****Sorry this took so long to get out but here it is. A little more sex in this chapter so beware. This is my warning to those who don't read that kind of stuff. Please READ and REVIEW. =)
Skye woke with a start for no apparent reason and looked around the room. She was a little confused but everything slowly came back to her. The clock told her she'd been asleep for about three hours and when she remembered who she fell asleep with, she rolled over only to discover he was gone.
She ran a hand over the smooth, now cold sheets. Riddick had been gone for awhile. Skye's head hurt a little as she sat up, probably from when she had hit it but things were much clearer than before.
As she dressed the events of the past few months of her life ran through her head like watching a movie. So much had happened in such a short time and she had changed a lot. She felt older than her 24 years.
A familiar scent brought her back to the now. Taking a deep breath to locate the smell she discovered it was all around her. It was Riddick. She could smell him on her skin, in her clothes, and she could still taste him on her lips. A sudden overwhelming feeling of emotion ran through her veins making her need to sit down and catch her breath. Just thinking of Riddick made her feel warm and good and she couldn't imagine not being with him.
These kinds of thoughts clouded her mind which wasn't good if she wanted to remain on her toes. But the mission was over, wasn't it? Somehow she knew they weren't through yet.
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Riddick was with Jack and that's where Skye was headed. On her way she nearly ran head on into the nurse that had been with Jack earlier and she was pushing a little hospital crib.
"Hi," Skye greeted her. The nurse smiled and returned the greeting. "How's Jack doing?"
"Everything's going well. She's awake now and was asking to see her baby." Skye felt relieved. Just a few more things to go right and they were all in the clear. "Are you going to see her?"
"Yea, I'm on my way there now," Skye answered, eyeing the quiet little bundle.
"Would you like to take the baby with you?" the nurse asked removing the blanket so Skye could see inside.
"Is that her?" she asked, leaning closer. "She looks different than the last time I saw her."
"That's her all right. Baby's often look different a few hours after birth." The nurse put a hand on her shoulder and gave her a reassuring smile. "If you need anything just buzz the front desk." Skye nodded and the nurse left the baby in her capable hands. She couldn't wait to see the look on Jack's face when she sees her baby for the first time.
Skye noticed upon entering that Jack looked pale and tired but her eyes were clear and alert, the sparkle having returned. Both Jack and Riddick both turned to the door as she entered.
"There's someone who wants to see you, Jack," Skye said, cheerily as she picked up the baby and walked to the bedside. Jack's eyes lit up even more and she held out her arms. Emotions were running strong and she couldn't say anything, just took the baby in her arms and cried. Skye tried hard to hold back her own tears but they came anyway.
Riddick silently got up from his chair and stepped up behind Skye and puts his hands on her hips. She jumped a little but quickly settled back into him. Wiping away her tears and clearing her throat Skye got her feelings under control enough to speak.
"So, are you going to tell us the name you've picked out?" Skye asked in a shaky voice. She felt Riddick's grip on her hips tighten as if to remind her that he was there for her. Jack reluctantly looked up from her baby and met Skye's eyes.
"I was thinking…" she trailed off and looked over Skye's shoulder to Riddick. "I think I'll name her Carolyn." The tears slipped down her cheeks but she didn't look away from him. "What do you think?" she asked warily. Riddick stepped around Skye and sat on the edge of the bed not breaking eye contact with Jack. He wiped her tears away and smiled.
"Sounds good to me, kid," he said, his voice was touched with a little emotion and Skye couldn't stop her hand from reaching out and touching his shoulder. For a few seconds no one moved. The connection between the four had grown so strong she couldn't help but wonder how it all had happened.
The baby's tinny cries broke the spell and Jack laughed.
"I think I'll call her Carrie for short."
"And it sounds like Carrie is hungry," Skye said. Jack looked at her in slight alarm.
"What do I do?" she asked.
"Um," Skye started, looking over at Riddick. He shook his head and gave her a look that said 'not my department'. "Are you going to breastfeed?"
"I would like to," Jack said hopefully.
"Okay, I'll go get the nurse and she'll show you what to do." Skye felt a little flustered as she went in search of a nurse. This wasn't necessarily her department either. She knew certain things about babies by pure instinct but this was something she felt Jack should learn from someone more knowledgeable on the subject.
When the nurse came in to talk to Jack, Riddick pulled Skye out into the hall.
"Looks like you know about as much as I do about kids," Riddick said with a smile.
"Well, I think I know a little more than you but the closest thing I know about breastfeeding is what you were doing to me a few hours ago and I don't think that is how it should be done, you know." Riddick's smile almost turned animal.
"You saying I need more practice?" he asked as he backed her into the wall, pressing his body to hers.
"Sounds about right," she replied, pressing back into him. Riddick put his hands on the wall blocking her in, not that she was going anywhere. Her body began to respond to his and her skin started to tingle all over. He teased her by moving away slightly ever time she moved in to kiss him. It was frustrating but it managed to make her panties damp. Riddick didn't over do the teasing; he let her catch his lips a little more with each attempt until they were in a full blown kiss.
Skye's hands moved down his sides to his hips and then slid around to the back, pulling him closer. He growled out his approval and kissed her harder
Skye was completely lost in the moment until she heard someone clearing their throat. She pulled back and realized they were standing in the hall where anyone could see them. Riddick casually looked towards the cause of the disturbance, not even caring that they had an audience.
It was Raven and she was standing near the end of the hall with a smile on her face.
"You guys sleep well?" she asked as she approached them.
"If that's what you wanna call it," Riddick said with his own sly smile. "Then yea, we did sleep well." Skye tried to shake off the embarrassment she was feeling but the blush gave her away.
"Did you want your room back?" Skye asked sheepishly. "I guess we lost track of time."
"No, I got another one. You guys can keep it." Pointing over her shoulder she continued, "The team is meeting to go over a few things, so now that I've found you, let's go."
"Let me tell Jack what's going on," Skye said as she walked back to Jack's door. Riddick and Raven were silent but it was a comfortable silence. She tilted her head slightly and gave him a small smile and what amazed her was that he returned it.
When Skye had come back they headed off to the meeting, following Raven through a series of hallways that twisted left and right to the point where Skye had to wonder if it was set up this way just to confuse people.
"Hey Rave, I don't know how you're doin' this, but even I'm lost," Skye said.
"Oh, I'm lost. I just didn't want to say anything," Raven said, looking over her shoulder at them. Riddick and Skye exchanged glances. "See that door up there?" she asked, pointing ahead and to her right.
"Yea," Skye replied.
"That looks kinda familiar." Skye let out a laugh as Raven winked at her. Riddick was shaking his head but he was smiling. He draped an arm over Skye's shoulders without even really thinking about it and she slipped her arm around his waist as they continued to follow Raven through the maze.
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The team met in a small room with a few chairs, tables, and complete exhausted silence. Skye's attention was drawn upward upon entering, to the unusual choice of ceiling tile. A checkerboard pattern of metal and mirrored tiles covered the expanse of the room, making it look colder than it really was.
"Okay," Eric started. "Virus delivered, mission complete." There were sighs of relief throughout the group. "We need to hang out for a few more days while they do some repairs on the ship and restock, then we can jump over to Phallon and they can arrange transport for wherever you guys want to go." As soon as Eric had started talking, Skye looked at him strangely. He sounded as if he was reading from a script.
She approached him as he spoke and leaned against one of the tables directly across from him.
"Eric," she said quietly. "What's goin' on?" Riddick had been about to ask the same question. Now the others looked interested.
Eric looked at each of them, trying to keep the smile on his face. He sat in one of the chairs and kicked back, attempting to look comfortable.
"See anything unusual?" He spoke in a low whisper, not even breaking his fake smile. "Or should I say feel anything unusual?"
Skye slowly looked around the room not wanting to look obvious that she was. Riddick was doing the same behind the concealment of his goggles. Raven and Kyle looked to Eric and Skye in confusion. It didn't take long for Skye to figure out what he was talking about.
Behind her and to the left, in the ceiling tile at the corner of the room, was a camera. Effectively hidden behind the two way mirrored tiles that made up most of the room. She couldn't see it but she knew it was there but how did Eric know.
Stretching and moving away from the table, Skye casually walked over to the wall behind her and leaned against it. Taking a peak at the tile from a closer point, she found that she still couldn't see it. Riddick followed her with his eyes quickly catching on as well. They were being watched and probably listened to. But this was a big company dealing with dangerous chemicals and even more dangerous competition. It wasn't unlikely for them to have heightened security.
"Let's go eat," Riddick said suddenly. They all turned to him but didn't question how out of character his statement was. If Riddick suggested something, even if it did sound a little off, they all trusted him enough to just go with it. So they silently followed him out of the room and to the mess hall.
There were still cameras in the mess hall but the amount of people present created enough sound to block out their conversation and eating certainly wouldn't draw any suspicions.
"So, what's up?" Raven asked once they were seated with their food.
"We're being watched so we're just being careful," Skye answered.
"Why is that unusual?" Raven asked through a bite of food.
"Normally it's not. But given our situation with Jack and Bi-Lines, we're just watching our backs until we can get out of here. Until then, don't talk about anything that happened or even where you're going when this is over," Eric stated before turning his attention back on his food.
A blanket of silence settled over the group as they thought about their situation, each trying to decide what should be done next.
"Three days guys. We can handle it. We've been through worse," Eric said as kind of an after thought. Kyle grunted at his comment.
"Have we?" he asked. "We don't even know what we might have to deal with. I prefer to see my enemy coming right at me."
"I think we all do but has that ever happened?" Raven asked. Skye was half listening to them but her attention was on Riddick. He hadn't said a word since they left their meeting room, but for him that wasn't unusual. Calmly he ate, observed others, listened to the conversation and she could almost see his brain working over every scenario he could come up with.
The way he looked to her now was like when she had first met him. Relaxed yet ready. The calm, cool, intelligent animal was at work and Skye felt relieved that the new emotions he had been experiencing weren't going to affect him.
"Look, take these three days as a chance to relax but don't let your guard down." It sounded as if Eric was trying to convince himself.
"I'll have them move Jack and the baby to my room. Kyle, you stay with Eric and I'm sure you'll want to stay with Riddick?" Raven said as she turned to Skye.
"Yea, that's fine," Skye said without looking away from Riddick. He was watching her too. Her gaze traveled down to his lips, lingering on their fullness before moving down to his chest. She knew he was aware of her staring but she wanted him to know, her body suddenly feeling hot as she ached for him.
"Okay…" Raven said slowly, noticing the change in Skye. "Why don't you two go chill…and we'll handle the rest." Riddick immediately stood up, grabbed Skye's hand and pulled her out of her chair. He stalked towards the door with Skye in tow. She looked back at her team in time to see them all giving her the thumbs up.
It was quite a walk back to their room and Riddick couldn't keep his hands off her. He touched anything he could. Her shoulder, ass, arms, hips, and he would occasionally engulf her in his arms and kiss her passionately until she was gasping for air.
After a dozen kisses and his increasing intensity with his touching, they made it to their room all worked up and breathing their desire in each other's ear. They were tangled in another embrace before the door even had a chance to slide shut.
Riddick slipped a hand up her shirt and held her breast firmly in his hand as she worked on getting his pants off. Their lips never parted as they attempted to get undressed. A frenzied lust left them uncoordinated and still fully clothed.
Skye managed to pop the top button and slipped her hand inside, but just as she wrapped her fingers around his smooth hardened erection, Riddick turned her around and pushed her to the wall. The cold steel was such a contrast to Riddick's warm body that her nipples became instantly erect.
Riddick stepped up behind her and pressed his body to hers, letting her feel every part of him, waiting to feel her move with the want and desire he could smell. It didn't take her long to respond to him and she pushed back hard, trying to let him know he could take what he wanted. He controlled his breathing at her obvious sign of welcome but he wanted to push it a little more.
Moving the hair away from her neck, Riddick began a slow torture with his experienced lips, lightly touching them to her shoulder, feeling her heated skin prickle with goose-bumps as he dragged them up her neck. When he reached her ear he spoke in a deep voice tinged with lust.
"You want me Skye?" he breathed the question in her ear, making her shiver.
"Yes," she gasped, resisting the urge to give in to her needs and turn around. Riddick gripped the sides of her pants and pulled them down to her knees. Caressing her bare thigh he danced his fingers around to the front and slipped his hand between her legs as he fumbled briefly with his own zipper.
Skye let out a long deep moan as he played with her. She was extremely wet and ready for him, wanting him so bad it was all that ran through her head.
"Please, Riddick," she pleaded as she leaned her head back to rest on his shoulder. He quickly freed himself from his pants and in one swift move, was buried deep inside her. She cried out in pleasure and let her head drop forward.
Skye put her hands flat on the wall for support as he moved inside her. Once in a comfortable position, he covered her hands with his and laced their fingers together.
The room was filled with sounds of their heavy breathing and the slapping of his muscular thighs against hers. Riddick pulled one of Skye's hands away from the wall and put in between her legs. He knew she needed stimulation and that didn't come from experience, it came form the fact that he could feel what her mind and body needed. His own sense was tuned in to her.
Skye could feel Riddick sliding in and out of her as she explored with her fingers. The sensation brought on that familiar tingle which she coaxed into a full blown orgasm that she could feel all the way to her toes. Before she could come down she felt a change in Riddick's movements and tried to remain still on legs that threatened to give out.
With a hard deep thrust, Riddick gave in to his release and came inside her, growling low in his chest. His orgasm was more powerful than the first time they were together, leaving him twitching against her, trying to catch his breath. The blood surged through his body making him light-headed so he rested his forehead on Skye's shoulder and wrapped an arm around her waist.
She could tell he wasn't through yet. His body hummed with his continuing orgasm and he remained inside her as hard as when they first started. She gently placed her hand on the back of his neck and waited patiently.
After a few minutes of standing there holding each other, Riddick eased his grip on her and slipped out. Skye then turned to face him. Sweat glistened on his face and ran down his neck, disappearing beneath his shirt. Skye noticed he was still wearing his goggles so she carefully slipped them off. He kept his eyes closed but not out of fear that the room would be too bright, it was something else. He was breathing hard through his mouth and his forehead occasionally creased in thought. Skye felt that something profound was happening here but it remained unseen.
"Let's go to bed," she whispered. Riddick gave a slight nod and kicked weakly out of his shoes and pants. Skye helped him pull his shirt over his head and toss it to the floor. He opened his eyes, watchful of her every move but she wasn't aware. The way she moved as she got undressed kept him captivated. It was funny that something so simple could hold his attention but it wasn't necessarily her body that kept him looking, it was the feel of her body that he held in his memory, the heat, the way she smelled and tasted, the thoughts that ran through her mind. Being connected so closely with someone else was so foreign to him that he had to stop and wonder what he was supposed to do with it.
A strange feeling tickled the back of Skye's mind and she looked up at him to see that he was looking back. Although, she couldn't put a finger on what it was, she felt that she was on the verge of discovery. Taking his hand she led him to the bed and watched as he climbed in, falling asleep the instant his head hit the pillow. Skye crawled in next to him and looked him over. Watching the steady rise and fall of his chest, the way his body became still and relaxed, and the smooth contours of his face. No anger creased his brow and no smile graced his lips. He was lost in a dream somewhere far from here.
Skye pulled the sheet up to his waist and settled back onto her pillow. Sleep pulled at her senses but she fought it off. Placing a hand gently on his chest, she could feel his heart thumping out a steady rhythm. His breathing changed slightly when she touched him but quickly returned to normal. Her eyes slowly started to close, thoughts becoming scattered as she was lulled into sleep by the beat of his heart.
Riddick and Skye shifted around in bed until they ended up in each others arms; their restless bodies seeking out the other for comfort. Finally connected, their bodies were able to join their minds and rest.