Unlikely Allies

Chapter 13

Nadia tried to put a smile on her face as she walked through the door. It was hard at first but when she saw how Riddick had lunch displayed, it was easy. He moved everything out of the dinning area and placed a blanket on the floor. He had the shades drawn, so the house was lit by candle light in the middle of the day.

He appeared in the foyer shirtless and barefoot. Riddick had Nadia go into the bedroom, he told her to go in and put on something comfortable but sexy. Nadia went into the bedroom and changed. She had a piece of lingerie in the back of the closet she had never worn before. It was long, lavender and clinging. Spaghetti strapped, it had a small train and was made of silk chiffon. Nadia didn't know if she was over doing it but she knew he would love it. She swept her hair up and clipped it. When she opened the door, Riddick was there waiting.

"That is more then sexy." He said. "Let's skip lunch and go straight to bed."

"No. No. No." I said Din-ner Dinner." Nadia replied as Riddick took her into his arms.

He was laughing uncontrollably. Riddick wondered when was that last time he had been so happy. They sat down on the blanket. Riddick came around with a silk scarf to blind fold Nadia.

"What are you doing." She asked.

"I am going to feed you different things and I want you to guess what they are." He told her.

Nadia giggled, "As long as we keep it to food, we will be fine." She said.

Riddick placed the scarf around her eyes and tied it behind her head. Sitting across from Nadia, he placed food in her mouth a little at a time. He watched her as she tried to figure out the name of each delectable treat. The straps on Nadia's lingerie slithered down her arms as she leaned forward to take the next bite. As she began to slide them back up to her shoulders, Riddick instructed her to leave them. Riddick liked them down it was seductive.

Blindfolded, Nadia could only imagine how good Riddick must have looked sitting in front of her as he fingered the finger food. Riddick went back into the kitchen and returned with some melted chocolate. He swirled a strawberry in it and put it to Nadia's mouth. The mouth was such a sensual thing and Riddick was jumping in his pants watching her mouth at work.

"Mmm, chocolate covered strawberry." Nadia said. "More please!"

Riddick cut the stem off the next and repeated the process. Only this time he placed the strawberry between his teeth. Nadia felt the strawberry by her mouth and opened to eat it. When she took it in, she felt Riddick’s lips brush against hers. She chewed the strawberry quickly and kissed him through the mess of chocolate. Nadia pulled off the blind fold.

"You’re cheating." Riddick said.

"I won. I know who,..I mean what I was tasting." Nadia replied. "Now can you put a little of that on yourself and let me guess what part of your body, I'm tasting."

"Hey, this is my game. I make the rules. You put the chocolate on you."

Nadia smiled and laughed. Riddick responded to Nadia's laughing with a little laughter of his own. But Nadia's laughter soon gave way to tears. She didn't know if she should be happy or sad. Her mixed emotions were getting the best of her. She was afraid to tell Riddie about what happened today. She didn't know how he would react. She didn't want to tell him that she had been killing people for a living. What kind of person would he think she was?

"What's wrong?" He asked. "Why are you crying?"

"Nothing. I' m okay." Nadia replied. "Remember I told you that I was in an accident?"

"Yes."

"Riddie there is more to it that I didn't tell you. I am scared to tell you. I just don't want you to do anything irrational."

"Me? Irrational? No not me." Riddick said with a devilish grin.

"Yeah, like I'd fall for that. I will never forget the time you scared Nya Mitchell half crazy when I was in grade school. Not to mention how you treated Don and Dylan for giving me problems."

"Well, they had it coming and Dylan got off easy back then."

Nadia stared at Riddie with disbelief.

"It was all their fault, right. You had nothing to do with it." She said. "I wish I had a choice but I don't. So before I continue, do I have to restrain you?"

Riddick just laughed.

"If you restrain me with your body, we have a deal. If not then you’re gonna have to take your chances."

"If I restrain you with my body it wouldn't matter. You wouldn't hear anything I say anyways."

Riddick started to reply but Nadia cut him off.

"Riddick I was shot. When I ran away, I made friends with alot of the wrong kinds of people. There was this guy Scott."

Riddick's eyes narrowed.

"He was nice at first," Nadia contined. " then like the seasons he changed. He wanted to be more than friends and I didn't. He was crazy. He invaded my privacy. He walked in on me dressing and in the shower. While I was using the toilet. I couldn't take it, I was going to leave."

"What stopped you?" Riddick asked.

"Nothing but before I could leave healthy, he put a bullet in me."

Riddick went for his shiv. "Where's the bastard now?"

"Wait." Nadia pleaded. "Let me finish. He kicked me out bleeding. Begging for help. I left and passed out on a storefront. When I passed out, I thought I died but I didn't. Someone saved me. They saved my life and for it they, demanded a favor. They asked and trained me to kill for them. They have kept me in this life of servitude for more than 7 years."

Riddick couldn't believe his ears. How could anyone be so vindictive? Such a fucking coward.

"Now he wants me to ghost you." Nadia's words echoed through the room.

"Who the fuck is it. I will split his ass in half."

"I didn't know that he knew you or anything about our past, but he knows. He knows you' re here. He says if I don't ghost you, he will."

The words ghost sank through Riddick and echoed in his mind. It could be, he thought.

"Tell me who it is Nadia."

"William Johns. The blue eyed devil." Nadia sought the comfort of Riddick's arms. "What are we going to do?" She asked.