Board Thread:The Mech Bay Bar'n'Grill/@comment-24930445-20140526230330

Although Joslynne’s eye was closed, Axin knew she wasn’t asleep when he pushed his way into her office. Her ankles were crossed on the black ebony of her desk as she reclined in her chair, her hands folded across her stomach. Her skirt had ridden up to expose quite a bit of thigh and he found his gaze locked on the skin there.

As he made his way silently across the snow white carpet, his gaze flicked to her face only to find her single-eye watching him, a small smirk on her lips even as her eyebrow rose. “They found him.”

He didn’t have to ask what she had been referring to. After ten years, Ben Stinel was home. “Ya seem pleased by this. I would think ya would be angry.”

Her smile widened. “On the contrary, love. I find myself quite pleased. It means our next phase can begin.”

Axin came around to her side of the desk and leaned against it, letting his hand absently play along the skin her skirt had exposed. “Ya’ve  waited ten years to fuck with them? What if he had never been found? What if he had died along with the Colorado?”

She let his hand stray as if she hadn’t noticed his touch. “I would eventually have come around to phase three. I’ve had more important things on my..”  He growled, flexing his fingers to transform the soft touch to the pressure of his claws raking her skin. To her credit, only the slight narrowing of her eye was the only indication she felt the change. “...on our  plate.”

“Once they’ve found out what ya’ve done, they’ll be after us in force, ya know.”  He continued to rake light welts into her leg, determined to win this round of the battle of wills they constantly seemed engaged in.

He watched her bite the inside of her lower lip as she tried to ignore his touch. “They already know. They’ve known nearly from the start. I made sure of it.”  His hand stilled suddenly, claws remaining in her skin.

“What do ya mean? What did ya do, Joslynne?”  His eyes narrowed dangerously, his voice a deep growl.

Reaching down, she gently removed his hand before lifting her feet from the desk and standing to make her way to the window of the office. Although her back was to him, he wasn’t fooled into thinking she was unaware of his position. “I only did what anyone would do. I sent condolence flowers.”

Axin gaped. “Ya.. did what? When?”

She shrugged, but kept her back to him. “Every year since his disappearance.”  Smirking, she spun to face him. “You should have seen her face when she read that first card. It was priceless!”

Her laugh was cut short as she found her shirt front caught in his claws, her body jerked against his. “What have ya done, Joslynne?! They’ve had ten years in the background. They’ve had ten years to figure out what we’re doing!”

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;line-height:1.15;">Her breath came quickly and she licked her lips as her gaze dropped to his mouth. She silently cursed the sudden gruffness in her voice. “They’ve been too busy searching for their lost lamb. They weren’t paying attention to us.”

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;line-height:1.15;">He shook her slightly, then jerked her closer to him. “You’re a fool, Joslynne. The Company has been growing this whole time. Their resources rival our own!”

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;line-height:1.15;">Things suddenly turned very dangerous. It was one thing for him to man-handle her, she quite enjoyed it most times, but it was quite another to call her a fool. He watched her jaw set. He watched her eye narrow. He watched as she slowly reached up and grasped his wrists.

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;line-height:1.15;">She wasn’t stupid. She knew there would be no way for her to cause much damage to him. Her mind didn’t work in those circles when it came to him. Not any longer.

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;">With a sudden movement, she dropped, pushing his wrists up at the same time. His claws buried in her shirt completely shred the silk, freeing her from his grasp. In nearly the same movement, she rolled to the right, coming up several feet away from his side. She didn’t bother with one of the many blasters secreted around the room. She knew she wouldn't make it to one in time and, even if she did, the damage to herself would be far worse than any she could inflict on him. Instead, she merely held her hand out as if to stop him from aproaching. “Don’t! Don’t you <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;white-space:pre-wrap;">ever <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;"> call me a fool, Axin.”

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;line-height:1.15;">The hand meant nothing. He closed the short distance between them, his chest pressing against her hand until it was trapped between them. His hands never lifted to her, though he itched to grab her and teach her a lesson. “You have endangered our plans, Joslynne. All for yer stupid need fer some petty revenge.”

<span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:15px;white-space:pre-wrap;line-height:1.15;">She didn’t retreat, merely pressed closer. “As if you would not have enjoyed watching Ryax suffer.”

<span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;">He snarled in her face. “You’re very wrong, Jos. I would have enjoyed <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-style:italic;white-space:pre-wrap;">making <span style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap;">him suffer.”  He suddenly shoved her away from him and growled as he turned and made his way to their bedroom. “Who’s more foolish? The fool or the fool that follows her?” <ac_metadata title="Let the Games Begin!" lastmove="1401662404"> </ac_metadata>