The Body Hunters (27 page)

Officer McEarney took Aiden's badge, and on closer inspection plus a radio call to headquarters verifying the stakeout was for real, he finally was satisfied that
  he was indeed an FBI agent. He then took Danny aside and asked in earnest but with a knowing twinkle in his eye. "He's not hurting you ishe?
"

“"Um, no officer, we just got carried away, sorry!" Danny cried
.

"Well young lady you might want to reattach that bra and button up that shirt."

"What?" Danny yelled now feeling the back of her shirt and feeling the bra hooks unfastened.

On hearing the good cop's words,
 Aiden was now uncontrollably snickering as he watched a flustered Danny head back to the back seat of the SUV and slam the door behind her. The two men finished their business with Aiden   looking back into the vehicle and giving Danny devilish winks. The officer patted him on the back with what she could only surmise as a "good going buddy" gesture that infuriated and embarrassed her even more. Officer McEarney went back to his squad car and soon left. Aiden strolled arrogantly back to the truck
.

“I've never been so humiliated in all my life!" She yelled at him like she was scolding a dog
.

Still chuckling he said "Nani,
it’s OK! Look at it this way; we've given him a good story to tell his cop buddies! You know how they are!"
"Yes, damn it I do! I was a cop remember!" She was furious but he didn't seem to care.

He casually hopped over the front seat and joined her in the back seat.

"Baby c'mon it's OK. He only asked headquarters if I was legit for the stakeout. He promised he never mentioned your name. Your reputation is still stellar!" he said, as he tried to hold her.

Beating him on his chest she said. "How the hell did you get my bra unhooked without me knowing it, jackass?"

"Magic fingers sweetheart!" He raised his hand and waved his fingers in front of her face.
Danny grabbed his hand and bit the index finger hard this time meaning to hur
t

"Ow! Geez, Nani easy!" He said and started chuckling again. Then he bit her bottom lip softly.
"Ow, damn it!" she cried
"Uh huh, you can take it but you prefer to dish it out don't ya!" He raised his eyebrow in a knowing fashion. There was no doubt she would be more than a handful in bed.
"Yes, I can take it, and I will dish it out!" She grabbed his arousal through his pants and started on his neck again. They were well on their way to second base until someone else came into view.  A young dark-haired woman was standing at the door to the clinic.

An adrenalin rush springing him into action he scrambled back to the front of the SUV, grabbing his night vision camera. With just a button press the camera was rolling and filming what was going on. Also watching the scene as it unfolded, Danny was silent, probably holding her breath
.

With her emaciated frame and jittery walk there was no doubt that the woman was a drug addict. You could see the desperation in her eyes as she looked up and down the block waiting for someone to answer the door. The short seedy skirt and low cut frazzled top she wore
mayas well have been hanging on clothes hangers by the way they hung off her thin frame. Tottering back and forth on her plastic pumps, she absently scratched at her forearm like she was infested with fleas
.

The same Latino medical assistant with the war paint on his arms appeared at the door still wearing his hospital scrubs. Looking up and down the block he stepped outside concealing something in his hand. Out of the medical office element he had the mannerisms of a common street thug with his shoulders hunched and his teeth bared like an animal. He was obviously berating the woman because she looked down at her feet like a scolded child. He seized her chin in his hand before striking her across the face
.

Satisfied that she had gotten the message, the man forced a small packet into her hand before pushing her away and slapping her on the ass. Like a scared mouse she skittered away from him.

Her eyes glued to the scene unfurling before them, Danny whispered for Aiden's ears only, "Please tell me you're getting this."

"I've got it all, baby. Don't worry." A quiet fury settled into Aiden’s core. This woman was somebody's daughter, sister, or even mother. Yet this man was treating her like filth. "Smile, motherfucker, you're on candid camera." He snarled under his breath
.

Since the woman appeared, his high tech camera hadn't left the front of the clinic.

With the woman gone, the brute took the time to roll a joint. Standing with his back to the brick wall of the clinic and his foot propped against it, he took a few tokes before a couple more women appeared. Their body language spoke volumes as to the fear they must be feeling. Like before, he reprimanded them and forced plastic packets in their hands before sending them on their way.

Another hour went by without any activity. Danny was back in the front seat beside Aiden. His fingers traced lazy circles along the dainty skin of her neck. Danny relaxed into his embrace and rotated her neck on her shoulders, enjoying the attention
.

"Here we go again." Taking his hand off her neck, he pulled out the camera again.

This time the woman was a girl, probably high school age. The brute roughly seized a fist full of her long black hair until they were nose to nose. The girl pulled away, but he yanked harder, roughly tugging on her arm. The girl yelped, and he smacked her across the face
.

"Aiden."
Danny called, sounding like her heart was breaking
.

"Baby, I know." He wanted to do nothing more than arrest the punk for battery. However, they were working a murder case, and if he brought the feds crashing down on the clinic that wouldn't help the women in the other areas. The only way to make any difference was to continue recording and shut down the entire operation.
               Luckily for the girl, the brute released her, but not before tossing one of the packets on the ground and making her fetch it. She scrambled on her hands and knees for it before running away. Seemingly amused, the tough went back inside the clinic.
            His evidence obtained, Aiden hoped he had gained enough to have the entire operation shut down soon. He backed the Suburban out of the alley slowly, leaving the headlights off until reaching the main thoroughfare. The previous mood understandably had cooled, and they headed back to the hotel. It was the wee hours of the morning, and he needed to get his evidence to Agent Johnson A.S.A.P.             
 

 
However, he would not deliver it before getting a few hours shut eye. Danny was looking sad and weary herself. Seeing the events unfold before her eyes, she was looking like her dam was going to burst any second. Agent Stone backed the SUV into the parking spot in front of the adjoining rooms. What a difference a day made he thought to himself. The night before he was putting her to bed pondering what her hot body would feel like snuggled next to him. Now she looked like a little girl lost. He just wanted to hold her, to comfort her.

 
              "C'mon let's get you inside." He got out and opened the passenger door for her
.

"Aiden?" she said sliding out of the vehicle. "I don't want to be alone tonight! Would you just stay with me?
"

"Sure, I'll sleep in the arm chair" he said
.

"Don't be ridiculous. We can share the bed. I think we are too drained to do anything we might regret later anyway."

Soon they were lying in the queen-sized bed. Danny was under the covers, while Aiden stayed fully clothed on top of them, spooning her as best he could with his arm around her. As he was falling asleep, he wiped away the silent tears from the tough as nails Danielle Labouleaux's cheeks
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Chapter 1
5

 
              Aiden sent Lucius an urgent email right after arriving back at the hotel that night detailing exactly what they were able to record outside the clinic. He advised they needed to meet bright and early next morning to review the footage and plan the next legal steps
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Despite her traumatic experience with the stakeout and its results, Danny slept deep and well.
 Aiden lay with his arm around her for a half hour after she had quickly dozed off. He listened to the sound of her light snoring, his body pressed right against hers spooning her with the floral bedspread separating him from her soft skin. He was sleeping soundly, his mouth slightly open now, lying on his back but with his strong arm out to his side for her to rest her head on. She had been snuggled right into the crook of his arm when he felt her slip out of bed at the crack of dawn. She had assumed he was dead to the world, but by nature he was a light sleeper. Slinking around like a feline she tiptoed around the small room trying her best not to stir him
.

Sneaking peeks and enjoying the sight of her slinking around the room,
 Aiden was good and stirred. Stubbing her toe she tried to cover her mouth lest she swear and awaken him. Bent over with her backside to him rubbing her throbbing toe, he smiled like a cat with a canary in his mouth at the glorious sight before him. Her skimpy shorts showed off her squeezable butt and those magnificent brown legs. He was ready to reach out and test the softness of her backside himself until she quickly turned around, making sure she didn't awaken him with the noise. He quickly closed his eyes. Satisfied she hadn't disturbed him; she walked over to the hotel dresser and grabbed her hairbrush
.

He reopened his eyes, soaking in the sight of her in the first morning light shining through the rather large hole in the motel's black-out curtains. The soft beam of light hit her body directly enveloping her, her skin shimmering like a beacon to his desires. After grabbing some toiletries from her luggage, she disappeared into the bathroom and he soon heard the unmistakable sound of the water spray from the shower jets hitting the wall tiles. He smiled at the notion of joining her, their skin slippery wet with warm water. He imagined his large hands massaging her shoulders and soaping up all those hard to reach places on her back and legs. He envisioned himself taking her firm breasts in his hands and alternating gently soaping and massaging them till her nipples came to full attention.

Aiden let go of his momentary fantasy when he heard the bathroom door open. Concealing all the parts he wanted most, the object of his desire returned from the bathroom holding a hotel towel around her damp glistening body. The sensuous smell of the strawberry shampoo hung in the air. Her wet soft tresses hung limply to her bare shoulders. When he contemplated his next move, she was hovering around the bed looking for her wristwatch she assumed fell off the nightstand. With her back turned to him, he waited with anticipation for her to get closer to the bed. Finally his prey moved into the right position, and he pounced. Growling and seizing his prey around her waist and pinning her to the mattress, he was rewarded with her yelp of surprise and her playfully slapping him on the chest.

"Boy, you are crazy! You'd better let me go!" She giggled, trying her best to look incensed
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Aloha, Nani."
He said, hoarsely, brushing back the wet hair that was obscuring her eyes. The scent of her matching strawberry body wash clung to her, her skin still dewy and hot from the shower. He noticed that he had been a little too enthusiastic with kissing her from their romp at the stakeout. His beard stubble had left a slightly noticeable trail of pink from her neck to the tops of her breasts.

Their eyes locked and he dipped his head for a kiss. She was a willing participant, and with a tilt of her head she brought her full lips to meet his. Her feminine fingers were raking through the whiskers on his jaw before massaging his ear lobes. The woman had a way of driving him insane. His hand clutched her thigh and traveled upward before he remembered the time and place. He broke off the kiss with an audible smack
.

"You OK?" He asked, hypnotized by her eyes. "You know, after last night taping those girls?
"

Danny breathlessly nodded. "Yeah, I'm fine.
"

"We have to get going. I have to meet Johnson this morning."
  He told her looking disappointed. He would have liked nothing better than to forget everything and everyone and lie in bed with her all day. He released her and she rose from the bed, trying her best to maintain a modicum of modesty by adjusting the towel.

"I'd better finish getting dressed." she said completely forgetting what she had been looking for in the first place
.

"You'd better do that. You stay here in that towel another minute and I can't be responsible for my actions!" he said, his eyes traveling to the places on her body the towel didn't cover. "I'm going to my room for a shower."

He left with the sight of her drying her hair in the bathroom. With a sly smile on his face he shut the door to her hotel room
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They arrived at the Dallas Field Office well before Agent Johnson. They were both seated comfortably in the conference room's office chairs, Danny with one of her legs tucked under her. They chatted quietly over their coffees. On Lucius' arrival the conversation abruptly ended
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