CHAPTER 30
DEMITRI
It has been a week since Hutch took Nyx out on his date to the drive-in movies. We haven’t been able to track down the asshole who left the note on her door that night. The apartment complex didn’t have any cameras out front. Keyword being “didn’t”, we changed that mighty fast. I managed to get the complex to sign a contract with Devil Dog Security to make sure their complex is as secure as it can be. I was not leaving Nyx’s safety up to chance. Hutch has spent the last three days there while Nyx was working, putting cameras up outside, in all the buildings and common areas. There is not a single nook or cranny not covered by us.
Between trying to hunt this guy down and getting the complex setup we have also been getting the pool/guest house situated, because Callum, Graham’s little brother. He is coming home from the Corps, and he wants to crash with us. He will probably end up signing on with us, but we will cross that bridge when he is ready to work again. He may be “Little Hutch,” but actually he’s taller than Graham.
Nyx has been coming over every couple days to hang out and not have to worry about her safety. We also have been going outto dinner at Grant’s a few times, but today is our first official date. Just me and her, and a day at the gun range. You can never have enough shooting practice, and I have a game I want to play with her. My cock hardening in my pants already, just thinking about it.
The motion sensors outside the gate go off, signaling someone is at the security box. The alarms turn off, telling me it’s either Hutch back with his brother or it’s my Little Fox. Hutch got her set up with her own security codes, so she has access to our place even if we aren’t home. Heading into the living room. I see her bright blue SUV pulling down the driveway, and a smile pulls at my cheeks. Opening the door, I go to greet her.
“Hey Demon!” She hops out of her car. “I missed you!” She wraps her arms around my neck and pulls me down for a kiss.
“Hey Little Fox. I missed you too.” I pull her into my chest, and just take a deep breath of her delicious scent. Knowing that she is safe in my arms for another day.
She knows that something happened with my sister when we deployed and she is no longer with us, but what exactly happened has been kept tight to my chest. Hutch knows because he was with me, but even my parents don’t know exactly what happened. All they know is she was taken, and her body was found a few weeks later.
They don’t know that she was taken by a group of terrorists that we were hunting overseas. They found out about our families and hunted them down. They got Stasi before we were able to hunt down their leader. Luckily, we were able to stop them before they got to anyone else’s loved ones. That is my demon to bear, that I couldn’t protect her. I will not let the same thing happen to Nyx. She’s the first woman I have let in, the first woman I opened my heart to.I will fucking save her this time.
“Dee.” I hear her say, bringing me back to the present. “Where did you go, babe?” Her hand gently strokes down my cheek. I grab her head in my hands and pour my feelings into a passionate kiss. My tongue taking control of hers, showing every damn emotion I am not ready to speak out loud yet to her.
“Ready to go on our date?” I ask as I pull away from her.
“Of course. Why did you want me to bring all my guns?” Holding her range bag off to the side of her body, along with a couple gun cases.
“You’ll see. Let me go grab the side-by-side.” I run into the garage and grab the machine out. We have a personal range for all of our weapons out in the woods. Something we built for our own practice, and it’s much easier to train some of our more unknown talents on our secure premises.
I pull up next to her, all my gun cases in the back. I grab the rest of her stuff out of the SUV while she climbs in with a cute as fuck smile on her face. I have never seen someone so damn excited to go shoot guns before. Then again, the girls we have slept with before probably didn’t know how to even turn the safety off of a gun. I head off towards the woods and the little two-track trail we cleared out. The look of shock on her face is adorable.
“Holy fuck! You guys have your own shooting range?” She looks at me with shock and awe written all over her face.
“Of course. We needed a place where we could train some of our more unique skills without prying eyes asking questions. Plus, the guys from work will use it on occasion.” I start hauling out the gun and ammo cases, setting them on the bench behind her. “Plus, we couldn’t play the games I want to play at a public range.” I whisper in her ear, my warm breath sending chills down her spine.
“What games do you want to play, Dee?” She pulls away, looking at me with a look that says she is down to play.
“Well, lucky for you, this building,” I point to the one behind her. “Is heated and just for our handguns. This is where we will play our game, but we will save that for later. First, I wanna see how you are with some of my more fun toys.” I give her a smirk and wink. I am not sure what is going through her head right now.
After a couple of hours spent at our outdoor ranges; I can see the chill is settling into her. Her nose and cheeks are pink from the wind. I pull my phone out of my pocket while we are cleaning up all the weapons we were shooting.
Me: Hey, can you bring some coffee out to the range?
Hutch: I suppose. I shouldn’t because you are playing with our girl without me but I will.
He is such a stubborn ass. He is sad, because I asked for the first time she went to the range to be with me. I don’t do cute romantic dates. Plus, while he does spend time out here making sure his skills are up to par, he spends more time in the gym or hacking into something. He’s the brains. I’m the brawn in this duo.
Me: Stop pouting. You know damn well, as long as she doesn’t care you can hang out with us later. I will not keep her from you in our own home.
Hutch: Love ya Dee I will bring some coffee out in like 10.
I respond with a thumbs-up. I know he hates it, but I don’t want to spend anymore time on my phone with such a beautifulwoman in front of me. Considering I have been sporting a hard-on since she picked up the M4 with a 203. I obviously knew she could handle herself at the range, but damn was that hot.
“So are we heading to the indoor range now?” She gives me a sexy little smirk as I take her hand, leading her into the building. She pulls out her Sig Sauer P365 SAS from the case. “This is my baby. It is not my police pistol, but it is what I typically carry when I am out for myself.” The gun is a smaller nine-millimeter handgun, perfect for her. I open my case and pull out my go-to.
“This is an H&K VP9. She is what I usually have on me.” I hand her my pistol, and she grasps it in her hand. I never thought seeing my woman shooting guns would be such a turn-on; boy, was I wrong. “So, do you want to play a game, Little Fox?” I lean over to whisper in her ear.
I take her earlobe in my teeth and gently nibble. I feel her whole body shiver with the action. I press my body up against hers, running my mouth from her ear, down her neck. Her hoodie doesn’t expose a lot of her flesh, but I am kissing and nipping at any piece I can get to.
“So.” I turn her body around to face me, and her hazel eyes sparkle in the dim lighting. She stares into my eyes, and I can feel the fire burning between us. She wraps her hands around my neck before she pulls my face down to hers, our lips crashing together. I feel her jump slightly before her legs are wrapping around my waist, and my hands move from her head to her ass to help support her weight.
