[b]Chapter 8[/b]
"Listen Kujo, it's….." He was cut off when Sam narrowed her eyes and put her hands on her hips
"If you say that it was nothing personal or that I couldn't handle or even that it wasn't what it seemed, I will hurt you" Her voice had a calm that was nearing deadly. She was one pissed off woman that no man would want to cross right now. Unfortunately for Vinnie, he thought that he could. Jason saw his attempt to side-step his desk to move toward her so he let out a low growl.
Vinnie immediately froze and sized up the man blocking his exit. He then turned his attention back to Sam and pushed her over the edge
"Since when do you need Terminator over there to protect you? This just proves my point that its time for you to take on less strenuous cases…" Even Jason knew that was the wrong move when she slowly stalked closer to him and placed her palms on the top of his desk
"The reason I need "Terminator", as you call him, is because you can't seem to do your FUCKING JOB" Vinnie cringed at the amount of venom in her voice.
"What are you…." She cut him off again. Now was not the time for him to be talking. All he was doing was digging him a deeper grave
"I am talking about you sending me after Michaels without forewarning me as to his size and state of inebriation. The guy was fucking shitfaced drunk and at least 4 times my size, Vinnie. In my attempt to do MY job the fat bastard dropped 400 pounds on my back. I couldn't get the guy off of me. At this moment I can barely move. So yeah, I need a guard dog of sorts."
Sam saw his eyes look her over and then they darted to once again size up Jason. Squaring her shoulders, she leaned forward and got right in Vinnie's face
"Don't even think about taking advantage of my weakened state. You so much as reach out to touch me and the Terminator will knock you on your ass in seconds. He's very, very protective." Looking over her shoulder, Vinnie watched the man clenching and unclenching his fists. His stance was one that was ready to pounce at any moment
"Maybe you should take some time off, Taffee" It was an attempt to soften her up, throw her off guard. He never called her Taffee because he felt it wasn't strong enough for a woman like her. Usually Kujo was the most appropriate choice of name, but he opted for the softer name
Vinnie knew it was a mistake when her eyes narrowed dangerously. Nobody called her by her first name, well what Vinnie thought was her name anyway.
"Its Kujo to you. And if anybody is going to need to take time off after things are said and done, it is going to be you. I'm pulling rank Vinnie. The charade's over. You had your chance, and this was the final straw."
It was his worst nightmare coming true. He knew now just how serious the situation was. Choosing not to show it, he played it cool
"What are you talking about? This is my business. You work for me and you sure don't have a say in those I hire and don't hire. I'm the boss here, not here" Jason saw her body stiffen, anger was radiating off of her in waves. She was ready to pounce and he only hoped that she didn't do any more damage to her back than had already been done
"YOUR BUSINESS?!" Yep, she was through playing games with this guy. Walking up behind her, he subtly helped her stand to her full height and placed restraining hands on her shoulders. The moment he touched her, she tensed slightly and then relaxed under his hands. The fire in her eyes, however, continued to burn
"This is MY DAMN BUSINESS, Vinnie. You had absolutely NO credibility when you came to town. I put up the money for this building. I take care of the repairs and the bills. The only reason YOU'RE sitting in this office is because I prefer the field work of the office work. The only reason it's called Vincent Plum Bail Bonds is so you could keep some of your Trenton clientele. It stops now, Vinnie."
He couldn't speak. He moved his lips, but nothing was coming out. He had pushed her too far this time. Vinnie knew that he had pulled enough shit with her, but he never thought that she would be mad at him enough to take away his pride and joy. Finding his voice, he made a last attempt to redeem himself
"Please, please don't do this. I'll behave, I promise. Just don't take this from me." She pulled away from Jason and slammed her fists on the desk
"ENOUGH!! You're done Vincent Plum. I'm officially pulling rank. From now on you will be on the field. There will be NO MORE sexual relations with clients, random women, or yourself while you are on the job. If I so much as sense that you are thinking about it, you will be out of a job permanently. Do you understand me?"
He nodded his head, once again speechless. He was shock. Vinnie couldn't believe what was happening. He was losing his job to a woman who could easily kick his ass, even though she was injured.
"You have two days to bring me Michaels and you have until the end of the week to bring in Corinthos. This is your last chance, Vinnie. You don't shape up and I will be the one replacing YOU. Now get the FUCK OUT of MY OFFICE"
Vinnie ran around the desk so fast he nearly tripped over his feet. Before he could make it out the door, Sam stopped him
"Oh, and Vinnie… My chiropractor bills WILL be coming out of YOUR paycheck" She heard him mumble acknowledgement before hightailing it out of the office building. Once he was gone, Sam completely relaxed against Jason
"I need to lie down" He gently lifted her into the air and placed her face down onto the small couch. It was located in the lobby of the building where Connie and Lula immediately came over to her. As Jason pushed his hands against her back, the women congratulated as well as thanked her. They too had been fed up with Vinnie
As the women continued to ramble on, Jason lowered his lips to her ear and whispered
"I thought you said I could be your chiropractor" Sam smiled and touched a hand to his cheek, bringing his face right in front of hers
"Vinnie doesn't need to know that" Sam then brushed her lips against his and held them for a moment before Jason pulled away and once again lifted her into his arms. They said goodbye to Connie and Lula and then he carried her to the car and placed her in the passenger seat. Taking the keys she offered him, he started the car and made his way back to his penthouse.
After parking, he walked over to her side of the car and eased her out of the seat. She had insisted on walking, but Jason didn't want to hear it. Ignoring her protests, he carried her into the elevator, held her the entire ride up, and then made his way into his apartment with Sam still in his arms.
He placed her on his couch and disappeared before re-emerging with two beers in hand. Handing one to her, she took a long sip and his eyes locked on the way her lips surrounded the bottle. He saw the glistening in her eyes and knew immediately she was teasing him when she released the bottle and licked her bottom lip
She was challenging him; he could see it in her eyes. He wanted to engage, he did, but she was injured and he didn't want to hurt her. The simple confrontation with Vinnie had tired her out and knew that she needed to have all her strength back before he could do to her what he wanted.
Leaning over her, he placed a chaste kiss to her lips before working his magic on her back. When he finished, they jointly walked up the stairs to his bedroom where they fall asleep in each other's arms yet again.