Chapter 4 A little too much fun

I woke up to a mouth full of red hair and a giant wet spot on my throat. Dee had wrapped her arms and legs around me like a koala. I groaned. When Dee was in a deep sleep like this almost nothing could wake her. She may as well be temporarily dead.

I wiggled and she tightened her grip. I was just about to pinch her when her phone started ringing relentlessly. Thankfully she had one of the most obnoxious ringtones known to man. It was a screamo song by asking Alexandria, one of our favorite bands.

Dee flailed around slapping at the air and I chuckled. That was until she smacked me on the mouth.

"Dee!" I snarled.

She stiffened, realizing what she had just done.

"I'm so sorry! I forgot where we were for a minute." She apologized meekly.

I grudgingly accepted her apology and got out of bed.

"What are we going to do today?" Dee yawned then stretched her thin arms above her head.

"Well.. I thought we could find a mall or a clothes outlet. Jesse gave me a card to get some essentials and I suppose some maternity clothes." I shrugged. My cheeks reddened when Dee shot me a catlike grin.

"Well, let's go then." She winked.

"Uhmmm... We might want to get dressed first." I looked pointedly at her chest.

Those puppies were out for the prowl.

She giggled and started rummaging through the drawers.

We walked down stairs and no surprise, Tio was waiting at the end of the steps.

"Good morning ladies. Are you going somewhere?" He arched a black brow.

I dangled the set of keys Jesse had given me Infront of his face.

"It is true, you may go wherever you like. However, there is one stipulation."

Dee and I exchanged a wary glance.

"You must have a guard with you at all times."

He whistled and in walked three young men. Gorgeous young men.

One by one they smiled a brilliant and sexy smile. They were impeccably dressed and stood attention beside Tio.

"You may chose whom you'd like to tag along." Tio clarified.

My stomach turned. I wasn't comfortable going anywhere with these men. I had no idea who any of them were. Dee however looked thrilled at the prospect of being tailed by such attractive men.

"I'd like you to go with us Tio."

Tio shot me a withering glare. It was the first time he looked absolutely terrifying and I gulped.

"I am the head of security, not a baby sitter." He snapped with finality.

I felt myself deflate.

"I believe your Luna requested you specifically." A sharp familiar voice snapped from the side of us.

I was surprised to see James standing there with his arms crossed and his mouth set in a grim line.

Tio swallowed anxiously. I never would have thought he would be scared of someone other than Jesse but he looked almost ready to fly out the window.

"As you wish." Tio grumbled in annoyance.

"Well, we each must have a guard if we are to be protected like royal jewels. I'll have you come with." Dee pointed her finger at the large muscular man with a buzz cut.

He was gorgeous and his eyes were a bright cornflower blue. He smirked playfully at the redheaded devil infront of him. The guy shouldn't have shown his amusement, Dee was going to love torturing him.

A low bubbling growl slipped out of James's mouth but Dee only shrugged, she was unconcerned by the waves of anger rolling off of the six foot two Greek God that was losing his composure as the seconds ticked by.

I felt kind of bad for James. He obviously cared about Dee but just didn't know how to show it. I felt a pang of jealousy rip through my heart. If only Jesse would show just a small slither of what I was seeing from James, maybe things would be different.

I was pouting in the back seat. What was the point in giving me a set of keys if I didn't even get to drive. Dee mimicked my sour expression as we glared at the back of the seats of the two men escorting us to the mall. Apparently the little community that we were now a part of was huge and well maintained.

It wasn't ten minutes and we had already arrived at our destination. Dee and I didn't bother waiting on Tio and the gorgeous guard named Kaid that Dee had picked to chaperone her.

It took hours to find what we both wanted. I found some baby clothes, a bassinet, some bottles and a few maternity dresses. I had a decent sized wardrobe and a few outfits for each trimester. I was suppose to be enjoying this pregnancy, I was suppose to be excited about the little bundle of joy that was rapidly growing. But all I felt was annoyance at how bizarre and complicated things had gotten.

Dee and I got hungry so we went to the cafeteria. As we sat down to enjoy our drool worthy sandwhiches we had ordered from the little sandwhich joint called Jimmy's I had this weird sensation. I knew that we were being watched but this was a icky feeling. It made my stomach knot and my skin break out in goosebumps. I casually skimmed our surrounding area, taking in all the people in the food court. Then my eyes landed on a shadow standing at the corner of the store that we visited last. I looked down at my sandwhich and swallowed.

"Dee... Something's not right.";I whispered, playing with the fluffy bread.

"What do you mean?"

"I think someone is stalking us." I said in a calm and collected voice.

Just then tio grabbed my arm and rushed me towards the exit, Kaid had done the same to Dee. They were practically dragging us out of the mall and I couldn't find it in me to be annoyed.

"Get in the car." Tio hissed as he yanked the back door open and shoved me inside. At this point my heart was reeking havoc on my rib cage. The adrenaline coursingthrough my blood made me feel jittery.

We were all in the car and I was surprised to notice they managed to snag our bags during our escape. I looked in the back and wished I hadn't. I caught a glimpse of a black van tailing us. They were close enough to ram into our back end.

"Tio!" I screeched. Just as I had, the van rammed into us, sending me and Dee sprawling on the floor board.

"Hold on!" Kaid commanded.

He rolled down the window and pulled out a gun, aiming it for the vehicle behind us.

I wanted to giggle at the insanity unfolding behind us. I felt like we were in some sort of action movie.

He sent off three rounds but none hit the looming death trap. The van sped up pulling up a little beside us, then took a sharp swerve into the back end of the SUV, sending the car spinning.

Dee and I were latched onto each other, our heads were bent and we were huddled almost on the floor board trying to protect ourselves.

I heard tio snapping directions in his earpiece. He snapped at Dee and I to stay where we were.

Generally I was hard headed, but even I didn't ignore his command.

It felt as if the sudden silence was going to smother all the oxygen in my lungs. Dee lifted her head to look at me and her face paled.

"Your bleeding!" She gasped, throwing her hand over her mouth to silence herself.

The door to my back swung open and I dug my nails into Dee. A pair of strong hands clutched my shoulders and yanked me up. I was proud of myself for keeping a level head. I didn't scream but I did headbutt whoever has dared to touch me.

A chorus of curses spilled out of the man's mouth. Then his familiar sent hit me. I yanked my head up and then flung myself into Jesse's arms. My arms were wrapped around his neck like boa constrictors.

"Easy there tiger." His mouth watering voice was like a shot of the best kind of drug. It relaxed every muscle in my body. His hand gently ran up and down my spine, sending jolts of electricity through my body. It was the weirdest sensation. As if his fingertips were shocking me but in a pleasant way.

"Let's get you girls home." He murmured with his lips pressed to the top of my head.

I knew instinctively that if I searched for Dee, she would be more than likely trying to fight of James, and would more than likely losing that fight. She talked a big game, but I knew there was something beginning to blossom there. It was either going to fireworks, or a destructive fire eating away everything in it's path. Perhaps it would be both.

Jesse steered me towards a black sedan and I took the opportunity to survey my surroundings. I looked behind us to see Dee stomping Infront of James, ignoring his existence. I couldn't help but notice the barely their smile decorating the brooding giants face. He liked Dee's fiery nature. My eyes traveled behind them to where the SUV stood. It was completely totalled. I have no idea how we walked away with basically a scratch. When my eyes caught the large deep red stain covering a body shaped patch of grass nausea rolled in my stomach.

I realized I didn't even bother to ask if Tio and Kaid were ok. On the other side of the SUV a large animal laid crumpled. It looked like a humongous dog with light tan furr that was matted with blood. It's wide blue eyes stared at nothing.

"Where is Tio and Kaid?" My attention turned back to Jesse who walked quietly beside me. His face was a mask of indifference and for once I would give anything to see through any cracks the disguise had. But there was none, it was as solid as steel plate.

"Kaid didn't make it. Tio is on his way to the clinic. He will be fine." He said with a shrug.

"You don't even care do you?" I asked almost disgusted. His venomous eyes narrowed on me. But that coldness he was so skilled at wavered for a slither of a second.

"Don't presume to know anything about me, Lyla. You know nothing." He hissed between gritted teeth.

Then the mask was reinstalled. His face void of any emotion.

"Whose fault is that?" I mumbled.

I watched the muscle in his jaw tick, but he said nothing else.