Chapter 18 – The cupboard

With his left hand holding his rifle wrapped around her waist and his right hand over her mouth, he leaned his back against the inside of the cupboard for stability. The cupboard door on his left. He froze, trying to hear how far away the other team was. It was pitch black it there. Mia started to struggle, he just realised she didn’t know who he was. “Shhh,” he whispered, straight into her ear, I won’t hurt you. Her body shivered involuntary, then she tried to elbow him in the ribs, but lucky for him it was only half a blow because of the tight confines of the cupboard.

He then felt her hand move down his leg to where his hand gun was. Oh that would not end well, “Mia” he whispered, he could feel her body tense. Oh yes it was Mia alright. “Its Jay, from the second” He whispered into her ear again, her body shivered again, “can I remove my hand” She nodded, “Another team came in behind me” he took his right hand from her mouth slowly.

“Do you trust me?” Jay asked, there was a pause as she thought. He was close enough to feel her nod and her body relaxed a little. He then slid his fingers down her bare arm until he found her hand on his gun, he unclipped it and placed in it her hand, there fingers intwining around the weapon as she realised what he was doing. In the pitch black with adrenaline flooding their systems and their senses on full alert this simple action was more intimate that he had ever experienced, he still had her firmly press against his body, her warmth was starting to seep through his clothes where they weren’t wearing protective vests. Her warmth was seeping into his groin. She felt good and the glimpse he got of her in the tight cargo pants she had great legs. He had to be careful or she would feel more than she bargained for. He whispered into her ear again, “six shots,” then as an afterthought he slowly removed his hand from hers to turn the safety off, “Safety off, there is a reload in my other side top thigh pocket” he felt her hand slid up his leg sending chills all over his body, her hand continued to his . . .pocket. Gosh he needed to get a grip of himself.

She froze her hand still on his leg, they could hear foot steps outside the cupboard door. He, slowly ran his fingers down her right arm again to her hand holding the gun, gently his hand covered hers and he guided her hand across her body towards to door, so that if it was opened, they would at least get the first shot off.

He was pretty much bear hugging her now, from behind. That sent of a couple of more images through his mind that he didn’t need right now. He couldn’t believe it he was getting aroused. The boots kept walking. Jay let out a breath straight down Mia’s neck, she shivered again and relaxed more into him. Her left hand then started searching again, found the reload for the gun and put it in her pocket. They waited until they couldn’t hear any more sound.

Jay started to release Mia, then something in the cupboard fell, making a loud bang. Out of reflex he pulled her back into him. They listened for foot step coming back. Nothing. “Ok, “Jay whispered again. Are your comms down.” He had noticed that she hadn’t answered when Alex directed her away from the door. “Yes” she replied in a breathy whisper. Ok I’m going to turn mine back on. You can listen in too.

He noticed that her body had started to shake too, cold or shock he wondered. He was leaning towards shock. She had just been woken up in the middle of the night and all of a sudden, her home was a combat zone. . . .She needs a distraction . . . food she needs food.

“Mia, there is a snack bar in my left pocked below where you got the reload from, you need to eat.” He could feel her hand search for it. Again tingles shot up his leg to his groin. He slowly found her right hand with his gun in it again and flicked the safety on and guided it back into its holster. “You can have it back once you have eaten something.” She nodded.  

His hand slid from hers back up her arm to her shoulder to his ear he tapped his stud. It crackled to life. He lent his head forward, almost cheek to cheek so Mia could hear too. He replaced his right arm back around her and just held her in a gentle hug while she ate. He hoped that it would calm her quicker.

They listened for a minute, trying to place everyone. Shell was updating everyone on the location of the decoy party and Tilly and Benny were moving in that direction. Bunny and Alex had what remained of the North Door team pinned down in a storage room. There were two injured.

Jay spoke up “Secret entrance team have been taken out, one possible live, I have Mia with me. We are going to use their transit pod to get into the main ship.” Alex approved his plan. “Going dark” he said and tapped his black stud again.

Mia was half way through the snack bar, and it seamed that it had calmed her.

“Are you ready for another adventure” he said into her ear again, he really didn’t need to whisper into her ear, the decoy team were far away but he really liked the way she reacted to him, another shiver went through her body.

“Yes” another breathy whisper. Oh, that voice alone got to Jay in ways he couldn’t explain.

“Are you feeling better? we need to get out of here”

“Yes, thank you” Mia added she folded the rest of the snack bar up and put it in her pocket.

“Can you work the holster clip out on my gun,” He felt her hand move down his leg again to his gun. He was a bit lost in the feel of it. “No” she said in a whisper. His right hand found hers and guide the gun out, he also flicked the safety off.

“Safety off” he whispered into her ear again craving her body’s reaction.

Jay loosened his left arm from around her body making sure he lifted his rifle up, so he didn’t knock anything over again. Mia slowly stood back up on her own two feet. Jay missed the feel of her already, Oh Man, stop it he ordered himself.

He slipped his right hand between them and opened the door just a crack, no noise.

“Stay behind me but to my right, keep your left hand on my vest so I know where you are at all times. Ok?”

“Ok”

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