LEOPARD: THE ENEMY WITHIN

Go deeper

I had a few days to myself and needed to make it count. Brian went on another mission and I could breathe. I needed my husband.

I rushed to the given address, a home in the middle of nowhere. My Carter would be waiting and that excited me.

I sped on my bike, a smile gracing my face. I had no electronic device on me or Flash could track me. I rode through the streets, into an alley and there in minutes.

I got off the bike and into an elevator to the third floor. From there, I climbed the flight of stairs to the fourth floor. I rang the bell and paced. Carter opened the door soon enough.

“I missed you, beautiful. How are you feeling?” Carter held my head and went for a long kiss.

“I am fine, but felt quite shitty this morning. My emotion is out of control,” I said, looked into those green eyes.

"We are at seven weeks and I have already bought two oncies. Let me show you," he picked me up.

It was these stupid little things that made me love Carter more every day. How had he thought to buy the oncies? How thoughtful could he get?

I looked at the two tiny oncies. One was light blue while the other was pink. He gently rubbed my belly as I held the oncies. I wished we could speed up time. I wanted out of the mission. I wanted to hold our babies already.

Carter saw how anxious I was so he picked me up and I knew we would be in bed for a while. I didn't want to go back in the mission. Yet Joe was supposed to be there for that briefing.

We were in bed for minutes. There was deep, emotional sex. Carter held me down from behind like he always loved, worked while I moaned his name. Then he turned me on my back for the eye contact as he worked and connected.

I looked into those green eyes and felt love flow between us. I whispered his name as he smiled down at me. I wanted to be there. I cursed and hoped Leo would die soon. His hands firmly felt every inch of my skin till …

“Elsa, you are pregnant?” Joe walked into the bedroom.

"How did you figure?" I asked as Carter still worked.

"The rompers on the seat. Twins?" he pushed.

"Yeah. Do you mind?" I asked. Joe didn't even care.

"Yeah, sorry," he left.

Joe was as gay as they came. That was probably why he had been made my partner. Mama was head at Interpol and had been quite protective before Carter married me.

I fell asleep in Carter's arms and he let me. He watched me sleep and smiled to himself. Marrying me hadn't been easy. I wasn't just the boss' daughter. My father and brothers were animals and yes, I had lived with my parents.

I woke up and instantly ran to the bathroom to throw up. I felt so bad I ended up crying. Carter carried me while Joe wanted the briefing. I was so nauseous I needed a minute.

“I was here to ask you to go deeper. We have nothing on the guy. We need access to his phone. I want you to plant this …” Joe was saying.

“No, I will do it. Elsa is pregnant and we need to wrap this up already. I will visit the guy with my boss in a few days,” Carter said, watched me smile.

“I need to get out before Flash finds out,” I said, fell back in bed.      

While Joe went back to work in the next room, Carter called the doctor. He asked if there was anything I could take to feel better. Ginger.

I pulled Carter down and sat astride him. He chuckled and grabbed my waist. I bent and kissed him briefly. I felt his finger prod gently. I wiggled, cursed. He liked that, went in with two.

I bent and planted a kiss on his lips, pulled the dripping fingers out of me and sucked them. Carter cursed, turned me round and went straight to work. I wanted that.       

Then Carter made dinner. We sang and danced. I could dance, he could sing. He sang and cooked while I brought in the moves. We recorded it. We did record random stuff for the time we would be apart.

I held him from behind and danced while he stirred into the minced beef. He was topless so I ran my hands on those abs he worked hard on.

“I don’t want to go back,” I cried and buried my head on that chest.

“Elsa, baby, you have to,” Carter kissed my head.

“I am three people and all three of us want to be with you my love, only you,” I wrapped my hands round him and wouldn’t let go.

“Sweetie, just a month and we will be together for the rest of our lives. You are doing a great job undercover and carrying those lives. Damn you are hot,” he whispered, kissed the top of my head.

“You think so?” I asked, looked up at him.

“I am sure, my sweet. Please, Elsa complete the mission then I will take you on holiday by the sea …”

“Dar es Salam,” I quipped.

“Yes, Dar, for as long as you like. I love you,” he held my cheeks and looked me in the eye. I nodded.

“I love you too,” I whispered. "Just one more month."