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“Let’s get the fuck out of here, Chili,” I huffed.
“Happy to oblige. Glad you didn’t die back there.” His eyes crinkled in the mirror when I nodded.
After we made it through the border and on US soil, Chili pulled over and parked around the back of a diner. “I’ll give you some time with…” he nodded at Nicole, “and I’ll order something warm to go. I’ll be back.” He flipped up the collar on his jacket and headed out into the rainy evening.
Nicole had opened her eyes and sat up when the truck stopped. The day’s events were very much the elephant in the room, and I wondered how to navigate it.
“You want to talk about it?”
“No,” she said softly.
“Do you want to eat?”
“No.”
I cleared my throat. “What can I do to help?”
She leaned forward and put a hand over her mouth.
“Let me help you.” I felt so helpless.
She leaned back and took a few short breaths then turned toward me. “You want to help?” I nodded. “Help me get this,” she rubbed her chest, “feeling of pent-up panic out of me.” I went by instinct and grabbed her waist and lifted her onto my lap before she could say anything then slammed my lips to hers. I forced my tongue inside her mouth and kissed her until she squeaked for air. When I released her, she didn’t waste any time pulling up her dress, then I had my belt undone and my button and fly down, ready for her.
She put both hands on my shoulders, and I lifted us to free my now aching erection. Her icy hand wrapped around the base of me as she eased herself down onto my tip. My head flopped back with how great it felt. She was tight, warm, and velvety-soft. She hovered there, and I looked up at her.
“Thank you,” her lips brushed against mine, “for saving me back there.” She slid me inside a little farther. “If you hadn’t come, that monster would have been inside me.” The fear in her voice told me that moment back there scared her. How can it not?
I threaded my fingers through her hair and touched my forehead to hers. “No one is going to be inside you but me.” I thrust upward from the bottom until I hit my base. “You’re mine, Nicole, and I’m not letting you go.” I thrust into her again to drive my point home. “Ever.”
She moaned into my neck, and I felt even more deliriously protective. “Yours,” she panted and kissed my neck, and I felt my need to take all I could from this woman. “Paul.” My head spun at the mention of my name. “Paul, I need more.”
I couldn’t think straight. I needed more too. I flipped her around, so her knees were on the seat, and she faced the back window. I folded myself over her and took her from behind. I silently thanked the powers that be for building such a large truck. I reached around and laced my fingers through hers as I pumped against her.
“Yes!” she screamed with a deep gasp. “It’s so good.”
I moved my lips to her ear. “I don’t want to be anywhere but here,” I confessed while my hips moved in a steady rhythm, “deep inside you. I can’t get enough.” I pulled a hand from hers to reach down and touch just above where we were joined and felt her fall apart beneath me. She shook and moaned as she released, and all thoughts left my head as I followed her into oblivion.
We both panted as I withdrew from her and turned her around. Our chests heaved against each as I fought to regain some sort of logical thought. The windows were steamed up, and I rubbed a spot clean to see nothing but smeared lights as the rain ran down the glass.
I felt her relax against me then tense for a moment, and it made me wonder if she was thinking back over what we’d been through. She reached for something.
“What is it?”
“Something I stole from Esmeralda’s purse.” She leaned back and arched herself up a little, and I moved over so she could get at it. She struggled a bit then pulled something from inside her dress.
“What is it?” I took the small plastic bag from her and saw it contained some paper.
“I don’t know, but I’m hoping it’ll be something useful.”
I opened it and looked inside. “Holy shit.”
TWENTY
BRUNO
“Bruno, you’re coming with me to the States. I need to focus, and I can keep an eye on you there. Things are moving fast, and we’ll have our first shipment through in two days.”
Mama’s mouth moved, but I wasn’t paying attention. Something had caused my men to disperse in different directions. I had a bad feeling, an almost physical slap. The sudden internal silence alerted me that my world was about to buckle.
