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Chapter 8 - stroke that ego

Jax

Mundane CEO life can be just as predictable as the dam sunrise coming into my office. I honestly did not think at thirty I would be the owner and boss what is considered a fortune 500 company. At least that is was my father says it is. I just wanted to create a company that produced the best security possible. I grew up in the world of chaos my father was and still is Mafia leader Lucis. Jerrod Lucis has run the west coast for forty years now. It was not the life I wanted especially after a bomb from a rival took out the SUV carrying my mom, little sister, and my best friend's father. We were only sixteen, but it brought up even closer, Chris had lost his mother at ten and then his dad. My father took him out of guilt, or so he tells people, and raised him as much as he did me. Which was barely.

Everything we learned was from our selves. Once we turned eighteen, Chris became my own bodyguard. We went to college together, shared a dorm together and one drunken night together we shared a girl together. Honestly, it was the most confusing, erotic, and fun we ever had. Of course, it resulted in us having an awkward morning talk, remembering the events I know him, and I did some things. We enjoyed physically the whole experience and over the course of our talk Chris admitted he was Bi (I knew it a while back but did not want to push until he knew for sure.) However, I enjoyed the sex or other things with Chris, but I could not see myself settling down with him or any man. I just enjoyed women more and not all the time did I like sharing. Think it makes me curious? I do not know but I know nothing has changed.

This was also the time when I determined I was dropping Lucis last name, using my mother's maiden name I began to work on ensuring safety in those that need it. Chris and I worked tiredly on it, by twenty-four it became bigger than I could imagine. Art galleries, prisons and even celebrities used my tech or security guys. Chris would teach the bodyguards and assign them to details. Now I am certain that was when Chris and I hit our rough patch in our friendship. He was tired of being a bodyguard and wanted something new. I had hit millionaire status and was even busier. We did not get to see each other daily but Saturdays became game nights or club nights. Shit there were times where he or I just hung out at his place. We sometimes had company, but it did not last long.

I started becoming serious with a bombshell beauty, Chris called her 'plastic' and a few months in my fist connected to his face. From my first million to Chris leaving the company it took seven months before I friendship fell through. Honestly, it sucked balls, we went a whole year without a single word. I should have trusted my best friend about her, but it took her trying to drain my bank account and fleeing the country to see the truth. She did not make it far, honestly, I run a fucking security company, how stupid do you have to be? After that mess I called Chris up to fix our friendship. I was impressed to see that he found a piece of seclusion in this big ass city. He explained that he built it shortly after our falling out to help him keep himself centered because his new job called for it sometimes.

I really did not ask what it was because he was honestly happy and was not comfortable talking about it. No need to push, I knew my friend. Months after that he came to me with a business offer from his job. It took me a week, many questions, and A LOT of alcohol to exactly understand it all. The owners Mr. and Mrs. Young offered me a dam good deal. Free membership promotes my company to high clients and have Chris whenever I visited at no extra cost.

I sat down at my desk to open my emails. A reminder popped up that Chris was visiting at noon; it was ten now. So, it gave me time to finish my morning routine. (Mundane part) Emails from HR and my PR regarding some changes. One from Brimstone team, I never went to the meetings but got the run downs. They were dropping new promotions at one today. I knew one was announcing Chris coming back in a week, his knee injury really fucked him up and put him in a funk. The other half listed that there would be a new girl on the menu, but security was needed as she was part of a due to a current male. I was tempted to ask Chris, but he was already giving me shit for having the hots for the part time bartender. He was pushing me to talk to her, I told him last night that I did and explained the night. He had joked I was losing my touch; sure, I bedded many women but have not dated since Jenny (bombshell beauty)

When I mentioned that her club name was River his demeanor had changed. He became protective of my mystery girl. "Man, I'm not going to tell you to stay away but please for the love of your cock don't hurt her. She's part of my crew."

Those words really bothered me. I knew of his crew, which was just as close to him as I was. I never hung with them because I did not care for any kind of ships. (Friendships or relationships) And Chris was protective of them, but this was different. Sure, as hell I was asking him about it.

I had been eyeing River for months, too afraid to talk to her. Tuesday, I had enough liquid courage to talk to her or maybe seeing the fireman guy kissing her to get me to move. Chris did call me out on eye fucking her a couple weeks ago, the crew apparently noticed as well. The way she walked alone made my cock twitch. Shit everything, she did make it jump for her. Tuesday night when she bent over the counter showing her perfectly large round tits that were covered in sweat and her shorts that showed her longs leg and amazing ass; called for me to jerk off that night.

So many dirty thoughts that night crossed my mind and with that I was sporting a hard on. I looked at the clock, I had twenty minutes until Chris came, I needed release now. I walked into my private bathroom and unzipped my pants; leaning back onto the sink I pulled my thick long shaft out and began stroking. The image of her changing eye color looking at me smiling. One minute they were a green the next they would be pools of honey. My mind wandered to her riding my cock and having those beautiful tits bounce in my face while she cried my name.

"Fuck" I moaned, I had only spoke to her once, but her voice was heaven and sin rolled into one. Her laugh sent me over the edge, I grabbed a towel just as I spilled into it. That alone made me determined, I was going to make River mine. Shortly after cleaning up Chris walked in with lunch. He was decked out in jean shorts, cut off tank and flip flops. His skin was red as if he had been outside.

"I grabbed us some sandwiches aft I left the beach with the crew." He sat the food down. "Emmet and Jesús were starting their engagement celebration."

That surprised me, I knew those two shortly after they started at the club. Not sure how I learned their named so quickly. "Wow those two have been together for what five years now?'

"Yup! He proposed Monday. Their roommate planned this whole celebration. Party was at their beach condo. I bounced a tad early so I can see you and I gotta clean up my place a bit to train."

Chris told me he was training for the club for the new girl. Which was feeding into my belief he was now a packaged deal. "So, you going to tell me about it?" I had to know; I was his client.

Chris cleared his throat after swallowing his sandwich, man he looked nervous. "I'm not sure how to go about this man. She is...special. Not like I am in love with her or anything." He paused "Just know that I would do anything to protect my girl."

I was not liking this conversation or where it was going. I took a drink of my pop. "Chris you can tell me, I am your client, but I am also your best friend."

"I know, just realize I am going about this delicately with you." I nodded at him feeling my face crunch with concern. "She's part of my crew and I've known her since Emmet and Jesús started. So, remember she as three of us, Ryder, Annie and Destiney to beat your ass if you hurt her."

Totally not liking this.

Chris pulled out his phone and brought up a picture. He hesitated to hand it over. Once I took it and looked at the picture, I was overcome with so many emotions, the biggest one was possessive. The picture showed her decked out in a black bikini on her knees. It showed off every curve and every tattoo that Goddess had on her body. The top barely held her tits in place and her hair fell perfectly around her body. I was restraining so much to not let my cock come at attention. Chris then showed me the promotion that the club was going to use. If Chris were not my best friend, I would have lost my shit. The poster was going to read 'Sultry sin' The picture was her in the same stance but with Chris behind her in matching shorts. His hand was placed on one hip while another was around her throat. It looked as if her was placing a kiss on her throat while looking up.

Down boy I thought to my cock. The picture was creating new fantasies and the description of their duo did not help

Introducing River and Draco. Our new package Duo for Draco's clients. He is our resident bad boy who is like fire you cannot tame. River you know as our bartender who can be smooth and agile by herself. With Draco she can become wild.

Not accepting new clients currently.

A new feeling over cam me. Anger? Chris has been training the new girl and will all week. Since I saw her bartending, I wanted to be buried deep into her, but Chris got to first. He also knew her real name, even though he did not know I liked River until yesterday. He knew I was lusting but did not know who, so I shouldn't be too angry right?

"Jax buddy." He broke my thoughts. "I know that look. So, before you get angry at me or go all alpha on her hear me out first."

I could only nod in fear of yelling at him. Chris was not joking he laid it out for me. He explained that she had come from a trouble past, not fully in detail, just that she could easily become skittish. Emmet and Jesús were like her brothers, in fact she knew Emmet for almost nine years. He had gotten her through hell. Apparently, she was the photographer for Brimstone marketing. Oh yeah, I was kicking myself mentally for not going to those meetings now. Way to go Jax, you could have had her years ago.

"Why are you telling me this Chris?"

"Jax, I know you like her, and she likes you." My attention has been captured more. "yeah just stroked your ego, there didn't I? I also know when you like a girl, which is not often, you get protective. You also know what her job is now. I cannot reassure you enough that I will keep her safe from harm. Even if it must be from you and your life. She is my partner and I cannot have her broken. You understand Jax?"

"I get it Chris. So, what is she like? You clearly know her in many ways."

That joked seemed to show Chris I did understand but I still wanted her more so now than ever. After she worked, I wanted to be the one to claim her body as mine and mine only.

"Well her real name is Amelia; we call her Mia. Do not ever call her Millie unless you want a missing body part. She goes by River at the club because it is from a couple of shows she enjoys." My guess was River from Doctor who and potentially River from Firefly. Oh, this girl is a nerd, I am in love. "I've seen her room and dude she's a nerd just as bad as you."

"I don't man, our tech lab is called TARDIS and I have a whole room of nerd things."

"Okay so you may be equally nerdy. However, I did not tell you her name so do not spill it, if you ever want to team up you will be quite about it. Because she's near my junk at least three nights a week."

"Only three nights?" I stuffed the rest of my sandwich in my mouth.

"Yeah I can't just jump right in. I have been out for six months. Also, Rory and Dani do not want her stripping. Not sure why."

We finished out lunch and discussed about how they company was doing and how he was trying to get back into 5ks. We hugged goodbye and promised to text later. I sat back down at my desk to see the Brimstone email about Chris and Amelia, looking through her pictures did not help because I was for sure that I would make her mine, even if it destroyed me.