Part-One

Tom watched Sloan from the other side of the car park. She was talking to Ed, neither of them was aware of his presence. Tom could sense happiness and a complete lack of fear in the attractive red head, as she laughed with her friend.

Tom's eyes darkened as the couple who were obviously sharing a joke laughed, they were completely at ease with each other.  Tom felt a sharp stab of emotion, which he could not name, it happened a lot around Sloan, especially when she was talking with other men, especially when she was talking with Ed!

Tom's neutral face changed to a frown as Ed placed his hand on Sloan's arm, he could sense obvious strains of attraction coming from Ed, and Tom suddenly felt the need to make his presence known.

Tom crossed the car park with forceful strides and as the doctors saw him he could sense an immediate change in their moods.

It wasn't that Tom was spying on their emotions it was just that they sang to him as clearly as light itself. Lately Tom had become to question weather he was grateful for his gift or weather things would be easier without it.

Their easy going moods had changed, Ed's was now wary and untrusting.

Sloan's mood, well Tom realised with pleasure Sloan's mood was happy and exited.

Tom smiled at her "Good morning Sloan, Ed"

She seemed thrilled that he had smiled, Tom made a mental note to smile more around Sloan, he liked the effect it had on her. 

"Morning Tom, isn't it gorgeous today? I don't mind admitting that I'd like to play hooky on a day like this!"

Tom looked at Sloan questioningly, his head tilted slightly to the side.

"Hooky?"

Sloan made a sound of exasperation, but Tom could sense that she was anything but annoyed with him.

"Oh Tom, don't tell me that you've never played hooky!"

Tom looked thoughtful as if he was searching his memories for a time when he played hooky.

Sloan burst out laughing.

"It's when you just sneak off and do something fun, you know when you should be doing something else, Hooky, like missing classes when you were at school."

"I can't say that I've done that before Sloan, that kind of behavior would have been severely punished in the program, and as for school, I can't remember if I ever went."

Tom sensed pain, sympathy and them determination, in his Sloan. His Sloan, now where had that come from? She was not his, how could she possibly be his, how could she possibly ever want him. After she new what he was capable of, what he had done…

And yet she did want him, she was very strongly attracted to him, physically he could tell, and she loved being with him, she had very strong affectionate feelings for him but he could not tell what they were. 

Tom was confused, he did not know how to proceed with a human woman, oh, he could seduce them, he was skilled at that, the program had taught him extensively on how to pleasure a female but he didn't want to seduce Sloan.

Well he did, but he wanted her to want him to seduce her. Tom frowned, he really was confused.

"Right, that's settled I'm gonna teach you how to play hooky!"

"Slooan."

Sloan loved the way Tom said her name, he strung it out like she was some kind of exotic beauty. She felt terrible that Tom had never experienced the pleasures of life, and she was determined to show him how to express and feel the emotions, which he didn't understand.

Sloan tried not to stare at Tom's powerfully muscled forearms, he was obviously hot, as he'd taken off his jacket. She had had first hand experience at just how strong he was and was shocked at herself when she realised how much of a turn on she found his superior strength.

"Hey you two I am still here you know!"

Sloan and Tom both looked at Ed who was definitely annoyed at being left out of their conversation.

"It's like there's nobody else in the universe when you two are together, I mean man, get a room!"

With that Ed marched off into the lab, shouting over his shoulder as he left……..

"I'll tell Atwood you're working on another theory and won't be in the lab today!"

Sloan was embarrassed and looked at the ground, Tom looked at her thoughtfully and decided to act on the feelings he was experiencing.

He stepped forward till he was almost touching her face and cupped her chin in his hand.

"You know Sloan, I think Ed's jealous, the way he's feeling right now is how I felt when I was watching you two together."

Tom smiled at the shock and then pleasure he could feel in Sloan.

"Y' you were jealous, of me and Ed?"

Tom hesitated,

"I don't like to see you with other men Sloan, I, get angry if they get to close, if they touch you, when they feel things."

"Feel things?"

Tom's lips twitched, for a woman in her late twenties Sloan was refreshingly naive. That was one of the things that Tom found so attractive about her, the air of innocence and inexperience that seemed to follow her like a sent on the wind. Unfortunately, for his temper he wasn't the only male who seemed to appreciate it.

"I very nearly felt like killing Ed for the way he was looking at your legs and…….…other body parts!"

Sloan just gazed at Tom with a very cute, and very female dazed look oh her face, they were both embarrassed now.

 "Oh, I, oh, ok, there nothing between us, you know, me and Ed"

Tom gently took Sloan's hand in his and led her to his car.  As he held the passenger door open Sloan seemed to snap out of her shocked state.

"Where are we going Tom?"

Tom gave Sloan a gentle push into the car so she could not see the laughter in his eyes or the smile playing on his lips.

"Well, I thought you were going to teach me all about nookie?"

Sloan threw him a shocked look, but Tom's face was completely innocent.

"It's hooky Tom, HOOCKY not nookie!"

"Really, I could have sworn you said nookie, what's nookie then?

Sloan went visibly pink and started fiddling with her seatbelt.

"It's ehh when, erm, you see when two people get….  Y'know it's kinda like tennis, I don't think you'd like it."

Tom turned to Sloan and gave her a serious look.

"I like tennis Sloan, and I think I'd especially like it with you, in fact I'm sure of it."

Sloan knew that they weren't talking about tennis anymore and barely managed a weak smile in Tom's direction.

They spent the day in a daze of happiness, and for once in is life Tom felt like he had something special, something he could never bear to lose, Sloan his Sloan, she would be his life-mate as only a chosen could take.

As they reached the door of Sloan's apartment Tom felt with surprise that they were both nervous.

Tom stepped forward and closed the small space between them. His hands reached for Sloan and he pulled her close, his arms held her loosely to him but he was careful not to push her too fast.

As they gazed into each other's eyes, Sloan was the first to break the silence.

"Tom?"

"Yes?"

"Today, I, mean, well, was this a date?"

Tom smiled he could tell she was nervous, afraid that he would reject her. His arms gently tightened around her and he pulled her closer so that they could fell each other's heat through their clothes. Their breathing was unsteady now, and Tom knew that he was dangerously close to losing control, it was the most exhilarating feeling in the world and for a moment he wondered what it would be like losing control with Sloan. Too soon, he decided he would have to be gentle and patient with Sloan, he would wait, when he took her she would be completely ready, completely his, heart, body and soul!

Tom lowered his head till his lips just grazed Sloan's mouth.

"Does this answer your question?"

With that Tom gently kissed Sloan on the mouth and she sunk into him giving herself up to his touch, as he deepened the kiss she gently sighed into his mouth with pleasure.

Tom made a guttural noise of satisfaction as he felt her body surrender to his, the intensity of his kiss deepened and he lifted Sloan off her feet pressing her up against the wall, holding her in place with his lithe hard body freeing his hands to roam the beneath her tight black top and over her shapely thighs, his lips moving to her neck and finally back to her mouth.

Tom gently held Sloan's arms still by her side ending their exploration of his body and removed his lips from hers.  They stared into each other's eyes both wild with passion.

"Sloooan, we have to stop now, if we don't I'll have you right now in the hall, and I don't want our first time to be like that."

Sloan reached forwards, her arms still captured in Tom's powerful hands and kissed him gently on the forehead.

Their breathing was still harsh an unbalanced and Sloan cold see Tom looking at her as if he wanted to devour her, it was terrifying, and amazing at the same time to be the centre of attention and conduit of attraction for such a powerful male.

"Well I take it that, this was a first date then, that or my father's gonna be having serious words with you!"

Tom smiled and reluctantly loosened his hold on her.

"I'd better go now."

"I know."

Tom smiled. He could tell she didn't want him to go, and he wanted to stay so badly it hurt but he wanted her heart and soul not just body.

With that he kissed her lightly on the mouth, straightened her top and propelled her neatly threw her door.

"See you tomorrow Sloan."

As she watched him go Sloan shouted  "Bye" after him. Sloan shut her door and collapsed onto her couch, and they had thought dominants were emotionless and calculating, boy were they wrong!