Page 81 of No More Lies

She was still worried about Megan, and considering the situation they were in, that was understandable. They were going to FaceTime her this morning, and then Diane was going to check in with her office. After that, he hoped to be able to continue talking.

The side of Diane he’d seen last night had been eye opening to him. The raw honesty, the vulnerability. It was unbelievable he’d never seen this side to her in ten years. He thought she had been so strong handling everything, but she’d been hiding immense pain.

He wanted her to be vulnerable with him. To snuggle into him, talk to him, confide in him. Trust him.

Whatever it took to have that, he was willing to do it. If she needed more time and support for her career, he would give it. If she wanted to stop being a lawyer, fine with him. He didn’t want to leave Onyx, but maybe he could take another role so he could focus on giving Diane the support and attention she clearly needed right now, without worrying about leaving for missions. If she needed to talk to someone other than him, he would support her. Go with her if she wanted him to. Whatever it took.

As he waited for the coffee maker, he switched on his laptop. Dex had texted him to say they would have a brief at seven, and he should join via video. Diane was still in bed. As much as he’d shared details with her, there were limits. She couldn’t hear the call. He would tell her what he could afterwards.

Thirty minutes later, Steve shut the laptop lid, poured two fresh coffees, and made his way upstairs. The brief had not been good. Silence from Volkov, and no target. The only good news was Mira was finally piecing together a money trail. She had been working with Ray, one of Dale Sanchez’s FBI’s intelligence team. With the information Diane had provided on Volkov, the intel they already had on Reborn and the Aziz brothers, and the papers they had found at the hotel, a picture was beginning to form.

Once they had enough proof, every agency would come together to hunt down the Aziz brothers. Onyx would then go in and finish them. He couldn’t wait to bring them and Reborn down

But first, he wanted Volkov.

The shower was running when he put the coffees down on the nightstand. He missed his daughter, but there were advantages to her not being here. Stripping off his t-shirt and sweatpants, he strolled into the bathroom and stopped.

Diane stood with her back to him. Hair piled on top of her head, she was keeping it dry while she rinsed the soap off her skin. Fuck, she was gorgeous. His cock appreciated the view. His wife was curvy in all the right places. She used to work out several times a week, but that had stopped when she got busier at work. He didn’t care. She was still as sexy as hell. His eyes roamed down to her beautiful round peach bottom, and he was reminded how he had taken her from behind just an hour ago. Taking his cock in his hand, he massaged himself, content for the moment to just watch the shower spray over her body.

He walked closer. Diane turned to face him. With a seductive smile, her eyes lowered to his hand on his cock.

She opened the glass door. “That’s my job.”

She pulled away his hand and urged him into the shower. He went willingly. Before he could close the shower door, she was on her knees, taking him in her mouth.

Steve braced against the tiled wall as her warm tongue teased his sensitive tip and her hand took over massaging him. He fixed his gaze on her as she worked him. He would never get tired of this sight. It still turned him on to know he was the only man to have ever been inside her. She was his and only his. In every sense. No one else had ever touched her, and no one ever would.

When he gently eased out of her mouth, she stood. Cupping her face, he covered her mouth with his in a scorching kiss and backed her up against the tiled wall. Her arms went around his neck, and he lost himself in their entwined tongues.

Diane pushed against his cock. He slipped his palm down her stomach and found her sopping. When he slipped two fingers inside her, she groaned into his mouth.

“Mine.” He growled and thrust his fingers deeper inside, rubbing her clit with his thumb. She mewed and writhed as she gripped his biceps.

“Come for me, Angel. I want to feel you on my fingers.”

As if on cue, she came apart, her hot juices covering his fingers. Giving her no time to recover, he lifted her up and her legs went automatically around his waist. He slid into her wetness easily and they both gasped.

“Jesus. You are so fucking beautiful,” he murmured, nuzzling her neck and pushing deep inside her.

“Faster,” she requested on a panting breath.

He obliged, pumping hard and fast. She urged him on.

He lifted his head to meet her eyes. “Always mine.”

“Always yours.” she whispered.

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DIANE SET UP HER LAPTOP on the dining table, listening to the shower. Steve wouldn't keep his hands off her, so eventually, she had stepped out and left him to do his business.

Last night, their conversation had not gone how she had expected, and she was feeling guilty she had thought Steve would be anything but understanding and supportive. Somehow, she had been convinced he would have told her that was the way things were when you were married to a Navy SEAL and dismissed her feelings. His job did come first. She had a life other people would die for.

Except, now she realized she had been projecting. That’s what she thought, and she’d been too afraid to admit that.

This morning had been like old times. Hot, passionate, sexy. She had felt loved and adored and for a brief time, happy. She wanted to be happy again, but the weight of everything going on rested heavily on her shoulders. She missed her daughter. When Steve was done in the shower, they were going to call her.

She hated being apart from Megan, but now she knew the danger, her baby was safer where she was. Steve had assured her that Megan would be protected at all times and even if the sarin was released, it would not harm her. If Steve trusted the FBI to take care of their baby, that was good enough for her. She trusted her husband and Onyx completely with their daughter’s safety. After they spoke to Megan, she planned to check in with the office.

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