Chapter 96

Chapter 85 – Cute Couple

The next few days went by without a hitch. It was almost as if we had normal lives, except for the two

guards that fol lowed me and my sister around everywhere. I guess it beats us being locked up in the

apartment all day long, so I will take it. Tomorrow is Saturday, the day Jace will be taking us around to

the festivities uptown and I’m a bit giddy about it. It’s been too long since we’ve been out as boyfriend

and girlfriend, so it will be nice to be able to walk around, holding Jace’s hand like a real couple.

I’m finishing up getting ready for my shift at the bakery, when he comes up behind me and wraps his

arms around my waist, “Good morning, beautiful. How many times have I told you to wake me up when

you get out of bed?” He nibbles on my earlobe, and I lean back into him, enjoying the things that it’s

doing to me.

“You got home late last night, and it’s so early. I was going to wake you up before I left, I promise.” I say

breathlessly as he brings his hand up my shirt and fondles my breasts.

“But I wasn’t able to please you when I got home. I can’t have my girl being denied.” His other hand

finds its way down the front of my pants.

“Oh God, Jace… it’s okay. It will happen from time to time,

and I forgive you.” | gasp when one of his fingers slips inside of me.

“Yes, but I could never forgive myself.” Somehow, without me even realizing it, he has unbuttoned my

pants, and he re leases my breast while pulling his hand out from my pants, “Bend over, baby; let me

take care of you.”

“You don’t have to, Jace. I’m fine, I swear.”

He presses himself against my back side, “Well, I’m not and I need inside of you, now be a good girl

and bend over.”

How can I deny him this when I want it as well? I bend over the counter and reach back without being

told to spread my cheeks and offering myself to him. He enters slowly and keeps the pace slow and

sensual throughout. Once we are both done, he cleans me up and helps straighten my clothes. He

kisses me and the passion that only he ignites begins to build but he pulls away before it gets too out of

hand.

“Have a good day, baby. I will see you when you get home. Malik and Owen are both waiting for you in

the kitchen.” Kiss ing my forehead, he heads back to bed, and I chuckle while shaking my head.

“I love you too, babe.” Blowing him a kiss, I close the door behind me and head to the kitchen.

Book? Cute Couple

It’s like every other day at the bakery, I don’t bake but I do prepare the baked goods to put on the

shelves and I’ve learned how to make the sandwiches that we offer to our cus tomers as well. I’m in the

middle of the lunchtime rush when customers are most demanding because they only have an al lotted

time to eat before having to get back to work. Most are regulars who order the same thing every day,

so we are usual ly prepared for that, but then there are the ones that change it up all the time or the

non-regular customers that take a bit more time to prepare.

As I’m greeting the next customer, which is a cute couple who looks to be new in their relationship, I

smile warmly, “Hi, how can I help you?”

“Hm, what would you say is good?” The guy asks.

It really annoys me when customers ask this, especially when there is a big line like there is now, but I

keep my smile on my face and answer, “The paninis are my favorite. You can’t go wrong with any of

them.”

“What type of sandwich is your favorite, though?” He smirks, and I get this feeling that he’s meaning

something completely different, but I just shake it off. i

“My all-time favorite is the cheese and meatball.”

Smirking some more, both he and his girlfriend place their order and move down the counter, but I don’t

miss the way they both continue to glance over at me. They are both wear

ing baseball caps and the woman is wearing sunglasses as well, which is a bit weird seeing as it’s an

overcast day. As soon as their food is ready, I hand it to them and then the guy gives me a twenty.

When I go to give him the change, he clos es my hand, telling me to keep it and then he winks at me

and licks his lips as his hand lingers on mine.

| quickly pull my hand away, “Thank you, Sir. Have a good day.”

His eyes twinkle as I thank him, and then the woman gig gles as she pulls him away from the counter.

A chill runs through me as I watch the couple take a seat in the corner. Looking outside the big front

window, I see Owen still sitting at the same table wearing his own sunglasses, but I know that he wears

them in order to be able to people watch without

anyone noticing.

Informing my coworker that I will be right back, I go to the back door, which I know Malik is manning,

and I open it. He smiles at me until he sees the concern on my face. I go over the strange interaction

with the couple and even though it could possibly be nothing, all I can hear is Jace in my head de

manding that I keep myself safe. So, if every weirdo that I run into needs to be checked out, then I will

have them checked out. I want Jace to be proud of me for keeping his Precious safe.”

Malik nods once I’m done and then starts speaking into his hidden mic inside his sleeve. I’m assuming

Owen is on the oth er end of it, and when I get back to the front, I have assumed

Book 2 Cute Couple correctly because the big guy has now taken a seat inside where he can keep

watch. I bring him a sandwich to make it look good and then go back to work.

“And you have never seen them before?” Jace asks me.

“No, never, but they gave off a weird vibe and it gave me the chilis.” I reply to his question.

Jace knew as soon as I walked in the door that something was wrong, and so I go over everything that

happened during my shift. The couple had thrown their trash out when they were done and as they

walked to the door, the guy had turned back to me and smirked once again. Owen had noticed the

stranger’s interest in me as well. He had snapped a few pic tures of both the man and woman, but it’s

hard to make out their faces clearly.

Jace slams his fist down on the counter, “It’s got to be him, but who the fuck is it, and why does he

want you?” He looks at Owen’s phone once more to study the pictures, but just shakes his head, “The

guy possibly looks familiar but he’s too far away and with the cap on, it’s hard to tell. I just don’t rec

ognize the woman, not with the glasses and cap on.”

He’s beating himself up over not being able to identify the strangers, and all I can do is wrap my arms

around his waist

and hug him tight. He wraps his arms around me and does the same thing, placing a kiss on top of my

head.

“I followed them for a few blocks to see what vehicle they got into, but they never did,” Malik states, “I

don’t know if they knew I was following them, but they continued to walk and I knew that I needed to

get back to Ella, so I turned around.”

“Next time, follow the fuckers until you get some kind of answer.” Jace grumbles.

“Jace…”

“I’m sorry, Mr. Palmer,” Malik cuts me off, “I didn’t want it to turn out to be a distraction, so I went back.”

“Yeah, yeah, sorry. I’m just so frustrated with this son of a bitch already.” Jace sighs.

“We will get him, I promise,” this coming from Owen, “I’m sure he knows that me and Malik are

watching Ella, so he’s go ing to play it one of two ways. He’s either going to be extra careful, or he’s a

cocky fucker and thinks he will be able to get close with us right there. I have a feeling it’s the latter, but

we are prepared for either.”

“I honestly believe that this couple from today may be who we are looking for,” | glance around the

room, “You didn’t see how he talked to me and reacted to me. The way he touched my hand…” | shiver

with the memory.