A/N: I'm no good at describing explicit events (lemon 't ya tell?)
Disclaimer: holds hands up what I said in the other chapter.....
Chapter Three The Key to Success
The next morning when Lucrecia woke up, she didn't expect Hojo to be there with her, but he surely was. She got out of bed carefully so as not to wake him and dressed. She wrote him a note saying she would see him later that day and put it next to him on the bed. She unlocked the door and pulled it quietly behind her. She walked casually out the mansion and went to the Hotel. She pulled out the key to the scientist's room and entered; she was shocked to see Jessi and a young boy sleeping peacefully together.
"Well, what have we here?" She said loudly. Jessi opened her eyes sleepily and looked at Lucrecia.
"Lucrecia? When did you get back?"
The boy's eyes opened halfway as he stretched and looked at them.
"What's going on?"
Jessi swung her legs over the bed and looked at Lucrecia.
"What did you do to Mr. Valentine Lucrecia? He called last night and sounded so upset."
Lucrecia frowned. "Vincent called, what did he need?"
Jessi crossed her arms impatiently. "He called to let you know where he was if you needed anything. You really should listen to him about that freak…"
"Oh don't you start on me too Jessi, where is the number to where he is staying?"
Jessi pointed to the paper and lay back down on the bed next to the young boy. He pulled her to him and kissed her quickly on the lips.
"Gotta go babe, catch you later." He got up, put his shoes on and left.
"Bye Sean." Jessi waved at him and he nodded goodbye to Lucrecia.
Lucrecia looked at her skeptically. "Came here to be with me eh?"
Jessi turned scarlet and she turned away.
"He got transferred here by the Turks, I couldn't let him be so far away from me so I hunted for a job here for years after I graduated; Dr. Gast called back and offered me this one, so here I am."
Lucrecia hung the phone up after a few moments since no one was answering. Jessi sat next to her and Lucrecia smiled at her.
"You sure do like them Turk boys don't you?"
Jessi nodded her head; "They are big, strong and cute."
"What exactly are you doing for everyone here?"
"I assist with any major projects and there is supposed to be a big one happening soon; basically I keep record of what goes on for use of the future generations of scientists."
"So you're a secretary?" Lucrecia said angrily.
"Well, I guess you can put it like that. I am supposed to help Hojo but he won't let me see any of his plans on what he is doing. That is another reason why I don't trust him."
She exhaled sharply. She couldn't believe she had slept with someone who was treating her family like someone who wasn't brilliant in his eyes, someone who he thought had no business interfering with his work... Someone like Vincent… she thought. Vincent was both those things and so much more and he didn't trust Hojo as well. Maybe they were seeing something she was blind to. Lucrecia frowned and Jessi continued to talk.
"But Gast lets me help him with everything, he is a very brilliant man and he keeps nothing from me. He told me about this specimen they found in an old rock and how they are studying its use…"
Lucrecia nodded her head but she wasn't paying attention. She was beginning to have qualms over last night's decision and she excused herself.
"Sorry Jess, but I have to get to the labs and so do you."
Jessi nodded and they went to work. When they got to the labs, Hojo was down there looking for Lucrecia. He walked up to her and slid his arm around her, giving her a quick kiss on the head.
"There you are, I wondered what happened to you this morning."
Jessi looked at them suspiciously and Hojo frowned at her.
"Ms. Meadows, I do believe Dr. Gast can use your assistance."
Jessi got the message and walked away, cursing Hojo under her breath.
"Yea well, we don't need yours." She mumbled as she left.
Hojo ignored her and turned back to Lucrecia.
"As I was saying, I was quite disappointed to not see you when I woke up today."
"I apologize, I didn't want to wake you and I had to check on Jessi."
"Well, there will be plenty other mornings to have you there by my side now won't there…"
He bent down and whispered in her ear.
"Let's make it soon, though."
He slipped a small key into her lab pocket and rested his hand on her waist. She looked at him and smirked.
"How soon Professor."
He smiled back and ran his hand up her back.
"As soon as you possibly can…"
Down boy she thought She smiled as she remembered what Gast had said to her and Jessi. 'Beauty and Brains… are a deadly combination in the hands of a woman'. She smiled at Hojo and said she might stop by tonight.
"I'll be looking forward to your visit this evening." He said, still smiling and disappeared.
Lucrecia went to work and she found Jessi leaving Dr. Gast's office with a troubled expression on her face.
"Hey, are you allright?"
Jessi looked at her and nodded.
"Yea, I am just a bit worried is all."
"What about?"
"You know that specimen I was talking about?"
Lucrecia nodded.
"Well, they are extracting the DNA from it and are going to inject people with it."
"Go on."
Jessi sighed.
"Well, they are talking about injecting it in the scientists and a select few Turks."
Lucrecia smiled and nodded.
"Ah, well you don't need to worry about being the guinea pig because we have scientists who are willing to test it out. Besides, they need to pass the approval test before it is used on anything else."
Jessi bit her lip and looked down.
"That's the thing, Sean said he would be willing to be the first one to try out the vaccination. So Hojo is testing it on him and a couple others, friends of his. Another woman and man I think. Hojo won't tell me who and I am ready to beat it out of him."
Lucrecia laughed and shook her head.
"I will get it out of Hojo for you so don't worry."
"And how do you figure you will accomplish that?"
Lucrecia smiled, "I have my ways."
She produced the key to Hojo's room and Jessi gawked at her.
"How did you… what…did you steal that?"
Lucrecia frowned, "Give me some credit Jess, no I didn't take it."
"Then how did you get it."
Lucrecia blushed slightly and looked away, the wheels started to turn in Jessi's head.
"No way… no, no, no, no please tell me you didn't…"
Lucrecia was quiet and Jessi put her hand on her forehead.
"Ugh Lucrecia how could you? I told you he can't be trusted!"
Lucrecia clasped her hands behind her back.
"Well I don't agree with you about that; he was there this morning so it wasn't a 'one night stand' as you say or anything."
Jessi groaned and was quiet for a minute. Then she looked at Lucrecia and said quietly. "Was it even good? I mean, he is a geek…"
Lucrecia ignored her and said quietly "He has experience that's for sure."
Jessi groaned again and she hissed, "That means you're not the first! Lucrecia, what if he has… you know… diseases? You were protected, right?"
Lucrecia closed her eyes, not answering her question and Jessi stomped her foot.
"Arrgh, Lucrecia! You're smarter than that, you should know better!"
Lucrecia looked at her sharply.
"I don't need a teenager telling me how to live my life allright?"
Jessi returned the look, "Legally, I am an adult Lucrecia, and might I point out only three years younger than you!"
"This is no place to be discussing this," Lucrecia noted there were a few people watching them. "We'll talk later."
"Fine." Jessi turned and walked off.
Lucrecia sighed and went back to her work. She had mailed Elder Bugenhagen about the cub she and Hojo had seen and had asked about it. Bugenhagen had responded saying that the cub was probably the last known of his kind due to the fact it's parent's had died and he didn't know if there were anymore of his race. Lucrecia had searched online for hours to try and track down another cub with no success. She didn't notice she was the only person left in the labs and it was getting late. She took her glasses off and massaged her temples with her fingers. She had a terrible headache and was tired of reading. She got up and headed upstairs; Hojo was just going into his room when he spotted her.
"Working late I see."
Lucrecia smiled tiredly at him.
"I was looking for a female cub for the one we seen so he could have a mate. But I didn't find anything."
Hojo nodded and leaned against his door. He looked at her and noticed she looked tired.
"Are you feeling all right?"
"I am sore from sitting so long and my head is killing me from reading so much."
He smiled and held out his hand; she took it and he pulled her to him then kissed her head lightly.
"I can fix all that."
He led her inside his room and shut the door; he took her lab coat off, picked her up and set her on the bed on her belly.
"I took a course in college that taught you all about the human body."
He began to massage her back; Lucrecia felt her sore muscles relaxing and her headache beginning to disappear. She relaxed and lay her head on the pillow. He moved up and rubbed her shoulders.
"So I know all the pressure and nerve points…"
He leaned down and kissed the back of her neck, she shuddered with delight.
"And better yet, I know how to make love properly, and please women." He said this, sounding a little to proud about it.
She turned over on her back and looked up at him.
"Speaking of which, how many women have you been with?"
"Why do you ask?"
"Well, I don't think I was your first."
Hojo smiled down at her.
"Don't worry, you are only the third."
Lucrecia frowned slightly but then decided not to worry about it this very moment as Hojo leaned down and kissed her.
"How was it…last night I mean?"
"You were so gentle with me at first, but you got rough."
"Sorry, I was so intoxicated by you and couldn't help myself."
"I never said I was complaining."
His smile grew wider as he lay down next to her and pulled her on top of him. She wrapped her arms around his neck as he rubbed her back.
"I will have you here with me in the morning won't I?"
"Only if you agree to start opening up to my sister and treating her like you would me or Dr. Gast."
She noticed him thinking it over then finally nodding.
"It's worth it to have you here."
She smiled as she folded her arms across his chest and lay her head on them so they were looking at one another.
"Now, tell me about these other women."