Deadly to Love (21 page)

“You don’t have to thank me, I love you Rea and I don’t like seeing you hurt.”

I kissed him again as it was the only thing I had to offer at that moment in time as I wasn’t ready to admit loving him.

Kai continued to run his fingers through my hair for a while after he hung up on Ian. As he whispered soothing things in my ear, he held me tightly, offering comfort while my tears receded. After I had managed to calm myself down we headed downstairs, my feet a little unsteady after being curled up for so long.

“So what do you want to do?” Kai asked as we collapsed on the sofa.

“There are other things to do here besides watching TV?” I said, my voice dripping with sarcasm.

“Well I can think of a few but you probably won’t agree to any of them.” He pulled me across his lap so I was straddling him, giving me a pretty good idea what he meant.

“Keep dreaming.” I laughed and he shrugged at my rejection.

“Is there anything else?” I moaned, placing my hands on the centre of his bare chest to stop him trying to kiss me.

“Well if you don’t like my suggestions then no, there isn’t. Not unless you want to go back out in the snow. Other than that it’s either watching TV or the one Blue-ray I have.”

“I guess that movie will have to do then. What is it?” I sighed as I rolled onto the other side of the sofa so Kai could get up to put the film on.

“Transformers.” He stretched before he began hunting around the empty drawers trying to find the case. I tried to stifle my smile unsuccessfully at the idea of Kai watching Transformers but the image was too funny. Up until that point Kai was a tough, strong guy but I began to think of him as a slight nerd when he let on that it was his favourite movie.

“You’d think in a house you spend no time in and have no belongings in it would be easy to find something when you need it,” he muttered to himself as he pulled open numerous cupboards and draws.

“Finally,” he shouted in success as he moved back towards the TV to start it. Kai had just sat down beside me and was flicking over the adverts when his phone, that was resting on the kitchen work top, started to vibrate.

“What’s wrong now?”

He groaned as he pulled himself up again and moved to retrieve the gadget before bringing it back to the sofa. Checking the screen he let out a sigh before hanging up on whoever was ringing and I refrained from inquiring as to who it was.

“Sorry about that,” he said as he draped his arm across the back of the sofa and I drew my legs up to my chest and curled up against him. His chest was warm against my cheek through the thin navy material of his shirt as I lay on him.

We had watched about ten minutes of the movie when his phone vibrated again. This time it only went off once though, signalling he had received a text message rather than a phone call. Kai tried to lean forward without moving me but he couldn’t stretch far enough so in the end, I had to lean forward too. I heard him sigh as he read the message and once he had finished, he dropped the phone by his side, clearly annoyed at whoever was bothering him.

He pressed play on the remote again but by now I was bored of watching it so I decided to have a little fun at Kai’s expense. As he watched the movie intently I slowly started running my hand lightly up and down his thigh. Each time I made my way up I moved higher and higher. I could feel his pulse and breath quicken beneath me as I repeated the action over and over again.

“Rea...” His speech was ragged and he spoke in a coarse, husky tone as I continued to run my fingers up and down his leg, each time stopping short of where I knew he really wanted me to go.

A satisfied and smug smile spread over my face at the effect I was having on him and I was concentrating on what I was doing so much that I didn’t feel him move. The hands that were suddenly around my waist shocked me, making me flinch as he picked me up. He turned me to face him so I was once again straddling him before pulling my head closer to kiss me.

The movie was still playing in the background but it was irrelevant now. Kai’s strong hands were running down my back as he deepened the kiss and mine were wandering over his chest. Twisting underneath me Kai gently lowered me so I was lying on the sofa with him on top of me, all without breaking away from me. His lips started to travel down towards my ear where he nipped it and I could feel his hot, heavy breath tickling me. He then continued his exploration as his lips began caressing my neck before slowly moving lower.

My breath hitched as he moved towards my chest and I let out a moan, tangling my hand in his dishevelled hair. His hands had found the edge of my shirt and slowly moved higher, feeling hot and strong against me as he ran his hands over my bare skin. He started to lift my shirt up, placing kisses on my stomach, his lips making me feel like I was in heaven when a bright light shone out from behind my head, overpowering the light from the TV in the darkened room. The object then started to vibrate behind my head, becoming increasingly uncomfortable.

Kai let out an uneven groan as he moved back up my body to look at the phone that wouldn’t stop ringing. He was out of breath as he checked the screen before repeating the previous action of hanging up without answering. While he was doing this I just lay there, trying to control my pulse and figure out if this was what I really wanted.

Before I could come to a decision as to whether to stop him or not though, his lips found mine again. This time Kai had a new found urgency and desire. His hands moved quickly back under my shirt, pulling it up and exposing my lacy, black bra as the kiss intensified. I was loving his attention too much to stop him, even though a nagging voice in the back of my head was telling me I wasn’t ready to take things any further.

His hands were slowly moving towards the waistband on my trouser and I was just about to say something when his phone went off again.

“You really...should...get that,” I said in between kisses.

“Not important,” he said and resumed his exploration of my body. The ringing however did not stop and was beginning to ruin my mood, something that Kai understood when he felt I wasn’t as into what he was doing anymore. He pressed his lips hard against mine once more before groaning and pulling himself off me and taking his phone outside to answer it.

While he was outside I used the time to straighten my clothes and regain my composure.
Oh my god that was way too close, if that had gone on any longer I would have been too far gone to stop him. Do I really want to stop him though?
Thoughts surged through my head as I tried to figure out what I wanted. Since first seeing Kai I had always known I was physically attracted to him but not to that extent. I also knew that a slight part of me still hadn’t got over the fact that he was the one who caused me to be taken away from my family and friends. That was the part of me that was stopping me from going any further with him. It was also the part making me hold back on expressing my feelings for him.
Do I love Kai?
I thought, more confused in my dazed state than ever.

Kai then entered the room again interrupting my mental dilemma.

“Some people just don’t know when to stop. They have really bad timing too.” He looked irritated by something.

“It doesn’t matter. Who was it anyway?” I couldn’t help it anymore, I was too curious about who could have wanted to get a hold of him so much.

“Alanah.” He spat the words out and I felt my heart twinge slightly with jealousy.

“What did she want?” I asked, trying to sound casual but failing to keep the annoyance out of my voice.

“To know why I haven’t been working recently. She’s on her way here now,” he added reluctantly.

“What? Why? How does she even know where this house is?”

Kai had made his way back to the sofa but instead of wrapping his arms around me he sat facing me, his back against the armrest.

“She says she has something important to discuss and that it can’t wait. You probably don’t want to hear the story of how she knows this place though,” he said uneasily, rubbing the back of his neck, which I noticed was a repetitive gesture when he was put on the spot or embarrassed.

“Try me,” I said challenging him. I could tell by the amount of jealousy I felt, that my mind had made up that I did want to be with Kai, even if he was the cause of the problem... Well part of it anyway.

He sighed, clearly not happy about wanting to tell me.

“OK...” he said while letting out a heavy breath. “I’ve known Alanah for a while. She was one of the girls who escaped the attack that killed my parents. Only after that she decided she wanted a normal life so left the E.Ks. When I said she was a new colleague it was only half the truth. We kept in touch while we were living separate lives and I knew she always had a thing for me. One day we were hanging out and just ended up back in this house. I had just bought it and so she wanted to see it. Anyway, one thing led to another and you know. Do I really needs to go into any more detail than that?”

I shook my head, there was no way I wanted to know about what he had done before getting with me.

“Don’t be jealous or upset Rea. After that we lost contact until she got stuck with me earlier this year. I never had feelings for her, even though I think she still does for me. Actually I find her pretty irritating now, she may have looks but there isn’t a lot else to her.” He reached for my hands and I let him pull me against his body again.

“Oh and she kind of doesn’t know you’re here either, so she’s probably going to freak out when she sees you.”

“You haven’t told her about me?” I muttered. “You know she’s probably only coming here for the same reasons as last time right?”

He nodded.

“It crossed my mind but Rea I don’t want her okay. You’re the one I love.” He forced me to look at him, his eyes filled with sincerity as he spoke.

“OK,” I said, giving him a quick kiss that was interrupted by a loud, consistent knock on the door.

“She really need to work on her timing,” I muttered under my breath causing Kai to laugh as he got up, sliding me over to the other side of the sofa. “How did she get here so quick anyway?”

He paused just before he reached the door. “She was already on her way when she rang.” He frowned at the thought as he moved to unlock the door. As he opened the it I saw Alanah throw her arms around his neck instantly, embracing him in a hug. I couldn’t see Kai’s face but the fact that he didn’t push her away and just hugged her back irritated me. Alanah was the first to pull back but that was only to move to try and kiss him. I was thankful when Kai turned his head at the last second causing her to kiss his cheek, rather than his lips.

“So what you doing here?” he said, trying to keep his tone pleasant even though his posture was rigid and tense.

“You know, just passing through and thought we could have some fun,” she said with a knowing look on her face as she went to run her hand through his hair. Kai stepped back, leaving her hand in mid air.

I just sat there silently, unsure what to do.

“That’s not going to happen Alanah, I have a girlfriend.” She paused momentarily and I saw a flicker of uncertainty in her eyes before she returned to her confident demeanour. “So? What she doesn’t know won’t hurt her.” She chewed her bottom lip as she waited for him to answer.

“I’m pretty sure she’d find out though, especially as she is just over there.” He gestured towards me and started to move back over to where I was sat.

The look on Alanah’s face was priceless. The cocky, sure of herself woman who had stood there before had disappeared instantly and I wasn’t clear on whether anger or embarrassment replaced it. I tried to say hi but my throat was so dry from what I’d just seen, it only came out as a squeak.

“Alanah, Serena. Serena, Alanah.” He gestured between the two of us, making a pretence of introducing us to each other even though neither of us were bothered. Alanah ignored me and I couldn’t find the courage to speak. When Kai reached me he held me close to his side, I guessed trying to reinforce the idea that we were a couple in her mind but all it did was cause her to scowl at me.

“So how long have you two been together?” she asked Kai, dismissing my presence in the room.

“Half a year, maybe just over.”

By her reaction it was evident she was taken aback by this fact as she looked at Kai with a questioning stare.

“So you’re telling me that while we’ve all been working our asses off, you’ve been shacked up with some girl you just picked up and then decide to disappear with so you could spend time together?” Her face contorted with anger as she spat out the words like it pained her to say them.

I felt Kai’s sigh more than heard it and when he spoke he seemed exhausted. “That’s really none of your business Alanah but just for the record I didn’t go off the radar just to ’shack up with Serena’ as you put it. There is a legitimate reason and it has been authorised, so technically you shouldn’t be here as you’re breaking the rules.”

I must admit that as I heard Kai’s words I did gain a small amount of satisfaction, especially when I saw her glare.

“What you smiling at bitch?” she rounded on me and I automatically cowered closer to Kai. It wasn’t what she said that hurt me but the fact that I had seen her in action and I didn’t like my chances if she tried anything.

“Alanah.” Kai warned, his tone stern and serious before he turned towards me.

“What?! She is by the look of her. Where’d you find her, by the roadside?”

Kai was about to speak when I interrupted him.

“Isn’t that more your style? I mean look at you, cheap, fake and running after guys you can’t have.” I didn’t know where my comments came from, but something inside me had just snapped.

Alanah lunged at me, screaming with rage but was stopped by Kai who blocked her attack. “Stop it right now or I’ll throw you out. Rea is my girlfriend and you will not insult her or try anything worse, got it?” Before she could respond he turned to face me. “Come with me a second,” he said in a neutral tone as if he hadn’t just been threatening Alanah.