Page 30 of Pain and Possession

He does kind of look like him.

I raise an eyebrow as Buffy groans, running a baseball mitt sized hand down his face, "You'd better cut that bullshit. Didn't you see what the boss did to her boyfriend? Your pretty little face isn't going to be so pretty after it gets torn up by a pair of brass knuckles.

A sick feeling builds in my gut at the mention of Trent, I'm not particularly torn up that he's dead. My response toit though, what we did... makes me want to vomit. I cross my legs, tension and arousal building between them despite my rolling stomach. My traitorous vagina directly contradicting me yet again.

The longer I play the more people gather around me. Some watching silently, others cheering and whooping loudly. A few have introduced themselves to me, all have nicknames I'm sure I don't want to know the meaning behind.

"Go, go, go, go! Fucking left! On your fucking left!" Buffy bellows beside me jumping to his feet, his colossal frame knocking the coffee table slightly making the various drinks there slosh from their cups. I'm leading the scoreboard twenty-four kills and two deaths on a particularly difficult map calledlocker.

God, I've missed this.

My foster homes almost always had consoles, what little I could play them. They were mostly reserved for therealkids in the house. I round the corner mowing down number eleven in my kill streak as the loud room grows suspiciously quiet. Buffy's monstrous frame turns from my peripheral leaving my field of vision and I'm assuming the room. I keep my eyes on the TV not wanting to stop my good momentum. I'm not even sure how long I've been playing.

I'm actually enjoying myself.Here of all places.

"Shoot his ass babes, the fuck was that?!" Kurt exclaims, throwing his hands up. I feel the hair on the back of my neck stand on end, my heart dropping to my stomach as the fun carefree atmosphere changes. I finally die as the round ends, too distracted now to care about the game.Too… scared? Excited?

"Boss." Kurt says, abruptly standing from his place beside me on the couch. Noè's hand firmly grips the back of my neck making my heart stop in my chest.

Please don't hurt them.

"Your shift ended hours ago, go get some rest."

I look up from underneath my eyelashes as Kurt nods not giving me a second glance, I don't blame him. As he reaches the doorway, I breathe a sigh of relief for him.

It's short lived.

"Oh, and Kurt, next time you decide to spend some quality time with my girl, be sure to keep your distance."

Kurt lowers his head his shaggy blonde hair falling into his boyish face, "Yessir."

"Having fun doll?"

I draw in a shaky breath, "I was."

His hand snakes around my face capturing my chin, forcing my head backwards against the couch to face him, "I'm glad. I want you to feel comfortable here baby."His thumb makes languid passes on my jaw, stroking it lovingly but that tenderness only barely bleeds past the guarded edge in his eyes.

The remaining brave souls leave the room as Noè leans down, taking my mouth with his in a slow deep kiss, "A woman like you walking around my compound might start a mutiny." His lips graze my ear gently, my previous arousal flooding back.

"Join me for breakfast?"

"I was actually hoping you'd release me by now. Have you not gotten your fill?"

He chuckles, his hazel eyes possessing mine as he smirks at me, "Not even close. Come doll, let's get you dressed and we can eat."

I jerk out of his hold standing from the couch so quickly my head spins. He leaps over back of the couch quickly as I catch my balance, placing a hand on my back. Making me feel more like the pray that I am. I once again have to remove his hands from me, "What's wrong with this? I enjoy dressing this way."

He takes me in slowly before nodding, "Noted, I'll have your wardrobe updated."

Not the point.

"Maybe I want to wear even less. More revealing clothes."

I don't and for the life of me I don't know why I'm taunting him.

He nods again his eyes betraying nothing.

"You're okay with that?Allowingme to show off my body?" I taunt again, doubling down on stupid.

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