MC: LaPonte-Karr: Book Three (20 page)

Two weeks

Patches

We spend a week laughing, fucking and playing on the beach.  We ventured out a couple of times but always rushed back to the villa.  I'm not real interested in going anywhere and Tess and Rich are happy to stay in too.  Our meals and wine are delivered every day.  We love it.  Getting to spend this time with no outside worries has brought us all closer.  Tess is shining every day.  Alone with us she's confident and open to everything.  It's a fuckin turn on to see her so daring and asking for what she wants.

Rich seems relaxed, I love seeing him so gentle with her.  He told her she can go topless on the beach, she does.  I'm watching them play frisbee in the water.  They laugh when she misses and water splashes her face.  We seem to be giving each other time alone with Tess.  It happens so naturally I didn't pick up on it until today.  Thinking back, every day we've given that to each other and her.  This is what Danny was talking about with Ben.  I'm glad it just happens for us.  They come out of the water and I'm fuckin hard again.  Tess walking, with a barely there bikini bottom and topless, up to the deck is going to be a picture I carry for a long fuckin time.  She has the biggest smile.  She walks right to me and straddles my lap.

"Fuck, if that's not the most perfect spot for you to be at."  I kiss her neck and she giggles.

"It looked perfect to me."  She smiles and bends to my mouth.  I give her the kiss she wants then slide my hands to her tits holding them for my mouth.  She arches her back and moans her appreciation.

I hear the door close, Rich stands on the side of us.  He put something behind Tess and starts taking out his studs.  What the fuck?  I suck her nipple in; she pushes into me and raises her hand to touch his piercing holes.  Fuck.  I love her curious.  When he's done she leans and takes him in her mouth.  I watch her tongue slide over the holes and he moans.

"I took them out so I could last longer; your mouth is going to defeat the purpose."  He smiles at her and she laughs.  I moan when she grinds in to me.  Rich lifts her off me and slides her bottoms off.

I slide my shorts off and sit back down with my legs off the chair.  He puts her back straddling me, she slides right down.  "Fuck."  She kisses me sticking her tongue in my mouth.  I love her fuckin daring little moves.  Rich covers and sits behind her, I feel him sliding in.  “It feels different without the studs.  I always felt them before.” I tell them.  Fuck he's all in.  I lift her up and she moans.  He holds her stomach, she makes fuck me noises.  I love hearing her and tell her before I suck her nipple in.  She's fuckin gorgeous with her perfect and tanned tits.  Rich is talking in her ear about how fuckin perfect she feels and how he loves how beautiful her ink is.  He holds one tit and her stomach, I suck the nipple he's holding for me and she makes loud fuck me noises making me smile.  I start moving her faster, Rich matches my movements making me moan with the fuckin pace, when we meet in the middle it feels so fuckin good.  Tess is getting louder and I suck that nipple harder.  She comes screaming.  Rich looks at me with a smile in his eyes.  We pick up our pace.  He keeps talking so I keep sucking her nipple, kissing her neck and nibbling on her ear.  I love to hear her purr.  She begs for harder and Rich gives her harder.  "Fuck, I'm not going to last."  I slam up pulling her down hard and come when she screams.  Fuckin hell!  "Fuck Tess!"  I growl burying my face in her neck I tell her I love her.  Rich lifts her up, stroking me every time he moves.  Fuck.  She's fuckin wiped and still moaning as he moves.  He hits her hard twice more and yells, 'Fuck!'  Falling on her back his face in her hair he tells her he loves her. I smile.

He lifts her to pull out leaving us all moaning.  I lean to the back of the chair and catch my breath.  I wonder if it's always going to be like this.  Every fuckin time feels better than the last.

Rich deals with the rubber, he comes back with a towel and cleans Tess up then carries her to bed.  I clean up and jump in the shower.  She's curled against him when I walk in.  He smiles signing 'she's done'.

I lie down, he rolls her to me, and her legs spread.  I fuckin hate it.  He frowns and rolls her to my side.  She lifts and moves her head to my shoulder falling back to sleep.  Rich goes to the shower.  I wonder when she'll stop spreading her legs?  We try not to move her.  When she rolls herself she doesn't do it.  It's only if our hands move her that she spreads.

Rich sits on the bed and signs, 'did we get everything packed'.  I sign, 'just bathroom stuff and our bathing suits.  I left them to dry on the chair', he nods.

'Should we talk to Sally about her legs?” He asks.

'I was thinking of asking Doc.  I don't want to embarrass her.  I don't want Sally to ask her about it.  What if she doesn't know she's doing it, like the flashbacks?'

He frowns, thinking.  'Maybe asking Doc is a better idea.  He's with Sally, if he needs to ask her he can, she wouldn't be able to ask Tess then.  She'd be covered under privilege.'

I nod, we come to the same decision but he gets there from a different side.  He's fuckin smart thinking of the privilege.  He signs he'll get the bathroom stuff in our bags and goes to take care of it.  I think about the trip tomorrow.  Tess loved the plane for about an hour then she fell asleep.  I'm going to miss our time together but I'm excited about seeing our family.  The kids have been texting.  We get one a day.  I think Rich owes six bucks and we've only been here seven days.  I fall asleep smiling.

One week

Tess

I've been helping Jess on my days off at Millie's.  I was so happy she asked me.  I get to use my weird thing with numbers when I'm with her.  She's so smart I wish I knew how to do what she does.  She has me putting receipts into the computer.  I'm getting fast on the number pad.  When she comes back in she's smiling.

"Sam is setting us up for dinner he called sounding excited."  She laughs.  "I used to be terrified of him.  He's one of the first Prospects I met when me and Steve got together, now he's almost giddy with excitement over a dinner."

"Wow, I have trouble picturing the guys younger.  They all look so big and scary.  When I get to know them they're not scary but I can't picture a young Sam with the mohawk and piercings."

"His hair was always blue.  Steve asked me if I went for a run when Bob and Sam were watching me, all I could picture is Sam in little runner’s shorts with his tats and blue hair chasing after me barely breathing."  She giggles.  I giggle with her.

"What's the dinner for?"  I know we're supposed to be there but I didn't know it was a whole planned thing.

"Christmas, it's sort of a planning meeting.  We get all the details ironed out so the deliveries and parties happen on time and are fun for everyone."  She's smiling so big she makes me smile.

"I'm excited.  I finished these.  Did you have anymore?"

She looks at me funny.  "You finished?"  She comes over and pulls a receipt from the middle and scrolls down finding it, she checks another.  "You are awesome!"  She hugs me.

I smile, "Thanks, it was pretty easy though."

"Do you want a job?  I could use you on a regular basis."

"Yes!  I would love to work here, still on my off days right?"  I ask. I want to keep working at Millie's.

"Yep, same as you have been doing."

I jump up and hug her.  "I'm so excited.  Thank you!  I can't wait to tell the guys."

She laughs, "Go and grab some coffee while you call.  Patches should be here any minute.  I'll see you tonight."

I run out to tell Peg and get my coffee.  She hugs me with a big smile.  Karen buys my coffee.  I love these people they're all part of my family now.  I take my coffee to the back getting a box for muffins, for the kids tomorrow, and texting Rich.  I'm ready to hit send when my phone is taken from behind.

I turn and smile thinking its Patches.  It's the Prospect from Doc's the day we were at the club.  I look down and step back.  "Give me my phone back please."  I put out my hand.

He steps closer.  "You were a slave, I just want a service."

I step away and turn to go back to Jess' office.  He holds my shoulder.  My body shakes.  I clench my jaw and swing back then bend low turning so my knee hits his dick.  "No one owns me!"

He yells, Peg comes running in, Patches is right behind her.  I move to Peg while Patches punches the guy.  Peg takes me to Jess office.  Ben and Steve run through the office into the back room.  I hear yelling then banging then nothing.  Jess is holding me.  Patches comes in taking me from her and sitting me on the couch.  He wipes my eyes.  I didn't realize I was crying.

"I hit him Patches.  I was all alone, I talked to him and I hit him to get away."  I'm still shaking but I did it, I hit him.

"I saw that baby.  I'm so proud of you.  You did perfect."  He smiles putting my hair behind my ear.

Rich comes running into the office from the side door.  He sees me and walks over.  He pulls me up and hugs me.  "You used your moves babe, you kept yourself safe."

I giggle.  "I did and Sally didn't even see it.  Again!"

He laughs, "I got it on video, you can show her.  No one owns our baby."  I smile.  He saw.  "I need to go see Pres and VP.  I'm so fuckin proud of you."  He kisses my head and gives me back to Patches.  "Your hands ok?"  He asks Patches.

"Yeah Brother they're fine."  Patches smiles and holds me tight.

"What happened to your hands?"  I ask.

"Nothing baby, they're fine."  He isn't going to tell me.

I just nod.  Peg comes back in with another coffee for me.  "Oh, I dropped my other one on the floor.  I need to clean that up before everyone walks in it and it gets everywhere.  The Prospect took my phone too."  Peg says it’s taken care of.

Jess laughs, "You were made for him Tess."

I smile, "I think so."  She laughs more.  Patches just smiles.

"Let's get you cleaned up Ali."  Peg tells him.  He rolls his eyes and follows Peg telling me he'll get my phone.

"Why Ali?"  I ask Jess.

"He's one of the guys people don't mess with.  When he fights he falls back to boxer and beats the crap out of guys, they don't expect it from him.  I don't think anyone has ever hit him.  He knows how they're going to move by their body movements or something.  He beat the crap out of a guy that messed with me once.  The guys face was a mess, and a father at the soccer field.  He said something about the Little Brothers.  Patches asked him to stop.  The guy swung at him and Patches decked him with one hit to the jaw.  No one messes with him anymore and the parent’s love that he takes care of their kids.  Ali is a famous boxer that had an impressive record.  Peg thinks Patches is like him."  She looks at the door.

Ben comes in walking right up to me.  "You were so scared you were shaking but still got yourself safe.  I am so fuckin proud of you Tess."  He hugs me and I let him.  I can do anything now.  I can keep me safe.  "He's out Tess; Steve is making sure he never comes back."

"Ok."  I don't really know what to say to that.  Jess laughs.  She reminds me, "Jess gave me a job."

He laughs, "Nice, I heard you have a head for numbers."

"She's fast at data entry too."  Jess says.  Wow that sounds impressive for putting receipts in the computer but I'll go with that.

Patches comes in.  "Let's get you home baby.  Peg will send the muffins over."

I walk over to him thanking Ben and Jess.  Patches walks me out, puts me on the seat and kisses me breathless.  "I'm so proud of you baby."  He kisses my cheek and hands me my phone.  I'm so proud of me too.  When I tell him he laughs.

Rich

Patches and his lists.  He cracks me up.  We get through the lists for every fuckin thing that's happening on Christmas Eve.  I can't believe how much goes into one damn day.

We're eating when Tess freezes.  I look at Patches.  He holds her hand.  Tears are falling; she's not making a fuckin sound.  Fuck!  "Don't let him help Devan.  You have to get him out.”  She starts making noise.

"Get who out?"  I ask.  Everyone quiets down.

"Jessie, don't let him come back." She's fuckin out of it.  My father comes over and kneels down by her.

"When Tess?"  He asks.

"I don't know don't let him come back for Devan."  She's getting agitated crying louder.

"Where are they?"

"In the Diner, they have to go into the back."  She's breathing heavy.

"Can you see the clock Tess?"  She looks over the counter.

"It's seven forty, he can't come back in, you have to keep him in the back!"  She's shaking.

Ben tells Jess and Kate to get down and take the kids into the stockroom.  He tells the men to spread out.  Everyone moves.  Tess is still out of it, Patches pulls her over to his lap.  My dad takes Devan, Steve takes Elizabeth and Nancy takes Sandy.

Steve and my dad come back out.  Fuckin Tess is still fuckin blank.  My dad takes her and she screams.  Holy Fuck!  The windows explode.  Patches tackles my dad and Tess.  He pulls Tess under him and gets her to the back.  She's not making it easy.  Sam grabs her at the door and Patches follows.  I fuckin breathe again.

"Fuckin Prospect."  VP says.

"Who's armed?"  Ben asks.  VP, Tiny, Rob, my dad and me.  I know Sam is.  "If you have a shot take it." 

Everyone is moving around on the floor.  This is fuckin bullshit.  I stand up walking to put me straight in front of him.  He's walking to the door looking in the side windows.  I shoot and don't stop until he falls.  "Clear!"  They fuckin laugh.

"Fuckin Rich!  You could have waited until he came in the fuckin door.  It's gonna cost a fortune to get the fuckin doors replaced!"  Sam yells at me.

"Seriously?  My fuckin old lady has a meltdown over Jessie getting shot and you're fuckin worried about the fuckin door?"

Pres steps in front of us.  Sam moves around him and man hugs me.  "No asshole I was worried about you getting fuckin shot.  I didn't want fuckin Tiny throwin tampons at me again."  We all fuckin laugh.

Kate comes out and watches us.  "You think we could move the dead guy so I can get my kids home and into bed?"  We laugh again.  Fuckin Kate.  "With all the bullet holes in him what the heck happened to his face?"

"Not what, who.  Patches."  VP tells her.  She nods as if that explains everything.  My dad and Ben laugh.

"Is Tess ok?"  I ask her.

"Yeah, once she was back she held Jessie so he wouldn't come back out.  I'm so glad she knows this stuff but it freaks me the hell out.  She has to live the dream scaring the hell out of her then she saves another of one my kids."  She shakes her head.  "Are we moving the dead guy or what?"  Everyone laughs again.   Ben pulls his phone.

VP looks at the camera.  "Get video over to Peter.  Get someone over here to pick up the body."

I go into the back, no ones in the kitchen; I walk through to the store room.  The kids are on the floor with Tess she has Jessie in her lap they're signing and singing a Christmas song.  I look at Patches he shrugs.  Jess is smiling.  Fuckin Tess.

Nancy laughs.  "She's perfect.  Don't you dare do anything to change her."

I smile.  "She is and there isn't a fuckin thing I'd change."  Tess smiles and signs 'thank you'.  The kids put their hands out.  I throw a buck and laugh.

Tiny and Rob are shuttling the women and kids home.  Ben hugs Tess thanking her for keeping Jessie safe.  She's still shaken but let's him hold her.  Patches takes her home while I stay and help get the doors and windows boarded up.  The dead Prospect is finally moved and the Prospects get all the glass picked up.  My dad and Ben talk and work really well together.  I see they're closer than before we went to Colorado and smile.  The guys start talking about Tess and her dreams.  I asked my father how he knew to ask the questions.

"I didn't.  She was talking about the kids and all I could think was asking her like a story you write; who, what, when, where, and how.  Since the kids were with us it was a high probability it would happen soon.  I didn't really think it would be in fuckin minutes though.  I don't even want to think about what would have happened if she didn't warn us.  That was a too fuckin close for comfort."  He finishes putting a screw in the plywood.

Ben stopped; he's looking at the floor.  My dad puts a hand on his shoulder.  He takes a breath and smiles looking at my dad.  "She did it though.  She's saved Rich, Ally, Brenda, Amanda, Kellan and Jessie.  Her parents were so fuckin wrong. They missed out on seeing how sweet she is and how happy she makes everyone. On top of that, she's like a fuckin angel saving people with her visions.  Thank fuck she's ours.  Our family is ok because she's here and has no fuckin embarrassment over her visions despite what her parents did to her.  Thank fuck she's ours."

I have nothing to say to that.  I thank God she's ours too.

VP is smiling just watching.  "Jess on money and bakin.  Kate on the Center and takin in strays.  Nancy on clothes and jewelry.  Mary on cakes.  Peg on every-fuckin-thing.  Kelly on salvage and websites.  And Tess, our own angel.  Strong women beatin the odds, makin life good.  Who's next?  Bob, Geek, Rob, Doc, how many more?  This shit keeps up, tellin Jess to buy into ammo companies.  Maybe ask Tess who the fuck is next."

The whole fuckin place cracks up.  I've never heard him say so much if it wasn't work related or he was pissed.  Fuck if he isn't right though.

"I'm out.  I have to go kiss my old lady for beating the odds and being a fuckin strong woman.  Tell Tiny I'll buy my own fuckin box of tampons."  They all fuckin laugh.  I don't care; I say 'so what' as I walk out the fuckin door.