Chapter 38: Chapter 16: A Threat

JOCELYN

I wake up this morning and feel a heaviness around my midsection. I look down and see a heavily tattooed arm lying across my waist. I slowly turn toward Jessie and study his tattoos and his muscles.

Fuck, this man is gorgeous and he is all mine. I slowly trail my fingers across his chest, circling his tattoos and slowly going down his chest across his abs as he starts to stir.

“Jocelyn, baby, you keep touching me, we are going to have a serious problem.”

I smirk at him while I trail my hands down his abs and into his waistband, grabbing his hard cock. I gasp a little as I wrap my hands around his shaft, noticing how big he is.

I take my hands and move them up and down slowly, receiving soft moans and grunts from Jessie. He wraps an arm around my shoulder and leans in to whisper in my ear.

“Fuck, Jocelyn! We can get into so much trouble. Do you know what your brother would do if they caught us right now? You need to stop!”

“No, we can’t, because you aren’t fucking me.”

“You, little one, are going to kill me. This needs to stop, Jocelyn.”

I pick up my pace and before long I feel him shudder and pulse within my hands as a final, almost silent grunt leaves his throat.

He looks at me and smiles, leaning down and crashing his lips on mine. I lean back, satisfied, and start to move.

“Oh no, you don’t. You don’t get off that easy.”

He quickly shoves his hand into my pants, circling my clit with his fingers. I can’t help but cover my mouth with my hands while I pray I don’t make a sound. He moves two fingers to my entrance and I let out a moan.

“Fuck, Jocelyn, you’re so fucking wet, baby.”

He slowly sticks two fingers in, being careful, and pumps in and out just enough while his thumb rubs my clit. I grab onto his arm with one hand while still covering my mouth when I feel myself start to tighten up.

I’m getting closer to the edge as he leans down and whispers in my ear. I clench down hard on his fingers and let my orgasm take over while letting myself go.

He slowly withdraws his fingers and places them in his mouth while I stare wide-eyed at him.

“You taste so good. Fuck, I want to taste you again.”

He shoves his fingers back in and starts pumping again quickly, and this time I come even harder as my body is rocked and shakes from the orgasm.

He keeps going slowly as I come down from my high and once again he licks my juices off his fingers then crashes his lips to mine.

“How about we get up, shower, and go have some breakfast?” he says.

I just nod my head as he chuckles. He quickly gets up and heads to his room to shower while I am left a hot mess. I get up, shower, and get dressed in a black tank top and jean shorts to head downstairs to find some food.

When I enter the kitchen, I can smell pancakes, and I see my brother and Mandy cooking. There’s fresh fruit on the counter, so I grab some and sit on a bar stool.

“How was your night, sis?”

“It was all right after Jessie stayed. I finally got some sleep but, Nate, can I talk to you?”

“Sure, kid. Hang on a second.”

He hands the spatula to Mandy and motions me to follow him to a spare room. He opens the door, allowing me to walk in and closing it behind us. I walk over, sitting on the edge of the bed, and he walks over and sits next to me.

“What’s up, kid?”

“Nate, I’m scared. What if Ricardo makes good on his threat?”

“Jocelyn, I have no doubt you’re scared. Especially after the shit he pulled at school. Jessie will be your full-time guard until we figure this shit out. I trust him with my life, Jocelyn. I know he will protect you.”

“I like Jessie a lot, Nate.”

“I know you do Jocelyn. That’s why we assigned him to guard you. We know he will protect you and you will listen to him. Anytime you guys go out, he will be with you.

“Speaking of, Mom got you enrolled online. Once the paperwork goes through, most likely next week, we will need to go pick up supplies. Jessie will drive you and escort you to go pick them up.”

“Okay, Nate.”

“Jocelyn, I know you and Jessie have gotten close. I trust you not to put him or you in a bad situation. Just get through high school without creating a kid with him, please. After school, you can come and work for the company, and he can be your guard.”

“Okay, Nate.”

He gives me a hug as we both stand up and walk toward the bedroom door. Right when Nate swings it open, Jessie is just about to knock.

“Breakfast is ready.”

“Okay. Thanks, Jessie. Also, Jessie, no babies. I don’t want to have to explain to my parents why my sister is knocked up.”

“I swear, man, I wouldn’t put her in that position.”

My brother walks away, down the hall and out of sight.

Jessie wraps one arm around my waist while moving his other hand into my hair, gripping it and pulling me to him, crashing his lips on mine. He pulls back, leaning his forehead against mine.

“Jocelyn, baby, my goddess, what you do to me! There will never be anyone else. You are mine and only mine.”

“Only yours! Now, let’s go eat.”

He grabs my hand and walks with me toward the kitchen. We see everyone sitting around, eating while they are chatting.

We take our seats right next to each other and, as I go to grab food, Jessie grabs my plate and puts food on it for me. Then he leans over, kissing my temple, which gets a grunt from my brother.

“Nate, can we go shopping today with Mandy?”

“Sure. We will go to the mall later.”

“Oh, can we meet Mary and Kerri there?”

“Yeah, text them and let them know. We can give them rides home also.”

At that comment, Carlos and Luis volunteer to take them home. I laugh because I am sure their parents will be thrilled with two built men in suits and earpieces dropping them off with a kiss—that is exactly what they want. Maybe they can do it without the kiss.

I quickly text them and within the hour I get a text that they can meet us but don’t have a ride. All right, we will be taking a couple cars. We will pick them up at the park by the school.

I hear my phone ding and when I look at the text, I feel faint.

“Jocelyn, what’s wrong?”

“I just got a text from Mary. Ricardo stopped her and asked where I was. He said if he finds out they know and aren’t telling him, he is going to kill them. Nate, what do we do?”

As I look at him, my phone dings again.

“I think Ricardo just texted me, saying he will get me, and if anyone stands in his way, he will kill them. I don’t recognize the number though.”

“Jocelyn, I will talk to Mary’s and Kerri’s parents. We will have them move here where I will know they are safe.

“We will not be able to go to the mall. Just order everything online. Mandy has the card. I will have someone pick it up. Luis and Carlos, get the girls from school today and bring them here.”

Jessie looks at my phone and before I can say anything, he calls the number and puts it on speakerphone. It rings a few times before Ricardo finally picks up.

“Jocelyn! See, I knew you were smart, mi amor.”

“Listen, you little fucker. She is not nor ever was your girl. Don’t think we are stupid. You will never get your hands on her. I will put a fucking bullet between your eyes personally. Don’t ever contact her again!”

“Oh, it’s Jessie, the babysitter, is it? I will have her and you will have the bullet, my friend. I will get her when you least expect it.”

“Good luck with that. You will need it!”

Jessie quickly hangs up and blocks the number.

***

Later that day, Kerri’s and Mary’s parents are in the apartment, sitting on the couches and talking to Nate about the situation. They brought the girls suitcases of clothes, and we got them set up online with me so we can all be safe.

Carlos and Luis show up with the girls and they run straight to their parents, crying. After hugging her parents, Mary walks back over to Carlos, and he puts his arm around her waist.

Kerri walks over to Luis, hugging his waist. Jessie has his arm wrapped around my waist as my brother starts to talk.

Nate says, “Now that everyone is here… Ricardo has made threats against not only Jocelyn but now Mary and Kerri. They will be staying here with us and will have their guards with them at all times until we can get Ricardo figured out.

“We have floors of guards below us and security is at our highest level. We do have a way to escape if the alarms should sound. We also have a weapons closet we can access. I know this isn’t the optimum situation, but we have to keep the girls safe.”

I take the girls and the guys up to my room so Nate can finish talking. We leave the door open and flip on the TV, letting the guys pick a movie this time. We chat quietly while the guys watch as we snuggle with them.

Nate comes in a while later, saying they have got a chef working on dinner since we will have so many here now. The girls get the extra spare rooms, but most likely will be sneaking into Luis’s and Carlos’s rooms. Everyone knows the rules, especially Luis and Carlos.

After a couple of hours, we hear “Dinner is ready!” echoing through the apartment. We all go running down and see hamburgers and fries set out.

We meet the chef and realize it’s a guard named Kent. He always had a passion for cooking, and when Nate put out a notice about a chef, he jumped at the chance. We look at the food as we sit down to eat, and it all looks amazing!

We’re sitting there eating when we hear Nate’s phone go off. He pulls it out and looks at the screen. The look on his face says it all—that something is wrong.

“Nate, what is it?” Jessie asks.

“He knows they’re here, Jessie.”