Summer Nights (16/?)
Title: Summer Nights (16/?)
Author: Nytel
Rating: NC-17 (or at least it will be)
Spoilers: Nada. It's a pre-mini AU fic.
Pairing: Kara/Lee
Genre: Romance
Summary: Neither of them had been expecting anything other than a normal summer break.
Word Count: 3,675
Beta: nebakanezer
Disclaimer: I am merely borrowing them. No copyright infringement is intended
A/N: *waves timidly* Yes I am still alive and I am still writing. I apologize profusely for the delay in getting this chapter posted. I could give you many a reason why, but how about instead I just keep my lips closed and let you read? ;)
Brief Recap of Chapters 14 & 15 (because it has been a while):
Chapter 14
For Lee things are back to normal after Sam's unexpected 'please forgive me' visit. He was worried that his reaction to Sam's presence may have been a sign of deeper feelings for Kara, but he's convinced himself this isn't the case. He likes things the way they are and he doesn't want to frak them up by thinking he and Kara are something they're not.
For Kara things go back to normal on the surface, but on the inside she keeps replaying what Jean told her. (The pyramid player and her went for lunch in chapter 13, and Jean said things along the lines of 'Lee makes you happy Kara. It may have started out as just sex, but maybe it can change, just think about it'.) So Kara is thinking about it, a lot. She's pretty much torn 50/50 whether it's more than just friends with benefits or not. The indecision is driving her crazy so she decides to put off her decision until the end of the summer (2 weeks away). That way she can enjoy what time she has left, and then decide what she wants to do about Lee at the very last second.
A couple of days later Kara comes downstairs and finds Lee lounging on the couch while Michael sneaks away. Her brother is acting funny but her and Lee don't care all that much because he's gone, which means they have awesome sex on the couch. Lee and Kara shower together, but Lee kicks her out before things can get interesting because of Michael's impending return. Lee promises Kara they can have shower sex later, and she says she's going to hold him to it.
They're hanging out on the couch when Michael shows up with Zak. Surprise for Lee! They catch up. Zak says that Bill was helping him look through career options and Zak now wants to be a doctor. Lee is shocked about his, and wonders if his dad actually listened. Kara is concerned for Lee and puts her hand on his knee, which Zak possibly notices. Kara pulls her hand away, but thinks she sees Zak smirk.
Chapter 15
They keep hanging out and talking. Decide they want to go do something fun for the rest of the afternoon when Jean stops by. Zak recognizes her because he's a huge pyramid fan. Fanboy-ish-ness ensues. Zak also realizes he's heard of Kara from her amateur career. Lee saves Kara from further awkwardness by changing the subject. Jean brought something for Kara and he wants to find out what it is. It was a CD that Kara's high school band recorded. Kara further changes the subject by reminding everyone that they were going to go out and do something fun for the afternoon. Zak suggests cliff diving at the lake (where Kara and Lee first hooked up, but no one else knows this). Everyone agrees, and both Kara and Lee try to act normal.
During the car ride to the lake they listen to Kara's CD. They like it, Michael is impressed and says 'I guess one of us was bound to inherit Dad's musical talent'. Once at the lake they hike to the far side where the cliff is. They strip down to minimal clothing and climb up. They all jump off and have lots of fun. After they tire of this they decide to go back to the Thrace's house for beer, pizza and a movie. As they walk back to the car, Kara talks to Lee about how his dad has maybe finally listened to him.
Meanwhile Jean, Zak and Michael are walking behind Kara and Lee. Zak starts laughing because 'it's so frakking obvious'. Jean joins in because she agrees, and they think it's really funny, but Michael is really confused. They dance around saying it for a few seconds, before finally cluing Michael into the fact that Kara and Lee are sleeping together. He's shocked, but suddenly things seem to make a lot more sense. The chapter ends with Michael wondering how he hadn't noticed it sooner.
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Chapter 16
The rest of the way back to the car, Michael remained in a half state of shock. Now that someone else had shed light on things for him, what was going on between his sister and Lee was so frakking obvious. He honestly had no idea how he had not picked up on it before. He supposed that maybe he’d been so blind to it because he’d never thought of the possibility. But now it was like every little thing either Kara or Lee did only solidified the realization in his mind.
Other than the shock, Michael supposed he should probably be angry with them for not telling him. Kara not saying anything to him wasn’t really a surprise; after all they had only recently started to actually get to know one another. Lee on the other hand… he should have said something. Lee was Michael’s best friend, and had been since Year Four of grade school. They’d known each other for what seemed like forever and they had shared secrets for just as long.
When they arrived in the parking lot, Michael dug around in his pocket for the car keys and unlocked the doors so that everyone could pile in. The group talked amiably as Michael drove them back to the house. He added in a few comments here and there, but for the most part he wasn’t feeling that chatty. A couple of times he noticed Jean eyeing him oddly from the passenger seat. He could only guess that it was about what Zak and her had revealed to him.
After pulling into the driveway they all made their way inside. Kara headed straight for the phone to order pizza while the others walked into the living room. Michael followed them towards the movie collection, but just sat back and watched as they picked out a couple of films to watch.
“These ones sound good to you?” Lee asked, passing the two movie cases over to Michael.
Michael scanned the titles quickly. He’d seen both of them years ago, and as far as he remembered he’d enjoyed them. “Sure,” he assented, passing them back to his friend.
Lee smiled and was turning to put the first movie in the player when Kara walked into the living room. “Pizza will be here in half an hour,” she told them happily. She took a seat on the arm of the couch, right next to where Lee was standing. Lee paused what he was doing and stared down at her, their eyes locking. “Sounds good,” he stated, before turning back to his previous task.
“How about some beer?” Jean asked, purposefully catching Michael’s eye as she said this. Michael raised an eyebrow in question but replied, “Yeah, sure,” and headed towards the kitchen with Jean following him.
As they got to work pulling several bottles out of the fridge, Jean asked, “You okay with this?”
Michael put down the beer in his hands on the counter and looked through to the living room, where Kara and Lee were now both seated on the couch. He could only see the backs of their heads from the way the furniture was positioned, but he could imagine that their legs were probably touching, and their shoulders were brushing up against one another.
He sighed as he turned to look at Jean. “I don’t know,” he said. “I get this feeling like I should be really angry with them, especially Lee, but it’s like I haven’t decided if I’m mad or not.”
Jean stared at him. “You have every right to be pissed at both of them.”
“But…” Michael prompted, knowing that there was something hanging left unsaid that Jean wanted to tag on.
She smiled. “But maybe there’s a reason they didn’t tell you.”
“Like what?”
Jean chuckled under her breath. “Like neither of them have quite figured out what this thing between them is yet. They probably just don’t want to put you in a position where you feel awkward. If, or when, it ends they probably don’t want you to feel like you’re caught in between.”
Michael sighed and played with one of the bottles of beer on the counter, using it as a distraction. “Yeah…”
“Plus,” Jean added on, her voice taking on a more joking tone. “Can you really picture Lee coming up to you and saying ‘Hey, Michael. Frakked your sister last night. Just thought you should know, because she was awesome’.”
Michael stared at the ball player for two seconds before he let out a laugh. Jean joined him. “No, I definitely can’t picture that,” he said.
Jean smiled, but her face had taken on a more serious appearance. “Look, just let them figure things out. If this turns into something serious, they’ll tell you.”
Michael felt himself freeze momentarily. “Do you think it will turn serious?” He couldn’t quite wrap his mind around that yet.
Jean shrugged, but she was still smiling. “All I know is that there is some definite chemistry between the two of them. And this is the happiest I’ve ever seen Kara. I think Lee’s good for her.”
Michael nodded as he let Jean’s words sink in. “Come to think of it, this is the happiest I’ve seen Lee in a long time, maybe ever.”
Jean grinned, loading the beer bottles back into her hands. “Maybe Kara’s just as good for Lee.”
Michael smiled, slowly finding himself warming to the idea. “Yeah, I think you’re right.”
***
To Lee it seemed like Zak’s visit had passed in the blink of the eye. It was almost as if one second Zak was making his appearance in the Thrace’s kitchen and the next Lee was dropping him off at the airport two days later.
As they walked in the main doors, Zak immediately spotted the baggage check in counter and headed towards it. Lee followed half a step behind. Instead of entering into the back of the line, Zak stepped a little off to the side and set down one of his bags as he turned to look at his brother. Lee smiled at Zak and set down the other bag that he’d been carrying.
“I guess I’ll see you later then,” Zak said slowly.
Lee didn’t miss the unasked question in his words. “Next semester break, I promise.”
Zak had obviously been expecting that answer, as he just shook his head and smiled. “Don’t even feel like stopping by for a few days before you head back to Picon?”
Lee shrugged as if to say ‘maybe’, but both brothers knew it really meant ‘no’. In many ways Lee wished he could convince himself to stop by for a visit. It would be great to see Zak again, not to mention his mother who he hadn’t seen in months. But his dad would still be there due to Galactica’s extended overhaul, and although it seemed like he may have actually listened after their last fight, Lee wasn’t sure that he was quite up to facing him yet.
“At the winter break for sure,” Lee stated.
“You realize I’m going to hold you to that?” Zak asked, still smiling.
Lee chuckled softly. “Oh, I’m sure you will.” Lee looked at Zak for a few seconds before pulling him into a tight embrace, which Zak returned fully. “Take care of yourself,” Lee said. He knew that Zak was a grown man now and was in many ways probably more prepared to handle what life had to offer than Lee himself was. But there was always going to be a part of him that saw Zak as his baby brother who needed protecting.
Zak pulled back, but kept his hands firmly grasping the tops of Lee’s shoulders. “You too,” he said seriously.
Lee smiled. “I’ll do my best.”
Zak smiled back as he picked up his two bags and took a step towards the back of the baggage line. “And Lee?”
“Yeah.”
“Remember what I said. About Kara.”
Inside Lee felt his gut twist uncomfortably, but on the outside he pretended to just shrug it off. “Yeah, okay…”
“I’m serious, Lee,” Zak added before he began to walk. When he stopped at the back of the short line, he turned to look over his shoulder at Lee. “Winter break,” he said, just loudly enough that his voice carried to where Lee was still standing.
Lee nodded. “Winter break.”
***
When Lee exited the airport and headed for the parking lot he couldn’t stop his thoughts from returning to what Zak had said about Kara. He got into Michael’s car, which he’d borrowed in order to drop Zak off, and his mind returned to the night before when Zak had been packing up his things and Lee had been sitting on the bed talking to him.
“So,” Zak said slowly as he stuffed a rolled up shirt into the bottom of his duffel bag. “Kara.”
Lee had to stop himself from gulping nervously. During the course of Zak’s visit there had been a few times when he felt his brother watching him closely, especially when he was around Kara, which was most of the time.
“What about Kara?” Lee asked calmly.
Zak paused folding a pair of shorts for two seconds to stare at Lee intently. Then he smiled and went back to packing. “She’s pretty awesome,” Zak said.
Lee nodded. “Yeah, I guess she is,” he replied, pretending that this was something he was just noticing, not something he’d figured out several weeks ago.
“Anything going on between you two?” Zak questioned.
Even though there was a hint of knowing in his brother’s voice, Lee denied it. “We’re friends, Zak.”
“That’s it?”
Lee nodded once. “That’s it.”
Zak’s next question caught Lee completely off guard. “So it would be okay if I asked her out?”
Lee’s reaction was immediate and entirely uncontrolled. All of his muscles tightened. It felt like someone had just pulled his feet out from under him, but he hadn’t hit the ground and was just cringing, waiting for the agonizing impact.
Zak turned his attention away from his packing completely. “You are such a liar,” he accused, and Lee knew he was busted. “There is way more between you and Kara than just friendship.”
Lee forced himself to relax as he realized that Zak wasn’t actually interested in Kara, but rather testing how he felt about her. “No, Zak, it really is just friendship.” Under his brother’s intent stare he added, “With benefits.”
Zak snorted. “Well it’s obvious that the two of you are sleeping together.”
Lee tensed up again. “What the hell are you talking about? It is not obvious.”
Zak laughed. “Actually, it’s really obvious. Lee, I figured it out within two hours of being here.”
Lee sighed in defeat. “Okay, so we’re sleeping together. It’s not a big deal.”
Zak shrugged. “Well, it wouldn’t be if it weren’t for the fact that you’ve obviously fallen in love with her.”
Lee clenched his fists in the anger of denial. “No. Kara and I are friends, Zak. Friends.”
“What, you can’t fall in love with a friend?” He fired back, his voice tensing up.
Lee sighed, knowing where Zak was headed with this. “That’s not what I meant, Zak. But Kara and I are just friends.”
One of the few things that Lee hated about his brother was that he, like Lee, had inherited the Adama stubbornness gene. “Look. Maybe you haven’t realized it yet, but you love her. I can see it on your face every time you look at her.”
“Zak-” Lee said quickly, trying to cut him off, but it didn’t work.
“No, Lee, listen. You’re my big brother and I know you. I know you’ve never been in love before, so maybe that’s why you’re not seeing this for what it really is. But I have been in love and I can see it.”
Lee immediately went on the defensive. “That was in high school Zak. You don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“So just because Lacy and I fell in love in high school, that makes it not real?” Zak fumed, and Lee felt a surge of guilt at bringing up the most painful part of Zak’s past. “It doesn’t matter how old I was, what I felt for her was genuine. I loved her. Hell, I still love her. And I would do anything in the world to get her back.”
“Zak, I didn’t mean to…”
The look Zak sent Lee’s way shut him up. Zak took two purposeful deep breaths and he quickly regained his composure. He may have inherited the Adama stubbornness, but not the temper.
“I do know what I’m talking about, Lee. I know that even if I had the chance to go back and not get involved with Lacy at all, and save myself all the future pain, I wouldn’t take it for anything.” Zak took another deep breath. “Just don’t do something that you’re going to regret, okay? Kara is amazing; you’ve already seen that. I can tell that she makes you happy. I just don’t know why you’re fighting it.”
After that Zak had miraculously let the subject drop and they’d returned to chatting about inane things. Lee had purposefully shoved their conversation to the back of his head and not thought about it at all, and hadn’t been planning to revisit it until Zak’s words in the airport had brought it back to the front of his mind.
If there was one thing that Zak had been right about it was that Lee had never fallen in love. He’d dated, sure. In high school and in university, and there’d even been a couple girls in his first year at the Academy. But none of it had been serious; none of it had lead to, or even had the possibility of leading to love. Lee wasn’t good at anything past casual relationships, which was why he wasn’t going to try with Kara.
He also wasn’t going to convince himself that this thing with her was anything more than it was. If he did that, then he would inevitably screw things up between them. And he liked how things were, he didn’t want them change.
No, Zak was wrong. Lee and Kara were just friends with benefits. Though Lee wondered if it would be easier to believe if he didn’t need to keep reminding himself of the fact.
***
Kara had just returned from her run and was scavenging the fridge for a bottle of water when she heard a car pull up in the driveway. She smiled, knowing that it was Lee back from dropping Zak off at the airport. She had liked Zak, and as a group they’d had a lot of fun. But even though it had only been a couple of days, she missed the moments when she had Lee all to herself. Not just the sex, but the hanging out too. And the running.
It was the first morning she’d had to go running on her own since Lee arrived, due to Zak’s early flight. She’d been very tempted to just hold off until Lee got back, but he had been courteous and told her not to wait. She’d also wanted to prove to herself that her motivation for getting up so early each day was fitness, not seeing Lee.
However it turned out that she didn’t prove anything, because quite frankly running on her own was much less satisfying than running with Lee. Several times that morning she’d had to force herself to keep going and not turn around early. She didn’t quite know what she wanted to make out of that piece of knowledge, so she stored it away to think about another day, one in the near future. After all, there was limited time left before she had to make up her mind about Lee.
Her thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the back door opening and closing. She turned around and closed the fridge door just in time to see Lee kick off his shoes and walk in through the boot room.
“Hey,” she said happily, though not too loudly because Michael was undoubtedly still sleeping.
Lee smiled at her. “Hey.”
Right away she could tell that there was something on his mind. “Uh, you okay?” She asked as she walked towards him, abandoning the water bottle on the counter.
Lee looked guilty, as if he was a little boy caught with his hand in the cookie jar. He grinned sheepishly. “Yeah, I’m fine.”
“Are you going to miss him?” Kara asked, guessing that this was about Zak’s departure.
“Huh?” Lee said, but quickly followed it with, “Yeah, I’m going to miss him.”
Suddenly she wasn’t sure if this was even about Zak, but she let it slide for the time being. “So, are you still coming tonight?”
Lee smiled. “To your dad’s concert? Yeah, I’m really looking forward to it. I’ve never seen him conduct before.”
Kara smiled. “It should be good. A little too formal and stuck up for my liking, but it’ll be okay.”
Lee laughed. “Yeah, there’s even a dress code. Something tells me the normal jeans and tank top combination isn’t going to work for you here,” he teased.
Kara stuck her tongue out at him. “Bite me.”
Lee grinned as he closed the distance between them and took her in his arms, angling his head to nip at her neck lightly. She smacked him on the shoulder and the sound resonated in the otherwise quiet kitchen.
“Owe,” Lee said, still smiling as he pulled back to stare at her.
Kara slid her arms into place around his neck and gave him a mock glare. “I didn’t mean literally.”
Lee grinned. “Sorry, I got confused.”
“Uh huh,” she said as she shifted even closer to him. Her breasts were pressed against his chest and her hips bumped against his. She could feel how turned on he was and she grinned back.
Lee shrugged his shoulders, totally unabashed by his physical reaction to her, which in turn only turned Kara on more.
“It’s not my fault you distract me,” Lee said and Kara felt a blush threatening to rise on her cheeks.
“I distract you, do I?”
Lee closed the distance between their lips and kissed her lightly. “Always.”
The simple short-lived contact wasn’t enough, and Kara threaded one hand in Lee’s hair, pulling his mouth back to hers for a much more heated kiss.
***
When Kara kissed him back, Lee gave into the inevitable and let himself get lost in the passion. Suddenly nothing else mattered. Not the fact that Michael was upstairs, not the conversation he’d had with Zak, nothing. The only thing he could focus on was the amazing woman who was kissing him to within an inch of his life, and who wanted him just as much as he wanted her.
The next thing Lee knew his hands were pressed against Kara’s stomach and sliding up until they hit the bottom trim of her sports bra. Thankfully, due to her minimal running attire, there was no shirt to hinder him. He didn’t hesitate and slid both hands beneath the old fabric to cup her breasts. Kara arched her back slightly, causing her breasts to push against Lee’s hands more firmly.
Lee began to massage lightly with both of his hands while he dropped his mouth to her neck, immediately finding the spot that drove her crazy. As he sucked lightly Kara whimpered in pleasure, a sound that made Lee even harder. She clung to his shoulders as he tormented her further. When he knew that she was just about to climax, he eased off and returned his mouth to hers.
Kara kissed him back so fiercely he was surprised that his legs didn’t give out beneath him. Her hands dropped to the waistband of his shorts as her tongue explored his mouth fervently. In seconds his shorts and boxers were around his ankles and Kara had one hand wrapped around his erection. It took all of his effort to not come at that moment.
She stroked his length several times while Lee held his breath, trying to keep control. Then she moved her hands to his shoulders and maneuvered them in the direction of the nearest chair. Once Lee’s mind caught up with his body and he realized what she was doing, they managed to stumble the rest of the way to the chair and Lee sat down.
His hands remained on Kara’s waist as she quickly made work of her running shorts and underwear. The next thing Lee knew Kara was standing in front of him, naked except for her bra.
Catching her gaze, their eyes remained locked as Kara straddled his lap, slowly sinking down onto him. They both let out a gasp of pleasure as she came to a stop, his cock buried deep inside her.
For a few seconds they remained like that, motionless and holding each other’s gaze. Then neither of them had the restraint to hold back any longer and Kara leaned down, capturing Lee’s lips with her own once again. He moaned into her mouth as she began slowly move up and down, while rotating her hips in a way that would have neither of them lasting very long.
Lee kept one hand wrapped in the short strands of hair at the back of Kara’s neck, prompting her to not stop the kiss. His other hand dropped down between them, to the place where they were joined.
As Kara continued to move up and down over his erection, Lee lightly caressed her clit. The moment he touched it he could feel Kara’s walls tighten around him and she whimpered into his mouth. He didn’t stop. He brushed his thumb around it in circles that matched the frequency of her hips.
In a matter of seconds they were moaning each other’s names as they climaxed together.
TBC