Millie
Millie
M illie stood and quickly stripped out of her clothes, loving the way that Ranger looked her body over. She was expecting to see some hint of disgust at her new body. She had stretch marks and felt about ready to pop out of her own skin, but he didn’t seem put off in the least.
“You are so fucking beautiful, Millie,” he said. He had stripped out of his clothes and pulled her back down to straddle his erection. She was already wet and needy and when she pressed her wet folds against his cock, he hissed out his breath. She loved having that kind of effect on him. She’d waited so long to be with him again, and now, she was making him as crazy as he could make her.
“You’re beautiful too, Ranger,” she whispered. He pulled her down for another kiss and Millie couldn’t wait any longer. She slid down onto his shaft, feeling so much fuller than before she was pregnant. He felt so good and all she wanted was to find her release, even if that made her sound selfish.
“I need more,” she whimpered. Ranger seemed to know exactly what she needed from him because he quickly snaked his hand down between their bodies and rubbed his thumb over her clit. She felt like her whole body had hummed to life.
“More,” she begged, riding his cock and his hand. He pumped into her body, rubbing her clit, and she was sure that she was going to explode.
“I’m going to come,” she shouted. Ranger didn’t let up as she rode him, and when he called out her name, finding her release, they both collapsed onto her sofa. Ranger had wrapped his arms and legs around her, his hands resting on her belly. Millie loved the way that he was constantly touching the baby. They laid there like that for the longest time, she was just about asleep when she felt the slightest little nudge in her lower belly.
“Was that a kick?” Ranger asked.
“I think that it was,” she whispered as if saying it out loud would spook the kid. “You felt it too?” she asked.
“Yes, she kicked me,” Ranger said. “Do you think she’ll do it again?” he asked.
“Maybe, if we lay really still and be completely quiet, she’ll do it again,” Millie said.
“She’s not even here yet and she’s already as demanding as her mother,” he teased.
“Ha, ha,” she mumbled. They laid that for what felt like an eternity, Ranger’s hand on her belly, waiting for their baby to make the next move, and when she finally complied, they both cheered like idiots.
“I’ve never been so happy to be kicked by a girl before,” he teased.
“Same,” Millie agreed. “I need to shower, and I’d love some dinner. Do you want to order in tonight? I’m sure that you’re exhausted from packing up this place. The last thing you should do is cook dinner.” While she was on bed rest, she was going to be off cooking duty. But when she had the baby, she’d gladly help cook. She loved to make a nice dinner, even when it was just herself that she had to feed.
“I’d love to order takeout,” he agreed. “What do you want?”
“I’d love some sushi, but I’m not allowed to have that until she comes out,” she said, staring down at her belly. “So, I’ll settle for a burger and a side salad.”
“No fries?” he asked.
“I’m trying to behave, but if you order them, I will eat a few,” she admitted.
“All right,” he agreed, “you take your shower and I’ll order us some dinner, and then come and join you. We also need to talk about what to do about Wan. We might not be able to go home just yet. His men were looking for you around McTavish and I’m afraid that they won’t stop until they find you.”
She pouted at him, and he chuckled. “I wanted to go home to nest,” she said. “I want to get things ready for the baby before she gets here. Can’t I just talk to this Wan guy and tell him no thanks for the job?” she asked.
“Probably not, but I do have an idea. Do you trust me to handle this for you?” he asked. “You need to stay calm, and I don’t know that dealing with Wan will help you with that.”
“I’d appreciate that,” she admitted. “I have enough to worry about without having this guy coming for me.”
“Agreed,” Ranger said, “I’ll handle this.” She nodded and stood from the sofa. “Thanks, Ranger.”
“Not a problem, honey,” he said. Millie brazenly walked back to her bathroom naked, knowing that his eyes were on her the whole way, and she loved every minute of being on display.
Ranger had ordered dinner, joined her in the shower to help wash her back and hair, and then helped her dry off. It was heaven being pampered by Ranger. “A girl could get used to this,” she warned.
“Good,” he said. “I want you to get used to days like this, honey. I like taking care of you and our little girl.” He bent to kiss her belly and she thought that it was the sweetest gesture ever.
“Food will be here in about ten minutes. I’d like to call Luke and get him and Alex McTavish on a conference call. I’m betting that Wan will not want to mess with a man as powerful as Alex, and I know that he’ll help us out of this mess.”
“Are you sure?” she asked. “I hate to involve him or McTavish Industries,” she said.
“I’m sure,” he agreed. “It’s the only way.” Millie nodded, not sure if she completely agreed with the plan. She knew that if she could just talk to this Wan guy, he’d take no for an answer. When he got his answers about his wife and sons being dead, he stopped coming for Ruby and Luke. She was sure that he’d concede once she told him no.
“How exactly will you contact him?” she asked.
“The guys that he sent to find you left Luke their business card. He forwarded it to me.”
“May I see it?” she asked. He hesitated and then handed over his phone to her. Ranger was right about them not knowing each other. He didn’t know that she had a photographic memory and once she looked at Wan’s phone number, it was committed to her memory. She was going to have to be the one to call him. It might be the only way to end all of this peacefully. If McTavish Industries got involved, Wan might see it as a threat. Millie would simply call him and tell him no thank you for the job offer.
“Well, I’m sure that you’ll figure something out,” she said. “If you need me in on the call, just let me know. I’m going to lie down for now. Dinner has given me heartburn.” She stood and started back for the bedroom. Hoping that Ranger would take the bait.
“Can I get you anything or do anything to help honey?” he asked.
“I get heartburn a lot. There’s an old wives tale that if you get heartburn while pregnant, your baby will be born with a lot of hair. This kid’s going to come out looking like a yeti,” she teased.
Ranger chuckled, “Well, can you take anything for it?” he asked.
“I can take Tums, but I’m out of them. I needed to make a run to the pharmacy, but with everything that’s been happening, I forgot,” she lied. She had an entire bottle stashed in her purse, but she wasn’t going to tell him that. Millie would need Ranger to go out for a bit if she was going to get her chance to call Wan to turn down his job offer.
“I can run to the pharmacy for you,” he offered. Ranger checked the clock to make sure that it was still early enough to go. “They’ll be open for about another hour.”
“Would you mind?” she asked, even batting her eyelashes at him for good measure. “I’d really appreciate it. I won’t be able to sleep tonight at this rate,” she said, rubbing her hands over her belly. She was really laying it on thick and Millie was surprised that he hadn’t caught onto her act yet.
“I don’t mind at all,” he agreed. He grabbed his truck keys and wallet from the kitchen counter. “Do you need anything besides Tums?” he asked. She shook her head and smiled up at him.
“Nothing else,” she said, “thank you.”
He gave her a quick kiss and turned to leave. “Be back in a flash,” he promised.
“Take your time,” she shouted back, “I’ll be in bed.” That part was true. She was going to behave herself and lay down to rest while she called Wan. Having sex had tired her out and she needed to lay down. Millie just hoped like hell that she was making the right call here because she and her baby’s lives could be in danger if she was playing right into Wan’s hands. She’d just have to stand firm and let him know in no uncertain terms that she’s not interested in working for him.
Millie pulled her cell phone from the nightstand where she had laid it to charge. She put in the number that she had memorized and waited for someone to answer. She felt as though she was holding her breath while she waited, and her heart felt like it was racing at the possibility of this being a very bad idea.
“Hello,” a man’s voice answered.
“Um, hello,” Millie said. “I’m trying to reach Mr. Wan,” she breathed.
“Speaking,” he said. “And who might I have the pleasure of speaking with?” he asked. He was charming, Millie gave him that, but if she had to guess, he already knew who was calling him.
“This is Millie Jenkins,” she said. “I got a message that you wished to speak with me.”
“Yes, Miss Jenkins,” he said, “I’d like to offer you a job at my company.”
“A job,” she said, playing dumb, “I already have a job, Mr. Wan. Plus, if I’m not mistaken, you’re located in Korea.”
“South Korea,” he said as if that would make a difference to her.
“Right, and I’m American. I really don’t want to have to relocate to South Korea. I appreciate your job offer though.”
“You can work from America,” he assured. “I have buildings all over the world, actually, you can have your pick.”
“While I’m flattered, I just can’t take your offer. I’m about to have a baby and don’t want to start anything new right now.”
“You can start after your child is born,” he offered.
“I’m afraid that my answer has to remain a no. While I’m extremely flattered, I’m going to have to decline your offer,” she insisted. There, she was sticking to her guns, and hopefully, Wan would take the hint.
“And I’m going to have to insist that you do take my job offer,” he said. “Someone with your set of skills is too important to just let go, Miss Jenkins,” he said. “I won’t let you go so easily.”
“Are you threatening me?” she asked.
“You can take my offer as you will, but I won’t take no for an answer, Miss Jenkins.” Millie heard a noise at her bedroom door, and she looked up to find Ranger standing there staring her down. He crossed the room, took her phone from her, and ended the call.
“You just hung up on him?” she asked.
Ranger looked mad enough to tear something apart. Millie just hoped that it wouldn’t be her. “Do you have any idea what you have just done?” he asked. He tossed her cell phone to the floor and stomped on it as hard as he could with his boot. Pieces of it went flying everywhere. “You just alerted him as to where you are. He probably has your exact location and is sending his men here as we speak. God, Millie, why would you call him?”
She couldn’t help her tears, even though crying in front of Ranger right now was the last thing that she wanted to do. “I thought that I could reason with him,” she insisted.
“There is no reasoning with a man like Wan. He’s a criminal. I thought that you had picked that up when he tried to kill Luke and me by blowing up his house.” Yeah, she should have gotten the hint from that little stint, but she hadn’t.
“I was trying to keep you, Luke, and McTavish out of my problems,” she said.
He sat down on the edge of her bed, and she wondered if she shouldn’t give him some space. Instead, she held her ground, waiting him out.
“And I thought that we discussed the fact that your problems are my problems. That’s what being in a committed relationship is, and you and I both agreed that this thing between us is a committed relationship, remember?” he asked. He was right and Millie was already fucking this thing between them all up.
“I’m sorry,” she sobbed. “I thought that I was helping but I messed everything up.”
“We’ll fix it,” Ranger promised. “The question is, will you trust me to help you this time?”
“Yes,” she promised. “It wasn’t that I didn’t trust you before, I just didn’t want to drag you into this mess.”
“I’m already in it with you, honey,” he assured. “Let me help.” She nodded and he pulled his cell phone from his pocket. “Sorry about your phone. I’ll get you a new one as soon as we get settled.”
“Settled?” she asked.
“Yeah, we’re going to have to move tonight, if we’re going to stay one step ahead of Wan now,” he said. Ranger cuddled in next to her and called Luke, putting him on speaker and then he added Alex McTavish. She was sure that they were going to have a conference call to discuss how she had messed up and Millie felt awful about it.