From The Ashes {20}
Chapter Twenty: Back To Reality
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Description: As their week away in the sun draws to a close, Kelly and Andi make the most of their remaining time off. When they return to Chicago, people start to notice something different between them.
Warning(s): mild-strong language, drinking/mentions of alcohol, EXPLICIT CONTENT MINORS DNI, skinny-dipping, probably more than a few grammar and spelling errors, if I missed anything lmk!
[A/N: so here it is!! The sinful chapter in Greece from Kelly’s POV! Thank you for waiting for me to get it finished lmao. It’s kind of a short chapter, but it’s still got a fair bit of sin in it! As always, I’d love to hear your thoughts/feelings on this chapter and maybe send in your predictions for the next chp?? - L]
Theíos - Uncle
Éna tóso ómorfo zevgári - Such a beautiful couple
Oikogéneia - Family
Stin ygeiá sas - Cheers
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“Are you going to swim at all this week? Or just perv on me from the sand?” Andi teased as she rejoined Kelly after half an hour spent in the sea. Kelly lifted his sunglasses up to get a look at Andi as she reached for her towel to dry off.
“Well… I’m kinda liking the second option…” he replied with a coy smile and she batted his leg with the towel before dropping down next to him.
“I’m serious! I haven’t seen you so much as stand in a rock pool let alone go for a swim,” Andi stated as she reapplied the coconut-scented tanning oil she’d been using since they’d arrived. Her complexion had darkened several noticeable shades but her tattoos seemed to stand out more against her sunned skin.
“I’ve been perfectly happy just letting you do your thing whilst I sit here and soak up the sun.” Andi gave him a pointed look over the rim of her glasses and stood up with a sigh.
“Excuse me for getting a little metaphorical, but you can’t spend your whole life sitting in the sand, waiting.” Kelly laughed and lay back on his towel, content to stay in the sun.
“I just prefer to sail, not swim.”
“Fine. But I’ll change your mind. We have twenty-four hours left of this trip and so help me, I’m gonna get you in the water before we go home,” she bargained before getting up and making her way over to the beach bar not too far away.
In the week they’d been on the Mediterranean coast, Kelly had been introduced to so many members of Andi’s extended family and consumed enough Greek wine to take down four grown men. But they had all been more than welcoming and it had been a week in the sun he didn’t know he needed until he arrived.
Andi returned with a bright smile and condensation-covered bottles of local beer. There was a beat of silence as they both took a few mouthfuls and then Kelly watched as Andi turned to face him on her towel.
“So, I was thinking -”
“Uh-oh?” She shoved his shoulder with her hand.
“First of all, how rude. Secondly, I was thinking that we head back to the Villa a little earlier tonight…”
“Yeah?” Kelly piqued an eyebrow and tipped his bottle up again. Andi set her bottle down in the sand and leant in to whisper in his ear.
“Because if we leave it any longer to go back, we’re going to be massively late for dinner,” she stated before nibbling on his earlobe.
“Then what are we waiting for?” In a fit of giddy laughter, the two of them hurried to gather their things. Kelly watched as Andi fumbled with her sandals and sundress before she scooped her bag onto her shoulder. He followed after her with a dizzy feeling in his head and butterflies in his stomach.
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They all but crashed through the door of the villa in a fit of tipsy and sun-drunk giggles. Kelly couldn’t get enough of her lips against his and the way she leaned into his body. The way she giggled against his lips was enough to make his head spin.
“Kelly -” A yelp of surprise escaped Andi as they tripped over the rug in the hallway and the two of them tumbled to the floor.
“Oh my God,” the two of them exclaimed in almost perfect unison as a round of laughter passed between them.
“C’mon, we’re not doing this on the floor -” Kelly tried to get up but Andi shook her head and pulled him in for another kiss.
“You didn’t complain the last time…” she countered and wrapped her arms around him to hold him as close as possible.
“Yeah and I still have the carpet burn on my knee from when I slipped, trying to -” Another kiss and Andi was pulling at his boardshorts to push them below his ass. Just enough for what she wanted from him.
With a slightly shaky hand, Kelly reached under the hem of her sundress and pulled her bikini bottoms off in a surprisingly fluid motion. His fingers tested and teased the heat between her thighs and he couldn’t get enough of the sounds he drew from her parted lips.
“No teasing, not right now,” she bargained breathlessly as she clenched her thighs around his waist. No matter how many times they conceded to their sex drives, it never failed to make his heart stutter at the sight of Andi pinned beneath him.
“Since you asked so nicely,” Kelly remarked as he dipped his fingers back into her core. Experimentally, he pressed the tip of his middle finger to her entrance and the drawn-out whine that threatened to fall from Andi’s mouth was all the motivation he needed.
It was a matter of minutes before Andi was a moaning, breathless mess beneath him. He marvelled at how Andi rocked her hips against his fingers ever so slightly and took pride in the way her features all seemed to scrunch up and soften consecutively as she neared her release.
Right when it seemed that Andi was going to let go, Kelly stopped. A gasp-turn-moan escaped the brunette’s mouth as he pulled his fingers out and licked them clean, all the while maintaining eye contact with Andi.
“Fuck you for making that look so hot,” she sighed as Kelly settled between her thighs properly and rocked forward. With their foreheads pressed together, their drawn-out moans and sighs mingled between hot breaths.
“Shit…” Kelly gasped as he started to build a steady rhythm, rolling his hips against the backs of Andi’s illustrated thighs.
Though he struggled to keep his footing on the rug beneath them, that didn’t stop Kelly from hitching one of Andi’s legs higher around his waist for a better angle. There was a new kind of buzz that settled under his skin and pushed him to leave Andi a shaking mess beneath him.
Kelly managed to achieve his goal and it was a sound to behold. The way she moaned his name, dug her nails into his bicep and clenched around him almost uncontrollably was enough to tip him over the edge.
“I - Oh, shit…” He half-collapsed on top of her as he tried to catch his breath. The sounds of their heavy breathing filled the space around them and when Kelly regained the ability to form a coherent sentence he couldn’t help the words that left his mouth.
“I love you.”
She didn’t try and cover his mouth or pretend she didn’t hear him. Kelly waited, still very much inside her, for Andi’s response.
“You - You do?” There was a slightly confused frown on her flushed features as she shifted beneath him slightly.
“Why do you sound so surprised?”
“I don’t know… Say it again.”
“I love you,” he repeated without hesitation and she pulled him in for a messy kiss. When she pulled away, Kelly half-expected her to change the subject.
“I love you too.” The rush that followed hearing those words echoed back to him was enough to make his eyes gloss over and his breath catch in his throat.
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“Ah! You two took your time,” Andi’s uncle greeted them both as they arrived at her grandparents for their last evening meal of the week.
“We lost track of time, Theíos. Kelly’s taken a shine to the Greek way of life,” Andi mused in reply as they followed him inside. Conversation was lively and the aromas that filled the house were mouthwatering.
“Oh, look at the two of you! Éna tóso ómorfo zevgári,” her cousin - Maria - cooed and Andi made a tutting noise as they took their seats. Kelly took the seat next to Andi and let a hand rest on her thigh.
Whilst he listened to what Ilena had to say about the day she’d had, Kelly couldn’t help but overhear Andi whispering an embarrassed string of Greek at her grandmother before she tried to hide the flush in her cheeks.
“So, Kéli, have you enjoyed your time over here?” her grandfather questioned as he helped bring out the last few dishes of food.
“Yes! Absolutely. Thank you so much, for hosting, letting us stay -”
“Pah! Nonsense. You’re Oikogéneia, now. You’ll always have a seat and a plate at this table,” he assured Kelly and there was an overwhelming sense of belonging that washed over him as glasses were filled.
“Thank you. That really means a lot.”
“Stin ygeiá sas!” her grandparents toasted and everyone echoed the words back, except for Kelly, who struggled to get his teeth around the syllables of the words. As he tipped his glass against Andi’s, there was a moment of eye contact that electrified his senses.
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“I can’t believe they let me smash a plate!” Kelly exclaimed as they walked along the beach. It was well after dark and there was no one around.
“Yeah, well if it’s any consolation, they were all steaming drunk,” Andi stated with a laugh as the waves rolled in, gentle and almost lazy.
“Penny for your thoughts?” Kelly spoke up after a long silence between them. Andi slowed to a stop at a wooden jetty.
“We’re going skinny dipping,” she declared and Kelly thought his eyes were going to fall out of his head.
“What?”
“Oh, you heard me. C’mon, Lieutenant. Or are you too chicken?” Kelly refused to be baited out like that and ordinarily he would’ve put up more of a fight. But at that moment, he was running on one too many glasses of Greek Red and couldn’t find it in him to care.
“You’re on.” With an excited clap of her hands, Andi began to shed her dress and underwear. Kelly followed close behind and almost tripped over his own feet. He took off after her towards the water and was pleasantly surprised that the water was warm. Though she tried to keep quiet, Andi’s tipsy giggles mixed with the sound of the waves.
“We could get in so much trouble if someone catches us,” he stated before she splashed him. Saltwater sprayed up his chest and into his face.
“Do I look like I care about that right now?” she countered and swam closer, her curls dripping wet and clinging to her temples and cheekbones.
“No, you just look naked.”
They swam around for ten minutes more before deciding that they were probably better off not getting caught naked on the beach on their last night. As they got dressed under the jetty, Andi couldn’t keep her hands off of him. It was a wonder they made it back to the villa without getting stopped.
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Even after they’d made it back to Chicago, the two of them found it hard not to be in the same space as one another. However, they’d both agreed on the flight back to O’Hare that Boden had to know as soon as possible.
“Hi! Oh my God look at the two of you!” Shay exclaimed as they arrived for work.
“Hey.” They shared hugs and cheek kisses before heading inside for coffee and an early morning snack. As they entered the Common Room, everyone else looked up to see who it was. Whistles and guffaws rippled through the room at the sight of the two of them together. Kelly tried not to grin like an idiot as everyone bombarded them with questions.
“Ah, look at you! Practically glowing from all that Mediterranean sun!” Herrmann exclaimed as he caught sight of them both. Andi beamed at the compliment as she finished making the two cups of coffee. Before anyone else could ask any more questions, the two of them headed off to Boden’s office.
“Come in!” he’d called out after Kelly had knocked. To say Kelly was nervous would’ve been an understatement. He considered Boden a surrogate father at this point and the last thing he wanted was to jeopardise that relationship in favour of another.
“Lieutenant Severide, Miss Ramirez. What can I do for the two of you?” Andi opened her mouth to speak, but when no words came out, Kelly took half a step forward.
“Chief, Andi and I have been talking and we thought it would be in our best interests to tell you… We’re together.” Kelly’s words hung in the air and Boden stood up. He rounded his desk and lent up against it with his arms folded across his barrel chest.
“I see. It’s a serious relationship?”
“Yes, sir,” Andi assured him and took Kelly’s hand in her own in an attempt to solidify her point.
“Alright. I can’t say I’m surprised. But there are rules - codes of conduct. I have to have your personal assurance that no matter what goes on in your relationship that you will not - under any circumstances - bring it into work.”
“Absolutely, Chief,” Kelly agreed with a nod.
“What the two of you do outside of work is nobody’s business but your own, but I - nor anyone else - needs to be involved in your personal dramas. For our sakes and your own.”
“That’s fair,” Andi stated, seemingly pleased with the outcome.
“Now, I know you’ve been soaking up the sun for the last week, but morning brief starts in five. Get yourselves over to the briefing room and let everyone else know,” Boden instructed and as they turned to leave, Kelly felt a weight fall off his shoulders.
“I can’t believe he seemed so… Calm about it all,” Andi mused as they made their way back to the common room to tell everyone about the morning brief.
“I’m not complaining. All things considered, that could’ve gone a lot worse.”
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