3 wise monkeys.... ( Locked for Heartofcourage )

[heartofcourage]

"You don't have to explain anything to me." Joan said as she took off her boots, glancing up at Wake as he offered to get her anything that she needed. "A drink would be nice. Water."

She found him a very odd man, but one that was trying to make her at least feel comfortable around him. She had to give him credit for that. He wasn't like a typical cop who would have hauled her in the first moment that she told him about imaginary voices that she heard constantly.

As Wake stepped into the kitchen, Joan heard his phone ring. It made her suspicious for a moment, but she mentally told herself to calm down as she took a seat on his couch and looked around the space. He didn't have any photos of his wife up, which she found suspicious. He had to have his reasons, but she wasn't going to ask.

"Care to tell me why the chief is giving me a workload the size of Texas?" The voice came over the line the moment that Elli answered, the crime tech and Wake's friend, Amanda, instantly chewing his ass out. "He's got me combing through files that haven't seen the light of day in probably ten years. On top of that, I'm digging into the life of Joan Archer because he claims he needs to know. What the hell is going on, Elli?"

 

[CoSurvivor]

"And a HI to you too Manda,"

Elli was taken a back for a moment as he hadn't expected a phone call from her, but if the Chief is getting her involved then he might be taking this a bit more seriously than Elli had previously thought. It made him think twice about the old man, and his connection to him. He always pictured him as a 'by the book' type. not a take a chance on a 'gut instinct' type.

"What did he say about Joan Archer? Joan is a civilian resource, working with me, but the Chief is probably asking you to check her out, understandable if she's going to be helping me on something. Of course with the fact that Lewis already checked her out I'm sure there's nothing to worry about. As much of a pain in the ass as he is, if you get on his bad side he runs you over the coals. Lewis is the last guy I'd want doing a background investigation, he won't be fair. The Chief is probably asking you to do it as he knows you are."

His comment was for Amanda's benefit and for his audience. Elli was not going to hide

"What...no...Elli I thought you got excluded from the detective unit, something about conflict with Lewis?"

"I did, but that was when Maria died, and this is a sort of 'give you rope to hang yourself from' sort of assignment. If you know what I mean."

"What files is he having you dig up? Ten years is a long way back, hell the department was on paper back then..."

With the modernization of police forces across the country theirs was one of the last to make the jump. when they did, it was a full on both feet in mentality but the previous Chief was old school, which was why the sleepy college town he currently worked in had such a small police force. However, when the city police took over patrolling the college, because the college force was found to be corrupt, it brought a lot of baggage, and politics. But it did bring in money, LOTS of money. Within 6 months the city police force was doubled in size, had new cars, new uniforms, a new chief with a new mandate. That was right before Chris came on the job.

"Come on Amanda, what files are you looking for, maybe I can do you the favor of running over to the warehouse and getting them for you..."

Elli looked at Joan, hopefully she'd understand he was trying to find out what the play was, and if he was going to be hung out to dry.

 

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Joan curled up on his couch, her arms wrapping around her legs as she tucked them up against her chest. She was like a child in some regards, especially when she was seeking a way to comfort herself. She was very much a woman, though, and she listened to Wake's phone call with an intent. He seemed concerned about certain things and she wondered if she might have been the cause of all of that concern. It was only a matter of time before something happened that he wouldn't like.

"Her juvie record." Amanda said bluntly. "He wants to know what might be in her past that can fuck this all up. And trust me, Elli, she has one. She was a runaway, resisting arrest, violence against a police officer. I'm sure that list goes on. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if he thought that she did some of these crimes herself."

 

[CoSurvivor]

"So what, I'm sure there are things within all of our backgrounds that could make us questionable for things. And it's bullshit Amanda, you and I know the Chief can't get access to someone's Juvie record unless they've got a court order. Son of a bitch..."

Someone was playing this, it wasn't Joan, it wasn't Amanda, well at least he didn't think it could be. Who was playing the Chief after his conversation with him this morning? Lewis? Well, that piece of work would fuck over his own grandmother if it got him what he wanted.

"Thanks for calling me Amanda, what they are after doesn't change anything, not a damn thing."

"Why Elli, what have you got that proves she's got nothing to do with it? And don't tell me it's a 'hunch' that's cop-speak for a guess, which is almost as bad as an assumption. And assumptions get you fried."

"I have something, but I need time." Looking over at Joan, he could see her ball up defensively.

"Do me a favor, stall, take your time..."

"Um...well..with all the shit he just put on my desk, it's gonna take me time to get the files anyway... And the Chief will find a judge who will unseal her record."

"Lunch, Stuben's on me.. if this works..."

"Ha...yea damn right..."

Hanging up the phone Elli got Joan the glass of water and walked it over to her, sitting down on the couch next to her. "So...we have limited time now... We need to get this fucker..."

 

[heartofcourage]

"You don't have to keep working with me, Wake." Joan said as she looked down at the glass in her hands. "It might not be worth the frustration in the end. They will always find reasons as to why you shouldn't work with me. I'll never be thought of as anything but crazy little Joan."

 

[CoSurvivor]

Elli turned, and look at Joan, he was pissed, what more, he was mad at his own chief for lying to him.

"So that's it? Look at me Joan, I've never given up on anything, not when my coach told me I couldn't play, not when people told me I couldn't make it in Marine Force Recon, I certainly didn't listen to that piece of shit Lewis who told me I couldn't make it as a detective. I've been set back Joan, I've been pushed, I've been told I should quit, I've been told I should simply give up being a cop. I told them all to go fuck themselves. I take great pleasure in looking at people who underestimate me and give them a giant shitburger to chew on. So I'm not letting you quit. 'WE' are gonna catch this fucker, we are going to prove that you are 'not' who they think you are. Because I know looking at you right now that you want to catch this person whoever they are."

Resting his hand gently on her right knee, Elli gave her a bit of a grin, and nodded to her. "So don't go thinking I'm gonna give up on you."

Looking at her intently Elli leaned in and kissed her forehead "OK?"

He had no idea why he'd just done that.. what made him presume to think it would be ok for him to invade her personal space? Hopefully Joan wouldn't think he was a creep or anything.

 

[heartofcourage]

Joan stared up at him as he pressed a kiss to her forehead, his hand resting against her knee in intimate gesture. She knew he didn't mean anything by it, but she couldn't help the warm feeling that filtered through her. It had been a long time since anyone had been kind to her. Even longer since someone other than her sister had acted concerned for her well being. Wake had been in her life for less than a day and here he was, filling in all of those gaps that she didn't know were even there.

She wasn't even aware of what she was doing as she leaned in and kissed him. He would probably hate her forever and make excuses for why they couldn't do this, but she needed him in that very moment. She needed that human contact and he seemed willing to give it to her.

 

[CoSurvivor]

Elli could see and feel Joan move in slow motion, he didn't stop her, a part of him truly wanted to, but the lonely part of his soul, the part that was banging on the door to freedom was begging for him to let her kiss him, but for Elli to take her in his arms and kiss her back.

For the first time in years, Elli listened to that voice. Elli simply went with what 'felt' right. not to the logic that told him to gently push Joan away. No, instead, he did something entirely different.

Elli gently returned Joans kiss, leaning down to press his lips to hers, breathing slowly. His right hand slowly went to her jaw, his thumb trailing across the smooth skin of her cheek while his fingers curled into her hair. His left hand found her right and squeezed gently. Elli gently let their first kiss mature, if Joan pressed in, and opened her lips, he'd do the same, but he truly wanted this to be on her terms...

 

[heartofcourage]

Joan gently pushed him away before the kiss got too out of hand. She stared up at Wake with those eyes that seemed far too big for her face, quietly searching his features for something that she couldn't quite say.

"I'm not your wife. I'm not going to be your wife." She said softly. "And if we continue on with this, I need to hear you say that. That you know I'm not her."

 

[CoSurvivor]

At first, Elli was taken aback, why'd she push him off? Then he heard Joan speak.


"I'm not your wife. I'm not going to be your wife. And if we continue on with this, I need to hear you say that. That you know I'm not her."

His heart sank, and not for the reasons Joan might think, but he didn't let his face or his eyes betray him. It had taken a VERY long time for him to come to grips with the fact that Maria and his daughter were gone. Snatched from his life unfairly. But he had to move on, which was why there was only one picture of them together, and that was not hung on any wall.

In a confident and strong voice, Elli looked at Joan straight in the eyes. meaning every word he said.

"You are not her. I don't want you to be her or to be my wife. To compare the two of you would be disrespectful to both of you."

Elli plopped down on his couch next to Joan, pulling her down gently so she was sitting next to him.

You know, she'd be pissed at me if I did such a thing. It would mean I was living in the past, not in the now. I had the toughest time with that, it used to be that I could say those words, but I didn't believe them. But that's now how I feel today.

"If anything happens, be confident in knowing I want you, not someone else."

 

[heartofcourage]

Joan stared at him as she often did, quiet as he pulled her down so that she was sitting next to him. She was a quiet person, a haunted soul. The voices screaming in her head at that moment didn't help matters as one was particularly loud in particular.

"Maria says that you're an idiot." She said softly, the voice in her head making her wince slightly. "She said that you were never one to make the first move and she's very disappointed in your now. She's very loud and a little rude."

 

[CoSurvivor]

Elli looked at Joan, he almost smirked at her after her comment regarding Maria, it had been so long he couldn't remember did he say hello to her? Or did she throw a book at him to get his attention? He couldn't remember, and that was probably more shameful.

Elli leaned into Joan at that moment, getting within an inch of her ear and whispered. "Enough... for now..."

He rushed it, before his guts would twist him otherwise, Elli turned Joan's face to his and kissed her full on the lips, pushing her over on to her back along the couch and held her in his arms. Elli's hands went to the back of her head and small of her back respectively, but he pressed the kiss... he didn't regret it. if Joan allowed the kiss to progress to something far more passionate, he'd match it, but he held her, feeling the warmth of her body against his.

It had been a long time since he'd held anyone like this, and he refused to allow the memories of the past destroy this moment so he mentally put a lock on it, pushed it away in to the recesses of his mind and left it there. They'd be fond memories. But he had to be here now with Joan.

 

[heartofcourage]

The moment that he kissed her, everything in her head stopped. It was like Wake was the best drug in the world, silencing the crazy voices once and for all. She let out a sigh as he pressed her backwards until she was lying on her back, his hands cradling her head and the small of her back. It was as intimate as they came and she soon found herself responding, kissing him back and parting her lips to allow him further inside.

She wasn't a virgin, nor was she incredibly experienced when it came to sex. She'd had the chance to mess around with a few other guys, but this time was different. She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but something felt so incredibly right just then. She was calm, lucid, and eager. It was very unexpected to say the very least.

 

[CoSurvivor]

Joan's lips tasted like the sweetest drug, as soon as he'd tasted her lips he had to taste her again, and again. A forward kiss morphed to more and as Joan responded so did Elli, pushing their kiss to be far more passionate than he thought himself capable. He'd been alone for so long, so desperate in many ways for some sort of connection with someone that finding Joan made him need it, need it bad enough that he thought he'd forget how to breathe.

With his lips busy and his tongue in an erotic dance with hers, his hands moved, slowly going to the buttons of her flannel shirt, unbuttoning it completely When he noticed all she had on was a bra, in a beautiful shade of blue, Elli stopped. He admired her smooth skin, and watched as her breasts moved under it as Joan breathed. Smoothly Elli leaned down, kissed Joan one more time and began trailing kissed down the edge of her jaw, just behind her ear, Elli stopped and whispered;

Pretty shade of blue Joan... very pretty..."

Elli continued his kisses to her neck and down to the nape of her neck. Stopping there Elli sat up, looked down at Joan with eyes filled with warmth and smiled. He didn't say anything, just reached behind his head for the collar of his tan flannel shirt and pulled it over his head without unbuttoning it. In the process, he also stripped off the blue shirt he'd been wearing underneath it, tossing both at his recliner. His flannel shirt made it, landing in a clump, his t-shirt ended up somewhere beyond.

Elli sat there bare-chested, his well-defined upper body on display for Joan to see. Elli gave her a quirky smile and softly spoke,

"Well, it seemed only fair..."

 

[heartofcourage]

Joan let out a soft gasp as Wake kissed his way from her lips to her ear, purring against it about her blue bra. She actually glanced down to notice that he had unbuttoned her shirt, exposing her underwear to his gaze. That made the moment so incredibly real, that they were actually wrapped up in the middle of an intimate embrace and it seemed that Wake really wanted her. He looked at her not as an object to be conquered like so many others had, but as something to be desired.

She watched as he peeled off his own shirts and tossed them aside, showing off his chest to her as he smirked and mention that it was only fair that he do the same. She glanced off to the side as she watched his clothing settle on the chair across the way.

"I suppose." Joan said softly as her gaze turned and settled back on him. "But I'm not nearly as naked as you are right now."

 

[CoSurvivor]

Elli, looked down at her chest and the pretty blue bra she was wearing. Watching her chest rise and fall while she breathed, her comments regarding being over dressed now brought a bit of a wry smile to his face. Elli jokingly replied,

"Yea, so... what are you going to do about it?"

To make them both a little more comfortable, and so he wasn't sitting on Joan's legs, he took her right leg and brought it up and over his head, gliding his hands from from her toes down, as he brought her right leg to rest between him and the back of the couch his right hand ligthly glided across her waist, teasingly as if he was going to unbutton her jeans, but he didn't. Instead his hands went to her waist, and he leaned forward, kissing her again gently.

In a teasing voice, just a hair above a whisper Elli said

"What are you going to do about it..hm?"

 

[heartofcourage]

He was teasing her, taunting her to make a move as he got her more comfortable on the sofa and asking what she was going to do about her state of dress. Joan's eyes never left his as she reached for the clasp at her back and undid the snaps. She didn't stop until she was tossing her bra towards where Wake had thrown his own clothing just a few moments before.

Her breasts were on the smaller size, but not minuscule. They had weight to them, perfectly capped by two very hard nipples that were begging for his attention. She broke eye contact only once to look down at herself and a dark blush stained her cheeks as she saw just how needy she looked in that moment. Would he think that she was a whore?

 

[CoSurvivor]

Elli watched as Joan effortlessly took her bra and flung it across the living room His eyes were on her, not on her bra, but he could hear it land lightly with his shirt.

"You are beautiful Joan..."

Her breasts where perfect, lovely nipples pointing in his direction demanding that he say hello. But something had just twitched Joan, she wasn't looking at him now, she was blushing, Either because she was embarrassed that she was now bare chested or something else. Whatever it was, Elli knew he had to keep her feeling confident, build her trust in him. It was important to build that relationship, if they were going to enjoy their time together he had to make sure she either understood by his words or his actions that indeed he wanted her.

He moved then, tipping up her chin he smiled at her warmly, brightly, and why not? They were together were they not? So he stole another kiss from her, pulling lightly at her bottom lip then kissing down her the left side of her jaw, just a few times until he quickly cut under and kissed along the trail of her jugular vein, reaching the front of her collarbone. He trailed his tongue now, down between her breasts, and sweetly left numerous kisses on the way down there. His body was reacting, and as he'd moved his lips he rested his arms on her sides, not trying to tickle but caress, his hands seeking the smooth skin under her breasts, gently gliding, realizing that his rough hands were probably not as gentle as he wanted them to be. But he didn't stop. Eventually he was truly between her legs, he'd scooted back and adjusted Joan's legs by subtle movements of his hands encouraging her to put her sock covered feet on his back.

His lips sought out her right nipple then, trailing his tongue across her breast, circling the areola, then beginning to swirl his tongue around the nub, His right hand seeking her left nipple, caressing gently with his thumb...

Wake looked up from where his lips were over her breast, he smiled with his eyes and gave the hardened nub just a light nibble, How she responded would choose his next course of action.

 

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Joan let out a soft cry as he seemly attacked her throat, pressing kisses to her skin as his hands circled her waist and caressed along her naked skin. He was fitting himself between her legs, encouraging her to wrap herself around him. The moment that she did, she could feel his bulge pressing so intimately against her. She let out a sigh and flexed her hips up, grinding against him as his lips wrapped around her nipple in the most delicious way.

"Holy shit." She gasped as he twirled his tongue around her breast, his other hand flicking her free nipple with his thumb. Then he smiled at her and bit down with the slightest bit of pressure.

Joan let out a heated moan then, her fingers flexing against his arms as he did that. She saw stars and felt her eyes roll at the simple gesture.

 

[CoSurvivor]

Elli loved the fact that he'd caused Joan to throw out an expletive. Hearing her voice moaning, watching her face as she let her body experience the pleasure he intended to give her. Each moan he heard drove him to bring another one from her lips.

He teased her nipples then switching so that each one continued to stay as a hardened nub, when he was satisfied.. which took awhile, Elli moved up to kiss Joan, sweetly at first, not delicate, but he kissed her with the intent of making it known that he wanted her, desired her...

At this point he stopped trying to plan out what he was going to do next and simply went wiith what his body desired, so getting up off the couch, Elli pulled Joan up with him and stood her up, kissing his way back down her chest suckling her nipples and unbuttoning the top of her jeans. Loose now that they were, he reached his right hand into the back of her jeans and cupped her ass over her panties, squeezing pulling her to him so his thigh was between her legs. His left hand traced up her bare back, resting at the nape of her neck, pulling Joan to him.. pulling her into his embrace as he started an erotic dance of grinding their hips against each other.

God damn did he want her.. his cock was nearing a condition where he was almost painfully hard, the only relief might come from being buried in the wetness of her mouth.. or Joan's sex, and while his voice was silent, his eyes were far from it... they were begging for Joan to touch him anyway she would.

 

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Joan was swimming in the sensations that he was giving her, making her feel each thing before he moved on to something else. She was an absolute puddle as he pulled her off the couch and stood her up, kissing his way back to her aching nipples and pulling at her jeans. She whimpered as he cupped her ass over her panties and pressed his thigh between her legs. The moment that he started grinding against her, she was absolutely lost.

The way that he was acting, holding her so tightly, she knew what he wanted. He wanted to fuck her. Or to be sucked until he came. The last time Joan had been in that situation, the guy had insisted that she suck his dick. There had been nothing in the return for her, but she had dutifully done her side and they had gone on with their day.

Joan's blue eyes looked up into Wake's, her breath shuddering as she saw that hot desire there, begging her for something silently. She did the only thing that she really knew how to do. She pulled at the fly of his pants and pulled away from him, unsnapping his pants and dropping down to her knees.

 

[CoSurvivor]

For a moment, Elli stood and watched as Joan took down his jeans and knelt in front of him, and when she started to hook her thumbs into his boxers, Elli took a deep breath and exhaled as he was looking forward to this moment. But he was a step off, something just didn't quite feel right. He knew in his heart he had to act quickly.

kneeling quickly he intended to stop her, but his feet twisted in his jeans that were around his ankles. A sudden 'oh shit' look of utter helplessness crossed his face. Elli didn't mean to, but he crashed right into Joan, taking her to the floor. His arms instantly cradled her, wrapped her close and they became a twisted mess of limbs and legs.

Now on the floor in a heap, Elli's face was no more than an inch from Joan's a sheepish look came across his face.

"Did I ever tell you I was clumsy?"

Elli kissed her warmly expressing his apology through his kiss which he made sure to break occasionally only to pepper her lips, chin, and jaw with additional kisses. Finally, he traced kisses along her jaw line then made certain to plant one long sensual kiss upon her lips before giving her a bit more space.

When he did, he laid her out on the plush carpet from how he'd been cradling her, hovered and expressed his intentions to please her... His hands sought out her hips, and Elli's next movement would surely tell Joan what he had in mind.

Slowly he leaned back gathered her jeans by the belt loops under her ass, grasping the back of her panties at the same time. Elli pulled them off her hips, and then raised her feet over his head pulling them off tossing her panties and jeans behind him haphazardly ending up on his easy chair.

The sight of her naked beauty made him desire her all the more, and before she could refuse, Elli spread her legs then buried his face in her pussy. Elli smiled up at Joan from his position and extended his tongue, slowly using the wide flat of his tongue to part her folds, licking from the depths of her pussy up to her clit. A long deep satisfied moan escaped his lips, he moaned in deep pleasure as he began to lick at her, tasting her, sucking in the sweet nectar that he desired.

"Let me please you Joan...."

 

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The way that Wake kissed her made Joan feel like she was drowning. She whimpered as the kiss turned into something sensual and passionate. No one had really ever kissed her like that. Sex was usually something hurried and frantic, leaving her left to wonder if she really enjoyed it or not. It seemed that Wake was determined to make sure that it was all about her in that instant.

The moment that her pants were gone and he was settled between her legs, Joan actually felt a little bit of a thrill. No one had ever done this with her before. She watched him closely as he buried his face against her folds and she let out a cry, her hand instantly going to his hair to hold him in place. She was dancing, twisting and turning as he held her in place by her hips and suckled on her until she was beside herself with pleasure.

"Don't stop." She whimpered as he asked to please her, open to the experience and so much more.

 

[CoSurvivor]

"Don't Stop...."

Elli smiled, and nodded in agreement, he was truly enjoying holding Joan's hips in place as she squirmed under his attention. He didn't try to hold her still, he wanted her to enjoy every single second of what he was providing her. Subtly he gave her a break from his tongue between her folds, he kissed around it, finding the small spots on each side of her groin where her skin very rarely if ever would see daylight. To reach them, he lifted her legs a little bending them at the knee and spreading her legs just a touch wider. Each kiss he placed was sensual, not rushed. slowly he worked in a half circle from the left side to her right, over the top on to her pubic bone just above her clit, then down the inside of her right thigh. God damn did he love to feel her dance in his hands.

Joan's voice was something else, it was melodious, musical and entrancing, each time she'd moan or whimper he'd know to continue what he was doing. and when he finally completed his half circle around her very private parts, he again slowly slipped his tongue deep inside her. Bringing his tongue up toward her clit he gathered her wetness, the sweet scent, the succulent taste of her made Elli's need to bring her to orgasm that much more desirable. When he felt she was getting closer, almost to the edge, Elli thought to stop, tease her and go back to her tender nipples, but the desire to overwhelm her, and bring her to the top and over the edge was more on important. As he listened to her body, and her voice, Elli slowly slipped one finger in her pussy quickly joining the rhythm of his tongue against Joan's clit.

"Cum for me Joan..." he said between each lick upon her wetness...

 

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Joan bit her lower lip as Wake absolutely tortured her. That was the only thing that she could think that best described what he was doing to her with his lips and teeth and tongue. He seemed to be enjoying every moment of it as well. She whimpered and moaned, the only thing she could do to let him know that she was enjoying the moment as well.

The moment that he slipped his finger into her body, striking up a rhythm that matched his tongue, she was done for. There was something so incredibly naughty about being fingered and the luxurious feeling that coursed through her body made her feel drunk. Then his words washed over her and she was gone.

She came with a cry, her hips squirming in his hands as her pussy greedily pulsed and grabbed at his finger, flooding his mouth with sweet liquid. Her blue eyes were clenched tightly shut, blocking out everything but the beautiful sensations.