New Life, New Obstacles

Chapter 16

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."