Chapter 10

Java threw her head back giggling slightly as Vic kissed her bare stomach, gasping slightly as he found a particularly sensitive spot. Suddenly a knock and an enquiring voice came from outside the room,

"Java?"

They both froze.

"Java?" came the voice again persistently "Are you awake? It's Ram"

Java swore under her breath then putting on a slow sluggish voice, as if she had just woken up she called

"Wha?.hang on"

She signaled Vic to go to her wardrobe, although he knew there as nothing else for it he still shot her a pleading glance just to check there wasn't somewhere better for him to hide but she shook her head and grinned wickedly.

When Vic had padded over to the wardrobe and enclosed himself between Java's numerous revealing black out fits and Java had recovered her top from somewhere she signaled him to close the doors of the cupboard. When he had closed the doors of the cupboard Vic felt very enclosed, he was squashed between the two sides of the cupboard and Java's various outfits, the one that was pressing into his face was a very little back dress which he didn't think would leave much to the imagination. Through the slight crack in the doors he could hear the conversation Ram and Java were having.

Java's voice came through first, slightly sluggishly; she was obviously still keeping up the act that Ram had just woken her

"What Ram?" she asked impatiently "Do you know how late it is? This had better be important"

"It is" Ram answered confidently

"Well..." demanded Java

"I've been thinking about what you said" Ram began

"What I said?" interrupted Java

"About you wanting me to show you some kind of commitment before I could have you" Ram told her

"Right..." Java said and Vic could imagine the way her eyes were watching Ram suspiciously trying to second-guess where he was going with this

"I want you to marry me" Ram said as if it were the most casual thing in the world

Vic saw Java's jaw hit the floor even through the door

"What?????" she said her voice shocked

"Marry me" Ram repeated again confidently, "It's the perfect solution, you want what you want, and I get what I want...." Even through the wooden door Vic saw Rams eyes scan Java's body up and down

"You'll have to let me think about it" Java said regaining the control to her voice

"Fine, but don't take too long" said Ram. Vic heard footsteps and then the door closing, after a few seconds Java called

"You can come out now"

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Java was stood by the door thinking when Vic came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her

"Outmaneuvered?" he asked a slight edge of amusement entering his voice

"Never" came Java's confident reply "I just wasn't expecting that" Vic laughed slightly

"Java, surprised, now there's something I thought I'd never see. Though come to think of it I'm surprised too, I didn't think you were actually serious about him" Vic said as Java turned and wrapped her arms around him.

"Jealous?" asked Java teasingly knowing Vic saw right through her little schemes, he was possibly the only person who did "Why should I be jealous of some freak you're marrying for his power?" Vic asked her deciding to play along with her game

"Firstly, I never said I was going to marry him, and secondly aren't I just sleeping with you for your power?" Java replied grinning at him

"Don't tell me you're gonna turn him down?" Vic said mock surprised "I wouldn't get to go the wedding!"

"I never said anything about my answer" Java told him "You'll just have to wait, like everyone else" despite what she said, she knew that Vic had already guessed what her answer would be, and he would be right about it as usual.

"Ok" said Vic "And, by the way, you know you sleep with me for my amazing sexual prowess" He drawled

"Whatever" said Java rolling her eyes but reaching to tickle him at the same time.