Carter read the card through twice to make sure he wasn't imagining
it...there it was in gold letters on a pale pink background. 'Luka Kovac
and Dave Malucci request the honor of your presence at their marriage...'


Lowering the card, he looked into Dave's smiling face. "This is a joke,
right?" he said.


Dave's smile faded as he said, "No Carter...I'm serious...
serious...next month, Luka and me...we're getting married...well, not
married...we can't do that...but we've signed up all the legal
stuff...and now we want a party to go with it...a celebration..."


"You and Luka," said Carter, still having trouble with the idea of two men
tying the knot.


"Yes, Carter," said Dave, impatiently. "Look, will you be there or not?"


Carter smiled, "Sure Dave...I'll be there...I wouldn't miss it for the
world." He shook his head as he read the invitation again.


"Cool...cause it'd be a shame if my best man wasn't able to make it."


"Yeah...WHAT?" yelped Carter as he realized what Dave was saying. "You want
me to be your best man?"


Dave nodded eagerly, "Yeah...I mean, you're my closest friend in
Chicago...well, after Luka of course...so will you do it? Please?"


"Of course I will," said Carter, smiling at Dave's semi-anxious expression.


"Excellent...man, this is going to be great," grinned Dave.


Carter frowned, "So if I'm the best man...then who's the chief bridesmaid?"
he asked. "Or is Luka having a best man as well?"


"Ah," said Dave.


----------------------


"Um, Kerry," said Luka as he caught up with her in the corridor. "May I
have a few moments of your time?"


"Of course," replied Kerry. She followed Luka into the empty suture room,
where he handed her a card. Reading it quickly, a smile came over her face
as she realized that it was a wedding invitation. Looking up, she said, "So
you and Dave have set the date?"


Luka nodded. "The legal issues have been taken care of already...we did not
wish to wait. But we both want to show our friends and family that we are
committed to each other...and while it is not a traditional ceremony...to us
it is as binding."


Kerry nodded approvingly. "So I suppose I'm going to have an influx of
people requesting time off for this?" she asked.


"Um, I'm afraid so," said Luka. "I know that it will be necessary for some
people to miss the wedding, in order to staff the ER properly...but perhaps
it would be possible for people to do half shifts so that they may at least
attend part of the day?"


"I'll see what I can do with the rosters," said Kerry.


"There's one other thing I would like to ask you," said Luka, a little
uncomfortably. "Um...it's a little unusual...but would you be my best man?"


Kerry's jaw dropped. "That is unusual..." she said finally.


"You don't have to," said Luka hastily. "I...I know that it is not exactly
conventional..."


"But then neither is the whole concept of you and Malucci marrying each
other," said Kerry. "If you're sure...then I'd be delighted to accept."


"I'm sure," said Luka, firmly. "After all Kerry," he said with an evil
grin. "You are one of our most 'intimate' friends." He was rewarded by a
small blush that spread over Kerry's cheeks.


To be continued

It had been the anniversary of Dave and Luka's first night together, and
Dave had promised to organize a fun-filled evening. Unfortunately he had
still had to work that day...and he and Kerry had crossed swords over the
treatment of a few of their patients. Not wishing to be late for Dave's
'surprise', and knowing that Kerry would wish to lecture him further if she
saw him, he had persuaded Haleh to distract her with a question about
nurse's rosters, so he could leave undetected.


"Thanks Haleh," said Luka. "I owe you one."


"You just have yourself a happy anniversary," said Haleh with a grin as she
set off to waylay Kerry.


------------------


Luka wiped his mouth on the napkin and sat back in his chair. "That was
superb," he said. "I will never be able to surpass your culinary skills."


Dave shrugged, "Maybe you should pay more attention when I try to teach
you," he teased. "Last time you let the vegetables boil dry cause you found
something more interesting to do."


"I didn't hear you complaining...in fact as I remember, you were begging me
not to stop..."


"Hmm, yeah...well tonight, the one who's gonna be begging."


Luka grinned in anticipation as Dave leaned forward and took him by the
hands.


"Do you trust me?" asked Dave, softly.


Luka's eyes widened in delight, as he recognized the phrase, which preceded
all their games with restraints. "You know I do," he replied.


Dave kissed him softly on the lips before saying, "Chem 7?"


"Chem 7," said Luka, nodding.


Their 'safe-word' had only ever been used once in their fun and games. On
that occasion, Luka had been using feathers on a tied up Dave. Overcome
with laughter, it had taken five minutes for Dave to blurt out 'Chem 7', and
by then he was in the throes of a violent attack of hiccups. It had taken
several hours for the hiccups to stop...and after that, it was agreed that
tickling and restraints were *not* a good combination.


Luka smiled as Dave strapped the restraints on his wrists and then pulled
him to his feet. Expecting to be led into their bedroom, he was surprised
when instead, Dave pulled out the swivel chair, which they had bought
recently. Luka allowed Dave to push him down onto the chair. His hands
were pulled back and tied securely.


Luka grinned as Dave knelt before him and loosely tied his ankles to the
chair. "You know...you are in a very 'convenient' position right now," said
Luka. "That is, if you wanted to do something..."


"Hmm, tempting," said Dave, with a smile. "But you're just gonna have to
wait...I have this all planned out."


Luka smiled as Dave cast an approving eye over his 'captive'. "So what are
you going to do next?" he asked.


"This," said Dave, as he produced a blindfold.


Luka raised an eyebrow, but didn't comment as Dave tied the blindfold over
his eyes. Usually when they played their games, Dave preferred to leave
Luka's eyes uncovered. Luka on the other hand always blindfolded Dave. He
supposed that a psychiatrist would say it had something to do with his
insistence on needing to be in total control of the situation...and as for
Dave's usual insistence on letting Luka see what was happening? Well, that
would probably have something to do with Dave being a tease and wanting Luka
to see what was happening, but to be unable to do anything about it.


Luka felt the chair being pulled backwards and was wondering just what Dave
had in mind, when he heard his voice close to his ear.


"I just have to get a few things ready," he whispered. "It won't take
long...but just so you don't get bored waiting..."


Luka felt a pair of headphones placed over his ears. There was a gentle
kiss on the back of his neck, and then he was alone.


The sound of Ravel's 'Bolero' coming through the headphones came as a
surprise to Luka. He had been expecting Dave to choose something by Rage
against the Machine, or Lo-Fidelity Allstars, but this was more to his
liking.


As the music continued, Luka idly wondered what it would be like to make
love to Dave with the sound of classical music ringing in their ears...first
he could kiss and caress Dave all over, to the strains of Bolero...then he
could...suck on his nipples and drive him crazy in time to Rhapsody in
Blue...ending perhaps to the theme of Carmina Burana as he thrust himself
into Dave's waiting body.


Ah yes, thought Luka...that would be good...he could imagine himself pumping
and thrusting in time to the music...ah yes. Luka felt a stirring in his
groin, as the music grew louder before ending on a final crescendo. In the
silence between the tracks, he could just about make out the sound of
movement in the room. It suddenly occurred to Luka that maybe Dave's
surprise was going to be an unexpected anniversary party for them. He hoped
that it wasn't...he wasn't sure if he could hold out much longer.


Taking a deep breath, Luka did his best to try and reduce his arousal.
"Think unsexy thoughts," he said to himself, trying to dampen his ardor. It
wasn't easy, but a combination of Romano in a bikini and Anspaugh in a
dress, soon had his desire reduced to a more controllable level. All his
hard work was almost undone when the music was suddenly cut off and he heard
Dave's voice in his ear.


"Miss me?" asked Dave, softly as he removed the headphones.


"Not really," lied Luka.


"Yeah right...well I can see that part of you missed me anyway..."


Luka felt Dave's hands at his crotch, unzipping his fly and freeing his cock
from its cotton prison. "Ahh," he groaned as he felt Dave's strong yet
gentle hands caress him. "Oh yes," he moaned softly.


The hands were taken away and Luka felt them fumble at his blindfold. He
blinked his eyes against the sudden light... which although harsh on his
unaccustomed eyes, was slightly dimmer than it had been for their dinner.
Luka didn't know if he was relieved or disappointed that he and Dave were
alone in the apartment...a part of him had been most definitely intrigued by
the possibility that Dave might have been 'playing with him' while other
people were watching.


Turning to Dave, his mouth fell open as he saw that he was wearing a trench
coat and hat.


"You are not going out?" he said, slightly taken aback. "Not while I am
tied up like this?" There was a slight tremor in Luka's voice at the
prospect.


"Of course not," said Dave, quickly. "You know I wouldn't do something like
that."


"Then why have you a coat on?"


"You'll see," grinned Dave as he fiddled with the stereo.


--------------------------


to be continued

"You are not going out?" he said, slightly taken aback. "Not while I am
tied up like this?" There was a slight tremor in Luka's voice at the
prospect.


"Of course not," said Dave, quickly. "You know I wouldn't do something like
that."


"Then why have you a coat on?"


"You'll see," grinned Dave as he fiddled with the stereo.


--------------------------


Luka frowned as he noticed that Dave had pushed back all the furniture,
leaving a clear space in the center of the room.


Dave switched on the stereo and walked to the center of the room. As the
music started, he struck a pose, then started swaying in time to Tom Jones,
'You can leave your hat on'. Luka watched eagerly as Dave slowly unbuttoned
his coat in time to the music. Once unbuttoned, he swung it round his head
a few times before throwing it to one side...narrowly missing a lamp as he
did so. Luka didn't even notice, as Dave was now slowly unbuttoning his
shirt.


Half way down, Dave paused, grinned at Luka and then moved over to him.
Leaning over, he slowly unbuttoned Luka's shirt, before bending his head and
sucking gently on his nipples.


"Oh god, oh god," murmured Luka as he felt Dave's tongue at work. All too
soon however, Dave pulled away and went back to his strip tease. The shirt
soon landed on the floor, followed by Dave's shoes and socks. Luka was
getting more aroused by the minute, and was ready to beg Dave to let him go
so he could run his hands all over his body. It would only take a
word...well, two actually, and Dave would untie him...but Luka could see
that Dave had obviously been putting in a lot of practice and he wanted to
let him finish.


Luka's cock was bobbing back and forth in time to the music as Dave slowly
unzipped his fly. "Do you want me to continue?" he said with a grin.
Luka's response was a strangled moan. "I'll take that as a yes then." With
a quick movement, Dave ripped his pants off and threw them to one side.
Underneath he was wearing a gold lame G-string. A quick tug and it too was
removed and sent flying onto Luka's face. Luka shook his head to knock it
off and watched as Dave posed for the final few bars of the music. "Oh god,
Dave...you are magnificent...and if you untie me...I'll show you my
appreciation..."


"Hmm, should I or shouldn't I?" mused Dave as he made his way over to the
chair. Leaning over, he fastened his mouth onto Luka's and gave him one the
best French kisses he had ever received. Pulling away finally, Dave said,
"I'm only getting started..."


Stepping back, Dave carefully lubricated himself thoroughly, then sinking to
his knees, he carefully took Luka's cock into his mouth and started
caressing it gently with his tongue. Luka moaned aloud as the gentle
strokes sent waves of pleasure coursing through his body. "Al...almost
ready," he gasped.


Dave didn't need the warning. Releasing Luka's cock, he stood up and then
kneeled on the chair. As he slowly guided himself down onto Luka, he leaned
forward and flicked his tongue across Luka's lips before slowly parting them
with a finger. Luka sucked and caressed it as carefully as if it were
Dave's cock in his mouth. But as he neared his climax, his mouth lost its
grip on Dave's hand. As Luka came, he cried out in delight and then
collapsed against Dave's body. Dave said nothing, only held Luka and
stroked him gently until he had recovered.


Kissing Luka gently on the cheek, he whispered, "Happy anniversary" before
sliding off him and standing up.


"That...that was amazing," gasped Luka. "But what about you?" He nodded
towards Dave's erection. "You did not come?"


"You know, I sort of noticed that," grinned Dave. "But don't worry...the
night is young...and..." He was interrupted by the sound of the doorbell.


"Ah nuts," swore Dave, "Who the hell is that?" Grabbing his trench coat, he
quickly pulled it on. "I'll get rid of them...you stay there..."


"Dave," protested Luka, but Dave was already heading down the hall. Luka
strained his ears, to try and find out who was calling. To his horror, he
heard Kerry's voice.


"Where's Luka," snapped Kerry at Dave. "I can't believe he just left like
that. He knew I wanted to talk to him."


"Um Chief, this isn't a good time," said Dave as Kerry pushed past him.
"Wait, Kerry, don't go in there...oh shit," swore Dave as he slammed the
door and followed her back into the living room.


"Dr. Kovac," snapped Kerry, "Just what do you...oh my God..." She stopped
short as she saw Luka sitting there in all his glory. A blush started
forming on her face. "I...um...oh dear..."


Turning to leave, Kerry was confronted by Dave. Her eyes widened and her
blush deepened as she realized that his coat had fallen open...and that he
was naked and almost erect under it.


"I told you not to go there," said Dave with a trace of amusement.


---------------------


to be continued

Dave stood there in silence, enjoying Kerry's discomfort. This had got to
be the first time that he had seen the Chief speechless and he was enjoying
every minute of it.


Luka however, wasn't quite as amused by the proceedings. After all, he
thought, he was the one sitting there tied to a chair. "Kerry, perhaps you
would like to pour yourself some wine while Dave unties me."


"What?" asked Kerry, her eyes still fixed on Dave. "Oh...oh yes, wine,
yes...thank you," she said quickly as she stumbled to the table where an
opened bottle was standing.


Dave raised an eyebrow at Luka as he crouched in front of him and started
untying his legs. "I thought you were enjoying yourself?" he said in a low
voice.


"I was," hissed Luka quietly, "But we have company...we cannot..." His
voice trailed off as he saw the expression on Dave's face change. "No...we
couldn't...she wouldn't...would she?"


Dave glanced quickly over at Kerry who had found that she needed both hands
to hold her wine glass in order to avoid spilling it.


"Nah...she'd never go for it," he said a little wistfully, before turning
the chair around and untying Luka's hands.


Kerry watched with interest as Luka stood up and rearranged his clothing.
Ever since the day that she had caught Dave in the ER wearing a pair of
handcuffs, she had known that the pair were into B&D. But it was one thing
to know something...it was another thing to see it for yourself. "I see you
took my advice about restraints," she said without thinking.


Dave and Luka looked at her in surprise and she blushed again.


"Yes we did Kerry," said Luka. "As you can see, they are as effective, but
much less painful than metal cuffs." He moved over to Kerry and held out
his hands. Kerry instinctively reached out and traced a line around Luka's
wrists.


"Yes...I can see that," she said.


"Not a blister in sight," said Dave gently caressing Luka's wrists as well.
His hand brushed against Kerry's and he frowned slightly. "Your hands are
freezing."


Luka took Kerry's other hand and squeezed it gently. "You should have said
something."


"I'm fine," said Kerry, but she didn't pull her hand away. "But I should be
going. I've already interrupted you...spoiled your evening...I shouldn't
have come here."


"Yes you are right," said Luka in a serious tone. "You have interrupted
us...and I think you should make it up to us somehow."


"That sounds like a very good idea to me," grinned Dave. "What d'you say
Chief? You want to help us finish what you interrupted?"


Kerry pulled her hands away from the two men. "Are you two seriously
suggesting a threesome?" she asked with an icy voice.


Luka and Dave exchanged worried glances. "We did not wish to offend you
Kerry," said Luka quickly.


"Yeah Chief, we're sorry...look, just forget we said anything, okay?" said
Dave anxiously.


"I am sorry I suggested it," said Luka. "It was a bad idea..."


"I didn't say that," said Kerry. If truth be told, the thought of a sexual
encounter with either of the two men currently standing in front of her
looking embarrassed, had fuelled many an erotic dream of hers in the last
year. And the thought of the two of them...Kerry found a certain
fascination in the idea, but of course she would never have mentioned it to
anyone.


"You mean..." Dave's mouth was open in astonishment.


"I mean," said Kerry slowly and thoughtfully as she realized that here was
an opportunity that might never repeat itself. "I mean that tonight is a
once in a lifetime chance. Say the word and I'll leave and we'll forget
that I was ever here...but if not..." Kerry reached out and took Dave and
Luka by the hand.


---------------------


Luka and Dave led Kerry into the bedroom.


"Are you sure you want to do this Kerry?" asked Luka softly.


"Last chance to back out," echoed Dave.


Kerry shook her head, "I'm ready," she said, trying to hide the anticipation
she was feeling. Leaning on Luka for support, she made her way over to the
bed and sat down. Her hands were shaking so much that she couldn't unbutton
her blouse.


"Let me," said Dave, who had pulled off his coat. Slowly he unbuttoned the
blouse before handing it to Luka who folded it carefully.


Kerry lay back on the bed closing her eyes as Dave continued to undress her.
As her trousers were pulled down, she could hear as sudden intake of breath,
but was unable to tell which of the two men had reacted to her scarred leg.
This was the moment of truth. It wouldn't be the first time that a
prospective lover had been repulsed by the sight of the network of scars
that patterned her leg. The touch of a hand on her hip made her jump and
she opened her eyes to see Dave looking anxiously at her.


"I'm sorry...I didn't mean to hurt you," he said.


"You just startled me," replied Kerry.


Luka had finished disrobing by then, so he sat on the bed beside her. "It
is not painful to the touch?" he asked.


Kerry shook her head. "It's only painful when I've been putting too much
weight on it for too long." She sighed as Luka gently traced the lines of
her scars. Even the few men that had not been driven away by the scars had
never seemed entirely comfortable with them.


"We shall not require you to put any weight on it," said Luka with a smile.


"Not unless you *want* to do it standing up..." said Dave with a grin.


Kerry made a face at him.


Dave propped himself up on his elbow. "So, where do we start?" he asked,
before bending his head and nuzzling gently at Kerry's right nipple.


"Hmm, I don't know," said Luka. Following Dave's example, he turned his
attentions to Kerry's left breast.

Kerry moaned softly as she took a handful of their hair and held their heads
against her. "Oh God, yes," she gasped as a set of fingers moved up the
inside of her thigh and started stroking her gently. The sensation of a
finger slipping inside her moist and waiting body brought her momentarily
back to her senses.


Pulling Dave and Luka by the hair, she lifted them from her breasts.
"Condoms," she gasped. "No further...not without protection."


"Get some condoms Dave," ordered Luka, before returning his lips to Kerry's
breast.


"Um, Luka," said Dave, hesitantly. Luka looked at him. "We don't have any
left...we ran out weeks ago..."


"Whoa, back up a minute," said Kerry, pushing Luka away from her. "You mean
to tell me that you're not practicing safe sex? I don't believe it...you of
all people should realize the dangers."


Dave silenced her with a finger on her lips. "Shh, we were practicing safe
sex...but then...after I got bitten...and got the all clear..."


Luka continued, "I got myself tested as well...once we were both in the
clear...we have both been faithful to each other for long enough...we felt
that protection was no longer necessary...not when we love each other." He
instinctively reached out and caressed the back of Dave's neck.


"I'm very happy for you both," said Kerry softly. "But the fact remains
that I'm not going any further without condoms." She watched their faces
fall and sighed. "If one of you fetches my bag...I may just have one in
there."


"Ooh, looks like you came prepared for everything," teased Dave as he slid
off the bed. He yelped slightly as Kerry swatted his bare bum.


"Just hurry up," she ordered, as she watched him admiringly.


Dave soon returned and Kerry extracted a condom from her bag. "Okay guys,
which one of you wants to wear this?"


Dave and Luka exchanged glances. "I don't mind," said Dave.


"But I have already been pleasured tonight...it is your turn..."


Kerry rolled her eyes, "Oh for goodness sake," she said. "Look, one of you
put the damm thing on...and the other will get a blow job, okay? Now make
up your minds...and quickly."


A quick game of 'rock paper scissors' later, and Kerry was kneeling astride
Dave and smoothing the condom over his cock. Luka was kneeling behind her,
ready to help keep the weight off her bad leg. Nuzzling at the back of her
neck, he gently lifted her so that she could position Dave's cock correctly.
Kerry clasped Dave's hands in hers and closed her eyes as she felt his
length inside her. Oh God yes, she thought. Being on top was so much more
fun. Unfortunately, it usually put too much strain on her leg...however,
with Luka to help support her, she could go on for hours. Unfortunately,
Dave didn't seem to have her stamina. Kerry could feel him thrusting
against her, and could tell by his moans that he was nearing his orgasm.
Well, she wasn't going to have that. "Dr. Malucci, if you don't hold out a
bit longer, you'll be doing butt boils and hemorrhoids for a month."


Dave groaned, but started mentally reciting medical procedures to keep
himself in control.


Luka decided to give Kerry a hand...literally...and started fondling her
nipples. Kerry moaned uncontrollably as the combination of Dave inside her,
together with Luka's gentle caresses brought her to the edge and beyond. As
Kerry shuddered in the throes of her orgasm, Dave kept thrusting into her
before finally climaxing with a moan.


Luka lowered Kerry to the bed where Dave took her in his arms and kissed her
gently. "Man that was good," he gasped.


Kerry nodded, still overcome by the experience. Damm, she thought to
herself, this was one experience that her vibrator wouldn't be able to
surpass.


Luka shook his head in mock disapproval as he looked at them. "And here I
thought that you both had more stamina than that."


"Don't worry," said Kerry, reaching out to pull him into their group hug.
"I promised you a blow job, and it'll be a good one."


"Better than one of mine?" teased Dave.


"Only one way to find out," challenged Kerry.


"No," said Luka firmly. "There are to be no comparisons. Tonight is not
about who is the best lover. Okay?"


"Okay," chorused Dave and Kerry.


------------------


A few minutes later, Luka was sitting on the edge of the bed, with Kerry
kneeling in front of him. As Dave watched with interest, she played with
Luka's cock for a few minutes before taking it into her mouth. Luka gripped
the sheets with clenched fists as he leaned back against Dave. His breath
started coming faster as he felt Kerry's tongue flick expertly over his
swelling organ. Not wishing to be left out, Dave pulled Luka closer and
started playing with his nipples. Luka groaned under the double onslaught.
"Ke...Kerry..." he gasped. "Com...coming..."


Kerry waved her hand in acknowledgment before returning to the job in hand.
A few quick flicks of her tongue later and she had him at her mercy.


----------------------


Kerry pulled on her trousers and grinned at the two exhausted men who were
sprawled on the bed. Although they had been limited by their lack of
condoms, the three of them had still managed an amazing variety of
positions. But now it was time for her to go.


Carefully she pulled the bedclothes around Dave and Luka.


"I'll see myself out," she said, before retrieving her bag and crutch.


Dave mumbled something inaudible into his pillow.


"What was that, Malucci?" asked Kerry.


"He said, 'thank you'," said Luka. "As do I...it has been a most wonderful
experience...and a unique one."


Kerry nodded, silently acknowledging the fact that enjoyable as the evening
had been, three was most definitely a crowd. "Good night, Luka, Dave."


"Good night Kerry," said Luka tiredly as he curled up beside Dave.


-------------------


Kerry managed to drag her thoughts away from that evening as she looked at
Dave and Luka's wedding invitation. "We never did decide who exactly was
the 'best man," she said with a wry smile.


"No we didn't," said Luka. "But you were definitely the best woman."


-------------------------


The End