Page 85 of Beyond the Badge: Crew

She squirmed underneath him, pulling him back to reality. “Am I too heavy?”

“No, it was another mini-gasm.”

Damn.

“You did it.”

Of course he did. Had she doubted he could make her come?

He blinked in confusion when she raised her hand with her palm facing him. “What?”

“High-five me.”

“What?”

“It’s for a job well done.” A smirk curled her lips.

Of course.

With a groan, he shook his head and secured the condom at the root of his cock before slipping from her and dropping to her side.

She rolled onto hers to face him, patted his chest and laughed. “You need to loosen up.”

“I have no problem loosening up.”

“Then whatisyour problem?”

You.“You won’t like my answer.”

“Do you have a problem with women in general? Or just me?”

“You won’t like my answer,” he repeated.

She sighed. “That’s answer enough. So… Are you going to let what we just did eat away at you and destroy the rest of your day?”

He stared up at the ceiling. “Why do you have to be this way?”

“What way? Truthful?”

“You make it a sport to get under my skin.”

She climbed on top of him and went face to face, making him scramble to pull off the full condom before it slipped off on its own and made a mess.

“You made yourself a target from the time Williams told you I was joining your team.”

“Well, you’re on my team now, so you can knock it off,” he told her.

“I will when you treat me with respect.”

“You have to earn respect.”

She raised both eyebrows. “So do you.”

He met her eyes.

This woman.

He thought he liked a challenge but now he wasn’t so sure.

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