Chapter 7
She couldn't get to sleep. Today's excursion kept running through her mind
and Jack found herself tossing and turning in her sweat soaked sheets as
visions of a half naked Wolff danced in her mind.
" Shit Jack!" she cursed herself as she sat up in exasperation. " He's just
another man! Just a piece of merc scum who doesn't have anything you haven't
seen before!"
~So why can't I get him out of my mind?~
Today they had followed directions from the crew up in orbit on the Dillo
to a clean and drinkable water source that was less than two clicks from
the base they had set up. They had helped the techs to set up a water line
running from there to the base while they also acted as guards against any
attacks. Everything was going fine for Jack until she noticed that the Pack
had joined in too and that Wolff was less than a meter from her working
in the hot sun without a stitch of clothing from the waist up. She had found
herself gaping as her eyes roved hungrily over his muscled frame, the sweat
running in rivulets down his chest and back. When her eyes finally rose
to his face she finally saw that he had noticed her inspection and was smirking
knowingly at her. Her face had flamed in mortification, but before she could
do anything about it, Mara caught sight of him too and immediately went
to him, saying something about them needing more manpower in that section.
Then, all through the afternoon, she had put up with the two flirting outrageously
with one another. She kept telling herself that she didn't care but she
knew she was lying. She noticed every single time he laughed aloud or when
he made Mara laugh aloud. She noticed every single touch he gave her whether
it was just to steady her as she lifted another section of Plastica Tubing…
or when he had draped an arm around her as they all headed back to the compound
at the end of the day.
She was all to aware of him and she hated it. Snorting in disgust at herself,
Jack snatched a drying cloth off a nearby bureau and headed out the door.
The blue sun was just rising, but the perimeter lights were still blazing
in all directions leaving there no chance for any of the aliens to get into
the compound. The new fencing leading to the waterhole was still standing
firm with it's perimeter lights blazing also and Jack felt there would be
no harm in getting in a swim before the day began.
She reached the waterhole and immediately kicked off her shoes and shucked
off her outer garments. She ran into the water in just a bra and a skimpy
pair of panties. They were her only claim to femininity in that they were
made of pink satin with white lace trimmings. She knew they were frivolous,
not to mention ridiculous, under all her uniform regalia and work clothes,
but she liked them.
The water felt freezing after the hot, mugginess of the dry air but her
body quickly adapted. She paddled lazily around the almost perfect circle
of crystal clear, blue-green water. The sunrise was spectacular and the
world around her lit up as her mood lightened by the pleasure of the pool.
She suddenly whipped around to stare at the bushes behind her. She thought
she had heard them move. She stared intently but didn't see anything out
of the ordinary. She heard the noise again but to her right! She spun in
the water to face it, suddenly very uncomfortable, now regretting her decision
to come out here alone. Even if the others heard her screams from here they
wouldn't be able to get here in time. Maybe it wasn't one of the creatures...
maybe it was someone playing tricks on her.
" Hello?" She called out, her voice steady, despite her unease. " Is anybody
there? Sol… Is that you? Sol, if that's you, I swear I'll kick your
ass if you don't come out now. Sol!"
Suddenly she felt movement as something big swam past her treading feet.
She gave a startled shout and swam frantically for the shore… she heard
the water behind her explode as the surface was broken by something huge
coming up out of it. She shouted again in fear as something grabbed her
leg from behind and instinctively, the shiv that she had left strapped to
her leg was in her hand and Jack spun desperately to attack whatever was
holding her.
Her arm was caught fast right before it hit it's mark. Jack stared wide-eyed
and gasping, into the dripping and grinning countenance of Wolff. Before
she could even say anything, he pulled her body flush with his. Her breasts
molded firmly to his chest.
~ Oh Lord, he was stark naked! ~
The twin points of her nipples tingled at the contact through her bra. His
rough naked leg brushing between her silken ones as he treaded water, taking
them in far enough for his feet to touch bottom. One hand gripped her by
her rear while the other roamed up her back to grip the nape of her neck.
His silveron eyes glinted dangerously as he brought his face down to hers.
" It's time." He growled, sending a shockwave of thrills through her body.
He brought his lips down on hers almost brutally in his haste to taste her.
Jack gasped at first with the shock, but as the tidal wave of her desire
hit her she pushed back into him just as hungrily if not more.
Her hands gripped the sides of his head. Her fingers threaded through his
wet locks as her legs lifted and locked around his waist. Their groins were
separated by the wispy barrier of her underpants… it did nothing to
hide the heat coming from the both of them. She ground herself onto him,
and she gasped as she felt his member harden even more against her.
" Little liar…" he said under his breath, right by her ear. " you want
me just as much as I want you don't you?"
" How did you guess?" she giggled as she nestled her face into the curve
of his neck and bit while she simultaneously ground her sex onto his again.
Grabbing a firmer hold of her, he pushed out of the water and made for the
shore. He dropped to his knees in the shallows and laid her down on the
sand. Reaching down he ripped her panties off while she undid her bra and
pulled it off. He dove onto her like a starved man, and took one coral nipple
into his mouth. She gasped at the heat of his mouth and her head fell back
onto the sand in ecstasy. She thrashed her head side to side as he rolled
the nipple with his tongue while he gripped it with his teeth. As he moved
to the other nipple, one hand moved to the apex of her thighs, running first
the flat of his hand over her folds. Right as he pulled the nipple into
his mouth, he slipped one digit into her moist cavern, immediately finding
the throbbing nub of her desire. Jack screamed aloud at the crashing tumult
of pure pleasure, and she rolled her hips against his hand as she gripped
his head to pull it closer onto her breasts.
The pleasure grew in leaps and bounds, her body behaving as if it had been
waiting forever… and it had. Her first climax came as he inserted two
fingers into her, while he continued rubbing the nub with his thumb. Her
body convulsed and she came halfway off the sand as she threw her head back
and screamed with the pleasure. At her scream, Wolff seemed to lose his
control. He slammed her back down to the ground as he pushed between her
legs and entered her with one swift, fast push. Her slick walls making it
so easy while her heat seemed to scorch him. His eyes closed in pleasure,
as he paused for a minute to savor it. Then the clamoring for release hit
him again and his hips began to move. Her hands were everywhere, as she
raised her legs to wrap them high around his waist. She rolled her hips
with his and they soon found a rhythm that had her climaxing again in long,
hot throbs. As hers was coming down, he threw his head back and shouted
gutturally as his seed pounded and coated her insides. Jack felt another
climax join his even before the other one had completely died out and her
eyes fluttered close in complete satiation. Her legs fell weakly from his
hips as he collapse onto her and rolled to the side.
Jack lay there gasping until she had caught her breath. Then the doubts
set in. She sneaked sidelong glances at his profile, as he lay beside her…
undecided on what she should do. Giving up, she rose to leave. After glancing
at her tiredly, he grinned and rose to dress too.
She blushed furiously as she retrieved the remnants of her panty, stuffing
them in the pocket of her worksuit. She glanced again at the indifferent
back of Wolff as he finished dressing.
~ What was I thinking? What in the hell did I expect? Declarations of love?
Grow up, Jack!~ she told herself.
Blinking back the stinging in her eyes, she turned to leave. He called out
to her however before she had even made it to the opening of the fenced
walkway that led back to the compound.
" Oh and Jack? " he called, almost playfully. " One more thing."
She turned to look questioningly back at him.
" You're mine now," he said, seriously. " don't forget that."
After considering him for a couple of seconds, she tamped down the leap
of joy she felt, she instead put one hand to her hip and smiled audaciously
at him.
" What's Mara gonna say about that?" she asked.
" Nothing," he answered. " nothing went on with she and I… she has
no right to say anything."
" Good," smiled Jack. " just remember that it goes both ways, Wolff. You're
mine now too. Don't YOU forget that."
" There's a big difference between you and I sweetheart…"
" What's that?"
" Once something or someone is mine, they remain mine." He said, matter-of-factly.
" but if you want to keep me you gotta make me wanna stay to hold on to
me… and no one has been able to do that for very long."
Having said that, he kissed her tenderly and then walked off whistling a
happy tune.
Jack stood there for a couple of seconds, watching him thoughtfully. He
never saw the mischievous smile that spread across her lips as she thought
to herself.
~ We'll see about that, Mr. Wolff. Oh yes, we will...~
Chapter 8
Jack caught up with Wolff right before the entrance to the compound. He
gave her a smile and Jack found herself hard put not to smile back.
~ He was just too damn fine not to. ~ she thought.
Right then, they both crouched instinctively as an unknown Rapier came flying
in fast and low. The downdraft plastering Jack's hair to her face and sending
up a big dust cloud around them. They squinted through the cloud to watch
as the modified Rapier came to a clean hover over the landing pad, and then
disappear behind the buildings as it dropped smoothly to land.
Without a second thought, Jack sprinted for the barracks. Wolff ran off
on a tangent towards the landing pad and she knew without asking that he
was going to scope out the situation and get his crew.
Entering the room she shared with Dayna and Mara, she woke the startled
girls.
" Get up you two! To Arms!" she called as she grabbed her gauge and slapped
on the belt that had her collection of shivs strapped to them.
She hurried out the door and met up with Wolff as he came around the corner...
Layla, Copper, and Fuller fast behind him. They were still strapping on
their armaments while Dayna and Mara came rushing out of their room, armed
and ready. It seemed that one of them had pounded on the connecting wall,
because after only three seconds, Sol came out of his room next door hurrying
over to join them.
" What's up, boss lady?" asked Sol.
" We have some uninvited guests." She answered. " they just landed in a
modified Rapier. I know that Rapiers are mainly used by GovFleet officers,
but this is unscheduled, so I feel it's safer to consider it hostile until
proven otherwise."
" Makes sense to me." Said Copper jovially. " Let's go and give them a warm
welcome."
" No one shoots until I give the signal." Jack ordered.
Wolff nodded once and motioned to his team... they immediately took off
to the left of the building that was shielding the landing pad.
" We got the left." He said.
" Right." Responded Jack, with a slight smile, as she motioned her team
to move off.
Wolff grabbed her arm before she could turn and follow.
" Be careful." He said.
" You too." She answered. Then she impulsively gave him a quick peck on
the lips before spinning to catch up to her troop.
Against his will, Wolff smiled at the kiss and took a few seconds to watch
her ass as it flexed in her body hugging Fleet uniform.
Turning, he saw that Copper had come back for him and had witnessed the
little byplay with Jack. He was now giving Wolff knowing grins as Wolff
walked past him.
" Quit your grinnin', boy, and let's go." Growled Wolff, ignoring the grins.
" Can't let the others have all the fun."
" Afraid your little commander girlfriend might have fun without you, boss?"
laughed Copper.
" Do you know what your problem is, kid?" asked Wolff, as he paused to look
back at Copper.
" No... what sir?"
Two seconds later.
" Your girl had it right when she said that you just don't know when to
quit." Answered Wolff.
But Copper never heard 'cause he was out cold, laid out flat on his back
on the dusty ground. Wolff dragged him into the shade of a nearby building
and then ran off to join the rest.
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Jack watched intently as two figures garbed in black exited the vehicle,
and came to the front of it at the ready it seemed with their drawn pistols.
They seemed to survey their surroundings nervously as if expecting trouble.
~ Which is exactly what they'll get if they have any shady plans up their
sleeves~ thought Jack darkly as she studied the pair.
Jack guessed their ages to be in their mid-twenties, both men quite handsome,
with lanky builds. One had brown hair cropped close to his head, in military
fashion, with a definite Hispanic air to his profile and coloring. The other
one however, had a shock of red hair that fell to just below his shoulders,
with a fair complexion that she knew would be red and blistered in this
sun real soon if didn't put on some sun-block ASAP.
Both men froze as Jack stood up from her position behind a row of metal
drums with her gauge trained on the both of them. She signaled to the others
to stay hidden as she cautiously stepped forward to question the strangers.
Pack and Troop kept her in their sights while they also kept an eye out
for any sudden movements by the newcomers.
" Who are you two... and do you know that you are trespassing on GovFleet
property?" asked Jack, fiercely.
Right then, a stout, officious-looking man came stumbling out of the Rapier
holding his hands in the air.
" Don't shoot! Don't shoot!" he squeaked, alarmed at the show of force.
" We're with GovFleet!"
Recognizing him as the Head Researcher of the Stellaren, Jack took her finger
off the trigger but kept the muzzle of the gauge aimed at the two in black.
" What's going on here, Doctor Kiev?" she asked the portly researcher.
" I'm sorry, commander... until I saw you come out with your gauge armed,
I forgot about the code word protocol." He tried to explain in his wheezy
voice. " I am extremely sorry for the false alarm."
Grimacing in reluctance, Jack gave the all clear sign... startling the newcomers
when a score of fully armed personnel popped out of their hiding places.
Kiev swallowed convulsively at the realization of how close he had come
to being blown to smithereens. His eyes widened again, and his breath caught,
as Sol stepped into view carrying a pulse launcher.
" Disarm that thing, Reid." ordered Jack, in mild annoyance. " You know
that thing's got a hair trigger... and I don't wanna be anywhere near you
if you should drop it."
" Pssh..." snorted Sol. " As if I'd ever drop it. I kinda like keeping my
hide intact too, boss."
" Good to hear..." she responded. " but disarm it nonetheless... that thing
makes me jumpy."
" Yes ma'am." Said Reid, as he began to dismantle the powerful weapon.
" Okay, Doc..." she said, turning back to the little fellow.
It seemed that his attention was now snared by Wolff as he came to stand
beside Jack. Before she could say another word, the overly curious little
researcher had stepped up close to Wolff and was now holding Wolff's head
in both hands as he stared intently at his eyes. What amazed her the most
was not that the little man had the guts to actually grab Wolff... but that
Wolff was not only allowing it, he seemed to be amused by the little man.
" Doctor?" said Jack, trying to get his attention.
" Magnificent..." whispered Kiev, as he continued to examine Wolff.
" Doctor!" said Jack, louder.
" Huh?" said Kiev, snapping out of his reverie. " Oh... uh, ahem... yes!
So sorry, Commander."
He released Wolff's head and returned his attention to Jack with an apologetic
grin.
" If you don't mind, I'd like to know what in the hell is going on?"
asked Jack, pointedly.
" We're sorry, Commander Smith." Interjected the brown haired stranger.
" Maybe I can enlighten the situation. I am Commander Alan Gutierrez of
the B52s, and this is Commander Malcolm Johns of the Lances. Your request
for additional manpower has been approved and we were chosen and sent here
by GovFleet."
" B52s and Lances?" asked Wolff, an amused smirk on his lips.
Jack was silent as she stared confusedly at the red-haired commander. The
men continued talking to Wolff oblivious at first to Jack's stare.
" Yes." Said the redhead. " as Commander Smith has her Troop... Gutierrez
has his B52s, and I have my Lances. Each leader chooses the name if his
or her squad, and it usually helps in remem..."
He trailed off as he finally noticed the haunted stare Jack was giving him.
" Commander Smith?" he asked, baffled. " Did I say something wrong?"
Jack opened her mouth to respond but nothing came out and she closed it
again while still staring at him. Right then, Copper, who must've awakened
in time to catch the last bit of the conversation, glanced at Layla questioningly,
but she only shrugged to show she didn't know what was up.
" Well? I guess everything's hunky dory then?" asked Copper, ignoring Wolff's
scowl at his impertinence.
Jack remained silent, just staring, frowning as she studied the now uncomfortable
leader of the Lances.
Wolff came up beside her and spoke softly so that only she could hear. The
others paid no attention as introductions were made all around.
" What's wrong?" asked Wolff.
" You'll see. " she responded as she left his side and headed straight to
the reason for her confusion.
" Johns!" she said, sharply, as everyone turned with Johns to look at her
questioningly. " That's your name... Johns?!"
" Yeeesss..?" said Johns, uncertain as to her behavior. " Malcolm Vernon
Johns to be exact."
" You wouldn't happen to be related to William Johns, would you?"
Jack's Troop suddenly looked at each other in understanding, as Wolff's
eyes darkened in memory, now knowing what had upset Jack.
" Yes..." confirmed Johns, reluctantly. " he was my big brother... but I
barely remember him, and I'm glad of that... believe me, I don't want to
be associated with that coward, let alone related, but I am."
" That's well and good." Said Jack, darkly. " but you're still out of here
on the first transport out."
" Now wait a minute..." protested Johns.
" You can't do that!" interrupted Kiev.
" Watch me." Said Jack, as she spun on her heel and walked away.
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