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Staring into the endless abyss that Maggie called her closet made me want to rethink this plan that I had. I was not one to own clothes that one would go to a club in, much less a club opening. I was looking for something that was going to make every guy at the club drool, especially Shane, (yes, petty, I know, but he deserves it after what he did to Jeff) and I wanted to set up a small rendezvous for Jeff and I.
"So, what are we looking for Soph?"
"Something that I normally wouldn't wear. I'm thinking a pretty short skirt and a tight fitting top." She smiled.
"Okay, let's see what we've got." For the next hour, Maggie and I searched her closet. Finally, I decided I had a black and red pleated skirt that hit me above mid-thigh. The outside of the pleats were black, but inside the pleat was red. If I moved a certain way, you could see the red. The top, God knows where Maggie got this, was a black leather corset that zipped up the front. It had black lace sleeves that came just past my elbows. The corset was so fitted and supportive, I didn't even have to wear a bra. Extra surprise for Jeff. To top off the outfit, Maggie found me a pair of black heels that had satin ribbons that wrapped around my calves and tied into a bow in the back. "Sophi, you look killer! You are gonna knock 'em out tonight." I looked at myself in the mirror, turning back and forth.
"Are you sure? I really don't care what anyone thinks I look like. I just want Jeff to think it's hot and Shane to drool." Maggie laughed.
"This will totally do it." I smiled at Maggie. She was gonna do a little knocking out tonight herself. She had chosen a shimmery blue sleeveless dress that looked beyond amazing on her. Not surprising, she had shoes to match the dress. I was starting to doubt whether or not I looked okay when there was a knock on Maggie door.
"Ladies, your escort has arrived." John said from the other side.
"Okay, we're coming." Maggie said. "Let's test your outfit on John. Let's see how he likes it." I shrugged my shoulders.
"Might as well." Maggie opened the door and walked out first.
"Damn Mags. You look good. You're gonna make Randy melt into a puddle at your feet tonight." She leaned up and kissed John's cheek.
"Thanks." She pointed at me. "So, what do you think about Sophi's outfit?" John turned his head to look at me standing in the doorway. He just stared. I could see his adam's apple working as he tried to speak.
"John, what do you think?" I asked. I spun around in place giving him a look at the whole outfit. "Well?" He grinned.
"Wow. You look fuckin' amazing. You're gonna kill every guy in that club tonight."
"That's what I told her." Maggie said.
"Well, I'm only looking to knock one guy dead tonight." I told them.
"Trust me, baby," John said, giving me his arm, "this will do the trick."
The three of us vanished into a 'safe room' inside of the club. It was a room in the back where vampire could vanish in and out without being noticed by the general pubic. It had been my idea to put a guard on the door. No way did we want some drunk clubber wander back and find out what was happening in there.
Everyone that worked at the club was either a vampire or someone close enough to them to know the secret. That was one of Jeff's policies. If you were a vampire and needed work, he would find you a job. Since he owned most of the town, odds are there was a place he could use you. Hence, the bartender and four waitresses working the opening tonight. Even the new manager for 'SJ' was a vampire. I had met Phil Brooks a few times. (Jeff had let me sit in on most of the meetings for the club. Matt had come up with the brilliant idea to let me write an inside look at the inner works of Jeff's businesses.) He seemed like a fairly nice guy. We decided to give him a chance at managing this club cause Randy had his hands full, what with running 'Kiss' and 'H' and filling in at the hotel (there were some problems with Bob and he had been put on leave for a month or two).
We walked into the fairly empty club. There were some last minute things happening but for the most part, it was pretty quiet. The DJ was testing out some of the equipment, so every once and a while, you would get a snippet of a song. I saw Jeff, Randy, Shane and Matt sitting up in the VIP section. They were the best seats in the house.
John Maggie and I made our way across the dance floor and up the stairs to VIP. They all looked up when we hit the top step. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Shane's mouth drop open at the sight of me. Good, it was working. I put a little extra wiggle in my walk as I made my way past him. I stopped in front of Jeff and bent over to kiss him.
"Hi, baby." He grinned and kissed me.
"You know you're killing him, right?" He whispered to me.
"Good." I took the seat next to him and tucked myself really close to his side. He laid his hand on the bare skin of my thigh near the bottom of my skirt. Jeff rubbed my skin with his whole hand. I knew he was doing that for Shane's viewing pleasure. Normally, he would just stroke with his thumb.
They went back to the conversation they were having before we got there as the other Kings (some with their kept) filtered in. Jeff and Randy left right as the last King made his appearance. They went to let some of the media in the front door. They were going to do a little press and then let in the masses. They met Phil at the door. John and Maggie were standing with the Kings on one side of the balcony. I was kinda by myself, watching Jeff. I could hear the speech he had stayed up writing. My heart was bursting with my pride for him. I smiled down at him when I saw him quickly glance up at me. I caught movement out of the corner of my eye as Shane came to stand beside me.
"Why did you do it?" Shane leaned in and ask me. I turned to look at him.
"Do what, Shane?" I asked.
"Come on, honey. Does he make you dress like that? Is that what gets him going?" I shook my head at him.
"Shane, you're ridiculous. You know better than that. It doesn't matter what I wear, it all gets him going." Was I taunting him?, yes, but come on, he started it.
"Why are we doing this Sophi?" He stepped closer to me. "Why are you denying that you still want me just as much as I want you?" He stepped closer. My back came up against the wall when I tried to get some distance between the two of us.
"Shane, I don't want you. You made me stop wanting you five years ago. You need to back up. I don't want you this close to me." He grinned and leaned into me.
"Are you sure I don't need to be?"
"Step back McMahon." Shane stopped moving at the sound of John's voice. He took two steps back, holding his hands in defense.
"No problem here Cena. Just talking to the Queen." He turned and walked back over to the rest of the group.
"You okay?" John asked me. He laid a hand on my upper arm. I nodded.
"Yeah. Thanks." He rubbed my arm softly.
"My job remember?" I looked back down at Jeff when I heard him ask if the media had any questions. They went on to ask questions like, 'What's 'SJ' stand for?; 'What's the club theme?; inane questions like that.
"So, Mr. Hardy, where is your fiancée, Sophi tonight?" One of the reporters asked. I saw him smile.
"She's right up there," he pointed up to me, "waiting on me to finish up with you guys." The crowd, as a whole, turned to look at me. I waved as the flashbulbs started to go off. I saw Jeff wink at me and mouth, 'I love you.' I smiled back and blew him a kiss.
When the press conference was over, Jeff and Randy made their way back upstairs. Jeff took his seat beside me as the club started to fill up. I leaned in and kissed him.
"Your speech was great baby."
"Thank you, love." He kissed me. "I had this really great writer helping me write it." I snuggled in closer to him.
"Really? What's his name?" I was totally rubbing my body against him. Almost like a cat in heat. At least I wasn't purring at him. Well, not yet anyway. He laid his hand back on my thigh as I crossed my legs again. This time I laid my calf over his knee. I was as close to him as possible with out sitting in his lap.
"I would tell you her name but she's pretty hot," he stroked the inside of my thigh, "and I don't want you to get jealous." That made me laugh. I leaned in and kissed his neck.
"Do you really think I'm hot?" I whispered to him.
"You're damn right I do." I kissed his neck again. "If we were alone right now…" I whispered to me, exactly what we would be doing. That so gave me ideas for later. The conversation started to pick up around us and we just joined right in. Jeff kept rubbing my thigh the whole time. It was starting to have an effect on me. Everyone sitting with us at some point, ventured down to the dance floor and back. Shane went down and was gone for awhile. He made his way back just in time to see me start to put my plan into effect. I stood up in front of Jeff. I held my hand out to him.
"Come dance with me, baby." He took my hand and kissed it.
"Love, you don't like to dance." I gave him a fake pout.
"Please Jeffy. For me?" He smiled.
"Okay, love." He stood up and let me lead him to the dance floor. Jeff followed close behind me as I led him out to the center of the crowded floor. I added that extra wiggle, cause I knew that he was totally looking. He smiled at him when I turned around to face him. I laid my arms around his neck as I pressed my body close to his. His hands went to my hips, holding me close. I let Jeff lead. He started to move us to the music. We didn't say anything to each other, not that you would have been able to hear it anyway. The music was almost deafening. I could feel every beat of the bass in my entire body. I turned around and Jeff pressed himself up against my back. His hands went right back to my hips. I found myself moving my hips a little more than normal where they were pressed tight against Jeff's. By the end of the song, could feel the effect that they were having on him. He was so ready. I felt Jeff nudge the hair away from my neck as he pressed a searing kiss on my pulse. I buried my fingers in his hair as he continued to kiss my neck. My plan was working great. Oh, yeah. I had a plan. Focus, Sophi! You're on a dance floor full of people.
I stepped away form Jeff and grabbed his hand. I pulled him in the direction of his office. I walked over to the door, punched the code into the keypad and pulled Jeff in the door behind me. When the door shut, it drown out 90% of the sounds from the dance floor. We walked down the short hall to his office. I pushed him inside, shut and locked the door behind me, drowning out even more sound. I took his hand again and led him over to his desk. I pushed him (and he totally let me) down into his nice, plush, black leather desk chair. I leaned in and kissed him. Before Jeff could deepen the kiss as he so obviously wanted to do, I stepped back away from him. I took a few steps back so he could watch. I worked my hands under my skirt, trying not to flash anything at Jeff. I started to wiggle myself out of my panties. I wiggled them off my hips and let them fall the rest of the way down my legs. Jeff never moved but his eyes followed my every movement. I stepped out of my panties and left them there on the floor. I sauntered back to where Jeff was sitting. Jeff's eyes were burning with an Emerald fire. His hands had serious grip on the armrests of his chair. He was holding himself back. He was trying to let me do whatever it was I was going to do. I smiled.
I laid a hand on either of his shoulders and wedged a knee beside his legs and sat down astride his lap. Jeff's hands instantly went to my hips. I kissed him as my hands slid down his chest to the buttons of his shirt. I undid them quickly, revealing his naked chest. I started caressing his chest as I kissed his neck. His grip on my hips got tighter when my hands got to the top of his pants. I let one hand slip away from his abs to cup him through his pants. He jerked his hips in response.
"Sophi…" Jeff breathed in my ear. I nipped at his neck, making him moan. God, this power I had over him was so heady. I could do this all night.
"Jeff," I looked back at him, "last night you wanted me to think that you were better than Shane." I kissed him. "Well, I do." I started to lower the zipper on his pants. "Now, I want the chance," he groaned as I freed him form his pants, "to prove to you," I kissed him while I caressed him, making him groan against my lips, "that you are." I kept kissing him and started to lower my body down on his length, agonizingly slowly. I think I was trying to kill us both.
I threw my head back and arched my back as our hips met. I made both of us moan as I rock my hips against Jeff's.
"Love…" Jeff was already breathing hard. His hands were now gripping my naked hips under my skirt. I started to raise myself up and slowly lower myself down. Jeff grunted every time our hips met. He leaned in and kissed my collarbone as his hands on my hips helped me find a quicker pace. I moaned his name as I started to feel that amazing pressure low in my stomach.
"Not yet…love…no." He panted. He pulled me down tight against him. He kissed me while he stood up. He sat me back down on the desk. He released one hip and shoved the few things off the top of it to the floor. Jeff pushed me back and hovered over me. He grinned down at me. "I'm not done with you yet, love." Jeff kissed me and started to rock himself in and out of my body. I moaned against his mouth. He kept a steady pace while he unzipped my top. "Ah…fuck me, Sophi." He moaned. He had parted my top and revealed the fact that I wasn't wearing anything under it. I reached up, buried my hands into his hair and pulled his head down to mine. I smiled.
"I thought that's what I was doing." He kissed me. I slipped my hands in between his shirt and his skin, dragging my nails across his back. He made a noise that sounded like a growl. He quickened his pace. His thrusts were coming so hard and fast, I had to wrap my legs around his hips just so I could keep the pace. I started to feel the build up again. I was close but I knew what would take me over. I removed my hands from under his shirt to bury my fingers in his hair again.
"Jeff." I wanted to say his name, but it totally came out as a moan. He raised his head from where he had been hovering around my pulse. I could feel from Jeff's movements that he was on the brink of release as well.
"Love?" He groaned when I flexed my nails into his scalp.
"Bite me…" I moaned. He didn't question anything. I felt him flick his tongue across my pulse an instant before he bit me. I screamed out his name in pleasure the moment his fangs sank in. Jeff only got one deep pull on my vein before his release took him over as well.
Jeff dropped his head to press a few kisses below my collarbone. He laid his forehead there to try and catch his breath. I tried to slow down my breathing. Every time I inhaled and my chest rose, it brushed the tips of my extremely sensitive breasts against him chest. It was driving me crazy. As much as I wouldn't mind another round of that mind-blowing sex, I felt like I needed just few moments of recovery time. Jeff lifted his head a few seconds later. He grinned and kissed me.
"I love you, Sophi." I kissed him back.
"I love you too, baby." Jeff pulled me up to a sitting position, still kissing me. I still had my legs wrapped around his waist. He wrapped a hand around the back of my neck, while the other hand caressed my thigh. I guess as a vampire, recovery time was pretty short. I started to push his shirt off his shoulders but stopped when I heard the knock on the door.
"Jeff? I'm sorry to interrupt, " Randy started, "but we have an issue." Jeff kissed me before yelling at Randy.
"This better be fuckin' good, Orton." Jeff went right back to kissing my jaw. I heard Randy say something to someone outside.
"It is Jeff." He paused. "Miz, Adam and Jay just walked in the front door." The heat that had been flowing between us was suddenly frozen as fear on my end over took it.
"Okay, just a second Randy." Jeff called out to him. Jeff stepped back away from me and turned his back. I didn't say anything, I just zipped my top back up and stayed sitting on the desk. Jeff zipped up his pants and turned back around to face me. He started buttoning his shirt. I stared at his chest. "Love?" I tied to thing of something to say, but nothing would come out. No one had seen or heard from Taker and his men since the attack on me a couple months ago. I was scared that they were in the building. I had tired to put it out of my mind but here it was right in front of me again. "Love?" I jumped when Jeff touched my face. "Sophi? Love, are you okay?" I nodded and tried for a smile.
"Yes, baby, I'm okay." He leaned in and kissed me lightly.
"No, you're not. I'm gonna let them hurt, love. You know that, right?" I nodded again. I reached out and did the last couple buttons for him.
"I know, it's just that…I was hoping that I wouldn't see them again." I leaned my forehead against his chest. "But some things are just too much to hope for, huh?" Jeff smoothed his hand down the back of my head and kissed the top of my head.
"It's okay to be scared, love. I understand why you are. They will never get back here. No one can vanish back here. The doors and walls are lined in lead. Vampires can't get through or destroy lead. It's like our kryptonite. I promise that you'll be fine." I nodded again. He kissed my forehead and helped me off the desk I smoothed my skirt down into place. When I straightened it down in the back, I realized something.
"Umm…Jeff?" I watched him lean over and pick something up off the floor. He turned and smiled at me. He held out my black underwear.
"Looking for these, love?" I smiled and held my hand out for them.
"Yes, thank…" he pulled them away. He shot me grin that was full of wicked promises. He shoved them down in his pocket.
"I'll give them to you later." He leaned in and kissed me walked over to the door as I picked up the few things from his desk that we had knocked off. I set them back on top of the desk and turned around when Jeff opened the door letting Randy, Maggie, John, Matt and Shane inside. He shut the door. Everyone found various seats around the room minus Randy, Jeff and I. I leaned a hip back against the desk. Jeff came over to stand beside me. He wrapped his arm around my waist and rubbed my hip in comfort. "Okay, what's going on Randy?" His voice took on that Kingly tone. God, he was so hot when he got that authoritative air. At least it was getting my mind off being scared for…the…nope, wait, it was still there. I was still scared.
"I got a call from the front door security telling me that he had to let in three guys that insisted that they were personal guests of the King and Queen. They told him they were closely acquainted with Sophi. They were here to see her and have a 'chat' with the King. I spotted them when they got to the bar. I sent the other Kings back to their hotel but McMahon refused to go.
"Where are they right now?" Jeff asked. Randy ran a hand over his hair.
"Still at the bar, I guess. They weren't trying to hid the fact that they were waiting for you." Jeff took a deep breath.
"Okay. John, Shane, I need you to stay back here with Sophi and Maggie. Randy, Matt, you two come with me. John, Randy and Matt nodded, taking their orders. Shane stood up.
"Hardy, I'm not hiding back here like some helpless female, I'm coming…"
"Damn it Shane! Can't you for once just fuckin' work with someone? I don't want to be responsible for your city if it ends up without its King. If something goes down out there I don't want to have to watch out for you." Shane reluctantly gave in and sat back down on the couch. Jeff started to walk away from me. I grabbed his arm, pulling him to a stop. He turned back to look at me.
"Jeff, is something going to happen out there?" I asked quietly. He rubbed my hand where it was laying on his arm.
"It might. That's why I want you to stay back here, love. I don't want them near you."
"Jeff, they want to kill you." I wrapped my arms around him, holding him tightly. "Don't go out there, Jeff. Please, stay back here with me. Please!" I was about to cry. I was terrified that Jeff was going to get hurt or worse. I couldn't take that. Jeff kissed my forehead.
"I have to, love. They won't leave until I do." I felt a few tears escape.
"Jeff…" He kissed me softly.
"It'll be okay, love. I don't think they'll do anything with all those people out there. They don't want to risk exposure any more than we do." He wiped the tears from my cheeks.
"Then why did you tell Shane…"
"So he would keep his stupid ass back here. I don't need him interfering in this." He whispered to me and kissed my ear. That made me laugh softly. Jeff calling Shane a dumb ass was funny. "I love you. I'll be fine."
"I love you too. Please be careful." He nodded and kissed me. He stepped away towards the door. I saw Randy kiss Maggie. She came to stand beside me. Jeff smiled at me and patted his pocket. I felt my cheeks start to burn when I remembered what was in there. Then they were out the door.
"They'll be okay, Sophi." John said. He stepped up beside me. Maggie wrapped her arm around me. To comfort both of us. I laid my head on John's shoulder.
"I hope so."
We sat there for a little over 10 minutes, which seemed like an eternity, an agonizing eternity, waiting for them to come back. I tried not to make eye contact with Shane. He had been watching me the whole time we had been back here. Oh, could he tell that I wasn't wearing any underwear right now cause they were in Jeff's pants pocket? God, I hoped he could. And I hoped he knew that Jeff and I had been having amazing sex minutes before he walked in. It served him right. I could have been his.
Finally, the door opened and the trio walked in. As soon as Jeff cleared the door, I launched myself into his arms.
"Did you miss me, love?" Jeff whispered in my ear, kissing my cheek and wound his arms around me. I nodded and rubbed my cheek against his.
"If you two can stop playing kissy-face for damn second, I'd like to know what the hell happened out there." Shane said form his seat on the couch. I felt Jeff's back tense and his arms go still around me. Not good. Shane had finally done it. He had said the wrong thing and now Jeff was good and pissed.
"Matt, Randy, go with Maggie and John back to VIP. Tell them what happened. If you want, after that, you're free to go. Sophi and I are done for the night. We'll see you tomorrow." Randy and Matt led the other two out the door. The tension between Jeff and Shane was palpable. This build up with the two of them had been a long time coming. I sucked serious ass that I was the reason it was all coming to a head.
"So, what happened?" Shane asked again. His attitude was pissing Jeff off even more. Jeff let me go so that I was standing by his side. He was ready to hurt Shane. I laid my hand on Jeff's arm, stopping him when he took a step towards him.
"Nothing happened out there. They taunted us and left. They were just making sure that I knew that they hadn't left town." Shane stood up and scoffed at Jeff. "What the fuck is your problem now Shane?" Shane shook his head and gestured to me.
"If you'd stop thinking with your dick for a few minutes, then made you could get control of your city." Jeff took another step forward. I stepped in front of him laying my hands on his chest, stopping him again.
"Jeff, please don't do this. It's not necessary." I heard Shane chuckle behind me. I glanced at him over my shoulder. He had totally misinterpreted my reason for stopping Jeff. He thought I was saving him when I was just saving the alliance. I looked back at Jeff. His eyes were getting dark and I could feel his anger literally vibrating through him. Jeff took a couple of deep breaths and nodded to me, telling me he was trying to calm down. Shane scoffed again.
"See what I mean? Although," he paused and smiled at me, this wasn't going to be good, "when her hot little ass was ridin' mine, I would do anything she asked me too." It was all I could do to keep Jeff form launching himself at Shane. Shane laughed again. "Ha, that's it. That's why you're pissed right now. You're jealous that I tapped it first." Jeff tried to go for him again.
"You mother…"
"That's enough!" I yelled. I had finally hit my breaking point. "Jeff, please calm down. He's just saying these things to make you angry and you are totally feeding in to it." His eye faded back to their understated green.
"I'm sorry, love." I laid a hand on his chest, telling him it was okay. I turned to face Shane.
"Why are you doing this? You know you need this alliance just as badly as we do. Why are you being such a prick?" Shane's face softened a bit.
"Why are you with him Sophi? You know that you belong to me." He reached out and before I could stop him, he yanked me against his body and kissed me. I didn't kiss him back. I shoved at him trying to push him back. I saw Jeff's hands come over my shoulders and shove him away from me. Shane stumbled back a step or two. "Sophi…" He reached for me again. I pulled back and slapped him as hard as I could. His head jerked to the side with the force of it. I dropped my hand down to my side. My hand stung from where it made contact with Shane's cheek. He slowly raised a hand to rub the spot that I hit. He turned back to face me. "Now I remember why I started fuckin' Megan." I sucked in my breath sharply. That was a heinous low blow and he knew it. I felt that tear start to slowly cascade down my cheeks. After all these years, he could still hurt me.
Suddenly, Shane's head snapped back and he tumbled back into the couch. His hand was clamped over his eye. Jeff stepped up in front of me. His shoulders were heaving as his anger made him breathe raggedly. He walked up to loom over Shane. His hand was still balled into a fist at his side. Jeff had hit him.
"If you ever lay a hand on her without her permission again, I'm going to kill you." He told him through clenched teeth. "If you ever say anything like that to her again, you're a fuckin' dead man. You come anywhere near her…" He shook his head. "Carry your pathetic ass back to our house, get your shit and get the fuck out. If an alliance with you means that my Sophi has to be anywhere near you then I don't fuckin' want it. I could give a shit if you come to the meeting tomorrow or not. Just stay the fuck away from her." Shane just stared at him. I laid my hand on Jeff's back. He spun back around to face me. His shoulders were still heaving. I could believe what Jeff just did. He ended the alliance with Shane because of me. He held out his hand to me. He intertwined our fingers and led us out of the office.
Jeff lead me back out into the noise filled, pulsing beat of the club. We made our way through the sea of bodies towards the front door. With my new found sense, I could smell the sweat and lust that floated heavily through the dance floor. I clung to Jeff's arm. He was still holding my hand tightly. We stood outside waiting for the valet to bring our car around. Jeff decided he should drive for a change. That and so people could see us leave the club together. I laid my cheek against his upper arm and looked up at his profile. He was still angry. His eyes were still dark. He must have sensed me looking at him cause he turned his head and looked at me. I smiled softly at him. Jeff raised his free hand and brushed his fingers across my cheek. He leaned in and kissed my forehead as the valet pulled up in our car. Jeff made sure I was tucked safely into the car before he walked around the hood and climbed behind the wheel. We sped away from the curb in silence. I wanted to speak up when we made a left and the stoplight instead of the right that would have taken us home. Jeff must have had a reason for not going home. I jumped when I felt Jeff's warm hand close over mine. He intertwined our fingers like they were earlier.
"I just want to drive around for a little while. Okay, love?" He lifted my hand and kissed the back of it. I nodded. "Okay." We drove around for a good half an hour before we pulled in to park on a small hill over looking a lake. Jeff lifted my hand again, kissing it and then laid it back in my lap. He opened the door and climbed out. He shut the door behind himself.
I wanted to follow him, but I could tell that he just needed to cool off for a minute or two. I watched him pace back and forth in front of the car. His body, illuminated by the headlights every time he passed in front of them. I watched him make these passes for about 15 minutes.
With no warning, he stopped right in the glow of the headlights to look at me. He closed his eyes , took a deep breath and turned around. He slowly sat himself down on the ground in front of the car. I couldn't take it any longer. I got out and walked to the front of the car. Jeff was sitting there with his back against the grill, with his legs out in front of him, staring straight ahead at the lake.
"Jeff?" He looked up at me. I sat down on my knees beside him. "Baby, are you okay now?" I pushed some of his hair back off his face. He nodded and captured my hand. He used it to gently pull me towards him. He lifted me up and sat me in his lap. He kissed my temple and pressed me in to lay against his shoulder.
"I'm fine, love. I'm fine." He wrapped his arms around me, holding me tightly against his chest. I placed my hand on the back of his neck, under his hair and softly stroked it, knowing that it relaxed him when I did it. We sat there for a while before Jeff spoke again. "I'm sorry, love." I lifted my head.
"Sorry for what? You didn't do anything." He closed his eyes when I rubbed his cheek. For a guy, Jeff had the softest skin. Except for his hands. His hands weren't rough, but they had calluses in all the right places. Honestly, my favorite part of Jeff, his lips. Jeff loved to watch my hips when I walked and I loved to watch Jeff's lips form words. Strange, I know, but they are just so beautiful to me.
"I'm sorry about Shane. I'm sorry about what he said to you, what he did…" I put my hand over those beautiful lips.
"Stop. Stop apologizing for him. Did you do or say any of those things to me?" He shook his head 'no'. I moved my hand back to his cheek. Then I don't want to hear you say you're sorry. Do you know what I do want?"
"What, love?"
"I want you to take me home."
"What if Shane's still there?"
"Are you going with me?" He nodded. "Then I don't care who else is there. Jeff," I kissed him, "take me home."
The next night, the meeting went off without a hitch. Jeff and I were both surprised when Shane walked through the door, sporting a nasty black eye. He avoided me the whole night. Not that it really bothered me. It wasn't like I expected an apology from him. I knew in my heart that he meant every horrible word that he said. The Kings went home that night with a solid alliance and a plan that if anyone was under attack, they would send out a call and the bordering Kings would send in help. They were thinking of having another meeting in a few months to come up with a 'Kill Taker' plan.
The next couple of weeks went by very quickly. Jeff had finally let me go back into work. I had pretty much perfected hiding my fangs when I talked to people, so he thought it was safe. That and he knew John and Matt would be there with me the whole time too. Jeff was extremely busy with his work too. With Jeff having to make sure the new club was running smoothly, acquaint Phil with how we ran things and trying to find someone to replace Bob at the hotel, plus me working on numerous articles at one time, Jeff and I never got to spend anytime together. Either, Jeff was getting calls and he'd have to leave or I was so tired from my day, I'd be asleep when he came home. Thank God for phone calls during the day otherwise we'd never get to talk to each other.
Friday afternoon, I was sitting at my desk, putting the finishing touches on my 'Insider's Look At Hardy Enterprises' article. It was a 10-part series. This was the 10th installment and I was done. I was sitting there staring at the screen, trying to come up with the last few lines to tie the whole series together ad bring it to an end, when my desk phone rang. I smiled when I recognized the number. Jeff's cell phone.
"Hi Baby." I said quietly into the receiver. I didn't need nosey people listening in on my personal conversations.
"Love." I smiled picturing his lips form that word. Then him pressing his lips to mine, then slowly making his way down my neck. "Love? Sophi? Are you still there?" Oh hell! Jeff had been talking to me the whole time I had been fantasizing about him. Damn, we've been spending too much time apart. I would have to find some time for us to be together. At least a quickie or something.
"I'm sorry, Jeff. I'm here. What were you saying?"
"I asked what time you were getting off tonight, love."
"Umm…I'm not sure. I have to finish this and then I might be able to slip off. Why?"
"I have plans for us. I want you to come home as soon as you can, okay?"
"Okay." Jeff was always good for inspiration. I got the last couple of lines written, sent it to Matt. I started to shut down my computer. "So, are you going to tell me what your plans are?" I asked him.
"Nope. You'll just have to come home." I packed up my bag.
"I'm on my way, baby." I headed down to the parking garage and hoped into my car. No, not my crappy Caviler. It was one of Jeff's cars that he insisted that drive everyday. God, I hoped this surprise had some alone time for us.
20 minutes later, I was pulling into the driveway. I grabbed my purse and bag and closed the car door. I headed up the steps to the front door just as it opened, revealing Jeff. I wrapped my arms around him and kissed him. He took a couple steps backwards, pulling me into the house and shutting the door. He vanished us upstairs to our bedroom. Oh, thank God! I had missed him so much. I dropped my bags as Jeff pulled back. I shrugged off my jacket getting ready for whatever he had in mind.
"Love, I want us to go away for the weekend." What? That's what he wanted? Oh, wait. If we were alone and no one was bothering us…okay, I'm totally down with this idea. I looked over his shoulder and noticed that he had already packed a bag for us. "What do you think?" He kissed me.
"Of course! That sounds like a wonderful idea." I slipped my arms around his neck. "Just you and me…" He kissed me
"No interruptions…" He said against my lips.
"That sounds like heaven. Where are we going?"
"Not far. I reserved us a suite at the hotel. For the whole weekend." I picked up my jacket off the floor and laid it on the bed near the bag.
"Is this just your bag?" I asked, laying my hand on top of it. He smiled at me.
"Nope, it's for us. We won't need much."
"Really?" I played with one of the buttons on my shirt. I watched his eyes drift down to my hand. I knew I had turned his thoughts in the direction I wanted them when his eyes turned my favorite shade of Emerald.
"You know your eyes give your thoughts away, love."
"What do you mean?" I asked. He took a few steps forward. He laid a hand on my cheek.
"When you look at me that way, your eyes turn the most beautiful shade of blue." I laid my hands on his chest.
"And what way do I look at you, baby?" He smiled at me again. No one's smiled ever in my life has affected me the way Jeff's did. He leaned in to kiss my ear.
"You look at me like you want me to take you right now, love." He whispered in my ear. I closed my eyes. Oh, God. I shivered in anticipation. I felt Jeff smile against my cheek. Damn him, but he knew me so well. I did want him, badly. It had been too long. "Am I right love?"
"Yes. Right now, Jeff." He leaned back to look at my face.
"Good, but not yet." He took my hand. "Let's go, love. I have something to show you." He grabbed the bag and vanished us to his office at the hotel. We walked out of the back and over to the bank of elevators. Jeff pulled me close to his body as we stepped into the elevator with two other older couples. I snuggled into Jeff's chest. I leaned up and pressed a few kisses against the side of Jeff's neck. He slowly rubbed a hand up and down my back. Suddenly, he stopped, making me look up and remember that we weren't alone in the elevator. I glanced at the other couples who were watching us.
"Sorry," Jeff chuckled, "newlyweds." He told them. They was an amused chorus of 'Ohs'. The elevator slowly came to a stop and dinged, signaling we were at their floor. As they started to leave the elevator, one of the ladies touched my arm, getting my attention.
"Don't worry sweetheart. I couldn't keep my hands off of mine when he was new either. She smiled at me and stepped off the elevator. "Young love." I heard her sigh as the doors shut.
"Well, that was embarrassing." I said, leaning back into Jeff. He just laughed. A few seconds later, the elevator dinged again. We walked out into the top floor. The floor was separated out into three large suites. Jeff led me to our door at the far end of the hall. He pulled out the keycard but didn't put it in the door. I looked at him wondering what was going on.
"Love, I want to give you something before we go in." I nodded.
"Okay." He took a deep breath and reached in his pocket. He pulled out a gorgeous ring. It was a beautiful dark stone set in a large ornate silver scrolled setting. He took my right hand and slipped it on to my middle finger. "Jeff this is so beautiful, but you…" He started to talk over me.
"This is the Black Diamond of the Queen. It is passed down from Queen to Queen. My mother wore this ring until her death. Now," he lifted my hand and kissed the knuckle right above the ring, "it's your turn to wear it."
"But I'm not Queen, Jeff." He kissed my hand again.
"Tonight, love." He turned and opened the door.
"Tonight? What do you…" I gasped as I followed Jeff into the room. There were thousands of red and black candles lit all over the suite. The only light was the soft flickering glow of candlelight.
"Love, let's become trued tonight. I've waited as long as I can." He pulled me against his body. "I need you in every single way. I can't wait another night." He kissed me. "I love you." I smiled.
"Yes, let's get trued right now, baby." I said.
"Yeah?" I smiled again and nodded.
"Yeah." Jeff took my hand and led me into the bedroom where even more candles were lit. I noticed that there was a long gauzy white gown laying on the bed, along with a matching pair of pants.
"What are those?" I touched the end of the gown. It felt like the world's finest silk.
"Those are the traditional dress for truing. The white represents going into this with an open, pure heart." He turned and pointed to the candles. "The blood red represents our love, the energy of us together and the passion we share. The black represents our past, whether it be bad or good and the power we will have together as King and Queen." He turned me to face him. His hands hovered over the buttons on my shirt. "We are supposed to undress each other completely and then dress each other in the traditional cloth."
"Are you sure that's wise?" I asked. He shook his head.
"No, but that's what we have to do." He started undoing the small buttons on my shirt. Jeff not touching me was almost hotter than his hands all over me. He pushed my shirt off my shoulders. I could feel the heat from his hands as they traveled down my arms pulling the shirt with them. I had to fold my arms around myself when he hooked his arms around me to unzip my skirt. His breath teased the top of my shoulder. I shivered as the goose bumps skated down my arms. I felt the zipper slip down my back. Jeff lightly yanked on the open sides and let it go. My skirt slid down my legs and pooled around my feet. Jeff knelt down in front of me. I lifted one foot then the other and Jeff tossed the skirt to the side. He laid a hand on the back of each of my calves and removed my shoes. He stood back up to face me. His eyes were twin Emerald fires as we locked eyes.
"Almost done, love." He said kissing my cheek. He lingered there, like he didn't want to stop.
"Please hurry, Jeff." I whispered back. He nodded, once again wrapping his arms around me. My breasts tightened even more as they came in contact with his chest. I moaned softly at the touch. I unconsciously rubbed myself against him.
"Love, please…I'm barely holding on to my self control. We can't wait this long anymore."
"No, never again." He kissed the top of my shoulder.
"I'll be quick." I nodded. He quickly removed my bra and panties. Finally, I stood there completely naked in front of him. "You take my breath away, love." I wanted to feel embarrassed but I couldn't. Jeff made me feel like I was the most beautiful person in the entire world. "My Sophibella." He kissed me softly and slipped the white silk dress over my head. He let it fall down my hips. The dress stopped at my ankles. There was nothing fancy about the simple sheath, just a plan everyday dress. Now it was my turn to undress Jeff.
I grabbed the bottom of his t-shirt and pulled it over his head. I barely fought the urge to run my hands down his naked chest. I undid his belt and pants. I walked around to Jeff's back, to stand between him and the bed. I knew Jeff was raring to go and I didn't know if I could take it. My self-control was about to snap. I watched Jeff's hands clinch into fists at his side as I slipped my hands between his hips and his boxers. He groaned when I pushed them down. I pulled them away from Jeff's feet. Which, thank God, were already bare from where he had kicked off his shoes when we came inside. I stood back up and grabbed the pants off the bed. I laid a hand against Jeff's back and softly kissed in between his shoulder blades.
"Almost done, baby." I kissed his back again.
"Sophi…" Jeff whispered. I took a deep breath and walked around to face him. I tried not to focus on how hard and ready Jeff's body was as I slid the pants up over his hips. It was all I could do not to shove him down on the floor and have my way with him.
"Now?" I questioned. He closed his eyes for a second and took a deep breath.
"Now, I will give my vow to you and take your blood as a sign that you are mine and then you will do the same."
"Then can we…" He smiled.
"Yes, love. That is what truly seals the bond." He climbed up on the bed and offered me a hand to help me up. I sat in front of him. He smiled and took my right wrist. "One pull, okay? Then seal it." I nodded. He rubbed the inside of my wrist with his thumb and gave me his vow. "Sophibella, tu esti a mea, eternal. Ca eu sunt al tau, vesnica. Impreuna vom fi. Pana nu sunt separate prin deces. I nima mea, atunci oferta de mine in curand sa urmeza. Trebuie, pentru totdeauna si mereu dragostes mea." He lifted my wrist, kissed the skin there and bit me. I let my head fall back at the amazing feel of him pulling deeply on my vein. I looked back at him when I felt his tongue slid across the fresh wounds already closing up. He smiled softly at me and offered his right wrist to me. I held his wrist in both of mine. Strangely, even though I don't speak Romanian, I mean I do know a little, but I did know exactly what I was supposed to say to him. I repeated it back to him word for word. In Romanian.
"Jeffrey, you are mine, eternal. As am I yours, eternal. Together shall we be. Till we are parted by death. My heart then will bid me soon to follow. You have, forever and always, my love." I followed his lead by kissing his wrist and then biting him. I heard him groan as I took a long glorious pull on his blood. At the taste of his blood, all I wanted was him deep inside of me. I looked up at him through my lashes as I slowly drug my tongue across the twin wounds. The second I closed the wounds, Jeff wrapped his hands around my upper arms and pulled me against his body. An instant later, I was underneath him. His lips were like flames against mine. I moaned against Jeff's lips when I felt him working the skirt of the dress up above my hips. Jeff lifted his hips away from me to free himself from his pants.
"Give me your left hand, love." I lifted my hand to meet his. He intertwined our fingers and pressed our connected hands on the pillow above my head as he plunged himself deep inside my body. We both moaned at the joined sensation. Jeff didn't move beyond kissing the side of my neck. I started to get alarmed when I felt a stinging, burning pain in the palm of my left hand.
"Jeff?" He lifted his head and kissed me.
"I feel it too, love. It's the truing mark. It shows that we're bound together forever." Just as suddenly as it started the pain in my palm went away. Jeff pulled our joined hand down to our eye level. We separated our palms to find an intricate design that reminded me of the symbol for infinity but not quite. There were more scrolls and swirls in our design. Jeff's design was the mirror image of mine. It was a pale pink color that blended in with the color of our palms. If you weren't looking for it you would totally miss it.
"Does this mean that you're stuck with me forever?" I asked. Jeff smiled and kissed me. He started moving in that familiar rhythm that I knew and loved so well. He kissed the base of my throat when my head fell back against the pillow. He smiled at me when he lifted his head.
"Only if you'll have me forever?" Jeff panted as he increased his rhythm.
"Yes, Jeff. Forever."
I feel so bad about making Shane the asshole. I needed someone that I liked enough to make me feel crapy if he was really this way. I promise, I really do love Shane! I would really appreciate if you keep the reviews coming. Please take a couple of seconds and let me know how I'm doing. Thanks! =^.^=