Sacrifice Love: Saints Protection & Investigations

by Maryann Jordan

  A knock on the door startled her out of her musings. “You okay in there, Dani?”

  “Um, yeah,” she said. “Just…uh…finishing up.” She opened the door and saw his eyes move slowly from her hair to her face and down her body before roving back up again.

  She stared unabashedly at him. He stood shirtless, his massive muscles on display, his strength overwhelming. His jeans hung low on his hips, the top button undone. His arms were outstretched, resting on the doorframe, and her eyes moved from his thick arms, over his defined pecs and down over the six-pack abs, to the delicious muscular V that ended below his waistband. At the bottom, peeking out, were his naked feet looking as sexy as the rest of him.

  “I thought I heard you talking,” he said, his eyes finally landing on hers.

  “I was…just…uh…well, talking to…” she stopped muttering, her hand protectively on her stomach.

  His eyes dropped to her hand and his face softened. “You do that a lot?”

  “Yeah. They say the baby can hear voices. I want it to know me. And sometimes I’m less lonely when I think about it being here with me.” She rolled her eyes, and continued, “That sounds pathetic, doesn’t it?”

  “There’s not one thing pathetic about you, Dani.” Stepping closer, he reached out and placed his large hand on hers. He noted her eyes dilated with lust. Her chest heaved as she stared at his eyes before dropping to his mouth. He heard his heartbeat echoing in the small room and felt sure she could hear it as well. Leaning down, he lowered his mouth to a whisper away from hers. “Dani?” he asked, his warm breath washing across her face.

  No words of rejection came. No thoughts of recrimination filled her mind. Nothing but the desire to know his touch. His feel. His heartbeat against hers. His lips on hers. Standing quickly on her toes, she wrapped her arms around his neck as she molded her lips to his. They were just as she imagined. Soft. Strong. Just like him.

  Chad pulled her body tightly to his as he moved his mouth over hers. Gently…for only a few seconds until the tinder flamed and the white-hot passion overwhelmed any thoughts of going slow. Picking her up, she wrapped her legs around his waist as he angled his head, taking over the kiss, owning it, claiming her.

  Walking to the bed, he lowered her carefully onto the mattress, handling her like fragile glass, careful to keep his body from crushing hers. “What do you want, Dani?” his voice gruff with desire. “I only want to do whatever you want.”

  “I want everything with you,” she confessed, pulling him as close as she could.

  That was all he needed to hear. Owning her lips again, he poured his soul into the kiss. Past times together. Past chances missed. Now a future. Everything he was. Everything he thought he lost. Everything he hoped for was now lying beside him and giving herself to him.

  He devoured her lips, his tongue plunging in, tasting the essence of Dani. Warm, minty, delectable. Her tongue tangled with his, both discovering the sweet secrets of each other. He moved his hands down her waist to her hips, digging his fingers in as he rolled her toward him, his erection now firmly pressing against her stomach. Hearing her moan, he intensified his movements. Sliding his hand back up her waist, he cupped her full breast, his rough thumb flicking over the taut nipple. Palming the soft mound before moving to the other one.

  She grabbed his cheeks, her fingers splaying over his strong, stubbled jaw and held him tight as the electricity zinged from her nipples to her core. She slid her right hand over his shoulders and down his arm, feeling the muscles bunch and flex underneath her fingertips. He had no idea, but she used to watch him at the ATF picnics when he would take off his shirt while playing volleyball, basketball, soccer—whatever he was doing. She would watch the play of muscles in his upper body and wonder, even then, what they would feel like as he lay over her making love.

  She realized he had stilled his hands and stopped kissing her. Lifting her eyes, she saw him gazing at her, a puzzled look on his face.

  “Where’d your mind go, baby?”

  Blushing, she admitted, “I was thinking of how amazing you looked playing sports back when we first met, and even then, I wanted to know what you felt like.”

  He touched her nose with his, then slid it to the side, his whisper warm against her cheek. “You used to think about us doing this?”

  “Oh, yeah, Chad. All the time.”

  “God, I wish I’d known. So much time wasted,” he moaned.

  “No, no, honey. Time apart just makes this so much sweeter. We understand now what we lost. What we gave up. It makes this, right now, just right.”

  He grinned down at her, latching onto her lips once more. Groaning as she sucked his tongue into her mouth, he moved his hand to the bottom of her gown, grabbing it by the hem and tugging it upward.

  She let go of his kiss and raised to a sitting position. Her gown was now bunched around her waist and she pulled it over her head in one sweeping motion, tossing it to the bedroom floor. Now completely naked, she lay back where she had been, letting his fiery gaze roam her body.

  “Jesus, Dani,” he groaned, as though in pain. Leaning forward, he latched onto a distended nipple, first sucking it deeply before nipping it with his teeth and then soothing it with his tongue.

  Her hand attempted to work his zipper over his erection, but there was little room to maneuver. He pulled away from her chest and rolled onto his back, quickly shucking off his jeans and boxers. His erection, now free, moved toward her as though it had a will of its own and knew exactly where it wanted to go.

  Her hand wound around his fullness, drawing a hiss from his lips. Smiling, she moved her fingers up and down his girth, wondering for a moment how the hell it would fit. She had partners before Adam, but none very endowed. Adam had been a fun lover, certainly proud of his prowess and with good reason. But her husband had nothing on Chad. In fact, I’m sure no other man in the world has anything on him.

  “Babe?” his voice cut into her thoughts.

  Her eyes jumped up to his as a blush rose from the tops of her breasts to her forehead. “I’m so sorry, Chad. I swear, I’m not sure if it’s the pregnancy hormones or just stress, but my mind goes everywhere nowadays.”

  “Not sure I’m comfortable about your mind wandering when your hand is wrapped around my dick,” he admitted.

  Grinning slyly, she said, “Don’t worry. My thoughts were purely complimentary.”

  Lifting one eyebrow, he laughed. “Well then, daydream on, baby. But how about we make them come true?”

  “My thoughts exactly,” she enthused.

  Chad slid his hand between her legs, slowly teasing her wet folds apart, slipping a thick finger into her entrance. She was so ready for him as her hips moved involuntarily, needing more friction. Keeping his finger in her, working her into a frenzy, his thumb applied pressure to her clit, driving her wild. Sucking her engorged nipple deeply into his mouth again, she clung to his shoulders, her fingernails digging into his flesh as her orgasm ripped through her. Shuddering, she fell motionless back onto the bed, his name having been screamed from her lips.

  Lazily she opened her eyes watching as he brought his finger, wet with her juices, to his mouth and sucked on it. Then he leaned over, kissing her deeply, allowing her to taste herself on his lips. Intoxicated with the scent, she slid her hand back to his cock, lightly spreading the pre-cum around the head.

  Groaning, he rolled over making sure to keep his body weight off hers by resting on his forearms. Maneuvering so his legs were between hers, he placed his eager cock at her entrance. Stilling, he peered into her eyes. “I’ve never gone unwrapped, Dani. I swear I’m clean and the same testing we had to do for the ATF, I do for Jack’s. I’m clean.”

  “I told you I got tested after finding out about Adam’s indiscretions and then again when I was hired by MES.” Smiling, she added, “And I can’t get pregnant…again.”

  Chad stilled for a moment, thinking of Adam. “Total, complete idiot,” he said.

  Her eyes,
warm with lust, quickly cooled. “Excuse me?” she bit out.

  He jumped, suddenly aware of the change in mood. “No, no, baby. Not you. Adam. He had all this beauty, all this that makes you who you are…and he fucked it up.”

  Hating to think about Adam, she nodded. “But don’t focus on him, honey. It’s just us right now. Just you and me.”

  Nodding, he lowered his mouth to hers as his cock entered her waiting pussy. Warm. Tight. Fuck, so amazing. He had never fucked around like a few of the other Saints had…until they met the right women. But, still, he was unprepared for the emotions slamming into him as his cock thrust in and out of her. So right. So fuckin’ right.

  Her arms around his neck, her legs around his waist, Dani felt his fullness as she climbed the summit again. She had wanted him, wanted this a long time ago and gave it up when she thought there was no choice. But now that she had him back in her life, she could not imagine a world where he did not wake up with her every day.

  He lowered his head to her neck as he powered into her body. Her slick channel tugged his cock as he sucked on the pulse beating wildly. His balls tightened and he mumbled, “You close? I want you coming with me.”

  She lost the ability to speak so she simply nodded her head against his forehead. His mouth found hers again as his tongue began to thrust in rhythm to his cock’s movements.

  Her legs grabbed his waist harder and he realized she was close. Keeping his considerable weight balanced on one arm, he slid one hand down her waist, over her mound and lightly pinched her clit. That pressure forced her to the summit and over the edge. Flying apart in his arms, she cried out his name while her pussy clenched his throbbing dick.

  Feeling her walls squeeze him, his orgasm pulsated out of him over and over until he was wrung dry. Panting, his arms weak, he rolled to the side pulling her with him.

  She lay partially on top of his body, their sweat mingling as the coolness of the room slowly beat back the heat pouring off them. Her chest lay against his, their heartbeats erratic at first and then beginning to beat as one. Sucking in a ragged breath, she was not sure she could move even if she wanted to.

  Shifting her slightly to the side, Chad rose from the bed and stalked to the bathroom. She gazed at his naked form as the moonlight, coming through the slats in the blinds, cast his magnificent body in shadows. He returned, the front view as amazing as the back, and smiled as he bent over her with a warm washcloth and carefully washed between her legs.

  Tossing the cloth to the nightstand, he leaned back over, gazing at her perfect, naked body in the slim light. “You’re gorgeous, Dani. Always were from the first time I saw you, but now? Damn, girl, you take my breath away.”

  She noted his eyes dipped to her stomach. Suddenly nervous, she said, “What about in a couple of months? When my stomach is protruding and stretch marks mar my boobs and ass?” Her voice now unsteady with uncertainty, she said, “What abou—”

  He shushed her with his fingers on her lips and shook his head. “I’ve been in love with you for a long time, Dani. There’s nothing about you or this baby or your body that I won’t continue to love.”

  She smiled against the rough pads of his fingers and he slid into the bed next to her, pulling the covers over their bodies as he tucked her safely into his side. With his large, warm body wrapped around hers, one hand of his firmly held against her stomach protectively, they fell asleep.

  Chapter 12

  The next morning, Dani rushed into her building from the parking lot, nervously looking at her watch. Waking up to Chad had been amazing—made more amazing by the way he woke her up with his cock nudging her back. Lifting her leg and keeping one hand on her breast, he rocked her world. More exciting than an alarm clock, but not for getting to work on time!

  As she entered through security, she hustled out of the elevators to her office. A strange sensation of being watched came over her, but as she looked over her shoulder, she saw nothing suspicious.

  Jahfar poked his head into her office as soon as she tossed her purse into her drawer. Calling out a Good morning to her, she noticed his eyes dropped to the drawer where her purse was located. Locking the drawer, she smiled as she cocked her head. “Can I help you with anything?”

  “No, no,” he rushed. “I just thought I’d check to see if you wanted to go out with some of us at lunch.”

  “Thanks, but I’ve got some work to catch up on, so I’ll eat in the cafeteria. It’ll be quicker,” she replied. Waving as he left, she leaned back in her chair. Was he checking out my purse drawer? Now, I’m getting paranoid.

  Later in the morning, Ethan stopped by for a short meeting. As he was leaving, she blurted,

  “Do you know much about Jahfar?”

  Ethan looked at her in question, and she rushed on, “I swear, I hope I’m not stereotyping, but there’s something about him that makes me nervous.”

  “He came on board about the time that you were hired here,” Ethan answered, sitting back down in the chair in her office. “Is there something specific?”

  Rubbing her forehead, she admitted, “No. Just stupid thoughts, I suppose.”

  “Well, with the news the way it is each night, it’s no wonder we start questioning each other. But as far as I checked, his security clearance had no problems.”

  She nodded, now embarrassed she had shared her suspicions. Jesus, that made me seem so prejudiced.

  Glancing down to her desk drawer, she pocketed her keys before turning back to her laptop, forcing her mind to her job.

  *

  Jahfar closed his office door, pulling out his secure, private cell phone. Making a call, he waited until the password cleared and he was put through.

  “I’ve got nothing on her yet, but I’ve got to tread carefully. She’s smart. Her former years with ATF have her twitchy.”

  “Keep looking, but try to win her over. You know…the personal touch.”

  “You don’t have to tell me my job. I’ll handle it.”

  With that, he disconnected, rubbing his hand over his face as his eyes landed on his desk, seeing the picture of his wife and two sons. His family unaware of his double life. Two months…this job is getting old.

  *

  Chad looked at the other Saints, his gut twisting. “She’s gonna fuckin’ hate this.”

  Jack nodded, but added, “Yeah, but she’s in the middle of this investigation and needs to be aware. Better to let her in on the intel now and see if we can have her cooperation.”

  Chad slid his eyes to his boss before moving them around the table, seeing expressions of sympathy. “We just got together…after almost a year and a half of being apart because we didn’t tell each other how we felt. This now? She’s gonna think I came back into her life just for this.”

  Jude leaned in, piercing him with a hard stare. “Haven’t known you as long as these other men, but what I do know is that you’d never play a woman you cared about. My guess is that once she gets over the shock, she’ll understand that too.”

  Nodding, Chad heaved a heavy sigh as he pulled out his phone, placing the call. “Dani? Hey, babe. Listen, when you get off work, I really need you to come to Jack’s. Do you remember the directions? Good. No, no…we need to go over some things with you and we’ll talk to you about them when you’re here. Yeah. Okay, see you then.”

  Looking up, he said, “She gets off in about fifteen minutes and it’ll take her about thirty minutes to drive here.”

  Jack nodded, his taciturn expression firmly on his face. “Then let’s get back to work.”

  Fifty minutes later, Bethany opened the door and welcomed Dani inside. This time, the other women were not around and Dani cocked her head. “I take it from Chad’s call, this was business and not pleasure.”

  Bethany offered her a hug and said, “I’m sorry, sweetie. I honestly don’t have a clue what they need to go over with you, but I’ll let them know you’re here.”

  Just then Jack and Chad appeared in the hallway. Chad immediatel
y moved to Dani as Jack smiled at his wife and whispered, “Saw her come in on the monitor downstairs.”

  Chad reached Dani, suddenly nervous, having not seen her since their lovemaking in the early morning. “Hey, baby,” he said, his voice sweet and soft.

  Rising on her tiptoes, she placed a kiss on his lips, smiling in return. Hearing more noise, she realized the other Saints were coming into the room as well. Glancing from them back to Chad, she steeled herself. “I gather this isn’t a social call?”

  “Sorry, babe. But we need to go over some things with you.”

  Nodding, she allowed him to escort her over to the large living room. The evening sun poured through the floor-to-ceiling windows, the Blue Ridge Mountains in the background. It created a peaceful spring dusk. Chad sat down on the end of one of the oversized sofas, gently settling Dani next to him. The other Saints followed suit until they were all comfortable.

  Bethany glanced at Jack and said, “Sweetie, I’m heading over to the cabins to meet with Faith.” Smiling at Bart, she said, “Don’t worry. We’ll keep your wedding reception casual.” Catching Bart’s wink, she left the room.

  “Wow,” Dani said. “For me to be summoned and then for Bethany to leave, this must be serious.” Glancing to Chad and then over to Jack, she said, “Lay it on me.”

  Jack began, “Ms. Turner—”

  “Please,” she interrupted, “call me Dani.”

  He nodded and said, “Dani, I realize this is going to be difficult, but we’d rather you talk to us before you’re interviewed by the FBI.” Seeing her eyes widen, he continued, “What can you tell us about Adam before he was killed?”

  Her body jerked in response to his question and she barely registered Chad’s arm tightening across her shoulders.

  “Adam?” She was quiet for only a few seconds before she said, “You asked about Adam when checking out my house, but so much was happening that I overlooked it.” No one said anything, so she asked, “Why don’t you tell me what’s going on?”