Psionics Box Set 1-7

by Robyn, Amy

  We stop at a jewelry counter and Kristen holds up her hair for me to unclasp her necklace.

  Before she left I could use my gift whenever I chose to. It was a bit like flexing a muscle. Now after her being away. I can accidentally touch something and see everything that has happened to or around it before passing out. I swallow hard and reach out and clasp it. It hits me like a sledgehammer.

  Image after image of her hit me. Some of it so painful for me to bear that when I pass out, I welcome it. I never knew until now the damage I have caused the only woman that I will ever love. Death would be easier then seeing and feeling what I just had.

  ***

  “Wake up man.” Aaron is shaking me. Fuck I feel like hell. I pull myself up and wince. My head is throbbing and there is a huge lump on the back of my head. I open my eyes. Aaron is hovering over me and talking on the phone.

  “Yeah, he is sitting up now but I still want you here. He hit his head hard. Yeah, we'll be here. Hurry.” He hangs up and pulls me to my feet. I sway for a moment. It takes me a second to remember how I got here. I look around for Kristen.

  “Where is she?” I ask Aaron. He gives me a sympathetic look and hands me my phone. There is a picture message of Samantha in a wedding dress asking what I thought. I close it and look at Aaron.

  “She said for you to tell your fiance that she likes the dress.” Oh shit, I go to walk away and Aaron pulls me back.

  “Gage will be here in a moment to heal the bump on your head.” He says. I growl.

  “Look, I get it man. If it were Sarah I would want to go after her too, but you are going to wait for Gage or you'll have more injuries from me tackling you.” I grunt and take a good look around. The guy at the jewelry counter looks frightened. I see that Kristen left everything she meant to purchase sitting on the counter including the necklace I took off of her.

  “I would like to purchase all of these. Can I pay for it all here?” They guy nods.

  “Would you like the necklace she didn't get a chance to try on?” He asks me.

  “Yes, please.” It gets it all bagged and I paid for, just as Gage walks in. We head to the bathroom and he quickly heals me. He keeps looking at me with sympathy. Aaron must have talked. I try to pay attention to what all they say but it is useless. I finally give up all pretense. I hug them both and take off at a quick pace. They probably think I am losing it. I don't care. I need Kristen. I will always need her.

  Chapter 4.

  Kristen

  I get back home before mom wakes up. I left everything I meant to purchase on the jewelry counter so it was a wasted trip. I sit down at the kitchen table and just breathe. I was almost fooled into thinking he was different. That picture text reminded me of who I was dealing with. I feel bad that I left without making sure he would be okay. It was a bitch move. I just showed him I am still a jealous cow.

  I have no idea how long I sat there or how long I would have sat there when the doorbell chimes. For some reason I just know it's him. I don't know how I know, I just do.

  I open the door and he pushes inside. He looks pissed. He sits the bags on the kitchen table and then storms back over to me.

  “Those are the things you were going to purchase. Now, explain how a picture of a woman in a wedding dress makes you think she is my fiance? For all you know it could be a soon to be sister in law.” I swallow hard. Damn, he has a point.

  “Is it a soon to be sister in law?” I ask. Why did I ask?

  “No, she is a friend. Watch.” He pulls his phone out and hits send over Samantha's name. He turns it to speakerphone. It rings twice before a woman answers.

  “Hey Graham. You never replied what do you think of the dress?” She asks him. You can hear the excitement in her voice.

  “I like it. I think Tom will swallow his tongue when he sees you in it.” He tells her. Oh, so Tom is the fiance?

  “I hope so because I spent about two hundred on “things” for the honeymoon.” She laughs.

  “Don't forget we are all going out for drinks tomorrow night.” She says once she is calm again.

  “Oh yeah, I forgot. Mind if I bring a date?” Of course he is dating someone like always. I go to walk away but what she says stops me.

  “Oh, did you meet a guy?” What the fuck.

  “No, I am not gay, Sam. Jesus.” I almost laugh. Who in the world would think this man is gay?

  “Really? I had every one of my friends hit on you at one point and you never blinked a eye. Even Hanna and she is a model for gods sake.” My mouth drops open. What is going on here?

  “I'm not gay. I have just been in love with someone for years and she has been gone, but now she is back.” I snort loudly. Could he be talking about me?

  “Hell yeah, bring her with you. I have to meet the woman that has had you celibate for the two years I have known you.” Again my jaw drops.

  “Okay shoot me a text when you girls decide on a place to go.” He looks at me and winks. I don't understand what is happening.

  “Will do. See you tomorrow. I can't wait to tell the girls, they are going to die when they find out.” They hang up, and I must still look shocked.

  “I came back that night you know. I dropped off Candy right away and came straight back and you had already left.” I fall into the chair behind me. Why is he doing this to me?

  “I should have told you I would be back but I was in shock. I didn't think you were interested in me.” Bullshit. I glare at him.

  “I was an idiot, a blind idiot. I look back now and I see it. I knew you were the one but I was too stubborn to want to settle down then. I kept you as a friend so I could keep guys away, so that when I was ready, you would be single. It was the most stupid and selfish thing I have ever done.” That's it. I am pissed now. I stand up and get into his face.

  “You scared every guy away. It was all a game to you then? You wanted me, so you fucked everyone but me? How does that make sense?” He is just like my father. Can't keep it in his pants. Now I know why my mom left him and never let him back in. I storm over to the door and open it.

  “Get the fuck out. It was one thing to hurt me because you didn't know you had feelings for me but to do it when you did is just cruel.” He walk toward the door and I think that's it but then he stops.

  “I was only eighteen years old. A damn teenager. I have not been with a woman since that night. I never will be with another woman. You're it for me. You can either learn to forgive and see that I am not that boy anymore or you sentence me to a life of misery and loneliness.” I burst into tears. He grabs me and pulls me into him. I cry harder.

  **

  Hearing her cry is torture. I hold her close and rub her back.

  “Shh love please don't cry.” She sobs.

  “What can I do? Please tell me. I will do anything?” I tell her.

  “Just go, Graham.” She hiccups.

  “Please baby, not that. I have missed you so much.” She rubs her nose across my shirt and I could care less. As long as I can keep her in my arms. She tells me to go, yet her grip on me tightens. I kiss the top of her head and I rock her gently. When her crying subsides I pick her up and sit her in the chair and then go into the bathroom and get a washcloth I come back and wipe her face clean. Jesus, she wasn't even wearing make-up and she's this beautiful. I had a hard time looking at her when I was young because it made my heart race and I knew I would give in. I was so fucking stupid. I sit in the chair beside her and hold her hand. She looks up at me.

  “You have looked at me more today than you did in the year that I knew you.” Fuck, she had noticed. I really messed up everything.

  “I didn't want to want you. If I didn't look at you, then I could ignore how I felt” I go for honest. She sucks in a breath.

  “And now?” She asks.

  “I want you more than anything. I will do whatever it takes to convince you that I will never hurt you again.” She let's out a breath.

  “It's not as simple as that. I am broken and I am no
t sure I can be fixed.” I know she thinks that and from what I saw from touching her necklace...

  She had decided to lose her virginity and went to the bar and picked a guy and he did nothing to help her along. He did not prepare her body. He just shoved it in and rutted like an animal until he came. Then he walked away. She only felt pain and humiliation. She found the entire experience, not worth a repeat. She found no pleasure in it and wondered why other women did. She figures it's because she is broken. I want to tell her that it was the way the guy did it and that she is perfect in every way.

  I saw too much when I touched her necklace and I wish I could scrub it from my memory. It should have been me. I want to cry at what I have caused. I will never let her suffer again. I pick her up and sit her in my lap. She stiffens up for a moment and then relaxes.

  “I also have been broken since the night you left. We will see if we can fix what is broken, and if not we will be broken together.” I tell her as I breathe her in. The voices have stopped in my head and I am feeling better than I have in years. Not to mention how good she feels in my arms. I would be happy to keep holding her forever.

  “Why couldn't you have been like this before?” She whispers into my chest.

  “If I could go back in time and change things I would. I would have snatched you up the moment you ran into me in the hallway at school.” I lift her eyes to mine with my fingers under her chin.

  “I am not going anywhere. I belong to you, and I always will.” I run my thumb over her bottom lip. I thought about asking her if I could kiss her. I can't get the words out. I drop my mouth onto hers and take her lips in a hungry kiss. Just the press of her lips has my blood racing. What will happen when I delve deeper? I have to know.

  I run my the tip of my tongue across her lips and her lips part allowing my entrance. My tongue thrusts in and tangles with hers. I moan. This is nirvana, complete and total nirvana. She is so sweet that I suck her tongue into my mouth. I am hard as a rock. Harder than I have ever been.

  What is most shocking, is how she reacts. I suck her tongue and she ends up straddling me and practically climbing me to get closer. Fuck, I am going to cum in my pants if she keeps this up. I haven't had sex in years, and the woman I fantasize about is grinding her damp pussy against my hard cock. I moan again as I feel her moisture come through my pants.

  I want nothing more than to lay her out on the table and eat her little pussy until my tongue cramps. Then fuck her until we both pass out, but now is not the time. She needs to see I am different now. I stop her hips with my hand and pull away slightly.

  “Not yet Love, when we make love it will be in my bed and I will know you will not be leaving it for a very long time.” I peck her lips and sit her back in her chair.

  “Let's go on a proper date tonight. We can go out to eat or to a movie. What sounds good?” She thinks about it for a moment.

  “I really can't Graham. My mom has pneumonia. I can't leave her right now.” Crap, I can't believe I forgot about her mother. I am such an ass. I was making out with her like that with her mother in the other room.

  “How about I bring over dinner and a movie?” She smiles, the first one I can ever remember really seeing and it floors me. I blink a few times and try to calm my racing heart. I will do whatever it takes to keep putting smiles on her.

  “Okay. My mom need soup though.” She says shyly. It is a new look and sexy as hell too.

  “Soup she will get then.” My phone starts ringing with the Darth Vader ring tone. Letting me know that it's Aaron is calling.

  “What's up, Aaron?” I answer.

  “Hey man, you know I wouldn't call you if I didn't need you. We have a missing person. A girl was taken from the club and they found her cell phone in the alley behind it.” Shit, I hate these cases. They very seldom turn out well.

  “Okay I will be there in twenty minutes.” I hang up and turn to my love.

  “I have to go. We got a new case and it's in my area of expertise. I have to be there. I will be back as soon as I can with dinner and a movie.” I kiss her and nearly get lost in it again but I pull back. Fuck, she is addictive. I groan as I move away.

  “I will be back.” I say again. She looks up at me through her long eyelashes.

  “Okay.” She says timidly. I used to like loud over the top women and now I wonder why. When she said that, all shyly, it got to me like nothing ever has. I think that I need to quit comparing, because there is nothing comparable. She is my everything and the other women were empty. I turn to leave but, stop in my tracks.

  “Can I get your cell phone number in case I am running late and need to let you know.” I almost left without her number. I am a idiot when my cock has all the blood supply.

  “I have no idea what my number is. I am about to get a new one.” She hands it to me.

  “Call yourself.” I do as she says. I hand it back to her after programming mine in for her. She will crack up when she sees what I programmed my name as. I give her another quick kiss before leaving. I hate to leave like this, so quickly. Our relationship is so fragile right now. I get in my car and drive to the office.

  Chapter 5.

  Graham

  I get to the office after everyone else has already arrived. I walk in with a bit more bounce in my step. I am actually excited about life right now. Only yesterday I was planning my death. What a difference one day can make. Her kisses are soft and sweet and I can't wait to get back for another taste. I wasted so much time. Just think, had I not been an ass, I would probably have kids already. Fuck, that's a depressing thought. I can't wait to be a dad. I hope she wants a lot of kids.

  I walk through the doors and Aaron is standing there.

  “I'm sorry man. If there was any other lead we would have left you out.” I shrug my shoulders.

  “It will give her time to think about all I have said. Let's just hurry k. I want to get back as soon as possible.” He nods and leads me back into the conference room. All of my siblings are already here. I take my seat next to Gage. He smiles and gives me a fist bump.

  “Mary Jane Ellen was taken last night, from The Blue Moon. We have six girls missing from all over the state. This one from our town. She was taken from the back alley. They probably pulled her phone out to get rid of it so that it couldn't be tracked. They don't know we have Graham.” James says as he hold up a phone in a plastic bag. Everyone watches as James hands me the phone. I take the bag and open it. I dump the the phone onto the table. I lay my head down so I won't fall and grab the phone. Image after image bombard my mind until darkness pulls me under.

  “Graham.” My shoulders are being shook. I slowly pry my eyes open. Fuck, those images sucked.

  “She was drugged at the bar and then led out the back door. A van pulled up. Three men came out and paid the guy leading her a large sum of cash. The guy who gave him money mentioned the woman fetching a good price once she is trained up.” I swallow and look up at James, who has paled considerably.

  “A guy wearing a hat is the driver. He came over and grabbed her purse and went through it. He wrote down her name and age then threw everything in the van. He searched her pockets and found her phone. He threw it into the alley.” I did not like this at all. This was bigger than any of us knew.

  “They said that they were heading to Grand Junction and to another club. They want at least three more. They are searching for a virgin to keep someone quiet, but I didn't get a name.” James swears and starts pacing. He looks like a caged tiger. Not that I can blame them.

  “A man tried to drug Sarah the night Gage met Ashley. I had him arrested. Could he have been a part of this?” Aaron asks. James keeps running his hands through his hair in frustration.

  “It's too big of a coincidence and I don't believe in coincidences.” He pulls out his phone and calls the chief. He talks to him for a minute and then hangs up.

  “He is sending a car to pick him up. I didn't know that was the same night his daughter was drugged.” James narro
ws his eyes at Aaron.

  “That was his story to tell and he wanted it kept quiet.” Aaron shrugs.

  “Yeah okay, but from now on I need all information.” James says as he looks at all of us. We all nod.

  “There is not much more we can do at this point so back to what you were doing. Gage drive Graham to Kristen's house.” Aaron says, then looks at me.

  “I don't want you driving until your One has held you for at least an hour. Sorry we had to pull you away man.” Like I wouldn't want to help out anyway. I don't say anything just walk over to join Gage as he kisses his Ashley goodbye. They act like they may never see each other again. I am so jealous. I want that with Kristen.

  “Ready?” Gage asks.

  “Yeah man. Can we stop to get food and a movie. I promised to bring both with me.” I ask as we walk to his car.

  “How about I drop you off and then go pick that stuff up for you? That way you can get some healing in while I take care of it.” I nod.

  “That would be great. Thank you.” We get in the car and pull out onto the road.

  “How can you have even been with other women when your One was there? I don't mean to be blunt but I didn't think it was even possible.”

  “I would hardly look at her. Unfortunately I fought to control it so much that I really was not happy at all. I was completely blind to the fact that had I just cut the shit then I would have been extremely happy. No, I convinced myself to believe that I needed to be young and dumb before I could willingly give up my freedom. All I did was hurt her and make myself miserable. I convinced myself that I was happy hooking up with random women. It wasn't until later after she left that I realized I had not been happy at all. The only times I had remembered any true happiness were times when I was alone with her even though I didn't touch her.” It is hard to explain to someone on the outside of the situation. Even I have a hard time and I am the one who went through it..