Cute Girls

“Warning: This story contains mild bondage, and mild anal play, but is mostly just about two normal people in odd circumstances. Author retains copyright. Let me know if you’d like to see this story continued. Happy reading! ”

Karl swigged the last of his beer while he watched the traffic zoom by. The little tables outside the cantina gave a great view of the main street of the tiny Mexican resort town. He knew the area catered to tourists, so it probably wasn’t “real” Mexico, but he didn’t care. It had been a fun week, and he was just trying to stretch out the time before he had to take a cab to the airport.

He ambled inside with his small suitcase to get another beer. The noise from outside followed him in, but it was a little cooler out of the brilliant sunlight. He had just opened his mouth, and the bartender was looking at him expectantly. Suddenly, the bartender’s gaze fixed on someone behind him, and a strange look crossed the man’s face. Karl turned to find a woman seating herself on the barstool next to him.

He’d been here a whole week and not seen a native beauty like this. Her hair was long and hung past her smooth olive shoulders in glossy black waves. Her deep brown eyes peeked at him shyly. She wore what he could only judge as a cheap red dress. Her shyness seemed to contradict the idea that she was a prostitute.

“Hi,” Karl greeted softly. She smiled at him sweetly but didn’t say a thing. He had her attention, but she didn’t speak English.

“Can I buy you a drink?” he asked, motioning between her and his empty beer bottle. She smiled again. Was that meant to be a yes?

“Cerveza?” he tried. She nodded and turned to the bartender. Karl held up two fingers to the bartender. It took a moment longer than usual for the man to get them their beers, but Karl just grinned at the girl while they waited. Now that he had bought her a drink, Karl had no idea how to make conversation with her. Their beers were served and he took a quick gulp to ease the awkward moment.

The girl spoke to the bartender and Karl waited for the man to translate. Karl was puzzled when the bartender looked at everybody in the place except him, then picked up the phone. His confusion only grew worse when the lights started going dimmer and things got quiet. He tried to look around, but his head wouldn’t turn for some reason. The girl stared at him while his world went black and silent. He could feel himself falling, but he was unconscious before his body hit the floor.

~

Nina waited in the darkness of her cell. The light bulb had burnt out days ago and the cheap bastards had refused to replace it. Really, that was fine with her. That meant she could work at picking the lock and they wouldn’t be able to see what she was up to unless they came right to her door and looked through the small grill.

She figured her cell must be deep in the ship, near the engine room. It was always hot down here and there was a deep, humming vibration that never stopped. Sweat covered her nude body from her scalp to the soles of her feet. After her first week of captivity, they’d let her down from the restraints so she could have a bath if she wanted to. She let them think they’d broken her spirit with their drugs and neglect, but she was just biding her time, learning their schedules.

Her daily meal would come in about three hours, when the guard changed shifts. That would be plenty time for what she had to do. She waited until the guard passed her door, then silently cracked it open and peeked into the narrow, dim corridor. All was as it should be, so she stepped over the bulkhead and snuck up behind the huge man on duty. Just as he started to turn around she delivered a precise blow to the back of his neck. He only had time to reach out an arm before he slumped to the floor. Nina lunged back out of his way, but put a foot under his head so there wouldn’t be a loud thump when it hit the floor.

Just in case somebody had heard, she did the most important thing first. They had taken her jewelery and passed it out among themselves. This man wore the only valuable piece. She reached down to her gold nugget ring, which was on the unconscious guard’s pinky finger. After sliding back the face of it, she pressed the little button hidden underneath. She held her breath when the button flashed red three times, four, five… A quiet sigh expressed her relief when the button glowed a steady green . She slid the nugget face back into place and it was once more just a piece of jewelry. Now if her captors found her running around loose, it wouldn’t matter much. Mission accomplished.

Still, it was better not to be found out at all. She was stooping to grab the guard’s belt and his shirt collar when she heard the sound again. She’d been hearing it for the past two hours or so. From out in the corridor it was much louder, and she could tell it was from the cell next to hers. It sounded like a man in pain, but it couldn’t be. Nina put her curiosity on hold for a moment. First things first.

The guard was heavier than she expected, so she wasn’t very gentle wrestling his inert body over the bulkhead and into her cell. She stripped him, then tied him up and gagged him with his own clothes. She propped him up against the wall where the others couldn’t see him if they looked in with a flashlight. She took his keys and locked him in her cell.

Nina stood in the corridor and relished her freedom. She knew it was highly unlikely anybody would come along, so there was no rush to hide herself. All she had were the keys in her hand. After two weeks with no clothes, it didn’t feel odd at all to be naked.

The light out here was dim and dirty looking. The metal walls were supposed to be ivory colored, but this wasn’t a luxury liner, and the paint and dark carpet had needed replacing a long time ago. The commercial air freshner didn’t hide the slightly musty smell. Brighter light spilled from the grills in all the doors along the corridor except hers. She counted twelve doors all on her left side.

That sound came again, and Nina went to investigate. She squatted down to look through the grill and almost couldn’t believe her eyes. There was a man here! She couldn’t see much detail through the grill, so she decided to go inside, since it appeared he was strapped to the wall. She had to see what was so special about him that the slavers had bothered to abduct a man. She fumbled with the keys until she found the one marked the same as the door. As quietly as possible, she let herself in and locked the door behind her.

It was immediately obvious why the slavers had made an exception. He was strapped tightly against the wall with leather cuffs. Just like her, he was naked and sweaty. He looked like a Viking. Blonde hair so light it was nearly white hung to his shoulders and a deep golden tan covered him everywhere except where his swimsuit had been. The guy was much taller than average and built like a stripper. He was thick with muscle in all the right places, but long and lean everywhere else. His chest rose and fell in shallow, rapid breaths. She couldn’t see his face, but her attention hadn’t gotten that far yet.

A painful looking erection jutted from his groin, not hidden at all by the light golden hair that surrounded it. Before her fascinated eyes, his entire body tensed , pulling against his restraints. His cock swelled even larger and he groaned in torment. The same tortured sound she’d been hearing for a while. Her heart went out to him. He hadn’t asked for this.

“Hey-” she began. His head flew back and the force of his glare made her take a step back. His face was stunningly attractive as well. His hot eyes raking over her made her feel like covering her own nudeness, but she didn’t.

“You’re going to be okay. It’s going to be over with soon,” she assured him.

“Why should I believe you? You just want to mess with my mind.” He sounded furious. Or maybe it was just the drugs in his system. It was against the rules for her to blow her cover before time, but she took a chance. It was nearly over with anyway.

“I’m an undercover government agent. I’ve been here for two weeks in the cell next to yours. I’ve just activated a signal device, and the good guys will be here in about an hour to get us all out of here. Do you think I’d be running around down here naked if I was one of them?” Nina reasoned.

She stepped closer to him to get a better look. He had light brown eyes like she’d never seen before. With his high emotion, they nearly glowed like amber. He had a hard time keeping his eyes on her face. From this close she had to look up at him, and she could feel physical tension rolling off him in waves. She couldn’t stop an involuntary shiver of her own body.

“I don’t know what to believe. If you’re an agent, and you’ve been here for weeks, why wait so long?” His voice was low, a barely controlled growl. She fought off another shiver.

“There are things I had to wait for. You don’t have to believe me if you don’t want to. I was just trying to reassure you. Are you a United States citizen? What’s your name?” she asked. He nodded. She had been pretty sure, but he could have been Canadian.

“Karl Lawson.”

“Do you know where you are and why you’re here, Mr. Lawson?”

“I assume I’ve been abducted and I’m on a ship, but why would anybody want me? I was just sitting in a bar, minding my own business, and some chick drugged my beer. I woke up here. I’m not rich, and neither is my family. I’ve got no connections. Why me?” Karl growled.

“Your looks. This is a slave ship, Mr. Lawson. We’re being taken to somewhere in the Middle East to be sold.” Nina explained. The poor man had completely given up trying to look her in the eye. She could feel his burning gaze traveling over her skin like a hand. Her nipples pebbled up and tingled. She wanted to rub them to ease the sensation, but wasn’t quite that bold. She saw him bite his full lower lip and squeeze his eyes shut. If any man looked at her that way under any other circumstances, she’d have punched him.

“Slaves?…” he wondered faintly, his eyes still closed.

“Sex slaves. The trade has been going on for years, but they’ve started taking a lot more Americans recently, so my team was assigned to do something about it. Mr. Lawson, are you alright?”

“What did you say your name was? Agent…?” Karl asked, finally opening his eyes. There was a fresh sheen of sweat on his forehead. She was tempted to reach up and brush back the strands of his hair that were stuck there, but she knew better.

“Agent Medders. Nina. I guess it’s kind of silly to insist on formality in this situation. Are you okay, Karl? Do you feel ill?” she persisted.

“They gave me something. An injection. I don’t feel sick, just…” he faltered. His head fell back against the wall, and his body strained and shivered again. Another strong throb visibly swelled into his erection and he groaned again.

“Horny. I know. They did the same thing to me, when I was first here. They’re trying to make you believe that your body isn’t yours to control anymore. They want their slaves humiliated. If you know their motives, it’s easier to keep your sanity.” Nina had more to tell him, but Karl didn’t seem to be thinking too clearly at the moment. Not that she blamed him.

“Is there any way I can make you more comfortable, Karl? Anything that would take your mind off what you’re going through until help gets here? I know it’s torture and it’s difficult to think of anything but…”

“Can you let me down? Untie me? My arms are feeling numb from being up so long.” Nina could see his mind working, and his eyes were still burning paths across her skin.

“I’m sorry, Karl. I don’t think it’s safe to let you down.”

“I’m a nice guy. I wouldn’t hurt you. If you’re a government agent, aren’t you supposed to set us free?” Nina was impressed he actually looked her in the eye while trying to convince her.

“Listen to yourself. Remember, I know what you’re going through, Karl. Do you really believe you’d let me get to the door if I untied you?” It was amazing to see what just her words did to the man. Again he spasmed and surged, but this time his large body arched strongly away from the wall, shoving his erection toward her. His breathing had calmed a little, but he was nearly panting again now. He kept his head back against the wall so he wouldn’t have to look at her when he finally opened his eyes.

“This is embarrassing,” Karl grumbled. She could see his cheeks were flushed.

“I’m sorry. Would you like me to leave? I don’t mean to cause you more distress,” Nina offered. She knew she probably should go back to her own cell, or at least leave his. But her professional training was taking a back seat to her visual enjoyment of this man. She was fully aware she should leave for just that reason, but she couldn’t make herself walk away unless he asked her to.

“Just turn your back, maybe. How long do we have before we’re out of here? How long will the effects of this drug last?”

Nina immediately turned around so that she couldn’t see Karl. She could tell he was still looking at her, but that was alright for now. There was nothing to sit on in the room, so she stood a little more than arm’s length away from him. Karl’s leather cuffs were strong, but they had been made to hold a woman, and they were old and worn.

“I couldn’t give you anything specific on either question. I’m hoping my team will be here within the next hour, or I will be found and maybe punished. I didn’t have a watch when they drugged me, but it must have lasted almost a full day. It gets worse before it wears off. How long ago did they dose you?”

“I don’t know. I woke up chained to this wall a while ago.” Nina heard Karl’s voice straining again. He was silent for a moment, then she could almost feel the surge in him. He tried to stifle the groan this time.

“Where are you from, Karl?” Nina tried to change the subject. He was going to have to go through another hour of this at the very least.

“Texas. I was on vacation. If I do make it home, nobody is going to believe this shit happened. I’m going to have to tell everyone I was ill and couldn’t travel back on time, or something.”

“Do you have a wife, Karl? Kids?” Nina was hoping they’d find something in common, because she was quickly running out of small talk. As unsettling as it was to be here with this man in his condition, she’d prefer it to going back to her cell with the guard.

“No. I’ve been too busy getting my business going. I was celebrating my first year we operated in the black Hell, I should have hired a prostitute and stayed home for a week. Who the fuck keeps slaves anymore? What would they want with a man? No, don’t answer that.”

“A guy like you would never have to resort to hookers, Karl. If you think you would, you don’t get out much.” She tried to keep the humor out of her voice. This guy must be naïve.

“I don’t get out much. I’m a business consultant. Like I said, with starting a business, I haven’t had much social life, working seventy hour weeks. I’d rather be alone than have a one-nighter.”

“It’s interesting a person with your background would end up here. Sitting at a desk all day wouldn’t get you a body like that. What do you do to keep in shape?” She could feel him tensing again. This time, Karl growled his frustration and gave a yank at his cuffs. Nina got goosebumps. She thought he wouldn’t answer her question, but he only needed a few moments to compose himself.

“I run on my lunch break. We have a weight room upstairs. There’s a climbing gym around the corner from the office. While I’m waiting for reports to come in, I like to take my mind off the numbers. Nina, could you turn around again?” That last bit was hesitant.

“Do you think that’s a good idea, Karl? I think you’re getting worse. I should go.” Nina started for the door.

“No, please stay. It helps to have someone to talk to. I just don’t think your back side is any less tempting than your front. I’ll behave, I promise. I don’t mind so much if you look at me.”

Nina couldn’t help a bark of laughter. Still, she turned around and walked back to stand in front of him. He made a very good effort to only look her in the eyes.

“I can’t pretend I’m not enjoying looking at you, Karl. It’s unprofessional of me to stay in here with you. I can’t really even take your request as consent, because you’re under the influence of a substance. I have only your word as a nice guy that you won’t press charges against me later for staying with you.”

“Untie me and I’ll sign a consent form.” The gleam in his eyes showed he hadn’t completely lost his sense of humor. He even smiled a little when she laughed. The moment put her more at ease, though it shouldn’t have. Nina changed her folded arm stance into a more relaxed posture. It was getting damn inconvenient to not have anything to sit on, or even lean against. There was the opposite wall, but it looked even dirtier than her cell was.

“Maybe if I get an eyefull of you all at once, it will be easier to carry on a conversation with you and not be trying to sneak peeks all the time. Do you mind, Nina?” His voice had that low, almost embarrassed tone again. He looked like he was at least half sincere.

“I don’t mind, Karl. You don’t have to play the gentleman. I can’t expect it of you, knowing how you feel.” As soon as she agreed, his gaze began roaming all over her again. It felt strange to be looked at so blatantly. Her nipples, already hard, tightened into tingling nubs under his attention. She tried not to move and pose for him. She was shocked that she wanted to. She wanted to push her already formidable chest out and wiggle her hips a little to make her curves come alive for him. It was her desire to please him that surprised her.

Though she was not drugged like he was, she was becoming increasingly aroused. The hot looks he gave her told her what he would do to her, if only she would let him free. Reality was suspended under these strange circumstances, and it was tempting to believe there would be no consequences.

Her eyes likewise devoured his masculine perfection displayed so erotically before her. As she watched, slight tremors shook him, and his hands gripped into fists. Veins stood out under his skin and another convulsion overtook him. Karl’s eyes didn’t close this time, but burned right into hers. Her mouth fell open while she watched the wave of lust roll through him. His teeth clenched into another snarl and she was sure he would have lunged against his restraints if he wasn’t already as far as he could go. Still, his thigh muscles bulged while his cock swelled. A shiny drop of moisture appeared in the cleft on the tip, and Nina couldn’t help but lick her lips.

Karl slowly relaxed some, and his breathing eased into moderate huffs. Sanity returned to his eyes. This time, there was no bashfulness about his condition. He had noted her reaction and knew she liked what she saw.

“This is dangerous, Karl. I don’t trust myself. I should-”

“What’s to trust? I can’t hurt you. Come over here and do whatever you like. I don’t care, Nina, just touch me.” His words were low and coaxing. His gorgeous eyes were beginning to look glazed. If it hadn’t been for that drug-induced clouding of his mind, Nina might have conceded.

“I’m sorry, Karl. I can’t. You’re not yourself right now, and I don’t want to take advantage. Not while I’m on duty, anyway.” She smiled wistfully at him to hopefully let him know she wasn’t outright rejecting him. He continued to glare at her, and it seemed he didn’t hear what she was saying anymore. The poor guy was now thoroughly out of it. She sensed he mentally wasn’t there anymore.

Nina waved her hand in front of his face. Karl didn’t react at all. Her concern bumped up a notch as his breathing grew more labored. His golden skin flushed ruddy along his neck and down the center of his chest. Though he wasn’t exerting himself at the moment, his veins looked distended under his skin. His head had drooped again to hang from his shoulders, as he’d been when she’d first entered his cell.

Maybe they had given him too much of the drug? Since they used it mostly on women, maybe they had miscalculated the dosage for a person Karl’s size. His body began to shake, and she couldn’t tell if he was just spasming or having a seizure.

Nina reached up to his neck to feel his pulse. This close to him, she could feel heat radiating off him. He smelled sweaty and kind of musky, too. Her skin prickled, like she was covered in static. Grimacing, she touched his throat. Karl’s skin was slick with sweat. She slid her fingers over a fraction of an inch and found his pulse pounding frantically.

“Karl, come on, talk to me,” Nina urged. She patted his face, then gripped his jaw with her fingers. When she lifted his head, she saw his eyes were rolled back. Alarm jolted her adrenaline, and she started thinking about first aid procedures. She hadn’t had time to do anything to help him when liquid heat poured onto her hip.

Nina looked down to see his rampant penis shooting amazing amounts of semen in her general direction. She bit her lip and fought the urge to reach down and stroke him. He was beautiful, but he obviously didn’t need any help. Doing that would amount to abuse, anyway, in this situation.

Her sense of medical urgency calmed and she sighed. If his seizure was really just ejaculation, there was probably nothing to worry about. She remembered having a few orgasms when she had been under the influence of the drugs they’d given her. She also remembered she’d felt a little relief afterwards.

Her hand was no longer supporting the heavy weight of his head. Nina looked back up to his face to find him obviously aware, but with his eyes squeezed shut. He was trying to pull his face away from her hand, so she let him go.

“Karl, it’s just fine. Don’t worry about it. It happened to me, too. It’s not you, its just the drugs. Try to relax for a while.” She made no effort to get his semen off her skin. She didn’t want to remind him of what his body had done.

“God, I just … all over you… didn’t I?” he gasped. He slumped against his restraints and turned his face away. His long hair hid most of his face, but she knew he felt humiliated.

“I’ve gotten much worse on me in the line of duty, Karl. This is nothing compared to the time I had to take cover in a dumpster. It had been raining for days and then-” she fell silent. The ship’s engines had throttled down suddenly.

“Nina?”

“I think help is here. We’re probably gonna be out of this soon, Karl. You’re going home.”

Karl looked at her, not knowing what to think. He could feel his body tensing again. His cock had never lost its rigidity, but it was now on its way back to throbbing painfully. His balls ached like an overworked muscle.

Nina went to the cell’s door when she heard booted feet coming down the corridor. She rapped the metal twice with her knuckles.

“Medders! Report!” came the harsh voice outside.

“I’m fine. I’m in cell D4. One ugly is restrained in D5. I’ve got the keys. He should be the only hostile down here. I’m coming out. And Santos?”

“Yeah?” answered a different voice.

“Take off your clothes,” Nina ordered. She was unlocking the cell door from the inside while agent Santos cursed quietly outside in the corridor.

“Nina,” Karl called softly. She turned to face him before opening the door.

“Thanks.” He looked at her as steadily as he could. It was strange to see a man tied to a wall. Even stranger to see his body straining, but his voice calm.

“I didn’t really do anything to help you, but you’re welcome anyway.” Nina turned the key and opened the cell door.

~

“Shit, Medders, here!” Santos handed her his black T-shirt and pants in a bundle. Her partner turned his bulky back to shield her from the other agents while she pulled on the shirt. It fell to mid thigh on her. She held the pants and stepped out from behind him, eyeing his red boxer shorts.

Now that she was safe to look at, the three other agents in the corridor stared at her expectantly.

“I’ve got the keys, but before we go in, I want your shirts. The ladies don’t need to be humiliated any more than they already have. There’s a mister Lawson in this cell. He needs discretion and medical attention, in that order. We were all drugged, and he is still under the influence. I’m not sure if any others are. Due to the nature of the drug and its effects, I expect full confidentiality. Understood?” A round of agreement was mumbled through shirts being pulled off.

Nina let herself back into Karl’s cell. He nodded at her new shirt, and looked at the pants she held. Nina studied the way his body trembled and the level of lucidity in his eyes.

“I’m going to get you out of here now, Karl. Can I count on you to behave yourself?” He didn’t say anything, but he nodded his understanding.

Nina first knelt to unbuckle his ankles. Karl’s sweat had run down his legs and saturated the leather straps. Now that she was back inside the cell and so close to him, she could smell sweat, musk, and semen. It made every moment seem charged with intimacy, thought they were strangers. Karl shifted his large feet as soon as he was free. He bent his knees one at a time, flexing long restrained muscles. He accidentally bumped Nina.

“Sorry…” he mumbled. Nina paused with her hands near his right wrist. They looked into each other’s eyes. Karl was hiding it well, but she could tell he wasn’t any less drugged than he had been before. She was trying to ignore his erection, which bumped her while he shifted his body around.

“I’m going to undo your hands now. I can trust you? Or do I need Santos?” Karl just nodded. She knew she was taking a chance, but the consequences weren’t very severe. If Karl grabbed her, all she had to do was call out.

Still, she felt nervous while she worked at the buckle on his wrist. She had to get onto her toes to reach it because he was so tall. She could feel his gaze on her while she manipulated the thick, damp leather. His arm moved, eager to be free. Her breath hitched when the last loop came free.

“There, Karl, you can get the other-” she gasped when his powerful arm curled around her and pulled her body against his side. Only the thin T-shirt separated their skin, and his sweat soaked her where they touched.

She found herself nose to nose with him. His hot amber eyes were seething with sexual aggression, but uncertainty was there too. He was on the edge of decision, and Nina felt she was about to have to talk them down off a ledge.

“C’mon, Karl. It’s almost over with. Lets not mess up now. I know you don’t really mean this. It’s just the drugs. So let me go, big guy, before things have to get ugly. Put your arm down here to my hand and take the pants. Yeah, okay, now -”

He cut her off with a bruising kiss. She knew she should bite him and put a knee in his groin, but she didn’t have the heart to do that to him. Instead, she let him thrust his tongue into her a few times. She drew back when he took a breath.

“Santos!” Shouting her partner’s name seemed to shock some reality back into Karl. He let his arm drop, but didn’t take his eyes off her. Nina stepped back and pulled her shirt down from where Karl’s fist had bunched it up over her ass. Even when agent Santos rushed in in those ridiculous boxers, Karl didn’t stop staring at her.

“Medders, I thought you were getting him out of here? Crap! Would you people put some clothes on?”

“It got complicated. Look, just stand there looking cute while I convince Mister Lawson that he wants to get dressed and go home, would ya?”

“Sure, hurry up.” agent Santos agreed, looking anywhere but at the naked man in the cell.

Karl was better behaved with agent Santos as chaperone. He reluctantly took his eyes off Nina and unbuckled his other wrist. Nina didn’t take any chances. She watched him carefully as he stepped away from the wall, rubbing his wrists. Karl’s eyes looked at Santos in a way that she’d only seen street kids do before a brawl.

“Dammit, Santos, pay attention!” Nina barked. Santos noticed the direction Karl’s intentions were going and stepped closer to intercept any action. Karl shook his head as if to clear it, and began putting on the pants.

When Karl was somewhat decently covered, Santos moved to physically escort him from the cell. Nina put out a hand to stop him. She intuitively knew that it was better if nobody touched Mr. Lawson right now.

~

In the year that followed, agent Nina Medders tried to forget her time in the belly of the slave ship, and the single hour she had spent in the company of Karl Lawson. It was easy to do in the waking hours. Assignments kept her busy. But off-duty and late at night, her brain relived that one hour and embellished it with fantasy.

She had been chosen as the lucky schmuck from her department to go to the conference in Austin. Big industry was getting into the market to provide alternate methods of riot control. High tech gadgets were being pushed to law enforcement and the military. Nina had walked around and seen what was on offer. She’d gotten information for her superiors on everything that seemed useful. At this point, the sales pitches were beginning to get on her nerves. She ducked into the hotel bar and ordered a drink. She sat on a stool and took off her suit coat. Her eyes casually roamed the room. It was full of singles like herself, taking a break from the convention. In a corner booth, a group of business men were apparently celebrating something. But one of the men at the corner booth looked familiar…

No, it couldn’t be him. A dozen times in the last year, she had seen him, only to be mistaken. It made her feel stupid that she still thought about him. It made her angry with herself that she cared enough to be disappointed every time it wasn’t him. Nina tossed her drink back and got up to go to the restroom.

By the time she got back, the bar was more crowded. Only her stool was still empty. She was only going to take her jacket and leave, but she wasn’t ready to go back out into the bright afternoon and the commercial chaos. So instead, she took her stool and motioned to the bartender.

“Just a coke, this time. Thanks.”

“You know,” said a voice from beside her, “the last time I bought a lady a drink, I ended up in the belly of stinking ship. I thought I had learned my lesson.” A large, immaculately groomed hand slid a dollar to the bartender for her drink.

Nina kept her eyes on her coke in its plain glass tumbler. Her brain was frantically ticking through the chances. At last, she looked up at the man seated beside her.

“Hello, agent Medders.” He smiled at her. She felt an almost electric charge go through her body for the brief instant she allowed herself to stare at him. It was him, but different. He was all business now. His dark suit had to have been tailor made to fit him so well. His hair was short and military looking, but the light color was the same. It made a stark contrast to his tanned skin and sparking amber eyes. All his long hair had hidden his face from her before. She was surprised that her memory had been inadequate at recalling just how handsome he was. The warm grin he gave her made him even more attractive. White teeth flashed briefly at her.

“Mister Lawson,” she acknowleged, “you appear to be doing well.” Nina raised her drink to him in thanks and took a sip. He was not at all the man she had known a year ago. He was cheerful and in complete control of his faculties.

“Never better. Business is great. You in town for the conference?”

“Of course. You?” Nina felt like an idiot. On the ship she had had procedure to follow, and some sense of professionalism to adhere to. But this was just a social situation.

“No. My office is just up the block. We come here often. I told you I don’t get out much. This is the highlight of my week. Pathetic, huh?” He turned on his stool to face her, and she was struck by how broad he was.

“Nah, I feel your pain. I haven’t been away from work in weeks, and this is as close to a vacation as I get.” She waved her hand in the direction of the conference room.

“So lets get out of here and have some fun,” he suggested. He looked at her, waiting for her response. He liked the way her honey brown hair was pulled severely back. It made her look like a prim, but sultry librarian. Her knee length skirt and blouse were so proper, but they couldn’t hide her curves. He suspected that’s why she was pulling on her jacket. Her large, dark eyes were troubled, and she looked at him often. Quick little glances that he met patiently. He saw that she was hesitant. He also knew that any words to convince her to leave with him would push her away. So he waited quietly and hopefully. She had her jacket on now, and was standing. He remained on his stool so she could just walk away if she felt like it.

“Alright, Mister Lawson, I’d love to get out of here. Lets go.”

“Only on one condition,” he insisted. She cocked her head to the side. A small smile turned up the corners of her mouth.

“Karl,” he said, extending his hand as if he’d never met her.

“Nina,” she agreed, and they shook hands. Karl chuckled. He led her from the hotel bar with a hand in the small of her back.

He opened the glass door for her and they were out on the city sidewalk in the bright sunshine. The summer heat of Austin slid around them like a hot blanket fresh from the dryer.

“God, you live in this?” Nina asked, immediately removing her jacket again. Karl laughed and nodded.

“You want to go back to your room and get a change of clothes?” he offered, stopping to let her go back to the hotel if she wanted.

“All I’ve got there is more of the same. Surely there’s a place in town where I can get something cooler?” Nina was fanning herself with her hand idly as they resumed walking. At least they were in the shade of a tall building now.

“Sure, as long as you don’t mind it being tasteless.” She raised another eyebrow at him in question and he steered her into a downtown tourist shop. He was right. She selection was tacky and tackier. She chose a white tank top with the Texas flag on it flying over an armadillo. Karl looked out of place, leaning against the glass counter in his classy suit. The shop clerk was giving them strange looks. Nina got a short, flippy cotton skirt in a white and yellow paisley pattern. She looked down at her taupe pumps and pulled a pair of pink flip-flops from a hook. She approached the counter.

“I hope you weren’t going to take me to anywhere nice.”

“Well, not anymore,” Karl teased. Nina took back her credit card and the plastic bag with the big yellow smiley face.

They were back outside and walking up the block again. Karl ushered her into an office building , then into an elevator.

“Don’t worry about the clothes, Nina. There’s plenty to do. I’ll change, and we’ll be a matched pair.” Karl leaned back in the opposite corner of the elevator to give her plenty room. She smiled, not knowing what to say. But it did put her at ease that he wasn’t getting in her space.

They got off on the ninth floor and Karl led her past a reception desk. A young woman looked up from a computer screen.

“Hey, I thought y’all weren’t coming back today, long weekend and all?” Her voice trailed off when she noticed Nina behind him.

“I came back to change, then I’m gone. MaryEllen, this is Nina.” The ladies nodded to each other, Mary Ellen looking surprised, but pleased.

“You can change in there, Nina. I’ll be right out.” Karl ducked into what she assumed was his office, and Nina headed to the restroom.

The cool, flourescent lighting and the cold tile of the bathroom made changing a quick affair. Nina debated whether she should wear a bra with the little top, or let herself be free. She decided on the bra, even though the pink straps would show. The clothes were ridiculous enough, and she remembered being naked in front of Karl the last time they’d met. She didn’t want him to think she was a slut or a nudist, though she was sure he was intelligent enough to understand the circumstances. After all, she hadn’t judged him, and he’d been a whole lot more than naked. She shimmied into the top and the skirt, and slipped the thongs between her toes. She was thankful for the slight tan she had. It still looked silly, but she decided to enjoy herself. Everything she had been wearing was slightly damp from sweat but she stuffed it into the plastic smiley bag anyway.

Karl was waiting for her outside the restroom. She started to chuckle at the running shorts and muscle shirt he wore. They were obviously the workout clothes he kept at work for those times he got away to do a little running. The shorts were dark green silky nylon, the kind with the legs cut all the way up to the ass and the underwear sewn in to the waistband. His shirt was light gray with a matching green stripe across the chest. She would have chuckled, but the sight of all that skin and muscle reminded her strongly that the Karl that had spent so much time in her dreams for the past year was standing right in front of her. Instead, she felt a sickly little smirk falter on her lips.

Karl’s smile vanished as well, and he knew what she was thinking. She looked at the floor and clutched her plastic bag. He moved to stand right in front of her and put a hand on her chin. She tilted up to look at him.

“Hey, its alright. We can do this. It’s not the same, you know. You’re not on duty, and I’m not pumped full of mystery drugs. C’mon, we’ll have fun.” She nodded and smiled at him. They went back out, and down the elevator.

“So, you want to picnic? There’s a great little place around the corner where we can get a basket with all the fixins and go to the park.” Karl walked her to his truck in the parking garage and unlocked her door. He opened it and helped her up into the cab. Nina marveled that she was even letting a man open doors for her and assist her into vehicles. Santos would laugh and she’d never hear the end of it if the guys saw her playing the little lady. But it felt right.

“That sounds great, Karl. I want to be out in the sunshine and the heat. Lets do that.” She was surprised at how easy it was to talk to him. He drove to the Picnic Palace and actually placed a drive-through order for a basket. While they waited, he told her about the parks in Austin. She decided on one that he had described with green hills and a lake and fountains. He drove them there, and once again opened her door for her and helped her down from the truck.

“I thought guys like you were just a myth. I haven’t let anybody hold a door for me in about … well, it’s been a long time. Thanks, Karl.”

“Hey, are you calling me old-fashioned? I thought retro was in style.” He carried the picnic basket in one hand and put the other at the small of her back again. This was a good thing, because she had no idea where they were going. They just chatted while he led her around groups of happy people lounging in the sun. Occasionally kids would run by with water guns or Frisbees.

“This way,” he urged, “It’s not as busy on the other side of the lake.” They settled down on the grass in a more secluded spot. Karl lifted the lid and handed her one end of a thin blanket.

“Wow, they included everything!” Nina exclaimed. She helped him spread the cloth on the ground, and they sat on it. Nina anxiously nosed around in the basket, marveling at all the food.

“Yeah, they’re all-inclusive. So what do you want?” Karl knelt next to her, peering in at their goodies. She shivered at the feel of him so close. The breeze carried his smell across to her. He smelled clean, and faintly of aftershave. She glanced up at him only to find him looking down at her. His eyes had lost their levity. Quickly, he put on a smile and reached to tug at her hair.

“This isn’t right. It looked great with the suit, but it needs to come down.” He pulled at her sedate ponytail and her hair sprung free. She shook her head and settled her hair around her shoulders. Karl dropped her hair band into her hand.

“Thanks, I knew it didn’t look right.” Nina murmured. She had to say something. The feel of his hands tugging at her hair had been disturbing. Her body kept telling her to do odd things. Like right now, she had the strong urge to lie down. It made no sense, but she knew where it came from, and she ignored it. Instead, she said stupid things, as if she was a juvenile who didn’t know what to do with her hair.

They moved apart, but not before she felt a pull like magnets when he went. That, too, she ignored. She handed him a plate and put out the food, once again feeling drawn into the role of the little lady.

Nina filled her plate with fried chicken, baked beans, and mashed potatoes. She sat to eat, then had to rearrange her legs because the skirt was so short.

Eating was uneasy because of the required silence. Karl lounged on his side, propped on one elbow. He had kicked off his running shoes and wiggled his long, bare toes in the breeze. The sound of ducks quacking and children laughing in the distance only partially filled in the silence.

Nina wiped her mouth and took a drink of lemonade. She could feel the afternoon sun starting to brown her exposed shoulders. Her eyes fixed on Karl’s knees and she allowed herself to just feel, and hear and smell.

Karl looked his fill at her. She looked so young there in the sunlight with her eyes closed and the breeze blowing her hair. He knew she had to be at least in her mid twenties, probably more like thirty, and her job required her to be in great shape. Sitting there like a girl with her legs folded beside her, she didn’t look like a person who regularly went through hell as an undercover operative. He remembered how she had looked naked in his cell when they’d first met. Her hair had been longer. Sweat had made her body glisten as if she had been oiled. Nina had looked like a wild woman. He remembered her as all curves and muscle, and full, firm breasts. Looking at her now, he knew that same amazing body was right there on the picnic blanket across from him. Her chest lifted with a full breath and his eyes moved up to her face.

Crap. He’d been caught staring.

“Sorry,” he murmured sincerely. She didn’t look offended, or even flustered. She looked thoughtful.

“We’re not going to be able to put it behind us, are we?” she asked quietly. There was no point denying it. He respected her too much to lie.

“I don’t think so. I know I can’t stop thinking about it. It wasn’t my motive for asking you out, but now that we’re here, I can’t get it out of my head. Do you want me to take you back to the hotel? Just to drop you off, I mean?”

“No, Karl, it’s alright. I’d rather spend the time with you and maybe get some kind of closure for this. You’ve been on my mind from time to time, ever since. It’s good to see you in a more normal setting.” She smiled at him, and it felt right to talk about it.

“It was a weird thing to happen. I still haven’t told anyone. I really don’t think anyone would believe me. My friends would laugh at me and tell me my ego was inflated. Sometimes, even I wonder if I dreamed it.”

“Sometimes I do dream it, but different,” she admitted. She watched his eyes change as he realized what she meant. He tried to stay politely unaffected, but she recognized those eyes. It was lust, with no drugs as an excuse.

She could only muster the boldness to meet that gaze for a moment, then she looked down at her knees. She could stare down a maniacal killer and bluff her way through deadly situations, but here, in real life, she couldn’t hold this man’s gaze. Not when he looked like that. Karl started to speak, had to clear his throat, then tried again.

“Do you really want to go there? We can keep this polite, or we can go as deep as you want to, Nina. Tell me how you want this, because the last thing I want is to feel I’m forcing myself on you, after what I did last time. But I don’t want to be played with, either.”

“I won’t play with you, Karl. And I don’t want to be polite. It’s not what I need right now. I just want to take it wherever it goes. I don’t know you. I know who you were on the ship, and who you are in my dreams, but neither of those is really you. I don’t have time to get to know the real you. All we have is this, until tomorrow. I don’t want to waste our time being polite.”

He tried to hear exactly what she was meaning, not just what it sounded like. She was a complex person, and he knew she didn’t just mean to have sex right now. But his body was reacting strongly to that possible interpretation of her words. Still, she had said she didn’t want polite, so he let it go, and didn’t try to hide his reaction.

Nina barely kept her eyes from popping wide as his erection filled out his brief shorts. She imagined if he hadn’t been angled to the side, he’d have been peeking out the waistband. She felt her face blush, but didn’t immediately turn her eyes away.

“I know what you mean, but he doesn’t.” Karl smiled, glancing at his groin.

“So you’re one of those guys who talks to his dick? Does he have a name?” Nina was back to laughing, and he was glad.

“No, I’m just talking about him, not to him. He wouldn’t listen, anyway. And no, there’s no name. But he likes you.” She laughed again.

“Good, I like him too.” Nina giggled and sighed. Karl seemed like a genuinely good person, and she regretted not having time to know him. She met so many lowlifes in her career that she was pretty good at judging a person’s character. There was nothing dark or lurid about him, and he felt like sunshine to her soul. She wanted to eat him, but not all at once.

“Lets go somewhere else. Somewhere we can be closer and not show the kids more than they need to see.” Nina started putting leftovers away in the basket. Karl got up to help. She smiled when he adjusted himself in his shorts. It felt more like a compliment than a vulgarity.

By the time they had the blanket put away, Karl felt like he could walk again without making a spectacle. They made their way through the thinning crowd of people and back to the truck. This time he opened the door for her, but didn’t touch her. She understood.

“Do you dance?” he asked when he had the engine and the air conditioner running. The sun was getting lower in the West, and Friday evening traffic was getting denser.

“Not very well, but I like to. If your toes are tough enough, we can go somewhere.”

“I know just the place. And don’t worry about my toes. If you don’t mind, I’ll run home and change. We’re not far from my place.”

“Alright, but don’t get too fancy. Remember me,” she said, pulling the tacky tourist shirt away from her chest.

“How could I forget? I’ll just put on some old jeans and my comfortable boots. Where we’re going it won’t matter.”

They chatted about mostly nothing for the ten minutes it took him to get out into the suburbs. He invited her to come inside, but she stayed in the truck. He had a nice brick home, but she didn’t want to see his personal space. And they were already sparking off each other brightly enough for flames to ignite if they only had the proper environment.

She hadn’t thought he could get any sexier. She was wrong. He came striding back to the truck three minutes later in faded jeans and scuffed brown cowboy boots. His blue T-shirt clung to his skin and hugged the curves of his muscles. He flashed a knowing grin at her through the window, then he was climbing in beside her.

“I don’t think I’ve worn this shirt in ten years. I’m glad you like it. I know its kind of over the top, but I wanted us to match.” He shoved the key in the ignition and they were off.

“Am I that obvious?” she pretended to scowl, but she rubbed a hand over his bicep.

“Your clothes, or your appreciation?” he asked.

“Both,”

“Yeah, but I like it. Both. Everybody is tacky where we’re going, and they’ll probably be appreciative, too. You’re lookin hot. We’ll be delightfully unrefined together.” She smiled and let her hand fall from his arm.

“No, no, that’ll never do. Scoot closer and snuggle up. Like you said, we’ve only got until tomorrow, Nina. No regrets. I want to feel you. It doesn’t seem real to me. Maybe I’m dreaming, but I want take advantage of it while I can. C’mon, surely you know what a bench seat is for.” His voice was cheery, and she wanted what he wanted, so she didn’t take exception to being coaxed. She unbuckled and scooted over, buckling again right next to his hip. He really was making her feel like a kid again.

She snuggled up against his side and leaned her head on his shoulder, placing her hand just above his right knee. Karl lifted his arm over her and pulled her closer to his side. They both sighed, then laughed.

“Feels good, huh?”

“Yeah. I was just remembering the last time you had your arm around me,” she closed her eyes and enjoyed the feeling of being so much smaller than him.

“I had my arm around you? When?” He stared at her as much as he could, and still drive safely.

“You don’t remember me unstrapping you from the wall? I had to yell for Santos because you wouldn’t let me go. Just this one arm, and you were almost crushing me.”

“Wow, I’m sorry. Dammit, how can I not remember holding you? Did you forget things that happened to you while you were drugged?

“How am I supposed to rememeber if I forgot? They just drugged me and left me there. Just like you, but I had nobody to talk to. I know it was hell, feeling like that and not knowing how long it would last. I thought maybe they were going to rape me. I hated myself because I started hoping they would.”

Karl was silent for a time. He felt more tense against her.

“You voluntarily did that, taking that assignment, knowing you might be raped or worse? That’s not right, Nina. I didn’t think our government operated like that. You risked too much.”

“My team knew where I was all along. We knew nobody was ever killed on these ships. It’s not like that. I know at least a dozen ways to kill a man with my hands. I wasn’t as vulnerable as you think. I was just doing my job. Just like you going to work every morning. Don’t worry about it.”

“A dozen ways, huh? You’re one tough lady. So I guess me grabbing you there at the end didn’t scare you, then?”

“I’m only tough when I need to be. I don’t like being that way, but it’s the job. No, you didn’t scare me. I knew you weren’t cruel at heart. I was just stupid and got too close.”

“You’re really forgiving. And hard on yourself, too. I’m sorry for what I did back then. I know it wasn’t really me, but still…” He pulled into the parking lot of what appeared to be a very popular place. The rustic wooden building was too big to be just a bar, and there was loud country music blaring all the way out into the parking lot. Karl parked the truck far away from the door, near the road. He made no move to get out. He had turned off the ignition and unbuckled. She did the same. Their knees knocked together, but she didn’t mind. She could have scooted all the way back across the seat, but she wanted to be close to him.

“So you have no memory of some things? What do you remember? When your statement came across my desk, I thought you were just omitting things that embarrassed you.”

“I remember you coming in, and I liked what I saw. I remember you told me who you where, and you were trying to reassure me it was all going to be over soon. I thought you may have been one of them, just there to play with my mind. Then your people came, and I was taken to a room on the Coast Guard vessel and a doctor saw me. I slept after that. Did I leave out anything? Other than grabbing you? I have dreams, but I don’t know which parts are real and which parts are just in my mind.”

Nina wanted to tell him about how he spilled himself on her, but she didn’t want to humiliate him further. Still, that memory was important to her, so she thought about how to say it.

“Come on, Nina, I can tell there’s something else. Help me out here.”

“I was standing there talking to you, and I thought you were going into cardiac arrest. You were nonresponsive. I stepped closer to get a better assessment, to try to help you. I thought they had given you an overdose of the drugs. You ejaculated. I vividly recall the feeling of hot semen hitting my hip. I-”

“I came on you? Oh, God!” Karl put a hand to his brow and shook his head in disbelief.

“I am so sorry!” he insisted. He felt like an idiot.

“Karl, no, I mean yes, you did, but don’t feel bad about it. It was really hot at the time. It turned me on. It’s one of the moments I dream about when I dream of you. I felt I was taking advantage of you , to see you like that. I should apologize. You were being abused, and I… liked it. I enjoyed seeing what you never would have shown me, if you had a choice. I was severely reprimanded for even going into your cell. I’m the one at fault here, not you.”

“Lets just shut up about fault, okay? It happened. It was weird. Lets go dance.” Karl shook off the haze of uncertainty that always settled on his mind when he thought of those events. He quickly kissed the back of Nina’s hand and literally dragged her across the vinyl seat and caught her when she would have slid to the ground. She was grinning at him and she didn’t let go of his hand until they were inside.

~

A live band played country classics. Nina didn’t normally like country music, but it seemed different, seen through Karl’s enjoyment. He somehow made it cool. Before long, he was teaching her to two-step. It was complicated by the slip-on shoes she was wearing.

“Just loosen up and slide. Don’t worry about the steps.” Karl gathered her closer so she would stop looking at their feet. His hard arms settled her comfortably against his body and she smiled at him. This way she could feel his legs moving, and it was easier to move with him. While his eyes smiled into hers, she remembered the way his long legs had looked, sweaty and straining against leather straps.

“C’mon back from there, Nina, unless you want to leave and go back to my place right now.” He was leaving the choice to her. She could see from his eyes he wouldn’t mind if she wanted to go. He rubbed himself against her, letting her know he was ready.

She closed her eyes and enjoyed the feel of him, the smell of him. He smelled warm and grassy, like the park, and slightly sweaty from the heat of the day. She put her face down and rubbed her nose on his collarbone, inhaling. He squeezed her harder, just once, to get her attention. She loved how large and strong he felt, like he could do whatever he wanted with her.

“Hey, you’re not making this easy on me. What do you wanna do?” She shook herself out of her thoughts.

“Karl, I don’t know. I want to take your clothes off and lick you all over, but I don’t want to rush this, either. It’s been a long time for me. Let me enjoy it, okay? I promise I’m not teasing you. I just don’t want it to be over too soon.”

“Alright, little lady, take your time.” He kissed her forehead and pulled her off the dance floor, since they had stopped dancing anyway. He led her to the bar and ordered them each an ice water. The bartender gave him a pissy look, but he tipped the guy a five and that seemed to be alright. Karl leaned back against the bar and pulled Nina between his feet. She took her drink and sipped, then rubbed the cold glass across her exposed chest.

“I think I want to lick you, too. I like you sweaty.” he had to bend down to talk directly in her ear over the music. His lips and breath on her made her shiver. His kiss on the side of her neck had teeth in it, then he licked the spot and kissed it again. He didn’t care that people were all around them, and niether did she anymore.

“Maybe we should leave, Karl. We can take it slow at your place, can’t we?” She knew she was past the point of reason, because she didn’t want to step away from him. His skin felt so good.

“We can try, but I won’t promise anything.”

~

“Why did we even bother to go there?” she wondered aloud when they were back in the truck. He was pulling out of the parking lot before she was even settled in, and the truck’s tires almost spun on the pavement, but not quite.

“I thought I would be able to restrain myself and be a gentleman for a while longer. I’m glad you feel the same.” He didn’t even look at her in the dashboard light, and he sounded angry. She knew better.

“I don’t need you to be a gentleman. Even if you wanted to. There’s nothing you have to prove to me.”

“Fuck that. You said you were a tough lady, Nina. I could treat you like a butterfly, but that’s not what we want, is it?” His eyes glared over at her. He looked menacing with his hot eyes and rough movements on the gear shift. Excitement skittered in her belly. When men looked at her that way, they usually meant it and she had to be cautious. Karl was safe enough to play with, so she relaxed.

“No, I’m not a butterfly.” She agreed. They drove in silence until his truck pulled into his neighborhood. The street was dark except for one streetlight. It was completely dark inside his garage with the door closed. When he turned off the truck, they sat a moment, listening to each other’s breaths. Karl chuckled and took her hand. Again he pulled her out across the seat. He led her blindly to the door and inside.

There was time to close the door and turn on a lamp, then he had her against the wall. He was hard and hot around her and his lips finally took hers like they had both been dreaming of.

She sucked on his tongue, enjoying his taste and his lips. He undulated in her mouth like a snake and she wondered briefly what that would feel like down where she was already wet and steamy. His arms went around her and lifted her like she hardly weighed anything, his hands full of her frilly skirt and her ass. Nina wrapped her legs tight around his hips and rocked on his erection.

“God, we’ve got to get out of these clothes!” he broke away from her mouth and walked her through the house to his bedroom. He never let her feet touch the floor and every step he took moved him against her. She barely noticed his bed was a huge four poster, and unmade. He tossed her on it and began by taking off her shoes.

She pulled herself up against a mound of pillows and pulled her feet up under her when he reached for her skirt. He stopped and looked at her, his hands falling back to his sides. Already, he was flushed and his bright golden hair stood out in relief.

“Are you alright, Nina? Do you need me to slow down?” He was more in control of himself now, waiting for her. His hands went to his own shirt and pulled it off, tossing it somewhere behind him. She noticed his room was nicely furnished, and clean, except for the shirt he’d just tossed down. Her eyes studied him, the tenseness of his muscles, the light brown hair on his chest, and how that hair thinned until it disappeared under the waistband of his jeans.

“I don’t want to miss anything. I’ve dreamed of you for so long, Karl, you’ve been like a ghost with me. Take off the rest of your clothes.” Her eyes didn’t leave him. He slowed his movements down to tease her. His boots slipped off, then his socks. He waited for her to make the next move. She pulled off her shirt, revealing her pink bra and the flesh it strained to cover.

“Tell me what you dream about, Nina,” he urged. He shucked his jeans down his hips while she wiggled out of her skirt. They watched each other while he waited for her answer. He liked her plain white panties and how they clung to her curves. Her thumbs hooked in the hollow of her hipbones pushing slighty down on the elastic. He was mesmerized by the pause and looked up at her face.

“You too, stud.”

He pushed down his briefs and flung them aside, then stood staring at her. She was staring at him. He crossed his arms and let her look. His cock twitched and he smiled at her wide eyes.

“Come on, Nina. Tell me what you’ve been dreaming about.” She pulled off her panties and climbed under the covers so fast, he barely got a look at her lovely rounded butt.

“You’ll have to tell me too.” She bargained, taking her bra off under the covers.

“Are you getting shy?” Karl got onto the large bed and crawled up to where she was. He stopped over her and had her pinned down under the covers.

“I think so. I know its silly, but there it is.” She flung her bra in the direction of their other clothes. He gently took the blanket and sheet in his hand.

“I need to see you, Nina. You’ve got nothing to hide. You’re beautiful. Let me have my dreams, too.” She looked up at him and nodded just a little. He pulled down on the covers. He didn’t stop until she was bare to her toes. Her rosy nipples pouted at him, and he buried his face in the deep valley between her breasts. His arms went around her, and he lowered himself the rest of the way, settling upon her gently. He heard her gasp as their skin met. She felt so warm and silky and her curves surged under him, reveling in the contact. He inhaled her scent and licked her up to the hollow at the base of her throat.

“You’re heaven, Nina, heaven…” He couldn’t believe he wasn’t inside her yet, pounding away his need. It was too delicious, savoring her.

“I dream I went to you on that wall, that I ran my hands all over your body and enjoyed your shudders. I fell to my knees and took you in my mouth and listened to you moan, but I couldn’t bring you any relief. I stood up to kiss you, and I was sad you couldn’t touch me. I put my arms around your neck and mounted you, slid you deep inside. I rode you until you came inside me. You just stayed hard, so I kept on and on, and you made me come so many times… Ah, Karl, fuck me! I’ve wanted your cock for so long.”

His breathing had increased, listening to her fantasy, and a fine tremble shook his body. This had gone on long enough. He kissed her closed eyelids.

“Look, babe, I’m thrilled to be your dream man. But I’m real now. Its just me, no everlasting hard-ons, and no drugs, okay?” She opened her eyes and he could see she didn’t care. Her arms went around his neck and pulled him up. He braced himself on one elbow, and petted her velvety soft skin with the other. Her breasts were lush and full with tender nipples. He teased them with light strokes until she writhed under him. His hand swept down her torso, dipped in at her waist, then rested on her rounded hip. Her legs were moving restlessly.

He wondered at how erotic they looked. Her thighs parted as soon as he touched her knee. His weeping cock hung over her like a weapon. Her curls looked damp, but he just had to feel for himself. She gave a girly little sigh when his fingers tickled through and down to feel her hot, slick flesh. He’d never felt a woman so wet. His balls drew up high, just feeling how swollen and tight she was. He’d dreamed of this pussy for just as long as she’d dreamed of him.

Nina’s sighs became more urgent when he found her clit and gave it a few light strokes. He could feel her head thrashing on the pillow, but couldn’t tear his eyes away from the sight of his glistening fingers working her.

“Not like that, Karl, I need you, please…” she was panting and he knew she was close. He lowered his hips and guided his cockhead against her, but not into her. He replaced his fingers with his throbbing meat and teased her, brushing back and forth until they were both trembling.

“You bastard! Fuck me! I don’t want to cum without you inside me.” He liked the snarl in her voice. He looked up at her flushed face while he plunged inside her.

She screamed. He put his head down beside her, gripped her hips, and rode her hard. He was out of control, and her scream turned to delirious moans as he pounded her. Her nails scrabbled at his shoulders and he didn’t care. He felt his eyes roll back and his toes started tingling.

Nina had never felt like this before! He was so huge and tight inside her. Every stroke thrummed something deep in her. It felt like her whole body was gripping him. Her world narrowed to his glorious cock and she exploded all over him. Her spine undulated, trying to milk him with everything she had. His painful grip on her hips felt so right while he pumped her full, slamming into her and growling his posession into her ear.

They gradually stilled, occasionally twitching or throbbing with aftershock. He only moved to roll them over so she lay on top of him. She felt so boneless she just laid on his chest, trying to catch her breath. It felt wonderful to hear his heart thumping strongly against her ear. His hands began stroking her sides lightly. When she could, she put her arms up around his neck and kissed the middle of his chest. She felt sleepy, but no way was she going to waste a moment of her time with him sleeping.

“Mmmm, I’m gonna have a hard time letting you go, Nina. That was better than… Anything. Ever.” He chuckled in lazy satisfaction and hugged her. She hadn’t realized she was getting cold until his arms closed around her.

“Oh, yeah. Wow. Um, I’m not sure I can move my legs.” She lifted her head and smiled at him. He was so sexy, and he looked at her like he was still hungry. Her toes twitched. She felt him growing again inside her. Her eyes widened. His body wasn’t moving at all, but his hard-on was inching up inside her, gliding through their combined juices and stretching her wide.

“Ahh, Karl. You’re so big, just the feel of you… oh!” Her pussy still felt warm and buzzed from last time, but she felt she could come again, just from his fullness pushing at her. He was absolutely still, just staring at her with a heat in his eyes that matched her own. She had to move.

Nina sat up and gasped again as the thick base of him stretched her opening almost painfully. He was fully hard now, and had folded his arms under his head to watch her better. It was so hot to watch her getting off on him and know it was his body, his cock that was giving her pleasure. She braced her hands on his chest and folded her legs under for leverage.

Her fingers tweaked his nipples and he jerked slightly in surprised response. Nobody had touched him like that. She was moving on him now and her pussy gripped him. He could feel everything inside her, though she wasn’t moving up and down much. Instead, she rocked her hips and rolled them so he stayed in deep. He jutted his hips up to give her all he had. When her eyes widened he wondered if it had been to much. Instead, her eyes soon closed blissfully and her head fell back.

She was so beautiful, working her body above him. He was in awe of the way she moved. Looking down, he saw shiny fluid oozing out of her, coating them both with a heady scent. She was thrusting more now, shoving him deeper on each stroke, then pulling up just a little. He could see the full lips of her puss being dragged out,then stuffed back in again by his veiny cock. He began thrusting up to meet her a little, not wanting to break her rhythm. The sight of her engorged clit gleaming red at him was too much temptation.

Karl wet his finger in his mouth, and was there to stroke the hard little nub the next time she came down. Her head came up and her eyes opened wide, looking shocked. Her mouth was open, but she didn’t look like she was breathing.

Gently, he rubbed her clit every time, and nudged his cock up into her more forcefully. She started moving with slow, deliberate urgency. Her tits bounced off each other and squeezed together and he brushed her nipples with his other fingers. That set her off, and she was cumming on him like a wildcat. He was surprised to discover he was cumming too. He had been so focused on her, his own pleasure snuck up on him. His body arched off the bed, rolling his hips to meet hers. They both gasped breathlessly.

~

Her cell phone woke her. She was disoriented and groping. The langorous feel of her body reminded her where she was and who she was with. The light coming through the curtains startled her.

“Shit!” she untangled herself from Karl’s arms and legs and dug through the clothes on the floor to stop the ringing.

“Yeah?” she asked blearily, flipping open the phone. She saw Karl sit up in bed, squinting at her and the bedside clock. He smiled at her and shrugged.

“Alright, Medders, where the hell are ya?” Santos sounded indignant on the other end.

“What the fuck does it matter?” she grumbled at him. She sat back down on the bed and lay back into Karl’s arms. She was sure her partner was coming through loud enough to be heard.

“It matters that I’m here at the airport waiting for your sorry ass, and you ain’t getting off the plane.” Nina grimaced at his tone.

“Sorry,” Karl grumbled without remorse.

“Who the hell is that?” Santos was near a rant now.

“What does it matter, bud? Do I dig all around in your personal life?” Nina was starting to get peeved at his tone.

“You found him, didn’t you? Tell me you’re not with Karl Lawson, Nina.” Santos was quiet now. She could see the crease that must be on his brow. He’d be rubbing his temples with a thumb and finger.

“You want me to lie?” She enjoyed rubbing it in. She turned on her side and snuggled back into Karl’s warmth.

“Godammit, Nina, what the hell is wrong with you? You need a psyche eval.?”

Karl took exception to Santos’ bitching and butted in over Nina’s shoulder.

“Relax, Santos, she’ll be on the next flight she can catch. Let her be human a little, will ya?”

She swatted at him and scowled. He kissed her shoulder and rolled out of bed.

“Look, Medders, I don’t know what you’re thinking, but get your ass home before I have to lie to the boss.” Her partner grumped and cut the connection. Nina sighed. The world never left her alone for long enough.

She heard the shower running and went to investigate. It was a large shower with a glass wall and no door. Karl turned and smiled at her. She stepped in and hugged his delicious looking body.

“God, you’re hot”, she sighed, running her hands over his tight ass and squeezing.

“I hope I’m worth any trouble you might be in.” Karl slicked his hands down her back and fondled her backside, too.

“You’re worth every ounce of ass chewing I get, and then some,” she assured. Her fingers were playing along the cleft of his cheeks now.

“I’m serious, Nina. I don’t want you to be in any more trouble. You said you were already reprimanded because of me.” His concern couldn’t stop his dick from swelling between their slippery bodies.

“I’m serious too, Karl.” She slid along him until she was on her knees. Her eyes looked up his body and her fingers moved over his hard abs. Water ran over his skin and her fingers. He couldn’t believe she was doing this, but he wasn’t going to complain.

She nuzzled his groin, smelling herself on him. She wanted to leave her scent on him, marking him. One hand moved down to cup his balls, while the other wrapped around him. She knew there was no way she’d get him all in her mouth.

Karl groaned, but refused to let his eyes close when her warm mouth took him in. Her tongue swirled around his head. Her hand looked small around him as she stroked him in time with her mouth. She was in no hurry. The water ran down his body and parted around his cock. She paused occasionally to breathe, flicking her tongue in his slit.

Nina had found the shower gel, and had coated her other hand liberally. She again cupped his heavy balls, and massaged them. Looking up, she saw the intensity of his eyes, and his pulse pounding at his throat. Since he seemed to like what she was doing, she slid her hand back behind his balls and rubbed the thick root of his cock firmly. His knees twitched and she smiled as much as she could with her mouth full. She rubbed him there, and his balls for a while, still sucking him and working him with her hand. Karl was in a daze, but still looking down at her. His eyes looked almost like they had when he was drugged.

Varying her movement a little, she took him deeper in her throat, and slipped her slick hand further back, exploring his gorgeous ass. Her seeking finger found his tight pucker and passed over it lightly once, twice. He spread his knees a fraction more, giving her an answer. He was so warm there, and she was so turned on that he would allow her this intimacy.

Dividing her attentions, she focused on adoring his cock and getting inside him. He was steel hard in her mouth now and she gripped his base tight. She didn’t want him to come yet. His breathing hitched when she swirled around his anus again, pressing harder this time. She pulled him deeper with her mouth, trying to swallow his cockhead. Her fingertip opened him a little and he wiggled his ass, trying to nudge her further. She took the hint and pushed slowly inside.

He was unbelievably hot and tight and she was crazy with the feel of him. With her one slim finger, she pumped his slick opening. She found a firm spot in there and rubbed it, hoping it felt good to him.

She’d never heard a man make a sound like that before, and then he was filling her mouth, calling her name, and clenching sweetly around her finger. She almost came just feeling him like this. It thrilled her to feel his entire body spasm from what she was doing to him.

Nina removed herself gently and he slid down the shower wall. His arms were propped on his bent knees and he stared at her, amazed.

“No, you’re not gay now. Relax-”

“Hush, I know. Come here.” He crooked a finger at her.

Nina stepped closer. She saw what he wanted and parted her legs for him. All he had to do was lean forward. He filled her with two fingers and fixed his beautiful mouth to her clit. While he twiddled his fingers inside her, he sucked her clit between his lips and laved it with his tongue. Immediately, she was shuddering and holding onto his shoulders. He let her down just as gently and they held each other until the hot water ran out.

~

“Nina, this was…” he began, but couldn’t find the words. Her finger pressed his lips.

“Thank you, Karl.” she said simply. She pressed a careful kiss to his lips, mindful to not be too overt in front of the people in the airport.

“The fantasies are going to drive me mad, Nina. This will be worse than before.” he kept his voice low.

“I know. I don’t know if there’s any future for us. I still know almost nothing about you, Karl. Santos is probably right. I’ll probably need a psyche evaluation after this. I thought I could scratch an itch and get you out of my head, but I don’t think its going to work out that way.” She looked him over, trying to memorize his features.

“I’m sure you can find me if you want me.” He gave her a look she couldn’t interpret, but she just nodded. She gave him one last hug and let him go while she still could.

~

Santos stared at her. Nina was kicked back in his convertible, her legs crossed up on the dash.

“That bad, huh?” he prompted.

“Hmm?”

“I ain’t never had nothing that made me look like that hours later. Are you gonna snap out of this?”

“Eventually. C’mon, buddy, lighten up. Don’t you ever get laid?” She was feeling too mellow to really bitch at him.

“Yeah, but apparently I been missin something. Really, I’m worried. What the hell did he do to you? You never should have hunted him down.”

“I didn’t hunt for him. We just found each other.” Santos looked skeptical.

“Honest!” she crossed her heart. Her partner snorted. He drove in silence for a while, but she could tell he was thinking.

“Alright, so you got your itch scratched. I know you’ve been thinking about that fucker all year. You think you can forget about him now? We got work to do.”

“I don’t know, Santos. Why, you think I think with my pussy any more than you think with your dick? You got any complaints?” She knew he was just teasing her, but she wanted to see how far he’d push it.

“Nah, you’re a good little soldier girl. But why’d ya have to go wake it all up like that? It feels freaky now. Strange.” He glanced at her once, then back to the highway. He really was uneasy. The teasing wasn’t just teasing.

“I’m a woman, not a machine. Yeah, I do my job just like you do. But don’t hold me to a higher standard. I haven’t forgotten about Lindsey Steiner, you know.”

“Ah, Geez! You gonna pull that trash up again? That was years ago. Besides, she was different.”

“Yeah? Explain it so I’ll believe it.”

“Well, for one, I didn’t think about her for a year. I met her on the case, I fucked her, it was over with.”

“For one? What’s for two?” Nina knew he had more coming.

“For second, Steiner wasn’t a freakin sex slave like Lawson. She was just an average lay. I fucked her and forgot her, except you keep bringing it up.”

“Karl isn’t a sex slave, never was. He’s just a regular guy who happened to be in the wrong place. He’s a normal, respectable guy, goes to work every day, just like us.”

“Yeah, I know. Fuckin Fabio.” Nina couldn’t believe he’d just said that.

“You had him checked out, didn’t you?” she accused.

“So?” His shoulders shrugged, but he was on the defensive and he knew it.

“Pull over.”

“Fuckin here? Are you apeshit?”

“Pull over, Angel.”

“Goddamit, I hate it when you call me that!”

“Its your name. Now pull over.” She knew he hated his name. He drove on just to spite her. Finally he found a truck stop and pulled around back. He put the car in park, but didn’t turn it off..

Nina unbuckled and nimbly swung over the gearshift and parking brake. She had him straddled in an heartbeat.

“What the fuck, Medders?!? Get off me!” He tried to bully it out, but she sensed his fear. It saddened her to do this, but it had to be done. She was tired of pussyfooting around it.

“You jealous, Santos? Is that why you’re giving me so much shit about this?” His hands didn’t touch her, though he was easily strong enough to toss her back into her seat. He looked her right in the eye.

“You’re one insane bitch, Nina. Now, get off me before I swat you.”

“That’s not gonna work, Angel. I know you care.” She kept her voice calm, though his had gone strident.

“Hell yeah,I care. Remember who held his finger in your crunched up ribs so you wouldn’t bleed to fuckin death?”

“That was you, Angel.”

“I tell ya, quit calling me that. And who nearly lost his job, covering for your ass when you needed more time on Julios?”

“That was you, Angel.”

“Alright, I’m not gonna take this shit…”

“Ow! Motherfukker!” she couldn’t believe he’d pinched her ass, and so hard.

“I warned you! Hey!”

Nina had grabbed his balls through his slacks. She was being gentle so far, but she had his attention.

“Karl does not look like Fabio. Fabio is a horse-faced idiot.”

“Yeah, Karl is fuckin beautiful, I get it. You done?” Santos tried to squirm, but she grabbed him tighter.

“No, I’m not. Admit you’re jealous. Lets get over this shit.”

“There ain’t no shit! I’m not jealous. What the hell are you on about? I’m worried, and you’re not helping that any.”

“I am not your pussy!”

“Fuckin-A! Of course not! You really are off the deep end, ain’t you? You get laid once, and you’re convinced the whole weepin world wants it.”

“You want this pussy, Santos?” She was right in his face. She let go of his balls and settled herself on his lap, nice and close. She wasn’t surprised. He was hard.

“God help me.” Santos groaned, wiping his hands over his face. He had tried to fight it. He really had. For years.

“Look, Angel, its no big deal. Nobody has to know. You know I would never spill on you. Truth is, I found somebody, buddy. He’s something special. I don’t know if its real, or just a short term thing, but I don’t want you needling me about him all the time. I don’t think it has a chance of working, things being how they are, but let me enjoy it while I can, okay?” Her partner glared at her. He was listening, but he didn’t have to like it.

“If he hurts you, Nina, I’m going after him. I swear to God, I’m-”

“Oh, stow your balls up your hairy ass. That’s a bunch of bullshit. Now drive, so the bossman can give me that ass-chewing I’ve earned.” Nina moved off him, but not before giving him a pat on his stony cheek. Santos grunted and got them out on the highway again. They were almost to the office before he spoke .

“Look, Nina, its not what you think. I can’t have you thinking that, alright? I care, but its not like that. You pushed me.”

“I know you don’t love me, if that’s what you mean. Relax. I’d be worried if I thought that. Lets just get back to work, alright?”

~

Even after the most severe case of sore ass of her career, the flowers waiting on her desk made her smile. She wondered how he knew where to send them. She tucked the card in her pocket and set the vase out of sight of the doorway. There would be enough questions as it was.

Santos was brooding at her from over the folders on his desk.

“How did he find me?”

“I never thought he was dangerous, Medders. I’ll let you have your fun. Just keep it off the clock.”

“Alright Lindsey Steiner, I hear you.”

He gave her another sour look and began shuffling through his paperwork