Ch. 3

Emma shook her head at Wil before signaling to the two girls on the opposite side of the booth to move over, so she could join them. Killian slipped in next to Wil across from her. Luckily the DJ quieted for a break giving her ears some relief. "Actually Wil, I was hoping to speak to your friends."

Wil gave her a puzzled look but nodded.

Emma leaned in and quietly asked. "I was hoping you'd be able to help me. Have any of you heard about a couple of missing sorority girls?"

The girl to her right spoke up first. "Campus police issued a statement this morning letting us know to be careful and not to go off with strangers."

The girl across added." I saw some flyers posted on campus about the missing girls. The Kappa Delta girls made them hoping to find their sisters."

"Should we be worried? Do you think something bad happened to them?" asked the first girl.

"Are you a cop?" asked the middle girl.

Emma shook her head. "No, I'm an investigator. I'm not a cop."

"We don't know much about what happened yet, but you should listen to Campus police if they've given you warnings." Said Killian.

"Do any of you know the girls or happen to have one of the flyers?" asked Emma.

The girls shook their heads in unison. "You can get one from Kappa Delta or pull one from the campus bulletin boards. They are hung all over." Said the first girl.

"Alright, I appreciate your help. We'll check it out." Said Emma.

"Wil, see to it these girls make it home safe." Said Killian.

Wil grinned and nodded. "I'll see to it, dontcha worry about that."

The girls all started giggling again as Wil slipped his arm around the girl closest to him and pulled her closer. "Safe with me." He said.

Killian laughed. "Sure about that mate?"

Wil smirked. "Oi."

Emma stood and motioned Killian towards the door with her eyes. He followed her lead and stood, slipping his hand in hers. She led him through the crowd towards the door and their freedom from the hot pub just in time. The DJ was starting his next set and the group started bouncing again.

The temperature change was immediate, and it felt good to be in the fresh night air. "Well, I've got one lead. I'll check at the university tomorrow."

"Be careful on this one Love. We don't know why they've gone missing."

She smiled softly at his concern. "You know me, I'm just going to check it out. Hopefully it's nothing and they've just been partying somewhere. After all they are in college and that happens from time to time."

He looked down at their joined hands. "What do you say we walk home Love?"

Emma smiled and slipped her arm around his back snuggling into his side. "Sounds good. We can just grab our cars in the morning."

He wrapped his arm around her and smiled as they made the short walk to their building. It wasn't that long ago that he walked her home from there the first time, now they lived together. Things may have moved fast but she wouldn't change a thing.

They got to the elevator and he ushered her in, being the gentleman that he always was but she noticed that devilish look in his eye. It was her favorite look, the one that sent a stream of warmth all over her body.

She looped her arm through his and placed her head on his shoulder, already missing their contact, as they quietly rode the floors up. All she could think about was getting him out of those jeans and into her. She smiled to herself as the dirty thoughts rolled around in her mind.

The bell rang and they walked casually towards their apartment. He smiled as he unlocked the door and once again allowed her to go in before him. This time it was him, he tugged her back quickly into his arms and pulled her in for a searing kiss. She sighed in relief when she broke free. "Were you reading my mind?"

"Oh Love, I've wanted nothing more than to get you home since our dance at the pub."

"Say no more." She started popping open his buttons slowly as he slipped his hands under her shirt carefully caressing her lace clad breasts. She leaned into his touch and lifted her chin to capture his lips. He was such a good kisser, she couldn't get enough of him. "On the couch." She said quickly moving them backward. She lifted her shirt above her head and tossed it to the floor as he stepped backward dropping his pants to the floor.

She pushed him on the couch and stepped out of her own jeans before sliding on top of him.

He laughed softly and brushed her hair over her shoulder. "I love when you're like this."

"I can't help myself when I'm with you." She growled before diving back towards his lips. She felt his warm hands slid down her back and towards her hips as he pulled her closer letting her feel how excited he was. A surge of warmth washed over her as she deepened her kiss. He leaned up letting his tongue tangle with hers as he slipped his thumbs in the sides of her panties pulling them down exposing more of her body.

In one swift move he rolled her onto her back taking over her position on top. She let out a breath and returned the favor sliding down his briefs to expose him. She took him in hand and stroked slowly. "Mmm, you're ready for me."

He exhaled as she massaged his hardening length. He relished in her touch before slipping one finger into her warmth. "Seems you are too."

She closed her eyes as he curled his finger inside of her, tantalizing her with each touch. When she couldn't take it anymore she carefully positioned her legs on each side of him allowing him access to slip into her in one fluid motion. She moaned as he filled her. "You feel so good."

He stilled taking a moment to let the sensation wash over her. "I've been thinking about being inside of you all day." He leaned forward capturing her lips and thrust into her deeply.

"Oh God." she moaned against his shoulder before nipping with her teeth.

He leaned up and then dove in for a deep kiss as he thrust again. "Oh." She purred. She felt him grin against her lips as he thrust again. She chased his lips nipping at the bottom as he sped up the pace gliding into her. He held her in place carefully swirling his hips back and forth as he slid in and out rubbing against her sensitive nub in each time. The man was truly gifted and she was soaring higher and higher with each thrust letting the waves of pleasure take over her mind.

She slid her hands over his taught arse to assist in the pushing and pulling as her hips met his helping him catch up to her. A subtle change of position and suddenly she was falling over the edge in pleasure. Her breath caught for a moment before she screamed out his name as the warm waves took over. "Killian." That was all he needed to find his own pleasure as he came deeply in her "Oh oh, Yes!" finally falling softly on top of her after.

She breathed heavily against his shoulder smiling and laughed softly. "I really needed that."

He kissed her gently as he looked into her gleaming eyes. "Aye, me as well." She slid towards one side of the couch leaving enough room for him to slide next to her. He leaned up on his elbow to look at her. His brow was sweaty and his grin was sloppy.

She draped her arm over his waist and slid her body closer to him meeting her hips to his. "You're amazing. What was that move you were doing? The swirling thing?"

He laughed. "A man's got to have some secrets love. I'm glad you liked it."

"Oh yeah, it was good. Very good."

He grinned looking very pleased with himself as he stood.

She sat up and watched as his sexy form moved towards the kitchen. "What do you say you meet me in the bedroom and we go for round two?"

He looked back over his shoulder giving her a sexy grin. "Aye, sounds good to me."

She woke to the sound of knocking at the door. She sat up slowly and tapped Killian on the shoulder. "Did you hear that knocking?"

"Aye, what time is it?"

She looked at their alarm clock with hazy eyes." 2 am."

Killian sat up and pulled on his pants. He could barely remember falling asleep. Round two was certainly the booty knock out. "I'll check it out. Might be Scarlett looking to sleep it off."

"You could be right, remember how drunk he was last week on sorority night?" she recalled.

"He'd been doing so well before that, he said that was a one time thing but that remains to be seen." He pulled on his shirt and head out to get the door.

Killian peered through the peep hole and saw it wasn't Scarlett but their neighbor Nairobi. He opened the door.

"Killian, I'm sorry to be here so late. Is Emma home? I'd like to hire her." Said the shaken woman.

"Please come in, sit down. I'll get Emma."

He quickly rushed back to get Emma.

"Scarlett again?" she asked as she pulled the sheets around herself tighter.

"No, its our neighbor Nairobi, she would like to hire you."

"Oh, this must be serious for her to come at this hour. Let me pull on some clothes. I'll be right there."

"Aye, she looks very shaken. I'll go offer her a drink."

Emma nodded.

Killian grabbed a glass of water to offer their shaken friend. "Here you go."

Her hands were shaking as she took the glass. "Thank you." She took a long drink.

Emma appeared in the room and quickly moved to his side. "Nairobi, how can I help you? Is everything alright?"

Nairobi ran her fingers through her hair and sighed. "My cousin Tiana went missing."

"Oh No, Your cousin?" asked Emma as she turned towards Killian.

He gave her a look of understanding and sat down.

"Yes, Tiana and her friend Lottie went missing. My Aunties are worried sick."

"Are they sorority girls by chance?" asked Killian.

She looked up. "Yes, have you heard anything about them? I'd be so grateful for any news."

"I overheard that some girls went missing today when I was at the station. We found out tonight that they were sorority girls. I had no idea who they were until you just mentioned their names, let alone that one of them was your cousin. "

Nairobi took another sip of water. "Yes, both the girls are in a sorority together, Kappa Delta. They've known each other since they were small children."

"What makes you think they were taken? Was there trouble on campus or was someone threatening them?" asked Emma.

"No, nothing like that, not that I'm aware of. It was because well, Tiana calls our grandmother every day. Mama Odi raised Tiana after her parents passed and they are very close. When Ti didn't call her she got worried and called me. I didn't really think there would be anything wrong, I mean she's a grown woman in college. People get busy you know but Mama was insistent that I go over there and check for her." Said Nairobi.

"Ok, what did you find when you went to campus?" asked Emma.

"The House mother answered the door, she said that neither girl had been home. She said they'd broken house rules by not leaving a note or coming home and that when I did find them to let them know they had a warning."

"So it was typical to leave a note if they would be out all night or they needed to be home at a certain time." Asked Emma.

"Yes, but Tiana is not that kind of girl. She'd never stay out all night and especially without a note, coupled with the fact that she didn't call Mama at the regular time, I believe there is something wrong."

"Did you talk to any of the other girls?" asked Emma.

"I spoke to a couple of the sisters. One of them told me that neither Lottie nor Tiana had been there last night and for that matter she wasn't sure about the night before."

Emma scratched her head. "Did she have any idea where they might be?"

"That girl didn't know anything but one of the other sisters came up and said she'd seen Tiana frantically worried about Lottie the last time she'd seen her. She said she went to go look for her when she didn't make curfew."

"So they have a curfew too?" asked Killian.

"The girl's house mother gives them a strict curfew, hence the note. No boys allowed either."

"I decided to keep digging and I asked a few more girls. One girl remembered seeing them leave for a party but that was it."

"Do you have the girl's name that mentioned the party?" asked Emma.

"No, she didn't tell me. She was a blonde like Lottie, maybe Ashley. After seeing how alarmed the other girl was I decided to go to the police. This just didn't seem right to me."

"What happened then?" asked Emma.

Nairobi took a sip before continuing. "I found out Tiana had been in to the station to report her friend Lottie missing. They turned her away because she'd only been missing a few hours and they don't investigate until it's been 24 hours. The officer remembered her because she seemed so sure there was trouble. When the officer checked the log, she found her name."

Emma shook her head. "So Tiana had been worried about Lottie. Do you think she'd go looking for her?"

"Of course, those girls are joined at the hip. If Tiana was worried enough to go to the police then something bad must have happened."

Emma shook her head. "Did the police tell you anything more? Are they actively investigating?"

"I keep checking in with the police, but they don't have any leads and I'm getting worried. Actually, that is why I'm here."

Emma listened intently. "OK. What can we do?"

"My family and I would like to hire you to help us find the girls." Said Nairobi.

Emma shook her head and held up her hand. "I'm happy to help try and track them down, but I couldn't accept money from you."

"Emma, it could be dangerous and I can't ask that of you. I know this is what you do so please let us pay you?" Said Nairobi.

Emma looked to Killian and back to her friend. "When I heard about the girls missing it set off a red flag for me. I was already planning to look into this. I'm happy to do this, besides you are my friend."

A knock at the door distracted them all. "That would be Greta. I left her a note letting her know I'd be here. She's been away on business and rushed home as soon as she heard Tiana was missing."

Greta was Nairobi's partner. They'd been married for a few years. Emma nodded and opened the door. "Hi Emma, is Nairobi still, Oh thank goodness." Said Greta as she walked into Nairobi's arms to comfort her.

"When I got home and you weren't there I was afraid you'd done something stupid. Thank you for leaving a note. I'm sorry I wasn't here when you found out." Said Greta.

Nairobi hugged her tightly. "I'm just glad you're here now. Mama and Auntie really want us to stay with them. They are worried sick." She took a breath." Emma's going to help us find the girls."

Greta looked to Emma and smiled. "Thank goodness."

Emma stood. "Of course. How could I do nothing."

Killian came up behind her and slipped his arm over her shoulders squeezing her into his side. Emma smiled.

"Tiana is a good girl and so is Lottie, in spite of her spoiled ways. They are good hearted and very active in their sorority. They like to have fun, but Tiana is also very serious about her academics." Said Greta.

Nairobi suddenly seemed sad." Tiana wants to open a restaurant someday and she's been working hard to earn a business degree. She's doing it for her parents."

Greta comforted her. "I'm sure they will be fine. Maybe its nothing."

"At first I thought maybe it was just some stupid adventure that Lottie dragged her on because she's done it before but the fact that she'd gone to the police makes me think otherwise." Said Nairobi.

"Wait, so they've gone missing before?" asked Emma.

"No, not like this and never without contacting our grandmother for this long. But, yes Lottie has dragged Ti on some adventures. She's got a trust fund and a rich Daddy." Said Nairobi.

Emma tilted her head in surprise. "Lottie's father is rich?"

"Yes, she calls him Big Daddy. Lottie herself has a trust fund on top of it." Said Greta.

"Have you spoken with him?" asked Emma.

Nairobi shook her head. "No, after I learned that the police still had nothing I came here. He hasn't called me either, I wonder if he knows."

"Usually the police will reach out to the family when someone is reported missing." Said Killian.

"Yes, but they didn't believe Ti. Well at first. I don't know." Said Nairobi.

Greta rubbed Nairobi's shoulder lightly. "You have to find them Emma."

"I'll start investigating in the morning. Having you hire me, although I will not be taking money, will help me with the cops when I start asking questions, since I will be on official business. The police are also looking into this so it won't be just me." Said Emma.

Nairobi looked hopeful. "Ok, I really appreciate this Emma. My family will be so grateful for anything you can find."

"Can you give me a list of contacts, friends or people that I can reach out to who might have information? Maybe some of the girl's names that you spoke with?" asked Emma.

"I'll give you the girls names but it would be best to stop by to see my grandmother tomorrow. She can help you with any information you need. She and Auntie don't drive anymore so you'll have to visit them. I don't see my little cousin as often as I should but Mama knows everything about her little girl from their daily talks. She also knows how to get in touch with Lottie's Father."

Nairobi pulled a sheet of paper with the names on it from her briefcase and pen from her briefcase. She quickly jotted down the contact information for her grandmother at the bottom and handed the slip of paper to her. "Here is Mama's address. Thank you Emma."

Emma looked at the sheet with the names of the girls and the address for Mama Odi and Auntie Yzma. "OK, I know where this is." She said.

Nairobi slipped her hand into Greta's. "I know you must be tired honey."

Greta sighed. "I'm fine. I'm more worried about you. Let's get you home so you can relax."

"I'll let you know if I find anything." Said Emma.

Nairobi let out a soft smile. "Thank you. I really appreciate it."

Killian closed and locked the door behind them. "Well it seems the case has found you."

She slid her hand through her hair. "Yes, it certainly has."