We had been partnered on a mission for the first time in two years. I hadn't seen him for over a year of that time, and only once before that when he'd stopped by. I'd spent those months at the salvage yard, and when I'd finally admitted to myself that I missed the action, I'd gone to Wufei and asked about joining Preventers. For the next seven months, I'd worked on cases with Trowa. Two weeks ago, at the last minute, they'd decided to send me on recon with Heero. We'd fit back together like a worn grip on a gun. It had been comfortable and exciting at the same time, and when we'd nailed the bad guys and gotten the evidence, I had felt a satisfaction I hadn't had in a long damn time.

We'd finished our reports for Une earlier that evening, and after turning them in, Heero had uncharacteristically asked me to dinner. Heero Yuy. Asking me, Duo Maxwell, to dinner. Of course, I'd agreed. Any bit of socializing for Heero was a great triumph in my book. We'd headed for some bar and grill, had a couple drinks along with our steaks, and just talked about anything except work. It had been good, and I hadn't wanted the evening to end, so I'd invited Heero up to my place to watch some vids. I guess he had other things in mind, because as soon as my front door had closed, he'd leaned in and kissed me. No, not one of those testing numbers that first-time lovers usually attempt, but an honest-to-goodness round of tonsil-hockey. Needless to say, I was all for the 'high-sticking'.

I was brought back to the present when Heero broke our kiss and asked breathily, "You sure?"

As I looked down at him, spread out on my bed, naked and hard and needing, all I could do was think that I'd never wanted anyone as much as I did him. "Yeah," I replied hazily.

I thought I hadn't convinced him enough when he suddenly leaned over the bed and retrieved his pants, but then he smiled at me as he brandished the little tube of lube he'd had stuffed in his pocket. "Okay."

Sliding my fingers between his cheeks to caress his convulsing entrance was so arousing I thought I'd come before I could get inside him. My finger entered his tight heat, and I moaned just as loudly as him as he clenched around it. It didn't take long for it to accommodate the intrusion though, and I soon had two moving inside him, slow and careful, so as to not hurt him, but demanding, to let him know that I didn't want to stop. When I was finally satisfied with the way his entrance allowed my fingers access, I pulled them free and grabbed the lube to get myself ready, but Heero took it from me and proceeded to drive me the rest of the way crazy. He used both of his hands to fondle and apply the slick gel to my shaft, coating it and coaxing it into a hardness that I didn't think was possible.

"Enough!" I growled as I trapped his hands. "I want to be in you... NOW."

He smirked, obviously enjoying the fact that he'd worn down my endurance so easily. "Then do it."

So I did.

I pushed his legs back, positioned my erection at his opening, and began thrusting forward. I have to give him credit; he didn't complain, and I know it had to be somewhat uncomfortable even with the preparation beforehand. He kept his gaze steadily on mine as I sheathed my arousal in him, his body constricting around me. We remained unmoving for a few seconds when I was completely in, just breathing together as he adjusted, and I swear that's when I had one of those moments that you always hear about in those cheesy romance novels. As I looked into those dark blue eyes, I didn't know what I'd be doing ten years from then, where I would be living, or if I'd finally be enjoying the peace that I'd fought for; what I did know was that I wanted to be with the man I was sharing this particular moment with no matter what the future brought. An epiphany is what I think they call that kind of thing, and it was damn scary. I could only stare at Heero and hope he would at least enjoy this enough to stick around until I could convince him.

"Only if I can buy a new bed. This one sucks, and if we're going to go at it like wild animals, I want a softer one."

I blinked down at my new lover and turned bright red when I realized I'd voiced my last thoughts out loud. Before I could sputter though, Heero flexed his thighs, making me moan in pleasure instead of embarrassment. It also let me know that he was ready for more. "I'll have a catchy comeback about liking it better hard after I pound your ass into this mattress, Yuy," I managed before pulling out and thrusting back into him. His reply was only a strangled cry.

I don't know how long it took for us to get to the point of climax. Time ceased to exist as I moved in and out of him, rocking our bodies together in an almost-violent dance of need. Heero's voice was the sexiest thing I'd ever heard as he let go of his reserve and just 'felt' what I was doing to him. He kept begging me to take him faster, deeper, harder; it was incredible hearing Heero like that. I gripped his hips, sweat dripping off my face onto his stomach as I gave him everything I had and everything he asked for. When that voice finally pleaded with me to stroke him, to make him come, to take him to that place where I wanted to go with him, my fingers wrapped around his quivering erection and pumped him until I was milking his seed in endless waves of completion.

I will never forget how his body clung to me while he rode his orgasm. It held my shaft in a grip that forced me to empty my passion into him in stream after stream of sticky warmth until I was shaking like a leaf. I'd never come like that before, and it sapped every bit of strength I had. I might have blacked out, because when I came to, I was practically lying on top of Heero. I tried to pull away, thinking I was crushing him, but he just tightened his hold.

"Serta or Sealy?" He asked softly.

It stripped some of my gears trying to shift to... well anything else. "The one with the sheep," I finally quipped.

"Aa. Sheep. Should have known. I'll look online and see what I can find." There was amusement in his tone, but I could hear contentment as well, and that more than anything allowed me to relax against him and enjoy it.

"Big enough so we can sleep together but small enough so we can sleep together," I mumbled, knowing he'd get it.

His snort told me that he did -- just enough room for more energetic bouts of sex... and whatever came after.