Fighting for her Life

Chapter 7 - Skye

"Hey Johnny, I was just about to call you." Johnny always checks on me like an overprotective brother but would never admit it.

"I just got in but need to let you go unless you needed something." I know there is nothing he wants, so he lets me know that he wanted to make sure I was home safely and to confirm that I was not going to cancel tomorrow's lesson, especially with my re-match scheduled in a couple of days. Walking back into the room I notice that Jess has made himself comfortable on my sofa and is surfing Netflix. Oddly, I am okay with having Jess in my personal space and wonder if it is because I have wanted Jess for so long or if hanging with Johnny has eased me into this new me?  I push this thought out of my mind as I try to focus on the conversation I am supposed to be having with Johnny regarding my schedule.

"Thanks again for checking up on me Johnny you are the best as usual, and I will meet you bright and early tomorrow morning so get lots of rest you're going to need it."  As I expected Johnny laughs and I do the same and we say good night to each other.

"Did you find anything good to watch on Netflix?" I say as I enter back in the room and head for the kitchen.

"You have a couple of options for drinks so let me know what works for you: I have water, coffee, beer or Patron?" Turning around and wait for Jess to answer I run smack into a wall of muscles.  Jess is looking at me as if he has never seen me before which is crazy since I see him every day Monday to Friday.

"How about a shot of Patron with a beer chaser?" Jess answers as I pull away to get the shot glasses. "Unless you need me to leave since you have an early morning, with your boyfriend?" I cannot help but laugh since he is so off target and there seems to be a hint of jealousy in his voice, that for some reason pulls at my heart.  Letting myself believe that someone can feel that way is crazy, and the one time I let myself feel protected I was let down which is one of my main reason for all my walls.  I know that deep down the one person that will be there for me is me and I will do anything to protect myself.

"No boyfriend Jess, just someone I work out with and he has become a little protective of me like a big brother would, anyway salute." We take our shot and grab our beers as we head out to the TV room. We end up watching the first episode of season 2 of Narcos which I find amazing because we actually have the same taste in shows, but I’ve already seen this one so I find that I'm not really paying attention to the show and eventually Jess notices and pauses the show and turns to me.

"I thought you said you like this show and watched season one already, yet you're really not into it as much?" Jess states as he takes a sip of his beer.

"I am so sorry but you seemed to really want to watch this, and I felt really bad telling you I already watched it," I state blushing like crazy.

"Skye are you blushing?"

"No, and if I was you would be an ass for pointing it out."

"You do realize you call me an ass a lot and to be honest I don't think I was being an ass.  I actually think blushing looks really good on you, and I wouldn't mind being the cause of more blushing when it comes to you." Jess is looking at me the way he did earlier in the kitchen, as we just look into each other's eyes I feel the butterflies in my stomach and even lower and if I'm being honest, it's something I haven’t felt toward anyone in a long time. The fact that I work for Jess, I need to control the feelings that have taken up havoc in my system.  I notice that both of our beers are empty so I grab them quickly and break our connection.

"Would you like another beer Mr. Royal?" He notices that I have called him Mr. Royal and I can see the change in him immediately which is exactly what I needed to happen.

"No thank you Skye, but I should head out and you have an early morning so you should get some sleep."

"Well thank you for the ride home and the opportunity to help you on the project, if you need any more help please just ask.  I do hope my ideas help you land the potential business." I want him to know that I appreciate him for the opportunity tonight and I enjoyed his company but keeping it purely professional so there are no awkward moments come Monday morning. Apparently, Jess has other plans as we get to the door, he turns to me and we have that connection once again and this time he is not going to let me break it until he's ready.

Jess

I am not sure what happened on the couch just now, but we were having a moment and I know she felt it too.  I also saw her pull away, so I thought of what my brother said, this could be something new for her and you need to take your time. I let her break the connection and then she starts with this Mr. Royal s**t which pisses me off more than it should.  As we reach the door, I change my thought process and push her out of her comfort zone; God, I want nothing more than to break her and have open to me.

"Thank you Skye for all your help tonight and for the drinks, I'm not sure what just happened or what went through that beautiful head of yours, but if you call me Mr. Royal again to push me, I will turn you over my knee and spank you.  Have a good night Skye" Once I have that out of the way I turn and leave her before she can even respond.

As I reach my car, I call Johnny and tell him I'm coming over and he better have something strong waiting for me... 

Johnny opens the door as I pull into the driveway and he has a whiskey in his hand waiting for me.

"Why hello big brother, to what do I owe the pleasure of having you demand my alcohol at this hour, and you do realize I own a gym and start before you even wake up?"

"f**k off and just be a good brother and hand me that glass."

"Listen man! I know you were having I hard time on preparing for this potential client, is this why you are so stressed out? Did you just come from the office?"

"No the presentation is ready and f*****g brilliant thanks to that smart, sexy assistant I have, she stayed tonight to help me, and she turned it into a guaranteed win."  I state matter-of-factly and pour myself another drink and head back to the couch and sit next to my brother who is not seeing the issue.  I tell him everything about tonight, how my assistant was going to walk home instead of letting me drive her home.  Suddenly telling her that I think she is beautiful, which is interrupted by some guy calling her to make sure she got home safely. Then asking if he was her boyfriend like a jealous asshole, and the automatic change in her personality, which leads to the topping on the cake, me telling her that I was going to spank her next time she calls me Mr. Royal.  What the f**k was I thinking?  This woman is f*****g with my head and for some reason the need to claim her is only getting stronger and I don't know what to do with all these emotions and my own head games.

"Well, okay this is a lot to take in at once, what were you thinking when you said you were going to spank her?  And you do realize you still have not told me her name?  So, I get one now that you have unleashed all this information on me."  I have no idea why, but I have never told Johnny her name and I am not going to start now.  It seems like she mine and no one can touch her if they don't know her name.

"No you don't get her name, why do you need to know it? You can call her Saundra if you really need one, and I have no idea why I said what I did as I was leaving it was like my head said that this game was over with her and she needed to know that I was going to make her mine. I need another drink, want one?"

"Well I can honestly say it seems like you were headed in the right direction with her, you said that you had a really strong connection but I still think there is something about her that you don't know and should just take it slowly," Johnny yells from the couch.

"Yeah well f**k that, I felt that connection, and it was seriously strong and if I have to break her for her to open up to me, then that's what I'm going to do.  Do you have any idea what's it's like seeing her every day and not being able to claim her?"  I say as I drink the glass of whiskey in one smooth motion.

"Well, I can only give you my option, but you and I both know that no matter what I tell you, you’re going to do whatever you want.  You are not leaving my place tonight with the amount of Whisky you just had, so hand me your keys and make yourself comfortable and before I leave for the gym in a couple of hours, I will leave them on the counter for you.  Good night big brother."

"Night Johnny, and if I haven't told you lately, I am so happy you're back working close to home."