Resolution (Heart of Stone) (14 page)

“Arghhhh
he’s started teething” I explained.

“I’ll fetch
him” he smiled and disappeared into the nursery.

I shivered,
all of a sudden feeling as though something wasn’t right and I took a quick
glance around the room.

Mason came
back with a grumbling George. “Hey peanut” I pouted to him, sticking my bottom
lip out in sympathy with him. He held out his chubby little arms to me and
Mason passed him across the bed. “You want Mama?” I nuzzled his neck and like
the mercurial child he was he started giggling.

 “Is there
someone on duty downstairs tonight?” I asked Mason, who had climbed back into
bed with us.

“Yeah, Frank
I think, why?” he asked as he tickled George.

I shrugged,
“I dunno, strange feeling” I said.

He smiled
“Franks here and I’m here, you’ll be okay.”

He blew a
raspberry on George’s tummy. “And Georgie will save you too” he chuckled as he
did it again and George blew a raspberry from his bottom.

“How very rude
Georgie” I giggled playfully as I tickled him

“Shall Mama
go get you a bottle of yummy milk?” I asked him as he babbled something
incoherent at me, his face full of seriousness. I nodded firmly, “Righty ho,
vodka and coke it is.”

I kissed his
podgy hand as Mason laughed. “That’s my boy, a bottle of vodka and all you need
now is one hot Mama and you’ll be the double of your Dada” he waggled his
eyebrows at me and I slapped his arm playfully.

“He doesn’t
need any more encouragement, he drinks like you, eats like you and farts like
you… let him off with the beautiful women for a little while longer” I laughed
as I donned my robe, pulling the belt tightly around me.

“Hey, one
woman” he said holding up a finger to me. I grinned and nodded as I went to
prepare George’s milk.

I smiled
softly to myself, happy and relaxed by the night’s events. I had managed to
talk about Dane and reveal to Mason what had happened over those nine days and
we had had a frank and honest discussion about our relationship and the state
of Mason’s addiction. All in all progress had been made and I started to feel a
little easier.

That was
until I opened the kitchen door.

My stomach
dropped through my arse, my throat erupted from my mouth and the air exploded
from my lungs in one fell swoop as I screamed and screamed and sank to the
floor, my eyes fused with Franks dead and vacant ones as blood poured from the
gaping wound across his throat and flowed all over my clean terracotta tiles
and the newspaper he had been reading at the table.

Within two
hours I was back at Mason’s house with the babies and overnight essentials. I
had not been able to stop saying sorry to Elijah and all the other guys.

Elijah had shaken
my apologies aside but I still felt guilty for the pain that tore through his
face at the loss of his colleague and friend.

 “Jesus” I
sighed as I swilled down another vodka after settling the babies back down for
the night.

 Mason and I
sat in silence for a long time, both shivering every now and then at the
thought of what had happened in the kitchen directly below us as we made love.

“God damn
it” I raged as I threw my glass across the room. Mason closed his eyes and side
huddled me, pulling me in closely and securely.

Elijah
walked in and sat opposite us in the chair, he seemed to have aged twenty years
in the space of two hours; the deep frown lines on his brow, the tiredness and
blurriness of his eyes to the way he carried himself, hunched and slow.

“I need to
get off soon but Neo is here and I’ve doubled patrol. I don’t know how the hell
he got past them in the first place but…” he shrugged and I nodded.

 “I’ll make
sure that any other costs are covered” I said quietly, it seemed inconsiderate
and wrong to talk about money right now but it had to be done.

He nodded
and stood. “Elijah” I said quickly before I changed my mind. He turned to me
“I’ve been thinking.” He frowned at me but nodded slightly. “I think it’s about
time we tempted him” I said quietly, knowing the verbal assault was coming

“What do you
mean?” he asked and I pursed my lips.

“What do you
think if we give him some bait and lure him out?” he frowned again and shook
his head in bewilderment.

“We should
use some temptation to entice him and trap him” I declared, now thinking my
idea was the only way to get him out of hiding.

Elijah shot
Mason a look and they both looked at me “What kind of bait?” he asked and I bit
my bottom lip.

“Me” I
stated bluntly.

Mason shot off
the sofa and Elijah’s eyes widened so much I thought he was going to lose them
on the carpet. “No fucking way Ava!” Mason boomed and I sighed heavily.

“Mason” I
looked up at him, “Calm down.”

He
harrumphed and shook his head, “CALM DOWN???” His brows were in his hairline as
his jaw hit the floor.

“Have you
gone fucking crazy?” he thundered and I turned to Elijah who just shook his
head.

“No!” he
asserted and I groaned in annoyance.

“But if we
do it properly and have every corner covered we could get to him quicker and hopefully
without losing anybody else” I argued. “You don’t know what he’s like, he’s
crazy. There isn’t an ounce of humanity left in him, it’s like he’s lost it” I
exposed. “He won’t stop until he gets to me and this time he’ll make sure I
don’t get out alive.”

They both
glared at me. “No!” they reiterated together and I huffed and shook my head in
weariness.

 “At least
think about it” I pleaded with Elijah, “Work out a fool proof way to do it but
at least say it’s worth at least a thought.”

The men
flicked a glance at each other and Elijah eventually sighed in resignation.
“I’ll look into how it would be possible to do it, but if I don’t get a plan
that promises 110% guarantee of your safety then it’s a no go Ava” he said.

I nodded,
“Thank you.” I gave him a huge smile, wondering now if I was doing the right
thing but I couldn’t see another way out and I wouldn’t spend the rest of my
life looking over my shoulder or not being able to live a full happy life with
my children. It had to be done and it had to be done soon.

***

“For God’s
sake, Ava” Mason groaned and I continued applying my lipstick.

“Neo will be
with me all day and I promise I won’t leave the office unless with him and
Nate” I defended but he huffed and then stood up on the bed.

Regarding him,
I frowned at him through the mirror and he grinned lazily at me as my eyes
skimmed his hot body; from his magnificent chest, over his powerful abs, along
his man trail and straight to his large impressive rock hard length. I closed
my eyes against the temptation as he took his erection in his hand and started
working himself.

“Are you
sure I can’t tempt you to stay home, Baby?” he smirked and I cleared my throat
and resolutely moved my eyes away from his show.

Within
seconds they were back on him, the lure and enticement pulling me to him. “You
want it inside you Ava, filling you, stretching you wide?”

I let out a
soft breath as he held my eyes in the mirror and then they fell down to his
motions, his hand sliding up and down his glorious cock.

I licked
across my lips, tasting his saltiness in my mind. “You want to wrap those sweet
pink lips around me, tasting me all of me, my cum dribbling down your chin and
onto your hard pink nipples?”

I swallowed
heavily and watched in awe as his hand slid down, back up and gave a slight
twist at the tip.

“Remember
how it feels Ava, pummelling into your wet pussy, driving into you, my teeth
sinking into your soft flesh.” I groaned and my mouth dried at the image of his
words as he stepped off the bed and came to stand behind me.

“You want me,
Baby” he said, a statement rather than a question.

“Yes” I
whispered as his mouth wrapped around the skin on my neck, his tongue darting
out and tasting me.

 “Where do
you want me, baby?” he asked, his voice low and husky. “In my mouth” I breathed
“I want your cum in my mouth.”

He groaned
in my ear and spun me round on the stool. “You want me to fuck your hot mouth?
You want my cock sliding between your lips?”

I was
panting now, needing him so much. “Yes” I told him as I licked my lips. He
smiled lasciviously at me as he swiped the pre-cum off his tip with his thumb
and wiped it across my bottom lip. My tongue darted out and lapped it up as I
closed my eyes to the flavour of him. “Good?” he whispered in my ear and I
moaned in affirmation.

His mouth
crashed over mine as his hand gripped my hair, his tongue plundered my mouth as
he pulled me closer to him. “Stay home with me and you can have it baby, you
can have it everywhere… in your mouth, over your tits, in that hot little pussy
and in your tight ass” he growled against my mouth.

Oh how very
crafty! I gazed up at him. “Fuck my mouth” I demanded and I saw the flash of
victory in his eyes.

“On your
knees, baby” he demanded and I grinned and slid down in front of him. “Put your
hands behind your back.” He was biting his bottom lip and I knew he was close
as he tilted my head back with a finger. “You want it all, Ava?” he asked and I
smirked.

“Oh yes!” I
hissed.

As he placed
the tip of his penis against my mouth, I darted out my tongue to catch a quick
taste, flicking it over him slowly.

He groaned
and fisted my hair. “No hands” I shook my head at him and he raised his
eyebrows but smiled as he placed them behind him and nudged into my mouth.

I smiled
coyly as I swirled my tongue around him, positioning him into me as I licked
his shaft triggering a low groan from his throat as I slipped my mouth over
him, right to the end then loosened my throat and plunged down as far as I
could go.

“Fuck, yeah,
suck me Ava” he snarled and I sucked him hard, working my way up and down him.
I felt him swell inside me, a sign that he was close and I stood up, cleared my
throat and patted his backside.

“Save it for
me” I winked as his jaw dropped “Sorry, baby, gotta go to work.”

He glowered
at me but I clicked my tongue. “As much as I would love to feel your hard cock
thrashing into me, driving us both wild as my pussy grips you tight and drains
every single drop of your hot cum while I slam back against you, driving you
crazy as we fuck like animals” I whispered in his ear and he whimpered, “We’ll
just have to take a rain check.”

I planted a
chaste kiss on his lips and he groaned, a long drawn out painful groan. “You
could see to it yourself but it’s not quite the same is it” I smirked as I shut
the bedroom door behind me and went in search of my beautiful peanuts.

“Hey,
Sweetheart” Greg kissed the top of my head as he entered the kitchen and Mason
eyed him. He rolled his eyes and shook his head as he helped himself to coffee.

 I zoomed
another aeroplane full of slop into Katie’s mouth while she continued to ignore
me and stare at her Daddy, who was blowing her lots of kisses while he fed her
brother. “You are such a Daddy’s girl” I pouted to her and she giggled as Mason
poked his tongue out at her.

“What’s not
to love, baby?” he smirked and I blew a kiss to George who was considerately
giving me his full attention

“And I
attract all the men, Don’t I Georgie.” I scrunched my nose at him.

“Well that’s
because you’re one hot Mama” Mason winked.

Greg seated
himself at the table and tipped his head to me. “How you doing?” he asked with
concern and I shrugged.

“I dunno… shit,
angry, guilty, sad… the lists endless” I told him and he nodded sombrely.

“Listen,
we’re all going up to the cabin this weekend to celebrate my birthday, why
don’t you come with us, it’ll do you good to get a break.”

I sighed and
raised my brows at him, “Greg, I have the babies now. I can’t just up and go” I
said disappointedly.

I loved
Greg’s cabin in Scotland; it was quiet, peaceful and had stunning views and it
was exactly what I needed right now.

“Kerrie will
have them” Mason said as he raised an eyebrow at me, “Come on baby, it’ll be
fun” he urged and I pursed my lips.

“Well, I
suppose if it’s okay with Kerrie” I agreed and both men beamed at me.

“Good Girl”
Greg said as he stood and kissed my head again before planting one on Katie and
George. Mason looked at him expectantly, “Fuck that!” Greg laughed and turned
to leave. “We’ll see you up there then, Friday night” he winked and left.

I carried on
feeding Katie and then stole a quick glance at a quiet Mason. He was staring at
me intensely, his eyes dark and hooded as I cocked my head at him in query. “I
was just thinking how utterly beautiful you are” he said softly and I let out a
small sigh.

“And me,
you” I whispered as I stood and cupped his face.

I gazed at
him for a while, studying his beautiful face and as I leaned down to kiss him, George
blew a raspberry.

I rested my
forehead on his and sighed heavily then turned my head to George, “How
appropriate Georgie, sloppy wet kisses.” I sucked and blew on his neck and he
rewarded me with one of his fantastic chuckles and Katie started bouncing about
in her chair for the same.

“Arghhhh
I’ll never get to work with you monsters” I groaned playfully and was grateful
as Mason scooped her up. “I’ll take them in baby, you set off” he said as he
nuzzled Katie.

“You sure?”
I asked as I gathered up my things.

“Yeah, go
on” he picked George up and brought them both to me for a kiss.

“Will you
sort the weekend out with Kerrie?” I asked and he nodded.

“Yeah, I’m
glad we’re going” he smiled tenderly and palmed my cheek.

“Me too” I
nodded.

“I’m gonna
fuck you senseless all weekend woman” he growled and I scurried out of the house
before he started trying to pin me down in front of the children.

“You animal”
I snarled mischievously and winked as I shut the door behind me.

Neo drove me
in to work and he was quieter than his usual self and my heart broke for him,
the loss of his friend had hit him hard.

“I’m sorry,
Neo” I said quietly into the silence of the car.

He slipped
his hand over mine. “No Ava, it’s not your fault. We all knew the risks of the
job when we took it on” he sighed heavily.

“It still
doesn’t help though, Neo. If it weren’t for me he’d still be here.”

I turned to
gaze out of the window, avoiding his face. “Ava, you can’t think like that. Do
you blame Mason even though if it wasn’t for him you wouldn’t have met Dane, or
do you blame George because if it wasn’t for him you wouldn’t have met Mason or
do you blame Katie because it was the events from that night that led you to
meet George or do you even blame your parents for dying then you wouldn’t have
met Katie? The list is endless Ava and in the end, it all hangs on the person
that actually killed Frank… not you!”

He was
furious with me and I nodded slowly, understanding his words, the truth and
honesty of them.