mother really likes him, and he’s a great guy. He … did something for me . Celeste’s words echoed in his head. It was all starting to make sense. And it was far too good of an opportunity to let pass by.
“Oh. Well, count me in.”
Mitch’s eyes narrowed. “What about the girl you were just telling me about?”
“She’s busy tomorrow night. And Jessica’s your woman, yeah? I’m there for you, man.”
“Thanks, Zane,” Mitch said suspiciously. “It would mean a lot to Jess. Shouldn’t be anything too hard. Like I said, she’s on the quiet side, shy, and probably won’t even stay long. An hour or two would suffice, I think.”
Zane smiled in anticipation. “I think I can handle that.”
Chapter 5
Zane Fagan had been a Marine for a long time. Long enough to have seen his share of life’s unexpected ups and downs. So when he returned from his workout ahead of schedule to find a very attractive female backside sticking out from beneath his uncle’s desk (a definite “up”), he took it in stride. Especially when he already knew that particular backside intimately.
He watched in silence as she wiggled this way and that on all fours, intent on her task. Whatever that might be. He especially liked it when she lowered her shoulders toward the ground; it made her cute little ass stick up in the air.
Zane shifted his weight slightly. It was a hell of a nice view, and brought to mind images of animalistic mounting. Oh yeah . It was inspiring. He knew exactly what position he would take her in next.
“Celeste?” Instinctively, Zane melted back into the shadows as Mitch emerged from the kitchen with a can of soda in hand, looking around the room for her.
“Under here Mr. Fagan,” she answered in that gentle, soft voice of hers. She crawled out from beneath the desk and stood. Celeste smiled as she accepted the drink, and Zane’s heart stopped for a moment; he wasn’t used to seeing her in so many clothes. She wore faded Levi’s, a powder blue cotton T with some kind of mathematical symbols on it, and black Chuck Taylors. Her hair was pulled back in a haphazard ponytail, if it hadn’t been for her lush curves, Zane might have mistaken her for a teenager.
“Thanks,” she said, taking a sip. She drank right from the can, Zane noticed. That thought came well after his brain processed her full lips touching the rim, her eyes half-shuttering, and the rhythmic movements of her throat muscles as she swallowed. Damn, he had it bad .
“You’re good to go.”
“Already?” Mitch raised a doubtful eye and looked around.
“Yep.”
“But where is everything?” His eyes scanned the top of his desk. The only piece of electronic equipment seemed to be a small tablet the size of a notebook.
She grinned. “This is it. I’ve hidden the receivers and the routers. They’re in the left side cabinet of your entertainment center.” Mitch glanced over that way, his eyes widening when he spotted Zane in the shadows. Zane gave a slight shake to his head, indicating he did not want his presence known. Mitch frowned slightly.
“Is that all right?” Celeste asked, misinterpreting Mitch’s expression. “I can move it somewhere else.”
“No, that’s perfect,” Mitch responded, smoothing his features. “What’s this?” He eyed the small device on his desk.
“That,” she said with an excited gleam in her eye, “is the latest and greatest geek must-have. You can use it like a laptop or a tablet. Look.” She picked up the device and manipulated it with a few twists and turns showcasing the full-sized keyboard in what she called “laptop mode”, then flipping it back to hide the keyboard beneath the screen to use it like a tablet. “I’ve already loaded it up with a couple of the apps I thought you might need, based on your old machine, and copied all of your files from your hard disk and encrypted them. I installed some über-tight security, too, multi-leveled – on the drives, the
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