They invaded her body and laid claim to what they didn't have a right to--her. They took without permission, hurt without reason, and left her mind blank in hopes of forcing her into submission.

They left her broken, for a while.

Being a single woman and being a single mom are universes apart.

"So, have you had any orgasms lately?"

In the beginning, the rules of the game are simple. All relationships begin equally, no matter what the circumstance. But as time progresses, it’s not about the common things that all couples do but the things that over time have become your own. It’s about the adventure, moments, inside jokes that mean the world to you, but would mean nothing to someone outside of the relationship. Love exists out there between millions of people, each one dedicated and devoted for an array of reasons, but too often fear comes in, tears people apart when the fight seems too hard and the rules don’t seem to be working in your favor. But the thing about love? You have to bend the rules, break them, and fight them. It is only then that love can survive and the game becomes something so much more.

In unchartered waters this case will cause ripples. EO.

(Set mid Season 12. Mature language, explicit sexual themes. Angst/Romance. Originally posted on FanFiction.net. Thanks for reading.)