Guilty Pleasure (10 page)

“
I will let you get back to
work. Please don’t make me wait too long.”

“
Yet, the longer you wait
the wetter your pussy will be for me.”

“
It doesn’t take much for
you to get me wet, Sir.”

“
Now it is you who is
teasing me, woman.”

“
Exactly.” She hung the
phone up.

Michael chuckled and put the phone down. Let
her wait a little while. He needed to finish sating his curiosity
about this other killer by reading everything she had dug up on
him. Michael was quite excited about meeting Johnny face to face
tomorrow.

***

Nicole opened the door to Michael’s
penthouse. The doorman had the key just like Michael said he would.
After she fumbled with the light switch and finally got the lights
turned on she headed inside. It was strange being in here without
him.

She walked over to the huge window and
looked out over the view. She lingered for but a minute then turned
around and looked over his apartment. He needed some plants in here
to warm the place up a bit. She headed to the kitchen. She looked
in his refrigerator, there was a bottle of wine and a couple boxes
of leftover Chinese food. She closed the door and looked through
the cabinets. There wasn’t much food in them either, there were
however several brands of coffee. What in the world did he eat? He
just made her a delicious meal…wait the boxes of Chinese food. She
went back to the refrigerator and opened up the boxes. Yep, it was
the same kind of stir-fry he had served her the first time she was
here.

She saw a wire basket on top of the
refrigerator. She reached up and took it down. It was filled with
takeout menus.

“
Hell, no wonder this
kitchen looks like it has never been used.”

She looked through the menus and found one
for a pizza place. She called up and ordered a pizza for them to
eat when Michael got back.

She wandered through the house. Everything
was so pristine. She walked into his bedroom and opened up his
closet. She couldn’t resist. His clothes were neatly organized.
Hell even his shoes were placed just perfectly on the shoe racks.
She was so nervous about being here the first time she didn’t
really noticed how perfectly organized everything was. She went
into the master bedroom’s bathroom. Again, everything was arranged
perfectly. Even his medicine cabinet was perfect.

She heard the doorbell ring. She rushed over
and grabbed her purse then headed to the door. She looked through
the peep hole then opened the door and greeted the pizza guy. She
paid for it and left him a nice tip. She closed and locked the door
then headed to the kitchen and set the pizza on the counter.

She really hoped Michael would show up soon.
She didn’t like being in his apartment alone. It was so cold and
unwelcoming that it made her a bit uneasy.

“
So, he is a neat freak,
girl, get over it. He probably doesn’t spend much time in here
anyways,” she told herself.

She heard the front door being unlocked. She
quickly took her panties off and stuffed them in her purse. She
heard the sound of his dress shoes walking across the marble floor
and the familiar arousal filled her.

Michael came into the kitchen and smiled at
her. Her heart melted and that uneasiness she felt earlier
dissipated. “I hope I didn’t make you wait too long.”

“
Nah.” She rushed over to
him and hugged him. She felt his arms go around her. She breathed
in the scent of him. She loved the scent of his cologne.

“
I ordered us a pizza. I
hope you don’t mind,” she said, stepping out of his
embrace.

“
I do mind.”

“
What?”

He grabbed her and pulled her to him. “I do
believe I have to bend you over something and fuck the hell out of
you. I thought about that all afternoon, woman.”

He led her over to the dining room table. He
turned her around and pulled up her dress. He smacked her hard on
the ass. “Good girl, you aren’t wearing panties this time.” He
pushed her down onto the table then quickly removed his pants. He
grabbed her hips tightly then rammed his cock deeply into her. Her
pussy was so wet and welcoming. He thrusts with such force that it
moved the table. He was amused that she was startled at first by
this then as he continued to thrust she surrendered to him. He kept
thrusting until both of them orgasm. He pulled his cock from her.
He drew her up to him and pressed himself close to her. He felt her
relax into his embrace. He held her like that for a couple of
moments then he released her.

“
I’m going to get changed.
Why don’t you bring the pizza out to the living room.”

“
Okay.” She watched him
scoop up his pants and walk toward his bedroom. She quickly went to
the second bathroom and freshened up a bit before she grabbed the
pizza and brought it to the living room. She also grabbed a couple
of plates, napkins and two glasses of water. He had nothing else
but the wine to drink. She sat on the large leather sofa and waited
for him.

He came back wearing just a pair of jeans.
He sat on the sofa next to her. She grabbed him a couple slices of
pizza and put it on a plate before handing it to him.

“
Why don’t you have any
food in your kitchen? I wanted to make you dinner but there is
little I can do with Chinese takeout leftovers and a bottle of
wine.”

“
I don’t see a point to
buying food when takeout is easier.”

“
That is not very
healthy.”

“
Probably not.”

“
You don’t spend a lot of
time in your apartment do you?”

“
Not really. Why do you
ask?”

“
I noticed this the last
time I was here and being in here alone…I don’t mean to insult you,
but there is no real warmth in here. There are no plants, no
knickknacks or even artwork.”

“
I’m not a knickknacky kind
of person, Nicole.”

“
Everything is so darn
clean.”

“
I have an excellent maid
service.” Michael looked around the living room trying to see what
she saw.

“
I’m sorry, I have offended
you didn’t I.”

“
My feelings don’t get
easily hurt. You are free to speak your mind.”

“
But this is your home and
here I am nitpicking it. You like your home this way…”

“
Woman, calm down. I just
don’t have time to think about the décor of my apartment. Like I
told you I rented this apartment for the view. If you want to put
some plants or artwork or whatever would make it feel homier for
you then do so. I don’t care.”

“
This is your
apartment…”

“
And I’m hoping you will be
spending a lot of time in here with me. So if you are uncomfortable
in here then something needs to change. I’m sure if I was
uncomfortable in your apartment you would do the same for
me.”

“
I would.”

“
Well, there you go. You
worry way too much about what other people think.”

“
You have to be mindful of
other people’s feelings.”

“
At the cost of your own
feelings. That makes no sense. Now enough about this. I will make
this apartment more comfortable for you, Nicole, because I want to
do so.”

“
Thank you.” She smiled
brightly at him.

If a few plants and knick-knacks made her
happy it was no skin off his nose.

“
I’m nervous about
tomorrow,” Nicole said.

“
So am I, but I read
through everything and I think I got a good read on this guy. I’m
also pretty damn sure he did what they have charged him for. I’m
not sure how I’m going to mount a good defense for him.” Michael
wasn’t nervous at all about meeting Johnny. He was intrigued more
than anything else. Yet, he dare not tell Nicole this. Who knows
what she will think.

“
What if he tries to fuck
with our minds?” Nicole said.

“
He might.” Michael was
really hoping that fledgling killer would try to fuck with his
mind. Playing mind games with this idiot would be fun. “Listen
Nicole, I won’t let him hurt you in any way. But be prepared, not
all killers look and act crazy. He might look like your average
everyday person. Looking at him or talking with him you will find
it hard to believe he was capable of doing such horrible things. I
almost hope Johnny is your typical nut job it will make it easier
on you, and it will make my job easier.”

“
How so?”

“
You will see a monster and
will be more on guard. And as for his defense, well insanity is a
good one.”

Nicole took little bites of her pizza. She
was getting more nervous about tomorrow. To be in a room with
someone who has killed at least five women was going to be jarring.
She wanted to show Michael that she can handle this.

Michael looked at her. He could see the
worry and fear on her face. The irony of this moment almost made
him laugh. His little Nicole was so afraid of meeting this
fledgling killer, yet she sits right next to a man who is far worse
than the man she fears.

“
What?” Nicole sat her
pizza down.

“
I wish I could protect you
from this, Nicole. My offer for you to sit this one out still
stands.”

“
No, I can do this. It’s
part of the job. Though to be honest I didn’t factor in serial
killers into the equation.” Nicole took a sip of her water. “I
can’t wrap my mind around it. How can someone take so many
lives?”

“
The thrill of
it.”

Nicole looked at Michael. “What thrill?”

“
A serial killer takes life
because he needs to. It’s hardwired into him. Each killer has their
own method of killing. Some stalk their victims for quite a while
before they attack. Others, it’s simply an impulse and some poor
soul was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. Some kill right
away, while others need to make their victim suffer. And the way
they kill is unique to each killer.”

“
How do you know
this?”

“
I have studied this
subject extensively. Let’s look at Johnny’s case. His choice of
victim, the way he killed, how he disposed of the body, I’m going
to say he is an impulse killer. I can’t be certain until I actually
speak with him.”

“
What about those murders I
have been reading about in the paper?”

“
What murders?”

“
That poor woman they found
by the lake. She was tortured then killed. And Monica told me there
have been others who were killed the same way. This has to be the
work of a serial killer. When Emily said they caught a serial
killer I was hoping it was the person who killed those poor women
so brutally. But to know there are two serial killers in Chicago
that is frightening.”

“
Nicole, there are thirty
to fifty active serial killers in the United States at any given
time. So there being two in Chicago isn’t so
unbelievable.”

“
I wished they would have
caught the other one too.”

Michael tried to hide his smile. He wouldn’t
be so easily caught. And if the police closed in Adam was setup to
take the fall.

“
Let’s change the subject.
I can see it’s upsetting you. What did you do today?”

She told him about Monica’s good news and
about spending time with Adam.

“
Adam is going to do some
gigs.”

“
Yep, I think he and his
band are leaving tomorrow.”

“
Good, it will do him some
good to get out of town for a little while.”

“
I thought so
too.”

“
Let me take your mind off
things.” He stood then pulled her up into his arms. He carried her
into his bedroom. He tossed her on the bed then climbed onto the
bed. He looked down at her gazing into his eyes. The warmth in her
eyes…

“
What’s wrong?” she said
reaching up and gently caressing his cheek.

“
Your emotions show,
Nicole. You love me, don’t you?”

Nicole was afraid to admit it, yet the
intensity in his dark eyes, she couldn’t hide anything from him.
“Yes, I love you.”

Michael just gazed into her eyes. The only
glimmer of light in him screamed for her to run from him.

“
You don’t have to say
anything right now.” Nicole pulled him down to her and kissed
him.

He reached down and undid his jeans. He
needed to be buried deep inside her. He pulled her dress up and
slowly filled her with his cock. He could feel her love in her
kiss. Love was a useless emotion that was what he had always
believed. Love confused and distracted. He couldn’t afford to be
distracted. Yet…he deepened their kiss, he allowed himself to feel
her love, a dangerous thing for a man like him.

Chapter Ten

Nicole stayed behind Michael when they
entered the interrogation room. She was so nervous that she felt
sick to her stomach. She stopped abruptly when Michael turned
around.

“
Are you alright?” he
asked.

“
Yeah…”

They were standing in the room where a
police officer could observe what was going on in the interrogation
room. Michael was blocking her view.