Page 35 of Operation K-9 Brothers
Nichole went to the window when she heard a car engine.“He’s here, so I’m going to go.”
“Love you, babe.And watch your back.I don’t trust Lane not to pull something stupid.”
“Sexy SEAL’s doing a good job of keeping him away, but I will.Love you, too.”
Jack arrived at Nichole’s, satisfied with his morning’s work.He’d met Deke for breakfast, and his cop friend was going to see what he could find out about Lane Gregory.Deke agreed that Nichole should take out a restraining order, and Jack was going to push her to do that.
She opened the door before he reached it, and all he could think when she stepped outside was how beautiful she was.She was a vision in her yellow dress with her hair loose and curling around her shoulders.
All he knew at that moment was that he had to kiss her.He strode up the steps to the porch, stopped in front of her, and without a word of warning, he slipped his hand around her neck, and pulled her to him.She tasted like sunshine and sin.It was a potent combination.Innocent and naughty at the same time.He wasn’t sure he’d ever get enough of her.
“Well, good morning to you, too,” she said when he released her.
He liked how husky her voice was.“Morning, sweet girl.I assume you didn’t have any more trouble since I didn’t hear from you?”
“You assume correctly.”She pulled the door open, and Rambo bounced out.
When the puppy jumped against his legs, begging for attention, he ignored the little rascal.They walked inside, and as soon as Rambo gave up trying to get noticed, Jack squatted in front of him.
“See, when you behave yourself, good things happen.”He gave Rambo a head scratch, then transferred his attention to his best girl.“And how is Dakota this morning?”He glanced at Rambo as he scratched under Dakota’s chin, her favorite place.“You see how well she behaved, sitting quietly until it was her turn?You should try it sometime.”
He’d missed his dog last night, especially when she hadn’t been there to calm him after his nightmare.He hadn’t realized how much he relied on her to quiet his demons.But she’d served a higher purpose by staying to guard Nichole.
“Today’s one of your studio days?”he asked Nichole as he stood.
“It is, and I have some items to finish that I need to take with me tomorrow.”
“I’ll get out of your hair, then.”Today was an off day, no physical therapy or anything else on his agenda, and he’d planned to ask if she wanted to go out to lunch.He let the question slide since she had work to do.
“By the way, Mark wanted to know if you were serious about taking him shooting.”
“If I said it, I meant it.Is he here?”That would give him something to do.
“No, he’s out catching up with his friends.”
She seemed annoyed by that.“Where’s he staying?”
“With me.”She sighed.“I gave in and said he could stay here for two weeks while he found a job.You’d think he’d get right on that.”
He decided it was best to keep his opinion on her brother to himself.“You up for some Rambo training this evening?”
She smiled as she walked to him.“If it means spending time with you, then yes.”She lifted to her toes and kissed him.
Her taste and scent invaded his senses, leaving nothing but desire in its wake, consuming him.He groaned as he pulled her against him.She dug her fingers into his shoulders when he slid his tongue into her mouth.He briefly considered picking her up and carrying her to her bedroom, but he didn’t want any interruptions of the brother kind.
Last night hadn’t ended the way either one of them wanted.He wasn’t going to let that happen again.
“Why don’t we have Rambo’s training session at my house?I’ll make you dinner after.”He waited for panic to strike at asking her to come to his home.It didn’t.In fact, he wanted to see her there.
She grinned mischievously.“Ah, I get to see where a sexy SEAL lives?You know, you can tell a lot about a person by their stuff.”
“Is that so?”
“Yep, so don’t hide your whips and handcuffs.”
He grinned.“Don’t have any of those, darlin’, but I’m damn good at improvising if that’s your kink.”
“I’m not sure I have a kink, but we could have fun finding out.”She dramatically blinked her eyes.
