by K. D. Jones
“I’m not letting you go Amelia, you’re my future and I’m yours.” He whispered before he turned to look for his clothes to change into.
Chapter 8
They headed back to the GCFA ship. Amelia could feel his heat as he sat next to her in the back of the shuttle. Nigel looked flawless as usual, his suit barely even wrinkled after their night of passion. She felt insecure sitting there without makeup and in the clothes Nigel picked out rather than her own. She wore a light blue summer dress that flowed down her body like a waterfall. She had never worn anything like it before and was surprised to find that it was a good look for her. She’d had to leave her hair down and it made her look softer, almost pretty. From Nigel’s reaction when she came out of the bathroom, he liked the look on her too.
“Did I tell you how beautiful you look?” Nigel asked next to her.
She smiled. “You did, several times. Thank you for the dress.”
“There’s no need to thank me. It was my decision to stay overnight the least I could do was get you something clean to wear. I must say, I like you in this style of clothing.”
“I like it too, but it’s not appropriate for meetings.”
“Who says? I think it’s perfect, I think you’re perfect.”
She could feel heat rise to her cheeks. “I’m not even wearing makeup.”
“You don’t need it.” He turned to cup her cheek. His thumb gently stroked her bottom lip.
“Nigel.” His name came out breathy. What was he doing to her?
The shuttle stopped outside of the loading dock for the GCFA ship but neither of them moved to leave.
“Have dinner with me tonight.”
She started to shake her head. “That’s not a good idea.”
“I think it’s a very good idea.” He caught her by surprise when he leaned over and nibbled her lips. “You agreed to give me a chance to make amends.”
Had she? She couldn’t remember now if she had agreed to anything. Her mind was fuzzy and her body was responding to him. “I don’t know—”
He kissed her, entering her with his tongue. He stroked her until she wrapped her arms around his neck and gave in to him. She got so lost in the moment she didn’t even realize she had climbed onto his lap. His hands were on her thighs moving her dress up higher and higher. She ground herself against him. They had too many clothes on.
“Baby we have to stop or I’ll fuck you right here in the shuttle.”
Why was this a problem for him? They both wanted this. Then she heard sounds of outside shuttles beeping their horns. Oh crap! She jerked back from him.
“I don’t know what came over me.” She quickly moved off his lap and straightened her dress.
He chuckled as he gave her time to collect herself. “I do, the same thing that came over me. So, dinner tonight?”
She bit her lip unsure if she was ready for this, but she did agree to let him make amends. “Yes.”
He smiled at her and she felt her heart skip a beat. It might be a mistake letting him back into her life, but she wanted him more than any man she had ever wanted before. He got out of the shuttle and offered her his hand to help her get out.
They walked in together and headed to the elevators. She felt eyes watching them. “I should probably go back to my place and change.”
“No, you look perfect. Besides, it would make you late and I know how you hate to be late.”
He got her on that one. She always made a point to get to places on time. “Alright.” She tried to keep her distance but his eyes were on her, and she felt the heat coming off his body. How was she supposed to get through the day knowing that tonight, they would be going out together?
They walked into the office and both froze at seeing several men standing in the waiting area. The tallest man turned toward them.
“Glad that you both decided to finally show up for work.”
Nigel moved forward. “Clark, what are you doing here? I thought the GCFA board members weren’t arriving until next week.”
Clark Davidson was a new GCFA marketer. Amelia heard rumors that he wanted to be on the board. He was known for being ambitious.
“I’m sorry to have to do this Nigel, I really am. I came here to relieve you of your position.”
“What are you talking about?” Nigel moved forward glaring at the other man.
Amelia closed the door and moved to her desk. She was just as shocked as Nigel. This guy didn’t even have the authority to do something like that.
“Nigel, you’ve been found out. There were questions on some of the funds missing and when we looked further, we discovered a trail leading from GCFA corporate account to your personal account you set up. You’ve been funneling small amounts which have turned out now to be worth millions of credits.”
“I have done no such thing!”
“It’s no use, Nigel, all of the evidence points to you. I requested that the GCFA board members convene earlier than expected because I planned to reveal to them what was happening with the money. I think it would be better if you left now.”
“I’m not going anywhere, I didn’t do what you’re accusing me of.”
“Don’t make this harder than it has to be. My security team will escort you to your suite so that you can pack your things. Once the GCFA board members arrive next week, they will review the evidence and make a ruling. If for some reason they find you not guilty, you will be allowed to return to your post here.”
“I didn’t do what you’re accusing me of and I am sure as hell not leaving my ship!” Nigel folded his arms over his chest. The other men with Clark moved forward and they had pulled out shockers.
Shit! This was going to get ugly fast. She ran over to step between the security and Nigel. “Wait, you don’t need to act rashly. Let’s call the board members and discuss this.”
Clark shrugged his shoulders. “The board members are not reachable at this time.”
How convenient was that? Amelia glared at Clark but Nigel’s growl had her look his way. He was making the security pissed off. They could hurt him, she couldn’t let that happen.
“Nigel, maybe you should go to your suite.” She moved closer to him so that no one could hear what she was saying.
“I’m not leaving the ship.” Nigel looked furious.
“I won’t let them take you off. Just go there while I try to figure out what’s happening.”
Nigel pulled her closer to him. “Don’t, whatever is happening, I don’t want you to get mixed up in it.”
“Nigel—”
He moved away from her giving Clark a glare. “I’ll go to my suite but I won’t be leaving the ship.” He left the office with Clark’s security following him. Clark looked so smug, she wanted to slap him stupid.
“Get to work Miss Jones, if you want to keep your job.” He headed into Nigel’s office and closed the door behind him.
“Son of a bitch.” She picked up her phone and dialed the one person she knew would tell her what really was going on.
“Amelia Jones, I was expecting your call.”
“Dom, what the hell is going on?”
He sighed over the line. “Clark arrived early?”
“Yes, and he’s trying to kick Nigel off the ship claiming Nigel embezzled money.”
“Don’t let Nigel leave the ship. He needs to stay there until the GCFA board members can hear all the evidence.”
“He didn’t do this Dom!”
“I know he didn’t! Look Amelia, I’ve known Nigel for a long time. This whole thing stinks of set up and we both can guess who’s behind it.”
She glanced over at the door to Nigel’s office. “Yeah, I know. What can I do?”
“Whatever you do, you must keep Nigel on that ship. I’ll leave immediately to help slow down things.”
“Thanks Dom.”
“Tell Nigel to stay strong.”
“I will.” She hung up feeling sick to her stomach. Nigel didn’t deserve this. He may be an ass when it
comes to personal stuff, but the GCFA was Nigel’s whole life. She was going to have to do something. She stood up and grabbed her purse leaving the office. She was determined she would keep him on the ship, whatever it took.
Chapter 9
Three hours later
Nigel kicked the guard in the gut knocking him back out of the door to his suite. “I didn’t tell you that you could come into my home!”
“It’s time for you to leave.” Clark kept his distance.
Nigel had been escorted back to his suite three hours earlier. When he refused to leave, Clark arrived with more security to force him from the ship. He hadn’t been able to get ahold of anyone on the GCFA board, not even Dom.
“You are leaving even if I have to bring more security up here to get the job done.”
“That won’t be necessary.” A female voice called out from down the hallway.
Nigel looked over and was shocked. Rachel Kegan, head of GCFA security on the ship, was coming his way and she wasn’t alone. Her partner, former agent of IDJ, Trig Roberts, was on one side of her and on the other side was her mate and GCFA male champion, Rage. Rage wasn’t the only GCFA fighter present. He saw Talon, Taurus, Zara, Zen, Hammer, Torch, Isis, Gana, Alona, Esan, Sersan, Ronin, Maxim, pretty much all of the fighters.
Clark suddenly looked very, very nervous. “All of you need to go back to your own business, this doesn’t concern you.”
“The hell it doesn’t. I won’t fight if Nigel loses his position.” Rage, the Beastial, was scary looking when angry.
“Rage, it’s an honor to meet you. I would love to have dinner with you tonight and discuss your contract renewal.”
“Not happening. I won’t discuss contracts with anyone other than Nigel.” Rage crossed his arms over his chest.
“That goes for me as well.” Talon stepped forward.
One by one each of the fighters said the same thing. It touched Nigel to see so many there supporting him.
Clark looked at Nigel. “Leave quietly, do you really want to tear apart the GCFA and all that you’ve worked for?”
“He’s not the one tearing it apart, you are.” Amelia’s voice called out from the back of the crowd. Everyone moved so that she could come through them to get to the front.
Clark glared at Amelia. “I should have known you would stir up trouble. You are fired Miss Jones, I’m going to have my men escort you off the ship as soon as we handle the situation with Nigel.”
Amelia snorted. “You can’t fire me, I don’t work for you. I, technically, work for Dom since he just hired me. I follow his orders. Dom, as a board member, outranks you and he wants Nigel to remain on board until his arrival.”
Clark clenched his fists and turned his back on them until he got his emotions under control. When he faced them again he looked disgusted with them all. “Fine, Nigel will remain confined to his suite.”
“You don’t have that authority, only the head of security for this ship does. Last I checked, that was me.” Rachel folded her arms over her chest.
“Are you trying to piss me off Miss Kegan? That would be a mistake on your part and you would regret it.”
“Are you threatening me Mr. Davidson? I don’t answer to you but to the head of security at corporate GCFA. I’m sure Dean will be interested to hear how you threatened me, a valued employee and a pregnant one at that.”
Nigel looked at Rachel then Rage. He hadn’t heard that Rachel was pregnant and it looked like it was a surprise for everyone else too. Rage moved slightly forward, taking a protective stance in front of Rachel. She tried to push him out of the way, but he wouldn’t budge. If the situation wasn’t so tense Nigel would have laughed at the scene. He needed to get things under control before someone he cared about got hurt.
“Look, everyone go back to training. I’ll stay on board until the GCFA board members arrive and we can get this situation straightened out.”
“Yes, I will leave my security team here to make sure that you don’t leave your suite.” Clark motioned for his men who stepped forward.
“That won’t be necessary. I have a team that will escort Nigel to where he needs to go. He won’t have to be confined to his suite.” Rachel glared at Clark.
“Besides, Nigel has an appointment this evening that he can’t miss.” Amelia gave him a wink when he looked at her in surprise. “Now, everyone go on so that Nigel and I can discuss some things before his appointment tonight.”
Clark moved toward her. “You cannot discuss GCFA business with him!”
“What we have to discuss has nothing to do with the GCFA.” She moved around Clark and came to stand next to Nigel. Clark grumbled with frustration before stomping off with his men following behind him.
Nigel opened the door to his suite and waited for Amelia to go inside. He turned to the others, his friends. “Thank you.”
Rage came forward and shook his hand. “You always stand up for us, it’s time we came forward to return the favor.”
“Congratulations on the baby.”
Rage smiled ear to ear. “I’m not sure what kind of father I’ll be, but I’ll give my life to protect my family.”
He congratulated Rachel and told his friends how much he appreciated their support. As they moved down the hallway, he spotted Phoenix standing at the back. He just nodded his head and moved away with the others.
He turned to enter his suite and closed the door behind him. “You set all that up didn’t you?”
Amelia was sitting on his sofa and shrugged her shoulders. “Dom told me to keep you on the ship no matter what until he could arrive. He’s on his way. All I did was talk to the others and they jumped at the chance to help you. You have a lot of people that care about you Nigel.”
“Does that include you?” He walked behind the couch and leaned down to whisper in her ear. He inhaled her scent and growled with need.
*****
“Nigel.” She leaned her head to the side and he nuzzled her neck.
“This important appointment this evening, is it a date with my lovely personal assistant?”
“Yes.”
“Do we really need to go out? I could cook us something and we could just eat here. It might be better anyway.”
She stood up and moved to keep space between them. She was weakening toward him. It won’t take much before she allowed him back in her bed. Was she ready for that? “Maybe we should postpone this dinner since so much is happening.”
Nigel moved around the sofa and came toward her looking at her with a deep intensity she had never seen before. “My job is in jeopardy and my reputation is being questioned, but I will not let anyone or anything get in the way of us. I need you, Amelia.”
Amelia was trying so hard to hold her emotions in check, but Nigel admitting that he needed anyone was rare. How could she ignore that when everything in her wanted him? Things between them were nowhere near perfect. There were a lot of issues they needed to work through, but he was a good man and didn’t deserve what was happening to him. She could have walked away from all of this instead of trying to help him and prove his innocence. The thought of her leaving and never seeing Nigel again was too much for her to bear. She knew right then that she would be turning Dom’s job offer down.
“Nigel.” She launched herself into his arms and kissed him. She had to be with him, she needed it more than anything. He must have felt the need just as much
Nigel lifted her up in his arms and carried her to the bedroom. “Are you sure you’re ready?”
She was sucking and nibbling his earlobe. “Yes, I’m sure this is what I want. I want you.”
Chapter 10
Nigel carried her to his bedroom not bothering with the light switch. With his excellent eyesight he didn’t need it. He laid her down on the bed and came down with her not wanting to put any distance between them. He wasn’t going to give her time to change her mind.
He kept the majority of his weight off of her as he took her mouth like a starving mal
e. He was, he had been starving for her. He could feel her nipples through her dress pointing hard into his chest. He had to have her.
He reached down and pulled the hem of her dress up. She hadn’t changed or put on a bra or panties and he was grateful for it.
“I love that you shave yourself bare here.” He gently stroked her soft mound before he leaned down and blew a warm breath over her making her shiver. He closed his eyes and inhaled her scent of arousal which was deepening and growing stronger.
“Nigel you don’t have to…”
He paused at her entrance. “I crave your taste. It has haunted me for the past week.” He swiped his tongue along her seam. Her juices were flowing and the taste of her unique, sweet and spicy flavor filled his mouth. He moaned in pleasure as he continued to lick at her.
Nigel used his fingers to enter her as he sucked on her clit. He pumped in and out just the way he planned to do with his cock. He chuckled when she grumbled as he removed his fingers. Her grumbling turned into moans of pleasure when he replaced his fingers with his tongue.
He used his hands to lift her bottom, bringing her closer to his mouth and he purred in ecstasy at his feast. He moved his head slightly back and forth nuzzling her softness. When he felt her fingers in his hair pulling at him for a deeper penetration, he pushed forward going as far as his tongue could reach.
“Oh God!”
He basked in the knowledge that he made her unravel from her usual tightly wound up persona. He was relentless when it came to getting what he wanted and right now he wanted Amelia to fall apart in his hands. He increased the rhythm until she arched herself almost bucking lose from him. She screamed his name as she orgasmed hard. It was the sweetest sound he had ever heard.
He licked up her juices and placed kisses on her mound, then her stomach. He took her breasts in his hands and brought them closer together so that he could bury his face there.