Stoned (The Stone Series) (46 page)

“I have to come. Make me come now, baby” he begs. I feel him shudder next to me as he calls out my name. I lose control and come for him as he stimulates nothing else on my body but my nipples. I feel the hot wet surge hit my body as he growls through his orgasm.

“I love you, baby.”

“I love you too, Day.”

Damian and I fall asleep in each other’s arms both sated and out of breathe.  

Chapter
16

Thursday morning comes too soon
for me and Damian has to nudge me back to this world. He runs his sliver of a nose that’s just a smidge crooked giving his face a touch of character up my cheek then he gives me Eskimo kisses that are followed by butterfly ones on my eyelids. “Wake up beautiful” he says much too chipper for this time in the morning.

We get dressed, me in a taupe colored t-shirt dress and Damian in his usual three piece suit. We share the breakfast that Mrs. Ford has made us before Mac drops me off at work then brings Damian to his office.

Megan arrives at nine and I spend the next two hours reviewing my plans with her, placing orders for her project and talking with her about the supplies for Damian’s.

I send Damian my mandatory texts every half hour and Megan smiles and laughs each time saying, “Controlling bastard.” Megan inquires about Hunter and Graham and even asks me if I think they’d like to come to the initiation party on Saturday at The Society. I tell her I’ll ask Damian and see what he says. I’m not sure if he’d like people who work for him to be there. Megan laughs and smiles at me saying, “Lots of people who frequent The Society work for him. What do you expect, that’s what happens when you own half of this city.”

Lunch is being served from Stone’s again just as Megan is leaving. I ask her to stay but she says she needs to get back to her home and see how well Jim is doing on his punishment skills. I ask her what Andrea did now and she just smiles and says, “Nothing, but Jim has to learn.”

After lunch Pete and I meet at S&S to finalize what I need him to do at Damian’s. He agrees to begin on Monday with the team that helped him with my apartment. Before I know it Damian is standing in front of my desk with a grin spread over his face.

“What do you look so happy about?” I inquire.

“I’m always happy to see you and I have a surprise for you. Come, I’ll show you when we get in the car” he says.

When we get in the car Damian rolls up the sleeve on his right arm and shows me the bandage.

“You got another tattoo?” I ask.

“Yes, today. Are you happy or mad? I’m having a hard time getting a read on you right now?”

“I’m turned on already and I haven’t even seen it yet. Is that sick?”

“No, as long as it’s only my tats that do that to you, no one else’s” he warns.

“Can I see it? What is it?”

“It says, “Nothing is as strong as gentleness, and nothing is as gentle as real strength.” I think that about sums me up now don’t you?”

“I think you are the strongest and most gentle man I know so yes, I think it’s perfect for you. If I was to get one what should it be?”

“My name of course” he says matter-of-factly.

“Oh, and let me guess. Where you would want that would require a full Brazilian, right?”

“Are you trying to see if you can make me come in my pants? Because it might just work.”

“No really.” I laugh, “Would you honestly want me to have your name tattooed on my body?”

“Why not? It’s permanent and that’s how I see us. I almost got your name on me today but I was afraid it might freak you out and with everything else going down tomorrow I didn’t think it would be the right time to upset you.”

“Okay, we’ll talk about this another time. I’m still horny over this one” I say as I point to his bandage, “And I can’t wait to see it.”

We arrive back at the apartment building, blink at the numerous camera flashes of the paparazzi and head straight up to the penthouse where we find the security team assembled and waiting for Mac, Damian and I.  Mrs. Ford has a spread of food out on the kitchen island that the guys have already started in on. Damian asks for us to have a minute as he leads me into the bedroom.

“Listen to me, if you don’t like the plan or something makes you nervous I want you to speak up right away. I will not let them put you in a position of danger or make you do something that you don’t want to do. I will keep you safe at all costs. Understand that I will kill or die for you, Sydney. You are my everything and I have no plans on ever losing you” Damian says with grave intensity.

“Day, you’re scaring me. Don’t talk about dying or killing anyone. Let’s just go and listen to what they have to say” I suggest.

Before we head back to talk to the team he shows me his tattoo, it’s written in bold black letters in between a band around his bicep, it’s very hot and making me get excited and tingly in all the right places. Not wanting to make the team wait Damian covers his tattoo and we walk hand in hand back into the kitchen area. Damian makes me then himself a plate of food but I’m too overwhelmed to even consider eating. I push the food around on my plate hoping that he doesn’t realize I’m not eating.  

The team shares their plan, it’s for me to attend work tomorrow and wait for Brittany to call me with instructions. The phone lines have all been tapped and Alex as well as Hunter and Graham are all here so they understand the plans. The security team changed their minds about the money. Originally they wanted me to continue to lie about not having the money or access to enough but now they hand me a bag full of money. “We want you to tell Brittany that you have the money. If she asks you how you got it tell her it’s none of her concern. Ask her something like, “Do you want it or not?” If she continues to harass you on how you got the money tell her you took Mr. Stone up on his offer to be his submissive.” I glance at Damian and he smirks. Mac continues, “Tell her the offer came with a fee and that’s how you got the money. Don’t worry about her going to anyone with that information. We’ll have her shut down before she can do any damage” Mac offers with total confidence.

Jonesie continues with the plan, “We think it’s best if Mr. Stone was to be kept completely out of this but he won’t agree to those terms therefore he will be with one of us at all times. Your phone already has the GPS system activated so we will know where you are even if we can’t see you. We will have you wear a wire so we can also hear everything that’s happening. We suspect that Brittany will ask to meet you somewhere to drop the money. We have no way of knowing if Ryan or Mark will be there.”

“Are you sure about this, baby? What if he’s there? Can you handle seeing him?” Damian asks.

“No, but I can’t handle this continuing for the rest of my life either. I just want this to be over and done with for good and if this is what it’s going to take then fine. I’ll deal with the fall out later” I admit.

Dominick jumps in next and speaks of his concern. He’s afraid Brittany is going to ask to meet me somewhere to lure me away from S&S then she may want to take me to Ryan or Mark. His concern is the GPS. If she’s smart enough she’ll make me throw my cell away before going with her. That’s why they need me to wear the wire and Mrs. Ford has already sewn a GPS device into my skirt.

“Baby, I’ll be with the team the whole time. We will know where you are and be able to hear you. As soon as Brittany takes you to those douche bags, if she does, I’ll get you away from them. They will never touch you” Damian promises.

“Sydney, trust us. We assure you you’re safety will not be in jeopardy” Hunter chimes in.

“Do you understand the plan everybody?” asks Graham and everyone agrees that they do.

By ten o’clock I ask to be excused and head back to the bedroom. Damian promises to be along soon. I soak in a hot bath with bubbles and finally feel relaxed enough to climb into bed with a romance novel. When the clock strikes midnight and Damian is still not in bed I go in search of him. I find Damian slumped over on the couch with his head in his hands. He doesn’t hear me approach until I’m next to him. When he raises his head it’s clear that he’s scared. I fall to my knees on the floor in front of him and tease him, “Just like when we met.” Damian offers me a sad smile and pulls me up onto his lap and engulfs me in a hug.

“What’s the matter? You look scared. Tell me what’s going on because now I’m scared.”

He’s been sitting here for hours thinking about all that I’ve lived through and how much he hates that I have to go through what tomorrow will bring. He was also thinking about his life before he met me and how he regrets a lot of his behavior with women. He blames himself for his life of kinky sex and games.  

“Let’s just get through tomorrow then we’ll talk about us and what we need to do for ourselves and each other, okay? Maybe therapy would be a good idea. I know I need to go, maybe it would be good if we did it together” I offer.

“We’ll see, but you’re right let’s get through tomorrow first. Are you as scared as I am?” he asks.

“Yes but it’s something that I want to do. Every day that I have kept quiet about what Ryan did to me has given him power and every day that I didn’t tell someone was another day he could have been doing the same thing to another girl. I need to know he’s behind bars and Mark too.”

“I love you. You do trust me when I tell you I won’t let anyone hurt you, right?’

“I trust you with my life and my soul. I love you too and I’m worried about you tomorrow. While you’re focused on keeping me safe, who will be keeping you out of harm’s way? I’ve seen your anger, Day. I’m scared of what you may do if you see Ryan more than I’m scared of what it will do to me if I see him.”

“I am going to rip his fucking dick off and shove it up his ass where it belongs to teach him a lesson” Damian says only half joking.

I stand and take him by the hand and lead him to his bedroom, he lets me this time. We lay spooning into each other’s bodies and both pretend to fall asleep so the other one won’t worry.

Friday morning I awake with a start remembering what’s in store. Damian is already showered, dressed and sitting on the bed watching me sleep. “Did I wake you?” he asks.

“No, but what were you doing? Watching me sleep?”

“Yep, do it every chance I get.”

I shower and dress in the clothes the security team has rigged for me. I do my hair and makeup as I do each morning before work and try to kid myself into thinking that today is no different than any other. When I’m ready Damian and I go into his home office for me to have the wire put on. He’s not at all happy about Mac seeing me in my bra. Last night he tried to talk Mac into letting him do it but when Mac told him if it wasn’t done perfectly it could give feedback and Ryan would know I was wired Damian finally agreed. It feels weird to have another man’s hands on my body but Mac is quick, never making eye contact. I button up my dress when he finishes and we run a series of tests before heading to eat breakfast. I push my eggs around my plate never putting any into my mouth.

Damian and Mac drive me to work and we put on our rehearsed show. We say our real good-bye in the car on the way over. Damian and I sit in the Escalade in silence with our fingers laced together in his lap. He inhales my hair and kisses my neck. When we pull up at S&S he tells me he loves me and that I will be safe. He reassures me that he will never let anything happen to me and I believe him. We kiss softly and gently and I tell him I love him too before he climbs out of the car.

Damian exits the Escalade, comes around my side and opens my door. When he kisses me good-bye he pulls my hair into a hard grip at the nape of my neck, pulls my head back and kisses me hard on the lips. In case Ryan or Mark are already staking S&S out, we want the story of me obtaining the money by agreeing to be Damian’s submissive to look pliable. Damian tells me to call him before he smacks my ass and climbs back in the car. The plan is in motion.

When I walk into S&S all seems normal, we go about our day as usual. I am on edge, frantic each time the phone rings but no one takes notice. I don’t hear from Brittany until almost six o’clock. I was about to call it a day, thinking that she wasn’t going to contact me when her call came through.

I answer the phone and she asks me if I have the money. I tell her I do and she never questions where I got it from. She tells me to meet her in front of S&S in five minutes. I grab the bag of money and look to Hunter and Graham who send the word to the rest of the team. I head out the door and smack right into Parker and Drea. “Oh. My. God. What are you doing here?” I ask.