Speed Dating Provides

Summary: This is 'Merlin' with a modern day twist. After his mother puts his name on a speed dating service, Arthur Pendragon goes through with it and meets the perfect woman.

Author's Notes : Takes place in the United States for starters. Arthur is British-American and works for an agency in Washington D.C. This is not a crossover with NCIS. It just happens to be a cool show and I wanted Arthur to work at the agency. In case though someone might think it, I don't own anything NCIS or Merlin.

Chapter One : Two Shall Meet

Arthur was going to kill his mother. Well, not literally, but he felt like killing her. It was her fault that he was here. Speed dating. He sighed in despair as he got his name tag and walked into the room. The room was dimly lit and the women were already sitting at the tables. An usher from the service sat him at a table with a red head. He hated redheads. His boss was married to one. "All right, daters, we got a full house tonight. Be courteous and kind and move at the sound of the bell." A bell rang to signal the start of the speed dating.

"So, I'm Ashley," she said. "Massage therapist."

"Arthur," he said and she gasped.

"Oh, my God. Our names start with the same letter."

"Yeah, isn't that great?" he said sarcastically.

"It's fate," she said.

"Let's not get ahead of ourselves," he said. Then, the girl started rambling about her life story. As much as she could in 90 seconds. Arthur just sat there pretending to be interested.

"So, what do you do?"

"I'm a federal cop with the Navy," he said.

"Oh, my dad hates cops," she said.

"Bummer," Arthur said and the bell rang. "Thank God," he muttered getting up and moving to the next woman. The next one was even dumber then the redhead, who had to have been a blonde before she was a redhead. She, the blonde, reminded him of a debutant that he dated over in the England, including the snobbery. The next girl was too shy to talk about herself and Arthur did most of the talking. The next few were all right, but not his type. It seemed all hope was lost for Arthur and his mother would be disappointed in him yet again. The bell rang and he got up to move to the next table. He lost his bearings when the young woman sitting at the table looked up to him and smiled. He chuckled as he sat down and offered his hand. "Arthur," he said.

"Gwen," she said taking his hand. There was a small sensation that ran through them when they touched. They both seemed to have noticed it and they chuckled nervously. She was absolutely gorgeous in his mind. She had the most beautiful brown eyes he had ever seen that went well with her light brown skin tone. "Is it really Arthur?"

"Yeah, why?" he asked.

"My full name is Guinevere," she said.

"Okay, that's creepy," he said and she chuckled. "Where in England are you from?"

"Born and raised in London till I have ten," she said. "My parents divorced when I was five and when Mum died from cancer, I moved Boston, Massachusetts to live with my dad."

"Sorry," he said and she waved him off. "Born and raised in Devon, England before you ask me. Parents divorced when I was twelve and I came here with Mum. Shuttled back and forth until I was eighteen when I stopped seeing my father altogether."

"I'm a doctor," she said. "Second year resident at Monroe Hospital."

"Beautiful and smart," he said. He saw a slight blush come up on Gwen's face. "I'm serious," he said. "I've never seen a more gorgeous pair of brown eyes in my life." Gwen giggled nervously. "Oh, I'm making you nervous," he said.

"No, I was just thinking the same thing about you," she said.

"But my eyes are blue," he said causing her to laugh out. Their hands touched and there was some silence between them. "It's funny," he said.

"What?" she asked as he ran his finger along her hand.

"I want to get to know you more, but I'm going to have to get up from this chair in a couple seconds."

"Oh, that's right," she said. She wrapped her finger around his and chewed her lip. "We could leave," she suggested. His eyes met hers as the bell rang to signal the next round. He was still sitting when that next guy came up.

"Hey, buddy," he said pushing Arthur's arm. "Time to go."

"Actually, I'm done here," he said getting up.

"Me too," Gwen said grabbing her coat and purse.

"Hungry?" he asked.

"Famished," she said. The other daters watched as they walked out of the room without a second glance to anybody.

At a small cafe, they sat and spent the night talking. "So, Arthur," she said taking a bite of a french fry. "Why speed dating?" she asked.

"My mother," he said.

"Beg your pardon?"

"My mother signed me up for it, overcome by her desire to have grandchildren." Gwen laughed out. "Don't laugh. I'm serious. I'm also an only child so I'm her only hope."

"I'm sorry," she said. "It's not as bad as mine actually."

"So, why were you there?"

"My friends ambushed me with it," she said. "I had just gotten out of a bad relationship a couple months ago and they said it was time for me to get back on the horse."

"Hope to meet them some day," he said. "I'll have to thank them," he added before taking a bite of his burger. Gwen chuckled.

"You know what I do," she said. "What do you do?" she asked.

"Federal agent for the Navy," he said.

"You work at NCIS?"

"Yeah, I do."

"I have an uncle in the Navy," she said.

"Oh, well, my uncle is the director of NCIS, but I had to work to get where I am today. I don't get any special treatment."

"And where are you?" she asked.

"Senior field agent of the major crimes squad."

"Wow," she said. "How long have you been with NCIS?"

"Since graduating from American University," he said, "four years ago."

"That would make you twenty five," she said. "What's your mum worried about? You can have kids well into your forties you know."

"Now I do," he said.

"You must love her though," she said. "You came to the speed dating."

"Just to make her happy," he said. "She saves me from paying rent cause I still live with her."

"A momma's boy," she stated.

"And proud of it," he said proudly. Gwen giggled as he ate some more. She put a forkful of her salad into her mouth and watched him silently. He was handsome enough. She would really have to thank Katie and the girls for doing this for her. It's been so long since she took someone home with her. She just hoped he felt the same way. "What?" he asked lifting his drink to his lips and she realized that she had been staring at him.

"Guess then I'll have to take you to my place if we're going to have sex," she bluntly said causing him to spurt out his soda. Gwen chuckled softly before running her foot playfully up his leg.

"You're serious?" he asked in amidst his choking.

"Of course I am," she said. Arthur gasped out a laugh and she detected some nervousness in it. He sat there contemplating for waving to a waitress.

"Check please."

Gwen's Apartment ; Silver Springs

By the time they got to Gwen's, it was pouring rain out and they ran to her door. She got her keys out and unlocked the door, but by then they were both soaked and they burst into the apartment with laughter. Arthur closed the door and Gwen leaned into him as she placed her keys and purse on the stand. They stood there looking at each other before Arthur leaned closer towards her. They kissed softly before the tension between the two of them lit a fire and they hurried to get each other naked before the other. "I don't know what it is about you," he said breathlessly as she led him towards her bedroom. "I'm so taken with you."

"Likewise," she said. Clothes left trail along the floor to her room and by the time they reached the bed, they were down to their underwear. They landed on the bed, with him on top. He moved her arms above her head and kissed down her neck. Gwen moaned softly as his lips grazed her pulse point on her neck. She couldn't understand how he could have known where it was after only knowing her a couple of hours. His hands found her hips and she left her to remove her red panties. Gwen reached behind her back and unhook the matching red bra that went with the panties and threw it onto the floor. Arthur took a moment to look her over and she blushed red.

"What?" he asked.

"He never looked at me like that before," she said.

"Never really appreciated you then," he said. Gwen smiled and pulled Arthur down into a kiss as she reached to her left and opened her bedside drawer. She reached in and got the box of condoms she kept in there for emergencies. Between the kissing and getting Arthur out of his boxers, she managed to get one out of the box. Arthur snatched it from her and opened it up. She snatched it back and slowly slipped it onto his shaft. He moaned out as the throbbing was getting out of hand down there.

"A little excited, isn't he?" she asked causing him to chuckle and she shut him up by pulling him into another kiss. Arthur felt her left leg come up around his waist and drew closer to her. They moaned in unison when he entered her. Gwen wrapped her legs together as he pressed into her, making him him gasp out in surprise as it made her go into him deeper. He rested his head on her shoulders, breathing deeply. "Are you all right?" she asked.

"Yeah, just been awhile," he said. "Give me a second." She chuckled as she ran her fingers through his hair. Arthur slowly lifted his head and locked eyes with her, blue to brown. He pulled his hips back and began a slow pace. Her legs tightened around him, her heels digging into the small of his back and butt. He thrust faster and soon they had a rhythm.

"Arthur," she moaned. Her nails dug into his back causing him to groan. He joined their hands together and they gripped tightly to each other. Arthur joined their lips together in a passionate kiss. He let go of one of her hands and gripped her hip.

"Guinevere," he moaned softly. He felt himself getting closer to climax, but she was just barely starting and he reached to where their bodies were joined and used his fingers to help her along. Gwen gasped out in ecstasy feeling Arthur pleasure her two different ways and moaned out.

"Oh, God!" she moaned. He thrust faster, feeling her muscles constrict around him and he removed his fingers from her. "Oh, bloody hell," she gasped out when her orgasm overcame her. Her head bent back over the edge of the bed and Arthur took the opportunity to kiss her neck again. Her inner walls clenched his cock and he feverishly thrust into her. He felt Gwen kissed underneath his earlobe and it was his undoing. He left out a low moan before releasing with her name on his lips.

"Guinevere." He awkwardly collapsed onto her and she unwrapped her legs from his waist. He sat up putting his weight onto his elbows and looked at her. They were both still panting, coming off the high. "That was absolutely fantastic." Gwen smiled as he pulled out of her and laid down next to her on her right side. They lay there, calming down their breathing as the rainstorm pattered the window. "I had forgotten about the rain," he said causally.

"I don't know about you," she said, "but I could do that again."

"Huh?" he asked looking at her as she got up and straddled him. "What?" he asked as she removed the dead condom.

"We still got a whole box to use up," she said waving it. Arthur went to say something, but she cut him off with a kiss. And that is how Arthur and Gwen met ….........