Chapter 53

None of those reasons though, could stop the kick-ass Marine in her from wanting to retaliate here and now. She thought about going into the bathroom to find something to bring water back to dump on him, but realized that would mean calling in a chamber maid later to put dry bedding on the bed and Mac didn't want to cause that kind of attention to be drawn to them. So, she had to come up with something else. She remembered how he told her the other day that she would not be able to throw things at him once they were home, and considered doing that. But anything in the room that she saw to throw was either so soft or lightweight that it might not even wake him when it hit him, or so heavy that it could cause pain or harm and that she didn't want to do.

Then it came to her! The perfect punishment for knocking her out of bed onto her six! She quietly picked up her pillow and tiptoed around the bed to his side. Taking careful aim at his unsuspecting head, Mac raised the pillow up over her head and brought it down on his with all the force she could muster, and then quickly repeated the procedure several times before he woke and figured out what was going on.

AJ woke in full combat mode. He was under attack! He jumped from the bed, then realized that he was under attack by a sexy Marine armed with only a feather pillow…with a menacing look on his face, he drew his own weapon…off the bed…armed with his pillow, he began to stalk the now retreating Marine…

"Now, AJ, you started this by pushing me out of bed! I think it was only fair of me to get back at you!"

"I pushed you out of bed?" He stopped, stunned at this information.

Hoping to avoid getting walloped by his pillow, she quickly told him, "Yes you did! There I was, sound asleep, having a wonderful dream-and the next thing I know…BAM! I was on my six on the floor!"

"I was dreaming too…" he trailed off when he remembered what he had been dreaming. "Sarah, I am so sorry! I didn't hurt you did I?" he asked dropping his pillow and starting towards her to make sure that she was all right.

"No, I'm fine," she told him. As soon as he got into range, Mac swung her pillow at him. Slamming it into his side, she laughed, and darted out of his reach as he grabbed for her to keep her from doing it again. Twisting around till she was behind him, she swatted him on his nice firm ass as he tried to spin to face her.

She managed to get him again as he made another grab for her, but this time only caught his arm with her weapon of destruction…

"Colonel Mackenzie! Cease and desist!" he ordered.

"Not on your life, Sir!" she shouted back. "I will not go down without a fight!" she declared and jumped onto the bed to try and come at him from higher ground.

"Oh! It's a fight you want!" he called out and bent to pick up his pillow where he had dropped it.

Taking full advantage of the sexy ass he had just placed within her range of fire, she smacked him dead on, knocking him on his face into his pillow. Jumping down from the bed she plopped herself down on his back, declaring, "Victory is mine!"

AJ was just about to fight back, when he started laughing at the situation. He had pictured her sitting on him a few times in the past, but never quite like this! His laughter was infectious, and soon Mac was laughing too. They were both lying on the floor with tears rolling down their faces before they could finally stop.

"Okay, you won, what do you want for your victory?" he asked.

"I don't know, let me think about it and I will get back to you on it!" she smirked. Mac fell asleep still trying to decide what would be a wonderful reward for winning the fight…forgetting, conveniently, that he had never really fought back at all.

To be continued….