Arriving back at the penthouse Shaundi couldn't wait to get out of the very constricting body suit she was wearing she left the others and headed straight for her room and decided to have a shower to wash the dirty feeling of being in that BDSM club.
Marcus had filled Zimos in on what he needed in more detail before leaving him with Pierce, who was to get Zimos set up and start generating money for the crew while also getting info on other syndicate going ons in the area.
Marcus decided to change as well he entered his and Shaundi's room as he removed his leather outfit tossing it to the side as he noticed Shaundi had left hers on the back of the couch and looked towards the bathroom as he heard the shower start. He then decide to join her. Quietly entering the bath room and removing his boxers he opened the shower door and slipped inside. Shaundi was letting the hot water wash away the filth that she felt all over her body even though it was just a subconscious feeling she felt dirty. She heard the door to the shower open and felt a pair of strong-arm wrap around her waist.
"Hey, mind if i get in on this party" Marcus quietly said as he gently pulled her towards him. Shaundi let out a content sigh as she let her self be taken into his embrace and felt the stress of the last week or so wash away.
"I guess there's room in her" she said as she placed her hands on his and leaned back into him.
"So Kenzie said she might have a lead on another contact that could help us against the syndicate, but she has to find him first she'll call when she has something." Marcus finished as he began to put small kisses behind her ear and down her neck.
Shaundi sighed and leaned her head to the side to allow more access. "Mmm, well let's hope she knows what she's doing. She seems like a skilled and smart girl"
Shaundi then turned in Marcus's arms and put her arms around his neck as he rested his hands low on her waist almost cupping her firm and well toned rear. Finally giving her backside a gentle squeeze which. She responded to by pulling him in for a heated kiss as she slipped her tongue into his mouth.
Marcus felt a renewed passion and pulled her body to his even more. They continued in the shower for a few more minutes. They quickly dried and burst from the bathroom door with renewed desire for each other both burning hot, hungering to saté each other. Shaundi had her arms wrapped around his neck as her long toned legs clung to his body while he supported and carried her as they worked their way to the bed once there Marcus deposited Shaundi onto the bed as he took a moment to take in her beauty once more. No matter how many times he stared at her body he couldn't help but wonder what he ever did to deserve a woman like her she was a goddess in human form, she was his friend, his lover. The one person he trusted completely and he knew she felt the same. Shaundi ran her hands up her body along her smooth hips up along her tight toned stomach as she brushed the curve of her ample breasts and finally rested her hands above her head as she lay in wait for him with hungry eyes as she roved her eyes over his body as much as he was hers.
Shaundi looked over his well toned and sculpted body. His built shoulders and sculpted chest that lead to his well toned abs. Marcus crawled onto the bed as he made his way to her and came to stop just over her as he leaned in and looked into her eyes. His body bore many small marks and scars from the many close calls, her hands traced a few of the Scars they found two small bullet holes on the left side of his chest that he had received from being shot and left for dead in a trunk with Lin she looked at them with a worried look before catching his eyes again.
"You have had too many close calls, I don't want to lose you. Promise me." She said as her eyes watered slightly. Marcus saw this and felt a bit guilty that she was feeling this pain but took his hand and brought it to her cheek to brush a tear that was threatening to break free he wiped it away and looked he dead in the eyes.
"Hey, I'm not going anywhere it's gonna take a lot more than what we've faced to take me away from you." She tried to speak but was cut off by a long deep kiss.
Her thoughts were washed away once more as she lost herself to the love he was pouring into her now. She pulled him down closer as their bodies melted together they left whatever else they were going to say unsaid and gave in to the lustful passions.
They spent many hours truly showing each other just how much they needed one another as their lovemaking was much more intimate. Which was a first for Shaundi as she had never experienced that with any of her other ex's. They were both almost to there peaks as Marcus looked at her as he stared at her. She smiled at him as her emotions flooded her thoughts once more as her eyes glazed a bit Marcus just kissed her and leaned in to whisper into her ear as they continued together.
"No tears luv, your too Beautiful for that." For Shaundi she was overwhelmed as she just hugged him tight to her as her eyes clamped shut at the arrival of her climax and as she did the tear that had threatened to break free finally did as it traveled down her cheek. Shaundi felt like she was finally where she wanted to be, here with Marcus and she'd never let that change.
They lay in their post bliss with Marcus now on his back with Shaundi to his side her one leg draped over his as she lay her head on his chest and quietly listen to his heartbeat it always seemed to calm her to sleep like a child's lullaby but she wasn't very tired now. her mind had thought about the final outcome of all there current problems. She knew Marcus would want to find Loren and avenge Johnny's death she did as well but at what cost it was a fear that had kept haunting her ever since their arrival in Steelport. She wanted to just say fuck it and leave it all behind with him. She had thought about this privately a couple of times back in Stillwater. To get out of the life and just enjoy life somewhere far away from all the shit that had kept being thrown at the saint's, but never thought more of it as she knew Marcus didn't know anything else this life is all he knew. Johnny's admission in the jail cell had surprised her a lot, she had never expected him to want to get out and turn his back on his friend's he had become distant and much more quite after Aisha's death.
Shaundi had tried to talk to him about it but he kept brushing it off saying that he was fine and was over it but she could see it in his eyes he was dead inside. They talked regularly over the last year, she now figured it was his talks that had planted the seed in her mind of wanting to get out he always kept saying how things had changed and how the saints had changed no one was who they were anymore.
She didn't think much of it then maybe she should have seen this coming, him wanting to leave but was more worried at the time of what it did to Marcus there they were in a tight situation and the one person Marcus had always counted on finally threw in the towel.
Then with Johnny's death it only served to further deepen the wound that gat had made on Marcus. But he turned that wound into a driving force one that now pushed him to find Loren. Shaundi was snapped from her thoughts as Marcus kissed her head and looked at her.
"Hey, what's the matter"
"oh, nothing just thinking about everything that has happened lately." Shaundi tried to dodge his next question she knew was coming as she changed the subject.
"Now though, I'm more concerned on how you are ever going to top yourself next time." she said with a large smirk as she shifted to sit up now on top of him so that she was looking down at him eyes still full of love and hunger. But looked over at the clock on the bedside and could see that it was late and they needed to get some sleep if they were going to meet with kenzie tomorrow.
"It's late we should get some sleep." she said as she laid down next to him. While the whole time Marcus did nothing but just stare at her until she gave him a questioning look.
"what?" she asked trying to figure out what he was staring at Marcus smiled
"I love you" he said suddenly which had caught her off guard. Shaundi was momentarily speechless since they had started their relationship they had never actually said those three dangerous words. To her they were dangerous because as soon as love entered the picture the risk of losing each other in the life they lived became a lot more dangerous. But she couldn't deny that she loved him to.
"I.. I love you too" she answered quietly still a little unsure of her emotions.
Marcus grinned wider as he pulled her to him in his arms and held her close Shaundi enjoyed the closeness as she nuzzled up too him as close as she could get. As both lovers drifted off to sleep.
Decklan Stroud was not a man accustom to dealing with partners nor was he one to aid a competitor with a problem but the problem in question that Loren was having was of great interest to Stroud. The saint's lead by a man Stroud had thought to be dead it had reignited his hatred for him it had been so long since that day but he had never stopped thinking about it.
"Decklan we are here" fritz said as he pulled the car in front of the towering monstrosity of a building that housed the man Stroud was about to meet with.
"good, let's get this over with" he said as he opened the door and made his way with fritz to the lobby.
The syndicate guards had both men walk through metal detectors and given them the all clear. They proceeded to Loren s office on the top floor. There was a receptionist that was speaking to someone on the phone before ending the call to attend to the new arrivals.
"do you have an appointment" she asked politely. But stopped once the intercom beeped
"you may enter Mr. Stroud your friend will have to wait outside"
Stroud nodded to fritz and he left to take a seat in the waiting area. While Stroud entered the large luxury office. Siting behind his desk Loren was smoking and watched as Stroud approached calmly.
"Phillip, been a long time. Morocco wasn't it?" Stroud greeted.
"Humph, I recall it was paris the last time we spoke" Loren said as he ashed his cigarette. Before offering a seat to Stroud "please" he said motioning to the two chairs in front of his desk.
Stroud stood for a moment and looked towards the two woman standing behind Loren noticing that they were the Dywinter twins.
"Still keeping your lovely bookends I see." Stroud said as he took a seat.
He caught a glare that both women seemed to send him as he smirked quickly before he got to the chase.
"I was surprised to hear from you after all these years, I was under the impression that you rarely found yourself in the states these days." Loren said as he crushed out his smoke.
"yes well I came for a reason of importance, word is that you've suffered a few set backs from a group known as the saints." Stroud said as he made himself more comfortable in his seat.
Loren looked at the man trying to figure out his angle for wanting to know. "What concern is it to you, Besides it is nothing just a group of street thugs who think they can play in the big kid sandbox."
"ah, so you wouldn't want to know that I just so happen to know how their leader thinks." Stroud waited for Loren to process that before receiving a raised eyebrow in response.
"I trained that little shit, I pulled him from the streets and taught him everything he knows. So allow me and my men to aid you in this endeavour and in return for my help you give him to me" Stroud finished as Loren went over what he was being offered.
He had to admit he did like the idea it would give him time to finish his preparations to leave Steelport since it had become clear that the queen bitch Hughes would soon lose interest in his syndicate and if she was able to launch her program he was sure he and his men would be first on the list. But for now he could use Strouds men and assets to his gain it was unlikely that he knew of Hughes which would serve to give him an edge.
"Agreed, I will accept your help. Just like old times my friend." Loren said friendly as they planned out just what was needed and where it was needed.
Hughes had gotten word from Decklan Stroud that he had arrived in Steelport and would soon ally with Loren. This gave Hughes a much-needed boost to her plans, while Loren was busy with the saints and Stroud's men she could get her Stag program in position and ready to strike hard at the criminal underworld. She reached for her privateline that would connect her to temple at the stag facility dial ed and waited for the connection to go through.
"Ms. Hughes what can I do for you" came the polite reply from temple on the other end.
"Is everything in place Commander" Hughes asked as she shuffle through a file or two on her desk
"yes ma'am we will be ready to deploy to steelport by the end of the week as planned once there I will begin operations to take steelport back.
"good, this is a great day commander history will remember these days. Once your under way to steelport I will be returning to the hill. Report back to me once you have gained a foothold and are pushing into the city" she said as she promptly cut the call.
Cyrus temple just sighed. He knew Monica Hughes had her own agenda but at least it was worth it for he would bring and end to the Saints once and for all.
Shaundi began to stir from her sleep as she lazily opened her eyes she became very aware of the loss of warmth that the bed had suffered she raised her head to look over to where Marcus should have been but found him missing she looked around the room and still couldn't find him she sat up as the sheets fell away and stretched out last nights activities. That thought brought a smile to her face as she turned and padded to the washroom to shower.
Marcus had gotten up early to attend to a few things before returning back to the penthouse with a coffee and a decaf for Shaundi.
Shaundi finished her shower and was in her silk robe while drying her hair when a knock came from the door. Not expecting anyone but Marcus she opened the door and was met with a very shocked saint crew member. The boy was no older than 18 and was just the right height to get a good full view of Shaundi's ample cleavage though the robe did a good job of keeping her somewhat modest it was on the short side for length and ended very short on her upper thigh. The boy in front of her though was too busy to notice as he stood there starring. Shaundi on any other day would have been pissed or at least very annoyed. But today was a good day so she would let him off easy this time. She cleared her throat to get his attention.
"Hey, kid my eyes are up here." she said as she crossed her arms over her chest and leaned to one side with a questioning eyebrow.
"I... uh I'm... so.. sorr...sorry" he managed to stutter out as he looked to the floor with his face a bright shade of red. Clearly he had not seen to many woman or maybe he was just shy and young.
Shaundi just let out a small laugh as she took her finger and raised his chin to look her in the eye.
"Don't worry about it it's okay" she said as she tapped him on the nose.
"what are you doing here" she asked the boy who was just now coming out of his daze gathered his senses, he opened his mouth to speak but was cut off by Marcus who had appeared behind him.
"something you need kid" Marcus asked as he stood there looking at the scene before him.
"I uh, no sir...I'm mean yes.. I" the kid became flustered and began to stutter again as he was surprised by the leader of the saints who had just Caught him staring at his girl.
The kid tried to back away from but ended up backing into Shaundi and was pressed up right against her the kid was scared and excited. He feared what the boss would do but also was amazed at how soft Shaundi felt. He tried to turn to apologize to her and the boss but ended up stuttering again.
"OH, I'm sorry. Uh no... I mean yes, Uh..." Marcus who saw the smile shaundi gave decided to play with the kid a bit. He grabbed the kid and put his arm around the boy.
"Mate listen up, I think next time you need to find me best check with one of the others." Marcus said as he gave the kids neck a squeeze and ruffled his head.
Shaundi who saw this laughed "oh, go easy on the kid will you" Marcus let go of the kid at this point and just smiled to Shaundi who shook her head.
"I was just sent to tell you that Kenzie wants to speak with you." The kid stammered out as he wiped the sweat that had formed from the fear of the boss doing something to him.
"Right, tell her that i'll come see her soon." Marcus said as he nodded and handed Shaundi her decaf coffee. He didn't see the kid mouth a thank you to Shaundi who just winked at the kid who smiled and quickly left.
"I think you enjoy terrorizing the younger crew members" she said as she took a drink of her beverage.
"Ha, well I do have a reputation to support." he said to which Shaundi just rolled her eyes and walked back to finish getting ready.
Devon had been on edge ever since the boss had left and knew he would have to explain himself once he returned. He wasn't sure about what he was going to say he wanted to tell the truth but wasn't sure how well that would go.
It was late and the rest of the boys had left for the night. As he looked at his phone he found no new calls. The sound of car doors got his attention. And soon came what he was dreading. Stroud entered with Fritz and his men.
"Well now, I suppose we should talk about the current situation" Stroud said as he approached the table where Devon was sitting. Decklan took a moment to remove his coat and carefully hang it on the chair he was about to sit in.
"Look, boss I-" Devon was cut off by Stroud holding up a hand telling him to not speak.
"Now, Devon i like you and that's why i put you in charge of this operation here in Steelport. But don't think for a moment that your position affords you safety from failure."
devon took on a confused look but noticed Fritz standing near by with gun in hand.
"No, boss look" Devon tried to stand but two of Stroud's guards were standing behind him and forced him back into his seat.
"No, enough of that. You knew that the saints were in Steelport and worse yet you knew Marcus was leading them. A man you your self had said was dead. But yet he still lives and now heads a group of his own. What do you have to say about this, well go on boy speak up."
Devon took a moment to collect his thoughts before answering.
"I knew but I didn't think it was him until you had arrived then i knew for sure it was him. But boss even if it is him he doesn't know we are in steelport nor does he know we know he's alive we have the advantage." Devon said hoping that this would help his case.
Stroud agreed that for now they had the edge of surprise and could use it to their advantage but that would change eventually. He decided to accept this as a valid excuse.
"Very well, consider this reprieve a gift for your loyalty and work you have done here. But fail to inform me of anything else and you may find your self replaced." Stroud said as he stared down at Devon who just looked relieved to still be alive he knew of the boss's wrath.
Stroud then changed the subject. "Now tomorrow you will get the boys together and begin sending them to aid Loren s men. We have come to an arrangement to deal with the saints. And in return he will give us Marcus.
Devon just listened knowing it wasn't wise to speak out against this course of action yet.
"Yes boss, I'll see it gets done."
"good, you may leave and remember my price for failure you won't get a second chance again." Stroud said as Devon quickly made his exit.
Fritz sat in the now empty chair setting his gun on the table while the other men in the room went about other things.
"You know he wasn't fully truth full with you" Fritz said
"Of course he wasn't but he's a good leader Keep an eye on him, he may seek Marcus out" Fritz nodded in reply.
AN: Sorry this took so long i had to finish some stuff up for school ending and then real life got in the way anyways. They we are I will return with another update soon. This is the start of a three-part arc that will take us to the saints party. So stay tuned.