1 The Same Coin

Chapter Three: Indecent Proposal

By Jessie

"Was ever a woman in this humor wooed? Was ever a woman in this humor won?"- Richard III, William Shakespeare



Skye's Suite- Approx. Two days later (evening)



Skye unlocked her door and stepped inside her suite. She smiled broadly in the dark as she thought of that evening's events. Jax had taken her out for a romantic night of dinner and dancing at a hot Manhattan club. She was exhausted, but ecstatic. For the first time in a long time, Skye Chandler-Quartermaine felt like she had a real chance to be happy. She had a great job and a gorgeous, wonderful man who seemed to want her just for herself. Yep, things were definitely looking up. Skye flipped the lights on in the living room, and walked down the dark hallway to her bedroom. She wanted to take a nice, hot shower and then crawl into bed and dream about Jax. Without turning on her bedroom light, Skye walked to the bathroom and closed the door. She didn't see the man sitting in the chair by the window.



Sonny sat in the chair smiling to himself. He waited until her heard Skye turn on the water and shut the shower door and then got up and walked to the living room. He looked through Skye's purse until he found her cell phone. He took the phone, switched it off, and put it in his pocket. The line in her room had already been taken care of. 'Sorry princess, but we can't have Jax coming to your rescue,' he thought as he walked back to the bedroom to wait. He was amused to hear singing coming from the bathroom. He sat back into the chair and listened.

More than you know,

More than you know,

Man of my heart,

I love you so.

Lately I find,

You're on my mind,

More than you know.

Whether you're right,

Whether you're wrong,

Man of my heart,

I'll string along.

You need me so,

More than you'll ever know.

Loving you the way that I do,

There's nothing I can do about it.

Loving may be all you can give,

But honey, I can't live without it.

Oh how I'd cry,

Oh how I'd cry,

If you got tired,

And said 'Good-bye.'

More than I'd show,

More than you'll ever know.

Skye always did know how to seduce a man with her voice. He had forgotten how beautiful it was. Sultry and sweet at the same time, it crept into you and wrapped itself around you until you couldn't think straight. It made every man who heard it feel like she was singing just for him. At one time, she had been singing for him, but now, she was singing for Jax. Fury and years of pent-up lust surged through his veins. He wanted to go in there, tear open that shower door, push her on the bed, and remind her of who he really was. He wanted to erase any thoughts of Jasper Jacks or any other man from her memory, until only his kiss and his caresses were the ones she could think of. He willed himself to stay in that chair and wait. Finally, he heard he turn the water off and step out of the shower. He shook his head to clear it and took a deep breath. Showtime.



Skye left the bathroom clad only in a towel. She flipped the switch on the wall and turned to her dresser. Taking out an ivory silk nightgown, she closed the drawer and turned around and faced her bed. When she saw Sonny sitting in her chair, she was too startled to make a sound. Her fear quickly turned to anger as she watched him eyeing her appreciatively from across the room.

" You should really lock your front door, Skye," Sonny said amused, " Any criminal could walk right into your room."

" Any criminal did." She shot back with venom.

He rose from the chair and walked across the room toward her. She fought the urge to run into the bathroom and lock the door. She refused to allow this thug to trespass in her home and intimidate her into hiding. Skye calmly walked to the nightstand and picked up the phone to call the police. There was no dial tone. She realized he must have had the phone lines cut. Sonny was still advancing. She tried to get past him so she could get her cell phone from the living room, but he stood directly in front of her and wouldn't let her pass. She automatically stepped backwards. He stepped forward. Filled with fear and another emotion she refused to acknowledge, she backed up until she felt something solid. Her back was literally up against the wall. Like a predator with his prey, Sonny moved in for the kill. He placed his arms on either side of her and looked down at her scantily clad body with undisguised hunger.

" Aren't you going to ask me why I came?" he purred and moved his face closer to hers.

" Wh..Why?" Skye stammered in spite of herself.

"Because," he said, his mouth poised centimeters from hers, " I have an offer to make to you. One I think you'd better accept if you want to save your brother."

His nearness was making it difficult to think, or to breathe. Her head was fuzzy and her heart was racing and she replied stupidly, " My brother.."

He brushed her lips with his own, softly. Then he began trailing soft kisses down her face and the side of her neck. " Yes," Kiss " You want to," Kiss, "Save his life," Kiss, " Don't you?"

Breathlessly, she asked, " How?"

He kissed her lips again, this time longer. Then he ran his hand up her right thigh, just brushing the bottom of the towel. " It's really simple. Your life for his."

Her eyes widened and she gasped, " You want to kill me?"

He ran his hand up the curves of her body and kissed the top of her breast. She shuddered in response. His eyes half closed, he smiled seductively and said,

" Of course not, I want to marry you."



-TBC-

*Song Lyrics from the movie " Funny Lady." I believe Billy Rose wrote them, but I'm not sure!



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