by Robyn, Amy
I love him. I know it is love. I have never been in love before. Sure, I had thought I had been, but real love is quite a bit different. I need him. I fear that the most. I have never needed anyone other than my mother. I need him like a flower needs the sun. Like sailboats need wind. It always comes down to one simple question that had until now been yes. Can I live without him? No, absolutely without a doubt, no.
I lean my head back against the seat and take a deep breath. I can still smell him and it is soothing. I look out of the window and watch the wind blow the flag on the neighbors roof. Something moves out of the corner of my eye and turn to see it. It is my old boss Doug walking up to the house. Shit, I should warn him not to go in there. I move to the front seat and roll down the window. I wave my arm.
“Doug, you don't want to go in there.” I shout out as quietly as possible. Doug turns and looks around. He is scanning the area. His eyes finally land on mine. He walks calmly over to me.
“What are you doing here?” He asks.
“You should leave.” I tell him. I have never liked the guy, but I would feel bad if he got caught in the crossfire.
“Are you here with the Windwalkers?” I nod my head. He leans in and looks at the ignition. Odd. What is he doing here anyway? Is he friends with the child killing bastard who lives here? Oh, Shit! He is the killer. My eyes widen just as something hard make contact with my head and then darkness.
There is a humming in my ears. I can smell damp earth and pine, so I know I'm outside. I am lying on my side with my hands tied behind my back. My feet are also tied. I can feel dirt and pine needles beneath my palm. I try to open my eyes. My lids flutter a few times before I can keep them open. I am in the woods somewhere. I stay still and listen.
“I see you're awake.”
“What do you want from me?” I ask.
“Your boyfriend and his brothers are ruining my fun, so now I am going to ruin his.” He pulls a knife out of his pocket and flips it open. I sit there stunned for a moment. I need to distract him or something to give the guys time to find me.
“Why children?” I need to get him talking.
“They are soft and trusting. Adults are hard and unyielding. Everyone has had heart break or had someone they love die by the time their grown. It causes shields to go up. Little girls are so sweet and soft. No shields to hide their true emotions.” He drops to his knees and strokes my hair. I jerk away.
“See a little girl would let me touch her hair without flinching. They see the world in rainbows and butterflies. They don't see the evil until it's too late and then their terror is very real.” He pulls my hair at the last part.
“See, you are afraid of me, but there is no terror. You still have hope.” He rips open my shirt. I scream. He takes some of the material and shoves it harshly into my mouth. It causes my teeth to bite into my lips and tongue. I swallow blood painfully down my dry throat. He pulls my bra up. I gasp and try to move away from him by trashing my body. He grabs a nipple and pinches it so hard I scream behind the shirt. He twists it until I almost pass out from the pain.
“Ah, now there is some terror. It's so hot. Look you're making me hard.” He points at the tiny prick that is barely tenting his drawers. I want to laugh at him, but I fear too.
“Maybe I will have a little fun with you before I kill you. He goes to the snap on my pants and I try again to move away from him. He slaps me. It incapacitates me enough that he has my pants undone and is pulling them down. I throw my head forward to collide with his face. I hear a satisfying crunch. Black spots dance in my vision. Two things happen at once. He is flying through the air and I hear Gage scream my name. Thank god. I let the darkness take me into oblivion.
Chapter 11. Gage
Talon opens the door to the basement. We walk down the stairs and turn right. It is all concrete and beams, cold and unfinished. The smell of urine and feces is polluting the air. A small swinging light fixture is all the light in this large space. Up against the wall is a single blood stained mattress. A small child lies on it chained to a pipe behind her head. Anger surges through me at what a monster we are dealing. I squat down next to the child. I place my hand on her belly and send my subconscious into her. Right away I go to her kidneys. There is no damage. I breathe a sigh of relief. There is some kind of commotion around me, but I stay focused on my task. I move through her other organs up into her brain. I find no damage. I pull out and lean into Talon.
“She is perfectly healthy just still medicated heavily, but not toxic amounts.” I am being lifted.
“Hey what are you doing? I can walk just give me a minute.” Talon shakes his head and starts running up the stairs and out the front door. James is in front of us opening the back door to his car. I am starting to panic now. I look around for the van. It is gone.
“Ashley.” I shout hoarsely. Talon shoves me into the back seat. I am a complete mess. I am joined in the back by Aaron, Talon and Dagger. It is cramped, but they were able to manage when Talon lay me across their laps. Embarrassment and pride be damned right now. Forest jumps in the front and we are moving.
“Will someone tell me what the hell is going on? Where is my Ashley?” I am yelling.
“While you were doing your thing, I had a hawk keeping watch. Turn left here, James.” He points at a turn.
“The hawk alerted me of movement. I borrowed his eyes and saw a man approaching the house. Ashley called the guy over to the van. They talked for a moment and then he hit her in the head with the butt of a handgun. He jumped into the van and sped away. Pull over here.” He points to the side of the road.
“I had the hawk follow. We need to come at them from behind. I had you park a half mile back so we could creep in.” We all climb out and start trekking through the woods. Forest leads the way as Talon uses air to carry our sounds away. It is eerie how silent it is. I knew Talon could do this but I have never experienced it. It would have probably been cool had I not been so scared. I need my Ashley. Never again will she come with us. I knew it was a bad idea and yet here we are. My heart races and tears burn my eyes as we make our way to my baby. I can only imagine what she is going through.
I bite my knuckle to keep from yelling. We run letting the branches whip and tear the skin of our face and arms. We don't let it slow us. My brothers know that if she dies I die with her. I will choose to die with her rather than being hunted by my brothers. I would not wish that on my worst enemy. I don't look at any of them as we race. I am still not a hundred percent after checking the little girl for injuries.
Everyone starts to slow. I am going to ask why when I hear a mans voice. Talon signals for us to stay and he sneaks forward. A couple of minutes later Talon is back. He signals for us to follow. We do and what I see stops me cold.
She is on the ground. Her shirt torn in half and half stuffed in her mouth. Her bra is pulled up and her perfect breasts are on full display. He is yanking down her pants. She head butts him in the nose and he falls back. Simultaneously I yell her name as Aaron lifts the bastard away from her, using his gift. She turns in my direction but passes out before her eyes connect with mine.
I run to her as the others take care of the dick head that has done this. I kneel down beside her. I pull her bra down and pull together what is left of her shirt. I pull the shirt out of her mouth. Talon kneels beside me. I don't even care that he is seeing her nude, just that he can help me get her decent so I can heal her. I know when she comes too she will be embarrassed by her state of undress.
Between the two of us it only takes a second and then I am sending my subconscious into her body. I start at her head because that's the injury I know of. She has a mild concussion. I heal the damage there and her lips that were split and a bitten tongue. Then I work my way through her body. I heal her nipple that looks painful. Remind me to kick the fuck in the head for that one.
Her organs all look great until I get to her uterus. There is a spot in it. I get closer and closer until I am smack dab against it. That
is when I hear it. A fast beating heart. My child. Our child. I look at this spot no bigger then a pen tip. This little thing we created, that will someday by a baby in our arms. I am overcome with a tidal wave of emotions. I pull back into my body. I slump forward. Her arms wrap around me.
“I knew you would come for me.” She whispers in my ear. I groan and kiss her mouth. I taste her blood in her mouth and I do not care. I have to. I do not care that my brothers are there. I do not care for the guy sobbing on the ground a hundred feet away. All I care about is my baby in my arms with my baby in her womb. She pulls back first.
“That is my asshole ex-boss Doug. He hurt those girls.” She sobs out. I pull her into my arms with what little energy I have left. Aaron is lifting Doug up using his gift to float him in front of us for the hike to the highway. The good news is that it is not that far to get to the van. I try to move and can't, my energy is tapped out. Talon seeing me struggle goes to pick up Ashley.
“No.” I tighten my grip on her. He laughs and next thing I know we are both lifted in a pocket of air and carried in front of Talon.
“Show off.” I tell him eliciting another laugh from him. We float into the van and sat down on the middle seat. The other fall in and we get moving. My baby falls asleep in my lap as I run my fingers over anything and everything I can touch of her. She lightly snores. I even find that adorable. I look over at Talon.
“She is pregnant.” I tell him. Smiling from ear to ear.
“Shit, why didn't you tell us? We would not have taken her with us into the field.” He is freaked out.
“I just found out while scanning for injuries. He or she is barely a spot in there yet.” I say proudly. “He or she has a strong heartbeat though.”
“Well hell. Congratulations. Looks like I am going to be an uncle.” He smiles and pats my back.
“She doesn't know yet, so let's keep this between us for now. I will tell her tomorrow. I just had to tell someone that I'm going to be a dad.” I am beaming. I probably look like a lunatic and I don't care.
“How is it, that the fucking bastard scumbag is so quiet?” He laughs hard.
“Aaron was a little mad. So he took off his sweaty sock and blew his nose on it. He then shoved that sock in the idiots mouth.” I can't stop the laugh from starting and then I can't stop. My girl wakes up groggily and tells me to shut up. That stops the laughter. She needs rest and rest she will get. For two now. Fucking A for two.
Chapter 12. Ashley
Every few hours throughout the night I wake from the nightmares. Gage comforts and soothes me until I can fall back to sleep. He is so wonderful. I decide that in the morning I am going to tell him that I love him. I know he cares about me and hearing that someone loves you is nice whether he feels the same way or not. Yes, I am talking myself in to it.
I watch as his chest rises and falls with every breath. How can someone mean so very much so quickly. I know now I was destined to find this man. I was meant to help him and stand at his side.
I pull the blanket back so I can see all of him. His chest and abs are a sculptured work of art. I wants to lick his six pack. So I do. I lick him from his sternum to his belly button. His beautiful cock is standing at attention. As I move closer his cock bobs as if giving me permission to touch it, so I do.
I grip it loosely, enjoying the satiny feel of his skin covering his rod. I stroke it gently until a drop of his cum forms at the tip. I have to taste it. I lean forward and scoop up his cum with my tongue. I moan as his musky flavor hits my tongue. I engulf his cock until it hits the back of my throat. Who would have thought I would enjoy this. I had given head before, but never did I take pleasure in doing it.
I cup his balls in one hand as I stroke the base of his shaft with the other. I stroke him in and out of my mouth. With every upward stroke I swirl my tongue over the tip to collect more of his musky flavor. He grabs my hair and growls as he shoves farther into my mouth. I gag as he hits the back.
“Relax your throat baby.” He moans through his teeth. I do as he says and he starts fucking my face. His cock hits the back of my throat and slides down into my neck. I am scared for a moment that I will suffocate but he pulls back and I gulp in a breath and then I relax my throat again. It does not hurt as I thought it would. He goes wild when he sees what is happening.
“Fuck, baby that is one of the hottest things I have ever seen.” He says as he pumps himself into my mouth. I breathe every time he pulls back.
“Swallow around my cock baby.” I do that also. He moans so I keep doing it.
“Fuck, I am cumming.” He growls out. A jet of semen hits the back of my throat as I swallow his cock and all his juice down. He moans continually as he fills my throat full of his cum. He pumps a few more times before pulling out and falling back onto the bed. That was amazing. Watching him lose control and cum that hard has to be the sexiest thing I have ever seen. My throat feels a little raw, but so worth it.
“Your turn.” He flips me onto my back and his mouth covers my pussy. He parts my lips with his tongue and sucks my nub until my clit peaks out of its hood. I grind myself into his mouth, seeking relief. I am so close. I pinch my own nipples as he shoves his tongue deep into my channel. My back arches off of the bed as I cum. He licks me throughout the entire euphoric moment. He climbs up my body and thrusts his hard cock into me in one long stroke. I shout as he starts pounding my pussy.
“You feel so fucking perfect.” He drags his thumb slowly down my hairless mound until it rests on my clit. He rubs in small circles that have my eyes crossing.
“Your pussy is so hot and tight.” His thrusts increase until I tip over the edge.
“I love you.” I shout as I cum so hard that I nearly pass out again but I hold on so he will not panic again. He moans long and loudly as he pours himself into me. He rolls us onto our sides still joined together.
“Say it again.” He says as he stares into my eyes,
“I love you.” I tell him again. He drops his head until our foreheads are pressed together.
“God baby I love you too.” He kisses me until we are both breathing heavy and he starts thrusting again. I love this insatiable beast of a man. When we both recover from the next round of love making, he drags me into the shower and washes me. I love how he takes care of me. We take turns drying each other. I drop to my knees to take his cock into my mouth, but he stops me.
“You need to eat first baby.” I pout until he bites my lip. He lifts me and carries me to the kitchen.
“I can walk you know.” I tell him. We are both still naked and my eyes keep following his cock around.
“Stop looking at him or he will never go down.” He says as he pulls out a pan. He pulls out eggs and starts cracking them into a bowl. Nausea hits me like a sledge hammer and I run to the bathroom. I barely make it when the contents of my stomach come spewing out of my mouth and into the toilet. Gage makes it in just in time to see me flush. He wets a washcloth and wipes my mouth and brow. I moan at how good it feels. I am never sick. It must be stress from yesterday. I feel fine now. He pulls my hair away from my face.
“We need to talk baby.” He says as he prepares my toothbrush. I must have shown fear at that.
“Nothing bad. Well not bad to me anyway.” Now I am confused. I stick the toothbrush in my mouth as I give him the continue motion with my hand.
“Yesterday I had to heal you and when I was doing that I found something right here.” He says while rubbing my lower belly. It takes a minute for it to hit me. Oh shit! My knees get weak, but thankfully Gage notices and catches my before I land on my behind. He stands me back up in front of the sink. I spit toothpaste out of my mouth.
“Are you sure?”
“One hundred percent. I heard the heart beat and everything.” He rubs my belly some more. He is smiling from ear to ear. His enthusiasm is contagious. I beam at him.
“We are having a baby.” I make it more a statement. I need to say it for it to be real. I place my hand over his. He
wraps his arms around me as I start to cry.
“Don't cry baby. It kills me.” He says in my ear as he gently rocks me in his arms.
“They are happy tears.” I assure him. I love the way his arms feel surrounding me. I feel safe and loved. Two things I thought I would never feel again after my mother passed away. Now I have Gage and a brother.
“I need to call James and tell him the good news. He is going to be a Uncle.” I bounce up and down in excitement. James will be a terrific uncle. He has shown me nothing but love and support since we met. I pull Gage by the hand into the bedroom where my purse is. I grab my phone and dial James. He answers right away.
“Hey sis, I am just about to pull into your driveway. I brought doughnuts.” I swear it is as if he can read my mind.
“Perfect, see you in a sec.” I hang up and drag Gage behind me into the living room. I unlock the door and open it. James is walking toward us.
“Hurry, I have great news.” I beam. He smiles and jogs the rest of the way.
“How are you feeling?” He asks as he kisses the top of my head.
“I feel great actually. I know it probably has to do with feeling safe here.” I shrug. I know a normal person would probably be going through turmoil after being kidnapped and nearly raped, but I just feel so safe with Gage. It is as if a happy bubble surrounds him and I and I fear stepping outside of it. I don't know yet how I will react when we have to be in two different places. Let's not go there now. I want to bask in my first pregnancy and avoid reality right now.
“I have some fantastic news.” I tell James. He holds out a hand to me. Let's see the ring?” I choke on my spit. “What ring?” Gage slaps him on the back of the head.
“I haven't even asked yet. You idiot.” Gage tells James. I am speechless. I blink my eyes as I stare up at Gage. A ring? Gage walks out of the room. I look at James, but he just shrugs and looks down at the floor. I do not have long to ponder the inclinations before Gage is back. He kneels in front of me. My heart starts racing and my belly flips. Oh god, is this really happening. Perhaps I should pinch myself. I can't move, I am frozen in place.
