CH 1-10

Summary

Shes gone. we can’t find her, or she doesn’t want to be found. secrets from her past come to light. all is not what it seems. and I fucked up. we all fucked up. now I need to find her to make it right. will we get to her in time. can we save her from her past or will she be lost to us forever.

1: Oliver

“For fucks sake Oli. slow down man. you’re going to rip me open.”

Eli is my punching bag today.

well, he’s a hole for my cock to punch.

I needed to let of some steam after the shit show that was yesterday.

“Just hold still, stop complaining like a little bitch.”

I thrust my hips harder as Eli grunts.

he knows how to take me when I get like this.

“Fuck… Oli it’s too much.”

I pump my hips. my hands holding his.

“Just a little more. take me Eli. take all of me.”

I grab his cock and stroke his length in hard slow movements.

“Ahh fuck”

his balls draw up and his hole getter tighter.

“that’s it, come for me.”

he does just that, coming into my hand as I slam into him over and over again.

“Yes, yes, yes. fuck”

I slow my movements as I come down from my high.

Eli slaps my leg as I slide from his body.

“you’re a dick you know that right.”

I huff and walk into the bathroom.

“I’m serious Oli, what the fuck was that you could do serious damage.”

Eli grabs my arm to turn me.

I don’t know why I lunge at him.

why I show him so much vulnerability.

but he catches me, and I let him hold me while I cry.

“We should have listened to her. she was trying to explain E.”

he nods against my head.

“I know Oli, Roman acted selfishly.”

yes, he did.

“I’m going to go find her today. she deserves the right to explain.”

I sniff and stand up.

“I’ll come with you.”

we dress and walk down to the kitchen.

Roman is scowling and playing with a white envelope in his hand.

“Oli and I are going to find her.”

Roman stands up abruptly, sliding the envelope into his pocket.

“Why. she played us.”

I could punch him right now.

“She was trying to explain to us. she was scared Ro. she was scared of how we would react.”

Roman doesn’t look convinced.

“Whatever it was she wanted to tell us. it scared her.”

Miles is sitting calmly at the other end of the table.

“Your both fools, I have proof she was messing around behind our backs, stealing money. but go ahead and chase a fantasy, believe her lies, I don’t give a shit.”

He walks off and doesn’t look back.

this is all so fucked up.

“Miles. you want to come with us.”

Eli sounds so hopeful.

Miles shakes his head no.

“I’m conflicted. she lied.”

I’m about to start shouting but Eli jumps in first.

“She had a good reason, Miles. why won’t you just hear her out”?

Miles grabs hold of Eli and shakes him.

“Let me finish you little shit.”

Eli backs down and Miles lets him go.

“She lied, and that’s why I’m conflicted. because I think she lied for a good reason. but I’m not the one who needs convincing. its him”

Miles looks in the direction that Ro went.

Eli looks at me.

“Come on, let’s go find our girl.”

Miles watches us leave.

we drive downtown, its quiet for a Sunday.

“You really think she’ll be at the office.”

I nod, where else would she go.

“I’ve tried her cell; she won’t pick up. unless she went to a motel. she’ll be here.”

Eli drives us to the corner of her block.

“We should have stopped her leaving.”

I nod and pat him on the shoulder.

“Dam straight we should have.”

we climb out and walk the short distance to her door.

the office is open which is a Suprise. but then I remember Cici telling us that Sallyanne is a workaholic.

“Mr. Sanders. Mr. Green. how can I help you”?

Sallyanne is a lovely woman, stern looking but lovely.

“Is Cici around, we need to talk to her. her cell isn’t working.”

Sallyanne looks puzzled.

“Sorry no, she left yesterday. said she had something to do and that was that.”

Eli looks at me and I shrug.

“Do you know anywhere else she may have gone?”

Sallyanne shakes her head no.

“I’m sorry, but she’s either here or at home.”

her cheeks slightly Pinken and it’s a cute look.

“Thanks for the help. if she comes in, can you call us, please.”

she frowns and then nods.

“Sure thing Mr. Sanders”

we leave feeling defeated.

“Where else could she possibly go”

I pull out my cell and start a search of all motels in the area.

“There are Five motels close by. let’s check them first, then move on to hotels.”

Eli opens his car door and looks around.

“Oli there must be over One hundred Hotels, we can’t search them all.”

I let out a deep sigh.

“I know, but we can call. send out a picture and if anyone sees her or if she checks in anywhere, we get them to call us.”

I’m not giving up on her.

we climb into the car and head for the double blue motel.

it’s a shit hole but its close so she could be there.

“This place is disgusting.”

I nod in an agreement.

“True story, but we need to ask if she checked in or out.”

Eli joins me when we reach the dirty and smelly office.

Orlando Blue is the owner.

he and his brother have owned this motel for over Thirty years.

“Evening Oliver. Good to see you.”

I don’t shake his outstretched hand because who knows what he’s done with it.

Orlando used to be, let’s just say an old acquaintance.

he’s a man you go to for information, or you need your next fix.

“Have you seen this girl.”

Eli holds up his phone and Orlando looks closer.

“You know information aint free boy.”

I slap a Fifty on the counter while he looks again.

“Pretty young thing. she yours”

Eli is ready to lunge but I step in his way.

“Yes or no. she been here or not.”

Orlando shakes his head no.

“I’m sure id remember a stunner like that, sorry boys.”

we leave the office and walk back to the car.

“Where to next”

I bring up my phone and tell him the address.

Turns out she’s not at the pink flamingo.

she’s not at the Two strikes.

she’s not at heavens hideaway either.

“Fuck me, now what.”

we just arrived at the last Motel and its closed down.

“We go home, we regroup, and we get as many people as possible to help track her down.”

Eli nods and we turn the car around and head for home.

“We need Roman Ol. he has connections. if he’s on board then we will find her”

I pat his thigh.

he’s right. Roman is our guy.

“We just need to convince him she didn’t do what he’s accusing her of.”

2: Roman

Fuck this shit.

fuck it all to hell.

Two months wasted.

Two months we could have been settled with a legitimate surrogate.

But no, we went and fell for the strait-laced estate agent.

the one woman who won’t let us touch her, devour her.

I’m so mad right now I’m shaking.

Oli and Eli have gone off to find her.

she’ll be at work, using my hard-earned money to make her own life better.

it’s a bitter thought and maybe I am being too harsh on her.

Anthony handed me an envelope this morning.

he didn’t say who it was from, just handed it to me and walked away.

I pull it from my pocket and stare at it.

“Knock, knock. you busy”

Miles walks into my office and takes a seat.

I throw the letter into my draw.

“what’s up.”

the silence doesn’t last long.

“Just wanted to see how you’re doing; everything is a mess. I get your angry with her, but you know the boys are infatuated with her.”

I scoff loudly.

“Fucking morons. she made us look like fools Miles, all this time and she was what? running around behind our backs.”

he nods along with me.

“But do you think maybe we should have listened to her side of the story; we didn’t give her the proper chance to explain.”

I stand and pace the room.

“The pictures don’t lie Miles. she was seeing other people behind our back, she stole money, she hid things from us.”

Miles stands up too.

“I don’t believe that for a second Ro. I think she was scared. something in her past scared her, look again. she’s not smiling. she’s scared, and as for the money. it was hers to spend as she pleased, if she hid things from us, it was for a good reason.”

Miles leaves my office and shuts the door with a soft click.

I take out the photos and look at them again.

she looks fine to me.

held against her car while her lover looks down at her.

“Fuck this”

I throw the pictures in the same draw as the letter.

I decide to use the pool, I need a swim.

we haven’t actually used it since we moved in.

the Room itself gives the feel of being in a tropical jungle.

the pool is in the shape of a large kidney bean, with a built-in cave at one end.

the cave entrance is hidden by a realistic waterfall.

taking off my pants and shirt, I dive into the pool in just my underwear.

after doing Twenty laps, I head for the cave.

there’s a seat underwater, and tiny blue lights imbedded into the roof.

I bet at nighttime this looks magical.

After an hour I decide to get out and go do something productive.

I have more emails needing my attention.

My phone rings and I pick it up without looking.

“yes”

I hear breathing on the other end.

“Is anyone there?”

I ask again, waiting.

“Mr. Dellafera. it’s me Holly. I worked with Cici at Mason and cook.”

I hold the phone away for a second contemplating weather or not I wanted to hear what she had to say.

“She wasn’t cheating on you sir. the pictures lied. she… I think she was being blackmailed, I’m not the one who you need to be worried about.”

I stand and walk to the window.

“I’m listening, what do you know.”

she sniffs on the line.

“I heard Lisa and Brian talking. Lisa saw Cici with those two men outside the bank. Lisa laughed when she told Brian she looked scared and that she was crying, I think she made some stuff up, Cici isn’t who Lisa said she was.”

Holly takes a minute to collect her thoughts.

“Lisa wanted Cici out of the picture. Mason and Cook is failing. she thought if she got rid of Cici, she could steal back her clients, after what you did to her and Brian, she wanted revenge.”

my hand grips the phone.

“you’re sure of this Holly.”

I have to know she’s been legit.

“Yes sir. Cici is a good person. she’s an honest person. if she really did take that money, she did it for a good reason, if she was seen with those men, I don’t think for one second it was anything good, she wanted a place to call home. I think she found it with the four of you.”

I hang my head in shame.

I should have listened.

why the fuck didn’t I listen.

I’m the controlled one of the groups.

fuck it all to hell.

“Lisa is planning on shutting down Taylor and co Real estate. I don’t know how, but just… just be cautious, if Cici isn’t around, Lisa will hit where it hurts.”

with that the line goes dead.

---

It’s been Three days since Cici left.

she’s not been to work and not one person knows where she is.

Oli and Eli are beside themselves with worry.

her cell has been cut and she’s not used her bank card.

so far, they have checked every motel, and half of the hotels in just this area code.

Nothing.

Zip.

Nada.

“For fucks sake. where is she”?

Oli is frustrated, pacing the floor of the dining room.

“We still have a few places left to call, plus I’m waiting back on some emails if anyone recognizes her.”

I look to my two best friends.

I haven’t told them yet about the phone call from Holly.

I’m still undecided as to whether she was telling me the truth.

I looked into Cici Taylor and low and behold she didn’t exist up until three years ago.

her record is clean.

no family history.

and when I think about all the times Cici has had the chance to tell us about herself.

she told us nothing.

clammed up tight.

she said she was Raped when she was a child.

maybe this is all connected.

I stand and leave the room.

I’m still waiting to hear back from the university where she attended to see how her tuition was paid.

“Do you not care at all?”

Oli stops me with his words.

“she’s been gone days Ro. no one knows where. she vanished, she could be hurt or worse.”

Eli looks so broken.

“Help us Ro. you have the equipment. you can end this, help us find her.”

I do have the means. but do I want to help.

I shake my head and continue to walk away.

“you’re a coward.”

hearing Oli sound so lost makes my heart squeeze.

Just give me a few more days brother.

just let me figure some shit out for myself.

I walk into my security room and close the door.

this is my domain, my space.

I have all of the best high-tech computers and gadgets money could buy.

I flex my fingers, reach for the keyboard and start to dig.

3: Eli

It’s been over two weeks since Cici left.

not one person has seen her, heard from her.

Miles has been going to Taylor and co, Sallyanne and Scott have it under control.

but I think Miles goes there to feel close to her.

So far none of the hotels have seen her, most people have replied.

the only person who has been showing an interest is Fucking Lisa and her wormy husband Brian.

Sallyanne said she walks past the office at least three times a day.

Miles said we had two clients pull out of a deal because they heard Cici had skipped town.

Miles is doing damage control but without Cici here in person people are worried.

“I think it’s time we all sat down together; I have some information for you.”

Roman stands in the doorway of the Kitchen.

he looks rough, like he hasn’t slept for a while rough.

his shirt is creased, and his pants look like they have food stains on them.

Miles walks in at the exact moment.

“You should have done this days ago Ro. you knew we needed you and you turned your back”.

Roman shakes his head.

“I didn’t turn my back. I’ve been doing my own research; I just didn’t want to get your hopes up.”

he takes a pause before he continues.

“You know I designed technology to help find missing people right.”

Oli and Eli both turn to look at me while Miles finally relaxes his stiff shoulders.

“Oh, thank fuck. we had just about run out of ideas, Ro, please tell me you have something.”

Oli gets up and pulls him into his embrace.

“let’s go to the surveillance room. I can run her picture and see exactly which rout she took, then ill fill you in with what I know.”

we move in sync towards Roman’s playroom, the room that he wouldn’t normally allow anyone to enter.

wall to wall monitors. three desks. multiple keyboards.

scanners, cameras, Aswell as a high-end x86 Intel CPU.

Technical stuff that we won’t understand.

“Ok so we use this program here to enter the details of her car. we then scan her picture and enter in in here. we wait for it to run its course and hopefully we will get a hit on what direction she took.”

we all look towards the screen.

“License plate entered. and now”

he slides her picture into the scanner, and we watch it appear on the screen.

“Her driver’s license pops up.

then her graduation certificate.

Her home address.

and the contract for her phone.

even the application for college.

“How the hell does it do all that from a picture.”

I can’t keep the awe out of my tone.

“it’s a sophisticated piece of technology that I designed.”

Roman fiddles with the keyboard again.

“So, from what I gather. up until three years ago, Cici Taylor didn’t exist.”

Oli looks and me and I shake my head.

“She spent the first year working at Hollister clothing. working double shifts whenever she wasn’t in class.”

so that explains how she was paying for her degree.

“She also took out a small loan which she paid back at the end of last year.”

Miles moves closer to the screen.

“She has lived in the same apartment for the last three years with Francess Draper.”

no boyfriend or girlfriends.

Just them.

“Looks like I got a hit on her license plate.”

Roman allows multiple camaras to fill the screen.

“Ok. looks like she pulled up at work after…”

he doesn’t finish.

he doesn’t need to.

“fuck”

we all watch in horror as the two same men creep up behind her and strike her in the back of the head.

she’s then pushed into the back of the car, and they climb in the front.

“Can you do facial recognition on their faces?”

Roman brings up their mug shots but unfortunately, they are not clear.

“No, they kept their faces away from the camara.”

we all growl as the car then leaves the street.

its caught again on Maddison drive.

then heads west on Maple towards the intersection.

“What direction are they headed?”

Roman brings up a map of New York and the surrounding states.

“If I had to guess. Pennsylvania”

I do the math in my head.

“that’s over a 4-hour drive.”

we all look to Roman.

“I don’t think that’s where she’s being taken, I think it’s much further than we ever thought.”

he cuts the camaras and look at us all with a solemn expression.

“Ro, what’s going on, talk to us. you’ve been MIA for days, hulled up in here. why the change of heart.

we wait for what feels like ages before he speaks.

“I have something to show you and you’re not going to like it. just know I didn’t show you because I wanted to do my own search first.”

my hands start to sweat.

what the hell is he talking about.

“Anthony handed me a white envelope the day after Cici…left.”

he takes a deep breath.

“I didn’t open it until Four days ago.”

he looks at us with sad eyes.

“I was so fucking wrong about her. I treated her like… fuck.”

Miles steps forward to place a hand on his shoulder.

“We can get through this. just show us what she gave you.”

Roman pulls himself together and turns back to the screen.

“Ok, this is what she wrote.”

he clicks the screen, and a letter comes into view.

Dear Roman, Miles, Oliver and Elijah.

Forgive me for doing what I had to do.

I would never have taken money if it meant losing you.

I have been running from my past for so long I just didn’t see another way.

the men you saw me with were from my past.

my brother’s best friends.

they told me to pay them 10 thousand dollars a month or they would tell my brother where I was.

I couldn’t go back.

the three of them have been abusing me since I was 13 years old.

if they take me back…

I’m going to look for a new apartment.

I’ll stay close to work and eventually pay you back everything I took.

if for whatever reason I go missing.

then they have taken me home and you will most likely never see me again.

don’t let my business fail.

don’t let Lisa ruin what you all helped me achieve.

thank you for some of the happiest moments of my life.

I’ll never forget you.

all my love.

Cicilia xx

by the time I’ve finished reading it, Oli has left the room slamming the door behind him.

“I’m going to keep scanning her picture. I’m not giving up. she has to be in the database somewhere.”

I hear Roman talking but I’m not listening.

my heart is broken.

we have all been ripped open and now I don’t know if we will ever get back to what we had.

I feel let down.

The front door slams and I hear Oli start his car.

“Eli, I promise ill fix this.”

Roman grabs my arm in an attempt to hold me there.

after a beat he lets go and sinks back down into his chair.

if only he had listened to her, let her explain.

she wouldn’t have been taken.

we would have protected her.

4: Miles

“You ready for another one sugar”

May gives me a motherly smile.

I feel at home here, the comedy club is my second home.

“Fill her up.”

I hand over my glass and listen to the cleaners do their thing around me.

“Hunny, you’ve been here for Three days now. you want to tell me what’s going on.”

I think back to the day we all read that letter.

Oli was devastated.

Eli was heartbroken and I.

I don’t know what I was.

In one hand I wanted to be there for Roman, my brothers.

but in the same scene I wanted to mourn the fact that I had lost her too.

it’s been over two weeks since she was taken.

the last thing I heard is that Roman is still searching for her.

Oli and Eli have been staying at our spare penthouse apartment downtown.

and me.

well, I’m working at Taylor and co by day.

getting blind drunk by night.

“You sure you need anymore. looks like you need to go home and sleep it off.”

may is right of course but I don’t tell her that.

“Hunny you’ve been friends with those others since forever. if y’all have fell out. go make it right.”

Friends?

my best fucking friends.

and yet now we are so far apart.

I look up at May and it’s like a lightbulb moment.

“May, you’re a fucking genius.”

my words slightly slurred.

“I need to get home.”

I stumble from the bar and May yells for Lile.

“Take him home. he looks like he’s one shot away from alcohol poisoning.”

Lile comes to my side and tucks me under his arm.

“Come on champ. let’s get you to the car, I’ll take you home.”

---

I stumble up the front steps as Lile curses about me being too damn big and heavy.

Roman opens the front door before he knocks.

“Oh hey, just dropping this one off.”

I look up to Roman and frown.

Two Romans, cool huh.

the next thing I know, I’m puking into the nearest bush.

“Thanks, Lile, I’ve got him.”

Roman helps me stand and Lile disappears.

poof, gone.

I can’t help letting of a little giggle.

fuck I’m drunk.

“Jesus Miles. what the hell have you been drinking”?

Roman drags me inside and up the stairs.

“Whiskey. whiskey neat. whiskey sour, whiskey from a bottle”

Roman huffs as we walk into my room and then into the bathroom.

I hear the shower and Roamn cursing under his breath.

“Come on, strip. you need to sober up.”

I giggle again.

“Strip me daddy. clean me.”

Roman huffs again and my shirt is pulled off.

my pants too and then cold water hits my face.

“ahhh”

I let out a cry of shock from the cold.

Roman turns on the heat when he sees me shiver.

“Now wash yourself and I’ll go make you some coffee.”

I nod, my head feeling far too heavy.

once I’ve done some kind of cleaning.

I turn off the shower and grab a towel.

I feel slightly sober now and when I look in the mirror I groan.

I look like shit.

I haven’t shaved in days, plus the bags under my eyes are very unattractive.

“Feeling better”

Roman appears in the doorway.

I nod and turn towards him.

“Good, come on, I’ve got coffee.”

I follow him into my room and sit on the edge of the bed.

Roman hands me the cup and I take a deep gulp.

“What a fucking mess”

I can’t help voice how I feel.

“We all are. none of us are sleeping. Oli and Eli won’t speak to me.”

Roman looks defeated and lost.

“We need to find Frances.”

Roman looks at me, his head nearly ripping from his neck.

“If anyone knows anything about butterfly, its him.”

Roman stands and paces the room.

“Oli is the only one who knows where he is.”

I drink the rest of the coffee and I have to admit it’s working.

I feel loads better.

“Then call him and ask him.”

Roman sits back down.

he puts his head in his hands.

“I fucked up Miles. Oli won’t speak to me. he won’t answer my calls.”

I place my hand on his shoulder.

“Send a message that we need Frances to call us. he could have information about her past. we could find her Ro.”

Roman nods and stands.

he pulls his phone from his pocket and brings it to his ear.

I need another coffee.

“For fucks sake Oliver”

he ends the call and then proceeds to send a message.

Clearly Oli doesn’t want to talk to him.

“What did you say?”

I stand and pull on some sweatpants.

“Told him we need info. this info could get us closer to finding Cici.”

now we wait.

as we walk into the kitchen Anthony has finished plating up a turkey sandwich for me.

“you’re the best Ant. this looks fantastic.”

Anthony leaves the room with a soft hum.

Roman pulls his phone out again and answers it.

“Oli, do you have a way for me to contact Frances.”

Roman puts his phone on speaker.

“Yes, but why”

oh, for fucks sake Oli.

“He lived with Cici; I’m surprised none of thought about it sooner. he could know where she came from, he must know her name from before.”

I hear shuffling and then Oli speaking with Eli.

“Ok, I’ll send over the details now. let me know what he says.”

I cough to clear my throat.

“Oli, you and Eli need to come home. it’s been days. if we get hold of Frances, you need to be here when we locate her.”

I hear a low growl and then a fine.

I presume that was Eli agreeing.

“Fine, we will be home this evening.”

the line goes dead, and I let out a long sigh.

Roman phone beeps and he smiles when he holds it up.

“Frances Draper. let’s invite him to stay the weekend.”

I shake my head in amusement while taking a bite of my sandwich.

---

the conversation with Frances went without issue.

he said he could travel down later tonight and be here by morning.

he was eager to see what we had found out so far.

considering he didn’t even know she was missing he took it all in his stride.

said he had tried to call her a couple of times but just presumed she was busy with one or all of us.

the front door slams just after 8 and Oli walks into the kitchen first.

“wheres E”

Oli shrugs and grabs a beer from the fridge.

“We all need to sort our shit out. this is not how we are.”

Roman walks in at that point.

“Who we are. who we are Miles? who are you? who am I? who is he.”

he points to Roman who stays quiet.

“I don’t know who I am anymore. we were happy god damn it. we found our unicorn. she made us happy. we were happy. then it all got blown to shit”

I’ve seen Oli cry before but not like this.

never like this.

Roman reaches him first and I worried for a minute he would yell and lash out.

but he falls into Roman arms and continues to cry.

Eli walks in at this point.

“he’s been like this ever since we left.”

I pull Eli closer to me and we step closer to Ro and Oli.

“I’m so sorry. forgive me. I’m so fucking sorry.”

Roman is emotional.

his voice is horse.

he’s on the verge of losing it too.

we need to pull this family back together or losing Cici will have been for nothing.

5: Lacey

Slap.

I’m woken to a slap to the face.

one of many I’ve received lately.

“Up bitch. the house won’t clean itself.”

Thats right, I’m a glorified slave.

Nixon smirks down at me where I lay on a thin mattress in the basement.

yep, a basement.

I have cuffs on my wrists and a chain that links them to my ankles.

I’m chained to the wall when everyone goes to bed.

my body still aches from the first beating I got from Troy.

my body is a decretive color of yellow, green and purple.

luckily, I haven’t been Raped yet, but I know it’s coming.

I groan as I roll to sit up.

Troy steps into view as Nixon removes my cuffs.

“Little mouse. how did you sleep”??

I don’t look at him as he smiles down at me.

sadistic fucker.

he was extra brutal with me last night; my stomach took a few good kicks.

They are all worse when we have people over to party.

I get another slap for not answering.

“Answer me bitch. you think this is cruel. just wait till we get between those sweet thighs again; wait till I loan you out to my buddies.”

I shiver at the thought.

“Nobody is gonna save you. your here for life and guess what”

I still don’t answer which gets me another slap.

“Nixon and I have come to an agreement.”

I lift my head to look up at Nixon and then Troy.

Coxy is leaning against the back wall.

“You see, Nixon here has decided he wants to start a family and settle down. stupid fucker”

Coxy laughs.

Id laughs too if I dared.

“It seems he wants you little mouse. But I said he can only have you if he marries you.”

my body freezes.

Troy gets closer to me.

“doesn’t mean Coxy and me wont still get to have you, don’t fret. we will be one big happy family, I don’t want kids, nor does Cox. so, you’ll marry Nixon and give him a son.”

I have to stop myself form physically throwing up.

after my second day back, Troy had a doctor come give me a checkup.

cleared me for all activities.

“I know, I know. we were going to give you the shot. but Nixon begged me, who am I to say no.”

what about me you sick fuck.

Don’t I get a say in this.

I’m screaming inside.

I hurt, my body hurts.

my head hurts, and now my heart.

“I mean I personally hate condoms, but if it’s what my man here wants then so be it. we will get the paperwork sorted for the marriage and then get the doc back to give you a fertility shot.”

my world crumbles.

ever since being back, I’ve had thoughts of ending it all.

but the thought of not seeing Roman, Oli, Miles or Eli again fills me with heartache.

I wonder if they miss me.

did Roman read my letter.

Can I even forgive them for how they treated me?

apparently, Troy sold our family home.

started a construction company here in Pennsylvania.

it’s a Mear 4 hours from New York.

4 hours, from my men, former men.

God my heart aches to see them again.

“Now, get up and get dressed. when you’ve proven you can behave you will sleep in bed with Nixon. he will be your handler.”

God, he talks like I’m cattle.

like I’m some human that’s been sold.

but then I guess I have.

“Thanks for the 20K by the way. big, big help”

Troy pats my cheek and walks. away.

Coxy follows but not before giving me a wink.

Nixon bends down and gets in my face.

“don’t worry little lace. I’ll be good to you. we can be one big happy family.”

his mouth tells me one thing.

his eyes say another.

Nixon leaves and I throw on some skimpy shorts and a tight top.

it’s my uniform apparently.

the house I’m in is big.

5 bedrooms, a kitchen diner, Lounge and games room.

there’s a pool outback with a small pool house and a mini bar.

my aching feet carry me upstairs and into the kitchen.

I begin to make them their breakfast while they sit around and talk about their next big job.

Bacon and eggs, Toast and fresh orange juice is placed on the table.

I’m not allowed to eat their food.

I have to have bread and water.

food is earned.

“We have to pick up supplies for the Gregson estate. Cox you collect the wood, Nixon, and I will pick up the windows.”

I zone out when they start talking about their work.

none of them have degrees in building so I’m not sure how they built a business.

Today is Friday so tonight will be party night.

I hate it.

all their work buddies grope and fondle me like I’m a free meal.

Troy won’t let them sleep with me, but he has said if I misbehave, he will start charging his friends by the hour to abuse me.

do I believe him, yes, I do.

“I’ll call it at city hall and get a marriage license application. Cox, call in on doc and get her to come here tonight.”

I don’t mean for a tear to slip.

but my heart is literally breaking apart.

“Little lace. come give me a kiss goodbye.”

Nixon grabs my hair and pulls my head back.

I wince at the notion.

my head is already sore from them doing this.

Nixons lips touch mine and I refrain from gagging.

he pushes his tongue into my mouth and makes me kiss him back.

If I don’t, he will just make it last longer.

he winks when he pulls away.

Troy kisses my cheek while he slaps my ass hard.

Coxy wraps me in a bear hug and sucks on my neck like a vampire.

I don’t know how much longer I can keep doing this.

to marry Nixon is one thing, but to have his baby is something else.

I should just give up and end it.

but I’m too stubborn for that.

I clean the plates from the table and steal a few mouthfuls of left over eggs from Troys plate.

I need to keep my strength up if I’m to survive.

I wash the dishes and sweep the floors.

the stupid chains around my ankles make it hard for me to walk.

the doors and windows all have locks, so I know I wouldn’t get far even if I weren’t chained.

I vacuumed the living room and polish the tables.

I clean the bathrooms and make their beds.

just looking at any of their beds makes me retch.

the feel of their hands all over me makes me shudder.

soft touches that turn to slaps and punches.

the smell of alcohol on their breaths when they try to kiss me.

I’m being taught a lesson for running away.

I’m not aloud pleasure until they deem me fit.

what a joke.

like I’d ever want it from them.

when will it end?

when will I be free?

all I know is if I play it smart and bide my time, I can live and eventually walk away.

at some point I will need to be let outside.

at some point they will have to trust me.

at some point I will run again.

at some point I’ll be free.

I’ll make sure of it.

6: Roman

“Rome, you up”

Miles taps on the bedroom door before coming in.

I’m just about ready to get up anyway.

the last few days have been the four of us bonding again.

we can’t even begin to protect Cici if we can’t look after each other.

it’s been a wakeup call.

“I’m up. just heading for the shower”

Miles is in a pair of grey sweatpants with no top.

“I’ve just hit the gym so ill join you.”

I have to objection to that.

Miles smirks as he follows me into the bathroom and turns on the shower.

I brush my teeth and strip off my boxers.

“What time is Frances arriving?”

he was supposed to be here two days ago, but he had trouble with his car and didn’t have any other means to get here.

we offered to go get him, but he said he would sort it and come when he could.

it’s been agony waiting more days.

agony not knowing where Cici is or if she’s being beaten or Raped.

I step in the shower as Miles joins me.

“He should be here within the hour.”

I grab the shampoo and clean my hair.

Miles runs his hands down my chest as I get lost in my head.

my morning wood is still standing proud when Miles takes me in his hand and gives me a leisurely pump.

I throw my head back and moan.

“it’s been too fucking long Ro. let me take care of you.”

Miles kisses my chest and I close my eyes.

Miles drops to his knees and takes me in his mouth.

“Fuck, that feels so good.”

I praise the man at my feet.

Miles is good with his tongue.

he uses his hand to stroke the extra skin and tugs gently on my balls.

Fuck I need this.

I need to feel again.

and feel I do.

“Keep going, I’m nearly there.”

I hold the wall for support.

taking a peek down I see Miles pop off my cock and flick his tongue over the sensitive head.

“Come for me Ro”

he sucks me down deep and the urge is so strong to cum I let go and spill my seed into his mouth.

“Oh god. fuck yes”

Miles cleans me up and sucks my balls just because he can.

he stands before me, and I take his now hard cock in my hand.

“No, that was just for you.”

Miles removes my hand and proceeds to clean his body.

I step up behind him and suck lightly on his neck.

“Thank you”

he grunts and I climb out of the shower.

---

Knock, knock.

Anthony opens the office door.

“Roman, Frances Draper is here”

I nod towards Anthony, and he opens the door wider for the man himself to walk in.

I stand as do the others.

“Welcome Frances. please come in, make yourself at home”

Frances walks in and shakes all of our hands.

“Thanks for inviting me down. any news on Cici yet”

I shake my head no.

“We seem to be missing some vital information.”

Frances nods and sits when Eli brings him an extra chair.

“Ok, so what do you need from me.”

smart boy.

“We ran her face in the recognition data base. Cici Taylor doesn’t seem to exist. do you know why”?

Frances sits up straighter.

he seems a proud man.

even if he does look like a surfer dude.

“She doesn’t exist because that’s not who she is. it’s a made-up name. her real name is Lacey Vivian Burdex.”

her real name isn’t Cici. how did we not know this.

“She came to me when she stared Uni., she was shy but had heard how I can… adjust things. my skills were very sort after.”

he smiles at this and Oli chuckles.

“She was shy, scared even. jumped at her own shadow.”

he shakes his head like he’s seeing a memory.

“She didn’t have any means to pay me. but I knew, I knew she needed me. so, I asked her to be my friend and she eventually agreed.”

the room relaxes.

“So how did she pay for her courses. I assume you helped with that too, her job alone wouldn’t cover the cost.”

Frances turns beet red.

“Yes, I may or may not have falsified her payment records. I may or may not have had her records show as full scholarship, when she was indeed their illegally.”

“She was desperate. she needed to make her life better, to succeed. I saw that in her. her fight, her spirit. she helped me so I helped her.”

Eli stands abruptly.

he grabs Frances from his chair and gives a strong manly hug.

Frances groans from being squeezed.

“Thank you. she’s the best person I know. my pudding is a fighter. but we need her back.”

Frances pats Eli on the back.

“I’m here to help. what can I do”?

we all let out a breath and finally I see the light at the end of the tunnel.

“First we need to check out her name in the database. where did she say she was from”

Frances looks at me.

“Mississippi. somewhere called Cedar falls. but I don’t think she would go back home, not to the place she was running from.”

deciding to trust Frances I bring out the letter Cici wrote.

Frances takes it with a frown and then reads with a furrowed brow.

“Oh fuck. so, you think she’s in danger, I thought she was just missing.”

we all nod, and Oli jumps up to grab the bottle of scotch.

“We need a drink. yes, we think she’s in danger, missing at first, but now not so much. we have pictures that prove she was taken against her will. we just don’t know where.”

Frances nods and accepts a drink.

“Ok, well I need access to my computers. I only brought one with me.”

I stand and so do the others.

“I think it’s time to show you the best room in the house.”

Frances frowns but doesn’t question us.

“that’s the bedroom.”

Eli winks and Frances turns red again.

“don’t tease him fucker. he’s here to help.”

Oli punches Eli playfully and we leave the room.

“It was a joke, jeez chill out man.”

I shake my head at their playful banter.

I turn to Frances when we reach the door.

“The things you see or do in here. stay in this room. it’s my livelihood. my business. you understand.”

Frances nods before I open the door.

“Holy, Jesus, fuck balls”

Miles chuckles and Eli and Oli step up behind me.

“Dude this is sick. the things I could achieve with this set up, man.”

Frances looks around and then looks around again.

“Ok, so where do we start.”

I sit down and offer the other chair to Frances.

“let’s start with Cedar falls and go from there.”

Oli and Eli leave shortly after, but Miles takes a seat on the black leather sofa.

the room is quiet for 30 minutes until Frances smacks his hands and yells.

“Yeah baby, that’s what I’m talking about.”

Oli and Eli come back to the room, and we all gather around to see what he found.

The information he pulls up is phenomenal.

he done all this in less than an hour.

I’ve been at this for days.

“Well, I’ll be damned.”

Frances leans back in his chair while we all study the details.

7: Oliver

“So, you’re telling me the dude or dudes that took her are friends with her brother.”

Roman nods towards Frances and proceeds to fill us in.

“Yes. Nixon Tellis, Coxy Murelli. real name Coxton”

we all snigger.

“Her brother Troy isn’t actually her real brother.”

we all look towards Frances.

“Let me give you a back story, only things I’ve picked up here and there. Nile is Troys father. he passed away when Lacey was 17.”

I take a seat and wait for more.

“Nile met Lacey’s mom when she was a baby. but Nile could never walk away from Nina. Troys mom. this made Lacey’s mom unhinged and eventually she left. Lacey never knew her father wasn’t her biological dad.”

Roman stands and puts his hands in his pockets.

“You know all of this How?

Frances looks to Roman.

“Because I’m good at what I do, I wanted information, when the time came, and if Lacey ran. I wanted to be able to help her.”

we all nod in acceptance.

Roman pulls his phone from his pocket with a frown.

He answers the call while we wait.

“This is Roman… “

there’s a short pause before his frown turns deadly.

“Ok, calm down and lock the door. someone will be there shortly. if she comes back, call the police.”

he ends the call and looks at me.

“Lisa is causing trouble again.”

we all groan because it’s the last thing we need right now.

“I’ll go”

I stand and so does Frances.

“Losa Costlow. married to Brian. owns Mason and cook realter. fired Cici for taking her client away. such a child”

Eli sniggers.

“that’s the one. fucking bitch needs putting down”

Frances follows me out to the kitchen.

“There are more ways to skin a cat you know.”

I look at Frances as we walk into the kitchen.

“What are you thinking. cos whatever it is, needs to be long term, at this point I’m surprised Eli hasn’t killed her.”

Frances looks with wide eyes, then nods deep in thought.

“She doesn’t know me. let me do some digging. maybe I’ll call in to see if she can help me find a property. maybe I can drop in CiCi’s name. throw in some threats. make her think she’s found a friend.”

I can’t help but chuckle.

“that’s actually quite clever, but there is a slight problem.”

my eyes wonder down his torso.

His ripped jeans. his band T-shirt.

the man looks scruffy.

“Oh. yeah, um…shit”

I laugh harder and pat him on the back.

“it’s cool. follow me.”

I lead him to my room.

Frances is roughly the same size as me, slightly smaller than Eli and definitely smaller than miles and Roman.

“Try this. its Versage. Lisa will pick up on that detail straight off the bat.”

Frances nods and pulls off his jeans.

The man is lean and toned.

In another life I would have tapped that.

I hand him a white shirt and tell him to leave the top two buttons undone.

we are going for casual but sexy.

I slide the blazer up his arms and I can see he feels the need to adjust it on his shoulders.

“Fuck me. I’ve never looked so rich.”

I laugh loudly.

“Looks good man. come on, let’s go before Roman gets another call.”

---

Sallyanne is frantic by the time I arrive at the office.

I dropped Frances off with strict instructions not to use his real name, even if Holly recognizes him, hopefully she will keep her mouth shut.

we talked through some scenarios, and I have to say the man is smart.

“I’m telling you Mr. Sanders, she’s unhinged. screaming at me to let her in.”

I walk over to the window and look down.

“When was she last here”

before Sallyanne answers the bottom door bangs and we hear feet stomp up the stairs.

“Tell that little whore I’m not leaving until she speaks to me.”

Lisa is red in the face and clearly wasn’t expecting me to step into view.

“Oh, great one of her Harem. I need to speak with her. she needs to give me back my clients.”

Lisa looks like she’s about to cry.

Is she drunk too.

“You were told not to come back here. now leave.”

Lisa stands taller and shuffles forward.

“Tell me where she is. she’s not been here for weeks. did she leave you. did you kill her”?

oh, for the love of God.

“Go home Lisa. your drunk and I can’t help you. stop coming here and terrorizing the staff.”

Lisa huffs and falls back slightly.

“I had it all, she took it. I just want my business back to where it was. I was respected god dam it.”

Lisa continues to cry as I walk her down the stairs.

I hail a cab and throw her inside.

“Fucking hell”

I let my head fall back.

---

“Ok so how did it go. what happened with Lisa”?

Miles comes in the dining room and sits with his legs spread apart.

when he sees me looking, he smirks.

cocky loveable bastard in his grey sweats and his tight black top.

“Lisa turned up while I was there. drunk”

Roman rolls his eyes.

“I had better luck when Holly, she took my details and asked me to come back tomorrow to discuss with Lisa what I’m looking for property wise, almost seemed as if she knew me.”

Roman was impressed when I told him Frances’s idea.

said if he could get Lisa to trust him, come up with a plan to destroy Cici and her business.

Frances could record it. we could turn the whole thing in our favor.

“what’s the update on finding Cici.”

Miles throws a folder on the table towards me.

“We know they have a construction company in Pennsylvania. can’t find a home address as of yet. but we thought maybe find a property nearby, inquire about getting some work done.”

I nod as I read.

Look like T.C.N construction was born two years ago.

formally from Mississippi.

they have some real good feedback on the work they do.

“Ok, Miles I guess you’re in charge of finding us a property.”

Miles nods in my direction.

“We go down and check out the area.”

Roman sits down close to me.

“We get them to do some work, make friends if you will. then find out where they are keeping Cici.”

I nod and look towards Frances.

“you guys are lucky. I don’t think they know who you are. so maybe find a fake wife, invite them over for food, get close to them”

the room agrees and I have to admit it’s a start.

“I can help with the fake wife. I know a guy.”

Frances pulls his phone out and starts to type.

I just hope when we finally find her, she can forgive us.

we should have listneed.

and even if she doesn’t, I will spend the rest of my days making it up to her.

8: Lacey

It’s been Five weeks since I’ve been back here.

Troy kept his word and so far, it’s only been Nixon to drag me to his room.

Coxy joined us once in the beginning and Troy just seems content to watch.

I still have bruises from when the doctor came to give me the fertility shot.

I refused to have it and when she came at me, I span around in her arm and the injection ended up going in her own ass.

Troy beat me for that little stunt.

the doctor screamed because it took her weeks to locate the shot on the dark web.

I shudder to think what she was going to put in my body.

all I know is she will be back at some point.

Troy is standing in front of me with the marriage certificate application in his hand.

“Fill it out, sign it and then it’s done.”

Simple right.

my heart breaks a little more every day.

“Do I have a choice?”

I snatch the paperwork from his hands and that ends with Troy yanking my hair and slamming my face into the kitchen table.

“you done dissrespecting me bitch”

my face hurts and his hand holding my neck pinches.

“dont you ever speak to me like that again. you do as I fucking tell you and you do it with a smile on your fucking face”

with one more push he lets me go.

he slaps my ass hard and walks away.

I dont cry anymore, there is no piont.

“another job just came through”

Troy stops by the office door to talk to Nixon.

“Mr. and Mrs. Green. just moved to the area, got a house on Westpoint. want us to do up the pool house.”

Troy nods and takes the paperwork from Nixon as I sit and look at my own fate.

This time tomorrow I’ll be married to Nixon and my life will truly be over.

“Cox and you go check it out the address. meet with them and let me know what you think.”

Nixon comes over to me and leans down to kiss me.

“Be good little Lace. this time tomorrow your all mine”

he pets my hair lovingly and walks to the door.

The rest of the day I spend doing chores and reading in the back conservatory.

The weather looks beautiful today, but I’ve not been outside for weeks.

leaving the basement was a happy day but since then I’ve had to sleep next to Nixon.,

It’s still hell, but better than the basement.

---

“You fill out the paperwork.”

Nixon climbs out of bed where he’s left me naked and sore.

Every time is a battle.

I won’t make it easy for him, even if I eventually just lay there like a sack of potatoes.

“it’s in the kitchen.”

I roll over to face away from him.

“don’t sulk little Lace. this is a happy moment.”

he laughs as he walks into the bathroom.

I hate it when he comes home during the day just to torment me.

I’ve just finished getting my period, so I have to be careful in the next week or so because I know his goal is for me to become pregnant.

“Happy for who Nixon. this isn’t the life I chose.”

He can’t hear me say those words, if he did?

I don’t want to think about the consequences.

“That new job we got today is some rich prick from New York. wants us to build a new pool house.”

I don’t care.

“When can I go outside”

Nixon stops beside the bed; I can feel him.

“When you realize this is your life and you give me a son”

I roll over to watch him dress.

“that’s months away, Nixon please.”

I can’t help but sound sad and pathetic.

He leans down close to me.

“I’ll tell you what. seems as you’ve been a good girl. I’ll take you out in the garden after dinner.”

My eyes light up, maybe I could run and escape him when he’s not looking.

“don’t get your hopes up, I’ll be with you the whole time, maybe even handcuff us together.”

My hope dies and I deflate.

I cook dinner for everyone and Coxy pulls me onto his lap when he finishes his last mouthful.

“Your cooking skills are legendary Lace. now I need desert.”

One-minute I’m standing, the next I’m on my back on the table.

I find that place deep in my mind, the place they can’t touch when I’m being used and abused.

Even though I’m physically in the room, my mind is elsewhere.

my body betrays me when Coxy brings me to an orgasm.

I hate these moments and when he shuffles between my legs I look to Nixon and hope he will tell him to stop.

He doesn’t.

My only saving grace is that he wears a condom.

It doesn’t matter how much I push him away or fight to roll over.

Coxy is strong so I just fall limp and prey he finishes soon.

While I soak the dishes Nixon comes up behind me and takes my right wrist.

I feel the cold metal and hear the click of the silver cuffs.

“Come on then wife. let’s take a stroll.”

Wife?

does that mean its official?

when I don’t move Nixon places a finger under my chin and lifts my head.

“that’s right Little Lace. your now officially mine.”

he kisses my lips and pulls me from the kitchen to the back door.

the back garden is large and well maintained.

we stroll around the perimeter, my feet bare.

the walls are high so people can’t see in, and I can’t escape.

the evening air is cool on my skin and Nixon takes my hand like we are lovers.

“I know you hate me. but one day you could grow to love me. when we have kids, ill treat them right Lace. I’ll always treat you right, for them.”

Them?

oh god he’s planning to keep me pregnant.

“And what will you tell them why I’m held prisoner here.”

I hear him huff.

“It won’t always be like this. one day you’ll want to be here. you’ll want this life.”

Does he hear himself?

has he finally lost the plot?

“Nixon. I don’t want this life. I had a life, a career. I had freedom, how can you ask this of me.”

I feel him tense beside me, but he remains quiet.

“let’s go back inside. your done for the night, oh and this is for you.”

I let out a small sigh when a small gold ring lands in my palm.

Nixon watches me with fascination.

I let out another long sigh, slip the ring on and follow him inside.

it’s still only Nine in the evening but I’m ordered to bed like a child.

Nixon leaves me be so he can watch a football game with the others.

fine by me, I hate him and don’t want him anywhere near me.

I curl myself into a ball and stare at the window.

One day I’ll be free.

9: Roman

We got the house.

we secured T.C.N construction to do the work.

Miles spoke with Nixon personally to secure the appointment.

I’m currently dressing in some loose jeans and a polo shirt.

Miles said Nixon and Coxy are on their way to meet me at the house.

Frances has arranged for an escort to be my pretend wife.

The older woman who was dressed in a yellow sundress was beautiful.

long light brown hair and had specific instructions on how to act and what to say.

The last couple of weeks have been Go, Go, Go.

Frances has been plotting with Lisa how to bring Cici Taylor and co to its knees.

So far Lisa has just been sprouting hateful words.

we need her to actually make a move.

“This house is perfect for what we need, even if it is a little outdated, good job Miles.”

Oli has been walking from room to room.

“Remember it’s just me and my wife who will interact, Miles can be my brother.”

Oli frowns and looks between us both.

“You know I would make a much better little brother.”

Miles chuckles and I step close to Oli.

“You may be smaller than me, and act like a brother. but the things I want to do you are just downright criminal.”

Oli smiles at me in that way that tells me he knows.

“How much time do we have before the evil twins get here.”

I groan because I know what he wants.

“Enough for you to get on your knees for me.”

Oli leans forward and takes my mouth in that savage way only he knows how.

his right hand slides down my body, reaching my growing erection.

he then sinks to his knees.

“God, you look good on your knees for me.”

Oli opens the zip on my jeans and pulls them down.

“Suck me Oli, put that dirty mouth of yours to use.”

Oli takes my cock in his hand and licks the head.

my head falls back because he drives me crazy.

he sucks me down the back of his throat.

“Use your finger.”

Oli wastes no time pulling off my dick and licking his middle finger.

he sucks me back into his mouth while suing his wet digit to play with my asshole.

He pushes his finger in my hole, going all the way in.

he finds my prostate and rubs it vigorously.

“There it is god dam.”

I groan as Oli sucks and licks like his life depends on it.

Miles leans casually against the door frame.

“Your right, Oli does make a better little brother.”

I smirk at him just as Oli ads another finger to my ass.

“Fuck”

I spill my seed down his throat, and he laps it up like a good puppy.

I feel calmer now, sated.

“Why don’t you share your bounty with Miles.

Oli smiles as he stands up.

Miles steps forward and they share a cum filled kiss.

“Delicious”

Miles pats Oli on the ass and walks towards the front door.

“They just arrived.”

Oli strolls upstairs, keeping away for the time being.

“Where the fuck is Cassandra”

The woman Frances hired should have been here by now.

“I think she’s planning on making an entrance.”

we turn when we hear a car door slam shut.

“Ok, show time.”

I open the front door as Miles walks back towards the kitchen.

“Good morning gentlemen, good to see you, please come in.”

The taller one who I presume is Nixon shakes my hand.

he’s got short neat black hair, a straight nose and stubble on his face.

the other man who is shorter but well built, follows suit.

his hair is buzzed short, his face looks like it’s taken a beating a few times in the past but overall, both are fairly decent looking.

---

“We thought it would be a good place to raise children.”

Nixon nods as we finish discussing what I want done.

Coxy has taken notes, and both seem very interested in what I have to say.

we are sitting back in the living room after I showed then the current pool house.

The front door opens and in comes Cassandra looking flustered.

“I’m so sorry I’m late honey, the mall was full of people, and I was trying to get your mother the perfect birthday present.”

she stops suddenly and puts down her bags.

“I’m sorry, forgive the outburst, I’ll put these away and then get you some drinks.”

I make a show of looking displeased by her outburst.

I need them to know I’m not a nice man where it comes to my wife.

“My Apologies gentlemen, she just doesn’t seem to know when to shut up”?

Nixon smirks and Coxy smiles.

Perfect.

“No worries, we have a similar one at home.”

I turn my head slightly.

“You share her.”

Coxy chuckles while Nixon frowns.

“We do, you should try it. really puts them in their place.”

Coxy winks and I smile.

you really are an ugly son of a bitch on the inside.

“You could be on to something, maybe you could bring your girlfriend here to show my wife how it’s done.”

I relax and wait for them to turn me down.

“wife”

I look at Nixon who is also smiling.

“Just got married, but yeah until we can… tame her, she’s on lockdown”

I laugh because if I don’t, I think I’ll strangle him.

she would never marry this man willingly.

“Oh, sounds like you have your hands full.”

they both grin.

I want to throttle them with their own intestines.

“Nothing a small slap to the face won’t cure.”

Coxy again with his dirty mouth.

“Well, I think we covered everything here today. let me know when you plan to start.”

I stand as Cassandra comes back into the room.

“Leaving already”

she looks at me. confused.

oh, she’s good.

“Well, if you had bothered to get home earlier you could have been here for the discussion, but now I’ve done all the planning, and the summer house will be to my liking.”

she swings her hands in front of her body, looking nervous.

“But I was getting your mother a gift, the one you said to get.”

I stare at her as if looks could kill.

then for effect I pinch the bridge of my nose, waiting for her to speak again.

“How about I go get us some lunch prepared, it was nice to meet you both.”

Nixon and Coxy watch us with amused expressions.

“Go.”

I can’t help snapping at her and her flinch is perfect.

“Sorry gents. let me walk you out.”

Nixon turns back as Coxy continues to the car.

“I’ll be in touch, but I would imagine it to be next week. just need to run some numbers for supplies and things. sound good.”

I shake his hand and nod.

“Sounds good. maybe I’ll even turn it into my Batcave so I can have some peace and quiet.”

Nixon laughs and slaps me on the shoulder.

“I hear ya man. see you soon.”

I smile and wave as they leave.

Cassandra comes up to me when I’ve shut the door, Miles behind her.

“Thank you, you were perfect.”

Miles nods and she smiles.

“This was fun. I’ve never done role play before. I’m guessing you’ll need me again.”

I nod and pull some extra cash from my pocket.

“We will. next time you may need to wear something a little more reveling and I may have to get a little rough.”

she winks at me and takes the cash.

“No problem, just drop me an email with the details. I’m happy to help.”

I look to Miles when she leaves and let out a breath.

Phase one down.

Now we just need to get close.

I need them to trust me enough for them to bring Cici with them.

10: Miles

The office is quiet today.

Scott is dealing with the Condos and a very frustrated Mr. Lancaster.

Sallyanne is dealing with a sale over on Braxton and I’m currently texting Frances as he sits with Lisa over a coffee.

Frances: She wants to burn down the building.

Lisa is so unhinged its almost funny.

Me: go with it. we can clear the building and make her think she’s doing damage.

we can empty all the rooms. move Sallyanne and Scott.

tell them we are remodeling.

Frances: Shes said she’s gonna do it this Friday night. told me to meet her at 11 pm

I call Roman hoping he’s not busy with his new wife.

I almost laugh at that.

Cassandra is a mid-end escort. actually, a really nice woman.

“This is Roman”

always so fucking formal.

“That office space still available near you? I’m think we could remodel this one for when Cici comes back.”

Sallyanne watches me carefully from her seat.

we need people to think the move is legit.

“Oh, so she’s finally wanting to make a move.”

Roman gets it straight away.

“that’s great, maybe we could move in this week. get it done before Friday.”

I hate to discuss this shit on the phone but he’s four hours away. there is no other choice.

“Just make sure Frances gets evidence. anything we can use when the time comes.”

I nod along and flip open a catalogue on the desk.

“Yeah, maybe a bigger space for another desk. I quite like it here.”

Roman laughs on his end.

“You do you brother. see you at the end of the week.”

I look over to Sallyanne who is blushing.

“Love you too brother.”

I hang up and Sallyanne taps furiously on her keyboard.

I stand and stretch my legs.

“You probably heard that. but we want to make some changes around here for when Cici gets back.”

Sallyanne nods and stops typing.

“We will move to a temp office over the next few days. but please keep it on the down low. we wouldn’t want to upset anyone would we.”

she knows I mean Lisa, so she smiles and zips her lips.

“Let Scott know when he comes back. I’ll be out for the rest of the day.”

---

Frances walks around the new office space and whistles.

“I’m surprised Roman didn’t want her in this one in the first place.”

I have to agree but Cici isn’t like that.

“She chose the other one because of the foot traffic, she liked to be able to watch people walk below unaware she was watching them.”

Frances laughs.

“God, I miss her. she was a real friend to me. I feel like I let her down.”

I squeeze his shoulder as we stand in silence for a minute.

“Come on. she wouldn’t want this for you. let’s get this move done so we can plan Lisa’s downfall.”

---

“This is so much nicer than the other office, can we stay.”

Scott looks around as Frances finishes setting up his computer.

we managed to get all the moving done in two days.

“That will be up to Cici when she gets back.”

I pull the filing cabinet where I want it and watch Frances finish up.

“When will that be, is she ok?”

Sallyanne looks from me to Frances before blushing again.

I get it. Frances is a good-looking dude.

in another life I would have had him under me.

“she’s fine. just taking some time off to see family.”

Sallyanne doesn’t believe me and why would she.

up until now she knows we have been looking for her.

“How long will we be here?”

Scott sits on his new chair and swivels it around.

another good-looking man.

fortunately for me he’s happily married with a kid.

“I’d say a few weeks. I want the old office looking phenomenal for when Cici gets back.”

they both nod Frances joins me in the private office, one I claimed for me.

“Take this.”

I hand him a small recording devise.

“Keep it on you at all times, we need to hear her entire plan. when she gets close to the building. you bail. her anger alone will get her to finish the job. there are camaras opposite the office that will catch her in the act.”

Frances nods and puts the devise on his Jacket lapel.

“Ok, wish me luck.”

I smile and pat his back.

“You don’t need it. you got this and when Cici comes back, I’m telling her everything you’ve done to help us.”

Frances pulls me in for a hug.

its unexpected but nice.

“She will come back. we will get her back.”

I nod as he walks to the door.

once home, Anthony hands me some dinner and walks with me to the dining room.

“Is Eli home yet?”

Ant shakes his head no.

Eli decided to stay here with me while Oli stayed with Roman.

I’m heading back there this weekend because Roman has convinced the evil twins to come and have a beer with him.

seems they took a shine to Cassandra when she was in her bikini on their first day of the job.

“He was still at the office. said he would be home late.”

I nod and finish my food.

“Thanks Ant, I’m going to take a shower.”

He nods as I walk away.

I don’t know what wakes me in bed but when I turn over, I feel a warm body pressed to my back.

Eli.

he pulls me closer to him as he dreams.

“couldn’t sleep.”

Eli groans like I’ve woken him.

“Just wanted to be close to one of you”

I know how he feels.

yet again we are all in different places and it sucks.

“Tell me what you need?”

He runs his hand down my chest and stops at my junk.

“Just you Miles. please”

how can I deny him this.

“Roll over, on your back. ass up”

he does as he’s told so I can slip a pillow under him.

I grab the lube and squirt some on my fingers.

I lean over Eli and kiss him slowly, passionately.

he moans into my mouth when my fingers enter his body.

he trembles when I touch his prostate.

“I need you, Miles. I miss her. I miss Oli and Ro. I miss you. I miss us all together.”

I quiet him with another kiss.

I pull my fingers free from him and pull down my own boxers.

I cover my length in lube and lean over Eli as he patiently waits.

“I’ll always be here for you. so will the others. we will get her back. I promise you that.”

I slide my dick into his ass, and he relaxes enough for me to go all the way.

“Please move. I’m good”

I lock my hand around his throat and start to move.

we both moan in unison.

“Fuck, your still so tight”

I pick up my pace as he clutches onto my ass.

I use my free hand to tug on his cock.

“Harder, Miles please, harder”

I pick up my pace.

my hips piston in and out.

over and over until my balls draw up.

“Your tight little ass is going to make me cum.”

Eli moans and when I take his mouth and bite his lip his dick gets hard and shoots cum all over his own chest.

fuck me that’s hot.

“Fuck. fuck your ass just got tighter.”

I groan as I cum.

the never-ending feeling lingers as we both catch our breath.

“I love you, Miles.”

Eli leans up as I lean down.

our lips sealing us together.

“I love you Eli, don’t ever forget that.”