9. Luke
9
LUKE
Get in. Get Emma. Get the fuck out of there. Copy that.
It feels like we watched Emma leave hours ago, but it was only an hour ago.
We’re low to the ground. Then we spot Viktor. He has Emma with her arms behind her back. Whoever he was doing business with was driving toward us. We can't intercept him so close to the warehouse, Viktor might see us and the God knows what he’ll do to Emma. From what I can see, she’s hurt. The anger is bubbling inside of me. Seeing she's been hurt, all I want to do is run towards her and fuck the consequences, but I know it won't work and he could kill her.
I hear someone on the radio telling the person waiting at the car that someone is coming and to hold them. We creep forward. We watch as he takes Emma into the warehouse. We don't see any other cars, or people, so we might be lucky to get in there and surround him without anyone else being there to help him.
We spread out around the warehouse so that we can go in through all the exits. I hear on the radio that all the exits are clear. As quickly as we can, we move silently into the building. I hear Emma scream at him. She's so tough, she's still fighting his actions.
We move as one and that's when someone accidentally touches an oil drum that is on the ground. They’re everywhere, but he missed it. Viktor turns around toward the sound. He lifts his gun when he sees the FBI. He shoots, but only catches the man's leg. He falls down, and Viktor turns to see the rest of us moving closer. The guys are covering me as I try to get closer to Emma. He moves his gun between officers. He knows that it's over for him.
Hoping that he just gives up and let Emma go. Looks like that’s not happening. He grabs her and holds her in front of himself, using her as a human shield. What a fucking coward.
I hear Sean from behind me. "Viktor, it's the end of the road for you. We've been looking for you for a long time. We've already intercepted the guy who took the pelts. It's your word against his now." We all move an inch further forward. Sean is maintaining eye contact with Viktor.
Emma lifts her head and sees me. That's when the tears start. She is bleeding from the gunshot wound. She has black eyes and they’re so puffy I'm surprised she can see out of them. I notice she has a split cheek. This bastard deserves to die today, but I know Sean wants to take him in so that they can get everyone involved in this operation.
I mouth to Emma, "I'm going to get you, it's okay." She can't see what I'm saying, but she doesn't take her eyes off me.
As Sean keeps talking to him, the rest of us are moving an inch at a time so that he doesn't realize we’re getting closer.
When he notices, he points the gun at Emma's head. Everyone stops. Sean looks over at me. He knows I want to shoot Viktor in the head so that he dies, and I can get to Emma, but I know Sean doesn't want him dead. I can still shoot him in the leg, though, right?
Sean shakes his head. He knows what I’m thinking.
"Viktor, let her go. So far you've only killed animals. No humans. If you kill her then you’re looking at life in prison. If we just go with poaching, then you'll be out in a few years."
Even I know that’s bullshit. He’s going in for life, anyway. I watch Emma as I see him pushing the gun into her temple. She is petrified and I don't blame her. I am too.
One officer moves forward and Viktor sees him. He points the gun at the officer and shoots him. It looks like all bets are off now. Sean shoots Viktor in the leg, so he drops to one knee. I run and push Emma out of the way, landing on top of her. She looks at me and wraps her arms around me.
Before we can get up and get out of the warehouse, Viktor shoots, blindly. It hits me in the back, and I groan as I land heavily on her.
"No," Emma shouts. I hear more gunshots. "Luke, are you okay? Oh my God Luke." I roll off her and try to stand. The pain slices through me, but I've got to get her to safety.
"Come on Emma, we need to get out of here."
"But you've been shot, Luke."
I smile. "So have you."
She looks down to where she was shot. "That was so long ago now."
"Come on let's go before we get shot again." I get up and help her up. I cover her as we leave through the back so that Emma is no longer in his sights.
An ambulance is already there treating the officers who went down earlier.
We both get looked at. We get into the ambulance and go to the hospital together. When we’re both wheeled in, I ask the nurse, "I want to be in the same room as her."
"We can't do that I'm afraid, there is equipment in both rooms, we need to check you over separately."
Emma looks at the nurse. "Please this has been traumatic enough and I want to stay with Luke. He asked me to marry him then everything kicked off on the mountain." She looks at me and winks.
"Oh, you're the girl who was shot on the mountain. And you're her boyfriend?" She looks at both of us. "You've been all over the news. I'll see what I can do." She puts us in one room and then leaves.
"Oh, so I proposed huh?" I look at her and I take her hand. "I think it's a little rushed, but it's a good idea."
"I just had to think on the go." She looks down at our hands.
When her eyes move up to mine, I see a sparkle in hers. "What a first date today was," she says in laughter."
"You mean you put out before the first date? I don't know what to think about that."
We’re both released from the hospital and I can’t wait to take her to meet my parents. "Hey, Emma, are you okay? You're not nervous, are you?" I take her hand.
"I'm petrified. What if they blame me for what happened?"
"They don't blame you," I say as I pull her to my body.
We walk into my parent's home, and they’re waiting for us. Mom rushes over to hug me and then hugs Emma.
"Hey, are you okay, Emma? That was awful what happened to you."
"I'm fine thanks to Luke. You raised a dutiful son there." She looks at Mom and smiles at me.
"We did. For sure." Mom smiles at me.
Dad steps over. "Come here for a hug. I think I know you because you were all over the TV for a day or so." Dad laughs as he hugs her tight.
He looks at me. "You need to hold onto Emma, I think you are well suited."
We all laugh and walk into the dining room, where mom has dinner ready for us. We sit at the table and chat. I love looking at Emma. She looks so relaxed, and she has so many stories to tell. I think Dad's right. We are well suited!
After a successful evening, we both leave. I have an apartment in town, so we walk over there. It's a beautiful night. The weather is not too harsh, like it was up in the mountains, but there is a definite bite in the air. Emma snuggles into my side, and it only takes us about fifteen minutes to get home.
"Wow, you have a thing for enormous windows, Luke. Are you trying to compensate for something?" She turns to look at me with a big smile on her face.
"You tell me," I say as I wrap my arms around her waist, bringing her back to me. "You've experienced it yourself."
She tilts her head up to look at me. “I can’t quite remember.”
I laugh and pick her up and carry her into my room. I throw her on the bed. She giggles, and it goes straight to my cock. I crawl on the bed over her and lean down and kiss her. "We seem to have done things backwards. We need to get to know each other and see if we will work." I'm always worried that a woman will run a mile when I have a nightmare or have a PTSD moment. I have a feeling that we’ll be fine, but I'm always on tenterhooks.
"I know we will. We both have the same love for the outdoors and adventure. I think we are going to be very happy together. But right now, I need you to fuck me. I need to remember what it’s like to be touched by you." I lean down again and kiss her.
"I think we need to lose a few more clothes right now." I help her take her top off and her bra. "Fuck I want to suck those nipples."
"I'm not stopping you." She smiles at me, and I lean down and take one of them into my mouth. Pushing her down on the bed, I suck on one and pinch the other. Her body is so responsive that she arches her breasts closer to me.
"Luke, fuck yeah," she moans. "You need to be naked. We both need to be naked. Right now."
I climb off her and take everything off, before taking her jeans and panties off her. I'm in such a rush that my trousers get stuck on my shoes and I nearly fall over. Emma giggles and she wiggles her legs for me to take hers off too.
Once we’re both naked, I lean down and kiss her body. I want to take my time and taste her, but after last week I just want to be inside her again. I look at her and I can see the heat in her eyes. She wants this as much as I do. I move back up and take her lips with mine.
"I'm sorry, I just need to be inside you. I'll go slow next time." I chuckle as she smiles and wraps her legs around my waist, moving me closer to her pussy.
"Get in there, soldier."
I take that as go time and I line myself up and thrust inside her in one go. I still myself and take a few breaths. No one has ever felt like she has wrapped around me. I wonder if true soulmates exist. I know they do in the animal world.
What the fuck am I doing thinking about animals right now? I look up at her and she smiles. "I thought I lost you there for a minute."
"No, I'm just taking a few breaths to ground myself, and then I'm going to fuck the living daylights out of you." I pull back out, looking down at where we’re joined. I can see her juices on my cock, and I love it so much. I push back in and pull out immediately.
She meets me thrust for thrust. I pull her legs from around my waist and push them back so that they are over my shoulders. Fuck, that's deeper. It's the moment when I lose control. I look at her and she's smiling at me. She knows what's coming next.
I thrust in and out like a jackhammer. I want to possess her pussy. Make it mine. "I need you to come, Emma. I'm not sure how much longer I can control myself."
She reaches down and starts to rub her clit. Fuck me, that's hot. I hate she needs that help, but when I watch her face as she does it, I know we’re going to have some more fun doing that another time.
"Luke, fuck. Yeah. Harder. I need it as hard as you can go." Who is this little woman who has barged into my life and taken a hold of my heart and my dick, apparently?
"I'm going to fuck you so hard, you are going to see stars." I hammer into her and pull out, not giving her time to breathe.
"Luke, I'm going to... " she didn't even get the full sentence out when her pussy squeezes my dick hard and I feel her pussy flood with her juices, making it easy to slide in and out.
"Look at me, babe, watch me as I come inside you." She opens her eyes and looks at me. I thrust a few more times and she's still rubbing her clit and just as I fall over the edge and scream out her name, I feel her squeeze me inside her again.
"Luke, oh my god." She's panting and I can feel the sweat running down my back. I pull out and flop down on the bed next to her. We’re both breathing really hard. Trying to catch our breath.
"Wow," she says, laid on her side and looking at me. She runs her hand over my forehead and pushes my hair back. "You worked really hard there, Luke. You could have a heart attack." She laughs.
I do too. I feel so relaxed. Normally, I'd be rushing someone out of my place or leaving theirs, not wanting any awkwardness. But not with Emma. In fact, I don't want her to leave. I don't know if we can make this work because she doesn't live here. But I sure want to give it a try.
"Emma, don't leave. Can you stay here for a few days so that we can work on what happens next?" I'm pleading and I hate doing it, but I really need to know if she feels the same as I do.
"Luke, I wasn't going to leave you. I was hoping to become a permanent fixture. I think we've moved passed pleasantries. We fucked in your cabin, then both got shot by a psycho poacher, I was kidnapped and all on our first date."
I laugh and pull her close to me. I kiss her cheek and say, "Wow, how am I going to follow that up for our second date?"
”I think you just did."