Claiming Felicity (Ace Security #4)(57)

It could be a trick. But what if it wasn’t?

“I don’t trust Joseph. This feels like a setup.”

“Me neither,” Felicity said. “But what choice do you have? And the text came from Blake’s phone. Let’s say it wasn’t him and Joseph was fucking with you. He had to have gotten Blake’s cell somehow. What if he’s in the house and has both him and Alexis hostage right now? You can’t risk it.”

“I can’t risk you,” Ryder returned immediately. “I can wait until Nathan gets there and calls me to tell me what’s up. What if Joseph decides to burn the gym down with you inside?”

“At the first smell of smoke, I’ll grab the babies and get out.”

“And if he’s waiting for you?”

“Then I’ll fight him,” Felicity insisted. “But that’s not his style. You know that as well as I do. He isn’t going to kill me that easily.”

Ryder’s jaw worked in frustration. They’d talked about this exact thing the other night. Joseph wouldn’t just come right out and shoot her. He’d take her somewhere and torture her first. Which would suck. Huge elephant balls. But it would give Ryder, his brothers, and even the Mountain Mercenaries time to find her. Felicity wasn’t exactly looking forward to being tortured, but knowing her man and his friends would be coming for her would make things easier.

“Go check on your brother,” Felicity insisted. “I’ll be right here waiting for you to get back. It’s late, I won’t go out, no one is in the gym downstairs. I’ll check more houses online and see if I can find one we both like. Tomorrow we can call the real estate agent and make an appointment to go see the ones on our list so far.”

“Don’t open the door to anyone. No one, love, I mean it,” Ryder ordered.

“I won’t.”

His jaw flexed as he ground his teeth together. “And at the first sign of trouble, you text me, and I’ll come back.”

“I will.”

He sighed. “I don’t like this. But I need to check on Blake.”

“Go, Ryder. So you can hurry up and come back and we can go to bed.”

“Okay.”

“Okay,” she echoed.

But neither moved. Finally, Felicity stood on her tiptoes and kissed Ryder lightly, then moved her lips to his ear and whispered, “I still owe you that blow job from last night. I didn’t mean to fall asleep, but when you ate me to those two orgasms, I couldn’t stay awake. If you’re up to it, I’ll make good on my debt when you get home.”

She could feel him smiling.

But when he took her head in his hands and tilted her eyes up to his, the smile was gone. “You don’t owe me anything, love. I’ll take whatever you want to give, but you will never owe me a fucking thing.”

“Okay.”

“With that said, as long as my brother is okay, when I get back, I want you on your knees in front of me taking my cock.”

She shivered at the carnality of his words and the image that immediately sprang to her mind, of her naked at his feet, Ryder fucking her face as she looked up at his beautiful body. “Deal.”

“I love you.”

“And I love you,” she returned.

Ryder kissed her on the forehead, then let go, turning to grab a glass out of the cupboard. They had been out all day, and Felicity hadn’t had nearly as much water as she usually did. He filled it with water from the dispenser and handed it to her.

She smiled at him and took a large swallow. “What is it with you and my water ritual?” she asked.

“I like caring for you. You started drinking water every night to keep you healthy, and I want to make sure you live a nice long life.” He shrugged. “So, you want it, and it keeps you around longer, so I’ll make sure you have a big glass of water every night for the rest of our life.”

She smiled and chugged the entire glass. She handed it back to him with a smile.

“More?”

“Yes, please. I want to stay hydrated for what’s to come later on tonight.”

He filled the glass once more and handed it to her. She took a sip, then pushed at his belly. “Go. See what Blake wants. I’m gonna check on the babies, then check out houses until you get home.”

He nodded, kissed her on the forehead once more, then turned and left.

Felicity locked the door after him and then went to check on Nate and Ace. They were sleeping soundly. She stood at the door to the guest room, watching them sleep for a long moment. Logan and Grace had gone up to Denver for the evening to see a performance of Cats and hadn’t hesitated to leave the twins with Felicity and Ryder. It made her feel good to know, even with the shit going on with Joseph, that they trusted her to take care of their children. And she would.

Felicity would guard those two little humans with her life. Nothing would happen to them on her watch. Nothing. She’d gladly go with Joseph before letting Nate and Ace get sucked into his drama.

Satisfied the babies were sleeping soundly, Felicity went back into the living area. She made sure the baby monitor was turned on high and grabbed her water on her way to the couch. She sipped at the water, her thirst slackened from the glass she’d chugged earlier. Feeling mellow and a tad sleepy, she held the glass in her lap and settled against the cushions to finish the forensic show she and Ryder had been watching before he’d received the text from his brother. When it was over, she’d pull out her computer and look at houses.