“Sweetheart, that’s my job.” He smiled and then flinched. She did the same thing when she saw the piece of glass Bobby had pulled from Trunk’s arm.
“When I find out who the hell is doing this shit, I’m going to want ten minutes alone with him, so I can pound the piss out of him,” Abbie growled.
Billie turned into Mike’s arms and glanced back to where the firefighters were now spraying the building with hoses. She’d like to have five minutes alone with whoever it was too. She’d never wanted to hurt someone physically, but this guy tried to destroy everyone and everything she loved.
Oh, God.
“You’ve got to stay away from me.” Billie pushed Mike and stepped back from him.
“What? Are you kidding me?” Mike reached for her, but she shook her head and stepped out of his grasp.
“This guy is going after everyone I love.” Billie stepped further back.
“I’ll be fine, Beautiful.” Mike stepped toward her, and she held up her hand.
“No, you don’t know that.” Billie looked away from him. “Mike, go home.”
“I’m not leaving you.” Mike grasped her arms and spun her toward him.
“Please, I can’t bare if you get hurt.” Billie held back the tears that threatened to fall.
“I’ll be okay, and you’re not pushing me away. I’m not letting you do that.” Mike pulled her against his chest, and she was helpless to pull away.
“I’ll be furious if you get hurt because you didn’t listen to me.” Billie buried her face in his shirt.
“I can handle you mad at me but not pushing me away.” Mike had his arms tightly around her, and maybe she should be more forceful to keep him away but she just couldn’t. Not at that moment. Possibly not ever.
Chapter 21
“How’s Trunk doing?” Mike asked Keith when he finally got Billie to go to sleep.
“Pissed that he had to get stitches and he threatened the doctor.” Keith laughed.
“Let me guess, he better not fuck up the tattoo.” Mike handed Keith a bottle of beer.
“I don’t think it would bother him with any other one but that one he got for his brother.” Keith popped the cap off the bottle.
“John said they're looking through the video footage from the security cams.” Mike plopped down on the couch next to Keith.
“Yeah, Abbie was smart not to have it on site.” Keith put the bottle to his lips. “I’ve had her checked out by the way. Her and the other girl.”
“Why?” Mike stared at his brother.
“After what happened with Sandy and Emily. I’m not taking chances with nobody I know or don’t know.” Keith tipped the bottle and swallowed.
Mike understood. They’d all been shocked when Sandy’s half-sister had been the one trying to hurt Ian’s wife. Then there was an old friend of Emily’s family that kidnapped her. It was mind-boggling how people looked sane and ended up being crazy.
Mike stared at the muted television not really watching the ball game that was on. His mind ran a mile a minute. John asked Billie to make a list of people she knew. That only meant one thing. He was about to look into everyone Billie ever met.
“They were clear by the way.” Keith nudged him with his elbow.
“Huh?” Mike had forgotten what they were discussing.
“Abbie and Dana.” Keith shook his head.
“I never thought you’d find any different.” Mike leaned back and closed his eyes.
“You know it’s getting a little old.” Keith sighed.
“What?”
“Every time one of us finds a woman, someone is trying to hurt or kill them.” Keith was right.
“So, what you’re saying is when Nick and A.J. get serious we should all be prepared.” Mike chuckled.
“Fuck, those two are never gonna settle down.”
“Didn’t you think that about me not too long ago?” Mike pushed Keith’s shoulder.
“Good point.” Keith stood up and scuffed to the kitchen. Mike heard the clink of the bottle dropped into the recycling bin and Keith returned.
“Trunk has been ordered to relax for a few days. I’ve got Bull and Crunch with the girls and Hulk is with Billie’s family.”
“Lane still here?” Mike saw the man on the front porch when he walked in, but he wasn’t sure if he was going to be there all night.
“Yep,” Mike walked Keith to the front door, and he slapped him on the back.
“Thanks, bro.” Mike knew it wasn’t necessary to thank Keith.
“We protect family and that girl in there is family.” Keith nodded toward the bedroom. “It looks good on you, bro.”
“It feels pretty damn good too.” Mike smiled.
He watched Keith disappear up the path toward his house and glanced at the bench to see Lane reading. He looked up nodded and went back to his book. Mike closed the door and headed toward the bedroom.
He crawled into the bed being careful so he wouldn’t wake Billie, but as if she sensed him she opened her eyes and smiled. He couldn’t resist those beautiful lips and leaned in to place a quick kiss on them.
“I want a kiss.” She whispered.
“I just kissed you.” He chuckled.
“That wasn’t a kiss, that was a peck.” She moved closer and slid her hand around his waist.
Mike cupped Billie's cheek and leaned in again. He brushed his lips across her cheek until he reached her lips then flicked his tongue across her lower lip and she sighed. He pulled her body closer and covered her mouth with his. Her tongue plunged into his mouth and swirled around his.
His cock jerked and hardened instantly as her hands slid down his back and inside his boxer briefs where she cupped his ass and pulled him closer. Mike slipped his hand under her nightshirt and found she was naked underneath.
“Baby, you had a rough day. Are you sure?” He kissed his way to her ear and whispered.
She grabbed his hand and moved it between her legs. She was wet and gasped when his finger slid between her folds.
“Does that answer your question?” Billie moaned and bit her lower lip when he slid his finger against her wet clit.
“Definitely,”
“I want you to make me forget for a little while.” She sighed.
Billie wiggled out of her shirt as Mike kissed his way down her warm body. He stopped over one breast and flicked his tongue against the pebbled nipple. She made that purr that drove him crazy, and when he sucked it into his mouth, he slid his finger inside her.
“Oh, God. Mike.” Billie’s hips thrust upward.
His cock ached to be inside her, but he wanted to take his time with her body. He wanted to taste her and have her explode in his mouth. He made his way to her other breast and repeated what he did with the first, but this time he slipped a second finger inside her and pressed his thumb against her swollen clit.
“Yes… oh… yes.” Billie moaned, and Mike grinned as he sucked her nipple into his mouth again.
Somehow her hand had grasped onto his throbbing dick, and it was everything he could do to keep from coming in her hand. He lifted his head and managed to push her hand away.
“You can have that in a bit. First I want to taste that sweet pussy.” Mike kissed his way down her body as he slowly thrust his fingers in and out of her body. “I can smell how turned on you are, baby.” Her arousal was driving him insane.
“Mike…” Billie gasped when his lips clamped over her swollen clit, and his tongue flicked against it quickly.
His fingers curled and pressed against that fleshy area inside that made her squeal. Her body stiffened, and she tangled her fingers into his hair and tugged. He never thought having his hair pulled could be so damn hot.
“Ahh… Ohh… Yes.” Billie’s body shuddered, and her wetness drenched his hand. Slowly he withdrew his fingers and covered her soaking pussy with his mouth. He slid his tongue inside and moaned as her flavor slid over his tongue.
“Fucking, delicious,” Mike whispered and
continued to flick his tongue in and out until she screamed his name and shook from another orgasm.
“Inside, I want…. Ahhh…. I want you inside.” Billie panted as she reached for the nightstand. He hadn’t bothered to put the condoms back in the drawer since she’d been spending most nights in his bed. It took too much time to grab them.
Mike rolled over on his back to grab it but was surprised when she snatched it out of his hand and crawled between his legs. She tossed it on the bed and grabbed the waistband of his underwear.
“Oh no, you don’t. I’ve been trying to get a taste of you, and you keep holding out on me.” Billie tossed his boxers to the side and slid her hands up the length of his legs.
“I don’t hold out. I just can’t wait to feel you around me, and you tricked me.” Mike liked blowjobs but hadn’t found them as exciting as burying his cock inside a woman.
“You’re about to find out what my mouth is like around you.” Billie’s hand grasped his engorged cock, and he shivered.
Mike tucked his hand under his head and watched as Billie proceeded to show him how much she wanted to taste him
Her tongue slowly swirled around the head, and he had trouble keeping his eyes open from the sensation. She pulled her hand back to the base of his dick and squeezed gently as her mouth slid down over the head then popped off again. She did that a couple of times, and when he didn’t expect it, she took him completely into her mouth in one swift motion.
“Fuck,” Mike groaned.
“Like that, huh?” Billie popped off his cock again and repeated the same motion.
“Baby, that feels so fucking good.” Mike gasped when she began to slide her mouth up and down his length. He cupped the back of her head with one hand and fisted the sheets with the other. His hips thrust up in time with her and he felt that tingle that told him he was about to come but the way she had the bottom of his cock tightly in her hand it was as if he couldn’t.
“I can taste you dripping on my tongue.” Billie moaned and took him into her mouth again.
“If you keep that up I’ll be doing more than dripping.” Mike gasped as she sucked him harder.
Billie pulled back and gave his cock one more quick lick before she reached for the condom. He never thought he’d be sorry a blowjob stopped.
Billie slid the condom onto his cock as she positioned her wetness above it. Slowly she lowered herself onto him, and he grasped her hips as he pushed deep inside. He held her there for a bit to keep from losing it right then and there. Her pussy was hot, and she clenched around him.
“Billie…. Give me a second.” Mike closed his eyes and took several deep breaths. “I’ve never wanted to come so bad in my life.”
“That’s what I’m trying to do.” Billie started to grind against him.
“I know, but I want this to last longer than ten seconds.” Mike chuckled and held her still.
When the pressure eased, he released her, and she ground her heat against his erection. Her breasts bounced as she rode him and he gently pinched her nipples. Billie groaned as she slid her hand between her legs. She started to circle her clit, and Mike almost lost it.
“Fuck, yes.” Mike groaned as he felt her tighten around him. When she began to shake and call out his name, he pushed deep and exploded.
For a minute, all he saw was stars as his cock jerked inside her. His body tightened and shook, and for a moment he didn’t think he was going to stop.
“Fuck, yes.” Mike roared as his cock finally released the last drop and allowed his body to relax slowly.
Billie flopped down on his chest, and the only sound in the room was their heavy panting. Mike wrapped his arms around her and kissed the top of her head as he basked in the afterglow. Sex was always fun for him, but with Billie, it was on a whole different level. It was probably what Ian meant when he said sex with the right woman was like an out of body experience.
“Now, I can sleep.” Billie kissed his chest as she lifted her head.
“Me too.”
Billie rolled off him, and he hurried to the bathroom to take care of the condom. When he came back, she was still naked and curled up with her hand under her cheek.
“Do you want your nightshirt?” Mike noticed she didn’t seem to like sleeping naked.
“I want to sleep as close to you tonight as I can.” She pulled back the covers, and he climbed in next to her.
“Whatever you want, Beautiful.” Mike didn’t mind one bit.
“I love you, Mike.” Billie snuggled into his side and rested her hand on his chest.
“I love you too, Billie. So much.” Mike held her tightly and closed his eyes.
His last thought before he drifted off to sleep was when he found the bastard who tried to hurt Billie he was going to take him apart. Piece by piece.
Mike stood in his kitchen and waited for John to answer his phone. Billie was still asleep, and he wanted to talk with his brother before Billie got up. It was a little after seven, so he knew there was no way John was still sleeping.
“What the hell, Mike?” John growled into his ear.
“I need to talk to you.” Mike didn’t let his brother’s tone distract him.
“It’s my day off, and Olivia stayed with Steph’s parents last night.” John groaned and then Mike heard Stephanie giggle.
“Oops, did I interrupt something?” Mike laughed.
“Yes,” John growled again.
“Well, when you're done drop over to the house. It’s important.” Mike ended the call before he heard more than a brother should.
An hour later his door opened, and John sauntered in with a smile.
“Isn’t your wife pregnant?” Mike laughed when John helped himself to the coffee pot.
“Oh yeah, hormones are off the charts.” John wiggled his eyebrows.
“Enjoying it while you can, huh?” Mike shook his head.
“Fucking right.” John plopped down on the stool. “I’m assuming you want to know if we’ve got anything on the fire at the real estate office.”
“Yes.”
John pulled out his phone, and Mike wondered what the hell he was doing. When Mike tried to ask, John held up his finger.
“I’m waiting for an email from the Fire chief. We know someone threw something through the windows and we’re assuming it was some sort of Molotov cocktail. Trunk said he got a strong smell of gas.” John scrolled through his emails. “He also said he couldn’t get the emergency door to open, but that was because someone had it jammed shut.”
“So, someone tried to trap them?” Mike plowed his fingers through his hair and sighed.
“Has Billie started to work on that list for me?” John closed his phone apparently he hadn’t gotten the report.
“No, she was ready to drop when we got back here.”
“She needs to get me that list. This ass could be someone she knows.” John cupped his hand around the mug.
“Did Keith tell you he checked out Abbie and Dana?” Mike asked.
“Keith did what?” Mike spun around at the sound of her voice.
“We can’t rule anyone out until we’re sure.” John picked up his cup.
“I’ve known Dana and Abbie since kindergarten. They’re like my sisters.” Billie was pissed.
“No offense but Did you know Sandy’s half-sister tried to kill her?” John raised an eyebrow, but the statement made Billie’s mouth drop open.
“No, I didn’t, but I know those girls would never do anything to hurt me.” Billie crossed her arms over her chest and narrowed her eyes at John.
“Now we know too.” Mike stood up and moved next to her. “It’s just a precaution, nothing personal against your friends.”
“I know, I’m just frustrated with this whole thing. Everything left in my house is gone. Abbie doesn't have an office anymore. My friends and family are followed around by bodyguards. We don’t know who we have to worry about and it just sucks.” Billie rested her head against his chest, and he pulled her ti
ghtly against him.
“It does suck, but you’re tough and so are your friends and family.” Mike kissed the top of her head.
Mike’s phone rang, and he tried to reach into his pocket and grab it while still holding Billie. She stepped back so he could answer it.
He glanced at the screen and cursed when he saw it was his office.
“Hey, Stella.” Mike wrapped his arm around Billie.
“I know you asked for a few days off, but we got a strange envelope here for you this morning. It says urgent in big bold letters.” His secretary wasn’t one to overreact about anything, so this envelope must have caught her attention.
“Can you open it for me?” Mike didn’t know of anything he was expecting that would be considered urgent.
“Oh, dear lord.” Stella gasped.
“What is it, Stel.”
“I think you need to see this.” For the first time since he met Stella, she seemed shaken.
“Can you fax it to me?”
“Mike, these are photos of … oh my … they’re horrible.” Stella’s reaction was unnerving.
“I’ll be there in twenty minutes.” Mike ended the call and turned to John. “I need to go into the office, but something tells me you should probably come with me.”
“What’s up?” John was on his feet and following Mike and Billie out of the house.
“That was my secretary Stella, she said there was an enveloped marked urgent and when she opened it there was photos inside. She didn’t say what they were, but she's a pretty tough woman, and whatever was in these photos upset her. She said they were horrible.” Mike opened the door for Billie and John jumped in the backseat.
They arrived at Mike’s office building, and Mike shouldn’t have been surprised to see Nick waiting outside. John must have messaged him while they were on the way. Nick jogged over to the entrance to meet them.
“Hey,” Nick slapped Mike on the back.
“Hey,” Mike pulled open the door and motioned for Billie to go ahead of him. She hadn’t said anything the entire way, and it was evident on her face that she was worried. “This may be nothing but Stella’s reaction tells me I’m not wrong.”
When they walked in Stella was pacing back and forth in front of Mike’s closed office door. She saw him and let out a huge breath.
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