"Hey, Nurse Is!" a four year old girl called out as she wheeled herself over to Isabella.

"Hey there, Marissa. How ya feeling today, pumpkin?" Is asked as she crouched down in front of the girl.

"Better. I got to eat some toast for breakfast."

"Well, that's great, pumpkin. I see you are up early today," she observed.

"Yeah, Mr Seth, is gonna come and play with me today," Marissa told her happily. "I like Mr. Seth. He has the coolest games to play."

"I'm glad. Why don't I wheel you down to Mr. Seth's play room, pumpkin." Is asked her little friend. Since her accident had taken the use of her legs, she had been seeing Seth three times a week for physical therapy.

"Thanks Nurse Is. You're my favorite nurse!" the little girl exclaimed.

"You're a silly little girl, Marissa." Is laughed as she pushed the little girl into the physical therapy room, a.k.a. Mr. Seth's play room. From the brightly colored walls to the tumbling mats on the floor, the playroom was designed to appeal to the young children that needed physical therapy.

"No, I'm not," Marissa insisted. Is knelt back down in front of her and smiled.

"Not what?" Seth asked from the open door. Turning Is looked over her shoulder at him. He looked relaxed in chino shorts and polo shirt. That was one advantage of his job. He got to wear pretty much anything he wanted, where as she was stuck in brightly colored smocks with cartoon characters. Today's was Taz.

"Nurse Is, says that I'm a silly little girl cause she's my favorite nurse."

"Well, I don't think you're a silly girl, Marissa. I agreed with you. She's my favorite nurse too," Seth agreed as he walked further into the room. Sighing with relief, Is stood and walked to the door. Now that Seth was here, she could leave Marisa in his capable hands. "Not so fast Nurse Is. Can you help me transfer Marissa?" Seth asked in his deep voice. Gritting her teeth, she turned back around and walked back over to the little girl's side.

"Shall we go for a ride," she asked the little girl.

"Yes, yes, please," the girl squealed with pleasure. Lifting her arms up to Is, she waited for Is to pick her up and swing her around. Laughing softly, Is took the girls hands in her's and gently swung the girl out of her chair. She twirled around the playroom with Marissa before bumping into Seth, making both Marissa and Seth laugh. After gently releasing the little girl into Seth's waiting arms, she pretended to collapse on the floor. Lying sprawled on the mat, she closed her eyes and moaned.

"I'm so dizzy," Is moaned softly, trying not to laugh.

Seth watched Is and laughed at her antics. It was no wonder the kids loved her. She was just silly enough to fit in with them. His mouth dried out though as he noticed how she laid sprawled on the mat, her thighs spread wide and her arms above her head. If he didn't have a sick little girl in his arms, he would have been on her without a second thought about how they were at work, and about what was or wasn't appropriate.

"You're silly, Nurse Is." Marissa giggled as Seth set her down on the mat next to Is. Opening one eye, she looked at the little girl. Marissa wiggled her way as close as her useless legs would let her. Flopping down on the other side of Is, Seth encouraged the little girl.

"Come on, Marissa. Why don't you come up here and give Nurse Is a kiss. She loves to be kissed, you know," he coaxed. The little girl paused and looked at Is.

"You love kisses?" she asked as she stopped about a foot from where Is was laying.

"Yep," she assured the little girl. With Seth's encouragement and Is's support, the little girl pulled her way over to Is. Rolling onto her back, the little girl struggled to sit up. Reaching across Is, Seth held his hands out for Marissa to hang onto. The little girl was panting as she pulled herself up by hanging onto them. By the time she got sat up, she was sitting next to Is's shoulder. Marissa reached down and pushed and pulled at her useless legs until she was turned enough to reach Is's face.

Rolling over on her side, Is tilted her head enough for Marissa to brush a kiss across her mouth. When the little girl did, Is pursed her lips and blew a gentle breeze onto the girls startled face.

"That tickles Nurse Is," the girl giggled as she wrapped her arms around Is's neck. Sitting up with the girl, Is found herself almost on Seth's lap.

"You did that very well, Marissa." Seth praised, the little girl. "Now, we come to the hard part of our playing. Do you want Nurse Is to stay and help?" he asked the little girl gently.

"Do we have to?" Marissa whined.

"Sorry munchkin. But if I don't exercise your little legs, the doctors will get after me. Now do you want me in trouble with your doctor?" he asked her.

"No, but it hurts."

"How bout this, pumpkin," Is told the girl, "I'll stay with you and you can hold my hands when it hurts. Then afterwards we'll go get some ice cream."

"Can Seth go with us?"

"It would be my pleasure, Marissa," Seth assured her. "It's the best offer I've had today."



Marissa, Seth, and Is sat in the hospital cafeteria eating ice cream. The little girl was snuggled between Is and Seth. She had wanted to sit on the booth seat but couldn't decide which adult she wanted to sit next to. So to make it even, Is had slid into the booth first while Seth had gently sat the little girl in the booster seat, before sliding in after her.

Setting the bowls of ice cream down in front of them, Seth placed a bowl of strawberry ice cream in front of Marissa. Handing Is her plain Jane vanilla, he dug into his double fudge chocolate ice cream. Is shook her head. Seth had one helluva sweet tooth. When he married, his wife would have to be a woman who could cook up all kinds of delicious goodies for him.

She was surprised at the pain that settled in her chest at the idea of him marrying another woman. She knew that it would eventually happen though. Seth was too irresistible to stay single. The right woman would come along and sweep him off his feet and gone would be her part in his life. She knew from experience that Seth's women first viewed her as an adversary and then as a shoulder to cry on when he finally broke it off as he always did. A wife would not put up with her presence in his life.

"Seth, I gotta go potty," Marissa told him a minute later.

"This munchkin, I believe Nurse Is will have to do," Seth told her with a smile. Sliding back out of booth, he picked her up to let Is out of the booth. As Is took Marissa from him he brushed the side of her breast with his hand. Looking up at him swiftly, he smiled knowingly, his eyes going dark with desire. Leaning down he whispered into Marissa ear. The four year giggled.

"Telling secrets are we, Seth?" Is scolded him. Marissa giggled again.

"I'll tell you a secret later, Is," Seth said seriously, the desire in his eyes showing once more.

"Seth," she growled, "behave yourself," motioning to the squirming girl.

"Nurse Is, I hafta go."

"We're going, Marissa," Is replied as she walked off with girl.



Seth sat back down. He could tell that Is didn't know how to treat him after the show he had given her this morning. Looking back he couldn't believe that he had jerked off in front of her. But damn it was the hottest thing he had done in a long time. He could only imagine that they would set the sheets on fire once he got her into his bed. The only thing was how was he going to convince his best friend to take a chance and let him have his way with her? He knew that she wasn't terribly experienced but that didn't even dampen his desire to take her to bed. He only knew that he had to have her and soon.



When Marissa was finally done, Is helped her clean up.

"Nurse Is?" she questioned. Looking up from washing the little girl's hands, she smiled.

"What, pumpkin?"

"Do you like Mr. Seth?" she asked innocently.

"Yes, I like him. He's my best friend," she told the little girl.

"So are you going to marry him?" she asked.

"What?" Is sputtered.

"Well, my friend, Matthew says that when a girl likes a boy, they get married cause they are girlfriend and boyfriend," Marissa explained.

"Well, it doesn't quite work that way, Marissa."

"Why not?"

"It just doesn't. There has to be more than like, pumpkin. If two people get married, they should love each other."

"You don't love Mr. Seth?" the little girl asked.

"I love him, Marissa cause he's my best friend in the world. But to get married there's a different kind of love involved," Is explained before picking the little girl up. "Why don't we go back out and finish our ice cream." she suggested.

"Yea, ice cream!" the little girl cried happily.



Walking out of work that night, she was not surprised to see Seth leaning against the side of her car. Sighing inwardly, she walked over to her car.

"Hey, Seth. Shouldn't you be gone already?" she asked as she pulled the keys out of her pants pocket.

"Naw, just wanted to say thank you for helping with Marissa today. I feel like a total heel when I hurt her. She seemed to do better today with the therapy having you there," he explained.

"No problem. She's a doll," Is said as she tossed her bag into the back of her car. When she went to straighten, she was surprised to feel him pressed against her back.

"Seth," she warned.

"Is, how can this be wrong?" he asked as he nuzzled the side of her neck. "Especially when it feels so good?"

"Seth, please," she gasped as he nibbled on the edge of her ear. Pressing her hands against the trunk of her car, he continued to suck on her ear.

"Keep them there." he ordered as he slid his hands off hers and ran them down her stomach to her hips. Pressing her hips back against him, he slowly press against her, his breathing rough. "Do you realize Is, that I was half-hard the whole time we were together today? That if you would have touched me, I would have risen to the occasion without a problem. How can something this hot be wrong?" he coaxed as he wrapped his arms around her tightly.

"I just can't, Seth." Is gasped as she felt every inch of him pressed against her bottom.

"Why not?" he whispered into her ear.

"I don't want our friendship to be ruined."

"I think we have gone past being just friends, Is. I've made you come, and you watched me come. I don't think I can go back to just being friends. My body won't know any peace until I've fucked you to hell and back. And I know I sure the hell won't quit thinking about it," he groaned. "I know you want me, Is. All I have to do is tease those gorgeous nipples and you'll come right here."

"Bastard," she gasped as one hand left her hip to settle on her breast.

"So what's the issue? Why won't you say yes?" he growled before spinning her around. Not giving her time to answer he covered her mouth with his. When he finally lifted his head, he was ready to throw Is over the bumper of her car and fuck her right there.

"Well, Is?"

"For one thing, Seth, I don't think I can handle becoming your lover. I saw those silk ties in the living room."

"I won't hurt you, Is. If that's what you are worried about. I just love tying a woman up. I love being able pleasure her without my pleasure getting in the way."

"It's not about that, Seth," she growled, frustrated.

"Then what is about, Is. Talk to me. Make me understand why being my lover would ruin our relationship."

"I can't, Seth," she cried. "I just can't."

"You have to," he growled pulling her hand down to his erection, "cause this isn't going to go away anytime soon."

"Damn it, Seth. Why can't you just leave me be?" she asked as her fingers curled around him without thought.

"Because I want to bury this deep inside you. Do you know how great that is going to feel?" he asked as he bucked his hips against her caressing hand.

"No, I don't."

"I know you don't have a whole lot of experience, Is."

"None. I have none, Seth. Now do you understand?" she asked him harshly as she pulled out of his arms.

"Huh?" he asked dumbfounded.

"I'm a virgin. And there's no way in hell, I'm going to let you break me in. I'd never survive the fallout," she said as she got into her car and started it. "Good bye, Seth."

"Is." he growled, as he tried to wrap his mind around the thought of Is being a virgin. But as it sank in, his erection grew another inch. The thought of deflowering his friend made him want her even more, which was surprise in itself because he avoided virgins at all costs.

"No, Seth," she said as she pulled away.

"Like hell," he growled as he watched her drive out of the parking lot. "You're going to be mine, Isabella. Make no doubt about that."



Is decided against going home. She knew that if Seth saw her car, he would more than likely come over to pester her about the little bombshell she had dropped on him at work. Glancing at her watch she decided to go and see if the drive in was still holding its movie marathon. She could use a good movie to relax.



Seth glanced at the clock on the wall. It was after midnight! Where the hell was she, he wondered. Pacing in his sun room, he had a clear view of the drive way that he and Is shared. He wouldn't miss her coming in. Maybe he needed to have a different approach to seducing Is. She was his best friend and she knew how he operated with women. He had always treated Is like every other one of his male friends. He was almost ashamed of how he had treated her. He also had to look at the fact that she was a virgin and did he have the right to coax her into his bed?

Now that his ardor had cooled, he had to try and think about it rationally. Would sleeping with Is change their relationship? He'd like to think not, but Is seemed to think otherwise. He knew that he never wanted to hurt her. So how did he go about pleasing both of them?



Is pulled into her driveway after two. She cut the lights and coasted the last few feet to her garage. With the way that Seth's house sat her lights would beam directly into his sun room. And with the weather being as hot as it was, Seth had a tendency to sleep there at night. Parking her car in front of her garage, she quietly got out of her car. After locking it, she started towards her house.

She was surprised when Seth walked right up to her, wearing nothing but a pair of faded boxers.

"Good night, Seth," she said calmly as she went to move around him.

"Is, don't." he protested as she went to enter her house.

"Don't what?" she asked as she unlocked her front door.

"Don't hide from me," he growled as he followed her inside.

"Who said I was hiding?" Is asked him, as she tossed her keys on the table.

"You've been running from me for the last two days," he stated as he leaned against the door

"No, Seth, you've been chasing me for the last two days," she countered as she kicked off her shoes.

"I wouldn't have to chase you if you would quit running from me."

"Seth, I'm not going to argue with you," Is sighed. "I love you but I'm not willing to settle for just a few hours in your bed."

"How about we take it one step at a time?" he found himself asking.

"What?"

"Go out on date with me, Is. No hanky panky, I promise," he pleaded, as he walked closer to her. "I'll behave until you tell me not to."

"Seth, listen to yourself," she urged. "You don't do the dating thing. You just have a series of one-night stands and affairs. I won't be just another check mark on your long list of lovers," she explained as she walked into the living room.

"And what if I told you that while we are dating, I'd only date you?" he asked.

"Seth, go home. You obviously need some sleep," she whispered turning from him. It was the hardest thing she ever had to do. He was offering her everything that she had ever wanted, a chance at having more than a platonic relationship with him.

"Isbella, look at me," he coaxed. She stilled.

"What did you call me?" she asked without turning. She was not surprised when he pulled her into arms.

"Is or Isabella, you are the same person. Is is my best friend, and Isabella is a beautiful woman that I want to know better," he whispered as he continued to hold her against his tall frame. Against her butt, she could feel the hard length of him through her pants and his boxers.

"You just realized that I'm a woman, and you went into your Romeo mode, Seth. I'm not another woman that you can conquer."

Turning her around in his arms, he picked her up and set her on the table.

"Lets get one thing straight, Is. I want you like hell on fire. But I don't want to conquer you. I want to make you scream with pleasure and I would never do anything that you don't want me to do," he explained. "If it takes dating and exclusivity to accomplish that, so be it."

Anger and amusement, fought a battle deep with in her. Anger at his motives and amusement that he would go that far to get into her panties. She obviously had a choice here to make. She could keep resisting him or take a chance and possibly have a wonderful first experience. His previous lovers had bragged about his skills in the sack as one reason they hadn't wanted to let him go. But what price would she pay for that experience?

"I'll think about it," she finally told him. She saw hope and desire fill his face. "I'm not going to decide on anything tonight, Seth. I'm tired and it has been a long day," she added.

"Just think about it," he whispered before brushing a kiss across her surprised lips.



Is woke the next morning to Seth leaning over her. Smiling sleepily, she closed her eyes, thinking that it was just part of a dream.

"Come on Is, up and at em. We have a date," he persisted.

"What!" she gasped as she sat straight up in bed, forgetting that she had crawled into bed with only a pair of panties on the night before. The sheet pooled around her waist.

"Is," he groaned as he stared at her bare breasts. "Please tell me you're not naked."

"Seth, what are you doing here?!" Is squeaked as she covered her breasts with her arms.

"Other than trying not to go out of my mind?" he growled. "We have a date, remember?"

"What!"

"Come on, haul your sexy ass out of bed. We have that charity event that you signed us up for."

"Go away." she protested falling back onto the bed.

"You have two choices here, Is. Either get your ass out of bed or I'm going to crawl in with you cause there's no way I'm going without you," he explained.

"Go ahead," she groaned rolling over.

"If I crawl in with you with you're going to get a bit of educating, Is. I won't be able to keep my hands to myself," he warned. Is groaned before rolling to the side of the bed. "I'm up, I'm up," she yawned. "Who signed us up for this anyway?"

"That would be you," Seth laughed.

"Remind me to kick my butt later," she said before stretching. Behind her, Seth groaned in his throat. She wasn't naked but she was damn close, only a tiny pair of bikini panties covered her heart shaped ass. Looking over her shoulder at him, she gasped. He was standing next to her bed, his chest raising in and falling, his fists clenched.

"Seth?" she whispered.

"Is, you're beautiful," he replied.

"Get out of here," she laughed as she grabbed her robe off the post of her bed, pulling it on.

"I'm serious, Is." he stated as he grabbed her from behind. Tossing her back onto her bed, he covered her body with his. In the process her robe opened. "Remember what I promised?" he asked as he focused on her breasts.

"What?" she gasped as she felt the heat of his gaze.

"I promised I was going to lick and suck on you until you come," he growled before sliding down her body enough to capture one on her nipples between his lips.

"Seth!" she gasped when she felt the wet heat of his mouth. Threading her fingers through his hair she arched her back and forced her nipple further into his mouth.

"Hmm." he groaned as he wrapped his tongue around the end of her nipple. When he released it with a pop, he gently blew on the moist tip. "Beautiful," he groaned before switching to the other breast. She moaned even louder as he rolled onto his back with her. Holding her above him he continued to suck and lick at her hard nipples.

Is gasped as pleasure coiled even tighter in her stomach. She knew that she shouldn't be letting him do this to her, but it felt so damn good. She could feel her orgasm coming. She knew that she would be embarrassed if she was that easy.

"Seth, please," she gasped as she squirmed in his arms, trying to pull away.

"I will, Is, I will," he promised as he rolled her back under him. Settling between her thighs he rubbed his erect cock against her panties.

"Seth, please, I can't do this," she gasped as she wrapped her legs around his hips.

"Really," he growled looking down at her with lustful eyes. "Are you sure?" he groaned as he rubbed himself against her once more.

"No, yes.I don't know." Is cried as she moved her hips in time with his.

"Then let me go," he ordered as he held himself on braced arms above her. Moving to get off her, she tightened her legs around him.

"Is?" he asked softly.

"I.I.I." she cried as she skated along the edge of climaxing.

Looking down at her face, he realized that he had taken this much farther than he had planned. He had planned on giving her a taste of how it could be between them. He wasn't sadistic enough to torment her though. He realized that she was so close to coming that he couldn't let her go unfulfilled.

"Shh.baby.let me help you," he coaxed as he rubbed his thumb over her nipple.

Is moaned as it added to the pressure building between her thighs.

"Yes." she gasped as she arched up into him, nearly throwing him off her in the process, if it weren't for the fact that she had her long legs wrapped around him. Growling in his throat, he pushed her back down with his hips as he fastened his mouth over hers. Is squealed into his mouth as her orgasm hit her like a freight train. Seth groaned as her orgasm beneath him pushed him to the edge. He was close to coming in his jeans like a school boy. Reaching back behind him, he tried to unwrap her legs from his waist, which ended up just pushing him tighter to her.

"Jesus, Is. Let go of me," he groaned as he fought to keep from exploding.

"Huh?" Is asked as she opened her eyes.

"Let go," he growled, "or I'm going to fuck the hell out of you."

"Oh," she gasped as she slowly unwrapped her legs from his waist. He immediately stood up. Standing next to the bed, Is could see the outline of his erection. Reaching out with a hand she attempted to touch him.

"Do it and I'll be back in that bed with you and we won't leave until we're both satisfied." he said, his voice tight with unfulfilled desire. "Get dressed," he grated before stomping out of the room.