I don't own anything, except Mackenzie Red Wolf and Patrick O'Neil.
Salem Inn
Room 345
Mackenzie looks up from the file on Salem to see O'Neil leaning against the door that connects their rooms, wearing nothing but a white cotton towel. She could tell that he just left the shower, because droplets of water were still visible on the ends of his red hair and his well-defined almost hairless chest, almost hairless because Mackenzie could still see a straight line of red hair that disappeared behind the towel probably leading to whoa………… Mackenzie snaps herself out of her thoughts and focuses on the nearly naked agent standing in her bedroom, standing she moves off the bed, never taking her eyes off him.
"You forget something O'Neil?" She purposely looks him up and down.
"Yeah, I did." O'Neil said as he moved to stand in front of her.
"Yeah, clothes." She moves past him to show him out the room, but he grabs her arms and spins her to him.
"No, not my clothes." And with that said he lowers his mouth to hers.
The kiss went from a touch of the lips to an explosion of passion in a matter of seconds. Mackenzie was going to break it off, but then suddenly she couldn't think of a really good reason to do so. However realizing how wrong it was of her to be in a passionate embrace with her assistant in the middle of her room, she did the only thing she could think of.
She moved him toward the bed.
O'Neil didn't seem to mind the location change. Mackenzie let her mouth leave his long enough to push him down on the bed and straddle his hips. She returned to mouth but started to explore his neck and chest. O'Neil must have been enjoying the sensations, because a low moan could clearly be heard coming from his throat.
"BOSS" "BOSS" "BOSS" Realizing that something was off, Mackenzie opens her eyes and find herself alone in her bed. She sees a shadow moving in the dark making it's way toward her bed, when a hand reaches out she acts on instinct and jumps form the bed taking the arm and twisting it back. She delivers a quick kick to the assailant's knees, and reaches for the knife strapped to her leg, when a voice stops her.
O'Neil sees Mackenzie reaching for the knife and quickly uses his free arm to grab her ankle knocking her on the floor. "Boss, it's me."
Mackenzie hating the feeling of being on her back without her approval, jumps up in ready positions until his words suddenly become clear of the fog in her head. She relaxes and looks down at man still rubbing his arm.
"Didn't anyone ever tell you not to wake up a mercenary?" She moves near him to offer him a hand. "Also knocking is still considered 'In'."
The shirtless agent stands and continues to rub his arm, and looks at his boss and notices she is wearing a white wife beater and a pair of plaid shorts that emphasized her long legs.
"Sorry Boss, but you told me to notify you if there where any developments." Mackenzie moves to the dresser, takes out some jeans, and looks at O'Neil to continue.
"We just got a report of a man climbing into Ms. Lane's window." He hands her the holster gun resting on the bed post." Car's waiting now."
"Let's go"
Inside Wesley House
Chloe looks at the packages beside Brady and smiles at him. "Brady is that what I think it is."
Smiling Brady turns and picks up one of the packages. "Yup, Brady Pub's pancake dinner, with all the fixings and Caroline's best wishes." He hands her the flowers. "Tiger lilies for the tough as nails Chloe Lane." Smiling
"Thanks Brady." Chloe gets up and moves towards the kitchen when she hears a noise and turns to Brady. "Did you hear that?"
"What?" As soon as the words left his mouth a shout could be heard from outside. Brady turns to look at Chloe just as Craig and Nancy come out of the kitchen.
"Brady, did you hear that?" Craig was moving towards the door.
"Yeah, I'll check the back, you get the front."
"Be careful." Nancy moved behind Chloe and wrapped her arms around her daughter.
Outside Wesley House
Philip looked up at his brother and wondered what he was doing at Chloe's house, and then he remembered just as Lucas screamed.
"PHILIP WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING AT MY SISTER'S WINDOW!"
"Lucas, hey I was just coming to see Chloe."
Lucas looks at his watch and then backs to his brother. " And you need to sneak in, because it's so late that you don't want to disturb her parents, right."
"Mrs. Wesley doesn't like me."
"I hear she has good reason."
"Damn right she does." Both men turn to see Craig coming from the front of the house, hearing another sound they turn to see Brady rounding the corner from the back.
Philip stands and tries to clean himself off.
"What are you doing here Philip?" Philip turns and glares at Brady as he answers the question.
"Why are you here Brady?"
"Brady is here at my invitation Philip, unlike you." He notices the angry look on Lucas's face. "What are you doing here?"
"I talked to Hope, and I just wanted to make sure Chloe was okay, I wasn't going to come in." He turns and glares at his brother." But then I saw someone trying to climb the trellis into Chloe's room."
Craig walks up and shakes Lucas's hand. "Thanks, I think Chloe would like to see you." He turns to Brady "Brady can you show, Lucas in."
Brady nods and leads Lucas inside the house, while Craig turns on Philip with a quiet rage in his eyes.
"Under no circumstances are you to EVER climb into my daughter's room." " I have tried to give you a chance Philip, you break Chloe's heart, I give you another chance, you annoy my wife, I give you another chance, and it ends here." Craig backs Philip up against the side of the house. "You are not EVER allowed near Chloe again, there will be no change, no reprieve, you come see me in three weeks and the answer will still be the same." Craig steps back and begin walking away "Get off my land Kiriakis."
Inside Wesley House
Nancy and Chloe release a sigh of relief when they hear two pair of footsteps walking through the door, but are noticeable shocked when Brady walks into the family room followed by Lucas Roberts. Nancy eyes narrow, not quite sure what to make of the Philip's older brother, who reputation is not even remotely better, but Chloe decides to give him the benefit of the doubt.
"Hey, Lucas I am glad to see you up and about."
Lucas stops in awe, he remembered Chloe being beautiful, but knowing that she was his sister so how made her more beautiful if that was possible. Standing here looking at her he just felt an immense sense of pride, this was his sister she was beautiful, talented, and intelligent, and she was related to him. Looking at her he felt like there was hope for him to be a better person, and any reservations he thought he would have to turning over a new life went right out the window, after all he couldn't expect someone like Chloe to acknowledge someone like his is today. He realized he was staring and tried to remember what she had said to him.
"Thanks, how are you?" He tilts he head to the side and Chloe smiles. "What?"
"You obviously know about the cancer, because you did the head tilt. " Seeing the look on his and Brady's face she explains." You ask me how I am and you title your head to the side." She demonstrates. "It happened a lot after my adoptive parents died."
Brady looks back and forth between the two and tries to find a resemblance, but can't really find one beside their similar blue eyes. Seeing how uncomfortable they seems to be he tries to lessen the tension. He walks over to Chloe.
"Chloe, I am going to call it a night." He gives a quick hug and notices that sad look on her face. "I'll call you when I get home, and I'll pick you up tomorrow to go to the hospital okay?" She nods and his kiss her check. He says goodbye to Lucas and Nancy, and waves as he passes Craig on the way out. Craig closes the door after Brady and returns to the family room.
"Craig what was that noise?" And although she was talking to Craig she was glaring at Lucas.
Craig smiles at his wife." Let's talk about that upstairs and give these two sometime okay." He walks over to Chloe to kiss her goodnight and then proceeds to lead his wife upstairs.
"Don't stay up to late Sweetie."
"Goodnight Dad."
Chloe looks at Lucas, and gestures toward the sofa. "You want to sit down?" He nods and moves to sit down.
"I am glad you have Craig, he's a good guy." He stops like he wants to say more, but thinks better of it.
"Going on" He looks at her and she gives him a small smile. "You were going to say more, but stopped, I need you to be honest with me Lucas."
"You better off without Bill Horton, I've seen him twice since I found out he was my father and Jennifer hasn't heard from him since she left Africa, and I don't talk to Mike at all, but I know he doesn't speak to any of his children on a remotely normal basis." "I don't know what you plans are towards the Horton's, but I want to be a brother to you." He stands and begins pacing. " I know that right now, I am the worse brother, the only sibling I get along with is Jennifer and Philip that's because we don't see each other that often, but being in the fire I began to regret things, and I can't go back and change what has happen with Austin and the others, but with you I feel like I have a clean slate." "I haven't screw up as your brother yet, just as Lucas Roberts, and tell me whatever it is I need to do to be a good brother and I'll do it." He drops back down on the couch and turns to her,
"Lucas, the only thing that I need you to do is be here and be honest." She takes his hand "Can you do that?"
Lucas smiles and kisses her hand. "Anything, for my little sister."
Unmarked Vehicle
"Tell me what happened." Mackenzie looks straight ahead at the house, but the tone tells the three agents located inside that she wants answers.
A Latino man straightens, and begins to answer. "Well Boss, we observed that blue sedan stop at the house and just watch it for a while, then from the side we saw Philip Kiriakis began to scale the house, a man from the sedan went to investigate and pulled down Kiriakis, that's when Craig Wesley and Brady Black came on the scene, then the guy and Black left, but Wesley stayed and threw Kiriakis against the house and sent the kid running." "Since then Black has left but the guy is still there."
"A blue sedan, and a guy" She turn and stares at the trio, asking herself how she gets stuck with stupid people. So, you see a stranger stop at her house and you don't investigate." " At which point did you forget that we are tying to protect this girl, hmm." She raises her fist and hits the window shattering the glass." In the future, that is to say if I let you live, I want to know every person that comes into to contact with Lane." "A hobo passes her on the street, and I want to know if it's boxers or briefs, you got me."
The three agents nod their heads and watch as their boss walks to the awaiting black Forerunner, she puts down the window.
"And clean that up, this is still undercover."
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The first half of this story was dedicated to Phoenix688, I thought I might give you a little teaser, hope it was okay, that was my first love scene.
