Author's Note: This fic is based off of the story titled Operation Sandstorm. It is a Hasbro Listen and Look Book featuring G.I. Joe. In the story Duke and Scarlett find themselves in Egypt needing to take down a huge Cobra fortress. Scarlett is captured by Cobra and Cobra Commander orders her to the underground burial chamber- a room that fills with sand like an hourglass. She is almost completely buried alive whenl Duke rescues her. They escape and with the help of Ace and some others Cobra is defeated. This story takes place after they escape from the Cobra fortress.
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Duke continued driving the Mole away from the fortress until he got back to the high speed vehicle that he had driven from the hotel. He powered down the Mole and got his first good look at Scarlett since they escaped on foot. Her white nightgown was tattered and torn and her red hair was dull and dusty. Her pale skin had scrapes and bruises but nothing outwardly looked like it needed immediate medical attention.
"Are you alright?" he asked, his voice filled with worry.
"Yeah, I'm okay. My feet are a little cut up from running barefoot, but nothing I can't deal with." Scarlett replied, as she rubbed her feet.
"The hot sand is going to make your feet feel like they're on fire. Let me carry you to the jeep." Duke offered.
"Not necessary, Duke. I'll be okay." Scarlett assured him. Duke opened the hatch and they both jumped out.
"Ohhh!" Scarlett cried painfully once her feet made contact with the sand. Her body immediately began to crumble. Duke swept her up in his arms quickly before she fell.
"I guess you were right." Scarlett replied, a little embarrassed that she needed help.
"Can I get a recording of you saying that?" Duke chuckled as he carried her to the jeep and placed her in the passenger seat. Scarlett laughed with him until her laughter turned into a severe coughing fit that made her whole body spasm.
"Maybe we should stop back at the air force base and get you looked at. Get those lungs x-rayed. Who knows how much sand you actually inhaled. Plus they can probably bandage up your feet so they heal quicker." Duke suggested, his eyes filled with worry.
"I'm sure I'm fine. I'd really like to just get back to the hotel." Scarlett protested in a scratchy voice as Duke walked over to the driver side and slid in.
Duke shook his head, "You might not be worried, but I am and won't stop until I hear from a medic that you're fine…inside and out."
Scarlett sighed defeatedly, "Ok, you win."
"Can I record you saying that too?" Duke cracked as he placed the key into the ignition and started up the jeep, "I can replay it whenever you give me a hard time…which is more often than not."
"Is that what would turn you on, Duke? A recording of me submitting to your commands?" Scarlett suggestively asked, arching her one eyebrow.
This time it was Duke who choked into a coughing fit,"I just meant…"
Scarlett cut him off with a hearty laugh, this time without coughing. She had to admit she enjoyed how flustered Duke became. "Easy there, Pilgrim, Both of us can't be choking on coughs…one of us has to drive."
"Yeah, that would be a problem, wouldn't it?" Duke sighed as he tiptoed around Scarlett's comment about being turned on. The truth is he'd been turned on by the red haired, ninja trained, crossbow connoisseur beauty since the moment he first saw her in the control room of Joe headquarters. Her looks were unparalleled to any woman he had ever met, which immediately drew him to her, but it was her intelligence, kindness, and sense of humor that compelled him to want to spend just as much time with her off duty as he did on. They had developed a solid and deep friendship with one another, but he'd be lying if he said he never fantasized about something more. As he drove along, he stole a glance her way and noticed just how thin the material of her nightgown was….and wondered if Cobra Commander had noticed it as well. Duke's grip tightened around the steering wheel thinking about how Cobra Commander's evilness had no boundaries and the idea of him preying upon Scarlett was not out of the question.
"Duke? Is something wrong? You totally just tensed up." Scarlett asked as she regarded his white knuckles clutching the steering wheel and the sharp lines of his clenched jaw. He was definitely brooding over something.
"No, I…uh…." he took a deep breath, "Cobra Commander didn't try anything, did he?"
"Try anything? Yeah-he tried to bury me alive!" Scarlett cried.
"No, I know that." Duke replied, his eyes laser focused on the road, "I mean try something else. You aren't exactly dressed for battle."
Scarlett leaned back against the seat thinking over Duke's words when it suddenly occurred to her what he meant. "Oh!" she exclaimed as her eyes popped wide open. "No way. I would never let him put his hands on me like that!"
Duke's jaw relaxed and one of his hands dropped onto the gear shift after hearing her answer. "Good. I would kill him if he did. Hell, I'd kill him for even attempting to…." Duke trailed off, not wanting to even verbalize the rest of his thought.
Scarlett immediately reached over and grabbed his hand. "I know you would. My knight in shining khaki."
Duke glanced her way and was struck by how beautiful she looked despite just being rescued from near death. Her hair was whipping about, framing her face like flickering flames. Her bright and sparkling eyes tugged deep at his heart, stirring something inside him. A sweet bashful smile graced her lips. He mentally took a picture of her, wanting to remember exactly how she looked at this moment.
He turned his attention back to the road, taking note that her hand still lingered on top of his far longer than any friendly gesture should have lasted. He began to wonder what this all meant but didn't have much time to analyze before a giant gray storm cloud appeared in the sky and began traveling towards them. "Where the hell did they come from?" Duke asked, alarmed.
"Strange. This is Egypt's dry season." Scarlett mused, "I wonder if it's an after effect from Cobra's wacky weather"
"Must be." Duke concluded as the sky got darker and darker until it looked like nighttime and thunder rumbled. "Good news is we're only about five minutes from the hotel. We'll pull in and switch to the car we used yesterday so we'll have a roof over our heads as we drive to the base and we won't get wet."
"Great idea….except I don't think we're going to make it to the hotel staying dry." Scarlett commented as raindrops began to pelt down on her. No sooner had the words left her mouth, a wall of rain poured down on top of them saturating everything in the jeep.
"Hold on! We're almost there!" Duke yelled over the roar of the storm. Scarlett grabbed the handle on the frame of the jeep and held on for dear life as Duke continued speeding down the highway as the rain continued to beat down on them.
Duke pulled into the parking lot of the hotel and into the covered garage. He put the jeep in park and turned off the ignition. They both just sat for a moment thanking God they had made it back to the hotel and out of the wicked weather.
"I was really worried the jeep was going to end up stalling." Duke replied, sighing with relief. He turned towards Scarlett and his eyes froze on her upper torso. Her white nightgown, now mostly transparent, clung heavily on every curve of her body leaving nothing to the imagination. Duke could see everything.
Scarlett followed Duke's gaze
"What… Scarlett began, puzzled at Duke's reaction. She followed his gaze to her chest and realized why he was staring. She gasped and covered herself with her arms. "Oh my god!" she cried with embarrassment.
Her cry immediately pulled Duke out of the trance and suspended the lustful desire he felt burning inside. His rational brain got back to work at problem solving the situation. "It's okay. We'll just go upstairs and change."
"I can't go through the hotel like this!" Scarlett cried.
"Yes, you can. Just trust me." Duke replied and he got out of the jeep. He came over to her side and bent over the passenger side and swept her in his arms like he had done outside the Mole. He then cradled her body so her chest was turned inward towards his own. "Put your arms around me and hold on tight. No one will be able to see anything. I promise." Scarlett wrapped her arms tightly around his shoulders, pressing her chest against his.
Once he knew she was securely in place, Duke raced into the hotel and through the hotel lobby. He quickly bounced up the stairwell, not wanting to take a chance on the elevator. Scarlett's room was down the hall from his own and he already had the key since it was protocol for the commanding officer to have copies of keys to the rooms soldiers were occupying. After opening the door to her room, he barrelled in. His plan was to gently place her down at the foot of her bed, but the universe had a different plan. Just inches from his destination, Duke slipped on the tile floor catapulting them both onto the bed. They landed in a very compromising position with Scarlett pinned underneath him.
Their heavy breathing was the only audible sound for what seemed like eternity as the shock of what just happened began to wear off. The temperature of the air in the room skyrocketed to hot and sultry as they continued to lay together paralyzed by some inability to diffuse the sexually charged situation. Their eyes were locked onto each other, desperately wondering what the other was thinking.
Finally Duke mustered, "Sorry, I slipped."
"Are you really…"Scarlett whispered huskily as she arched her back, rolling her body against his, "...sorry?" Their saturated clothing clung to them like a second skin so every muscle and curve could be felt as their bodies moved together.
"Actually….no" Duke groaned lightly as every one of his nerves felt like it was on fire as she moved against him,
"Me neither." Scarlett replied, tilting her face upward waiting for him to kiss her. Duke leaned down and was millimeters away from his lips brushing against hers when Scarlett broke out in another serious coughing fit.
Duke immediately rolled off of her and pulled her up into a sitting position. As he rubbed her back he said, "We definitely need to get you checked out."
The coughs subsided and Scarlett nodded, disappointed that the mood had been ruined. "Do you think you'll be able to change and freshen up on your own? I'll meet you outside your room in fifteen minutes." Duke planned.
"I think so." Scarlett nodded again.
"Ok, I'll meet you outside your door soon." Duke agreed. He paused for a minute like he was going to say something else before standing up, but he decided against it and just gave an apologetic smile before leaving for his own room.
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The drive to the air force base was not long, but it seemed like it was taking forever since both Duke and Scarlett were quiet and had not said a word to each other since reconvening after they had showered and changed. As they drove along, Duke glanced over in Scarlett's direction several times but Scarlett had her face permanently turned towards the window.
The weather had cleared up so it was a pleasant drive, but the silence was driving Duke insane. He finally mustered up the courage to speak, "Shana," the use of her civilian name was enough to make her snap her head around and look at him, "about earlier…."
"You said it yourself…you slipped, right?" Scarlett softly responded.
"Yes, but…" Duke trailed off not even sure what else he was going to say.
"I guess you can say I slipped too. It's been an extremely emotional day…at least for me." Scarlett replied,
"For me too." Duke nodded in agreement.
"I think we just got swept up in a moment…we were caught up in the emotions." Scarlett concluded.
"Yeah..I guess so" Duke trailed off trying his best to make her believe he agreed. Scarlett turned her head back to the window and the awkward silence resumed as they continued down the road. Duke's brow furrowed in frustration. This wasn't something they could just sweep under the rug. At least he couldn't. With a sound that was a cross between a disgusted sigh and a growl, he pulled the car over on the side of the road and turned off the car.
"Why did you pull over?" Scarlett asked, puzzled at why they had stopped.
Duke inhaled deeply before speaking, "When Cobra Commander told me that I was too late and you were already dead, it felt like my heart had been ripped out of my chest. The idea that I had lost you was terrifying. And even though it was only a brief moment before I heard you scream and realized Cobra Commander was lying, it was a moment that rattled me down to the core and confirmed feelings I've been wrestling with for some time."
"Duke-" Scarlett began.
"No….not Duke. Right now we're talking as Conrad and Shana." Duke firmly cut her off. "And what happened in the hotel room was more than getting swept up in a moment…it was me, Conrad, wanting Shana….wanting to show her just how special she is to me."
Tears began to pour down Scarlett's cheeks. Duke stared at her wide eyed and worried that something he said had upset her. Scarlett sniffled, "I thought I was going to be buried alive and there was no hope for rescue. I told myself, 'This is it' and I prepared myself for death. I thought about my father and my brothers….and I prayed that God would take me quickly and not make me suffer." Scarlett roughly wiped away tears, "And then I thought of you…and how hard I knew you would take it….blaming yourself when there wasn't anything you could have done. So I prayed one final time…but I didn't pray for me…I prayed for you. And when I finished the prayer I heard your voice. I didn't know if it was real or a dream but I heard it so I screamed for help with my last breath just in case it was really you…..and it was." Scarlett took a heavy breath and locked eyes with Duke, "You were there…and you rescued me….you're always there when I need you." She inhaled deeply through her nose, dropping her gaze into her lap, "Up in the hotel room it made me realize just how much I want to need you." Her eyes snapped back up to his, "But it's not enough."
"It's not?" Duke tilted his head.
"Maybe if we were just Shana and Conrad it would be…but we can't ignore that we're also Scarlett and Duke and that makes things complicated. There are rules and regulations that Scarlett and Duke took oaths to uphold."
Duke leaned back against the seat and exhaled slowly. Everything she said was the truth. He hated it, but he had to accept it. "You're right. Guess we can't leave Scarlett and Duke out of the equation, huh?"
"Afraid not, Pilgrim." Scarlett gave an impish smile. "But when you had me pinned to the bed I sure as hell wanted to."
"At least I'll always have the mental image of you after the rainstorm." Duke grinned.
Scarlett immediately gave him a playful shove, "You better not tell anyone about that!"
"I wouldn't dare. I don't want anyone else fantasizing about it except me!"
Scarlett rolled her eyes and gave him another playful shove. Duke let out a raspy laugh, making Scarlett laugh too.
"Let's get back on the road, pervert." Scarlett giggled . Duke switched on the ignition and off they went towards the base.
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It didn't take too much longer before they rolled up to the gate and Duke and Scarlett both flashed their credentials to gain access to the base. Duke followed the gate MP's directions to where to park and how to get to the base hospital. Once inside the hospital, Duke explained the situation to the interpreter who then spoke to the nurse and she whisked Scarlett into one of the triage rooms. Duke then got directions to the building that housed communications and he was able to get in contact with both Col Sharp and Joe HQ letting them know that both he and Scarlett were okay. Col Sharp let Duke know that the mission had been a success and that Ace had done a fine job of taking out the Cobra Fortress.
Duke walked back to the medical wing and Scarlett was waiting with one of the medical staff people and the interpreter.
"Everything okay?" Duke asked.
"She is good to go. Everything looks good on the x-ray. There might still be some throat irritation but any coughing shouldn't be cause for alarm. We also bandaged her feet. Again, nothing to worry about but she should try to stay light on her feet for the next day or so." The interpreter replied after listening to what the medical staff person said.
"Good thing her commanding officer is a pretty nice guy and will make sure she takes it easy." Duke replied and then winked. The interpreter relayed the message back to the medical staff person and he chuckled before bowing and returning to his duties.
"Is there anything else, Sgt. Hauser, that I can assist you with before you depart?" the interpreter asked.
"Actually, can you recommend a great place for a bite to eat? My stomach just reminded me that I should probably eat something." Duke replied as his stomach growled.
"Me too. Definitely time to refuel." Scarlett agreed.
The interpreter thought for a moment and then told them about this great little restaurant that served the best local dishes and it just so happened to be close to where they were staying. Duke and Scarlett thanked him and went back to the car.
"While I am starving, do you think we could ask for food to go and eat back at the hotel? I think I've hit my wall." Scarlett yawned as they began to drive away.
"I think that sounds perfect." Duke agreed.
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"I can't believe you ordered steak." Scarlett chuckled slightly as they entered her hotel room carrying their takeout.
"Hey, I'm a meat and potatoes kind of guy. What would you expect?" Duke shrugged as they put the bags on the table and started pulling out the various containers.
"I'd expect you'd be a little more adventurous with your eating habits. I mean, our job sends us all over the world. We don't always have time to soak in the local culture but when we do I want to immerse myself, especially when it comes to local cuisine." Scarlett replied, settling into one of the chairs at the table. "The owner was so nice giving us a few local dishes to try for free."
"All I remember hearing was vegetables, rice, beans, and more vegetables. I'll stick to being a carnivore." Duke grinned as he opened the lid to his steak platter. "What did you end up ordering for yourself?"
"Some shrimp with pasta dish that sounded really good." Scarlett replied and opened her lid.
Duke peaked at her meal and started laughing, "Those shrimp still have their heads!"
Scarlett stared at her meal in surprise, "Yes…yes they do." and she started laughing too.
"Go ahead, immerse yourself." Duke nodded towards her food.
"Maybe I'll try the Moussaka instead. I doubt that will have eyeballs." Scarlett replied and reached for another container. She opened the lid and inhaled the wonderful scent of the eggplant casserole type dish before taking a forkful and placing it in her mouth. "Mmmm, this is good. You should try it." Scarlett suggested.
"I don't know…" Duke trailed off unsure.
"Look, it even has some beef in it." Scarlett countered pointing out the ground up beef in one of the layers. She put another bite on her fork and extended it towards him.
Duke leaned forward and slipped the prongs of the fork holding the food into his mouth, his eyes locking on Scarlett's the entire time. Scarlett's breath hitched feeling the temperature of the room heat up like it did when Duke had her pinned on the bed.
"Not bad." Duke commented after digesting the bite.
"Do you want more?" Scarlett asked as she put another bite on the fork.
"I better stick to my steak." Duke replied, turning his attention back to his own meal.
"Right." Scarlett replied softly as she felt the air cool off again. She felt disappointed by his answer but wasn't exactly sure why. She opened another container that looked like it was filled with beans and a hint of vegetables. "Care for any of this?"
Duke peered at the contents, "Nah. Trust me. You won't want to sit next to me on the plane tomorrow if I eat that." He chuckled. Scarlett rolled her eyes immediately, knowing what he was insinuating.
"You could have just said no thank you." Scarlett snickered.
"I'm just being honest." Duke grinned and took a bite of his steak.
"Sometimes honesty is not the best policy." Scarlett retorted with a tight lipped smile. The two continued eating and were soon full of food and banter. They began to clean up when Duke spotted a container that hadn't been open.
"Oh hey, it looks like they threw in a dessert." Duke reported after taking off the lid and investigating the content.
"Oooh, what is it?" Scarlett asked, coming up behind him. She was a sucker for sweets.
"Looks like a fruit dessert made with peaches." Duke observed.
Scarlett sighed dejectedly, "You can have it."
"Oh? What happened to your immersion in the local cuisine?" Duke teased.
"If it's not made with Georgia peaches I probably won't like it." Scarlett replied.
"So you're a peach snob?" Duke raised an eyebrow.
"I wouldn't say snob" Scarlett curtly shook her head, "I just know Georgia peaches taste best."
"Do they now?" Duke asked with an inquisitive grin.
"Of course. They're the sweetest, juiciest, and most delicious of all." Scarlett replied pridefully as if she grew the peaches herself.
Duke stood behind her close enough that she could feel his breath on her neck. The temperature in the room began to climb again and Scarlett began to feel dizzy. Finally Duke spoke softly, "Sounds like perfection. What I wouldn't give to be able to have a taste."
Scarlett knew fully well he wasn't talking about the fruit. She sighed heavily, "As much as I'd like to give you one, we've already agreed it's too complicated."
"I don't know what you're talking about. I'm just talking about peaches." Duke innocently shrugged and continued cleaning up from behind her.
"Like hell you are. I know what you're trying to infer." Scarlett knowingly smiled. "I think it might be time for us to say good night before we end up crossing a line we really can't."
"Can't? Or shouldn't?" Duke murmured practically into her neck, making her shiver. "Because there's definitely a difference. Can't means 'unable to'. Shouldn't means 'the behavior or action is attainable but the full implications should be understood and carefully weighed before proceeding."
Scarlett turned around and faced him. With an arched eyebrow she bantered,"Going lawyer on me are you?"
"I'm trying to win my case." Duke smiled flirtatiously.
"And what exactly are you trying to win?" Scarlett almost purred.
"I think you know." Duke replied huskily, "So again I ask….can't or shouldn't?"
Scarlett's head was spinning with desire and she was having a hard time thinking clearly. Finally her brain caught up to the conversation and she was able to sober up, "Can't" she finally answered, "The answer is can't". Duke slowly pulled away from her, his eyes full of disappointment.
"Okay, then." Duke smiled halfheartedly, "Let me grab the trash and take it down to the dumpster and I'll get out of your hair."
"Duke…" Scarlett almost winced, "It's not that I don't…."
"I know." Duke cut her off. "I remember what we said in the car but when I'm with you….", he moved back closer to her "like this." He inhaled sharply, " It's hard to fight something that feels so right." He moved away again and finished cleaning up the trash and grabbed it with his right hand. He picked up the container with the peach dessert with his left hand, "Guess I'll just have to settle for subpar peaches." He gave a weak smile before leaving her hotel room.
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Scarlett showered and changed into the last clean t-shirt and underwear she had brought with her, taking extra care of the bandaged soles of her feet. The dinner with Duke weighed heavily on her mind and heart. He left looking and sounding so disappointed. She wasn't going to deny it, she was disappointed too. Duke wasn't wrong when he said it felt right being so close together. She felt it too…his breath on her neck… the way he stood behind her with his arms around her …it made her shiver just thinking about it. But there were rules to take into consideration too. A romantic relationship between a commanding officer and a subordinate was totally off limits and grounds for dismissal for both parties. Is exploring their feelings worth the risk of losing their careers? Duke obviously wanted to take the risk, so why was she so hesitant? He definitely had more to lose. She shivered again thinking about when he had her pinned to the bed and all the things she fantasized him doing to her body. Then she had another thought. If they weren't going to explore their feelings, Duke would probably look elsewhere. She thought about another woman in his arms…laughing with him, flirting with him, making love to him. She shook her head to erase that picture much like someone would shake an Etch-A-Sketch to clear the screen. Things became crystal clear and she bolted out of her room.
She quickly marched to Duke's door and banged on it fiercely. He opened the door wearing only boxers and a tee shirt, looking freshly showered and ready for bed.
"Scarlett." He greeted her with surprise in his voice.
"I'm sorry…were you already turning in?" she apologized.
"No, not yet…is everything okay?" he asked, concerned.
"Turns out you're a pretty good lawyer" she replied before launching herself onto him and planting a steamy kiss on his lips. She wrapped her legs around his torso and Duke hooked his arms under them for support. He spun around so her back was facing the door and pressed her body against it so it would close. They ravished each other for several minutes before their fiery kisses simmered to soft smoldering pecks. Duke pulled away breathing heavily, "What changed your mind?"
"I couldn't stand the thought of watching you settle for subpar peaches." Scarlett replied, breathing just as heavily.
"I threw them out. Decided that I'd take my chances and wait for perfection." Duke replied.
"No more waiting. Take me to bed, Conrad." Scarlett begged before kissing him again. Without hesitation, Duke ran to his bed, throwing her onto it. He jumped on top and pinned her down with his knees.
"This time it's no accident." Duke growled lustfully before pulling his t-shirt off and tossing it on the floor. He leaned over Scarlett and she eagerly curled up towards him bringing her hands to his chest, rubbing them over his rock hard abs as they kissed passionately.
Scarlett tore her mouth off of his and lowered herself back to the mattress. Sweeping her arms above her head, she rolled her body much like she had done before when Duke had pinned her earlier to her bed earlier in the day. "Touch me. I want to feel your hands all over me " she purred.
Duke's hands immediately tunneled underneath the hem of her t-shirt and slid up onto her breasts. Scarlett moaned as Duke massaged them for several moments before they both worked together to remove her t-shirt from her body so he could have full access. Their mouths crashed against each other while he continued kneading her porcelain globes while his thumbs caressed her nipples until they were stiff.
This time it was Duke who tore his mouth away from hers and made a trail of kisses down her throat and onto her chest. His mouth moved over one of her erect nipples and he eagerly suckled on it.
Scarlett cried out arching her back underneath him as his tongue flickered against her already hardened peak. Duke enjoyed her reaction so much he could feel his own member beginning to stiffen. While his mouth attended to her breasts, he positioned himself so he had a free hand to explore places lower. It slid under the elastic of her panties. Scarlett immediately bucked, coaxing his fingers closer to her moist folds. He timidly dipped two fingers inside and was pleased that they were immediately coated with her juices making it easier for him to probe deeper. Scarlett moaned and bucked against him for a second time.
"Oh, Conrad, I want you inside me…" Scarlett purred. The way his name fell off her lips made his cock strain against the material of his boxers, desperate to be released. He retracted his fingers and yanked her panties off so hard he thought for sure they had torn. He brought his mouth to hers once again, forcing it open to accept his tongue. Their kissing was hot and wild creating a fireball of desire in both of their lower regions. Scarlett clawed at his boxers, desperate for his manhood to be revealed. Duke put his hands on the waistband of his boxers to help push them down when he suddenly pulled away from her. Scarlett's eyes filled with concern at his abrupt full stop.
"Shit!" Duke grunted.
"What's wrong?" Scarlett asked worriedly.
"I don't have a condom. It's not really something I keep on me…" Duke replied with embarrassment creeping into his voice.
"It's okay. I'm on the pill. It's a military girl's best friend. I'm not worried." Scarlett replied hoping to make him feel more at ease.
"You sure?" Duke asked.
Scarlett nodded, "If I wasn't, I would have asked you about protection before we started." She grinned mischievously and slid her hand into his boxers and grasped his member, making Duke's breath hitch. "Shall we get back to business?" She began to massage his cock thoroughly. Duke threw his head back and closed his eyes as the pleasure she was creating overloaded his senses to the point where all he could do was nod to answer. Scarlett tugged his boxers down and Duke recovered enough to help her pull them the rest of the way off. Scarlett's eyes opened wide with eagerness at the size of his length and girth.
"Are you impressed?" Duke breathily whispered against her ear as he lowered the rest of his body against her.
"Definitely." Scarlett replied just as breathily, spreading her legs for him to easily mount her. Duke slowly drove his cock inside, groaning as it slid deeper and deeper. Scarlett groaned and dug her nails into his shoulders as her inner flesh expanded to accommodate his thick rod. As Duke began to pump slowly he swore he heard her purring.
"Feel good?" Duke grunted as he continued rolling his body against hers.
"So good." Scarlett dryly panted, "Faster" Duke obliged and began to quicken the rhythm of his thrusts. Scarlett locked her thighs around Duke's hips, making his thrusts go deeper and harder, both of them moaning as the waves of pleasure increased.
"Mmmm…Conrad…." Scarlett murmured over and over again as her eyes fluttered closed as Duke rode her harder.
"Oh, Shana….oh…." Duke groaned as he felt himself on the brink of exploding inside her. He drilled into her like a jackhammer, shooting his seed into her while she loudly yowled as her own orgasm began to wash over her. They both collapsed against the mattress satisfied and exhausted.
After taking a minute to catch his breath Duke finally panted, "Wow….there's no way I could go back to subpar peaches after that!"
"It was pretty fantastic." Scarlett agreed as her heartbeat slowed back to normal. Duke turned on his side and leaned over her smiling.
"What?" Scarlett asked with an amused smile forming on her lips.
"Aren't you glad I didn't eat any of those beans?" Duke continued smiling. Scarlett let out a hearty giggle.
Scareltt turned on her side to face him and propped her head up with her hand. "Is that your invitation for me to stay the night?" she coyly asked.
"Did you think I was going to let you leave?" Duke retorted.
"I was hoping not." Scarlett replied, scooching her body closer to his.
Duke wrapped her in his arms, "Then consider this your open invitation. Don't feel like you ever have to ask if I want you in my bed. The answer will always be a resounding 'yes'."
"Always?" Scarlett asked with a raised eyebrow.
"Most definitely." Duke assured her, "If you want to be in my bed, I want you in it." He pulled her closer and touched his lips to her ear, "with the hopes that I'll get to be in you."
"That better be included." Scarlett's voice sizzled with desire. "I'd be very disappointed if it wasn't."
"Of course it is. You've read my green sheet. I'm a man of action." Duke lustfully whispered as he moved his body to be on top of hers.
"Mmm, care to show me again? I think I need more proof." Scarlett replied as she took his manhood into her hands and began stroking his shaft. She ran her hands from the base up to the tip, which she took much delight in caressing, as Duke moaned approvingly. Once his cock was completely hard, she ran her hands up his chest and wrapped them around his neck, pulling him down to her for a tempestuous kiss.
"How's this for proof?" Duke growled as he thrusted into her roughly. Scarlett yelped and dug her thighs against him as they began to gallop together until the both climaxed again, their lovemaking much hotter, rougher, and more intense than the first round. They were both left winded.
"Oh, yeah…" Scarlett panted, "definitely a man of action. MY man of action." Scarlett leaned over and kissed him steamily.
"And don't you forget it." Duke grinned.
"You'll just have to keep reminding me." Scarlett grinned back and kissed him again.
"I'll have no problem with that!" Duke exclaimed, still grinning. Scarlett rolled over into his arms and he pulled her close. "I'll remind you every day if you want me to"
"Won't be so easy back at headquarters." Scarlett sighed ruefully, "It's not like we can just show up at each other's door whenever we want. People will watch. People will talk. I don't want either of our careers to be raked over the coals because of this."
Duke played with a few strands of her fiery red hair as he mulled over her words, "I think we'll be alright. I don't see Colonel Sharp or any of the brass to be a problem. They hardly report to base as it is. As far as the others….I think as long as we're discreet it will be okay. Probably wouldn't hurt to be extra nice to the night security staff. Throw Mutt a bone."
"You mean Junkyard?" Scarlett corrected him.
"No, I meant Mutt. But getting one for Junkyard too would probably be wise." Duke
chuckled. Scarlett laughed too.
As the laughter died down, Scarlett's eyes fixated on Duke's travel clock on his
nightstand.
"Wow, it's getting late." Scarlett commented. "Too bad our flight home is so
early in the morning. I don't really want this night to end, but we should probably get some sleep."
"Or…" Duke paused and moved over her body, trapping her underneath him, "We could
save sleep for the long flight home and use our last few hours here to our advantage."
"Mmmm, I like the sound of that." Scarlett grinned, shuffling her body to be better positioned underneath him.
"Good, because I always aim to please." Duke murmured as he brought his lips to her neck and gave it a small nip. "Care if I saddle up and ride you until morning?"
"Giddy up, Pilgrim." Scarlett whispered in agreement to his suggestion.
"Yeehaw" Duke replied before sweeping her up in another round of lovemaking.