Deadly Hunt (Deadly #1) (23 page)

“Ok so I have a few amendments, Rule number 1, what if I’m dying? Can I cock block you then?” he looks shocked, he shouldn’t, considering where we are heading.

“Yep I concede to that, you can cock block me for a legitimate excuse, how is that?” I nod, it’s a great amendment.

“Better now we never leave each other behind?” He nods straight away.

“Well would you look at that I have myself a brand spanking new best friend.” I nod then he says with so much sarcasm.

“You know what’s weird?” I stare at him wondering where the hell this is leading.

“No what?” He smirks.

“I have this best friend but I don’t know her name.” I laugh, I mean full blown laughter with tears streaming down my face. I didn’t expect him to say that.

“Sophia, my name is Sophia Dallas. It’s a pleasure to meet you John Smith.” We shake hands. I say with laughter still in my voice.

We’ve been on the road for hours, we’re playing ‘would you rather’. He has a filthy mind.

“Okay would you rather, have someone cum in your ear or in your eye?” See what I mean?

“My ear, you freaking weirdo, because getting a shot of cum in your eye stings like a bitch.” He laughs.

“Okay John, we need to give you a new name, yours is too plain, how bout stumpy?” he quirks his eyebrow, I wiggle my little finger and look at his crotch.

“Cheeky bitch, I’ll have you know, I’ve never had complaints.” I laugh.

“They’re afraid to hurt its feelings; you know we’re not meant to make fun of small things.” He shakes his head and bursts out laughing.

“You’re pretty funny. We’re definitely going to be best friends, if nothing else, the shit that comes out of your mouth will be entertaining.” I laugh

We arrive at Fort Jackson. I’m tired and in need of a serious shower. I get off the bus and hear a wolf whistle.

“Hey sexy, you in the right place? Cheerleading camp is down the road.” Fucking jackass.

“What the fuck? Are you shitting me? Hey douche bag, you got something to say, how about saying it to me?” John says. I love that he’s sticking up for me, but this could cause trouble for him.

“John, leave it, he’s not worth it.” He looks like he wants to argue but doesn’t.

“You shouldn’t have to put up with that Soph, it’s not fair. I really am sorry for the way I spoke to you when I first saw you.” I smile, glad to have made such a great friend already.

“Its fine Smithy, don’t worry about it, it is all water under the bridge, but let’s make a pact?” He smiles as his eyes alight with humour.

“Oh we have rules and a pact? I like this friendship.” He says as he rolls his eyes.

“Remember never leave each other behind?” He nods.

“Well let’s smash this place, be the best recruits the Army ever had.” He smiles his whole face lights up.

“Hell yeah. We’re going to tear this place to shreds, we’re going to be legends. I love Smithy by the way.” He throws his arm over my shoulder and we walk into Fort Jackson.

Nathan’s quiet when I finish talking, I roll into him.

“What’s got you so silent?” he looks thoughtful.

“You know you talk about him the same way you talk about Scott?” I smile.

“After that day, we were inseparable. We really did look out for each other. He was my best friend, and he was my brother, that is why I talk about him the same way I do Scott. You see we were with each other every day, we lived through so many close calls, there was no way we couldn’t be close. I wanted to go to Fort Knox for my AIT. Smithy hadn’t really decided; he wasn’t sure what he wanted to do. He followed me. We truly were inseparable. I wanted to kill him so many times, and other times I wanted to hug him and promise him everything would be okay. Watching him die, it was the worst thing that has ever happened to me.” Nathan lifts me up and pulls me to him.

“You’re a fucking enigma, Baby. You deserve a hell of a lot more than me, but I can’t give you up, I don’t even want to try.” Damn the man. He always knows what to say.

“Stop trying to make me cry. I don’t want you to give me up, and that is bullshit, I don’t deserve better. You’re it for me.”

He pulls my head down and kisses me. “I fucking love you.” Our kiss turns frantic; he’s pulling my pyjama top off. He rolls so I’m under him. He goes for my breast, sucking and kneading it, my nipples pebble up and harden. He smiles as he blows on one, then goes back sucking, he gentle nips my nipple, and my back arches, I moan in pleasure. It feels unfucking real, I feel as though I’m on the brink.

He moves down kissing as he goes. He gets to my stomach and kisses and licks his way down to my pyjama shorts, and he pulls them down my legs. I push them off with my feet, he pulls my legs open wider and bends his head. I feel his breath on my clit, I moan in ecstasy. He puts a finger inside me and I tighten around him, it starts off slow, he’s gradually adding to the pace, it’s sweet fucking torture. He adds another finger I’m so close to the edge and he knows it. He licks my clit, then sucks gently, all the while he’s finger fucking me. He nips my clit and I’m done, I shatter, seeing stars. Once the aftershocks have gone I open my eyes to see him leaning over me with a big smile on his face.

“Fucking beautiful when you come, I could watch you come all the time. Watching the juices flow from your pussy, it’s beautiful. I love you Soph, I thought you were fucking sexy before, but pregnant with my child, you’re magnificent. I’m the luckiest man alive. Come baby sleep.” I smile at him.

“What about you?” He leans down and kisses me.

“Baby I’m fine, I promise. Now let’s get some sleep, we have a long day tomorrow. We’re bringing in the commander; we all need to be on our A game when dealing with that prick.”

I wake up wrapped in Sophia, she is lying all over me, her legs tangled with mine and her body draped over me with her head on my shoulder. She looks so peaceful. She told me last night she’s scared, she’s not the only one.

I’m scared that somehow this crazy motherfucker will get his hands on the love of my life. I don’t know what I’ll do if he gets her, he’ll kill her, but it’s not just Sophia, it’s my baby too. I can’t lose them, it’s not an option. We will find him, before he finds her.

I lay in bed just watching her. I place my hand on her stomach. The first time I felt the baby move I wanted to cry like a bitch. Feeling your baby move for the first time, it does something to you, it’s real. The woman I love has my baby inside of her, I can feel him move. Soph says it doesn’t hurt. I can’t wait to feel him kick, Soph says I keep missing it. I’m anxious to meet him.

Sophia wakes up and we get dressed. She’s nervous, I think, because she can’t help. She’s pregnant so she’s on desk duty. She hates feeling useless, it’s not ingrained in her to be idle, to sit back and let others do what she can. I understand, I would feel the same. She loves our baby and wants to keep him and herself safe, if she had her choice I would be staying behind as well.

“Morning you two.” Sarge says and hands me a coffee, which Soph takes out of my hand and gives to Scott who has also just walked in. He smiles and winks at me. “You know the god damn rules, if I can’t drink coffee then neither can you.” She glares at me, I give her a glare right back, that was my damn coffee.

“Oh no you don’t, don’t you dare give me that look Nathan Slade, or I’ll nut-punch you.” She’s being a bitch because she’s scared.

“Damn Sis, you need to chill.” Good let that coffee stealing moron deal with her pregnancy mood swings.

She swings her glare to him. “I will not fucking chill.”

“Damn sis, this is what I’m talking about, you need to relax, you’re pregnant, no need to be stressed.” He has a death wish.

“You’re the dumbest moron ever, you and Nathan’s brother should be best friends, both utterly useless.” She walks over to him, slaps him on his head, then walks into the bedroom.

“Why did she slap me? I don’t know what I did wrong?” Scott asks with a confused look on his face.

“She slapped you because you’re a damn moron.”

“Yes I did, you’re all a bunch of fucking morons.” She sounds close to tears.

“Soph, look I.” I don’t get to finish

“I’m sorry, I’m just scared, something is telling me something’s not right. I’m scared and I took it out on you. I’m being a bitch and it’s not fair to any of you. I miss Winter.” With that she burst into tears.

“Babe, please don’t cry, I hate seeing you upset. We’re all going to be okay, Winter will come home when she gets stronger. If it will make you feel better, I can punch Scott for you?” She laughs just as I intended her to do.”

“You can punch Scott if you want, but I doubt you’ll cause any damage, he’ll probably laugh.” She smiles and nods, like she’s hiding something.

“Ok first of all, she’s right, you punch me, I’ll laugh then punch you back. Soph, stop crying, damn he’s made you soft, you never use to cry, what happened to Winter?” Damn it I forgot that there were others in the room.

“Nothing Scott, leave it yeah, now is not the time or place to have this conversation.” Sophia says and goes to our bedroom. Scott gets up and follows behind her.

“Okay we need to get the others here and decide on the plan; we need to make sure everything is in place. We want this over as quickly as possible. We want Soph safe as well, she is our sister, and we have each other’s back. Now we have yours, no matter what happens Nathan, you’re now our family,” Ryder says, with so much sincerity I’m blown away. They don’t have to like me, they didn’t have to bring me in on their investigation, but they have, and I’m fucking grateful. These people mean the absolute world to Soph.

We call everybody to the Docks. We need this plan finalized. Everybody is buzzing with energy and anticipation, except Sophia. She’s here, but looks so lost. I walk over to her, lift her off her seat and sit whilst dragging her into my lap “Everything okay baby?” I ask and kiss her forehead. She leans into my kiss.

“Yeah, I’m on edge constantly, I don’t know why. I know we’re missing something but I don’t know what it is.” I get what she means, it doesn’t feel right, and it seems too easy. Before I can answer her Sarge starts.

“Okay, so Hailey, have you rang them confirming the protective detail?”

“Yes sir, I have. They were confused at first, saying it wasn’t written down, then I told them that it was Mr. Hutchinson himself that has asked P.I.G.S for the protective detail as he is worried about the former team. Well that got her all remembering, she said and I quote. “Oh that’s good, he’s worried so much about them coming for him, he’s not sleeping right, he’s very paranoid.” So I told her we will be there tomorrow at 8am.” Everyone is looking at Hailey with a smile, but Soph, has a proud look on her face.

“You did good Hails, I’m proud.” Hailey’s face lights up.

“Yeah, Hails you did real good.” Scott says, with a smile on his face, her face goes bright red and she nods.

“Okay next up, transport. Which one of you will be driving? You need an excellent driver, someone who can evade his own security who will be following?” I see Soph glance at Scott and smirk.

“Sarge, that’s easy, Scott will drive.” That’s all she says. Scott is grinning like a damn fool.

“Um, wait, what? Why the hell does he get to drive?” Connor asks looking put out, I also want to know the answer to that too.

“Why is it that easy?” Ryder asks her.

“Because he was the one who taught me to drive.” Sarge is nodding, so are the rest of her team. I’ve seen her drive, she’s a great driver, Scott however is a maniac.

“So that is settled, Scott’s driving. So that leaves the three of you guarding him. You need to be there for 8am. Now any questions?” None of us have any questions so we just shake our heads.

“Excellent, Scott you will get rid of his security then bring him to the warehouse in Brownsville. Now that we have that fucker sorted, Oscar, Dwayne, please tell me you have had some fucking luck finding the other fucking assholes?” The guys look to each other.

“No Sarge, we don’t know for sure where Mullah and Selena are, but Dwayne’s been in contact with Simon, Nathans FBI friend, and they believe they’re hiding in Harlem, although it hasn’t been confirmed”.

“Okay, I want you on all security tapes looking for him and the woman. I want to know where they are, do you understand? They haven’t done anything in a while and it’s making me nervous.” It wasn’t just him that it was making nervous.

“Okay Sarge, I’ll keep you updated on all developments. Let’s eat then the rest can sleep and be alert for tomorrow.”

It’s taking us all day to come up with a seemingly fool proof plan. Hopefully it goes smoothly. In my experience, well laid plans always end up going FUBAR. After dinner, Scott called Sophia over to him. They sit with their heads together in a deep conversation. Scott keeps looking over at me, he looks almost worried, I don’t know why though. Soph looks over at me and I see she has tears in her eyes, she gives me a small smile. She turns back to Scott and she shakes her head empathically, her hands flying over the place, she looks so mad. I’m about to go over there when Connor comes over to me.

“He’s not going to hurt her, she’s his sister. They have a powerful bond, it’s unlike anything I’ve seen, but then again, something about that girl screams loyal. The bond she has with almost everyone in this room, it’s something each and every one of us cherishes. You’re not the only one checking on her, look around, everyone is keeping an eye on her.”

“I know. She’s special you know, there isn’t anything I wouldn’t do to keep her, them safe.”

“I know, you have it written all over your face, but brother, your sister doesn’t like her, she doesn’t like Kat, your life is going to be hell, are you sure about this?” What the fuck. “I can see by your face you’re about to flip, but I’m just making sure.”

“That woman, she is it. She is my light. Those days where you don’t want to get up, yeah she’s the reason I get up every morning, she’s mine and no one is going to change it.”

“I’m glad you have that.” He sounds so fucking lost.

“Things not going well with Maddie?” I hope to fuck they aren’t, even though he’s my best friend, I don’t like Maddie. She hasn’t even asked about Winter, she hasn’t spoken to Sophia since she slapped her, even when she found out about the baby and that someone is after her. She is selfish.

“Not really, she’s running scared. After the kiss with her slutty friend, she’s weary.”

“Winter’s not a slut,” I tell him. I think she’s hurting, she was dealing the best way she knew how. It may not have been the best way, but it got her out of bed every day. I don’t doubt it; I think she’s amazing.

“Yeah well, that’s not what Maddie says, and Maddie’s known her longer.” Connor says. We didn’t notice someone coming up to us.

“Yeah, well, Maddie needs to keep her mouth shut; she has no right talking about Winter.” Soph says, she has tears in her eyes again. Damn.

“Why should she shut her mouth she’s done nothing wrong, Winter was the one kissing him.” Hailey says getting involved, I glare at Connor, he seems to realize something isn’t quite right.

“Why don’t you fuck off, hmm? No one asked you to butt in to our conversation. Winter is none of your business. She’s off limits to everyone.” Soph all but yells. Fuck I walk over to her and put my arms on her, she so pissed right now. Scott walks over as well. Talking about Maddie and Winter is a sore subject for Soph, she is torn between her loyalty to both of them, but Winter needs her and right now that is where her focus is.

“Soph, you need to calm down, don’t say something you will regret okay.” I tell her and she nods, she takes a deep breath.

“You’re no longer needed here; it’s time for you to go home.” Skye says to Hailey in a cold voice.

Then Ryder speaks “Connor you can take her as you’re so close. Connor be back here for 7am.” With that, they are dismissed. Everyone walks away from them including Sophia. Connor and Hailey look bewildered.

“What the fuck just happened?” Hailey asks.

“That was them showing you that you don’t mess with Sophia.” Hailey laughs at my statement.

“You’re joking right? Sophia doesn’t need anyone to look after her, especially from me, I would never hurt her. I’m so confused, I don’t know what’s going on between all the girls but they aren’t the same.” I don’t know what to tell her, if I had my choice I’d tell her it was her fucking sisters fault, that if anyone is a slut it’s her, but I don’t, Winter and Sophia wouldn’t appreciate it. She was the one that left her in the club alone.

“You were told it was time to leave. So what are you both still doing here?” Skye says and I didn’t even notice she came back. She looks so fucking lethal; her face is void of all emotion.

“Fine, I’ll be back at 7am, call me if you need me, Come on Hailey. It’s time to go.” Connor says, I nod and he starts walking to his car. Hailey however isn’t ready to go yet. She is looking over my shoulder.

“What has she done? What has she done for you to treat her like this?”

She is talking to Sophia who has had enough. “Your sister is the most selfish person I know. Yes, she is so don’t shake your head at me, as long as Maddie is happy, that is all she cares about, but as for what she has done to me, how about slapping me, or better yet, she found out I’m pregnant and have someone after me who wants to kill me and she isn’t even around, she isn’t a friend.” With that she walks back to our bedroom

“Leave now Hailey, go with Connor.” I turn and follow Soph.

She’s sitting on the bed, her hand on her stomach and she has a smile on her face, she can feel him moving. I love watching her do this, she gets this look of awe on her face, and it’s fucking beautiful. She turns her head towards me, she smiles and pats the spot beside her. I walk in and sit down. I put one arm around her and place one on her bump.

“I’m proud, you kept your cool when they called her a slut, and you didn’t let them know anything. You’ve kept her secret babe and she will be so happy. It’s her story to tell, and as much as it kills me I can’t be there to help her through it, knowing you’re here helping us., it helps so much, I have you to vent to.” Soph says to me. I’ve spoken to Winter a lot since she’s been gone, she and Soph talk every night, they get me on the conversations. Winter is struggling, but she is determined to get through this. She is so excited about the baby coming.

“Soph, Babe, I’m here for you always, I have your back always, and Winter is your best friend, she has been through something no one should and I’m fucking grateful you don’t know how she feels, and that’s not meant in a bad way, that’s me being fucking happy the dickhead who tortured you didn’t rape you.” After finding out what happened to Winter, that is what kept coming to mind.

Sophia gasps; she grabs my hand and places it on her bump. “Babe, what’s wrong, do you need to go to the hospital? What’s wrong?” I’m fucking shitting myself here. She has a tight grip on my hand.

“Keep talking Nathan.” I look at her like she’s lost her damn mind, I’m ringing the doctor, and he’ll know what’s wrong. “Please, trust me Nathan, keep talking.”