Unconditional Love (Journey of Love #1)(18)
Author: Kelly Elliott

I looked back and gave them the signal to the countdown. Five minutes later, my target was pulling up in a jeep. I settled into position, looked into my scope, and let out the breath I was holding as I squeezed the trigger.

Two minutes later we were humping back out as fast as we could, making our way to the extraction site.

As we made our way down, the new guy, Sergeant Ricker said, “Shit. If my girlfriend ever found out what I did for a living, she’d probably leave me.”

I stopped dead in my tracks and looked at him. “What?”

He held up his hands and said, “Oh no sir, I don’t talk to her about what I do. She just knows I’m in the Marines.”

I shook my head and said, “No, why would she leave you?”

He shrugged his shoulders and said, “I don’t know. To me, killing someone like that douchebag is no big deal, but I’m not sure how she would feel. Ya know?”

“Lieutenant, we have to get a move on to make it to the extraction site on time,” Sergeant Philips said.

I couldn’t shake the uneasy feeling I had as we made our way down the mountain. If Azurdee ever found out what I did, would she leave me? I was so lost in thought I wasn’t paying attention and slipped on a rock and tumbled forward, hitting the side of my face on a rock as I made my way to a stop.

“Fuck, Lieutenant Williams, are you okay?” Ricker asked.

“Shit, Lark, what the fuck?” Jason said.

I wiped the blood away and kept moving. “I’m fine. Let’s just get the fuck out of here. I’m ready to get home.”

As we sat in the helicopter and made our way back to the base, Ricker leaned over and said, “Lieutenant, I just wanted to say I’d never in my life seen anyone shoot so damn accurate at that far of a distance. No wonder they say you’re the best.”

I smiled and nodded my head and closed my eyes, giving him a sign I wasn’t in the mood to talk to him. My head was killing me and I knew I was going to end up with a black eye all from a stupid-ass mistake. I couldn’t afford to make mistakes in what I do. I knew Skip would give me hell about this and ask a million questions. To him I was perfect and never made a mistake. Bad enough I was a Marine, but I was a Marine working for the CIA.

As I jumped off the helicopter and made my way over to the medic, Skip grabbed my arm and pulled me off to the side.

“What in the fuck happened?” he asked, with a cigar hanging out of his mouth. Skip was five years older than me and was a built motherfucker. He stood about two inches shorter than me, with brown hair and blue eyes. The girls went crazy for him.

I pulled my arm from his grip and asked, “What do you mean? I did the job. Target is dead and we extracted with no problems. I’m ready to get the fuck home.”

He looked up to the cut above my eye. He reached for my chin and grabbed it and turned my head as he pointed to my right eye. “This. What the fuck happened to you? You never called in that you were hurt.”

I pulled my head back and took a step away. “Jesus Christ, Skip. It’s just a cut.”

“It’s Agent Martin, Lieutenant Williams.”

I let out a sigh and shook my head. “I tripped and fell. It’s nothing.”

He just looked at me. “Something hasn’t been right with you since I first saw you a few days ago. You want to tell me what’s going on?”

All I could see was Azurdee’s eyes as I made love to her for the first time. I shook my head and cleared the image from my thoughts. “I just need to get laid, sir.”

A smile slowly spread across his face. “That’s it? I was thinking that wedding was messing with your goddamn mind. Making you think you might want what your friend has.”

I laughed and said, “Fuck no. Marriage is the last thing on my mind.”

He put his hand on my shoulder and gave me a small shake. “Good. Lark, you can’t afford to be having some girl get in the way of what we do. Trust me. It fucks with your head and before you know it you’re fucking up left and right. I picked you for a reason, son. Your time is almost up in the Corps and I want you with us in the CIA. That means money and more action.”

I nodded my head and he winked as he said, “Go get your head checked out. That bitch looks bad.”

As I walked over to the medic, I let out a chuckle. Fuck, I didn’t care about the money. Tristan and I had inherited more money than we would ever need from our grandparents. Plus with the trust fund from my other grandparents, I had more money than I knew what to do with. It was never about the money. It was always about the job and the thrill I got from the danger of it all.

Something was slowly starting to shift ever since the day a beautiful brown-haired beauty smiled at me and woke something up deep down inside me.

I stood and looked at myself in the mirror. Fuck. How was I going to explain this to Azurdee?

I didn’t need stitches, but my eye was swollen and starting to turn black and blue. I flopped down on my bunk and let out a sigh. There was a knock on my door and I yelled, “Come in.”

Skip poked his head in and said, “We leave at oh-six-hundred. Make sure everything is ready to go. We’re heading into town. If you want that pussy, I bet we could find you a sweet little puta to help ya out.”

“Nah, I’m exhausted. I think everything from the wedding is catching up to me. I’ll make up for it when I get home. Besides, Sherry wants a FaceTime fuck session.” I had no plans on FaceTiming Sherry, but Skip didn’t need to know that. I’d told Skip about Sherry a while back, so it wasn’t something he would question. I’d turned down going out before to FaceTime with her.

“All right, but I bet a real woman with her lips wrapped around your dick is just what you need.” He laughed and shut the door. I let out a sigh and got up and walked to the shower and turned it on hot. I turned my cell phone on and then stripped out of my clothes and got into the shower.

Damn, it felt so good to have the hot water run over my body. My eye stung like a son of a bitch, but I quickly got over it. I closed my eyes and pictured myself fucking Azurdee against the wall in the shower. I let out a moan as I could practically feel her body against mine. I moved my hand down to my dick and began stroking it as I thought about Azurdee. The look in her eyes when I came inside her for the first time. The sweet little noises she made while I fucked her hard from behind.

I began stroking myself faster and could feel the build up. Fuck I was getting close. My damn phone rang and for some crazy reason I thought it might be Azurdee. I quickly jumped out of the shower and about busted my ass as I swiped my finger across the screen without paying attention to who was calling.