Vampire in Geek's Clothing (Psy-Vamp Book 6) (8 page)

Isaiah was pretty sure his legs were going to give out on
him after his intense orgasm. The uninhibited way Nikki had given herself to
him was hotter than anything he’d ever experienced. Reluctantly, he pulled out
of her body and disposed of the condom while Nikki lay there with her legs
dangling over the edge of the bed.

“Wow!” she said with a smile, making him laugh.

“I couldn’t have said it better myself,” he told her. “Those
sexy sounds you were making made it hard for me to last as long as I did.”

“Should I be quieter next time?” she asked with a teasing
grin.

“No,” he answered quickly before shifting her back onto the
bed and sliding in beside her. “I have never heard anything that hot in my
entire life, and if you give me a few minutes to recover, I have every
intention of making you scream again.”

“That soon?” she asked.

Looking down, he was already half-hard.

“Wow!” she said again when she followed his gaze.

“You say that a lot,” he told her. “We may need to work on
your vocabulary.”

“Why? Am I boring you already?” She gave him a playful pout.

“I’m pretty sure that’s not possible,” he assured her.
“Let’s make a deal.”

“What kind of deal?” she asked, and he could see her guard
going up as if she expected it to have to do with her secrets.

“For the rest of the night, no more talk about secrets or
any danger to you,” he began, before adding, “That is, unless you want to tell
me. Otherwise, let’s just spend the night enjoying each other’s bodies in every
way imaginable.”

“No spanking,” she told him.

He almost laughed when she said that because it was so out
of the blue. “I thought you wanted to try that.”

“I do,” she admitted without a hint of shyness. “These walls
are paper thin, so I’m sure we’ve already given my neighbors enough to talk
about. I’m not sure I could face them again if they heard you spanking me.”

“Then I guess you’d better behave,” he teased, pulling her
on top of him.

“Behave?” she asked with a sexy grin. “I’m not sure I know
how to behave around you.”

“You could start by riding me until we both come,” he
suggested, lifting his hips so she’d know he was ready again.

“I think I can handle that,” Nikki said with a smile.

Isaiah’s eyes were itching like crazy when he woke up in
Nikki’s bed the next morning. He hated contact lenses, and he was glad he’d be
able to ditch them soon. Normally, he wouldn’t sleep in them, but at the
moment, they were just one more lie between him and Nikki. At least, this one
he could come clean about, but not yet. They hadn’t talked about most of the
lies both of them were telling, and he wasn’t sure they’d ever get to many of
them. For now, his biggest concern was convincing Nikki she could trust him to
protect her.

Nikki’s head was resting on his chest. She hadn’t spoken,
but he knew she was awake because her fingers were lightly stroking his thigh.
He couldn’t remember the last time he’d woken up with a woman in his bed, but
he knew it hadn’t been in more than a decade. While he’d been with women in
that time, those had been one-night stands, and he hadn’t stuck around long.
Being intimate with a woman and then lying to her about everything always felt
wrong, which tended to ruin any afterglow he might have felt.

Running a finger along the tattoo of the phoenix on her hip,
Isaiah was tempted to reach out and sample her energy for reasons other than
needing to feed. For the first time, he wanted more; he wanted her to be one of
the few women he could bring into his world. Then he realized he was hesitating
because he was afraid of what he’d discover. No matter what he learned, he
wasn’t sure he could walk away from Nikki.

“What time do you need to be at work?” he asked, knowing
he’d probably need to drive her back to the city soon. It was just after five,
and she usually opened the shop at six, meaning they’d be cutting it close.
That didn’t give him much time to convince her to open up this morning.

Before answering, Nikki rolled over to grab her phone and
check her messages. “Looks like I’m off today,” she replied with a yawn before
settling back onto his chest. “I wasn’t scheduled to work. I’ve been covering
for someone a lot recently, and my boss finally told them to get their ass into
work so I could have the day off.”

“Good,” Isaiah said, pressing her onto her back. “That means
I have time for breakfast before we get up.”

Nikki laughed as he slid down her body. “You can’t possibly
be in the mood after last night. You kept waking me up to take care of your
insatiable needs.”

“I only woke you up twice,” he pointed out. “You woke me up
the other time.”

“Are you complaining?” she asked with one raised eyebrow.

“Never, sweetheart,” he assured her.

Phoenix watched as Isaiah’s tongue flicked her clit so
lightly she barely felt it. Somehow, watching him touch her made the sensations
more intense. When she tried to lift her hips to get closer, Isaiah’s hands
tightened, making it impossible for her move. One thing she was quickly discovering
with Isaiah was that she had a kinky side. Her hands gripped his hair, trying
to press him closer.

Pulling back, Isaiah looked thoughtful. “I think it’s time
to try something new.” Climbing out of the bed, he grabbed her discarded bra
from the floor and knelt on the bed beside her head, giving her a fantastic
view of his fully-erect dick. “Put your hands together above your head,” he
ordered, and she obeyed immediately, knowing exactly what he had in mind.

Looping the bra through the slats in the headboard and
around her wrists, he somehow managed to secure her hands above her head. The
urge to tug against her restraints was irresistible, and she loved the feeling
of helplessness. It was probably insane to let a man she barely knew tie her
up, but Isaiah made her feel alive for the first time in longer than she could
remember. What she’d been doing for the last several years had merely been
surviving, not living.

“Where did you go?” Isaiah asked. His hand on her cheek
pulled her mind from thoughts of the danger she was in.

“I was just thinking about how crazy it is that I’m letting
you tie me up,” she admitted.

“Do you trust me?” he asked, and she sensed he was asking
about more than just their bondage games.

“Yes,” she replied honestly. “I do trust you.”

“Good,” he said before leaning forward to brush his lips
against hers. “I would never do anything to hurt you.”

Without waiting for her reply, he slid down her body and
settled between her legs again. Spreading her open with his fingers, his tongue
stroked from her opening to her clit in light, teasing strokes.

“More,” she moaned, but he ignored her pleas, swirling his
tongue around her entrance and placing his hands on her hips to hold her in
place again when she tried to move against his mouth.

Isaiah didn’t seem to be in any hurry as he slid his tongue
inside of her, slowly exploring her, while she moaned and tried desperately to
rock against his face. When he removed his tongue, she nearly cried out in
frustration until he replaced his tongue with two fingers and began to work
them inside of her body. She was a little sore after their activities from the
previous night, and that somehow intensified her pleasure as his fingers thrust
in and out of her body more urgently. His eyes were locked on hers, watching
her reaction as he brought her close to the edge.

“You’re amazing,” he said in awe. “Especially like this. I
love seeing you desperate for my touch. Do you want my mouth again?”

“Yes, please give me your mouth,” she panted out, and he
rewarded her by sliding his tongue along her clit.

Isaiah’s entire focus shifted to moving his fingers inside
of her while his tongue swirled around her clit. When her arousal became so
intense she didn’t think she could take any more, he sucked her clit into his
mouth and flicked his tongue across the most sensitive spot twice, sending her
spiraling over the edge.

“Isaiah!” she screamed, shutting her eyes tightly as
pleasure washed over her body.

His fingers gentled as her spasms subsided, and when she
opened her eyes, Phoenix found Isaiah watching her with a lopsided grin.
Pulling his fingers from her body, he licked them before resting his head on
her thigh. “We should get some more sleep since you don’t have to work. In a
few hours, we can shower, and then I’ll take you out to breakfast.”

“Don’t you need me to take care of you?” she asked, which
earned her a laugh from Isaiah.

“Not this time,” he told her, moving up her body to untie
her. “I wanted this time to be all about you, Nikki.”

She cringed at his use of the name that represented one more
lie between them.

“Don’t pull away from me,” he murmured. “I’m going to make
this work. I know I said I couldn’t start anything, but after last night, I
can’t give you up. Let me help you.”

She nodded. “I’ll try, but give me time.”

“We’ll talk after we have breakfast,” he told her and then
gently brushed his lips against hers. “Sleep, and trust me to be here for you.”

Her body relaxed against his. She wanted more than anything
to believe she wasn’t really alone.

So far, this had been one of the best mornings Isaiah had
experienced in a long time, and he’d meant every word he’d said to Nikki about
finding a way to make this work. Whether she was psychic or not no longer had
any impact on his decision. He’d rather have only fifty years with Nikki than
let her go.

They were just finishing breakfast at nearly noon because
he’d been wrong about his ability to resist having Nikki again before getting
out of bed, and while they’d showered. Then he’d had to take her on the couch
in the living room, which had resulted in them ending up back in the shower.
Honestly, he wanted her again already, but they needed to eat, and then he
needed to take Nikki back out to San Francisco to get her car. That part really
sucked since he got the impression Nikki was planning to use that to put some
distance between them. She definitely didn’t want to talk about what was going
on, and he could tell she didn’t completely trust his ability to keep her safe.

“Do you have to work today?” she asked, and that’s when he
realized he’d lapsed into silence.

“I can take the day off. I’m pretty much done with this job,
except for a few minor details,” he replied.

“Minor details like breaking and entering?” she asked.

He chuckled. “Yeah, those would be among the details I still
need to handle. I do want to research a few things on that end. Last night
wasn’t my choice, but Sam was impatient to get things tied up quickly. Now that
he’s in Houston for a week, I have plenty of time to take care of the last of my
research and work on my final report.”

“Does that mean I won’t see you at the coffee shop anymore?”
She was trying for a light tone, as if his answer didn’t matter, but Isaiah
heard the hint of hurt in her voice, and he took that as a good sign that she felt
the same as him.

“I’m not sure I have the willpower to stay away from you.
How about if you drop your car at your house while I head home to change
clothes, and then I can come back to pick you up?” he suggested, not mentioning
that he’d have two of his people following her while she took her car home.

“You don’t want me to see where you live?” she asked. “Don’t
tell me you’re one of those messy bachelors with takeout boxes all over your
living room.”

“No takeout boxes all over the living room,” he assured her.
“While I have an apartment, I haven’t stayed there in months. I live with
family,” he began, picking out the pieces of the truth he could actually share
with her in a crowded restaurant. They’d have to talk about his family soon,
but now wasn’t the time. “To be honest, I don’t want you to meet them quite
yet. My family can be a bit much to take.”

“That, I can understand,” she assured him.

Isaiah’s phone buzzed, and when he pulled it from his
pocket, he saw that Drew was calling. “Damn,” he muttered, before choosing to
ignore the call. The last thing he needed was Drew ruining his morning.

“What’s wrong,” she asked.

“It’s one of my cousins calling,” he explained, sending the
second call from Drew to voicemail. The text came through next.

Call me now or I’ll have Aiden track you down.

Letting out a sigh, he knew there was no way to get out of
calling Drew back. While Aiden hated Drew, he’d still track Isaiah down just to
get Drew to leave him alone. “I’m going to step outside to take this,” he explained
as he stood. “I don’t get along with my cousin, but he’s not going to leave me
alone until I find out what he wants.”

Nikki waved him off. “No worries. I’ll finish my breakfast
so we can get moving.”

On impulse, he leaned down to kiss her on the cheek before
walking out to the sidewalk to call Drew. Even his psycho cousin couldn’t ruin
his day—or so he foolishly believed.

“What the fuck took you so long?” Justin demanded when he
answered Drew’s phone. The fact that his brother was using profanity was a big
clue of how bad things were with Drew.

“Why are you answering Drew’s phone?” Isaiah asked his
brother.

“After he messaged you, he kind of lost it. Trish and
Caitlin are trying to calm him down,” Justin explained. “Roman and Lyd are on
their way to see if they can help. Hell, I can’t even get a hold of Sofia, and
Drew needs her. I’m about ready to sedate him.”

“What does any of this have to do with me?” Isaiah demanded.
“I’m not exactly on friendly terms with Drew, so why call me to calm him down.”

“They found Andrei’s body this morning,” Justin replied,
sounding exhausted, probably because he’d spent the morning dealing with
details regarding Andrei’s body. They could not have Andrei end up on an
autopsy table since blood work would reveal that he wasn’t human. The fact that
Andrei still had his retractable fangs was enough to draw attention to that
fact.

“What happened?” Isaiah asked. Andrei was Drew’s father, and
he hadn’t been the same since his serial killer wife’s death. Isaiah had always
thought Andrei was crazier than his wife. It was a well-known fact that his
wife had tried to kill him on a regular basis, yet he’d still defended her and
fought the family when they’d wanted to kill her. That wasn’t the craziest part
of it. Andrei also had a history of cheating on his wife, which had always
struck Isaiah as suicidal. In the end, Drew had killed his serial killer mom to
save a son he hadn’t known about. Andrei hadn’t taken it well and had refused
to talk to Drew after that. That was part of the reason they were all being so
nice to Drew, despite the fact that he was a major pain in the ass.

“I don’t have many details yet, but there is no doubt he was
murdered, and someone fucked with the security system. You know Andrei had
video in every room of that house, but there’s a huge blank spot in the room
his body was found in.”

“Someone messed with my security system?” Isaiah asked,
before feeling bad that he was more worried about that than his uncle’s death.

“Give me my fucking phone,” Drew demanded, and Isaiah was
surprisingly relieved that his cousin had calmed down. Based on the hoarse
quality of Drew’s voice, he’d been screaming at one point.

“I’m getting him here now,” Justin told Drew.

“Just give him the phone,” Isaiah said, and the next voice
he heard was Drew’s.

“When are you going to get here to find that missing video
feed?” Drew demanded as soon as he had his phone.

“I need to run some errands first,” Isaiah told him, trying
to figure out how long it would take him to drop Nikki at her car and make sure
he had security following her.

“No,” Drew told him, sounding calmer than Isaiah would have
expected. Then again, Drew was used to being crazy, something Isaiah could
relate to.

“Listen, Drew, I have a woman with me, and I need to take
her out to San Francisco to get her car first.”

“Bring her here,” Drew said. “Before you argue, we’ll all be
on our best behavior. Trish and Caitlin can distract her while you hack the
system. I won’t even talk to her.”

Isaiah hesitated because he had his laptop with him, so,
theoretically, he could help without going back to the house. That is, if the
charge held up. He’d been so distracted yesterday, he hadn’t grabbed a charger.

“Please,” Drew said when he hesitated too long.

“Fine,” Isaiah relented, hoping this wasn’t going to be a
huge mistake. He’d have to introduce Nikki to his family if she was going to be
part of his life, but he’d been hoping to put that off at least a little longer
since scaring her off wasn’t his intention. “I have one condition.”

“Anything,” Drew assured him.

“No messing with her mind or anything like that,” Isaiah
told him. “I won’t bring her there unless you can promise me that.”

Drew was silent for a moment before barking out the order to
everyone in the background. “Isaiah’s bringing his woman. No one tries to fuck
with her mind. When will you be here?” he asked Isaiah, and Isaiah knew by the
murmurs in the background that there would be plenty of questions about Nikki
later.

“Twenty minutes,” he told Drew.

“Thanks, cuz.” Drew ended the call, but Isaiah hadn’t missed
the almost choked quality of his cousin’s voice.

Tucking his phone into his pocket, he was annoyed to see
Nikki paying their bill at the cashier.

“I was going to buy breakfast,” he insisted.

“You bought pizza,” she pointed out.

“I can buy two meals,” he argued.

“Too late, I already paid. Let’s go get my car.”

“About that,” he began. “Would you mind if we made a stop
first? There’s something I need to help my cousin with. I tried convincing him
to let me take you to get your car first, but this is pretty urgent.”

“I don’t mind going with you,” she assured him. “Unless you
want to drop me at home first.”

They were at the car, and Isaiah hesitated. It was tempting
just to keep her away from his family, but there was no way he could get
security to her apartment this quickly. Besides, after Drew’s announcement, his
family would be pushing him to meet her soon.

“Please don’t tell me you have a wife.” Nikki sounded
concerned and a little angry. “Is that why you said you couldn’t have a long-term
relationship with me when we talked last night?”

“It’s nothing like that,” he assured her. “The only reason
I’m hesitating is that I don’t want you meeting my cousin, Drew. He’s got
serious issues on a good day, and this is not a good day for him.
Unfortunately, I can’t take the time to drop you at home first. This is pretty
serious, so just promise not to hold anything he says against me. Remember, you
can’t pick your family.”

“It’s okay,” she said with a reassuring smile. “If we were
anywhere near my family, I’d probably be nervous about having you meet them.
Believe me. I know all about crazy relatives you don’t want anyone to meet.”

Isaiah bit back his reply. Nothing in her family tree could
compare to what he had to deal with, but Drew had promised to behave. He opened
the door so Nikki could climb into the passenger seat before walking around to
his side and sliding behind the steering wheel. His eyes were itching like
crazy, and he had no idea why he hadn’t just taken the contact lenses out at
Nikki’s. He made a mental note to drop them in his room before he left the
house.