About half an hour later, Sean sat up in his bed with his elbows on his knees and his chin on his shoulder. He had turned away from Emma. "It's the medication. It's a side effect my doctor had warned me about. I just hoped that maybe I wouldn't get this one."

Emma rubbed his back, "It's fine."

Sean wouldn't turn his head and said, "No, it's not fine."

"There are other ways to have sex, Sean."

He turned to her and said, "I know that, but I wanted to have sex with you the regular way." He sighed and said, "I've missed that. A lot."

Emma smiled and said, "I'm just happy to be here with you and kissing you and holding onto you and feeling your body against mine." He said nothing, and Emma kissed his shoulder. "I love you, and I'll wait, however long it takes."

Sean asked, "What if I can never do it? That won't be any fun for you."

Emma joked, "Well, then I'll be talking to your doctor, and I'll have him switch the medications." Sean finally smiled, and Emma said. "Seriously, I will wait however long it takes. Okay?"

He nodded and said, "Okay."

Emma asked, "Can we just hold each other for a while?"

He nodded, and when Sean laid back, Emma rested her head on his chest and draped her arm around him. He stroked her hair and kissed it. "This is nice."

"It is nice." She kissed his chest and traced circles on it. "I'm just so glad you're home."

"Me too."

Emma looked up at him, "Can I stay with you tonight?"

Sean smiled down at her and said, "I would love that."

"Good."


As they were getting ready to go to sleep, Sean handed Emma a toothbrush. "I had an extra."

"Oh, good." She smiled and grabbed his toothpaste. Sean watched Emma brush her teeth, and she giggled as she spit it out, "Why are you watching me like that?"

"I'm just glad you're here with me. That's all."

"So am I." She wiped off her mouth and kissed him on the nose. When they walked back into Sean's room, she asked, "Do you have a side?"

"Not really." He climbed into his bed and patted the spot to his left. "Is this okay?"

Emma nodded and snuggled next to him, "It's perfect."

"Good. Hold on." He pulled away from her for a moment to turn off his light, and they got back into position. "I'm glad that you're the first person to stay over with me."

"Me too."

"And I hope you'll be the only person to stay over with me." Emma smiled, and he said, "I wasn't sure how things would turn out, but I'm so happy right now, Em."

She kissed his cheek and rested her head on his chest. "So am I. I'm happy you're home, I'm happy you're safe, and I'm happy you wanted me to come over tonight."

"Thank you for being there for me and for helping me tonight. I appreciate it."

She looked up at him and said, "I love you, Sean, and I'll do whatever you need me to do, okay?"

"Okay." He kissed her said, "I love you too."


The next morning, Emma woke up ahead of Sean. She nearly forgot where she was at first, and when Emma realized, she turned to look at Sean as he slept. His face was a lot more relaxed, and Emma noticed that he had an erection. She caressed his face until he woke up.

Sean smiled with his eyes closed and said, "Hi, beautiful."

"Hey there."

He opened both eyes and asked, "Have you been up long?"

"No," She smiled and looked down, "Have you?"

Sean's eyes widened when he saw his erection, "Oh my God."

"Did you want to try?"

He nodded his head furiously. "Yes, before it disappears."

Emma giggled, and they took off their clothes as quickly as they could. Sean kissed Emma's neck and used his hand to get her wet. She moaned as his fingers worked their magic. "God, you were always so good at that."

Sean smiled, and Emma grabbed a condom. He put it on, and he asked, "Is this position okay for you?"

Emma nodded and opened her legs as wide as she could for him. "Yes, it's perfect."

Sean slowly guided himself inside her, and he sighed, "Oh my God. This feels so good."

Emma smiled and grabbed onto his shoulders.

"Are you sure you're okay?"

Emma nodded, "Yes."

Sean moved slowly at first, and Emma moaned softly on every thrust. He kissed her neck then whispered in her ear, "I love you so much."

"I love you too."

Sean lasted a while, which surprised him, but it also thrilled him. He was afraid he'd never get to make love properly to Emma. When Sean came, he cried out Emma's name and collapsed on top of her. They were both sweaty and out of breath. She kissed his shoulder and his ear. After a few moments, Sean slowly pushed himself up and asked, "Are you okay?"

Emma smiled and nodded, "Yes. Are you?"

He nodded, "You didn't come."

"It's fine. I'm just glad you did."

Sean shook his head. He pulled out, discarded the condom, and smiled, "No, it's not fine." He kissed his way down her body, and Emma gasped as soon as his mouth touched her.

"Oh, my God!" She played with Sean's hair and watched as he licked and sucked on her. Her moans became louder, and when Emma came, she yelled out Sean's name. He lifted himself so he could kiss her. Emma wrapped her arms and legs around him as they kissed.

When Sean finally pulled away, he smiled, "I couldn't let you not come."

Emma giggled, "Thank you."

"So, was it okay?"

"It was more than okay. Everything was wonderful."

"Good." Sean asked, "Wanna take a shower?"

"Yes."


After their shower, Sean gave Emma some clothes to wear. "Is it presumptuous of me to think you'll be hanging out here today?"

Emma smiled and shook her head, "Nope. I want to hang out with you."

"Good." Emma put on the clothes and walked over to Sean. He wrapped his arms around her waist. "I'm glad we could do it this morning."

Emma said, "It was so good."

Sean raised an eyebrow, "Yeah?"

Emma nodded, "Yes."

"God, I'm so glad I lasted longer than two seconds."

She grinned and said, "You certainly did."

Sean blushed, "Maybe it's a morning thing."

"I wouldn't mind only making love to you every morning." She traced her finger along his collarbone, "It is a fun way to wake up."

Sean smiled and kissed her. When he pulled away, he asked, "So, what would you like for breakfast?"

"I desperately need coffee first."

"Me too." He grabbed her hand and walked her into the kitchen. "Do you want some eggs? I can make some."

Emma smiled, "Sure."

He opened his fridge and asked, "How would you like them?"

"Whichever way is easiest for you."

"Em, I can make them however you want."

She asked, "Oh yeah?"

He nodded and smiled, "Yeah."

She asked, "Scrambled?"

"With cheese?"

She smiled, "Yes, please."

Sean winked at her, "Perfect. You make the coffee. I make the eggs?"

"Deal."


A little while later, Sean and Emma sat at the table in the dining area, eating their breakfast.

He asked, "So, what would you like to do today?"

Emma smiled and said, "I don't care as long as I'm with you."

"We can lounge around and watch TV all day."

"Or we can spend the day in bed."

Sean looked down and said, "I don't know if I can do it again."

She placed her hand on his and said, "Like I said last night, I like just being with you and touching you and holding onto you." He nodded, and Emma said, "There are so many other ways to be intimate."

"I know."

"This will probably make us closer than other couples."

Sean smiled and asked, "Are we a couple?"

Emma's eyes widened, "God, that was so brazen of me." She shook her head, embarrassed, and said, "I'm sorry."

"Em," Sean grabbed her hand, "I want to be with you."

She asked, "Are you sure? I mean, I know this is a lot for you."

"I told you last night that you are the love of my life. That means I want to be with you. Forever."

Emma smiled, "Finish your breakfast."

Sean laughed, "Okay."


After breakfast, Emma and Sean were in his bed, kissing and touching each other. Emma pulled away from the kiss and guided Sean's left hand between her legs. Sean followed her lead and inserted his fingers. Emma closed her eyes and bit her lip as Sean slowly fucked her with his fingers. Emma's moans became progressively louder, and Sean leaned down and kissed her right breast. He swirled his tongue around her nipple then sucked on it. Emma cried out again and played with Sean's hair as he kissed her body. He kissed his way down and closed his mouth around her.

Emma moaned Sean's name as he made her come. As she was coming down from it, Sean raised himself, and they kissed. When they pulled away, they were out of breath. Emma said, "You are so good at that."

Sean laughed, "Oh yeah?"

Emma nodded, "God yes."

"Thank goodness. I'm not a lost cause."

"Sean…"

He shook his head, "Sorry."

She caressed his face, "I am having a wonderful time with you today."

He smiled, "Well, it's a good thing I can do things to you."

"I can try to do things to you if you want."

He shook his head again, "I'm afraid I won't be able to react, and I'll feel bad for wasting your time."

"You wouldn't be wasting my time. Guys don't always finish during oral sex."

He said, "Emma, look at everything we just did, and I'm still not hard."

She asked, "When are you seeing your doctor again?"

"Wednesday."

"Maybe you can talk to him about this. Maybe there's a way you can lower the dosage of the med that affects this." Sean nodded. "But again, I'm just happy to be with you."

"Thank you." He sat up and asked, "Would you like some lunch?"

"Sure."

"Should we order some pizza?"

"Sounds perfect."

"Alright." He got out of his bed, put on a pair of sweats, and looked around for his phone. When he found it, he asked Emma, "Double cheese?"

She smiled, "Of course."

He winked and called the pizza place. "Yes, I have them on my phone."

Emma held up her hands, "No judgment here!" She got out of the bed and looked around for the clothes she was wearing during breakfast.

Sean ordered lunch as Emma got dressed. "They'll be here in 20 minutes."

"Good."

He held out his hand, and Emma grabbed it. He walked her through the apartment and into the living room. They sat on the couch together. Sean put his arm around Emma, and Emma rested her head on his shoulder.

"This has been a nice day so far."

"It has."

"I'm just so glad you're home."

Sean took a deep breath and exhaled, "Me too."

Emma nuzzled his neck and rested her hand on his chest.

"Are you tired?"

She nodded and said, "I'm just going to close my eyes for a few minutes."

Sean smiled, "Okay."

Emma sighed and said, "I love you."

Sean placed his hand on Emma's and said, "I love you too."


Sean moved Emma gently when the pizza guy arrived. She remained asleep on the couch, and Sean smiled down at her. He brought the pizza into the kitchen and put two slices on a plate for Emma and brought them into the living room. He also got her a glass of water.

"Em." He rubbed her arm, and she stirred, "The pizza is here."

"Mmm, okay." She opened her eyes and stretched, "It feels like I slept for hours."

Sean smiled and walked back to the kitchen to get his lunch. Emma smiled at him as he walked back over to the couch. "Do you need anything else?"

"Nope. I'm all set."

Sean sat down and kissed her nose, "Enjoy."

"I will."

He asked, "Do you want to watch anything?"

Emma shrugged, "I'll watch whatever you want to watch."

Sean flipped through the channels and found a basketball game.

Emma said, "This is excellent pizza."

"I'm glad you like it."

Emma looked at him and asked, "Can I stay over again tonight?"

"You don't have to work?"

"Not until the afternoon."

Sean smiled and said, "I'd love to have you here again tonight."

"Good."

By the time Emma was ready for bed, Sean had already passed out. She climbed into bed, snuggled up against him, and fell asleep.