Ashia (6 page)

Ashia’s skin heated at the mere thought of how things were between them. Hot. Heavy. Passionate.

“Great. Some days I wonder if I will get enough of him. He’s moving in—”

“What!” Devi jumped from the chair she’d just occupied and slammed her hands on the counter. “You two are moving in together?”

Ashia hesitated a bit. “Why? Is that not done either?”

“No, nothing like that. Look, Ashia, there are no ‘proper’ rules for dating. Really. You have to let that go. I was just shocked you would be moving in together.” She waved a hand. “Sorry, continue.”

She blew out a breath. “Okay. He is going to fix my computers here and replace the one at the house. It just made more sense for him to stay with me.”

Devi’s grin made her frown. “More sense, huh? If that’s what you two need to tell yourselves.” She leant back and propped her feet up on the desk. “Okay, I’m glad he’s fixing those for you. You have a really outdated bunch of computers here. And your house one…well, let’s just say I’m surprised you can even get online with it.”

Ashia flipped her off before sitting near the heeled boots her friend wore. “How do I know if I’m doing something wrong with him?”

“There’s no right or wrong method with this either, Ashia. I could tell you everything I did wrong. Hell, you know some of it. But you and Reid are your own couple. What’s right and wrong will be different for you. The only thing I can say is underneath it all,
never
forget he’s human.”

She sighed and swung her feet back and forth as she tried to figure out a way to ask the question that was bothering her. The words didn’t come. She could always ask her later.

“Anyway,” Devi said nudging her with the toe of her boot. “I wanted to ask you and Reid to dinner tonight. Or tomorrow if that would work better.”

“I think tonight would work.” She leaned over and picked up the phone to dial his number. Reid answered and his deep voice made a tingle spread throughout her body and pool in her belly. Sticking her tongue out at Devi, who made little cooing noises, she asked Reid about dinner. Getting his approval, she hung up and knocked Devi’s feet off the desk with a mock growl. “You are such a bitch,” she said.

“I do try. I take it lover boy said tonight was fine.”

Ashia nodded. “Yes. We’ll be over whenever you say.”

“Any time after seven will be fine.” She got to her feet. “I will see you then.” Devi walked off and slipped out the door.

Ashia finished up and soon everyone had left the clinic and she was heading home to take care of her animals, shower and change, then head off to Devi’s for some food. Upon entry of her house she said hello to her dogs and went to dish up their meal.

As she scooped it up she felt a pair of arms slide around her waist. “Hello, beautiful.”

“Reid,” she purred as she turned her head and met his seeking mouth with her own. She almost dropped the dishes as waves of desire coursed through her.

“I took the small room in the back to set up my equipment. Hope that’s all right.”

“Not a problem. You working on the one here first?”

“No. Your work system really needs to be upgraded and I want to get on that as soon as possible. I just have a few other projects that I also have to continue to work on so I don’t fall behind on them.” He popped her on the ass and took two of the dishes from her.

She watched him walk off, mesmerised by the firm ass encased by denim. Moisture flowed as her pussy gushed and for a moment she debated forgoing dinner and just having her way with him. The answering pulse her body gave her informed her it was more than fine with that decision. Let’s face it, she really didn’t need to eat, she was immortal after all. But Reid wasn’t and therefore needed to have sustenance.

She took a quick shower and covered herself in a knee-length light blue asymmetrical hemmed dress. Sliding her feet into some nice sandals, she made sure her nails were painted the same hue as her attire. A gold necklace, earrings in place, and a few gold bangle bracelets and she walked from the room ready for the dinner.

Reid waited for her in the bedroom. A low whistle left his lips. “You look amazing.”

She smiled at his compliment. “Thank you. You look nice yourself.” And he did. While she was in there he’d changed into black slacks and a light grey polo-style shirt.

“I aim to please.” He winked and offered his arm. Together they walked downstairs and headed off to their dinner date.

* * * *

Reid glanced up from where he was working at the front counter of Leonard’s Veterinary Clinic installing the new computer system. His gaze landed upon Ashia where she stood talking to one of the kennel workers, a gentleman named Mason. As if she felt his eyes on her she turned her head and gave him a wink.

In less than a heartbeat he was glad to be sitting at the desk. The instant erection wasn’t quite what he needed at the workplace, however. Honestly there’d been a small part of him that had believed once he and Ashia had started living together, things would start to wane between them.

He’d never been so happy to be wrong. If anything, everything between them had heated up. There wasn’t a room in her house where they hadn’t made love to one another. He’d been with her for two weeks now, not wanting to rush the system he put together for her.

He was a bit concerned though at the look on her face she got when he thought she wasn’t being observed. Devi and Rhodes had been gone for a week now and had called to let her know they were taking a month in Egypt before going to see Kenric and Saffron’s ranch in Montana where they would be for a while longer. So instead of a month-long trip it would most likely be closer to two.

Maybe she wanted to take a vacation like that. He blew out a heavy sigh, unsure of what to do to make her happier.

“Hello,” she whispered in his ear.

He tried to hide his jump, she’d caught him unawares. “Hello yourself.” He turned his head and winked at her.

The smile she bestowed upon him made all his doubts fly away. Surely she wouldn’t smile like that if she was unhappy.

“How’s it going?” She propped herself against the counter and crossed her arms over her breasts.

“Good, good. Sorry you’re down to only one computer at the moment.”

She waved it off. “We only used the ones up here really and we’re making do.”

“I will be finished by the end of the day and can give you a crash course in it, then you can let your staff know.”

He couldn’t help but chuckle at the horrified expression on her face combined with a slight glazing of her eyes.

“Are you sure that’s a good idea? I’m not very technologically sound.”

She didn’t lie. He shrugged. “I can do it then in the morning, if you can just have them come in a bit earlier.”

She grinned again, causing his heart to pound out a thunderous cadence. Cripes, he was falling in love with her. He craved that smile from her. The one that made her eyes sparkle and her expression soften.

“I’ll let them know, thank you.”

“My pleasure.”

She stood up and touched his shoulder as the front door opened, admitting a harried-looking woman.

“Dr Leonard, I have a dog in the back of my car that was hit by a car.” Her eyes were a bit wild.

Reid sat there, in awe, and watched as the woman who could—and did—send him into such a spiral transform into a doctor with a single-minded purpose, saving the life of her patient.

Ashia called out orders as she hurried out to the car. One tech placed a call before she grabbed a sling and rushed out of the door as well. Seconds later Stacy also headed out.

He forced himself to remain in place. The urge to go out there was powerful, but he knew the last thing Ashia needed was him in her way. He got back to completing the setup so he could begin file transfers and get the system up and running. The trio moved by him without a word and disappeared into the back.

The door opened just as the last of her files had finished transferring over from one system to the other. He looked up and grinned like an idiot when he saw her there.
Did the woman even know how to
look
tired?

“Hey,” he said.

He stood, waved her over to her desk and gestured for her to take a seat. She brushed her lips along his cheek before she sat down.

“I thought you had left.”

“Nope. Had to do this one yet. Just finished with it. You’ll be able to chat with others face to face and will get your information much quicker.” He moved behind her, reached around the back of the chair and began rubbing her shoulders. Her answering groan shot steel to his cock and he bit the inside of his cheek to keep from acting on it. “How did it go with the emergency?”

“He’ll survive for now. Going to be a rough road to recovery for him. She got him here just in enough time.” She paused. “Barely.”

“You have some paperwork to fill out yet?” He nuzzled the top of her head.

“Yes. I will get to it in a minute. I needed to sit and get a drink for a moment.”

“I’ll be right back.” Reid left the office and went to the small kitchen area they had. After opening the refrigerator, he pulled out her favourite soft drink and headed back to her office. This time he closed the door behind himself. Ashia sat there playing with her new computer—a slight turn of her lips portrayed her excitement.

“Here you are,” he said.

She took the drink from him.

He gave her a basic rundown on the computer setup then he watched her as she played around with it. He stroked his hand along her face and down her neck. Lower and lower he went until his fingers moved along the outside of her breast.

She released a slow moan and pressed into him. He licked his lips and repositioned the chair to where he knelt between her thighs. With deft fingers he undid her lab coat, shirt and bra before leaning forward and taking one breast into his mouth and holding the other with his right hand. He alternated between them both, sucking and laving until she squirmed on the chair. He slipped his left hand into her pants, past her panties until he had free access to touch her wet, bare pussy. He dipped two fingers inside and worked her until she writhed beneath him and begged for more. Her cream covered his digits and ran over his wrist. He didn’t care. He wanted more. It didn’t take him long to stand them both up, bend her over part of her desk and free himself. He stroked forward deep inside her growling possessively. He’d never get enough of her.

It didn’t matter they were at her place of work. Or that he had more things to do. All that mattered was where he was at that precise moment. At least it was until his phone rang. Seconds after she’d come around him, its bell announced a call. One hand on the small of her back, holding her in place, he reached to the desk and answered it.

“Reid.”

He listened to the person on the other end muttering until they hung up. Then he dropped the phone and leaned over her, loving how she pushed back, trying to get even more from him.

“I have to go.”

“Now?”

“Yes. Another client. I won’t be home until late.”

“Better make this good then,” she said with a hint of jealousy.

“I’ll do my best.” And he proceeded to do just that.

Chapter Six

Ashia locked up the clinic and headed for home. She scowled as she waited for traffic. Some days she truly hated this human mode of transportation. She longed to be home already, relaxing and possibly with Reid.

She’d not seen much of him the past few days. He’d been working on fulfilling the other obligations he had. She didn’t mind him doing what he’d agreed to do, but honestly, she wanted him around more. Sharing him with others was becoming tiresome. She was possessive, jealous and greedy when it came to Reid.

He had no need to work, she could provide him with everything he could possibly need.
He doesn’t know that,
her subconscious chimed in.

She grumbled under her breath. Another point which stressed her out. Lately she’d been reliving how distraught Devi had been when Rhodes had discovered her true self.

Thought you said all he would be was an interesting distraction. That you caring for him wouldn’t become any sort of issue.
Her brain reminded her with all too much glee. Therein lay the problem. She had gone way past the caring stage when it came to Reid Jacobs.

He’d asked her a few more times about her comment ‘antiquated human ways’ but she had always found a way—a delightful way—to distract him. Lately he’d been watching her with all that much more scrutiny and she wasn’t sure why. Yes, she could hear his thoughts if she wanted to, but she liked being surprised by him. Besides, Reid tended to mutter to himself when he worked on computers so even if they weren’t in the same room she usually was laughing and smiling over the one-sided conversation he had with himself.

None of which helped her current situation—driving home through traffic and wanting to be with Reid. Two things she really couldn’t fix.
Not true.
She could fix the traffic issue and she could send herself to where Reid was. Pulling off the main road, she parked in a lot and shielded herself from human eyes before transferring herself and her vehicle back home. A sigh of relief left her. One thing solved.

Jumping out, she then jogged up the steps to the front door, noticing with disappointment that Reid’s vehicle was gone. Seeing him when she got home always made her feel better.
So does the kissing and touching he gives me as well.

Once inside she changed clothing with a mere thought and took care of the dogs. While they ran outside, she dished up their supper and let it sit there while they played. Full of the need to see Reid, she materialised to where he was. She didn’t have to know, she could feel him.

Ensuring that no one could see her by concealing herself from mortal eyes she looked around. The office with people getting up and heading home was unfamiliar to her but this was where her power had brought her during her search for Reid.
Nice place.

Her skin tingled and the back of her neck prickled as she heard Reid’s laughter. Moving towards the familiar sound, she paused before the open door then strode into the office, noting it was tight quarters. And he wasn’t alone.