Liam 3

"Absolutely not." I said.

"Last I checked, I was the boss."

I scoffed. "You're the employer. The asset. The body I'm guarding. Kinda hard to guard a body in a different time zone!"

Kathryn was doing better. It had been 6 months since that last ladies night and she had been going out more. We stopped ordering groceries and started picking them up at the store. She accompanied me and Liam to the park. She was thinking about a dance class but decided she didn't want to go without Jack. However one of her friends had suggested a girls trip. A 4 day weekend cruise making to the Enrie Islands with a 2 day port stay. No boys allowed. And since I was born sans vadge, and I knew intimately Liam was as well it would leave us here and her somewhere I can't shoot or break any problems. While I was salivating at 4 uninterrupted days of having my hands and tongue all over Liam I wouldn't be letting Kathryn risk her life ro get it.

"It's hot that big a deal. The cruise is women only." Kathryn 'reasoned."

"5 of the best assassins I know are women. One is a 16 years old cheerleader." So that last part was an exaggeration. Vidalia was on her way but she'd be well into her 20s before she'd be on a level to be ranked among the best. "Not to mention the boat could be interceptee at sea or an opportunist could kill you on Enrie."

I didn't like that smile. Sara had gotten it whenever she saw an opportunity to help me back in the day. It was a smile that said 'you shouldn't underestimate me fucker.' "What an excellent idea Alix."

You could hear my processor whirring from the moon I'm sure. "What idea?"

"You know 5 female assassins. This is a girls trip..."

It took a bit of groveling but I got Octavia to agree. I'd considered trying Willard, you can probably guess that's not her first name, but as much as I enjoyed the idea of the no nonsense drill sergeant of a woman waking Kathryn up at the ass crack of dawn for a 'brisk jog,' Kathryn's idea wasn't a bad one. And she had gotten me pretty good.

Octavia arrived 5 minutes late which meant she'd cased the place at least 2o minutes before approaching, and she and Kathryn hit it off right away. I'd liked Octavia from the jobs we'd done together. She was diligent and observant but could also cut loose. She could also go from shit faced to battle ready in a second. A quality that was surprisingly rare among assassins. I could do it and Nick could though he was a bit more lethargic. There were 3 others I was aware of but only by reputation.

"Running a pretty tight ship here West." Octavia said after she and Kathryn had finally reached a lull in their conversation. "Gotta say, after Prince Erickson I would have never expected you to go nan- ah native."

Nanny. It wasn't exactly derogatory so much as ribbing. Nannies took permanent or semi permanent protection gigs. Usually after retirement but sometimes as a regular job. "Me neither. I just kinda feel into it."

"I was sorry to hear about Nick. He was a good man. I wish I could have been a part of the strike team."

I nodded. "You were busy. Job comes first. Besides I'm sure you're glad you don't have to pay him back for the Sansui wager."

Octavia was about to say something but her eyes snapped to the side. "Omph! You must be Liam!" She smiled at the over excited teenager smiling at her.

Liam had become aware there was an unhugged visitor and rectified theat efficiently. Conversation shifted gears and we all discussed the plan. Liam stayed near Octavia, reminiscent of a puppy who'd met a new person but I kept catching him watching me. When our eyes met he'd smile and go back to what he was doing. Once everything was squared away Octavia and I started on dinner while Kathryn went back to work. She was putting in a lot of hours to get everything ready for her vacation.

"You're playing with fire West."

"Is this the part where you tell me civilian life will make me soft."

Octavia poked my side. "Too late for that. What happened to the lean assassin who could slip through a 6 inch gap in a fence?" We laughed quietly.

"It wasn't on purpose. I promise."

"Oh I guessed that. You never really showed any interest in anyone. I was always surprised you never became a honey pot. It's not like you didn't like anyone but it was obvious you didn't really form emotional attachment. Watching you and that boy though... I can't believe you haven't been found out. You look at him like he hung the moon."

I ignored the childish urge to giggle at the word hung. "He's a really sweet kid." I tossed out weakly.

"He really is. He's kinda amazing. Art skills could use a polish but he sees everything and never misses a beat. Honestly if it weren't for the fact that you're twice his age, it would make total sense. I'm not gonna shoot you over it. I don't think you're capable of just deciding not to love him anymore. You're good and smitten."

"You're probably right. I didn't even realize it happened. I kinda thought I was just sick you know. Guess I still am but I really just enjoy hanging out with him."

"Bet you've got a lot more than hanging out planned for this weekend." Octavia elbowed me and we laughed again.

I can't believe I didn't consider another assassin would notice me perving all over Liam. I had a flash of Willard walking in, taking one look at me, and shooting me in the dick. Honestly, aside from watching out for him a bit more since Kathryn had fallen into her depression and then decided not to interrupt our routine, I didn't think I had behaved any different from when I met him to when I first started playing with him to when I realized I was completely moonstruck. It made me wonder if Nick knew before I did. Even if I had wanted to do anything before this I wouldn't have had time between juggling the whole family and keeping up with the security around the grounds. I had more time since I wasn't constantly coordinating with the senator's schedule and definitely more since both assets mostly stayed home and had compatible routines. I wondered how he would have reacted knowing I'd been drinking boy honey straight from the tap the past few months.

I finally forced the thoughts from my mind and got to setting the table. The 2 days before the trip were kind of nice. Octavia accompanied me in patrol. Pointed out a few flaws in my set up and agreed to help me out when I needed it in the future. I kind of felt like that meant breaking me out of prison but chose to take it as 'if the asset goes rogue again, I'll gladly play babysitter.' we'd debated about bringing back the stickers for the trip but had instead set up a tablet to act as a video call station so Liam would only need to tap a button when he wanted to see his mom and would display a countdown for when she would return. I hadn't planned to try anything until the near day. Wanting to wait to see how he reacted when he woke up and his mom wasn't there but as the gate rolled shut behind the car, Liam turned to me with a smile on his lips, a finger tapping them slowly. I pulled down his pajama pants and swallowed his hard cock obediently.