Chapter 5
I woke up feeling surprised that I'd slept at all. I checked the time, 11am. Huh? What happened to my run? I pushed myself up and saw a note on my pillow. It was from Danny, 'Thought you could use the extra sleep. Bro x p.s. nice love bite'. Cute. I pulled on my running clothes and started for the door. As I walked past the kitchen side I stopped and stared.
There was a beautiful glass vase and in it were three red roses. There was a note on the counter. It was a piece of cream card with a red border. 'A rose for a fact: 1. My favourite colour used to be blue. 2. It's definitely red now. 3. I like lots of types of music; rock, jazz, anything with a good beat or a sax and I play classic if I need to relax. Call me when you get back from your run. R' and the rest of the card was filled with x's.
I ran quickly and easily, but I couldn't keep the smile from my face. He'd given me lots of kisses. I had a quick shower, wrapped myself in a towel and called Ranger.
'Yo.'
'Ditto.'
'Hey Babe, how'd you sleep?'
'Badly. You?'
Ranger laughed softly, 'Badly. How was your run?'
'Ok. Kinda getting bored of running round the pond though.'
'Yeah, it gets monotonous after a while. So what you up to now?'
'Drying.'
'Explain.'
'I had a shower, and now I'm drying.'
Ranger swallowed audibly. 'You had to tell me that?'
'What? Oh, that I've had a shower? You told me to explain. Of course my explanation wasn't very detailed, I should probably give you a better report. After my run my white crop top was turning see-through from my sweat so I pealed off my clothes. Then I turned on my shower to hot, cos I like things hot Ranger - but then you know that. Then I washed my body with shower gel but it was so messy cos all these bubbles were going all over me. So I turned up the water and I got really wet -'
Ranger interrupted, his voice was hoarse with desire, 'I am never going to answer the phone from you when I'm in a meeting ever again.'
'You're in a meeting? Oops.'
' 'Oops' doesn't quite cover it Babe. The table's made of clear glass.'
'Ohmigod,' I managed to say before I started to laugh.
'Tank wants to talk to you.' I made some kind of affirmative noise through my laughter.
'What did you say to him? He has a really big- ahem. Anyway, what did you say?'
'I was just telling him about my run.'
'Uh huh, and...'
'The shower I had after my run.'
Tank started to laugh, 'Oh man no wonder he's in such a state. You're a cruel woman. Ranger has been on assignment for two months and you come along and start telling him all about your shower.'
'So he's using the time you're talking to me to calm down?'
'No, to masturbate.'
'Tank! Aren't you still in the conference room?'
'Yeah but everyone knows what he's doing anyway.'
The image of Ranger touching himself filled my mind. 'Oh my god.' I said and then I moaned.
'What?' he asked and then suddenly he laughed, 'I gave you images didn't I?' I moaned again. Tank laughed again, 'Poor angel, getting all hot and bothered thinking about Ranger touching himself. I'll have to tell him that you like that.' He carried on teasing me for a few more minutes and I struggled not to think of what Ranger was doing.
'Oh hey Ranger, your girl really likes the thought of you tossing off.' I was going to kill Tank; I really was, as soon as I could move my desire-laden limbs.
'Hey Babe.'
'Hey.'
'You dry yourself from your shower now?'
'Yeah, but I'm still wet.' Christ how was this coming out of my mouth? I don't do phone sex. And when had I stopped being nervous of Ranger?
He inhaled sharply, 'God. We're going out tonight. Wear a dress.'
'Is this a date or a distraction?'
'Date. But it'll be double, I need someone around to stop me from fucking you on the dance floor.'
Suddenly I could barely breathe, I remembered all to well what it felt like to have him inside me. I moaned.
'Fuck. Hang on a sec-' He pulled away from the phone slightly but I could still hear him, 'we've all been working hard. I think we need a lunch break, hour. A lunch hour. So, why don't we go do whatever we want for lunch and then meet back here in an hour. I make it 12.07 any problems? Good. Babe?' he asked, speaking into the phone again.
'Yeah.'
'I'll be there in 10. Don't move. Bye.' And then he was gone.
In eight minutes I heard the door open and close. Ranger walked into the sitting room and stopped. 'You're just wearing a towel.' He looked gorgeous; his combats did nothing to hide the huge erection he had – this was what the Feds had seen through the glass table. Lucky them, yum.
'You told me not to move, so I didn't.' There it was, the wolf smile. In seconds he'd crossed the distance between us and was kissing me. Oh dear God was he kissing me. His strong arms lifted me easily and he carried me to the bedroom. He laid me down on the bed and opened the towel, and let out a groan of desire, 'Babe.'
He kissed my lips, then my eyelids, then the hollow in my throat. He placed hot wet kisses down between my breasts and then his tongue swept underneath my right breast whilst his hand stroked my left. He drew slow wet circles round my breast, coming tantalisingly close to my nipple but not quite touching it. His fingers did the same to my left breast. This was a talented man. Then his hot mouth was on my nipple, sucking and nibbling. His hand was rubbing and kneading my other breast, rolling my nipple expertly with his fingers. I was gasping and moaning and he'd barely been touching me for a minute. He swapped breasts and one of his hands stroked down my body. His thumb found the spot and started stroking circles against it, gently at first then gradually harder. His mouth was still doing its thing, as were his hands. And then he slipped his index finger inside me. I moaned his name and arched my back. He pushed another finger inside me and they searched for, and found, my g-spot. This was an incredibly talented man; he had one hand on my breast, one mouth on my breast, one thumb on my clit and two fingers on my g-spot.
I was begging incoherently, 'please Ranger. Oh god. Please Ranger. Please. I need. Oh god.' And then it came, hard. The waves of pure pleasure washed over me like nothing else ever had. It felt like I was coming forever, no sooner did I just finish one orgasm he'd be building me back to another. Eventually he stopped to let me rest. My muscles were still having spasms and he was gently stroking them from my body.
I came back to myself slowly. My eyes fluttered open.
'Hey Babe.'
'Hey.'
'You ok?'
'Yeah, that was um...it was...what I mean is, uh, thank you.'
'Anytime Babe.'
I smiled at him and then I reached out and stroked his hard length through his combats. He groaned and stopped my hand.
'No Babe. Not yet.'
'But I want to.'
He smiled at me, 'I know. Which is why I'm not letting you yet.' His eyes darkened, 'lets see if Tank was right. You can watch but not touch. You think you can do that Babe?' I let out a whimpering noise but I nodded. With his eyes locked with mine, he slowly pulled his t-shirt off, then his boots and his socks and then his trousers. He stood before me in all his glory, and believe me it was glory, and all I wanted was to touch him. His Esp must've been working because he shook his head, 'no touching Babe.' I moaned and his smile grew. Then he reached down with his right hand and began moving his hand rhythmically up and down his hard length. I watched, transfixed and completely horny.
'Babe.' He groaned as he came. I couldn't stop myself then, I dropped to my knees in front of him and licked the cum off his cock.
My bedroom door opened and my mom walked in and froze. The she squeezed her eyes shut and said, 'we won't mention this. Stephanie, bring - Ranger isn't it? Bring Ranger to dinner tonight. Stephanie, you're much too thin.' Then she turned and walked away.
'Oh. My. God.' I closed my eyes and wished that I were fully clothed and that my mum hadn't just walked in on me completely naked kneeling in front of a magnificently naked Ranger. I opened my eyes again. No luck.
And then Ranger started to laugh. 'Oh my god, that hasn't happened to me since I was a teenager.' Reluctantly I started to laugh with him, but mostly it was hysterical.
'Don't worry Babe, it'll be ok.'
'Uh hunh.'
Ranger scanned his eyes slowly down my body and back up again, and his voice turned sexy, 'I don't think you're too thin. I think you're perfect. With your wild curly brown hair and you're gorgeous big blue eyes and your long legs and your tight ass, and don't even get me started on your breasts. You're stunning Steph. Wow.'
'This from the man with the singularly most gorgeous body I have ever seen. All those muscles and your hair – I love your hair. But your eyes; God, as long as I get to look in your eyes then I will be a happy woman. As for your cock, oh wow.'
'Ok, so we agree that we both think the other is really hot. That's good.' He laughed quietly. 'You know Babe, my friends call me Ric.'
'Ric.' I said trying it out. 'Hmm, have you got a name that's special to you that I could call you?'
Ranger looked at me for a moment, 'Rico.' He said softly.
'Rico.' I said, 'yeah that works; I like that. Rico. Sexy, intimate. Rico.'
'Glad you like it Baby.'
'I like that too.'
'Me too, Babe's a public nickname, Baby's more private.' Then his watch started beeping. 'Damn it. Our time's up. I'll pick you up here at 5:45 for your parents house, ok Baby?'
'Yeah.'
'Good.' He leaned over and kissed me lightly. He yanked on his clothes faster than I'd ever got dressed in my life.
'Rico?
'Yeah Baby?
'Have a lousy day without me.'
'You too Baby.'
I met Lula at the office and we went to the mall. I wanted to wear a dress that Ranger and my mother would both like. A challenge. We shopped for nearly fours hours until we found it - the perfect dress. It was the same blue as my eyes, and Ranger had said that blue used to be his favourite colour. It stopped two inches above my knee but still looked respectable. It had a fitted waste and buttons from the scoop neck to the very bottom, I had a feeling Ranger would like it.
I had 40 minutes to get ready. I sorted out my hair first, and stared in dismay at my neck. Danny's comment from before came back 'p.s. nice love bite.' Oh Crap. I put concealer on it and hoped my hair would hide it. I fastened on a necklace with a sapphire and pulled on pale blue FMPs. I looked pretty good, bar the hicky.
'Don't worry Baby; the hicky's not that noticeable.' Ranger kissed me lightly on my neck and tugged me towards the door, 'come on, I don't want to be late.' I let him drag me out, I was too stunned at how good he looked in a charcoal grey suit to argue, and I was also wondering when exactly had he let himself in?!
At 5:59 I was staring at my mom and grandma standing at the door and I really didn't want to go in. 'Come on Baby, I'll hold your hand.' Ranger dragged me out of the car – my hand in one hand and flowers in the other. He gave the flowers to my mom, 'Thank you for inviting me to dinner Mrs Plum,' he stunned mom with all 200 watts and she smiled warmly back. She slipped her hand into the crook of his arm and led him away, leaving me standing there – gaping.
'What?' I said to grandma Mazur.
'She thinks he's perfect for you. Ok, so he's not Italian but he's Cuban and that's a minority too right? Besides he seems rich and pleasant – not to mention that amazing package of his which-'
'Grandma!' I edged past her and searched for my dad. The TV was off – weird. I walked into the kitchen and there they were, Ranger and mom and dad. Looking through...photos? Oh dear god no! I ran into the room and reached for the album but Ranger snagged it before I could. He lifted it into the air above my head and held it above me while I leapt around and tried to get it off him. After a few minutes of this I decided to whine. Whining always works.
'Riiiiicoooo, puh-lease give me the album. Puh-lease, Riiiiicoooo.' I carried this on for a few minutes but I was getting bored. Time to sulk and emotionally blackmail. 'Fine Rico. If you want to look through those pictures even if it'll upset me then fine. Go ahead. Obviously you don't care about my emotional well being, so fine. Really Rico, it's fine.'
Ranger looked at me for a moment and then said, 'Fine Babe, if you don't want to share your childhood memories with me that's fine. Fine. Probably I could just ask Morelli, seen as how he was there most of your childhood when I wasn't. But if you don't want me to know then that's fine. I understand that you don't want to share that part of yourself with me. It's fine Babe, really.' I can't believe it! He just out emotional blackmailed me! Damn. And then I started to laugh.
'Damn Rico you're good. Fine you can see the photos. You win.'
'Oh good,' Ranger put the album back on the table and pulled me tightly into his arms, 'I love winning.' He kissed me on the forehead, 'now, are you going to show me the photos?'
I sighed, 'Yeah, after dinner – a girl's gotta have priorities.'
The rest of the Plum tribe arrived and dinner began. The meal was largely successful. Dad and Rico talked about American cars and sports. Rico complemented mom with virtually every breath, and he promised to take Grandma to Stiva's. Rico even spoke Italian to my father. He knew more Italian than I did. Albert Kloughn mentioned that Ranger had 'saved his life' when Clyde had kidnapped him and Valerie glowingly thanked Rico for rescuing her 'cuddle umpkins' and soon to be hubbie. Angie informed Ranger that he had an X and Y chromosome, which was why he was a boy – Ranger told her that she had an X and X chromosome, which was why she was a girl. Then he discussed how palominos were superior horses with Mary Alice.
By the end of dinner my family were ready to adopt him. And I was in shock. I'd never head Ranger say that much in my life.
After dinner we showed him my album. It was pretty average – gapped-tooth girl grinning, trousers torn, peter pan panties hanging out with grass stains everywhere.
We came to a picture that was really dark. 'I know what this is,' said Grandma Mazur, 'It's one of them heat pictures.' We didn't get what she meant so she pulled the photo out from the album and went in search of a match. A minute later she struck the match and held it under the photo. 'When the photo heats up the picture will come through.' We waited. And then the photo burst into flames. Grandma dropped it in surprise. Albert tried to douse the flames with his glass of wine and the flames shot up. Ranger grabbed the nearest vase of flowers and poured the water onto the flames. We all stared at the black, smoky, wet mark on the carpet.
'Huh,' Grandma said, 'guess it wasn't one of them heat photo's after all.'
Chapter 6
Ranger and I excused ourselves and legged it for the car. We drove back to my place in silence. We went up to my apartment, 'so, that went ok.' I said.
'Yeah. The house didn't burn down. And your mother didn't mention walking in on us. So, you tired Baby?'
'No, why?'
'Wanna go out?'
'Where?'
'Secret.'
'Ok, what do I wear?'
'As little as possible Babe.'
I laughed, 'Fine. Wait here while I get ready.' I disappeared into my room and peeled off my smoky smelling dress. I selected a tight short black dress with a low back and shimmied into it. I exchanged my blue pumps for black ones and re-did my make up and hair. I changed my necklace to a black choker and put in diamond earings. I looked in the mirror and saw Rico lying on my bed, watching me with desire in his dark eyes.
'How long have you been there?'
'The whole time, you need to be more aware of your surroundings Babe.'
'I am aware. Normally. You muck up my radar.'
Rico's lips twitched into the almost smile, 'sorry Baby.' He pulled himself off my bed and reached down to retrieve a black duffel bag that wasn't mine. 'Can I use your bathroom Babe?'
'Sure.' Ranger disappeared into the bathroom with his duffel bag and came out five minutes later. I swear my heart stopped. Wow. Rico was dressed in faded and torn jeans that moulded to his gorgeous body perfectly. He was wearing a ripped up black t-shirt that revealed his muscular arms and gave tantalising glimpses of the muscles underneath. His hair was down and he was wearing a single gold chain round his neck. He looked like he'd stepped off a rock magazine cover. I wasn't sure I could breathe.
A wide smile drew across is face, 'You like Baby?' I managed to nod but my voice had run away from home. Rico laughed softly, 'I told you I like rock Babe. We'd better go, it's nearly nine, we don't wanna keep the boys waiting do we?'
'Nuh uh.'
We angled into his Porsche Boxster and we were off. We drove for half an hour and I was getting really curious about where we were going. So, I asked Ranger again.
'I told you Babe, Secret.'
Then my brain switched on, 'Secret? The highly fashionable brand new expensive club – that Secret?'
'Yeah. I did a favour for the club's owner. Me, the boys and our dates get VIP treatment whenever. It was a big favour.'
'Oh wow. That's so cool!' Rico slid me an amused glance. He pulled up the car outside a huge building with 'Secret' emblazoned across the front like graffiti. We got out and a valet took the keys and drove the car away. Rico and I walked to the front of the huge queue. He nodded to the men on the door and we were gestured to go in. The club was dark and the music was loud. I'd expected club music but instead there was a live Indy band that was rocking up the club. Rico took my hand and pulled me to the bar. Only two women fainted as he went past. He must be losing his touch. Yeah Stephanie, whatever.
Rico gestured for the Barman's attention and then asked, 'what do you want Babe?'
'Sex on the beach.' I replied. Ranger wolf-grinned at me and whispered, 'only if you're a good girl. Now, what do you want Babe?'
'Blowjob?'
Rico grinned at me, 'I'm not going to ask the barman for a blowjob Babe. Same comfort level as making kissy noises.' I laughed and asked for a margarita. Ranger nodded and got me my drink and a corona for himself. He laced his fingers through mine and led me to the VIP area. Tank, Lester and Bobby were there. There was a pretty blond on Tanks arm, a beautiful brunette on Bobby's and a red-head on Lesters.
'Hey beautiful,' Lester greeted me, 'Thanks for the lunch break today!'
'Yeah,' grinned the blond, flicking her green eyes towards Tank, 'I owe you! Since the boys don't have any manners, let me introduce myself. Hi, I'm Susie and I'm Tank's.' I smiled at Susie - I was liking her style. She'd introduce herself in the same tone you would have expected her to say 'hi I'm Susie and I'm an alcoholic'.
'Hi,' I said in the same way, 'I'm Stephanie and I'm Rico's.' I saw Tank shoot a surprised glance at Ranger when I called him Rico – he hadn't expected that. The elegant brunette kissed Bobby lightly on the lips and turned to me, 'Hi, I'm Jenny and I'm Bobby's.'
'Hi,' smiled the glamorous red-head, 'I'm Chrissy and I'm Lester's. You want to freshen up in the ladies with me and Jenny?'
'Sure.' I replied.
'Susie, you're on boys watch.' Jenny said and then the three of us made our way to the VIP ladies room.
'Boys watch?' I asked when we were alone.
'You may have noticed that our boys are very attractive. When we go out we always make sure one of us is left to 'guard' the boys and glare at any girls that dare to try and snatch one of our boys.'
'Good idea.' I growled, thinking of some other girl flirting with my man. Whoa, back up. When had Rico become mine? When he became Rico, I guess.
'I can see why Ric likes you though - you're gorgeous. And if even half the stories I hear are true then you're a force to be reckoned with.' Chrissy smiled at me. I was a little surprised that she thought I was gorgeous, 'um... Thanks.' And a little more surprised that she'd told me.
'She's just telling the truth.' Said Jenny, 'What I would give for your legs.' I blushed. Chrissy and Jenny exchanged glances and nodded to one another. 'Here's the thing Steph. You don't mind if I call you Steph?' Chrissy asked. I shook my head no. 'Ok. Ric wouldn't have brought you to meet us if he wasn't serious about you. You know that?' I nodded. 'Ok. So here's the bit I'm not sure how you'll react to. The boys are really very close, they share a lot. Not us. But a lot. They share a lesbian fixation thing. They really get off on it. So sometimes, me, Jenny and Susie do some stuff in front of them. Nothing major. Just enough to get the boys really gagging, you know?' I managed to nod. 'So, what me and the girls – and probably the boys – are wondering is if you'd be up for that?'
'Rico watches too?'
'Yeah, sometimes.'
'Does he like it?'
Jenny smiled, 'Oh yeah. But poor Ric didn't have a girl to be with after we'd gotten him all worked up. So he'd have to excuse himself to be alone.'
I exhaled hard at the thought of him touching himself, I could remember all too well what it looked like.
'So,' said Chrissy, 'what do you think?'
I though about it, the girls really were very attractive and I'd done my fair share of bi-curious adventures in college. I wasn't clueless as to what to expect. 'I'm ok with it.'
'Ok as in don't mind it happening or Ok as in you want to participate?'
'Um...I could participate.' Chrissy and Jenny smiled at me.
'Lets see,' said Jenny. She reached out and gently stroked a hand up my thigh. Chrissy leaned forward and kissed me lightly on the lips, then looked back enquiringly. I nodded and she licked her lips and leaned forward again. She pressed her lips against mine more firmly and opened her mouth slightly, her tongue flicked along mine and my arms went around her automatically. One hand clasped her butt whilst the other caressed her breast. We got really into it but we, reluctantly, broke apart.
'You've definitely done that before,' purred Chrissy.
'My turn' said Jenny.
'I'll go replace Susie on boys watch so she can come.' Chrissy checked her appearance in the mirror. Then she turned and left, Jenny and I waited for Susie to come before we did anything else – we didn't want anyone else walking in on us.
Susie smiled at me and stood in front of the door. I nodded to her then turned back to Jenny. As we kissed Jenny's hand ran up and down my toned body in appreciation. She pulled back and smiled warmly at me. Then she pushed me gently towards Susie. Susie and I kissed really well together, she moaned into my mouth and I moaned right back. We pulled apart and Jenny was grinning like hell.
'You guys are so hot together. Oh wow.'
Susie smiled at me, 'Damn straight. You should see the boys. We've been in the loos quite a while now and they're curious as hell. Ric says we'd better be nice to you or he'll kick our asses. But you can see he's dying to know what's going on!'
'So, do I get initiated into 'the girls' now?'
'Honey you just did!' said Jenny with a laugh. We checked our appearances in the mirror and made some adjustments so it didn't look like we'd been making out. Then we smiled some more and then sauntered out of the ladies to see the boys.
