Guilty Pleasure (24 page)

“
I really want to make love
to you, so I think it’s best if I just sleep on the
floor.”

“
No…” She reached up and
pulled him down to her.

“
Little Nicole…I…don’t want
to take advantage of you.”

“
Please kiss
me.”

Adam leaned over and kissed her. He felt her
arms wrap around him holding him close. He should just get out of
this damn bed. She was very vulnerable right now, hell so was he
for that matter. Yet, he couldn’t will himself to get out of the
bed instead he deepened his kiss and she surrendered to it.

He kissed for what seemed like a blissful
eternity. He lingered in her soft touches then he pulled away. He
looked at her lying under him.

“
Do you want me or do you
want to forget?” he asked.

“
I want you,” she said
softly.

She pulled off her shirt then removed her
jeans. He quickly removed his jeans as he watched her removing her
bra and panties. His gaze lingered over her soft curves. Her body
was even more beautiful than he imagined it would be. His hands
gently cupped her breasts as he came up to his knees. He lowered
her down onto the bed and positioned himself between her legs.

“
Are you sure?” he asked as
he gazed into her eyes.

“
Yes.”

He gently eased his cock into her. She
wrapped her legs around him pulling him closer. He slowly begin to
thrust as he kissed her. He came up to his knees taking her with
him then he sat back on his feet as he gripped her ass. He moved
her up and down in a steady rhythm as she wrapped her arms around
his neck and kissed him.

The way he made love to her was so tender.
It was so very different than the way Nathan used her body or the
brutal way Michael fucked her. This was more than just a physical
need it was two people connecting at the deepest level. The emotion
of the moment overtook her and she started to cry.

Adam buried his cock to the hilt inside her
and just held her tightly to him.

“
Don’t stop, please don’t,”
Nicole said.

“
You are crying,” he said
softly.

She cupped his face in her hands and kissed.
“Please don’t stop.”

He began to slowly thrust. He held her
tightly in his arms as he gently rocked her. She felt her orgasm
begin at the very center of her being. She arched her head back and
surrendered to the sensations that filled her body.

“
Nicole,” Adam said softly
as he kissed her neck. He slowly lowered them down on to the bed.
He thrust a little more urgently needing to feel his orgasm. He
kissed her lips the moment his orgasm hit. His body trembled from
the intensity of it. He lingered for a moment softly kissing her
then he rolled off of her. He felt her snuggled up against him and
lay her head on his chest.

“
Why were you crying?” he
gently said.

“
That was the first time
someone made love to me. Not just sex, but…”

“
I know what you are
saying.” He kissed the top of her head.

Neither said another word as they drifted
off to sleep in each other’s arms.

Chapter
Twenty-two

Rodney laid out everything he had on Michael
Lyon’s on the Chief’s desk. “Look at the timeline. This guy was
either near or around the area of each murder. I pulled up his
paper trail showing where and when he went on vacation. I looked
into the evidence around the Maxwell Stevens case. It’s true that
Maxwell matched the physical description of the eye witness. But so
does Michael. But yet Maxwell didn’t have a trail of dead bodies
following him to Yale. Look at Adam Matthews.” Rodney set a picture
of Adam on the desk. “From a distance an eye witness could easily
think Adam could be mistaken for Michael.”

“
Yeah, but the cook at that
restaurant Linda Bennett worked at remembered her mentioning going
on a date with Adam Matthews.”

“
Well, I don’t think
Michael would give his victim his real name. And besides my theory
is he is trying to set up Adam to take the fall for this. I bet my
right asscheek that any day now that prosecutor Lexi Taylor will be
wanting you to press charges against Adam.”

“
Why her?”

“
It is widely known she has
got the hots for Michael, so I’m sure he will be calling her with
his suspicions. He would have to call someone to get the ball
rolling. He has no idea if we will believe Adam is a
suspect.”

“
But the cook remembering
the name Adam Matthews…”

“
I will tell you what. I
will go question this cook myself.”

The Chief looked at all the evidence Rodney
had collected. “You came up with this theory on your own?”

“
No, Tim did.” Rodney
handed him the envelope. “This was delivered to my apartment last
week. Tim was onto something and I believe this is why he was
murdered. I’m will bet my fucking life that Michael killed
him.”

“
You don’t have proof of
this.”

“
No, but I have certainly
collected enough proof to at least open an investigation on this
guy.”

“
Bring him in for
questioning.”

“
I would love to, but the
fucker is in London England. Convenient that he chooses now to
travel.”

“
You will have to have some
solid proof if I’m to start an extradition request.”

“
I betting that is why that
asshole chose to haul ass for London. He is counting on the
extradition laws. This fucker is good. He is a damn defense lawyer
for Christ sakes, he would know police procedure inside and
out.”

“
Get to work on
it.”

“
One favor…”

“
What is it?”

“
If Lexi does want to press
charges against Adam hold the bitch off long enough to give me time
to find some more evidence.”

“
I can do that.”

“
Thank you.” Rodney left
the office and head to the small diner Linda Bennett used to work
in. He walked up to the cook. “I’m with the Chicago P.D. and I
would like to ask you a couple of questions.”

“
Haven’t you fuckers got
the guy that killed Linda yet?”

“
That is what I’m working
on.”

“
She was such a sweet woman
she didn’t deserve to die like that. Not to mention her little girl
doesn’t deserve to be thrown into foster care.”

“
I know…” Rodney took two
pictures out of an envelope. “I would like you to look at these two
pictures. Can you identify either man as the one Linda said she had
a date with?”

The cook looked over the picture of Adam
then the one of Michael. “It was this guy.” He pointed to Michael.
“I could see him flirting with Linda. Those dark eyes of his…this
other guy I have seen performing at the bar across the street. I
don’t remember his name.”

“
You are sure it was this
guy you saw with Linda?” He held up the picture of
Michael.

“
Yes.”

“
Would you be willing to
come down to the station so I can take your statement?”

“
If this fucker killed
Linda, you bet your ass I will help put him away.”

“
Thank you. Just stop by
after you are done working.”

Rodney headed back to the station and told
the Chief what had happened. Then he booked a flight to New
Haven.

***

Michael watched the pretty little woman in
the park. He had been stalking her for a few days now. She came to
this park at one in the afternoon three days in a row. She sat
alone and read. He was going to give her a few moments to enjoy her
book then he was going to walk over there and flirt with her.

These last few weeks were disjointed. He
kept playing that night Adam stopped him from killing Nicole. Why
didn’t the fucker shoot him? Why the hell just let him get away so
easy? He never understood Adam. Soon, he was going to have to get a
hold of Lexi and begin closing the trap around Adam. He would be
convicted of the murders and sent to prison, this would take the
attention off Michael.

The image of the fear in Nicole’s eyes when
she realized he was going to kill her still haunted his mind. He
didn’t want to kill her and in a strange way he was glad Adam saved
her. He couldn’t help but wonder what she was doing. Once the trap
was sprung on Adam there was no way Nicole could help him escape.
No one would believe a word she said, especially after Michael
called Emily and told her not to tell Nicole where he was at
because he didn’t want her stalking him. The cops would just chalk
Nicole’s testimony, if she told anyone what he said, as just a
jealous ex-girlfriend trying to get some revenge.

He entertained the, what if, she did come
here with him. Would that young woman sitting on the bench waiting
for him to stalk and kill, be saved? He will never know the answer
to that.

He cleared his mind of thoughts of Nicole.
He had to be at his most charming if he was going to lure this
woman to her death. He was about to get up and go over to her when
he heard a man began to sing and play guitar. It was so familiar
sounding.

He stood and looked around. He gasped seeing
Adam over by the large fountain playing his guitar and singing for
a group of people.

Michael smiled. He couldn’t help it. Was
this fucker here to finish the job? A part of him almost hope Adam
was here to kill him. What a fitting end to it all. Then another
thought quickly popped into his mind. If Adam was here was Nicole
with him? He lingered on that thought when all of a sudden the
music stopped.

He glanced over and saw Adam staring at him.
Michael smiled when Adam put his guitar back in its case. Michael
started to head out of the park. He heard hurried footsteps behind
him. He slowly turned around stopping Adam in his tracks.

“
Did you travel all the way
here to kill me, Adam?” Michael said.

“
Wouldn’t you like to know
the answer to that.”

“
Seeing how you haven’t
pulled a gun on me yet I’m assuming you haven’t purchased one yet.
So tell me how do you plan to restrain me? Do you think you are
stronger than me? You have no fucking idea what to do, do
you?”

Adam didn’t expect to see Michael in some
random park. He had no idea what to do now. Michael was right Adam
didn’t have time to purchase a gun yet. He knew Michael would kill
him if he tried to restrain him. He watched Michael’s hand slowly
go into his dress pant pocket.

“
Don’t bother grabbing a
knife, Michael. I’m not going to do shit to you yet. Besides, do
you plan on cutting my throat right here with all these
witnesses?”

Michael chuckled and took his hand out of
his pocket. “Is Nicole with you?”

Adam didn’t answer, but Michael could see
the answer in Adam’s eyes.

“
She is with you. What are
you two planning on doing to me? I can tell you what I have done to
you, Adam. I have started the wheels turning on your trap. Soon you
will be wanted for multiple murders. You might want to stay here in
London.”

“
You remember Detective Tim
Dane?”

“
Of course I killed the
fucker.”

“
Yeah, that is what Nicole
told his partner Rodney Lewis. I’m betting about now Rodney is
looking into your past. Whatever you killed Tim for I’m sure Rodney
will find out too. So, it might not be me who is charged with
murder.”

“
Is that the plan then? You
and Nicole came to bring me back to stand trial. How are you
planning on doing that?”

“
That is her plan, mine is
a bit different.”

Michael grabbed his wallet and took out four
hundred dollar bills and tossed it at Adam. “That should buy you a
decent pistol to shoot me with.”

“
I don’t want your fucking
money.”

“
But you will want that
pistol. Because the next time I see you I will kill you then I will
find Nicole and kill her as well. It will be a hell of a lot easier
for me to find you then you to find me.” Michael turned around and
walked away.

Adam grabbed a taxi and headed back to the
hotel room he and Nicole were staying at. He quickly opened the
door and went inside. He set his guitar case down.

“
What happened?” Nicole
said as she hurried over to him.

“
I talked with
Michael.”

“
What?!”

“
I was playing my guitar in
the park and there he was. He was staring at some young pretty
girl. He spotted me and started to head out of the park. I don’t
know what the hell I thought I was going to do but I caught up with
him. He said he is going to start the process of framing me for
those murders. And he threatened to kill both of us. I should have
done something.”

“
We stick to the plan and
wait for Detective Lewis to call us. We are only to find out where
Michael is.”

“
He is going to find us,
Nicole. I can’t let him anywhere near you. I can’t leave you here
alone anymore.”

“
Then I will come with you
wherever you go.”

“
What if Detective Lewis
doesn’t call, what if the London police come instead and have me
deported back to the United States?”