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Warnings: Swearing: Possibly: Citrus, intense lime *evil cackle* 0_o;
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Scene: Israel, mission: Obtain information on a weapons deal. Tuck and FDR waited…and waited, yellow dust flitting over there all black tactical gear. The brit tried to brush it off as he broached the subject he'd been worrying over all week.
"I can't mess this up mate."
"Don't hate me man, but I think you and Katie didn't work for more reasons than you lying about your job."
"You don't think I should tell her then mate, is that what you're saying?"
"I'm saying don't rush to lay it all out there, has she even asked about your job?"
"Actually no, not really."
"I say if she does don't lie, but don't just broadside her with it." FDR replied, looked left then right and motioned Tuck into the abandoned office building that they knew was a hide out for weapons deals.
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"Hello, hello my favorite doll!"
"What do you need from me Paxton?"
"Mon Cherri, am I that transparent?"
"Yes..."
Paxton sighed dramatically then grinned* "Well I will just cut with the pleasantries then honey m'kay?"
"Time is money Pax." Cadence laughed, looking up from the digital proofs she was going through.
"Here is the deal the West Adam's is doing a kind of 'showcase'/banquet for CPIRF and I need a partner for Aiden."
"Pax you know I don't compete."
"It's a showcase, no medals, no awards, they judge, but how well you do is how much they award the charity."
"Hmm can I think about it?"
"I give you five minutes." Pax pouted, eyeing her then his watch then her then his…
"Okay…okay, how can I say no, it's for CPIRF."
~LCA~
Two days later she was in Paxton's home dance studio in hot pants and a baggy t-shirt. Aiden was good looking and a beautiful and skilled dancer. Aiden was married and she was wishing a steel grey eyed brit was her partner for the dance they were doing. "I'll get this I will." Cadence sighed, frustrated at missing another step in Paxton's routine.
"It's alright Cadence this is the first practice." Aiden smiled. "Let's take a fiver ok?"
The break really helped and in the end they had gotten through the full dance at least once. There were still kinks to work through and steps missed, but they had done it. "Wonderful." Paxton praised handing her a towel, which she took to mop her brow.
"Wonderful? Pax I'm rusty as hell, I sucked. I should apologize to you Aiden."
"Hey its ok we have a few weeks we'll get this."
"Thank you for your faith in me, once more then I have to go get Hannah."
Aiden danced her across the floor, doing his best to lead her if she seemed to waiver on the next step. They hadn't picked a song yet and she knew Pax would make changes to the dance one they found one, but this basic routine would stay the same. When they finished she smiled.
"See Mon Cherri better already!"
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The meeting had not been pleasant. Tuck was gone till Friday and Joe had asked for a ride. All she had wanted to do was thank the woman for Joe befriending Hannah. Katie had been nice till she realized who Cadence was. Then the questions started and the accusations when she didn't feel she had to answer them. She sipped at her tea fighting tears of anger and gripping the paper with Tuck's info should she need him for any reason.
"Call…him mo-om." Hannah offered, giving the brunette a kiss on the cheek before heading to her room.
She gave a shuddering sigh and picked up the phone inputting the number, not caring that it was obviously long distance.
~LCA~
He was going over documents as he packed when his room phone began to ring. He looked at it a little oddly, wondering who would call him at this hour. Then he thought of who had given this number too and he reached the phone, answering on the last ring. "Hello."
"I'm sorry, is this a bad time? Jeez I'm a moron it's late for you, did I wake you?"
"No luv it's fine, is everything alright with you?"
"I…I don't know…"
"Cadence, what is it, you can tell me." Tuck prodded and she sighed, choked on a sob and told him everything.
"Am I a horrible mother?" Cadence sniffled, reaching for a tissue from the box on the coffee table.
"God luv no, Hannah is beautiful, sweet and amazing, that's all you darling. Anyone can see it, she's your world."
"You think so?"
"Luv I know it, I'll have a talk with Katie when I get back."
"Oh don't Tuck it's ok."
"Ok? Cadence she made you cry and you were just trying to be nice."
"She won't be happy, I don't want to make things worse, I love you Tuck. I can't ask it of you."
"You love me?"
"I do, not the issue…"
"The bloody hell it isn't! We're in love and she has no right to punish us for that." Tuck replied adamantly. He assured her he wouldn't let his talking to Katie make things worse. She reluctantly agreed to the prospect, knowing he would not be swayed. With that problem solved they spent the rest of the call on better things and he hung up with a smile and resolve. He rubbed a hand over his face, this wasn't going to be easy, but it had to be done.
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"Hey Spudley go ahead and get in the car I'll be right there." Tuck stated with a smile. Almost forgetting what he was there for when Joe hugged him of his own volition. From her look he figured Katie had some idea of why he was waiting to talk to her and the thought fed his anger as he watched his son head to the truck. "I'm not allowed to be happy am I?"
"What you do is no longer my business…" Katie huffed, rolling her eyes and crossing her arms.
"Oh but you made it your business didn't you darling?"
"What are you talking about?"
"I'm talking about you grilling my girlfriend and accusing her of being a low life mother, what the hell Katie all she wanted was to thank you…"
"I get to know who is going to be around my son don't I?"
"This went way past that and you know it." Tuck practically growled and Katie just rolled her eyes again.
"Either you used Joe or she used her daughter, which is it?"
"Will you get off that…this was the kid's idea not ours."
"So you're blaming our son?"
"Why is this so hard for you? You have Greg, bloody hell you're gonna marry him, don't see me throwing childish fits or hauling him before a review board do you?" Tuck hissed, running his hand through his hair. Katie looked like she wanted to retort, but she knew she had nothing. "Look Katie no matter what happened with us luv, you will always be the mother of my son. I want you to be happy. All I ask is that you let me be happy as well."
She huffed again, she didn't really have a valid reason for her anger and she did feel a little bad for how she'd treated Hanna's mother. If she really was going to be a part of her son's life maybe she deserved better treatment. "I can apologize I suppose, would that get you off my back?" Katie sighed, Tuck was right, but she didn't have to let him off that easy did she?
"I think that's the least you could do darling."
~LCA~
"What did you say?" Cadence asked a bit breathless as his lips moved.
"Luv I've been away from you to long, must we talk of this now?" Tuck sighed, nibbling on her collar bone. He slid the peach strap aside to reach more skin. When she keened softly he slid his hands under the ruffled top. Gradually he traced them up her sides to tease at the edge of her bra. How had he been lucky enough to get her here? Desert plates half full with chocolate mousse filled layered cake lay forgotten on his table. That's right she'd missed her mouth, maybe intentionally. He licked the mousse from her lips and she had smirked and dragged a bit along her throat…That one was definitely on purpose.
"Tuuck." Cadence whimpered, wanting to stoke the fire, but afraid of getting burned. No man had touched her like this, but Edwin and she couldn't shake the pain and the fear of their last 'encounter'. He took the sound for encouragement before reading the fear in her eyes. Every muscle was tense till he pulled away.
"Cadence pet, intimacy is meant to be beautiful and you are meant to be loved, trust me to know what you're ready for luv." Tuck murmured, nuzzling her check as he felt her relax.
"I do trust you Tuck…please." She whimpered as his hands slowed. She pulled his lips back to hers. "You can take it off, if you want to", Cadence purred when they broke away, lifting a little so his hands could reach. She watched his eyes darken; she felt his muscles tense for just a second as the desire washed through him. She almost questioned him when he removed her bra, but left her shirt on, then she felt his hand move out from under it.
He let his lips fall to hers as his palm brushed over her breast. His skin barely touched the material just enough to give her a taste. She gasped, her fingers clenching in his shirt. "Did you like that my pet?" Tuck grinned, repeating the action with a little extra pressure.
She understood, the material added to the friction of his palm. "Oh! Oooh Tuuck that feels…" Cadence moaned; embarrassed at just how responsive she was. This wasn't even third base and she felt like she could snap just from this. It had been too long since she had experienced these feelings from anything that wasn't battery operated, the thought made her blush. His free hand snaked into her hair, tugging at it as he kissed up and down her throat only adding to the sensations of his free hand.
Her body started to squirm, he grinned as she splayed her hands on his back. Suddenly he pushed up, directing her hands to unbutton his shirt. She yanked him back down, kissing along the revealed flesh. "Bloody hell pet that's good." Tuck groaned as she forced his now open shirt down his arms.
"Your ink is so sexy." Cadence admitted with a shy blush and he smiled before leaning in and kissing down to her chest. His mouth left wet marks on her shirt as she arched under him. "Tuck I'm, god I feel close." She admitted softly her skin burning.
"Don't be embarrassed pet, Let me get you there." Tuck purred, his voice like liquid velvet in her ears. When she gave the slightest nod and moaned he grinned. One hand lifted her tank top up. She flushed again and he could see her reaction as she fought to keep her arms at her sides. "You are so beautiful luv." He murmured, taking in everything from the ink on her hips to the rise and fall of her chest. One hand returned to her hair as his lips hit her collar bone again.
She moaned softly when his hand held her waist and his mouth started to move lower. "Oooh Tuck please." Cadence whined when he tugged on her hair. His touch before was good, but feeling his lips move without a barrier was enough to do exactly what he promised. The moment she felt his mouth enclose her already sensitive nipple she arched, her fingers clenching and pulling at his hair. "Tuck that's oh! More, more please."
His shorts were almost painfully tight. If his voice turned her on, hers was driving him straight nutters. He groaned, pulling harder at her hair, he'd feel bad, but she seemed to like it. He switched between breasts, blowing on the trail of wetness he left. She whimpered, her toes curled and he had to fight hard not to tear her incredibly sexy lace edged shorts off right there. Oh dear god he wanted to feel her heat, but he knew she wasn't ready and he would never push no matter how uncomfortable his shorts got.
She was squirming and panting, the coil getting tighter and tighter. Then he was teasing her nipples with his tongue, her nails dug into his skin as she arched hard and he could tell from the look in her eyes he'd helped her find release. He kept sucking and licking at her breasts, adding to the intensity of her orgasm and after shocks. It was a minute or two before she could speak and when she did she wanted to make him feel good too.
"Tonight was for you luv." Tuck replied softly, brushing the hair from her face. When he drove her home that knight he knew there was no avoiding what he had to do to get some sleep tonight.
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It was her fault really even if they didn't blame her. She sat with Aiden and Paxton at the clinic. Spewing more apologies as her partner hobbled in to the doctor. She'd been distracted, the last date with Tuck playing over and over in her head. Her gasps and moans making her miss step and throw Aiden off track. Then she heard it the crack, the pained wail and she felt her heart sink. "I'm so sorry." Cadence entreated as they waited for x-ray results.
"It's not your fault I'm supposed to be the professional here."
"True, but I'm the one who got distracted."
"Honey baby doll, it doesn't matter, what matters is the event and Aiden will probably be out. You're signed up, who will dance with you Mon Cherri?"
"I don't know, I know who I'd want, but…no never mind."
"I think you should ask him before giving up on the idea."
"Pax I don't even know if he can dance…"
"That's why you ask him."
To be continued…
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