by Jeff Uribe
[NRPG : All, well I'm all ready to go.... ]
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[JEH Building - Jordan's office, noon-ish]
> "Were you listening in on my conversation?"
> "Who us?" Leo asked innocently.
> "Yeah, you. Anyway, we're going to the Big Apple. Apparently a subway > worker was mauled to death by something. We're supposed to find out what."
"What about Vanessa?" Zenya asked, glancing at the empty desk.
"I'll give her a call to meet us in New York." Jordan said. "We'll meet at Dulles in about 2 hours. Jenny should have us booked by then."
Leo turned towards Zenya, "You're place first, I already have a suitcase packed and ready to go."
Zenya smiled and nodded as the team dispersed to get ready for their flight to the town that never sleeps.
[Zenya's apartment]
As he watched her through her door, he could feel the initial stirrings of his desire for her. She stopped what she was doing and stared back towards him, a bead of sweat trickling down her neck and disappearing into the bodice of her dress. She looked at him invitingly, as she ran her fingers through the long tresses of hair, smiling at the knowledge of how he felt about her.
"Are you going to just stand there?" she asked, moving away from the doorway of her bedroom. "or are you going to help me here?"
Entering her bedroom, he could still smell the faint trace of the perfume she wore at the point where she stood. As he looked towards her bed, he saw her standing there, the sunlight filtering through the dress she wore. It was the dress he had given her one night, and it left nothing to the imagination. Her excitement was clear as he stepped towards her.
"It's really no fun doing this alone." she said with a smile, as he pulled her closely to him. Their first kiss was hesitant, tentative... as if they were teenagers and kissing for the very first time. Their next one was much more passionate as they both gave in to their feelings for one another. His large muscular arms encircled her, holding her close to him as their souls started to merge into one searing ball of passion. She ran her fingers across the expanse of his shoulders and arms, feeling the hard taut muscles that years of training and hard work put there. He felt her voluptuous breasts press against his chest, her heart pounding in unison with his own.
As they broke their kiss, she looked up at him, longing in her eyes and said...
*****
"Leo Jones, where did you get that book?"
Leo looked up at Zenya from her sofa with a puzzled look and said, "Huh?"
Zenya looked almost embarrassed as she crossed the living room with her suitcase in hand and took the book from Leo's hands. "Where did you get this?"
Leo, still in the depths of what he was reading, almost didn't register what Zenya was asking. "Oh, the book. It was sticking out from under this sofa, so I took it out and started skimming. You actually read that stuff?" he said, a huge grin crossing his face.
Zenya set her jaw and looked at Leo as menacingly as she could and said, "Yes, I actually read this stuff. Besides, you seemed pretty into it yourself, if I do say so myself."
Leo grinned some more and nodded. "Well, I always wondered why Jenn was so fascinated with those stories. Pretty racy stuff in there. So, have you ever longed to have our souls join into a fiery ball of passion?"
A faint blush ran across Zenya's cheeks as she tried to hide her embarrasment. "Right now, Leo.... our souls wouldn't have enough heat to warm a flea." She said as she turned to leave. "Let's go."
Leo chuckled as he followed her out of her apartment.