Chapter 35 Playboy
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She turned around and saw Keith spread out on the bed with only his boxers on making her blush.
Keith smirked at her obviously seeing her blush. His eyes shined with a mischievous glint.
"It's all for you baby. No need to be shy," he winked with arrogance dancing across his face.
Keith rolled her eyes. "Shame on you, playboy. I'm not interested and plus I've seen better," she smirked when his face morphs into one of jealousy.
"Take that back."
"Why would I?" she crossed her arms.
"I said take that back." he stood up and walks towards her like a predator.
"But, where would the fun be?" she pursed her lips.
"You..." step.
"...will..." step.
"...regret..." step.
"...this..." step.
Vale gasped when he pinned her flat on the door behind her with his body.
Her hearts drummed on her chest as her knees almost buckle at the closeness of their body. Keith nuzzles her neck before his mouth latched on her soft spot, making her mouth sings a sound which would make her mom blush.
He sucks and nips on her neck, causing her to be lost in the pleasure and forgot about how she would hide all of the hickeys later.
She moaned when he kisses her as if he wanted to suck the life out of her lungs.
Her hands haven't stopped roaming his body. Taking as much as she can. Heat spread through her body when she felt something poking at her stomach. His hands are not helping either when it slipped inside her dress, doing wonders to her body.
Vale pushed on his chest when she felt like she's gonna faint from the lack of air. Both of them breathe heavily.
"Keith, stop it!"
"What?"
"You know what!"
It took him a few seconds to understand what she means.
"Baby, you did this to me, don't you feel responsible at all?" he pouted.
"Nope." she pushed him hard and walk towards her nightstand.
"But, baby-"
"Nope."
She put her bag and phone on the table.
"Baby..." his voice actually sounds pained at this.
Vale smirked as she walks back to the bathroom while unzipping her dress on the way. She watched as his eyes follow the dress fall on the floor before his eyes trailed back up.
"You better be ready for doing that," he said with a warning on his tone.
She smirked before turning around and step inside the bathroom. Turning her back was a wrong move when Keith's body once again makes it presence behind her. He locks the door of the bathroom, and that's when the scene unfold.
***
Vale lay next to Keith as he pulls her closer to him. She tried closing her eyes and sleep, but she couldn't. Keith had long gone to sleep.
Maybe he'd panicked about it tomorrow. But, not her.
Her brain jump from one person to another person trying to figure out who is the shooter.
She slowly got up from the bed and put a pillow to become his cuddler. Vale dressed into some jeans and a T-shirt before walking out of her room.
***
Vale opened the main entrance door where the guards were standing. It was another two different guards for the night because they had their own shift schedule.
"Solomon, Ralph." she greeted them.
"Madam!"
"I've told you not to call me that." she glared at them playfully.
They've seen her several times. It must have confused them to see her so close to the higher-ups. But, they know their place and to respect their leader's orders.
They only chuckle making her smile.
"I need a favour." she places her hand behind her back to hide her fidgeting finger.
They instantly looked at her.
"What is it?" Solomon exchanged a look with Ralph.
"Who is the gang's tracker?"
They hesitated as Vale shifted from foot to foot.
"Will we get in trouble?" Ralph's rubbed his neck looking worried and unsure.
"No, no, of course not! I promise." she tried reassuring them.
"Well, I think it was a guy called Jay, and his partner is Kenzie," Ralph said.
"Do you have their number? I'd like to meet them," she asked.
"Sure, here." Solomon pulled out his phone and gave the trackers number to her.
"Thanks." she smiled and walk a little bit far from them.
She dialled Kenzie's phone first.
"Hello?"
"Hi, Kenzie, I'm Vale, and I work with Keith. I'd like to meet you. I need your help." she held back the regret for stating what she need straight to the point.
There was silence before she came back to the phone.
"When and where?"
"Tonight at your place?" she bit her lip in nervousness.
Vale heard a man voice on the other side of the phone.
"Uhh..sure... I'll tell you the address."
"Great and sorry for disturbing your sleep."
She chuckles, "No, it's fine."
"Alright. See you later. Bye."
"Bye."
Vale felt guilty for calling at midnight, but she can't calm down. At least, not until she knows who the shooter is.
She walks back to the main entrance and went inside. Not before, catching a glimpse of the guard watching her with a grin on their faces.
Shaking her head, she continued walking upstairs to Jake's room for his car keys. He had his sports car, which she happened to love. She's still waiting for opportunities to drive it someday.
She doesn't have her own car here since she already throws the one which Kayden gave to her.
Plus, she can't possibly go to her private mansion to retrieve one of her cars here without Keith breathing down her neck.
Her phone beeped. It was a message from Kenzie sending her address to Vale.
She knocked on Jake's door and heard an ‘oomph' sound with something falling to the floor.
She bit back a laugh.
After a few minutes, the door was open and Jake stand grumpily with half-closed eyes.
Vale crossed her arms and made a small gesture as if wanting something from him with her palms up.
"Car keys?"
"Where are you going?"
"Ice cream parlour?"
"There's no ice cream parlour. It's midnight for ice cream sake, Vale." he groans.
"I want ice cream," she whined.
"Fine. I'm going with you."
"No, I'll go alone."
"I'm going or no ice cream?" he threatened.
"Uh, fine. But I'll drive."
He contemplated for a second before he went back inside to retrieve a coat. His hands were holding car keys and...blanket?
"Why are you bringing a blanket?"
"I'm sleeping," he grumbled, pushing the car keys into her hand.
Vale turned around with giddy holding the car keys when Jake suddenly grabs her arms.
"Wait."
His eyes scanned her as if she was an observation object.
"What?" her eyebrows raised in confusion.
His hands reach towards her face and push her head left and right before he let her go.
"Seriously?" his face morphs into anger.
"What?"
"Who did that? Was it Keith?"
"Did what?"
He groaned before pushing her back inside his room and towards his bathroom.
He turns her body to face the bathroom mirror and lifted her hair from covering her neck.
Vale gasped when she saw the number of hickeys on her neck. The blood rushed to her head as her face turns red.
She recalled how the guards grinned at her just now and felt so embarrassed, she could die.
She turned around when Jake let go of her hair.
Vale immediately covered her neck using her hair.
Jake glowered at her as if she just made a mistake and she can't help but lowered her head like a child caught doing something she wasn't supposed to do.
"I know both of you have the attraction, Vale. But, I don't want you to get hurt by my own best friend. I can protect you physically but emotionally? I can't. So, please, make sure he truly loves you for who you are and not because of the attraction." he turned around, walking out of the bathroom as she follows behind him like a duck.
He opens his wardrobe and search for something before turning around and gave her a scarf.
"Thanks." she looked at him gratefully.
He nodded.
They walked downstairs, and the guard on the door, Solomon and Ralph look at them with questioning eyes.
"We're going out for a bit." Jake wraps the blanket around him.
The guards only nodded looking astounded, seeing the blankets around Jake.
She walks toward Jake's car and slides into the driver's seat.
Jake went to the passenger seat. He adjusts the chair so he could lie back and pull the blankets over him.
Her moods died down, remembering what happened just now.
"Remember, you hurt my baby, I'll take this month salary from you," he warns.
Vale rolled her eyes and drove to Kenzie's house. Jake was snoring, and she was sure he will not realize it.
She pulled aside and stops in front of a mansion.
She hesitated on waking Jake or not. He could get attacked if she left him here considering the night's eyes are everywhere. With these thoughts, she woke him up as he grumbles and looks around him.
"Where are we? Oh my god! Did you kidnap me? Why-"
Vale rolled her eyes before taking the blanket off of him and throws it to the backseat of the car.
"Our gang trackers house," she said calmly.
"What are you doing here?" he jolted up in awareness.
"I have some kind of business to do, come on." she stepped out from the car.
He grunted before following her to Kenzie's house.
She rang the doorbell. After a minute or two, a woman dressed in a jumper and short pants opened the door for them.
"Hi, I'm Vale. This is Jake if you haven't known already." they shook hands.
"Hi, I'm Kenzie, and I know him." she smiled at them and guide them to her office.
"What did you want me to help you with?" she asked as we sat on the couch.
Vale pulls her phone out and shows her the unknown number. Jake glared at her, but she ignores it.
Kenzie silently read the message.
"What did it mean if you didn't move?" she looks up at her.
Vale tensed, "If I didn't move, thrash in Keith's hold, Keith would be gone by now." her voice came out forced and hurt at the same time.
She shivers at the proximity of Keith getting killed. Thinking back about it makes her felt a stab of million needles on her heart.
