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Chapter 34: Impressions
Raven's POV:
I followed the boss and his wife to Point Pleasant. I was going to stay to help offer protection to their daughters. I had gear in the car but I'd wait till they left before carrying the stuff in. I wasn't looking forward to babysitting. The front door opened and I frowned when I saw the beautiful young woman who flew from the house into the boss's arms. He caught her and swung her around before setting her down. Two more people stepped into the doorway, a tall blonde male and another female that was mostly hidden behind the male. We made our way to the house and entered. Ranger made the introductions. I learned the tall blonde was Rambo and from the way he was looking at the young woman beside Ranger I had the impression he was hooked. Ranger's enthusiastic greeter was his daughter Julie. The other female was their second daughter Kallie. I turned to her and my eyes widened. She was the most strikingly, stunningly beautiful creature I had ever seen. I slowly looked her over from the top of her head to her feet and felt my body's instant reaction. Shit! I so didn't need this reaction to complicate things. Although I wouldn't mind screwing her, that's all I wanted form her.
I watched as Kallie's eyes narrowed and she glared at me. I frowned wondering what I had done to piss her off when I hadn't even said anything to her yet. I smiled mockingly at her and she got even more pissed. I ignored her and concentrated on what Ranger was saying. Apparently they would stay through lunch and then they planned heading back to Trenton. Stephanie took her bag and went with the girls to change so they could enjoy swimming. Ranger and I sat and planned out a strategy with Rambo. When the ladies came back through to get to the deck, I noticed Rambo and Ranger seemed to be distracted by Stephanie and Julie walking through the room. I smirked until I saw Kallie dressed in her suit a couple seconds later and my eyes darkened with desire as I thought about wrapping my arms around her and pleasuring us both. I thought I heard her say, "In your dreams." but I couldn't be sure.
Kallie's POV:
I was so excited when I knew mom and dad were here. I know we had just seen them at graduation, but I missed them. I was up and on my way to the door when I froze in my tracks because I felt his presence. Rambo saw my reaction and thinking there was danger he took the lead and when we reached the door I found myself behind his massive frame. Once Rambo saw there was no danger, he relaxed. We waited for them to reach us and then we moved back so they could enter. I knew by the way Rambo and Julie looked at each other that things had changed between them. Daddy made the introductions and although Raven didn't say anything, I could read his thoughts as clear as day. He was willing to screw me and toss me away. Well buddy you aren't being given the chance. You may be hot and gorgeous but I'm not a toy to be used and thrown away. I narrowed my eyes and glared at him.
Mom suggested we change and take a swim so we went to our room and got ready. I had three suits to choose from and I chose the one that would cover the most of my body. I wasn't going to chance the two bikinis. Once we were dressed we headed for the deck. I laughed silently at Rambo and dad's reaction to mom and Julie. The guys were definitely distracted. Then I turned to Raven and noticed his eyes were dark with desire and I saw the picture in his mind of us wrapped together while he used his mouth on me. I stiffened and said, "In your dreams." There was no way I was getting that close to him. Jerk! We continued out and dove into the water. It wasn't long before the guys were joining us. We all swam for a while and then I heard mom's stomach growl which was a sign that it was lunch time. We climbed out of the water and headed in to change before fixing something for lunch. I was the first one in the shower so I was dressed before mom or Julie. I told them I'd go get lunch started and headed to the kitchen.
I had just taken the dish of meatballs out of the fridge to pop in the microwave when Raven walked into the kitchen. I ignored him, instead continuing to get our meal together. I set the timer and temp on the microwave and while the meatballs were cooking I got out the bread and sliced it so we could make subs. I placed slices of cheese on the bottom and put them into the oven to warm so the cheese would be slightly melted. Next I got out the big bowl of salad and added cucumber, green pepper, tomato, red onion, black olives, and hard boiled eggs. I took out the dressings and carried them through to the table; we had cucumber, ranch, French, thousand island, and Italian dressings. I took the bread from the oven and set it on the counter to cool while I got out the bowls and silverware. Raven was still standing there watching me so I stopped and glared at him. Thrusting the dishes and silverware into his hands I told him to make himself useful. His eyes ran over me and darkened with desire. He told me he could think of a much more pleasant way to make himself useful. I glared and told him he was dreaming if he thought I was going to be his toy.
A few minutes later Julie joined me as I was taking the meatballs out of the oven. She carried the bread through to the table and I got the meatballs. We called the others to join us and we started on lunch. As we were finishing up, dad dropped a bomb by telling us Raven would be staying to help keep us safe. My eyes went to his and widened. He smiled….well; more like smirked and nodded his head in my direction.