Caliber

chapter 23

Anaya was sitting at her desk in her office, going through some files when her intercom crackled to life and her assistants voice came through panicked.

"Dr. Cohnen"

"What is it Jacob? I'm pretty sure that I told you that I was going through some of my files. That I was not to be disturbed,"

"Hmm I know, but it's very important that you come out, I hmm, how should I say this? I have someone threatening my life if I don't stop being in his way." Jacob said and Anaya looked at her intercom puzzled, she never had a patient that remotely threatened Jacob. Worried for her intern assistant she hurried out of her office calling for security.

"Secur-" Anaya's voice cut off as she recognized the ass of the man that was terrorizing her assistant, that ass she would recognize anywhere. Her very own personal sexy as hell mercenary.

"DEREK! Put. My. Assistant. DOWN! GENTLY!" Anaya exclaimed and Derek dropped Jacob into his seat and Jacob slid off the chair and underneath the desk. Derek turned around and laid eyes on the most beautiful pissed off woman. Her eyes flashing gray sparks at him and daring him to push her, boy did he want to.

"I'm glad to see you, but what the hell are you doing in my office terrorizing my staff?" Anaya said as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"You didn't tell me that you have a male assistant babe," Derek said and Anaya threw her hands up into the air.

"I didn't think it mattered! You big pain in ass! Get into my office." Anaya said and moved out of the way and Derek moved past her. Jacob peeked from around the desk with wide eyes.

"Not you, Jacob, cancel my appointments for today and I'll talk to you tomorrow."

"Yes ma'am" with that Anaya followed Derek into her office and closed the door. She turned to confront him and he was right there. He captured her lips in a scorching kiss and all her repermands for him flew out of her mind.

"I missed you" Derek said as he broke the kiss and he ran a knuckle over her cheek. The reverence and love he had for her shown through his eyes at that moment.

"This doesn't excuse you from traumatizing my intern you know. What are you even doing here? I thought that the mission would take a lot longer than this. Why were you scaring the crap out of my intern?" Anaya asked as she pulled away and Derek sighed.

"I got over protective and you know, a little territorial.

"A little? Dj, you had him by the collar, in the air. He's a college intern for God's sake, you don't scare me, but you probably made Jacob a nervous wreck." Anaya said as she rubbed the stubble on Derek's chin, loving the feel of it on her palm. Her man was home and her body was humming with happiness and awareness.

"I know that you're made at me and I'm sorry for that, but I had to kiss you before you yelled at me."

"How about you take me somewhere to eat then take me home, where we can continue this in private." Anaya said as she trailed her fingers softly over his lips,

"With pleasure" Derek said then gave her one last searing kiss that curled her toes. Before wisking her out of her office and into the elevator, Anaya caught a dumb founded look from Jacob. As they hurried through elevator doors, as the doors closed Derek tucked her hair behind her ear.

"Truth is, I can't stand to be away from you for long knowing that in my absents someone can come around and take you away. I'm assigning a security detail to you, Duke is doing the same for Sara."
"Derek I-" Derek cut her off by kissing her and her brain shut down as she had a feeling that was his point so she wouldn't argue with him.