After arriving back at the house, Paul had spent the rest of the morning straightening up his office while he was getting ready for the IT department to show up with his work computer set up.  This wouldn't be to hard of a task, normally.  But as he was starting to find out, it is a lot more difficult to do, when you have a brace on your leg that prevents you from bending very far.  Plus there was the fact the every time he bent over too far, his ear would start to throb and send his vertigo haywire from the movement.  Several times he had to freeze in his tracks as he waited for the room to stop spinning.

He had given up on moving certain things for the time being, since he couldn't carry, well anything.  Sure he could grab things and lift them up.  (Even though the burn on his back would still give his grief.)  But since he had to use the crutches to walk, he had no way of moving anything further then what was within his reach.

So after moving what he could, he finally he gave up all together and he sat down in his chair.  The whole ordeal had worn him out in more than one way.  For not only was he slightly sweating from the moving and lifting.  But he was also short of breath as he was trying to get the pain from his leg and back to calm down again.

He sat there for a few minutes and closed his eyes as he calmed his breathing back down as the pain started to subside.  

This is way more difficult than I thought it was going to be.  He thought as he heavily sighed while he sat there trying to relax.

Then he heard the doorbell.  

Fuck.  Now how am I supposed to get that?  He thought as he signed heavily. 

Oh wait.  Korn said the app for my security system on my phone would let me see who's at the door.  He though as he opened back up his eyes.

Paul then grabbed his phone off of the desk and looked at the screen.  Sure enough, as soon as he looked at his phone, there was a notification about someone at the front door.  So he tapped it to open up and it showed him three guys standing  there with boxes of equipment.  And much to his relief, Korn.  Who was the one who had rung the bell.  Korn rung the bell again and looked at the camera.  Paul smiled and hit the speaker button.

"I was beginning to think that you were never going to show up."  Paul said to him.

"You should talk."  Korn said with a smile as the guys with him slightly jumped from the voice coming over the speakers.

Paul couldn't help but to slightly smile at having visitors for a bit.  It would be nice to have someone to talk to.  Even if it was for work.  At least it was better than sitting there in a quiet house by himself.  That was one thing that he was not use to.

"Come on in.  I'm in the office already."  Paul said as he watched them start to struggle with holding the equipment.

"You heard the man." Korn said to the guys that were with him as he opened up the door for them.

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"Well I think that does it Mr. Scientia. Mr. (L/N) now has full access to everything that he needs." One of the tech said as he handed Korn a clipboard to sign off the paperwork for the equipment, while the other two finished gathering up all of the discarded packing material, empty boxes, and the extra supplies. "Is there anything else you need us to do?"

"No I think that's everything. Thank you. You can head on back to the shop now." Korn said as he signed off on all of the equipment that had just taken them a couple hours to set up and test.

Paul was sitting on his couch as he watched them finish off. 

"You're such a slave driver." Paul said in a joking manner to Korn. "Can't they even get a longer lunch break for today or something?"

The technicians stopped in their tracks as they waited to see what he was going to say. Korn turned and gave Paul a warning look. But was only met with his big grin as he rested his arms across the back of the couch as he watched Korn shift nervously. Perhaps Paul knew just a little too much about how to get him to do something he normally wouldn't allow. Korn sighed as he looked down at the clipboard.

"Fine." Korn said as he handed the tech back his clipboard. "You can take a hour today. But no longer."

All of them got a huge smile on their face. 

"Yes sir. Thank you sir." They said as they glanced happily at each other.

"Now go before I change my mind." He said dismissively.

"Yes sir." And with that, they quickly left and were gone.

"I hate it when you do shit like that." Korn said as he gave Paul a frustrated look.

"What? Make you look like a normal person as you give your teams a break every once in a while?" Paul smirked back as Korn lended on the edge of Paul's desk.

"Oh, is that what you call it?" Korn asked as he crossed his arms in front of himself.

"More or less." Paul joked back. "Plus it is kind of fun to fool around and watch you get out of sorts every once in awhile."

"Well I would appreciate it if you would keep the foolishness to a minimum. I can't have them losing respect for me for your entertainment." Korn said as he stood back up. "Well as much fun as this has been, I have to get back myself. Did you need me to get you anything before I head out?"

"Not at the moment no." Paul replied as he sat up a bit. "Except for the assignments that you had mentioned that you wanted me to do for you. I'm still not sure what you want me to do."

"Not to worry." Korn said as he made his way over to the door jam. "I'll have Sara explain when she brings them by this afternoon. In the meantime, grab a bite to eat and get a nap. You're still supposed to be recovering you know."

"Fine." Paul said as he stood back up from the couch. "But so that you know, I will be borrowing your nephew this afternoon."

"So you're following through with finally letting her get her license?" Korn asked as he stood there waiting for Paul to join him at the door.

"Yeah." Paul said as he hobbled over to the door on his crutches. "I promised her that I would."

"It will solve a few issues for you in the end." Korn said as he walked down the hall towards the stairs.

"Yeah I know." Paul said as he gave the stairs a weary look as he got ready to head back down them.

Going up hadn't been to bad. He had been able to pull himself up to the second floor for the most part. But going back down looked to be a lot more difficult. For now he had to balance in between the railing and the crutch. Both of which made him nervous.

"How about I bring a lunch back up to you?" Korn said when he saw Paul's weary look at the stairs.

"You don't have to." Paul said as he gave the stairs a hard look as he got his crutches in one hand so that he could start his slow descent.

"I insist." Korn said as he stood in front of Paul to prevent him from going down. "Just go back to the office and I'll bring you up a couple sandwiches."

"Look, I have to learn how to do this. So if you don't mind?" Paul said as he tried to get past Korn.

"But I do mind. I can't have you hurting yourself after just getting out of the hospital. Now go back to your office before I have to break your other leg." Korn said as he forcable pushed Paul back from the stairs.

"Your serious aren't you?" Paul asked as he gave Korn a slight smile.

"Yes. Now go." Korn said with a slightly stern look.

"Only if you don't give me peanut butter and jelly sandwiches." Paul joked back.

"What's wrong with those?" Korn asked as he joked back. 

But then he chuckled as he saw Paul's serious face loosen up.

Paul laughed back at him. "Nothing. Those would be fine. But you can leave the crusts on mom."

"Ha ha. Now go. Please." Korn said to Paul.

"Fine." Paul said before he turned around and headed back to his office.

After entering his office, he sat back down at his desk in front of the computer and started to login. As it was coming up, he made a few adjustments to where everything was at on his desk.  This way he had easier access to everything without having to move to far.  By time he finished that, he was finally able to get on.

Just then Korn came walking back into the office with a plate and a glass of tea.  Paul looked at a Korn and smiled as Korn set down a plate that held two peanut butter and grape jelly sandwiches that were cut in half.  Paul gave Korn a slight smirk.

"And, here you go.  Just what you asked for."  Korn said with a smile as he set the glass of ice tea down.

"No.  I was trying to tell you not to give me these."  Paul said in a slightly stern voice.

"You said that they would be fine."  Korn corrected.  "Besides, you don't really have many options in your kitchen right now.  You really need to go to the grocery store."

"I noticed that this morning."  Paul said as he sat up.  "So I guess that will be first place she will drive to once she has her license."

"Putting her straight to work I see."  Korn laughed back.  "And you call me a slave driver."

"She'll need the driving time."  Paul said with a smile.  "And besides, it's not like she wouldn't be going there without me anyway.  It's just that she'll be the one driving us there for a bit."

"Good point."  Korn said with a smile.  "Well call me if you need anything.  And I'll be sending you a few emails about the projects that Sara will be bringing by.  But don't stay on that all night.  You hear me?  You still need to rest."

"Yeah, yeah."  Paul said with a smile.  "Now get going before your late for your own full hour lunch break."

"Ha ha.  Very funny."  Korn said in a flat voice as he walked towards the door.  "Tell Ignis not to worry about dinner tonight.  I'll just grab something on my way home.  And I'll just meet him at the condo when he's done."

"You got it."  Paul said as Korn left the office.

Once Korn was gone, Paul settled down with his lunch as he started to go through all of his emails. He was silently glad that now he could finally get some work done.  This at least made him feel like he was actually doing something now.  Which was much better than just sitting around a hospital waiting to hear something.

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After about a hour, Paul had his empty plate and glass sitting off to the side and he had just answered the last email.  He was gratefully that now he would be able to keep up with them.  But he was surprised that he had already received about 50 emails regarding different events that he was to take a look at.  Then again, the security division was a much smaller group when compared to the Kingsglaives.  But not much smaller now.  But it did mean that the word of him being back on the clock would travel very fast.

Paul leaned back and stretched his arms above his head as he stretched out his back.  He stretched far enough to feel the slight pull on his back from the burn spot, but not enough to caused him too much pain.  Perhaps now would be a great time to get a shower.  Then afterwards he could do as Korn suggested, and that was take a short nap.

He glanced over at the clock on his wall.  He still had a few hours before you were to come home from school.  Which meant that if he was going to, he better do it now.  Before he changed his mind.

Paul then stood back up and turned off his monitor.  Then he moved out of the office and headed to his bedroom.  As he entered the room, he glanced over at Lynn's old dresser and vanity.  He knew that there wasn't a single stitch of clothing left in the dresser, thanks to you.  But like you, he couldn't seem to move any of her items that she had sitting on the vanity.  It made it seem that she was still there and would be back at any minute.

He dropped his head and walked over to his dresser.  He grabbed a clean pair of boxer briefs, a plain t-shirt and baggy sweatpants.  He then slowly and painfully, stripped down as he got ready.  Once he was naked, he dropped his dirty clothes in the hamper and headed into the bathroom.  

Once he was there, he turned on the hot water so it would warm up.  He was grateful that it was a fairly large walk-in shower.  It would make this much easier.  Now all he had to do was make sure that he didn't slip while in the shower.

He glanced down at his leg.  Doc had said that he would be good to remove the brace to take a shower.  But no longer than that.  Plus he wasn't to put too much pressure on his leg for another week or so.  Lucky for him, Korn had given him an elixir during the last visit to the hospital to help speed up the healing process.  Which had helped to heal the bone tremendously.  But it was still very sore and very badly bruised from being almost completely crushed.

Even now as he looked at it, it looked like someone had used it as a punching bag.  For there were still several areas that had very large purple bruises.  Paul rubbed his hand across the skin as he felt his heart drop.  He may not remember what happened after he hit the window.  But he sure remembered what happened before.

"Alright, I think that's everyone on this side."  He had said to Jeremy and his two friends.

"Oh thank the gods."  Jeremy had said as he dropped his head.  "I don't think that I can take anymore of this."

"You can and you will."  Paul had said.

Paul closed his eyes tight as could feel the hurt come back as those would be the last words that he would ever say to Jeremy.  For right at that moment, everything that he knew was challenged and shattered.  For there walking up to him was one of his old fellow cadets.  But was it really?  For he didn't seem to be himself.  But he hadn't noticed until it was to late.  Otherwise.......

"Mars!"  He had said to him.  "They let your rat ass inside the cage for once."

"It appears as if even the strongest bars can't keep me out."  Mars had said as he walked up to the group. 

But then the grin that he gave Paul, hadn't been a pleasant one.  No, his grin had been full of malice.  Just like a snake ready to strike.  And strike he did.  For with one move he threw, everyone off of their feet as he sent a shock wave blast at everyone as he jumped up then slammed his fist into the ground.  

Paul didn't see what had happened to the others after that, since he had been slammed up against the side of the van.  All he heard was their faint screams as they were reduced to ashes.  He could still hear that sound when there was nothing but silence around him.  He had failed them.  He was suppose to protect them.  But instead they had all died right in front of him.

Then to make matters worse.  As he tried to keep from losing consciousness himself, all he heard was Mars speaking in a voice that wasn't his.  The whole thing was as if he was in a bad dream.  Correction, a nightmare, that was never going to end.

"Aww. Is this the best that Lucis had to offer?"  Mars said in a strange voice.  "I must say that I'm very disappointed."

Then all Paul remembered was how Mars had easily picked him up by his neck from the ground.  This shocked him since the Mars that he knew could barely pick him up during training, let alone with one hand.  Yet here he was holding Paul about a foot off the ground by his throat.  And he didn't even seemed to be straining from the weight.  It was as if someone else was controlling Mars.  Someone with inhuman strength.

"Of course they do still have you, now don't they?" He had asked in a slick voice.  "How is it that your still alive?  Are you immortal?"

"How about you let me go and we find out?"  He had growled back at him.  

He still wasn't sure if he had had a death wish at that moment or not.  All he knew was that he was pissed and wasn't about to stop fighting.  That was until he heard the statement that had plagued him ever since he woke back up.

"No."  Mars had said in a sinister voice as he tightened his grip as he turned up the corners of his mouth up.  "It's much more enjoyable to watch you suffer then to give you the sweet relief of death." 

Next thing Paul knew, he was flying through the air only to stop short as he smashed through a glass paned window before hitting some hard.  Then there was nothing.  Nothing but darkness.  Sure he had a few glimpses afterwards.  Like when he heard the paramedics talking as one of them shined a light right in his eyes as he was laying down on something.  But that was short lived since he passed out shortly after that as the pain intensified to the point that he couldn't stay awake.

Paul leaned up against the wall as he fought against the tears that were threatening to take over again.  He had never intended to lose anyone.  That's why they were on the search and rescue team during the whole event.  He never thought that they would be attacked like that.  And especially by an old comrade.

Suddenly all of the hurt and frustration welled up in him.  He then forcefully slammed his fist against the shower wall as he lost the control over his emotions once more.  He had failed. And due to his failure he had lost three innocent guards.  And there was nothing that he could do to bring them back.

"Paul?"  He heard someone shout from his bedroom.

Then before he had a chance to move, he came face to face with Tracy as she came flying into the bathroom to find him naked as he leaned up against the bathroom wall.  Instantly she turned bright red and quickly turned around.  She had only come in because she had heard a loud slam.  She thought that he had fallen in the shower or something.

"I'm....I'm sorry.  I heard a slam and I thought that you might have fallen down."  She said without looking back at him.  

"But I must be hearing things.  I'm sorry.  I'll leave you to it."  She said and started to walk back out of the room.

"Wait a minute."  He called to her as he grabbed a towel off of the towel rack on the wall.

He hadn't expected her to show up.  And especially now.  

"Why are you here?" He asked as he wrapped the towel around his waist.

"Korn wanted me to drop off the information about the projects that he wants you to work on for him."  She said without looking back at him.

That's right.  Korn told me that she would be stopped by this afternoon.  Had I really forgotten that part?  Paul thought as he watched her nervously standing with her back to him.

Then he couldn't help but notice how her suit skirt hugged her ass as it accented her elegant curves.  He could even just make out her slender sides that were hidden under her loose blouse.  Suddenly he wondered if she still looked the same naked as she did all those years ago.  He had only felt part of her as he had tried to grab her earlier.  But that just ended with him screaming in pain before he really had a chance to explore any further.

"But I can come back."  She said and was about to leave again.

"Wait."  He said as he watched her struggling with herself.  "I don't want you to leave.  In fact I could use your help."

"I'm....I'm not quite sure how I'm going to take my shower.  Could you help me out?"  He asked as he watched her almost freak out.

Holy shit!  Did he just say that?  Tracy thought as she heard him, which made her heart leap in her chest.

"Are you sure you should be asking me that?"  She asked as she started to shake as her body urged to touch him again.  Please tell me that he not being delusional because of the pain.

"Well I can't exactly ask Korn for help.  And I don't really want anyone else seeing me like this."  He said as he watched her.

Truth was that there wasn't anyone that he trusted enough to ask or would want to ask who could help him with this.  She was the only logical person that he could think of.  Besides, it's not like she hadn't seen him naked before then.  Mind you that he had gotten a few new scars and had been married to someone else since then.  But still, no one else would even understand any of that crazy shit but her.

"No, I suppose not."  She said as she slightly turned her head as she slightly glanced in his direction without turning around.

"So will you help me?"  He asked as he stood up as best he could.  "I can stand up fairly well.  But bending down makes me extremely dizzy.  My ear is still messing up my vertigo."

"But what about me heading back to the office?"  She asked as she turned around to face him.

"It won't take long.  I just want to rinse off at least.  Those sponge baths at the hospital don't really work for me."  He said as he was starting to feel a bit desperate.

Yes he wanted to touch her, but first and foremost, he wanted a shower.  He hadn't had a chance since he had left the hospital to get a good hot shower.  Now if there was a bit of fun that might happen during or afterwards, he wouldn't mind that either.  Just as long as he got to finally get clean.

Tracy turned around and saw him standing there in only his towel with a pleading look on his face.  She hadn't seen that look on his face since the academy when he begged to use her shower since the others were all cold.  That night her shower had been the hottest one in the dorm.  And not just in water temperature.

"Let me guess," she began as she started taking off her shoes, "you need me to wash your back for you?"

"It may be a bit more than just my back."  He said with a smile as he watched her take her hair and put it up higher on her head after she lined up her shoes at the end of his bed.

He could feel his body already starting to react as he watched her.  To him, next to Lynn, she had the most beautiful body that he had ever had the privilege of seeing and touching.  That was why he would always go to her when he couldn't get Lynn.  But now he saw that he shouldn't have even gone there.  He would have been much safer if he had stayed with Tracy.  But then again, he wouldn't have had Derek or you.  And that alone was enough of a reason to never regret any of his choices with Lynn.

Tracy on the other hand though.  He knew that he should have been more considerate towards her.  She had always been there for him throughout their entire time at the academy.  But he had treated her like some sex toy that he could have at any given time.  Well no more.  He would show her the respect that he should have given her this whole time.  

He had spent many nights praying that he could have made it up to her.  But after he heard that she had gone missing, he had thought that his chance was gone forever.  That was until he confirmed her identity just before Ifrit attacked.  And ever since then, he had been trying to figure out how he could make it up to her.  He still wasn't one hundred percent sure how he was going to do it.  But he knew that it would start now.

"But you don't have to, if you don't really want to."  He said as he dropped  his head.  "I don't really deserve that kind of assistance from you."

"Now you can't go getting my hopes up like that.  Then expect me to back down."  She said with a smile.

"Huh?"  He said as he looked back up.

"Afterall," she stated as she started to take off her blouse, "I can't let you go without helping you get a well deserved shower now can I?"

Instantly he felt his body start to heat up as he watched her unbutton each button to reveal her beautiful chest and slim stomach.  Then he felt his heart start to race as she slipped off her blouse.  He then seemed to stop breathing as she undid her bra next and let it fall down in front and reveal her luscious breasts to him.

Bless the six.  I had forgotten how gorgeous she is.  He though as he started to feel his body yearning to touch her as she slipped out of her skirt and slip.

But then he couldn't help but to become lost in thought as he marveled at her silky skin as it was still unscarred and untouched from childbirth.  He wasn't sure if he was glad or sad about this.  Sure even Lynn had wished that there hadn't been any signs of her having kids.  But then again, that also meant that no one had been able to give Tracy that cherished time of having a child growing inside of her.  

He had seen it twice with Lynn.  The first time had been nerve racking for both of them since they had no idea what to expect.  But with you, they cherished every moment.  Even the morning sickness and her sleeping straight up in bed as she leaned against him for the final trimester.  He wouldn't trade that for anything in the world.  For he loved that time that he had spent with her, and wouldn't give it up for the life of him.  For he had gotten to be apart of the two miracles that came from her after those long nine months.

"Are you okay?"  He heard her ask as she pulled off her underwear after already removing her pantyhose.

He quickly glanced back up at her face and saw the worried look on her face. 

"Yeah.  I was just thinking.  I'm sorry."  He said as he watched her give him a concerned look.

"I can leave if your not really comfortable with this."  She nervously said as she dropped her head after watched his face go from hunger to sadness.

"No.  I'm fine."  He tried to reassure her as he watched her nervously start to cover up as she became embarrassed.

"Don't do that."  He calmly said to her.  "You have nothing to be embarrassed about.  Your body is perfect."

Tracy quickly looked back up at him with her cheeks red and breath short.  He thinks I'm perfect?

"Now come on.  Or my water bill's going to be through the roof."  Paul said with a smile as he tried straighten up all of the way.

Tracy half laughed at him.  "Right."  

Then she walked into the bathroom and smiled at him as she stopped by him.  Then she leaned over and checked the water temperature.  She then looked back at him as he still stood up against the wall.  Then she took off his towel and tossed it on the sink before she wrapped her arm around his waist, being mindful of the healing skin on his back.

"Use me as your crutch so that you can step into the shower."  She said with as smile as she felt her fingers already tingling from touching his skin.  

"You sure that you can handle my weight?"  He asked as he gave her a curious look.

"Sure.  Unless you gained a hundred pounds since the academy."  She joked back.

Paul smiled as he laughed back at her.  "Maybe not quite a hundred pounds."

"Then come on.  Let's try."  She grinned back.

"Fine."  He replied as he slightly smiled at her.

Then he leaned on her as he half hopped, half stepped into the shower.  She turned out to be a much sturdier support then any crutch could ever be.  For once he was in the shower, she stood behind him and held onto his hips to keep him steady.  Then once she was sure that he wasn't going to fall over, she slowly slid her hands up his sides.  She reached up and moved his arms forward so that he had to place his hands on the wall in front of himself.

"You okay?"  She asked as she felt he tremble under her touch. 

"Yeah."  He said as he tried to keep himself under control.

For now his skin was on fire from where her fingers had just touched  him.  This was not helping out his growing erection that he was trying to prevent.  He didn't want her to think that all he thought about with her was sex.  Even though it had been a huge part of their relationship in the past.  He didn't want that to be the only focus with her.  She was way more to him than just a sex toy anymore.

He closed his eyes as he heard her opening up one of the plastic caps.  He knew something more intense was coming up and he wanted to be prepared.  But after hearing the cap close, he wasn't sure if he was.  Then as he felt his sponge start to slide across his back, he knew that he definitely wasn't.  For the minute she touch him, his member became hard from the sensation.  

Shit that feels amazing.  He thought as he clenched his teeth.

She noticed that he was tense the entire time that she was washing his back.  She wasn't sure if it was because his back was still sore from the incident or if it was something else.  But then as she moved across his back and further down, she started to see more reactions out of him that really had her questioning him.  For he moaned as she messaged the soap into his back.  Giggled slightly as she washed his sides.  Only to groan as she messaged his lower back as she was being very careful around his burn.  But then he caught his breath as she reached his ass and started to message his firm cheeks before moving slightly forward as she washed his hips.

Six this is more intense then anytime with Lynn.  Paul thought as he felt his well power starting to weaken as she messaged his ass before moving  her hands slightly in front.

Then Tracy felt him jump and hiss as she started to wash his left leg.  "I'm sorry.  I'll be gentle."

"It's okay."  He hissed back.  "It's just really sore still."

"I can tell love."  She quietly said then gave him a gentle kiss on his back.

He felt his heart skip as he felt her lips on his back.  Suddenly he couldn't feel the pain anymore.  Instead he felt his hunger for her starting to return.  How was it that she still had the power over him to take him from pain to bliss in just one touch?

After washing both of his legs she stood back up and set the sponge down.  "Okay, now we have to turn you around so that I can get the front."  She said as she placed her hands on his back.

"And how do you propose we do that?"  He asked as he felt his body reach a feverishly heated temperature from the thought of seeing her fully naked and now wet.

"I want you to use the wall to turn yourself around while I act like a safety net to catch you incase you get wobbly."  She said as she placed one hand on the wall behind him and the other right by his at the front of the shower.  "Use your left foot to slightly spin your body, as you use your hands to turn yourself."

"So you want me to turn like a ballerina?"  He said as he looked over his shoulder at her with one eyebrow raised.

 "Yeah.  More or less."  She said with a slightly teasing voice.

"Bless the six that only you will know about this."  Paul said as he dropped his head.

"You want to get clean or not?"  She teased back.  "Now come on.  We're almost done."

"Fine."  He said reluctantly.

Then he carefully spin around in the shower while Tracy kept a close eye on his movements to make sure that he didn't slip.  Once he was facing her she finally relaxed.  She smiled back at him as she noticed that he seemed to be quite enjoying his shower.  Or at least that's what his full on erection was telling her.  She was actually relieved when she saw it.  For she had been slightly afraid that he wasn't as turned on as she was at this point.  But seeing him hung like that, was actually quite reassuring for her.

"Now don't let go of the wall."  She told him as she grabbed his shampoo from the small shelf in the shower.

"I wasn't planning on it."  He said in a heated breath as he could feel his member starting to throb as he watched the water running down her soft breasts and slim stomach.  "Not yet anyway."

"Shower first, love."  She teased back as she put the shampoo back after putting a small amount in her hands.

Then she reached up and started to message it into his hair.  He closed his eyes to the overpowering sensation.  But then he felt her rub up against his throbbing cock as she fought to reach the top of his head.  The sensation was enough to push him to the edge of his own control.  But he wanted to touch, he wanted to taste her again.

Fuck this.  I can't just stand here like this.  He thought.

Then he reached his free arm around her waist and pulled her close to him and capture her mouth with his.  He felt her breath catch as his lips touched her.  But then she returned his kiss as she wrapped her hands around his neck.  He then pulled her closer and opened his mouth as he deepened the kiss.  She answered with the same heat as she slipped her tongue into his mouth as she pulled him closer.

Holy shit is she hot.  Paul thought as he returned the same heat.  But am I really ready for this?  Sure she's the same woman I knew from before.  But am I really this eager to replace Lynn?

Then right as he thought that, an image of Lynn naked and on his bed flashed in front of his eyes.  He froze when he saw it.  For the image began to change from her giving him a heated look, to a blank stare as the image was replaced with her lifeless body in his arms as he held her after she had been shot.  Instantly he pulled away from Tracy and gave her a scared look as he tried to catch his breath.  But as his eyes refocused, he saw Tracy giving him a scared and hurt look.

"I'm sorry."  She said as she saw his freaked out look.

She then pulled away from him and quickly left the shower.  He stood there in shock for a moment as he tried to figure out what had just happened.  But by time he realized that she had left the shower, she was already in the bedroom grabbing her clothes.  He slowly shook his head and looked up.  Then he moved the curtain just in time to see her racing out of the bedroom.

******Author Note******

Who said that I couldn't get through a shower scene without it going towards sex.  Well, maybe a little.  ;)  Either way.  I know that a few people had thought that perhaps it might be to soon for Paul to start a new.  But as they say, time heals a broken heart.  Unfortunately for him, the heart he is trying to catch now, has been broken a lot longer than his.

I do still hope that you enjoyed this chapter.  I know it was a bit intense at points.  But this is normal for a broken heart that is starting to finally mend.  Changes always bring up stressers that must be faced before the change can take affect.

I hope that you will continue with me though as you will finally get to take your driving test.  (HOORAY!)  But what's wrong with Ignis?  He's seems upset about something? Oh shit...did he just....?

Thanks for reading.  :)

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