Chapter 25

CHAPTER 25

" W e have to go," Joe said, but she didn't pull away from him as he reached between them and undid her pants. She said even less when he shoved her pants and panties down around her knees. After one last kiss that left her panting, he turned her around and pushed her down on her knees.

When she felt him kneel behind her, Joe reached back and grabbed him by the back of his head and yanked him down for another kiss. While his tongue slid across hers, she felt him grind his uniform-pant-covered erection against her bare bottom. She ground herself back against it, loving the way that he felt and knew that she'd never be able to get enough of him.

He pulled back only far enough so that he could release himself. She cried out in relief when he ran the tip of his cock over her bottom. Just when she didn't think she could take any more, Eric gripped her hip and slid his cock between her legs until he came in contact with her core. She felt herself dripping with excitement and knew that he felt it too when he released a sexy growl that had her arching her hips and pushing back until she felt the thick tip slide inside her.

Eric pushed his cock the rest of the way as he reached around her and slid his hand beneath her shirt and over her stomach until he could snake a hand beneath her sports bra and cup her breast. She leaned back against him with a groan.

His mouth never left hers as he took her on a slow ride. She loved the way he touched her, made her feel, and the way that he set her body on fire and knew that she would never want another man. She loved him and no longer doubted his ability to stay with her and see this thing through. When he told her that he wanted to give them a chance, she'd had her doubts. With his history, she would have been a fool not to worry, but she loved him and wanted him too much to say no.

It was the best decision of her life. She had the man that she loved and she'd never been happier, but thanks to the way her mother brought her up that made her nervous. This was almost too good to be true and she was afraid that it wouldn't last. She'd been raised to believe that good things didn't happen to people like her, and it was difficult to accept that right now, her life was absolutely perfect.

"Are you okay?" Eric asked, pulling away to look down at her, but thankfully, he never stopped moving because she was pretty sure that she would be forced to kill him if he did.

"Perfect," Joe said softly as she wrapped her hand around the back of his neck and pulled him down for another kiss.

It wasn't long before she needed more. Keeping one hand wrapped around the back of his neck, she reached down between her legs and traced her fingertips over her wet slit and over his shaft as it slid inside her. She carefully ran her fingertips over his shaft and nearly came when he released a growl of approval.

"Don't stop," Eric whispered against her lips as his hold on her breast tightened. He pinched her hard nipple between his fingers and gently twisted it, sending a surge of pleasure throughout her body.

For the next few minutes, she ran her fingertips from his shaft to her clit as he continued to take her slowly. When she managed to reach between them and run her fingertips over his balls, he slammed into her, so she did it again and again until he let out a ragged curse and pushed her down on the floor, where he followed. He wrapped an arm around her waist and with his other hand he grabbed a fistful of her hair and gave it a gentle tug that had her tilting her head back for another kiss.

His thrusts became hard and punishing, leaving her barely able to breathe as pleasure like nothing she'd ever known before coiled between her legs. When his hand slid down her stomach to dive between her legs she screamed and didn't stop screaming until she felt his cock harden impossibly further inside of her. He groaned in her ear as she felt him release inside her.

While she struggled to catch her breath, Eric slid out of her and got to his feet. When she could only lie there watching him, he released a satisfied sigh as he reached down and pulled her to her feet.

"You might want to get ready. We're going to be late for work," Eric said, giving her bare bottom a little squeeze before he headed for the door, whistling a jaunty tune as he went.

"I was ready twenty minutes ago," Joe pointed out as she struggled to pull her panties up, making him chuckle as he tucked himself back in and pulled his zipper up and, just like that, he was ready for work and she needed to head back to the bathroom to get ready again. Sometimes it really sucked to be a woman, Joe decided as she stumbled back to the bathroom.

"Is it true?" Jeff asked the second that Eric stepped into the station.

"Is what true?" Eric asked, noting that every conversation had stopped and that all eyes were suddenly on him.

"About you and Joe? Mark's sister claims that she saw the two of you making out at the movies Sunday night," Jeff said, looking a little too interested for his comfort.

After ditching his mother and brother at a chick flick, they went to see an action flick, and the moment the lights went out, his mouth was on hers until some kid with too much acne and a flashlight asked them to leave. Before he could bitch the kid out, Joe was dragging him out of the theatre and to his car and demanding that he move his ass. He would have argued with her, but she chose that moment to reach between his legs and caress his aching cock.

"Yes," Eric said, wondering what the big deal was.

Jeff grinned hugely as he turned around to face the group of men playing pool. "Pay up," he said, holding his hand out.

"I didn't think Joe was that desperate," one of the men grumbled as he slapped money in Jeff's hand.

"I'm not," Joe said, walking past him. "I lost a bet."

"Is our third rider here yet?" Eric asked as he stepped behind Joe to punch in.

That quickly ended whatever amusement the men felt. "Yeah, the cocky little bastard is in the garage hanging out with Teddy," Jeff said.

"Bill really fucked up when he had him do a third ride with that asshole," another man grumbled.

"Did he ride along this weekend?" Joe asked as she walked into the kitchen and grabbed a bottle of water.

"Teddy volunteered to work with him and guess what? The little shit got his first write-up for talking shit to a nurse."

"And he's still here?" Eric asked, beyond fucking shocked that he hadn't been fired on the spot since Bill usually didn't put up with that type of bullshit.

"Bill tried to give him the boot, but his uncle called in another favor. They're hoping the two of you will get the little shit to mellow the fuck out," Jacob said as he walked into the room. "Personally, I'd love to bitch-slap the little bastard, but Bill already asked me not to do that."

He shared a look with Joe and knew that she was seriously debating killing Bill for forcing them to do this. The two weeks they'd spent with him should have been more than enough, but now, they were stuck with the little bastard.

As long as Greg did what he was told, watched his mouth and didn't pull any bullshit, they'd deal with him, but the second the little shit stepped out of line, he'd yank him back in line. If that didn't work, he'd drop his ass back at the station and file a report to keep the little bastard from stepping foot on another truck. He didn't give a flying fuck if his uncle had a problem with that.

Working on an ambulance was a stressful job. Greg was a nervous wreck, but he could work around that. What he couldn't deal with was his fucking attitude. Every time Greg fucked up, he got even cockier and now that he thought that his job was protected thanks to his uncle, it was only going to get worse.

That's how it started with Teddy. He never should have been signed off, but his training officer let him slide and signed him off. That was followed by pairing him with a senior EMT who was more than happy to let him run the show and by the time everyone realized what an asshole Teddy was, it was too late. He'd made it past his probationary period and made it into the union.

That wasn't going to happen with Greg. If he couldn't get his shit together and learn how to do this fucking job, then he was out of here. Let his uncle push him off onto another station because Eric sure as hell wasn't about to sign off on him and have a patient's death on his conscience.

Without a word, Joe grabbed a shift checklist and headed for the garage. He followed after her, chuckling as the guys' smart-ass remarks followed. They walked over to the pegboard and found the slot for ambulance seventeen's keys empty. Hoping the crew from last night left the keys in the truck, they walked over to the van style ambulances and found Greg and Teddy leaning back against the ambulance, trading bullshit stories about the women they'd fucked.

He cleared his throat and thankfully, they got the message. They sent Joe a look before changing the conversation. Teddy was a pig, but he knew better than treat any of the females that worked at the station like shit. Every man here would be all over him if he crossed a line.

Joe tried to open the driver's side door, but it was locked. When she released a groan after looking through the window, Eric knew the keys weren't locked inside. Great. They were going to be down a truck until whoever worked last night hauled their ass back here with the keys or Bill came in and unlocked the backups.

"Guess we'll have to call dispatch and see if they can track down a set of keys for us," Joe said, shifting her backpack over her shoulder.

Greg shook his head as he held up a set of keys. "Don't bother. I got them right here."

"Did you check the truck out?" Joe asked, holding her hand out for the keys, but Greg either didn't see her hand or ignored her as he put the keys back in his pocket.

"That's the previous crew's job. It's a waste of time to check it out in the beginning of the shift," Greg said with a shrug, moving to turn his back on Joe.

"It's part of the job, Greg. We need to check the truck out before we go into service. Hand me the keys, please ," Joe said tightly, and Eric knew that she was close to losing her shit.

"The truck's all set," Greg said dismissively.

Before Joe could take another calming breath, Eric was in the little bastard's face. "She's your training officer. When she asks you to do something, you better fucking do it. I don't give a flying fuck who your uncle is. If you don't pass our standards, you will not be working in this station. Understood?" Eric snapped as he held his hand out for the keys.

Grinding his jaw, Greg reluctantly reached into his pocket and handed the keys over. He shot a look at Teddy, who kept his mouth shut. If he thought that Teddy was going to fight his battles, he was out of his fucking mind.

Eric tossed Joe the keys as he gestured to the ambulance. "Get in there and start checking out the truck."

With a glare, Greg moved his ass and Eric knew that he was going to have to double-check everything afterward. He hadn't been here a month and he was already proving to be the laziest prick here. As Joe walked past him, she muttered several violent threats about men in general and since he liked his balls right where they were, he let it go. By the time he bought her breakfast, she'd be over it.

"Is it true what I heard about you and Joe?" Teddy asked.

"Depends on what you heard," Eric said, climbing into the back of the ambulance and double-checked the oxygen tanks.

"I heard lots of things, but I was referring to you finally manning up and going for it."

"We're together. You have a problem with that?" Eric asked, double-checking the gauge.

"Nah, I'm just shocked that Joe was that desperate, that's all," Teddy said, sounding amused and Eric had to wonder how many times he was going to hear that today.

"I'm not desperate!" Joe yelled from the front of the truck, which, of course, pleased him until she added, "I was drunk!"

"I'm not buying you breakfast for that, smart-ass!"

"You really are a cheap bastard," Eric thought he heard her mutter, but decided to ignore it and the bastard laughing at him.