Needing Him (12 page)

I felt Radek shift behind me and sit up.  His arms wrapped around my waist and he pulled my body against his.  The warmth coming from him quickly heated my back, only fueling my internal fire further.

He held tight to me, flipping me onto my hands and knees.  Never losing contact, he started fucking me fast from behind.  I was gone, crashing over the edge within seconds.  My body shook, my mind blanked, and I let the wave wash over me.

I was vaguely aware of Radek calling my name, but I did feel his body drape over mine.  He placed kisses down my spine while his hand moved to my clit, circling it, making my body tremble further.  My pilot knew just what to do to extend my orgasm.  We both collapsed onto the bed, catching our breath.

He nuzzled up to my ear and said, “Damn, baby, I don’t think I’ll ever tire of having sex with you.”

“You better not.  You’re stuck with me.”

“Oh is that so?”

I turned to look him in the eyes.  His mouth was curved up in a gorgeous smile.  “There is no getting rid of me now, Mr. Cole.”

He brushed the hair from my face, tucking it behind my ear.  “You’re mine, Kasi.  Have been since the first time I touched you.  I’m never releasing you from my grip.”

I relaxed in the softness of the bed, placing my head in the crook of his neck.  Content was a good way to describe my mood.  We laid like that for I don’t know how long, both drifting off to sleep.  It was around eleven at night when I woke.

Quietly and gently, I got out of bed.  At some point Ace must have come upstairs, because his head perked up from his spot at the foot of my bed.  I patted my leg to get him to come with me and the two of us went downstairs to cook something to eat.  My stomach was growling something fierce.

Ace stood by the front door whimpering so I flipped on the outside light, opened it, and let him out.  Closing the door, I turned to go back to the kitchen when I heard him bark off a warning.  I didn’t even make it to the door when I heard someone outside screaming.  Rushing to the window, I pushed the curtain aside, but couldn’t see anything due to the darkness of night.

Gripping the knob on the front door, I opened it and went outside.  When I followed the barking I saw that Ace had a guy pinned against the house.  The guy was standing with his arms up and looked petrified.  Ace kept lunging at him whenever he moved, but wasn’t making contact.

I ran back into the house yelling, “Radek, get your ass up!  There’s some guy outside of the house!  Ace has him cornered!  Hurry!”

Grabbing my cell, I dialed nine-one-one and relayed the information.  The emergency dispatcher told me to remain on the line until police arrived.  I slowly went back outside, but just as my feet hit the frozen grass Radek went running past me.

He shouted over his shoulder, “Get back in the house!”  Fine by me.  I didn’t need to be outside with whoever the fuck was on my property.

I could hear yelling, but didn’t know what was being said.  It didn’t help that Ace was barking his head off.  Within minutes I could hear sirens in the distance.  I went over to the intercom and opened the gates, not waiting for them to ask to be let in.  They needed to get up to the house as fast as possible.

Thirty seconds later two police cruisers raced up my driveway.  The emergency dispatcher made sure the police were there and hung up.  I met four officers at the front door and told them where the guy was.  I was also sure to tell them I had one pissed off German Shepherd that I needed to get leashed.

Leash and collar in hand I went around the side of the house with the officers next to me and could see Radek had the guy pinned to the ground.  Ace was standing ever vigilant over him while continuing to bark.  I called him over and slipped the collar over his neck.  I was surprised he listened to me, but damn thankful.

He then made quick work of sniffing one of the officers that hung back next to me.  They handcuffed the man while the one near me took my statement, which didn’t consist of much.  Radek would know more than I did.

Once the guy was in the back of the cruiser, three of the officers, Radek, and myself all stood together inside to talk.  “Who is he?” I asked.

“His I.D. says Joseph Harrison.  Does that sound familiar to you?”  One of the officers asked.

“No, not at all.”  Radek shook his head as well.  He was covered in sweat even though it was freezing outside.  The guy must have put up a hell of a fight.

“Seems he was interested in one or both of you.  He had a camera in his pocket along with a switchblade.  We haven’t looked through the pics yet or fully questioned him, but once we do so we will let you know.”  He handed me his business card and after making sure they had all of the information they needed, said he would be in touch.

After the police left I stood shaking.  My whole body trembled and I was unable to control it.  Radek came over and wrapped his arms around me.  “It’s all right, baby.  They got him.”  He rubbed his strong hands up and down my back trying to soothe me.

“It’s not all right.  He had a knife.  We could have been stabbed.  Ace could have been hurt.”

“I know.  It’s taken care of though.  You’re okay, Ace is okay, and so am I.”

I nodded into his chest as all kinds of images started running through my head.  What if the guy stabbed Radek or Ace?  What if he had gotten inside of the house while we were sleeping?  What if Radek wasn’t there and I was home alone?

Tears started pouring down my cheeks at all of the possibilities.  My pilot kept his arms around me, holding me close, trying to calm me.  The sound of nails on the tile floor could be heard.  I knew Ace was pacing.  Every little click of his nails told me that he wasn’t happy at all about what had happened.

I stepped away from Radek and went over to the cameras to make sure Radek or I had closed the gate.  The police had said they wanted the footage.  I would be contacting the security company in the morning to get it.

Everything was locked up at the bottom of the driveway, although what good did it actually do?  Ace wanted to get outside.  I opened the door and let him out.  He went to work checking the property.  I watched him put his nose to the ground and begin running all over the place.  He was such a good dog.  No one taught him to track or defend, it was bred into him, and he did it really well.  I was very fortunate to have him protecting me.

~ 14 ~

That night I didn’t sleep.  I didn’t even drift off for a few minutes.  I laid in bed wide-eyed, scared, and waiting for something else to happen.  Ace snored at the foot of my bed and Radek snored beside me.  Lovely.  I was the only one thoroughly affected by this.  Of course, I’m sure if either of them thought there was any danger they wouldn’t be sleeping.  I tried so hard to shut my mind off and let sleep overtake me, but it never happened.

The sun’s light filtered in and I got out of bed.  No use in lying there any longer.  After taking a long, hot shower to try and ease my nerves I descended the stairs to feed Ace and make myself breakfast.  There was no need to wake Radek.  He was out like a light.

After eating what little I could, I called the security company to tell them what happened.  I gave them the number the officer had given me and asked that they contact him to arrange for the footage to be sent.

Radek joined me a couple of hours later.  I was laying on the couch watching a movie when I felt the couch dip under his weight.  He slid in behind me and wrapped one of his muscular arms around my waist.

“How long have you been down here?” he asked, his voice still sleepy.  He nuzzled his face into my hair.

“Awhile.  I couldn’t sleep.”

“You should have woken me up.  I would have come down and had breakfast with you.”

I turned to face him.  His scruff had grown in more making me wonder what he would look like with a full beard.  “I didn’t want to wake you.”

“Next time don’t worry.  When you can’t sleep I want you to wake me up.  Maybe I can help you relax with some extracurricular activities.”

“That’s not a bad idea.”

“That sounds like an invitation.”

“You never need to be invited.”

He leaned forward and captured my lips.  When his tongue swept over mine I could taste mint from the toothpaste he must have used before coming downstairs.  My mind was wide awake even though my body was tired, but having Radek rub himself against me was quickly changing that.

I was only wearing a long sleepshirt and no panties so it was easy for him to lift up the shirt and skim his fingers along my pussy.  “Always wet for me,” he said in between kisses.

Cupping his cock in my hand I said, “Always hard for me.”

His response was a groan.  My hand moved up and down over his cotton pajama pants.  He was shirtless which worked in my favor.  I glided my hand up from his stiff length to his muscular chest, pinching his nipple.

He pulled away from me to slip his pants off, letting his dick spring free.  I put my hand on his shoulder, pushing his back to the couch, and straddled him.  Inch by delicious inch he slid into me.

My skin was hot, my mind had gone to a place where only pleasure reigned, and my body moved on its own accord.  I needed him in the worst way.  The part of me that was still scared and worried about what took place the night before had to be pushed to the back.  I didn’t want to think about it.  I only wanted to feel.

Whenever we made love somehow we were always on the same page.  He knew when I wanted to take things slow and savor every touch.  He also knew when I was craving release badly and took control to give me what I needed.

That was what he did.  His large hands gripped my hips and lifted me.  Beneath me he moved his body with precision.  Powering into me to send me climbing fast.

Laying my palms on his stomach, his muscles became hard and I knew he was about to come.  I brought one hand to my clit and gave myself the little nudge I needed to send my body soaring.  I bucked on top of him as my orgasm took over.  His fingers dug into my hips and with one final jerk he released into me.

I laid on top of him after.  I was officially drained.  Nothing left in me.  Normally I was the kind of person who once I had sex I became energized.  Like clean the house afterward kind of energy, but not this time.  Hell no.  My ass was going to sleep while it could.

Hours later, well I assumed it was hours, I woke alone on the couch with a warm fleece blanket covering me.  Ace had curled up at my feet, effectively taking up one third of the couch, leaving me in a ball.  Sitting up, I looked around and didn’t see Radek anywhere.

I checked every room downstairs before walking up to the second floor.  When I finally found him he was pacing in my bedroom.  He didn’t know I had come upstairs.  I was leaning against the wooden door frame, watching him go from one end of the room to the other, completely lost in thought.  He was mumbling something to himself, but I couldn’t make out what.

“Is everything okay?” I asked without stepping forward.

His head snapped up and he visibly relaxed a little when he laid his eyes on me.  “Did you get enough sleep?”

“Yeah, I feel better.”

“That’s good.”  He drifted off again, looking out of the window.

“Radek, what’s going on?”

He ran his fingers through his hair and I knew I wasn’t going to like what he said.  He only did that when he was stressed or upset.  “The officer that we met the other night called.  The man they arrested, Joseph, he’s pretty fucked in the head.  They found pictures he had taken of you, us, Kai and Lee, all from close up in your home.  Months and months this guy must have been sneaking over the fence.  They searched his apartment, too.  In his closet they found pictures of you taped to the walls.  The officer said it was like he built his own little shrine to you.  Twisted fucker.”  My body was shaking again when he walked over to me, engulfing me in a hug.  “Kasi, they have him.  He’s being held on numerous charges.”

“I need to call my attorney.”  He nodded against me.

After placing a few calls, including filling my attorney in, I felt a little better.  This was one nut job that was now off of the streets, at least for a little while.  I didn’t have to worry about him, although somewhere in the back of my mind I wondered if there were more of him out there.

Someone from the security company I used would be coming to my house in a few days and we were going to discuss ways to make it even more secure.  I knew I could get a gun, but I was scared of them.  My father never had one in the house when I was growing up so I never learned to shoot.  Maybe it was something I needed to look into.

Surprisingly, when I mentioned to Radek about getting one he informed me that he had a couple of handguns in his apartment that he kept locked in a gun safe.  He had a permit to carry them.  He said you could never be too safe.  I agreed with him now.  Before I probably would have said that having one wasn’t necessarily a good idea.  He said he would go with me to learn how to shoot, take a gun safety course, and anything else I needed to know.  It didn’t leave me all warm and fuzzy though.

“Maybe I’ll get another dog,” I said to him the next day.  We were sitting on the bar stools at the center island in the kitchen.

“I don’t think that’s the answer.”

“Well, I don’t necessarily think a gun is the answer, but I’m going to do what I can to protect myself.”

“I agree that you need to be able to defend yourself.  I think I have another idea though.”

I quirked an eyebrow and waited for him to tell me, but instead he looked down at his hands that were sitting in his lap.  “Are you going to tell me or do I need to guess?”

Taking a deep breath, he looked up at me.  “I’m going to move in.”

“I’m sorry, what?”  I must have misheard him.

“I’m moving in.  I’m here all of the time anyway.  I only go to my apartment to pack clothes.”

“I love you, you know that, but I don’t want you to move in here because you feel the need to protect me.  Also, you don’t get to tell me what you’re going to do where I’m concerned.  You ask.”

“Okay, can I move in?”

“No.”