Page 43 of Blackstone's Heart
"The shots I heard sounded like rifle shots. Maybe a 17 HMR?" She replied as she felt Grant relax under her fingers.
Lance merely lifted a brow before turning back to his patient. Krista felt Ethan move behind her and slip his arms around her waist. "Kris, let's let Hawk take care of Grant, okay."
Krista nodded. She leaned over and softly kissed Grant’s forehead. The Marine opened his eyes and squeezed her hand in thanks. She smiled, squeezed his hand back then let Ethan lead her from the room. As Ethan steered them down a hall, Krista felt her body start to shake. When they reached Ethan's office, she unconsciously dropped her bag on the end table to the left of the door then she dropped onto the sofa against the left wall and buried her face in her hands.
"Krista? Baby talk to me." Ethan whispered sitting beside her.
"When Grant went down...Christ Ethan I was so scared for him. I just reacted. I...I got him in the truck, grabbed his keys and got us the hell out of there."
"Sshh. It's alright baby. You're safe now."
Ethan lifted her off the sofa then pulled her onto his lap, his arms like steel vices around her. She took a breath and continued, "When that next shot came, I ducked behind the hood, trying to figure out where he was. The third shot hit behind me and I figured he was in one of the building across the street. I just sucked in a breath and ran for the driver's side. I knew I couldn't shoot back with everyone running for cover and I needed to get us the hell out of there."
Ethan stroked her hair as her head rested against his chest. He was seeing red, but knew he had to remain calm for Krista. She needed him to be calm right now. "You did good honey. You got yourself and my boy out of there. You stayed calm."
"I…hell, I don’t know how I stayed so calm.” She sighed.
“That’s how it works babe, you either panic and freeze or you react.” He assured her.
Krista suddenly tensed and scrambled off of Ethan’s lap. “The package!”
"What package?"
Krista moved to the small table at the left side of the door. She had dropped her messenger bag there when they walked in. She grabbed the bag and pulled it off the table. "There was a package for me. I grabbed it and the rest of the mail before we left."
Ethan watched her pull out the contents of her bag and laid them on his desk. The stench hit him first as she pulled out the contents. A plastic bag was pulled out and the smell grew worse. For a split second, the smell took Ethan back to that last mission. It was a smell of death. Shaking his head, he focused back on the present as Krista sorted the rest of the mail she had collected. He moved closer to her and the desk, and a thought broke through, he would need to replace his desk and have his whole office hosed down with antiseptic once they were done.
"Okay, these two are from my editor and publisher, these four from fans, but this letter and package are from him. See how the writing on both the package and envelope are the same." Krista explained.
"Yeah I see it. Okay, do you want Jimmy and Cain here for this?" Ethan nodded looking at her.
"Might as well. But they don't know that I'm Kris James, Ethan." She replied.
"You don’t have to be present for the meeting. If you want to be, I can run you by your place so you can change then bring you back. That would give them time to get here." He offered.
"Yeah, I want to be here. Also, Grant said something had happened this morning but felt it would be better if you told me."
"Yeah, your dad got a letter this morning."
"Fuck." She growled and started pacing. "Okay, call Jimmy and Cain. Then run by my house so I can change. Tell them to get here in an hour. Might as well tell Dad too and see if he can make it. If he can't we'll fill him in later."
Ethan couldn't stop the smirk. "Yes ma'am."
"Oh bite me."
Laughing, he pulled her into his arms and kissed her hungrily. "Oh I plan to. After I spank that ass for your smart mouth."
Krista shivered. "You make the sweetest promises."
Chapter 12
Krista made it all of three steps into her bedroom before Ethan grabbed her and all but tossed her on the bed. He was on her in seconds, peeling at her clothes as he kissed her senseless. Krista moaned his name as she clawed at his own clothes.
"I need you now Krista."
"I need you too Ethan. Now. Right now."
In record time they were naked and she screamed his name as he plunged hard and deep inside her. Ethan grabbed her wrists and cuffed them above her head with one of his while he found her clit with the other. Krista was soaring into an orgasm so fast she could barely catch her.
