Levy - Ten
I felt the USB in my jacket pocket weighing heavily. I sat in the meeting thinking about the unexpected visit. I remembered Lucy's reassurance during lunch. He couldn't get to me at work or when I was with Gajeel. And I would need to tell my boyfriend the truth some day.
"I was thinking of arranging a meeting with Macao for tomorrow." Lily said while stroking his chin.
"Lunch would work best. It's easier that way. And the setting is acceptable." Lily nodded to me.
"That could be arranged. Next, we should arrange a follow up meeting. Mr. Redfox is going to be out of town on Thursday. We could lay out some standards."
"That works. If we can get a good layout, then we should be able to lock in some things to discuss sometime next week."
"Lovely. Well, that is all I have. You can keep that for now. You will need it." He gestured to the laptop in front of me. I nibbled on my lip.
"Do you know a private space I could use for a few minutes? I have about twenty minutes before I'm off anyways and my work area downstairs isn't exactly finished. Jet told me I could leave as soon as we finished up here." I explained. He stood and nodded.
"Mr. Redfox isn't using his office. It's open for use and private." I was shocked but followed him nonetheless. He let me in and pressed a button that dimmed the bright lights and frosted the once clear glass.
"Lily?"
He looked at me. "Yes?"
"You look very strong. Do you box or anything?" I asked. He raised a brow.
"I practice Taekwondo privately and kickboxing with Mr. Redfox from time to time. Are you interested?"
"I want to learn some self defense. I heard Chicago could be as dangerous as it is fascinating." I added the second part quickly. He digested that.
"Let's talk about it soon." I nodded, already having his number. He left me. I listened to the door close before I looked around.
"Wow." I never really got a good chance to absorb Gajeel's space. His mahogany desk was wide and huge, giving a mixed flavor to the gray and black setting. I saw a picture of me there blowing kisses at him, a gift I gave him a earlier today. A black couch was nearly pressed against the right wall while the left sported TVs showing of stocks behind a minor bar in the corner. I saw two doors on the same wall, probably leading to a bathroom and important paperwork storage. I went to his desk, wanting to touch everything. My boyfriend spent a good majority of his day sitting here playing with his billions. Such a thought flushed my skin as I sat down in his very comfortable chair. I almost laughed when I saw the variety of stress balls sitting in plain sight.
I set the laptop down and plugged in the USB after logging onto my private email. I saw a variety of files pop up. Nervous, I clicked the first one. I almost fainted.
It was a video.
I was laying on a bed tied with my hands and feet tied and my mouth gagged. My eyes streaked tears as a familiar figure approached me. I was screaming in the video. My screams echoed in my ears, even though the video was muted. I felt sick to my stomach as I clicked to the side, seeing more videos and pictures. I wanted to cry. I slammed it close as I stood up, grabbed my stuff, and rushed out the room. I ran into a solid body. Lily.
"Levy? Are you okay? You look pale. Have a seat. Gajeel is on his way up." He urged. I slipped from his hold.
"I need to go. Emergency. Tell Gajeel I will call him later." I rushed out. He gripped my elbow gently.
"Calm down. I'm sure Gajeel can take you where you need to go." I shook my head. I could take the stairs down a few flights to pick up my stuff. I backed away.
"I can't. Thanks for your help." I breathed before I darted away. He frowned as I disappeared down the fire stairs. I slipped off my heels and carefully leaped down steps. I was prone to injuries, so I careful not to twist my ankle. I unbuttoned my blouse and stepped onto my floor into another body. It was him.
Red eyes pierced me with a fire that took my breath away. Gajeel was dressed in his all black three piece suit minus the jacket. His hands grasped my shoulders as I up looked at him. I clutched the laptop to my chest.
"Where's the fire, Shrimp? Lily told me something was wrong." Of course.
"I really need to get home."
"I thought you were going to my home?" He said confused. I looked around, seeing that we were mostly alone.
"Rain check?" I said while walking to my desk. I yanked out the USB and threw it in the trash before I slid my laptop into my bag and grabbed my house keys.
"Bull shit. What's going on? You haven't been right since yesterday. And what's this about taking Taekwondo?" He blocked my path with crossed arms. His imposing form had my skin humming.
"It was just a thought." I was exasperated and flustered. I wanted to crawl under my covers and cry.
"That you didn't bring up to me. If you don't feel safe, you need to say something. That's what I'm here for." I wonder if my mom tells herself that every time she went crazy with precautions. I would have to call her.
"Lucy and I are moving this week." I said while marching past him, stunning him. He took a moment before he caught up to me. He tugged me back so I fell into his chest.
"Levy, stop walking away from me." He growled while kissing my forehead and hugging me close. Unable to resist him for long, I settled and breathed.
"We decided to move out. We will be only a few blocks from here and from your home. The apartments of 52nd."
"I own those. That's a lot closer to me. Can I know the motivation?"
"Convenience." And because I'll be closer to the only man that scares away my past. He watched me with heavy yet unidentifiable eyes.
"I have something for you." He grumbled. I looked away from him.
"You got me a gift?" I asked stunned. I liked gifts from him. He pulled me to the elevators. Seeing as that everyone was either working late or gone, Gajeel enveloped me in his arms.
"In the limo. Tell me what's wrong." He pressed. I looked down.
"Could I spend the night alone?" I asked.
He was silent. I tensed and turned in his hold. His eyes were closed and his head was tilted back.
"Gajeel?"
"Is it me?" He asked. I turned my body.
"No, no, no. It's not you. Nothing to do with you." I said. He let out a frustrated breath and stepped aside as the elevator reached the garage. Lily stood on the phone with Gajeel's jacket in his hand. I threw a gaze Lily's way and he grinned. I stood beside Gajeel awkwardly as Stuart pulled up. When we slid in, Gajeel grabbed my waist and pulled me to his side.
"I need to know the truth Levy. I can't take you holding something from me."
"What are you talking about?" I felt sweat form on the back of my neck. He growled as his hand tightened on my waist.
"The bruise on your wrist. It's shaped like a hand." I froze up. My wrist was currently wrapped up with ointment for healing and hiding. I was hoping we wouldn't revisit this conversation.
"You asked me to give you your body back to you. I need to know about that damn bruise."
"I said it was an accident—"
"Levy!" He snapped. I jumped and he leaned forward, sighing.
"Can we talk about it later, please? I want to enjoy my time with you before I get back." I said as gently as I could.
"If I ever hurt you, would you tell me?" He looked into my eyes.
"Yes. But I know you would never do it." I said. He looked at his hands. I grabbed them.
"I need us to work. Jesus, don't you see what you do to me? I don't want to fuck this up. I have never dated like this before. I don't mean to lose my cool with you." He deflated. I climbed over him. His hands found my ass.
"Kiss me." I said with a smile. He pecked the corner of my mouth gently.
"Now kiss me like you can't get enough of me." I breathed. He stretched up and kissed me hard. When I lost my breath, I rested my forehead on his.
"I believe you wanted to give me something." I said gently. He reached into his pocket. He pulled out a small gray box. My breath hitched.
"It's not that ring. You aren't ready for that." He said softly while stroking my cheek. I looked at the ring as it came into sight.
It was a steely gray with small specks of blue crystals that glittered brightly even in the dim light. I leaned back as Gajeel pulled the ring from the box. I let him slide it onto my finger. It looked beautiful.
"This is too much." I breathed.
"Do you like it?"
"It's beautiful."
"You're beautiful. Ten times over. I wanted you to wear this for me, but only when you are ready. I won't push you. I want you to keep this ring. As a promise and a reminder that I'm always yours." He mumbled gently, kissing me while tucking the ring back into the box. He slid it into my bag. I blushed, nodding to him. The limo slowed to a stop. Gajeel spared a glance out the window.
"We are here. Do you want me to follow you up?" He asked softly. Half frantic, I dove my hands into his hair and kissed him. Taken aback, I was able to sneak my tongue into his mouth and taste him before he responded. I clutched him close before pulling back again.
"Thank you for the ring. And I think you shouldn't follow me up. I would hate for Lucy to hear us going at it." I winked. He smirked but let me go.
"I'll be back in the morning to pick you up. I'll see you soon. Think about me. Call me."
"Definitely." He gave me that rare smirk before I walked into my building. When in the elevator, I got a message from Lucy, letting me know she would be out with Natsu to tell him her feelings about their relationship. I wished her well.
I locked up my house, feeling somewhat safer after getting new locks installed today. I went straight to my room and changed into track shorts and a sports bra. I opened my laptop and deleted the files from the USB and went into the hard drive to clear all deleted files. I played some music and hoped to divulge myself into some work.
I had been working for about an hour when I heard loud bangs on the front door. Startled, I threw on the shirt Gajeel left here and went to answer the door. What I saw shocked me.
Gajeel was nearly heaving and seeping fury as he looked over me in a pained expression. His thick, veiny forearms supported his body as he leaned against the doorframe, clutching it. He still had on his work clothes, but his vest was unbuttoned and his sleeves were rolled up. His mane was wild, like he tried to tear at it. I gasped when he came at me, grasping my shoulders.
"Gajeel, what—" He closed the door and locked it before he pressed me against it, nearly raising me.
"I need the truth now." He panted. His eyes burning into mine, leaving a fiery scorch in their wake.
"I don't—" my sentence faltered as he raised a small thing in his hand. It was the USB.
My skin crawled in fear and disgust as I realized that Gajeel had watched the videos and seen the pictures. My breathing sped as I pressed a hand to his chest. I needed space.
"I threw that away." I stated. He set me down.
"I know. You tried to hide it, but I'm not stupid." He growled. The fury that rolled off of him almost made me cower.
"Gajeel, what happened in that... That was almost two years ago."
"It was him. He found you and got to you when I wasn't here to protect you. He hurt you, Levy." Gajeel stated while approaching me. I looked away.
"You are angry right now. You just need to keep a calm head and—"
"Tell me everything. I need to know. I will go crazy." Gajeel said while sitting roughly. I sighed. Seeing him trying to control his rage is what had me nervous, but I started talking anyway.
"His name is Cole Evans. When I left him, he was cheating on me with some other girl while I stayed at home nursing the bruises he left the night before. I left everything behind, including the ring he gave me. I always wore it. I used it as a reminder of the good in him, but I couldn't bear it."
He raised a fist to his mouth. "Why did he do that to you?"
"Bondage was something he liked, so we tried it. Two or three times. I insisted it didn't work for me, but he thought otherwise. One night, he gagged me while he tied me up like you saw… And it was the last straw. I spent a month, terrified to fall asleep and wake up in some exposing position. I was desperate to get out. Lucy caught on and got me out. I hadn't heard from him since until he found me in the lounge a few floors down."
"Did he ever put his hands on you aside from those nights?" His voice was strained.
I bit my lip. "He never punched me. He shoved me once and tended to grab me a lot."
His teeth sunk into his closed fist and he tried to calm down. His leg shook wildly and his eyes were shut. He took a few deep breaths before he looked back at me. The rage in his eyes were still present. "How did he get to you?"
"Broke in. I'd rather not think about why. I changed the locks, just in case. I was hoping he wouldn't look for me." I looked down.
"I want you to call me or Jellal if you ever think that you are being followed. I'll handle him. Personally." He said with his gaze on the fireplace. I tensed.
"Don't do that. You could risk your career. And he has… more. A copy of the USB."
"You won't have to worry about that anymore. It will be taken care of."
Gajeel looked beyond pissed as he stared into the fire. I wrapped my arms around myself, feeling sick to my stomach. He didn't want me anymore. Especially after what he saw. I ducking my head and walked to my bathroom. He grasped my waist.
"Where are you going?" He said. I looked at the floor.
"I'm going to take a shower." I mumbled. He shocked me by following me.
"I'm going to join you." He said. I shook my head.
"You are probably disgusted with me—"
"Shut up, damn it. Say something insulting about yourself again and I'll take you over my knee." He growled angrily. His words flushed my skin and kept me frozen. I didn't stop him from pulling my face towards his. He lifted my body and carried me to the bathroom. I didn't fight him.
"I am going to give your body back to you. What I see only made me appreciate the gift you are giving me. The need you have for me to touch you. I will do it everyday until you understand that you are the most beautiful woman I had ever laid my eyes on. You own my pleasure, Levy." He said in a gruff tone. I shook when he yanked off his tie and unbuttoned his shirt. His clothes dropped in a heap on the floor. I clutched his belt in my hands and pressed my forehead to his chest. He didn't move.
"I am scared. That you will finally get fed up of my self destructive mechanisms and bail on me. That one day you will be gone for good."
"Never. I'm falling hard for you. I can't even put into words how I feel. I'm not good with words. But I can make you feel what I do." His heartbeat thudded slowly against my ear, sealing the promise to his words.
"I want you rough. Then slow. I want you to scare away his touch. Then I want you to make me feel you." I said, panting. A rumble rose in his chest. I unbuckled his belt and he stripped my shirt off. He shocked me by yanking off my shorts and lifting me onto the sink. I gasped.
"No, Gajeel. I haven't showered yet."
"You can never stop me from tasting you." He said while snapping my bra against my ribs. I pulled it off in a rush as his tongue licked across my womanhood. I moaned out as he held me still and worked me with his fingers and tongue.
He ate me with a passion that set my skin ablaze. His eyes locked on my flushed skin as he aggressively licked my clit, making my hips shake. When his tongue entered my body and stroked my quivering walls, I cried out as I came so close to my orgasm. My head fell back.
"Don't come." He snapped. I whimpered as he stood up with wet lips. I wrapped my arms around his neck as he lifted me up again. He entered the tiled shower and started it. The warm water was welcomed to my burning skin.
"Bend over and grip the railing. You want rough, I'll give you rough." He said in a strained tone. I gripped the railing on the wall and turned to him. His erection was rock hard and curled up towards his belly button. He looked dangerously sexy as he dropped behind me and smacked my backside. I jumped slightly and he gritted his teeth, not moving his eyes from my ass.
"Tell me you want me again."
"Damn it, Gajeel. Fuck me." He gripped my waist and slid into me slowly.
"It's never fucking between us. You know that. It's how we feel that make it more than that." He stated. He was right, but I couldn't care right now.
I moaned as one of his hands pressed up my back before gripping the back on my neck. His hold was both firm and careful. He gave a hard thrust and we both shivered in delight.
"I'm going to lose myself in you." He said while thrusting hard again. I reached back for him, but he grabbed my hand and pressed it to the tiled wall.
"Keep them there. I'll lose control if you touch me while I'm being rough. I need you to stay still." He panted. I nodded my head as he began moving with a purpose inside of my body.
Gajeel fucked me until I was nothing more than breathless mound of flesh. He held me to his chest and washed us both before he carried me to the bedroom and laid down next to me. He worshipped my body, kissing and marking every inch of my skin. And I touched him back, unable to hold back from his skin. I could remember screaming his name as he had slipped down between my legs and tongued me to orgasm. One hour later he was half collapsed over me as he came hard inside of me. My hands had been locked in his wild hair, pulling him closer.
I last remembered him kissing my forehead before I fell asleep.
A/N: Sup, GANG! Soooooo, for some reason my Chapter 9 updated but it didn't show on the website. I don't know, but it just didn't Regardless, I posted my Lucy Chapter, which was nice to write up, and ya'll got this one. I will not be posting this weekend, so I'll probably post again Next Wednesday, which will be with the Last Chapter of this story. My next part, Farther Beyond My Control, is in Gajeel's POV, so I will be taking a few weeks off before I begin posting that (More details in my next update. Tell me what ya'll think, and what ya'll want to see in Gajeel's eyes. PEACE!