Page 38 of SEAL Summer Escape

“That sounds perfect.”

“I already packed a picnic blanket and food.I like the idea of us having an afternoon alone together, but the next time we have a bonfire on the beach with my friends, I want to bring you, too.”

“You guys have bonfires?”

He nodded, unlocking the door to his SUV.His hands wrapped around her slender waist as he helped her climb in, and he resisted the urge to groan.She smelled amazing—her usual combination of sunshine and coconut, plus an underlying floral scent.Was it a new perfume or something?

His cock hardened as he imagined stripping her down, discovering the source of that intoxicating aroma.Hell if he couldn’t spend hours exploring her body.

He helped her fasten the seatbelt, his large hand briefly resting on her bare thigh.Her skin was so soft and smooth compared to his, he resisted the urge to run his hand up and down it.

“The other SEAL team on base gets together a lot, and we started joining them sometimes.I’d love to bring you along and introduce you to the others.You’ve met the guys on my team, but the Alpha SEAL team is all married or attached.You’d like the other women.”

She nodded, looking slightly nervous.

“Hell, sweetheart, there’s nothing to worry about.They’ll all love you.And today it’s just you and me.”

His thumb lightly grazed over the skin of her thigh, and he watched in fascination as heat bloomed over her skin.Unable to resist, he ducked down, kissing her softly.She tasted of strawberries and something else sweet.He wanted to deepen the kiss and pull her close, but here in the parking lot wasn’t exactly the best place.

Besides, she was already buckled in.

A slight breeze blew in from the ocean as he reluctantly stood back up, and he grinned, inhaling the salty sea air.“This is the perfect time of year to enjoy the beach—not too hot and humid but still warm enough to relax and stretch out on the sand.”

“Exactly.I’m down there nearly every day.That’s partly why I love working at Anchors.”

“I thought it was because you get to see me,” he said with a wink.

She flushed again, and the corner of his lip quirked up in a smile.“Go on, sweetheart.You know I love teasing you.”

“I just meant I like having my days free.”

“I totally understand.I could never have a desk job for that very reason.We’re out training and drilling in all weather, but days like today make it all worth it.”

He closed her door and walked around the front of the SUV, climbing into the driver’s seat.There was something that felt right about having Taylor sitting in the passenger seat.That flirty little dress grazed her thighs, her chest rose and fell slightly, the tendrils of her hair curling around her breasts, framing them perfectly.He wanted nothing more than to reach over and pick up one strand, running it between his fingers.

To kiss the side of her neck, inhaling her sweetness, and work his way down.

“I’m going to take you to the beach one morning and watch the sun rise,” he said, his voice gruff.“Preferably after I’ve held you in my arms all night.”

She flushed again, and male pride surged through him.He loved the effect that he had on her.Couldn’t wait to fully have her.He’d been with plenty of women over the years, but a lot of those one-night-stands and short-term relationships were too easy.Too casual.

Maybe they provided some immediate, instant satisfaction, but having Taylor would be different.

She didn’t seem like the type of woman who slept around.

Hell.Hadn’t she said she’d dated that last jackass for several years?

He couldn’t wait to claim her fully.Completely.To lay her down in his bed, part her creamy thighs, and thrust into her, driving so deep he wouldn’t know where he stopped and she began.

Hearing her cries of pleasure this morning had made him feel ten feet tall.Had made him want to claim her again and again.To have her come on his cock, his tongue—he couldn’t imagine anything better.

Couldn’t wait to have all of her.

“I’d like that,” she said shyly.

“Like to watch the sunrise with me?Or like for me to hold you all night?”

“Yes.Both,” she quickly amended, and Mason chuckled.

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