Chapter 15
She could do this...she could do this... Jessica told herself as she unbuttoned Morgan's pants and forced herself not to look up at him.
"Ah that's good, bitch. On your knees where you belong." Morgan drawled. She'd bite the son of a bitch's dick off as soon as Cally pounced. Jessica silently vowed. She looked over at Cally and then dared a glance upwards when she forced herself to take Morgan's cock in her hand. As she'd hoped, his head tilted back and his eyes closed. She crooked her finger at Cally. Jessica stroked him slowly, shaking with disgust and panic. He smelt of unwashed male and Jessica really hoped she wasn't gonna have to take him into her mouth. She watched Cally out of the corner of her eye. The young woman slipped out of the cell quietly and slid into Jessica's cell.
Cally made her way in without a sound behind Morgan and reached for the gun in the in the waistband of his pants.
Jessica held her breath and squeezed the swollen shaft as Morgan thrust through her fingers. Jessica nodded to Cally and the young girl pulled the gun out with a squeal of victory. Morgan's eyes opened in surprise when he felt the barrell of the gun pressed against the back of his head.
"Now you get on your knees, you son of a bitch." Cally purred into his ear.
"What the frak?" Morgan demanded. Jessica jumped to her feet away from Morgan and began furiously wiping her hand, desperate to get the feel of this pig off of her.
"Not so fun on the other end, huh?" She sneered. "You're not gonna be needing these." Jessica reached for the ring of keys he had stolen off the guard. "Make a move, and Cally here will blow your frakking head off, isn't that right, Cally?"
A rumble of noise above them diverted their attention and in that damning split second, Morgan whirled on Cally and reached for the pistol. They both fell backward onto the floor and Jessica reached to help until Cally once again got the upper hand and pointed the pistol in Morgan's face.
They couldn't take anymore chances. Cally pulled the trigger.
Nothing happened.
"Frak!" Jessica cried out in frustrated horror. Cally had forgotten to release the safety. Morgan smiled and then grabbed the gun, back handing Cally hard across the face, sending her crashing into the bars to the right of the cell. Jessica bolted forward but Morgan rushed ahead of her and slammed the bars shut. Then he released the safety on the fire arm and pointed it at Cally's head.
"One frakking move and the bitch gets it in the head!" Morgan shouted at Jessica.
"Kara!" Jessica suddenly thought with a jolt. It's about frakking time! Kara was leading a team through the Astral Queen right at that moment. Jessica grinned at Morgan. He looked at her warily and then grabbed her, pulling her towards him.
Cally took advantage of the split second that Morgan's concentration was focused on Jess and leapt on his back. Her teeth grabbed the man's ear and she bit, hard, coming away with half the ear in a bloody mess in her mouth. The gun he held went off into the air, once, twice. Jessica screamed and ducked onto her knees. Morgan, howling in pain, backed up so that Cally slammed into the bars painfully. When Cally fell on a crumpled heap on the floor, Morgan aimed his gun at her. Jessica tackled him but not before he hit his intended target.
Cally screamed as the bullet hit her in the abdomen. Jessica froze in shock. He'd actually shot the girl!
"Filthy bitch!" Morgan howled cupping his bleeding half-ear. Then he swung the gun on Jessica. "You're next you frakking whore!"
Jessica stared at the gun and alternately at Morgan. Okay, have faith, have faith, the Gods have a plan for you. Have faith she repeated in her mind, the words coming out of her mouth uncensored.
"I'm your God right now, bitch! Beg me. Get on your knees and frakking beg me not to kill you." Gary Morgan grabbed a handful of her hair and forced Jessica back down onto her knees.
She drowned out the sound of the other prisoners, now freed, and beginnning to swarm the cell chanting for him to kill her and cheering. Jessica's head was eye level with his crotch and Morgan pointed the gun at her head. "Beg me, nice."
A strange sort of calm washed over Jessica as she looked up at Morgan. His putrid depravity coming up against a sort of pure wall around her that Jessica could feel but not see.
"You're gonna die today." Jessica suddenly told him.
Morgan's eyes widened slightly and then he struck her hard across the face.
"Morgan, what are you doing?" She distantly recognized Zarek's voice. Everything around her was heavily muffled and Jessica shook her head as her mind spun dizzily. She could see Cally out of the corner of her eye, on the mattress, clutching her wound.
Jessica felt Lee's arms around her and she burrowed deeper into the safety of his embrace, "I've got you. I've got you." He murmured in her ear. Then he wasn't there anymore. Jessica looked around the cell in confusion. No. She'd only imagined him. Lee wasn't in the cell with her, but somewhere on the other side of the bars, with Zarek. Jessica blinked, fighting through the haze of confusion. Lords, what was happening to her? Then she heard Lee's voice,
"She's been shot, open the door!" Lee demanded.
Jessica rubbed her head. Gods, everything felt so heavy and fogged around her. She could hear Lee and Zarek arguing, but couldn't make out what they were saying. Then Morgan was aiming at Cally again.
"He's gonna do it." Lee said.
"You reap what you sow." Zarek sneered at him.
Gods help her! Jessica pleaded, knowing she wouldn't be able to reach Morgan in time to stop him.
"You look at me!" Morgan screamed at Cally, who's eyes were clenched tight in fear.
Then gunshots were blazing into the cell from the outside. Bright sparks of light amid the dim lit prison. Jessica shrieked and crouched low, covering her head with her hands. Lee. Morgan's body sunk next to her and Jessica cried out and backed away from him. His lifeless eyes staring at her in accusation. You were right. You were right...
Then more gunfire, this time from above as Kara tried to take a shot at Zarek.
"No!" Jessica suddenly cried, not sure why since she was all for putting a bullet in the terrorists's head.
Lee seemed to be of the same mind as he pulled Zarek away from the path of the gun fire.Turning to face the crowd outside, Jessica's eyes held Lee's and her heart burst with joy. Battered and bruised, but alive and with a gun trained on Zarek.
Jessica sagged against the bars in relief.
Zarek had was holding them for ransom on the condition of Laura Roslin's resignation. Fine, Lee spat, aiming the gun at Zarek's head. He'd get his re-elections. But Laura was staying put until then.
Realizing she was still only half-dressed, Jessica looked around for her t-shirt. Half of it was stuck under Morgan. She shuddered but forced herself to reach for it. She tugged it free and screamed when a pair of hands rested on her shoulders from behind.
"Are you alright?" Lee asked her, his eyes darkened with fury when he noticed her half naked state.
"Oh!" Jessica began to cry as she threw her arms around him and held on tightly.
"Shh..."He whispered soothingly, but she could feel him shaking as well as he held her even tighter. "It's all right. It's okay." He stroked her hair while she sobbed.
"I told you this was a bad idea!" She cried into his neck.
He gave a half-snort of amusement. "Yeah ya did." Then Jessica felt another shiver go through him and Lee's arms brought her even closer to him so she was almost in his lap.
His heart, racing in panicked rhythm against her own chest moments ago, slowed in relief.
A.N:
Audrey: I love your take on the chapter. I'll make sure Lee brings a sword with him next time. (winks) I've been working on managing my time a little better so I've been able to churn out chapters a bit more quickly. But now I have to go please my HH readers for a while with five new chapters for them to so it'll be a little while before chapter 16 here but I'll try my best not to make it too long.
Book Four will come pretty quickly as we're nearly done Book Two here. I promise it will be very intense when they finally make love. Just remember, Jessica feels everything Lee feels.
Mae: Yep, Hope Lee does sound like a name. (laughs) Poor Jess indeed. (shudders) Too bad it was Morgan and not Lee. Hope you enjoy this chapter too!
Lucy: Thanks for your lovely feedback. (bites into cookie) Yummy! See now, if I didn't put a cliff hanger, you wouldn't have wanted to know what happened. (laughs)
B.S: Your reviews are always a good read. (smiles) Jessica is good people. (laughs) I'm glad you like her. Lee's reaction is definitely gonna move their relationship forward a little more. (winks) Hope you enjoy this chapter!
stargirl: Thankie for your lovely feedback. Hope you like this one too. Jessica and Lee are definitely connected, no matter how hard they try and fight it. And that connection will only grow stronger when they finally give in to their feelings. Jessica is now open to the idea of her and Lee, so now it's just allowing those feelings to develop and for Lee to accept it as well...and we all know how Lee is. (rolls eyes) Jessica has definitely been through a lot. (laughs)