Santa' Wayward Elf (17 page)

Giggling at the thought, she eagerly made her way over to
the lingerie section of the store. They had everything from bras and panties to
bustiers and corsets, which made it difficult to choose one outfit. But she
wanted to make sure she had enough money to pick up a sex toy, too, so after
careful consideration, she decided on a silky red babydoll with matching
panties.

It didn’t take her nearly as long to choose which sex toy to
buy. Once she spotted the Happy Rabbit Clitoris Vibrator, she knew she had to
get it. Field testing the adult toys she’d designed was one of the perks of
working in the sex toy department, so she knew from experience that particular
vibrator was magical. Since she’d left hers on the transport sled along with
the rest of her things, she definitely needed a new one.

When she got back to the apartment building, Sosie stopped
by Ben’s place first and dropped off the electronic supplies, telling him she’d
work on the air conditioning unit first thing in the morning. She would have
started on it right then, but she wasn’t sure what time Derek would get home
and she wanted to greet him at the door wearing her sexy, new babydoll.

Changing clothes would have to wait, however. She’d been so
eager to see Derek earlier, she’d left the pots and pans in the sink figuring
she’d clean them later. Well, it was later. Groaning, she tossed her shopping
bag on the couch and went into the kitchen to tackle the mess.

By the time she finished up, then took a quick shower, it
was after ten. She eyed the babydoll, wondering if she should put it on, then
decided against it. Derek was bound to be tired by the time he got home. If it
turned out he wasn’t, she could always change into the lingerie then. It
wouldn’t be the same as greeting him at the door dressed in the skimpy outfit,
but somehow, she didn’t think he’d mind.

Pulling Derek’s T-shirt over her head, she turned on the
television, then curled up on the couch with a yawn. She hadn’t realized she
was tired. She’d be lucky if she didn’t fall asleep before Derek got home.

* * * *

It was almost midnight by the time Derek left the precinct.
He was beat, but wired pretty good, too. After Sosie had left, he’d called Matt
and Nick to come relieve them so he, Aaron and Tony could go back and brief the
captain on what they’d heard. The older man had been thrilled to hear they
finally might have something to pin on Saldino. This case had been a lead
weight around everyone’s neck for a long time, his more than anyone’s. While
Derek and the other detectives on the task force would be reassigned to a new
case if they failed to get anything on Saldino, someone was going to take the
fall if the mob boss went through with his plan to file harassment charges, and
that someone was the captain. Derek would hate to see the man forced into
retirement, especially since he was one of the best senior officers on the
force.

Derek, Aaron and Tony had spent the rest of the afternoon
and most of the night working their informants to confirm what they’d heard on
the wiretap. It had taken a while, but they’d discovered one of Sammy’s drug
dealers had been caught skimming some of the product off each shipment. As if
that wasn’t stupid enough, the guy had then decided to start selling the drugs
in Sammy’s own territory. Word on the street was that Saldino’s men had already
picked up the idiot, but that the mob boss himself was going to personally put
a bullet in the traitor’s head as a sign Sammy Saldino didn’t put up with that
kind of bullshit.

The whole thing sounded too good to be true, and Derek would
have thought it was a load of crap if they hadn’t confirmed the story from
three different sources. After years of playing it extra careful, Saldino was
finally going to do something incriminating, and Derek was going to be there to
catch him.

Getting the time and place when the execution was supposed
to go down had been more difficult since Saldino owned a lot of warehouses, but
Aaron had come through on that. One of his contacts had heard the workers at
one of the buildings on the West Street docks had been told not to come to work
tomorrow night, and that they should consider it a paid day off. Since most of
the docks down there were part of the Saldino organization, it was a perfect
place for the mob boss to conduct his own particular brand of law and order.
Advance teams were already on their way to set up recon posts on the edges of
the West Street area. Not close enough to tip Saldino off, but near enough to
know if any of his crew showed up early.

Derek wasn’t sure if Sosie’d still be awake since it was so
late, so he unlocked the door to his apartment and went inside as quietly as he
could. Sure enough, she was curled up on the couch asleep with the television
on and the maintenance manual for the central air unit as company. His mouth
edged up. She was definitely one of a kind. He turned off the television, then
stood gazing down at her. She looked so comfortable lying there that he hated
to rouse her. Could he pick her up in his arms and carry her into the bedroom
without waking her up? Probably not.

Deciding to wake his sleeping beauty with a kiss instead,
Derek sat down beside her and reached out to gently brush her hair back from
her face. Sosie let out a small sigh, but didn’t stir at his touch.

If she had, she probably would have immediately reached up
to pull her hair forward again so that it covered her ear. For some reason, she
seemed to be very self-conscious about them. He didn’t know why. From where he
was sitting, she had the prettiest ears he’d ever seen. They were petite and
perfectly formed, like the rest of her.

He bent to kiss her, but paused when he caught sight of the
top of her ear. Instead of being rounded at the tip, it was pointed, like the
elves in the
Lord of the Rings
movie. His mouth curved. So that was why
she was so shy about her ears. Admittedly, they were different, but certainly
not ugly. In fact, they were cute as hell. Since she was obviously
self-conscious about them, he wouldn’t say anything. In time, he’d convince her
she had nothing to be embarrassed about.

Leaning over, he gently pressed his lips to hers. Sosie
stirred immediately, letting out a murmur of what he hoped was approval as she kissed
him back. When he lifted his head, he found her smiling up at him.

“You’re home,” she said softly. “I tried to wait up, but I
guess I must have fallen asleep.”

“Sorry I’m so late. After you left, we went back to the
precinct and started coordinating for the bust. We’re going to take down
Saldino tomorrow night.”

“What’s a bust?”

His mouth quirked. “It’s cop speak for arresting a bad guy
and putting him in prison.”

“That’s good, right?”

“It’s very good.” He smiled as she stifled a yawn. “Come on,
sleepyhead. Let’s go to bed.”

She didn’t say anything as she took his outstretched hand
and let him lead her into the bedroom. He immediately caught sight of the
silky, red negligee and vibrator on the bed. He grinned.

“What’s all this?”

Color stained her cheeks. “I was going to surprise you by
greeting you at the door dressed in it, but then I noticed how late it was and
figured you’d probably be too tired to make love.”

He pulled her into his arms for a kiss. “Honey, I’m never
too tired for sex. Why don’t you put it on and model it for me?”

“Now?”

“Yeah. Unless you’re too tired.”

She grinned. “Never.”

He chuckled. “Good. I’m going to go grab a shower while you
change.”

Knowing Sosie was slipping into something even sexier than
his old T-shirt had Derek’s cock so hard he could barely focus on lathering the
bar of soap between his hands. He groaned. As turned on as he was, he wasn’t
sure he’d be able to hold back long enough to appreciate that sexy, little red
silk number she’d bought.

* * * *

Sosie leaned back against the pillows and drew one leg up,
trying to arrange herself as seductively on the bed as she could. From the way
Derek’s eyes had glinted when he saw the lingerie, she had a feeling she could
be standing in the middle of the kitchen making oatmeal and he’d still be
turned on. Even so, this whole seduction thing was new to her and she wanted to
do it right.

She looked down at herself, wondering if she should bend her
knee some more when the bathroom door opened and Derek walked into the bedroom.
At the sight of him, Sosie forgot all about whether her pose was seductive or
not and focused on him instead. He was naked, his hair still damp from the
shower. She wanted to jump up and run her hands over every magnificent inch of
him, but the heat in his gaze made it impossible to do anything except catch
her breath.

“God, you’re gorgeous,” he breathed.

The words made her blush, something she seemed to be doing a
lot of since getting involved with the handsome detective.

She waited for Derek to come over, but instead he folded his
arms across his broad chest and leaned against the doorjamb.

“Aren’t you going to get into bed with me?”

“In a minute.” The corner of his mouth lifted. “Right now, I
think I’ll stand here and watch you pleasure yourself with that new toy you
bought.”

Sosie’s pulse quickened. She’d never done anything like that
it in front of a guy before, but the idea of Derek watching her masturbate made
her body quiver.

Lying back more on the pillows, she ran her hand up her bare
thigh and over the tiny triangle of silk covering her pussy. Derek followed her
movements as if mesmerized, his dark eyes hungry. She caressed her sex through
the material, doing it to tease herself as much as him. Her panties were
already damp and clinging to her, making it easy for her fingers to glide over
her folds and find her clit.

But soon, touching herself through her panties wasn’t enough
for her. She suspected it wasn’t enough for Derek, either. Giving him a sultry
smile, she slid them down her legs with painstaking slowness until they were
all the way off, then tossed them in his direction. He caught them in one hand
and lifted them to his nose to breathe in the scent of her arousal. Sosie
didn’t think she’d ever seen a guy do anything so hot in her whole life.

As he watched, she reached for the vibrator and turned it
on, then leisurely rubbed the tip up and down her slick folds. Her pussy
spasmed at the contact and she teasingly pressed the head of the toy against
her opening before slowly sliding it all the way in.

Sosie moaned as the rabbit’s ears vibrated against her clit
while the dildo filled her. Because of the way the sexy toy was designed, she
could pleasure her clit while plunging it in and out of her pussy, which always
made her come extremely fast. Since she was putting on a show for Derek, she
didn’t want to bring herself to orgasm too quickly, so she rested it against
her clit until she was on the verge of climax, then eased off for a few moments
before doing it all over again.

She was so caught up in how good it felt that she didn’t
realize Derek had left his post by the door and joined her until she felt the
bed dip beneath his weight. She opened her eyes to find him propped up on an
elbow beside her, a roguish glint in his eye.

“I think I’ve got the hang of it now,” he said, taking the
vibrator from her.

Sosie suspected he had the hang of it all along, but only
moaned against his mouth as he slowly plunged the vibrator in and out of her
pussy. Mmm, this was so much better than doing it solo. He didn’t tease her
clit like she’d done, but instead pressed the rabbit ears to the plump nub until
her entire body was trembling. The orgasm went on and on, making her dizzy, and
all she could do was cling to Derek’s shoulders and let the waves of ecstasy
wash over her.

After, she lay back against the pillows, panting for breath
as Derek gently slid the vibrator from her pussy. She watched through
half-closed eyes as he opened the drawer of the bedside table and took out a
condom. Her pussy tingled in anticipation. The Happy Rabbit Clitoris Vibrator
she’d designed might be one of the best toys she had ever come up with, but it
didn’t compare to the real thing.

She waited for Derek to settle between her legs, but instead
he sat back against the headboard, then took her hand and urged her onto his
lap so she was straddling him. Mesmerized by his soulful, dark eyes, she
couldn’t do anything more than hold onto his shoulders as he sheathed himself
inside her.

Groaning, Derek slid his hands in her hair and covered her
mouth with his in a long, drugging kiss. Sosie moaned and made circular motions
with her hips, slowly riding him.

Murmuring something unintelligible, Derek tore his mouth
away from hers to trail hot kisses along the curve of her jaw before moving
back up to reclaim her lips again. He drew her bottom lip into his mouth,
sucking on it as he slid his hands down her back to grasp her ass. He guided
her up and down on his cock in a slow, sexy rhythm that sent surges of pleasure
through her.

Sosie would have been content to ride him like that all
night, but the sensations were too intense and she clenched her pussy tightly
around him, milking his cock as she shuddered and cried out her release. Derek
dragged his mouth away from hers to bury his face in her neck with a hoarse
groan. She wrapped her arms around him, holding onto him tightly as they came
together. Their joining was so amazing it brought tears to her eyes.

Earlier, she hadn’t been sure what she felt for Derek, but
now she knew unequivocally. She was totally and completely in love with him.
All she had to do was tell him who she really was, then they could live like
this forever.

Chapter Nine

Sosie wanted to confess her love to Derek the next morning,
but he was up before the alarm clock went off, then out the door almost as soon
as he’d showered and dressed. They barely had time for a piece of toast and a
quick kiss.