is a good idea for me to be around you right now," he says as he tries to control himself.

"Why? What's wrong?"

"I think my heat cycle is starting a lot sooner than I thought."

"Oh. Well, that doesn't mean you have to stay away from me." She grabs his servo and pulls him down into a hug, "You'll get through this, we'll get through it together."

Steeljaw looked at his mate, "Thank you, Strongarm. If I try to do something that you don't want me to and I don't stop, feel free to punch me."

"Oh better be sure I will."

"I hope you're not trying to seduce her, Steeljaw." They both look and see Fixit standing there.

"No. How long have you been standing there?" He asked the Mini-Con.

"Not long. Don't forget Steeljaw, no sex until she's recovered."

"I know," he growled softly. It was going to be hard to keep his mind off it if the Mini-Con keep reminding him.

"Fixit, let's not mention that," Strongarm suggested.

"I was just reminding him," the small bot replied until he noticed something, "Unless there's something I need to know. When was your last heat cycle, Steeljaw?"

Steeljaw growls a bit, "I'm just now having my first one, just started today."

"Oh. Just be careful when you're around Strongarm please."

"Why should he have to be careful around Strongarm?" Magnus asks as he and Bumblebee walk into the room, they've just gotten back from a patrol.

"Steeljaw's in his first seat-meat-heat cycle," Fixit replied simply.

Magnus and Bumblebee both had a look of shock and concern on their faces, "Oh no."

"Steeljaw, outside," Magnus says in a firm tone as he walks out with Bumblebee behind him.

"Before you say anything I haven't done anything to her," Steeljaw told them as he crossed his arms.

"I hope not," Magnus said very firmly.

"What are you planning on doing while you wait for her to recover?" Bumblebee asks trying to keep the peace between Steeljaw and Magnus.

"Masturbate really," Wheeljack replied as he joined them. Steeljaw stiffened as he turned his body away from the three mechs.

"Masturbate? Yeah, guess that could work," Bumblebee stated. Steeljaw felt like he wanted to crawl into a hole and stay there.

"Easy, Steeljaw, it's nothing to be ashamed of. We all do it," Wheeljack said trying to comfort him.

"Can we change the topic please?" Steeljaw asked, this wasn't something he wanted to discuss in front of Ultra Magnus.

"I just hope you won't go and have sex with the next femme you come across because you can't relieve yourself with Strongarm," Magnus says firmly.

"I won't. As long as I'm mates with Strongarm she's the only one I will ever have any desires for," Steeljaw replied with a serious tone.

"Come on, Magnus, you know a mech who is already in love and has a mate doesn't go and have sex with just any femme, they have sex with their femme, and if they can't they masturbate," Wheeljack added in.

Magnus vented out a sigh, "You're right. I really should have more trust in Steeljaw. Sorry, Steeljaw, I just got into the habit of not trusting any mech with my daughter."

"I understand. Now if you three will excuse me, I'm gonna go for a drive."