A Vegas Life

Disclaimer: Do not own any of the characters mentioned in the story below, except for Ashley Johnson, as she is my creation.
Possiblespoilers for all episodes...

Rated M for sexual content and harsh language.

Summary:A new quest arrives, which means a lot of tension for Ashley and the rest of the crew. Then, some unexpected things
happen and it forces them to make some decisions.

Alternative Universe: I made a few changes, main change is that Ed and Jillian are no longer married, they have been divorced for a
year now.

Please r&r!

Chapter 6 I'll be watching you

"Hello", Ashley said as she answered her phone. She realized that she sounded downright harsh, but she did't really care. Right now she was just pissed at whomever it was that disturbed her and Ed. Who knows where their fooling around would have lead to. Right now it wouldn't lead anywhere.

She listened to the person on the other end, then said " you caught me in the middle of something".

Ashley didn't feel the need to specify what in the middle of something exactly was, so she said only the necessary things.

The conversation went on for a couple of minutes, before Ashley decided to end the call.

"Tell him I'll be down in a couple of minutes", she said before disconnecting.

She looked at her phone, then sighed deeply.

"Damn it", she muttered, before shifting her attention back to Ed.

He looked at her expectantly.

"Sam needs me downstairs", Ashley said. She hated the way it came out. It almost sounded like she was afraid to go down. Deep down Ashley realized she was afraid, but she had no intention to let Ed find out about it. She just needed to suck it up and be a brave girl.

Ed walked over to her and took her in his arms affectionately, tucking a strain of hair behind her ear. Ashley looked up his eyes and felt the passion course through her once again. She slowly ran his hands up his arms and smiled at him.

Ed run one hand through her hair as he lifted her chin up and let their lips meet in a passionate kiss. After a few moments Ashley turned away, playing with her dress.

Ed stood behind her and wrapped his arms back around her waist, holding her tight as his head rested on top of hers.

"Johnson?", he whispered in her air, his breath tickling her.

She nodded her head, leaning back into his touch.

"It'll be al right", he said."Just stay in the pit so Nessa can keep an eye on you. Stay in sight of the camera's and we will see you at all times", he tried to assure her.

She nodded again and turned around in his embrace. She gave him a quick kiss before ducking under his arms and out of his embrace.

"I better get going. Mr Johnson is not known for his patience", she said before walking out of his office.

"Be careful, Ash", Ed whispered as he watched her leave.

LV

Meanwhile Danny and Mike were in the control room, paying attention to the camera's and to one camera in particular. There was a beautiful young girl near the pool that had caught their eye. Now they were debating wether or not she would take of the top of her so called bikini.

Ed was standing at a distance, watching his two employees with a slight smile on his lips. He reached for his cell phone and dialed the number of the pit. When it had rang a few times Nessa answered on the other end. He explained what was going on and asked her to keep an eye on Alyssa. They chatted a few moments longer, then Ed disconnected the call and started walking towards his employees.

"Call this working?", Ed asked.

Danny and Mike both turned red and started making up excuses. One look from Ed told them it was unnecessary and just one big waste of breath.

"I need you to watch Ash for me", Ed told them. "I need to make sure she's ok. So I want you both to man the camera's around the crabs pit extra carefully. Don't turn your attention away from them. She will be in the company of Mr Johnson. If she moves I want you to follow her. I told her to stay in sight of any of the camera's. Which she will do. I want a minute by minute report, if necessary. Just keep an watchful eye on her", Ed stated.

"You got it, Ed. We're on it", Mike replied, meanwhile walking around his desk to sit down behind the screen of his computer. He started typing some commands and soon after that each TV on the wall in front of him was covered with footage from the camera's around the pit. He used another wall of TV's to show the rest of the casino. It was a quiet night, so he asked Mitch to keep an eye on the rest of the casino, while he and Danny watched the pit.

When Ed was sure his boys had it all covered, he turned around and walked back towards his office, leaving Danny and Mike in the control room.

LV

TBC!

It's a small chapter, but it's the best I could do. I'm not really feeling inspired, guess my muze has disappeared. But no worries, there's about to be a rumble in the montecito.. ;) And maybe a little bit of love.. ? Who knows! Keep reading and watching for an update!