Veronica was working on a case she was tracking down a guy who conned a woman out of over $30,000. She was always hush-hush about her investigations but Rachel could understand. But she was absolutely ecstatic when Veronica asked her to go on a stakeout with her on Saturday night. She brought provisions, music, snack food, and her journal. Rachel loved to write in her journal, she did it all the time, and she never let anyone see.
"So are you writing about how much you are SOOOOO IN LOVE with Duncan?" asked Veronica sarcastically.
"no I am not sure how I feel about him." She said a sudden look of terror in her face.
"What do you mean?" Veronica prodded her PI senses were tingling.
"Well I don't know if I can actually love him until we both know the truth about one another. Who we are, our past" she said still looking down in her journal.
"Well I am sure you will tell each other in time" Veronica tried to reassure. While looking out the window at the front door of the downtown bar they were sitting across from.
"Veronica?"
She turned, Rachel was looking at her straight in the eyes as if trying to read her. "Are you still in love with Duncan?" she asked still stuck in her burrowing stare.
Veronica thought it over then chose the right words. "I will always love Duncan, but like a old boyfriend, a good friend, a connection I had with Lilly" she said trying to ease her newfound friends mind.
She smiled and Veronica guessed she had passed the test, and hoped that this would help her relationship with Duncan. She knew how much Duncan cared for her but it was always hard to read Rachel she always had a look like she was hiding something. She was her own little mystery. Soon after meeting her and not knowing how she would be with Duncan, Veronica did a search on her. And came up with nothing, not even school records, she was suspicious at first but just shrugged it off when she got to know her. She was more open now letting little things go. However this still had a way at gnawing at her.
She got the shots she needed and made a quick stop at the office, her dad was still there finishing up some things of his own. Rachel had met Keith a couple times before and he was really happy that Veronica had become friends with her. She had a way of making everyone around her happy.
"Hey, 00daddy" she said taking a lounging seat on the couch.
"Hi Rachel, how are things" he said giving her a smile.
"Good here, got a few new parts for my car, Logan decided to give in a buy a Jacuzzi tub, and I think I might dye my hair blonde." She said cleaning her nails.
"oh so the usually" he said sarcastically.
"please don't dye your hair blonde there are just so many jokes I will have to refrain from saying" she said giving her a grin.
"Yeah your right, I know how hard it is to keep back blonde jokes about a friend" she said with s wink.
Veronica uploaded the pictures on her computer and turned it off, she walked toward the entrance when her cell rang.
"Yeah….good….and that is in east LA…..ok I will get on that….ok thanks Mac, bye" she said turning off her phone.
"Your going to LA." Said her dad eavesdropping on her conversation.
"Just for the night I will be back tomorrow, I just need a couple more shots of this guy and maybe find his place and get an address." She said. "you could do it but I know you had plans with Alicia to go to Palm Springs" she added giving a pouty face.
"Fine but I want calls telling where you are, where you are staying and what you get." He said in his strict Daddy voice.
She nodded and motioned toward her cell phone in her hand. Rachel loved watching Veronica and her dad together it reminded her of a childhood she wished she had. A relationship she would have liked to be part of but never was able to have. Veronica gave him a kiss on the cheek before turning to the door. Rachel did the same wanting to have some feeling of a dad, Keith understood and treated her like a father. "And you young lady, no funny business, I cant get you out of every speeding ticket you get with that thing" he said pointing an instructive finger. She just nodded and held back the tears she wanted to shed.
They walked out and got into Veronica's car making their way to Logan's. They left together after only a little bit of arguing he had managed to invite himself on her little LA trip. Rachel called Duncan before walking up and taking a bath in her new Jacuzzi tub. She got out and into a nice warm pair of pajama pants and t-shirt. It wasn't until she opened the door to let Duncan in and a rush of cool air settled on her that she realized she had forgotten a bra.
Duncan walked in acting as if he hadn't noticed, Rachel was relieved, Duncan was ecstatic, it was the first time she had ever been this open to him. They walked into the living room and snuggled up on the couch. Her head was on his shoulder and her legs were drooped across his lap. She reached for the remote and turned on the TV the movie began. It was 'The Fifth Element' her favorite movie and she was all giddy to know that he had never seen it. She loved to watch his reactions when they watched movies. To see if he laughed at the same parts she did, or if he was scared or excited. His arm was around her shoulder and stroking little circles up and down her arm, while the other had pulled up her pant leg and moved across her calf. He couldn't stop touching her, it was like and addiction and he was happy she wasn't stopping him.
The movie ended, she grabbed the remote and turned off the TV, she pressed another button and the CD player started 'everything' by lifehouse filled the room.
It was her favorite song; she looked into his eyes and could see the want in his iris's. She leaned in and kissed him, moving her lips apart and letting him in. Their tongues danced in her mouth, his hands ran up her sides and stroked along her stomach. And she didn't flinch or tense, she was letting him in, into her heart, and he took full advantage.
He laid her down back on the couch and positioned her underneath him, he propped up his hand to hold up his torso as to not squish her. He bent in kissing her again and his hand started to twitch of anticipation from not touching her. Gliding it up her stomach and taking the hem of her shirt with it, slipping it up and over her head. He waited in silence glancing over the now bared flesh. They were the perfect size for his hands, and her nipples were hard. His hand reached up and caressed them, rubbing and tugging slightly at their peaks.
Her head tilted back and the emotions she tried to suppress had eeked out in a moan. A grin swept across his face as he continued his journey to touch every part of newfound territory. She realized how relaxed she was with him, how comfortable this was even though it was a first for them. Then her mind flashed of what was to come and the knot formed in her stomach. The same knot that had stopped her all the other times. She pushed off lightly and slid out from under him.
He jerked up abruptly a look of worry etched on his face "did I do something wrong" he was sitting straight up now. She smiled and shook her head as she moved herself onto his lap. Placing a knee on either side of him and sliding her arms around his neck.
Her smile faded and she got serious "Do you love Veronica?" she asked. Her question took him by surprise, he thought for a second before answering. "I loved the old Veronica the one who left with Lilly, I love her like a sister." He said looking into Rachel's eyes.
This seemed to be all she needed to hear as she dug her hips into his pelvis and moved with perfect precision. His head tipped back and a deep throaty moan left his mouth. He was suddenly very happy that she was a dancer and wanted to shake the hand of the person who taught her how to move like that.
"Rachel" he said in a low tone as she continued to grind into him. "I love you" he got out before another rush of pleasure surged him speechless. She had stopped and he opened his eyes to see her looking at him, mouth open in complete shock. "I finally shocked you, god I was wondering when I was going to get a chance" he said with a small smile.
She smiled back and continued her movements until he couldn't take it anymore. He slid his shirt off and she ran her hands up the planks of his chest. She got up and pulled him up with her hand. They walked up the stairs and into her room; he closed the door behind turning around to see her lying on the bed. He walked over and watched her wiggle out of her pants and panties. He stared at her body in wonder, it wasn't perfect and he loved it all the same. He peeled off his jeans but left on his boxers not knowing how far she wanted to go. He got into bed positioning himself between her legs spreading them out in front of him. His hand slid down her stomach and over her warm freshly shaved mound.
Moving it down further he swiped two fingers in between her lips and spreading her wetness around, paying a lot of attention on her swollen nub. He could see the pleasure seep into her eyes as they flew open from the sudden rush.
He slid a finger inside her and quickly saw pain register on her face. He stopped halfway in and that seemed to make it worse. "Are you ok?" she couldn't answer yet, instead she reached down and grabbed his hand pushing him deeper. Finally finding her voice "I just need to adjust…. Keep going" she mumbled straining to get him inside her. He moved the finger in and out slowly making sure that pleasure was found. When he heard a blissful moan and saw her mouth curl into a smile he slid in a second finger. The process started again but this time pleasure took over quicker and she began to buck her hips up into his hand. She wanted him deeper, and he could hear her breath get ragged, he place his thump on her nub and began circling it slowly. She shivered and jerked at the sensation, he began putting pressure and could feel her coming closer. Her orgasm came with a moanful "Duncan" as she clenched on his fingers and began to shake violently. When it was over her head fell back and her breathing became labored as if trying to suck up all the air she had lost from the experience. She had a smile plastered on her face as she looked into his eyes.
"I want you" she whispered bringing his mouth to hers and kissing him with everything she had. She moved her hands down his body and looped her thumbs in the sides of his boxers tugging them down. He finished the process and dropping them on the pile of clothes. He had lost his mind as he began to kiss her again, never breaking contact with her. Her hand grasped around in and began to tug lightly forcing him to shudder. "I want you inside of me" she breathed pulling on him again.
He positioned himself between her legs and rocked forward penetrating her slowly. The tip was in and he could see the same discomfort as before, he stopped and she rocked her hips forward pulling herself over him, and plunging him deep into her. She let out a cry of pain and a tear slid down her cheek. This was the last thing he wanted, was to hurt her and he tried to stop again, but she would not allow it.
"I will adjust, but please don't stop…..never stop" she said rocking her hips forward again plunging him deeper. She was right after a couple more strokes any signs of pain had vanished and pleasure had resurfaced. He attacked her mouth penetrating his tongue inside and moving it against hers with the same rhythm as his thrusts. They were each getting close and needed something else to push them to the edge. He placed his hand on her mound again and circled his thumb on her clit sending a rush through her body that once again sent her flying. Her sheath contracted around him and squeezed, this along with her orgasmic tremors sent him over. She could feel him erupt inside of her as he cried "Rachel."
She rolled over and pulled his arm around her, moving the blankets up. Huge smiles danced across their faces as they lay panting trying to regain their composure. He kissed the back of her neck lightly and rested his head on its crook.
She turned in his arms and realized he was asleep, leaning in she kissed his forehead and waited for him to stir. When he lay still she knew he was already in dreamland so she let him be. "I love you too" she said as her eyes fluttered shut and she drifted off to sleep.