Chapter 45.3

"You sure you wanna do this, kid?"

Jason was holding Alice in his lap as he asked her and she nodded eagerly. They were sitting on a chair in the reception room of the orphanage after a heavy meal while Emily and Melanie played with the nearby children.

"Yes! I've never had a sleepover!" Alice replied excitedly and Jason hesitated, unsure of what to do.

Maple had invited Alice to sleep with her in the orphanage and the latter agreed before immediately going to ask Jason for permission. However, Jason was hesitating as he thought it wasn't a good idea: he wouldn't be able to stay at the orphanage and even though Katelyn was nowhere to be found, he didn't want to take the risk that she, or someone from her organization, might attempt to whisk Alice away when he wasn't nearby. Also, he recalled what Melanie said about Maple and he didn't want to involve Alice in something dangerous.

"Daddy, I want this," Alice said firmly, interrupting Jason's musings.

Hmm. Did she figure something out? Jason thought as he saw the determination in her sapphire eyes. Clever girl. She knows that Maple might be in danger, eh? She also figured out that I won't lift a finger in this matter, so the kid decided to put herself in danger. Clever, but naive . . .

A hand rested on Jason's shoulder and he looked up to see Emily staring at him tenderly.

"I'll stay tonight and watch over her," she told him softly in a reassuring manner.

"What a coincidence," Melanie interrupted the two and leaned on Jason's other shoulder. "I was planning the same thing. You wouldn't mind the company, would you, Emily?"

"No, not at all," Emily answered and the two smiled at each other as though they were sharing a private joke together.

This is . . . really awkward, Jason thought as he shifted under their grasp, hoping no one would pay attention to what was occurring between his legs. Thankfully, Alice was sitting on his lap obstructing the view for everyone, although Jason had to force the child to sit closer to his knees.

Ever since they came up to him, both sides of his vision were blocked by the two girl's chests. Emily's bountiful valleys occupied his right side while Melanie's mouthwatering, bite sized melons covered his left side. Worse, he could see a perky bulge right in the center of their bosoms, meaning neither of them were wearing a bra. He could understand Emily; he had torn her bra off during their passionate make-out, so it most likely was unwearable. And Melanie . . . was, well, Melanie; it wasn't surprising that she had forgone her bra. Regardless, their close bodies, combined with the heat he could feel emanating from their hands, and the womanly scent they gave off ... it wasn't a wonder why Jason's little son was standing up unsheathed and ready for battle.

Goddamnit, I need relief asap, Jason thought as he used his powers to try and calm himself. The biggest contributor to his arousal was the fact that he previously made out with Emily. Being left unsatisfied, he became more sensitive to how appealing both Melanie and Emily currently were. 

Think calm stuff, think scary stuff, think anything but girls to get this down.

". . .  Alright," Jason replied to Alice after what seemed like a while of mulling and she cheered along with Maple before Jason turned to Emily and Melanie. "Call me immediately if anything goes wrong. Anything."

The two nodded and Jason reluctantly left the orphanage. Even though he didn't want to leave Alice alone for the night, he decided to do so as he had to meet Elizabeth. He had been delaying his meeting with her for nearly two weeks; since he was constantly occupied with Alice, he didn't have the time to meet her alone until now.

She knows something about Katelyn. That's obvious from the way she was targeting her, Jason thought, focusing on the issues at hand to calm his lust. Maybe she has information on the organization that's orchestrating all of . . . this. Question is, will she tell me?

Their last encounter was less than ideal as Elizabeth met Melanie and Katelyn and the latter having a child with Jason was a big blow to her. Worse, Jason had recently proposed to her, it only seemed worse for such a discovery to be revealed so soon.

Well, there's only one way to find out, Jason thought as he entered his car and drove towards the hotel Elizabeth was staying in.

Half an hour later, Jason exited an elevator while whistling. After arriving at the hotel, he managed to 'convince' the cute receptionist to tell him which room Elizabeth was residing. It wasn't easy to charm her, as it was obvious that Elizabeth was a celebrity who had a large fanbase, but nonetheless he succeeded.

And, of course, it was the best room they had, Jason thought wryly as he reached the penthouse suite and knocked.

Moments later, a shirtless man opened the door and Jason narrowed his eyes with killing intent when he saw him. Unlike Jason, his slim body barely had body hair, and the man stared at Jason expectantly.

"Well?" he asked Jason, who was trying to shimmer the urge to kill the man. "Where is it? The pizza?"

Jason rolled his eyes and pushed himself past the man, entering the room forcefully while ignoring the man's protest. Sitting on the counter next to the kitchen was a topless woman who was drinking from a whiskey glass. As soon as she saw Jason, she frowned and was about to swear but paused halfway, focusing intently in Jason's face.

". . . Jason?" the woman asked hesitantly.

"Been a while, Jenny," Jason answered, brilliantly ignoring the fact that the woman, who ran up to him and was now hugging him tightly, was brushing her bare breasts against his chest, much to the shirtless man's ire.

As Jason recalled, Jenny was a former member of Elizabeth's team when she was an active assassin. But she retired and joined Elizabeth's rock band, trading her knives for a pair of drumsticks.

"Jesus, look at you," Jenny let go of Jason and studied him carefully before spanking his ass. "No wonder Lizzy came all the way here and sat on her ass for so long. She was waiting for you, eh?"

"Hmm," Jason grunted in acknowledgement before looking at the shirtless man with an aggressive aura. "Who's the new guy?"

"Our muscle. Definitely not your replacement," Jenny casually brushed Jason's question aside with a dismissive wave of her hand before reassuring him, much to the shirtless man's disappointment.

"Where is she?" Jason asked Jenny who was watching him carefully.

"Before I answer, just a question," Jenny smiled but Jason could feel the coldness emanating from her. "What exactly did you do to annoy her?"

"And how do you know I annoyed her?" Jason asked back.

"Oh, the fact that she's been drinking nonstop and sleeping with anyone, including me and him," Jenny answered cheerfully and Jason flared his nostrils while gritting her teeth.

"Where is she?" Jason asked, slowly annunciating every word. 

As he spoke, Jason cancelled a small part of the Anti-Qi that was inhibiting his abilities and used it to try and sense the suite. Very quickly, he found a presence in the bathroom and realized that Elizabeth was taking a shower. "Never mind, I found her."

Jason tried to move past Jenny but the latter grabbed his arm and stopped him. Jason slowly turned and looked at Jenny's arm that was holding him and a wave of impatient violence bubbled inside his mind.

"You think you can get away scot-free after hurting Lizzy?"

"I think that you need to let go of my arm," Jason answered, his voice quiet and menacing.

"No can do, big boy," Jenny gestured and the shirtless man walked behind Jason, who could feel the fighting aura that the two were exhibiting.

"I am not in the mood for games, Jenny. So for the sake of your arm, do not push me," Jason stuck his jaw out as he spoke. At the same time, a heavy and tense atmosphere enshrouded the room as the three prepared to fight when the sound of a door opening broke the pressure.