Cuff Me

by Nicole Elliot

  “Yeah, please.” He offered a small smile. He glanced back at Alex before he walked off with me. I knew he was worried about his friend. It was sweet, but it sucked that the situation was so bad.

  What if it had been worse? Alex could have been gravely injured, or even shot. I didn’t see much, but it just looked like a busted nose and bruised cheek.

  I told Nate to wait outside the lounge and I got him a fresh hot cup and cream. I nearly cringed when I saw him drink it black. We sat on the over-worn couches by the ER.

  “How was your day before all this?” He slung his arm behind me casually.

  I never got used to how hot he looked in uniform. And the way he leaned back and knocked his legs open like he wanted me to come kneel between them…how could my mind be in the gutter at a time like that?

  “It was okay. Nothing too crazy. What about yours?” I turned to him. I inhaled deeply to disguise my breathing in his scent. So masculine and intoxicating.

  “The same as always.”

  I stared into his deep eyes for a moment. I turned and rested my head on his shoulders. It was so easy to be around him. Around all of them. Way too easy.

  “Why don’t you guys tell me about the case? I can handle it.”

  He sighed, and I felt him grin. It was weird, Nate not cracking a joke.

  “I don’t know. We just agreed not to.” He tsked his jaw.

  I groaned as I realized it.

  “I get it. I admire you guys’ friendship. But when you decide to trust me, I can handle it.”

  He kissed the crown of my head.

  “We know.”

  Chapter Twelve: Rose

  Alex was cleared by the doctor and I was glad he didn’t have a concussion. When I saw him again, he didn’t look nearly as bad. Bruised cheek like I suspected, and a split eyelid on the left. He was up and walking around and I felt lucky. I hugged him tight like it was a lifeline.

  “I’m glad you’re okay.” I muffled into his chest. He looked so dapper and smelled so good.

  I loved how he dressed in his slacks and vest and dress shirt. I wondered how he used to look in his uniform, but he looked good that way too.

  “I’m okay, Rose.” He smiled, a crooked one, but just as knee-weakening.

  Nate got us in his cruiser and drove us to Alex’s place, since he had to go to work.

  “I don’t mind staying to help you, I am a nurse after all,” I told Alex as we arrived. He lived near the city in a duplex.

  “Okay.” He nodded. Nate grinned at the both of us as we got out. I wondered what he was thinking.

  I hugged Nate goodbye, and then we went inside.

  Chapter Thirteen: Alex

  I didn’t want to think about what happened to me because I knew what it meant. This was a real shit storm and it was too damn late to evacuate. I didn’t want to tell Rose what happened, either. Neither of us wanted to tell her about the case at all. We wanted her to be safe and we didn’t want her to worry.

  We knew she was strong and could hold her own, but we didn’t want her to have to. She was just so sweet and innocent, she didn’t deserve any of this. The only reason she was in this situation was because she was such a good person. Wanting to do the right thing even in a tough situation.

  And I just fucking wanted her so badly I couldn’t think straight. We all wanted her.

  Rose was so fucking smart and sexy and irresistible. She didn’t even know it. Even with teasing us in her bedroom window every night. I wanted to show her exactly what she did to me. I wanted to taste her and eat her up repeatedly.

  Then she was in my house, looking like a fucking night raven just to torture me. My ribs were so fucking uncomfortable, yet still I wanted to throw her over the couch and fuck her into tomorrow. Maybe even the day after.

  “You look so tired. Are you hungry? I can make something.” She looked around for the kitchen, but it was behind the living room wall.

  My place wasn’t anything special. My bedroom was upstairs, and I used the other one to hang my boxing bag up. My living room was pretty sad; the leather futon was rarely used, and the entertainment unit was almost dusty by how rarely I used it. I had some pictures up of me and the guys, but that was pretty much it. I once tried to have a plant, but that ended badly.

  “Yeah, food sounds good.” I took off my gun strap and vest and laid it down on the couch.

  I led her into the kitchen and got her a bottle of water from the fridge. I had just upgraded all my appliances, and they were almost never used so they were still super shiny.

  “I hope you actually have food in here.” She giggled and set her bag down on the counter before she opened up the fridge.

  I chuckled a bit at the fact she might have been right. I did get groceries occasionally, because I wanted to try and eat well to keep my shape up.

  “You got lucky.” She grinned at me.

  I smiled back as best I could, my eyes drifting down her body. She wore scrubs like no one ever could. I loved the way they fit her body, and the way she always tied her hair up to get it out of her way. It exposed her soft neck and it called to me to taste it. I looked at her like I wanted to eat her until she turned back to me.

  “Is steak okay with you?” She turned back and set the frozen slabs on the counter. I liked to go to the same butchery for my meat.

  “Yeah. Thank you. Um, I’m going to wash this blood off me.” I nodded once at her and disappeared upstairs.

  I escaped my bubble of impending desire behind the closed door of my bedroom. I stripped down and turned the water as hot as it would go. I took what felt like the first piss in years. They gave me so many fluids I was ready to explode. When I got in the shower, the spray almost hurt my eye from how hard it was, then it felt good as it eased the bruise down a bit.

  That fucker took me by surprise and I was still trying to figure out what even happened. Or how he even knew where I was.

  I didn’t know what to do. I knew I could protect her, but I also didn’t want to be the thing endangering her.

  I don’t know how long I stayed in the shower, washing off, thinking about all the decisions I had to make.

  To top it off, Rose came by. Fuck. Just her voice made my dick twitch.

  “Hey, dinner is almost ready. Are you okay? You’ve been in there for a while. I just worry because sometimes concussions can surface later on. Or you may be feeling nauseous—are you…”

  “Rose.” I interrupted her, talking over the shower. “Come in here.”

  She didn’t hesitate before opening the door. Her eyes were wide as she tried not to look at me through the glass door, but I knew she couldn’t resist. Just like I couldn’t resist her. I cracked the door open and stared at her head on, my cock rising between us.

  “Take your clothes off,” I demanded.

  She blinked rapidly and swallowed.

  “Now.” I stared into her eyes.

  She blushed with excitement and then reached for her shirt. She took it off, followed by her pants and shoes. Her toes were painted pink and fuck did I want to suck on them. I knew her body was perfect but up close it was just magnificent. Her pale blue panties and black bra were ordinary yet sexy as hell. She took off her bra with shaky hands and I grabbed my cock at the sight of her perfect breasts. Her dark nipples were already hardened. Once she got her panties off I could barely wait.

  “Get in here.”

  She bit her supple bottom lip and came close. Then I grabbed her waist and kissed her like the ship was going down. Like the whole fucking world was coming down. I shut the door and pressed her up on the wall, her body getting soaked as I coaxed her lips open.

  Her tongue swirled with mine and she tasted so fucking sweet. Just as I imagined. I separated her legs with my thigh and groaned as I felt her hot sex against me. I squeezed her breasts, moved my hands down and lower until I ghosted over her clit. She pulled away and mewled against my lips as she tried to catch her breath. Her heavy pants filled the air and I kissed her soft nec
k. She tasted just as good as I imagined.

  “Alex…oh god.” She gasped. She started rambling and it made me growl at how fucking adorable she was.

  I looked into her eyes as I slid a finger between her folds and pressed inside her. I added another, and then three. She gasped as I started to fuck her with my fingers. Her nimble hands explored my body, went down my abs until she scratched through the hair just above my cock and grabbed my base.

  “Fuck.” She started to pump me hard. Her hand squeezing, her thumb picking up my pre-cum. I hadn’t felt that good from a hand job since I was a crazy teenager.

  I kissed her again, claiming her mouth as mine as she kissed me back eagerly. Her hand fisted in my hair as she wrapped her legs around my waist. The heat of her pussy was right over my cock and fuck if I didn’t want to pound into her right then. I moved my mouth down, kissing across her collarbone until I reached her full breasts, perfect handfuls. I teased her nipples between my thumb and forefinger and sucked the other, alternating between them until she was practically screaming.

  I started fucking her hard with my fingers, curling up on her g-spot as I went deeper. Her thighs clenched me harder and started to tremble around me. I wanted to make her come so fucking bad. I wanted all of her.

  “Alex…fuck, Alex—ung!” She scratched down my back and squealed as she came. Her pussy clenched, and I felt her gushing and I couldn’t hold back any longer.

  I tilted my hips back and shoved my cock into her in one go. She was still twitching and tightening around me as I started fucking her. I grabbed her luscious ass and gave her everything. Deep and tight.

  “Fucking perfect…so sweet,” I whispered in her ear. She cried out and pulled me into a kiss.

  Her lips were soft and sweet against mine. All of her was. I was already so close because she was just that good.

  “Please. More,” she mumbled against my lips.

  I went a little faster, holding her down so I could reach deeper into her. I felt like I was reaching in to her very core and grabbing her soul as I fucked her. It even felt like more than fucking which never happened.

  “Fuck. We’re going bareback.” I grunted as I realized. She spoke between moans.

  “It’s fine. I’m—agh! I have an implant.” She grazed her lips across my face and kissed me again before I said anything else.

  It was weird just trusting someone like that, but I did. I trusted her and felt things that I didn’t know what to do with.

  I kissed down her neck and sucked the skin of her breasts until little welts formed everywhere. She started really going crazy then, and it felt good making her feel good. I could literally feel her body relaxing at every minute I pounded her into that wall. The shower water pattered down around us. My cock going balls deep in her made our skin clap together and echo off the walls. It was all permanently drilled into my brain.

  “Fuck, Alex—I’m…ugh; coming again…holy shit,” she said in breathless pants. I loved how she still rambled even then. She was just so fucking unique and adorable.

  And come again she did. Harder this time, with her body shaking and her back arching. I growled as I felt my cock twitch in response to her walls tightening. Her legs went lack around me and I twisted her around to go against the wall. From behind her, I grabbed her breasts and massaged them, kneading her nipples as I kissed across her shoulders. Every part of her was so soft and sweet.

  My cock slapped against her ass and I tilted her hips down, so I could enter her from behind. She clutched the wall as she met me thrust for thrust. I watched her ass jiggle as I fucked her harder and faster than before. I was so fucking close, but I wanted to savor the moment. I slowed down, feeling her pussy walls clench me. I fit so perfectly inside her it was like I was made for her.

  “Mmm, Alex. You’re so fucking huge. You feel so good…” The side of her lips pressed against the wall and I kissed her sloppily.

  I turned my leg outside of hers and clutched her breasts as I felt her come around me again and then that was it for me. I had to blow my load so deep inside her it would fill her whole body. I pumped through my climax and bit down on her shoulder until she moaned deeper.

  It was fucking perfect.

  Her breathless pants made me want her again. But my side hurt, and she was tired, and I was also too hungry, but fuck if she didn’t make me want to forgo all normal human needs.

  She turned and gave me the sexiest of grins as she turned under the water. I watched it soak down her body and she started washing herself. She turned back and smiled as she bit her lip.

  I came closer to her and tugged her body against mine. She kissed my cheek softly and then she just hugged me, rested her head against my chest. I held her close to me and hugged her tight.

  Hot water be damned, I didn’t ever want to let her go.

  Chapter Fourteen: Rose

  My body was tingling everywhere. It felt like every nerve in my body had been asleep, and then suddenly, I was awake. And maybe never even wanted to go to sleep again. I knew I couldn’t go to sleep, but I also didn’t want to impose on Alex.

  I didn’t want to assume I could just hop in his bed and go to sleep. I also had to get Parker out of his crate, and didn’t want to ask Martha for help beyond what she already did. I think I needed room to breathe, too. Once we ate, it was hard to even calm my thoughts down enough to think straight.

  “You should let me drive you home.” Alex was barely up on his feet. I thought our events in the shower tired him even more.

  “You just took those pain meds, you can’t drive. The station is only down the block,” I told him. I put my jacket on and zipped it up.

  He stood imposingly tall in his living room; looking sexy as ever in jeans and a gray tee shirt that offset his eyes. It was odd for a second, being so fully clothed in front of him and getting ready to leave. I didn’t want to go, not really.

  If I could just stay in his strong arms all night, I would always feel safe. I felt like that with all of them and it was…I still didn’t have a way to describe it.

  “I don’t know, Rose. I mean, I feel fine.” He walked towards me in a way that would fail any officer’s test of competency.

  “Alex, I’m a nurse. You can’t fool me.” I slung my bag over my shoulders with a grin and crossed the space between us.

  “Just be careful. And let me know when you get to the station. And when you get home.” He smirked.

  I nodded and reached up to hug him, my small arms around his broad neck and shoulders almost comical. He wrapped me up in his arms, the ridges of his muscles tightening around my waist. My body molded to his and I couldn’t stop the little mewl that left me. Being surrounded by his warmth was like an invitation to just relax and be vulnerable, around him.

  With a deep breath, I inhaled his scent that swirled around my brain and went right to my core. Then it got a little hard to breathe because he was squeezing me so tight.

  It made me smile. “Alex, I’m small and you’re very, very large.” I giggled.

  He released me, and I looked up at him to see him smiling. He was so handsome and dapper but at the same time adorable.

  “I should get going.” I nervously tucked my still wet hair behind my ear, biting my lip as I stepped away. He walked me to the door, and held my arm gently before I left.

  “Remember what I said.” His voice was stern but his eyes light. I nodded and reached up to kiss him once before taking my leave.

  ~

  The walk really was short. And once I arrived on my subway, I texted Alex as promised. I realized I was a little hungry and going home to a fridge that hadn’t seen proper groceries in a week. I needed to stop at the grocery store. There was a good one real close to my place, just three blocks. So, I got off one stop early and went to the store.

  The whole time I was having flashbacks of the shower with Alex. When I passed the produce aisle and the sprinkler came on, I was back in that steamy, enclosed glass box with Alex’s strong, muscular body t
aking over mine. His hands exploring my body; squeezing me and kneading my flesh. I used to wish I had more ample breasts until they were in his hands, fitting perfectly.

  I had to stop myself—who gets aroused in a grocery store?

  I went down my mental list I hadn’t deviated from for the past three years. But I was feeling just a little adventurous and decided to add chocolate milk to the list. I knew I was lame, but I wasn’t ashamed of it.

  As I was checking out, the weirdest feeling came over me. Kind of like in high school, when you were sitting in class and you thought a guy was checking you out from behind. Except it didn’t feel like that in a good way, it felt like I was being watched, and not just looked at.

  I ignored the feeling and slowly bagged my things and used the grocery clip I always carry around with me to hold the bags. When I turned the corner, I felt like someone was behind me and not just going the same way. I didn’t want to commit to it, but I felt like I was being followed.

  Was I actually in danger because of that case?

  Ugh. I didn’t want to call Alex, and I knew Max was working. I pulled out my phone and moved to call Nate. It only took him two rings to answer.

  “Hello doll, you okay?” His deep voice washed over me, and I could hear his smile. It almost put me at ease instantly.

  “I um…yeah, I’m fine. I just was wondering if you could come by? I just figured…I don’t know.” I chewed the inside of my lip and walked faster.

  I bit the bullet and stopped walking entirely and turned around. There was no one there. Maybe I was just overreacting.

  “Sure. I’d love to. I can be there in fifteen minutes.”

  “Okay. Thanks. I’ll see you soon.” I tried to keep my voice steady, so he wouldn’t think something was wrong.

  They worried about me so easily, and were already being cautious. They even did it in a way that didn’t make me feel like I couldn’t handle myself, or that I needed them for protection. It was just nice to know I wasn’t completely alone. That I could call someone if I just needed some extra security.