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  “Alright. If you won’t come to lunch, lunch will come to you. I’ll go to the diner and get us some takeout. I’ll bring it back here and we’ll eat in the file room.”

  “Jason…really…that isn’t necessary.”

  “Oh yes it is. You’re going to take a break and eat, woman, if I have to tie you to a chair and feed you myself,” Jason said as he turned around and headed back out the doorway. “I’ll be back as soon as I can,” he called back into the file room to her knowing she heard even though she didn’t respond. On the way out, Jason stopped by his and Jake’s desk to tell Jake the plan for lunch, but before he could get a word out, Jake cut him off and asked the question that was obviously bothering him too all day.

  “How’s she doing?”

  “She’s better than this morning, but not by much. She’s jumpy, stressed, melancholy, and wound tighter than a spring.”

  “So it’s pretty much as we expected.”

  “Yeah. She doesn’t feel like being surrounded by people so I told her I’d go order us lunch from the diner and bring it back. We can eat in the file room.” No one needed to tell Jason what to order. He knew their usual order.

  “Us as in all three of us or us as in just the two of you?” Jake lowered his voice so only Jason would hear. Jason couldn’t believe he was going through this again as he lowered his voice to respond.

  “What is it with you two today? Don’t we always have lunch together?”

  “Yes, but I didn’t know if you wanted this time alone with her. You know, to ‘engage her separately,’ ‘see how she reacts to us individually,’ and all that good stuff.”

  “Yeah and I also said ‘spur of the moment encounters.’ No premeditation, remember? The three of us always have lunch together and if I have to tie you to a chair as well we’re all going to have lunch together today.” Jake didn’t know what Jason was talking about when he started talking about tying people to chairs. So he just shook his head and laughed at his brother.

  “Alright. Sounds like a plan.”

  “While I’m going to get the food, why don’t you make yourself useful and keep her company. See if you can get her mind off of things for a while. You can use this time as alone time if you wish. Just do your best to get her to relax.”

  “I’ll do my best,” Jake said smiling as he shook his head.

  “Be back shortly,” Jason said as he turned to leave the precinct. He couldn’t believe those two. First Gloria. Then Jake. All he wanted was to have lunch with the two of them as usual. If this was any indication of what a future relationship with those two was going to be like, Jason was going to get gray hairs prematurely.

  Deck The Halls

  Chapter Four

  “I think I’m beginning to understand Jason’s ‘tying to a chair’ comment,” Jake said to Gloria from the open doorway to the file room. He’d been standing there watching her for at least five minutes and she hadn’t once noticed she was no longer alone. That was totally out of character for her and proved further more to Jake that Jason was right. She was stressed and was trying to throw herself into her work to hold herself together. Jake also caught the subtle jump she made when his voice surprised her. Yep, she was tense alright. “What are you trying to do? Go for the employee of the month?”

  Gloria gave a little chuckle that turned into a sigh before responding. “No I’m not. And what is it with you two sneaking up on me today?” she said as she continued her copying.

  “I for one did not sneak up on you. Your mind was just so far away you didn’t notice me come in,” Jake said as he walked slowly into the room and took Gloria’s vacated chair across from her. Tons of filing cabinets, a copier, two desks and a chair were the only furniture in the room. Office supplies and folders littered almost every surface. He sat there sideways behind her desk and studied Gloria’s body language as she continued to keep her back turned to him while making copies.

  Her posture was extremely rigid which wasn’t like her at all. And though Gloria always was a hard worker, her single-minded determination to throw herself into her work today was a clear signal that everything was not okay. Everyone else in the office might just think that Gloria was having a bad day, but Jake and his brother knew it was a lot more serious than that. “You know it’s okay to feel a little afraid. You don’t always have to have it together when it’s just us and Jason.” At his words, Gloria’s head popped up and she looked in the direction of the doorway. “Don’t worry. Almost everyone’s at lunch. The only ones here are dad, who’s in his office, Tina at the front desk, and us in here. No one will hear us talking.”

  She didn’t respond immediately to his words. Gloria took a deep breath and allowed her shoulders to relax slightly. A few moments later she finally turned around to face Jake. She kept the distance between them by leaning against the copier. Even though he’d just told her that there was no one in the next room to overhear their conversation, she lowered her voice.

  “The irony of it all is I was just congratulating myself on no longer allowing fear to run my life on the way to work this morning. I was so proud of myself for no longer allowing him or anyone else to make me a victim.” She didn’t need to specify. They both knew who she was referring to when she said ‘him.’ “I felt strong and confident. And for once in my life, optimistic about what my future held. Now look at me. I’m a total wreck. I’m barely hanging on by a thread. It’s pathetic.” Then with her arms wrapped around her waist, she broke down into silent tears. Each one was like a dagger in Jake’s heart. It was killing him to see her like this.

  “Come here,” he said as he opened his arms and motioned for her to come to him. Slowly, she walked towards him. Once she was standing at arm's length, he reached up and unwrapped her arms from their tight grip on her waist. Jake placed his own hands on her hips and pulled her down until she was sitting sideways on his lap with her back facing the doorway. At first she began resisting as this was the first time he’d been so high-handed with her. He kept one firm hand on her waist and the other gently pulled her head down to lie in the crook of his neck. She realized he wasn’t going to let her go and finally stopped fighting. He held her tight as her silent tears began falling in earnest. His hands rubbed soothingly up and down her back as he let her get it all out of her system.

  “Don’t worry sweetheart. I’ve got you. That’s it. Let it out.” He whispered softly over and over into the top of her head. She wrapped her arms around his waist and held on to him as if he was her only lifeline. Keeping the hand on her waist exactly where it was, he moved his other free hand and began slowly rubbing up and down her back. Jake’s words and his methodical rubbing seemed to help and a few moments later the water works began tapering off.

  “I’m sorry I broke down like that.” Jake had never heard her voice sound so small before.

  “You have nothing to be sorry for. Everyone cries,” Jake replied as he leaned his head back to place small endearing kisses in her hair and on her forehead. She lifted her head slightly away and inspected the area where her tears soaked his shirt.

  “Look at the mess I made of your uniform. I’m so sorry.”

  “It’s only tears. It’ll dry,” Jake replied absently as he continued to stare into her watery brown eyes. She looked so vulnerable and yet so enticingly beautiful. He’d waited to hold her close for months now. Jake never imagined it would happen like this the first time he managed to get her in his arms. And yet Gloria felt unquestionably right where she was. The floral scent of her perfume mixed with the fruity scent of her shampoo to tickle his senses. Her alluring pink lips were mere inches from his and they tempted what little patience Jake had. He saw it in her eyes the moment Gloria realized the tone of their embrace had changed from comfort to passion.

  “I think I better get up before someone sees us.” Her grip on his sides loosened and she began to squirm again in her attempt to remove herself from Jake’s lap. All the squirming she did wasn’t helping her cause as her bottom continued
to rub back and forth over his cock, causing it to stir.

  Before she knew it, Jake’s head leaned forward and he pressed his lips to hers. She didn’t push him away which he took as a sign she wanted this kiss as much as he did. So Jake deepened the kiss and tightened his grip around her. Jake used his lips to part hers and she moaned into his mouth at the taste of their tongues playing with each other. The hand that had been rubbing her back moved slowly down to her ass. He’d been dying to squeeze her ass to see if it was as firm as it looked. He groaned as he confirmed that it was.

  After fondling her ass for a while he moved that hand up to hold her waist and hip. While the other hand that used to be there moved upwards slowly and began unbuttoning a few of the top buttons on her dress shirt. He unbuttoned enough for the pale pink lace of her bra to be exposed. Once it was, he broke their kiss and picked up their conversation right where they left off. “I don’t think you should get up. I think you should stay right where you are.” Then he began trailing kisses down her face and neck. Not stopping ‘til he reached the top swells of her breasts that he’d managed to reveal. As he held one side of her shirt open, he kissed and licked along the edges of her bra and between her cleavage. He continued to feast on her breasts as his hand released her shirt and landed on her thigh.

  Gloria’s hand moved from around Jake’s waist to hold onto his shoulders. She began making the most beautiful moaning sounds he’d ever heard. The hand Jake had on her thigh trailed slowly down her skirt and the outside of her leg until it reached the hem. Where his hand sneaked under and began to slowly tunnel up the inside of the opposite leg.

  “Jake! Wait. We can’t do this here.” Gloria said already sounding slightly out of breath. She began squirming again and Jake was sure she felt how hard his dick was pressing into her butt. Jake didn’t listen and he continued sucking at her breasts while his hand moved further up her skirt. One of Gloria’s hands moved from his shoulder to hold onto his arm as his fingers finally reached her already moist underwear.

  “Oh God! Jake.” She moaned as Jake's fingers began rubbing her through the thin fabric. Gloria’s perfume and natural scent was engulfing him. He was drowning in her. Her skin was soft as silk and tasted delicious. Hearing Gloria struggle to keep her moans low just inflamed him more. Feeling all that moisture between her legs and knowing it was all because of him only aroused him further. The panties were so thin it’d be nothing to tear them in two, but he reminded himself he needed to calm down. He didn’t want to come off too intense and it’d be too much too soon for Gloria. “Oh…I can’t believe this is happening.” Gloria said as her body began to react to his petting by moving back and forth to the pace his fingers set.

  “Believe it sweetheart,” Jake said as he lifted his head from her breasts to stare in her face and watch it flush with passion. “Unless you need more convincing,” he added as his fingers dug in the side of her panties to pet her pussy directly. They both groaned simultaneously at the feel of his fingers stroking her pussy and becoming drenched in her juices.

  As he rubbed her fluids into her engorged clit, Jake watched her facial expressions. He dreamed how she’d look while he gave her pleasure numerous times, but none compared to seeing it in real life. He couldn’t wait ‘til the first time they made love and he finally sunk his dick deep inside her. To think all of this might’ve been denied them had Jason not spoken up this morning and stopped those marshals from taking Gloria away. “There’s a lot I want to learn about you Gloria and I know we have time now to, but there’s something I gotta know.”

  “Right…now?” Gloria managed to say as Jake continued the sensual torture on her clit. Making sure she had enough stimulation to stay aroused but not enough to send her over the edge yet.

  “Yes,” he said as he momentarily added a little extra pressure. She moaned, but was unable to form words at the moment so she nodded for him to go ahead and ask his question. “Before today, did you ever think about or want to tell me and Jason your secret?”

  “Yes.”

  “Did you not tell us before only because the marshals told you not to?”

  “No.”

  “What was your other reason?”

  “I didn’t want…you…you and Jason…to…to know about my…past. I was afraid you’d think less of me if you knew. I didn’t want…to lose your…respect.”

  “Don’t you know we care about you? Nothing you could ever tell us about your past would change how we feel about you. Got it?” Gloria nodded as she closed her eyes and let the sensations of Jake’s fingers entering her pussy wash over her. He slowly thrust two fingers in and out of her while searching for her g-spot. “I need you to make me a promise sweetheart. That from now on you’ll always be straight with Jason and me. No matter if you’re afraid we won’t like it or even if the marshals tell you to tell no one. You tell us, you here.” Gloria nodded her head yes as her eyes cracked open and she stared back into Jake’s eyes. “From now on, we’re together in everything. If it concerns you, it concerns us. No more secrets. Agreed?” When Gloria nodded again, he said “I want to hear you say it.” Jake added a twist to his fingers to emphasize his point.

  “Yes!”

  “You promise no more secrets?”

  “No more secrets,” she repeated sounding completely out of breath. And the squeezing of her inner walls told Jake she was close. Figuring he’d held off her orgasm long enough to make his point, he doubled his efforts and knew the moment he found her spot. Her whole body tensed and her nails dug into his skin. She opened her mouth to scream and Jake kissed her. Using his mouth to muffle the sound. Sure there weren’t many people around to hear them, but he didn’t want Tina or his father hearing the scream. He didn’t want either nosy or worried enough to come and investigate.

  As the contractions in her pussy subsided, Jake slowly removed his hand. Jake lightened his kiss from fierce to gentle ’til their lips were barely touching. Then he made sure she was watching as he took the fingers he’d just fucked her with and slowly sucked her juices off them. She visibly shivered with arousal before once again squirming to get up off his lap. This time he allowed her escape. Gloria stepped back towards the copier and began fussing with re-buttoning her shirt. Jake sat there enjoying how flustered he’d made her with a satisfied smile on his face. As if they’d timed it perfectly as soon as Gloria had the last button back in place Jason came into the file room with a bag of food in one hand and a carton of drinks in the other. “Hey guys, sorry it took so long. Like always it was busy and there was a line.” Jason said as he placed his packages on the one clear spot on her desk.

  “No worries, as long as you brought back food. I’m starving,” Jake responded. Gloria smiled and nodded, but she didn’t say anything and Jake suspected it was because she was trying to hide the fact she was still slightly out of breath. “Here let me go get us some extra chairs.” He vacated Gloria’s seat and walked past Jason on his way out into the other room. He snagged the two closest chairs he could find and brought them back into the file room for him and Jason to use. Jason brought back their usual. Cheeseburger and fries for everyone, Pepsi for himself and Jake, and a strawberry shake for Gloria.

  During lunch, conversation flowed between them like normal except now there was this level of sexual tension hovering in the air. Neither Jake nor Gloria said anything about what happened between them while Jason was gone, but from the looks he caught Jason shooting him he knew something happened between them. Jason, Mr. Intuitive himself, couldn’t have missed it if he was completely blind and half deaf. Both brothers noticed that Gloria was definitely more relaxed and back to her usual self then she was earlier. And she kept blushing a nice shade of red every time Jake licked a bit of ketchup off his fingers from the fries. Jake knew what it reminded her of which was why he intentionally used the same hand he used on her. He swore he could still taste her flavor mixed in with his lunch.

  They purposely steered the conversation towards anything other than what was
discussed in the meeting they had that morning. Jake figured there was plenty of time to question her about that and knew Jason probably felt the same. All too soon though their lunch hour was up and most of their food was gone.

  “Thanks Jason for lunch and thanks to the both of you for taking my mind off my troubles. I definitely needed it.”

  “No problem,” Jason replied.

  “Anytime,” Jake added and he swore she blushed again. Jake could get used to that.

  “Now the two of you have to go or I’ll never get anymore work done,” she said as she rose from her seat to throw her empty carton away.

  “Alright we’re going, but we’ll be back when it’s time to leave,” Jason said as he and Jake grabbed up their own garbage and disposed of them in the trash. Then they grabbed their chairs and left the room.

  They managed to return the chairs they borrowed before the people they belonged to returned from lunch. As soon as they were both seated at their desks Jake knew it wouldn’t be long before Jason’s curiosity got the better of him.

  “Okay you. Fess up. What the hell happened?”

  “What do you mean?”

  “Don’t get cute with me Jake. I saw all those looks. There was enough sexual tension in there to start an orgy.”

  “Hey you told me she needed relaxing and I handled it,” Jake responded.

  “Hot damn. You made her cum hard didn’t you?”

  “There is no better way to relax,” Jake responded in a cocky tone before he buckled down and got back to his work. They usually went on patrol in the afternoons which is why they often got backed up in their paperwork. Until Ortiz was caught, they weren’t leaving Gloria’s side even in the precinct. In the mean time, they were both on desk duty. The new schedules their father promised they’d get tomorrow would ensure that. Lucky for them, they had plenty of paperwork to catch up on. Months of it to be exact. Jason smiled and shook his head at his brother before he too dove back into his work.