by E. S Hoy
“Elisa you are now mine totally mine body mind and soul this was not just one night this is now forever” his words hit me hard and I held on to him hard “I want to be with you forever but you know that is something I have no control over Morgan I never know when the bad guys will find me I can't make you any promises I am so sorry” I buried my face into his chest unable to look at him
“ Elisa don't hide your face and don't ever apologise for who you are, the bad guys will never get you not so long as there is a breath in my body” and that was my real fear spoken out loud, his body without breath all because he loved me and I could have stopped it happening. The vibration of my phone woke us up an hour later, I reached across and saw it was agent Tanner “Tanner any news?” I cleared my groggy throat Morgan slipped out of bed to give me privacy “Miss White just to update you we have released your uncle as of yesterday, we are hoping this will trigger a response from the killers, we have already arrested a suspect for the arson on your home” my heart raced hope soaring
“unfortunately he is a hired thug and there is no paper trail to the person or persons who hired him as you would expect, but we have charged him with arson obviously still covering up your survival, I am sorry we have nothing more positive but we are hoping this latest development will bring us something we can act on, until then we are leaving the two security staff with you and we will keep you informed. Your Uncle will not be able to contact you as he will be watched closely so don't be alarmed and don't try to make contact yourself as you may put him and yourself at risk” I shook my head
“No I won't, can you assure me my aunt and cousin is still safe?”
“yes Miss Marcelli they are secure” after I hung up Morgan was walking back in the bedroom with drinks, he was wearing just sweats that hung low on his hips, his hair was all tousled and he look good enough to eat, I sat up gingerly and repeated the conversation to him he was pleased that someone was finally in custody for my brothers murder but frustrated they were no further on than that, I was feeling much the same
“a killer is arrested but the person responsible for giving the order is untouchable, it's so unfair” we sat drinking when Morgan's phone wen
t “Drake here, yes why? Right well not until tonight, yes fine get me on this evenings flight I will deal with it when I get there, no problem Jean see you tonight” he didn't look impressed “babe I have to fly to Berlin tonight the hotel has a problem I need to sort myself I should only be needed two days tops, do you want to come with me” I saw the intensity on his face and knew the idea of us being apart was not a good one for either of us but I was used to being alone and he needed to carry on with his empire without distractions
“no Morgan I'm not coming with you, I don't want to be a tag along girlfriend, I only started my job last week and I don't want to cause problems taking days off and creating gossip either “ I took hold of his hand to reassure him as he looked like he wanted to argue
“I have existed for four years alone and on the run, I have never been safer now I have my bodyguards so don't worry about me please” he squeezed my hand
“actually it is more the idea of being apart and not holding you for so long that is bothering me, now I have you I can't bear the thought of going through a day with you not in it” I leant forward and kissed him
“We have forever remember” he kissed me back and I managed to make him feel a whole lot better.
Morgan left at four I went for a run with my dutiful tracker not far behind then I settled in for a lazy night a long soak in the bath to soothe my sex battered body! And then slept for twelve hours solid. Tony and I had a lot to catch up on the next morning so I called for him early to have a quick coffee with him and Rory
“Girl you are radiant it must have been some weekend!” I beamed at them but felt the colour rushing to my face
“It was wonderful thanks” they ribbed me for a while then we arranged to share a pizza after work Tony's way of minding me while the boss was away. The day dragged as I was in charge of tending to a spoilt rich girls every demand, she was a model and insisted on all white bedding, coconut milk for her fridge, aloe Vera baths salts, a masseur and an astrologer to do her charts. It was certainly a challenge first not to slap her and second to find an astrologer who did house calls! I was telling Tony on the way back that evening, he knew who I was talking about because she had apparently put on quite a performance when a Ford Mondeo collected her this morning and she had expected a Bentley! We called at the store for provisions and I picked up some bits for myself as Morgan and I had emptied my cupboards this weekend, Tony helped me up to my flat with the bags and I handed him the key to let us in. As he turned the key in the lock and started to push the door I felt a surge of heat and then a massive force burst outwards I felt myself being lifted off my feet and thrown into the wall then a huge weight landed on top of me crushing me and making it hard to breathe, after that it was chaos my ears were ringing, I couldn't hear anything that was going on there were feet all around me and then the weight was lifted and my breathing became easier I had a searing pain in my side I tried to speak but nothing would come out the two FBI agents were furiously pacing around me, one of them spoke to me but his face shrank in my vision then the darkness swallowed me up.
My eyelids were pulled open and a bright light startled me,
“Jenna you are in hospital do you remember what happened to you?” I tried to think and then the memory of the explosion shot into my thoughts
“Tony is Tony all right” I tried to sit up but sharp pains in my side took my breath away “don't try and move Jenna you have a broken rib and a nasty knock on the head so you must stay still, Mr Lawrence is fine he is a big man and took the impact of the blast without much damage a broken leg and arm is a lucky escape he sheltered you from the blast too unfortunately he did break your rib when he landed on top of you” I remembered feeling crushed, blimey that was Tony no wonder my ribs hurt but I was so happy he wasn't badly hurt. A few minutes later I could hear shouting in the corridor “what the hell happened how the fuck did someone get that close to her without you pair of ducks noticing if she is hurt I will have your heads!” Morgan was here my heart raced and as he marched in the room I burst into tears thrilled to see him and so happy he was back. Morgan was staring at me looking me over head to toe then he started barking orders to the poor nurse
“What is her condition? How long is she to be kept here?” she barked right back at him “Mr Drake we have done a thorough check she has suffered a broken rib and has a head injury which has been stitched we want her here for the night to make sure there is no concussion, but I must insist on a stress free environment! all being well she can be discharged tomorrow, will that be all?” she was obviously a bit affronted at his brusque manner, he looked back at the nurse “thank you I'm sorry to take it out on you there was no call for that, it was a very long flight to get here” she nodded then left the room, he sat on the chair next to my bed took my hand and kissed me gently his eyes glistening with emotion I could see the fear in them
“angel I am so sorry I wasn't here, I can't believe they have found out who you are, heads will roll for this that bastard Tanner must have a leak, you will be staying in my suite at the hotel and security is going to be doubled until this is all over, Tanner is on his way to explain himself but we are putting together a cover story of a gas explosion caused by faulty boiler just so your identity stays out of the media, in case there are more nutters out there than we know about” I struggled to take it all in my head was throbbing
“I am so glad you are here, will you check on Tony? If he hadn't been there it would have been far worse” he closed his eyes in pain
“Angel you would have been dead! I will make sure he will be compensated don't worry Tony will want for nothing after today” I smiled but the pain in my head was causing me to lose focus my ears started buzzing and my mouth wouldn't work,
“Jenna? Morgan was up in a flash fetching the nu
rse back as he knew something was wrong I was unconscious she entered the room.
Chapter 8
It was some time later before I opened my eyes again I was in a different room and it took me a moment to realise I must have been out of it for a while, my throat burned I was so thirsty my tongue felt like sandpaper, I had a tube sticking out of my hand and wires connecting me to machines, I panicked for a moment then I saw my gorgeous man sitting beside me holding my hand his eyes closed, he was unshaven and dishevelled but still made my heart flutter. He moaned and I squeezed his hand instantly his eyes shot open
“Your awake thank God hang on I will buzz the nurse” he pressed a button on the wall behind then stroked my face
“baby you have scared the shit out of me I thought I had lost you for the second time in a few hours and I tell you it has not been fun” I smiled weakly at him
“What happened?” the words croaked out and made me cough he passed me some water “Drink this baby you will feel better” he helped me take a small sip at a time until I felt my tongue resurrect itself
” Morgan what happened how long have I been asleep?” he sat back down not letting go of my hand
“you blacked out and then were rushed to surgery you had a bleed on the brain but they managed to deal with it, you will be fine in a day or two and then I can take you with me and take care of you properly” I smiled then the nurse walked in
“Miss White welcome back, I will just check your vitals then I can remove some of these wires to make you more comfortable, you have drank some water great, that means we can take you off the drip later” she smiled as she did all her checks and filled out my chart
“The doctor will come by later and check you again if you want anything just buzz, but I think you have all you need” she looked over at Morgan then back to me and smiled knowingly “Thank you nurse” I said then turned to Morgan
“Now tell me what I have missed?” Morgan looked frustrated
“Tanner is here now we have two men outside your door and they will stay with you permanently at the hotel, discreetly of course, they had a lead on the person who set the bomb but unfortunately he was killed by a hit and run before he could be questioned” my mind connected the pieces on that one he was obviously a loose end that needed to be tied up, that meant they were still around, I shuddered involuntarily
“Elisa don't start worrying it’s all taken care of Tanner is connecting the dots and has a good idea who is the organ grinder you won't be hiding much longer I promise” I relaxed a little then the door bashed open startling us both Rory was backing in to the room pulling a wheel chair bound Tony
“Careful watch my foot on the door”
“Honey my foot just got rolled on by your wheel I'm going to be in one of these myself soon” we watched them amused
“Christ Rory you need L plates on this” we smiled at each other as we watched them struggle through the door when he saw I was awake Tony beamed at me
“baby cakes I am so happy to see you” Tony looked hilarious a seven foot man stuffed in a wheel chair one leg propped up and one arm in a cast his face he looked battered and bruised but he was a sight for sore eyes
“Hey Tony “my eyes pricked remembering I was the cause of his injuries
“don't start blubbering Missy none of this is your doing, I don't want you to be feeling guilty just imagine what you would look like if you had stood where I did” that was half my problem I did know what I would look like a corpse probably we chatted openly and caught up on all the gossip, I had been inundated with well wishes flowers from Mrs Flint and Kate had been in whilst I was out of it, it was nice to feel like I had a group of people that cared about me. They left after an hour as my eyes were closing of their own accord; Morgan kissed me on the forehead and ensured I was asleep before he went back to the hotel for a shower and change of clothes. When I was next awake I felt a hundred times better and I was brought in a fresh bowl of soup and bread it was devoured immediately. Morgan arrived as I finished eating stunning as usual in jeans and t shirt, he bent over and kissed me on the lips
“nice to see colour in your cheeks that food has done you good, are you still hungry because I brought you in some homemade muffins from Mrs Flint” he opened a box and there were four dark chocolate ones inside,
“mm just one and see how I do” two muffins later and an amused Morgan was trying to flick crumbs off me when the doctor arrived, all my vitals were back to normal so she took the drip off my arm which felt wonderful I hated having a needle embedded in me it had been irritating me all day. I was given the all clear to leave the next morning so Morgan made a few phone calls, I also arranged to have a contraceptive shot while I was there as a surprise for Morgan condoms were really awkward so in seven days we could be more spontaneous I felt myself clenching at the thought. Everyone at the hotel now knew we were an item so moving into his suite wouldn't be difficult to explain but having FBI agents tailing me and round the clock security on the hotel would be harder, we would have to play it by ear or hope no one notices. With two men posted on my hospital room door I should be safe for the night yet Morgan insisted on staying he hunched down on the arm chair but looked so awkward I shuffled over and demanded he lay next to me just for a few hours so he got some decent rest, the nurse was not happy because of my ribs so she wheeled him in his own bed and he pushed it next to mine and we slept peacefully hands entwined until the sun rose the next morning.
By the time I had been settled in at the hotels penthouse I was exhausted, Mrs Flint had practically smothered me when she saw me in fact I was very touched by her kindness, I was dressed in sweats and a hoody but was so desperate for a shower I would have walked in fully dressed but Morgan insisted on a bath as my head wound shouldn't be in water yet. I stood in front of the mirror in the huge bathroom the cut was obscured amongst my now wild again hair so I couldn't see how bad it was, I removed my hoody and lifted up the t shirt underneath, my rib area was black and blue, it looked like I had done ten rounds with Mike Tyson I was lowering my top back down when Morgan walked in to check on the bath
“Right you clothes off in you get” I stayed where I was it had been a week since our love making and I was suddenly feeling shy again and he could tell,
“ baby right now all I am concerned with is getting you settled into bed resting as fast as possible” he walked up to me and helped me slide out of the sweats when he lifted off my top his breath hissed I jumped back shocked by the expression on his face so I stepped away from his reach, immediately he grabbed my arms and pulled me back to him, looked me in the eye to reassure me and lifted the top over my head, then he turned me around and we faced the mirror together him standing behind me. He unfastened my bra and slid it gently off I saw his eyes darken and felt him harden behind me; he turned me back around and knelt before me very gently stroking his hands over my bruises, when he looked up at me there was sorrow in his eyes
“ I hate you are hurt Elisa it is as if the wound was inflicted on me too, I can't bear it” he kissed my side and my heart beat sped up a little and I felt light headed he stood up and tenderly lifted me up into his arms, carried and lowered me into the water I moaned as the warmth spread up my body until my breasts were submerged, Morgan rubbed the soapy water all over my shoulders then squeezed some of the water over my hair avoiding the cut I closed my eyes and relished the feeling of being cleaned and washed by someone it was such an act of tenderness, a new feeling and I really wanted it to last, part of me knew it would only be a matter of time before they tried to finish me off again and I trembled at the thought of the danger I was in but for now I would enjoy the moment because with Morgan I felt safe and cherished and I wasn't prepared to give that up without one hell of a fight.
I was soon tucked up in bran new silk pyjamas that Kate had bought for me, Morgan had asked her to pick me a few things up and rescue anything she could from the flat, I was sad all my new clothes had been destroyed in the fire although she did salva
ge a few items in the drawers including all my lingerie and cosmetics so that was a consolation. Morgan walked in with a glass of fizzy cranberry juice and a beer for him plus a large chicken pizza to share; I was starving and ate more than my quota he was grinning at me
“Babe its lovely to see you eating properly we need to get some meat on those bones of yours” I slapped him
“Cheeky, I have no shortage of flesh thank you!” he gave my breasts a lustful glance “ well you are right on two counts any ways” I slapped him again and he laughed it felt so natural being together, neither of us had to try we just bounced off each other as if we had known one another for years rather than weeks. Once I was fed he lay next to me while we talked I didn't know much about him so we agreed to have a 10 question each session, my turn first; “1; how old are you? “ (I can't believe I don't know the answer to that having already slept with him) “28 “mm younger than I thought
“2; where were you born?” he smiled
“London this was my father’s first hotel I was born in this very penthouse” aah that is why he loves this place so much then
“3; how many brothers and sisters do you have?” I remembered he had mentioned a sister “ I have just one younger sister Olivia she is 21 she lives in Spain with our parents, she is a spoilt madam but a fantastic artist and actually makes a living at it” his eyes lit up when he talked about Olivia, he was obviously close to her
“4; where did you go to school?”
“Easy Oxford I studied law and economics” eek a brain box that was scary
”5; have you ever been in a long term relationship?” this was an awkward one I wasn't sure I actually wanted to hear the answer
“No my longest relationship was three months when I was at Oxford I have just had brief encounters since” the breath I had been holding was released but his answer led me to another question