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“No, I wasn’t.” I reply. “Thanks to you.”
“Thank God!” Hawk declares as he lets out a huff. He had apparently been holding his breath as I related my story. “While they may not have completed the act, you were still violated. I hate that those bastards touched you. I want to kill them all.” He seems so sincere. I decide I need to tell him everything.
“You kept me sane.” I say as I raise my head and look into those gorgeous eyes. I go on to explain when he frowns at me in confusion. “Do you remember meeting me in the airport back in San Diego?”
“Yes, how could I forget you? You were so sincere when you came up to us to thank us for doing our job.” Hawk says while rubbing his hand over my cheek.
“Well, I remembered that day too. While I was laying in that shed, getting beaten, I let my mind drift to you and your green eyes. I know this will sound crazy, but I felt a connection to you that day when you touched my arm. I would fantasize that you would come find me and save me from the nightmare that had become my life. I kept thinking about how kind you were. I knew that you would help me if you knew what was happening and where I was.”
“I would have been here sooner if I had known, love because I felt a connection, too. I’ve thought about you too since that day.” Hawk pauses for a moment, then asks, “Is that all you fantasized about? Me coming to rescue you?” He looks down at me with heat in his eyes. I blush and lower my eyes.
“A girl has to have some secrets.” I smile coyly in answer to his question. There is no way I’m about to tell him all the dirty thoughts or the dreams I have had since meeting him in the airport that day.
Hawk chuckles and says, “I’ll take that as a No. Good.” He shifts me so that I am laying on my back and he is leaning over me.
“Are you ok like this? I don’t want to hurt your ribs.” Hawks says as he shifts our bodies some more. He frowns down at me in concern.
“I’m ok.” I say then laugh. “I’m more than ok like this.”
“Good. Tell me about these fantasies. Maybe I can make them come true.” Hawk is looking at me so intensely that I can hardly breath. His green eyes are boring into me like he can see into my soul.
“Umm…I think I will let you try to guess what they were.” I say breathlessly. He just continues to stare at me with his intense gaze for what seems like forever. Then as if he has made some sort of decision, he nods then closes the distance between us.
He brushes his lips over mine. Gently, testing my reaction. His lips are perfect just as I had dreamed, they would be. His kiss is soft and gentle at first. He pulls back to look at me. I slide my hand behind his neck and pull him down for another kiss. He runs his tongue over my lips, begging for entrance. I part my lips in answer and he devours me. The kiss deepens. He angles my head so he can get the access he wants. Our tongues dance and tease one another. I feel my nipples harden as my breast rub against his chest through the thin fabric of the t-shirt. A moan escapes my lips, but he consumes it with his mouth. My hands have wondered down his broad, firm back. How long we feast on one another I’m not sure as time seemed to stand still. After a long while, but yet still seems too soon, he pulls back to look into my eyes.
“Was I close, love?” Hawk asks with humor in his eyes. He laughs as all I can do is nod at his question. My breathing is a little labored, and goose bumps have formed on my skin. His erection is pressing into sex. I suddenly realize I have opened my legs wide and allowed him to seat himself between them. He moves to get up and I realize he means to call this make out session to an end.
“Wait…um are you going to be alright?” I inquire as he gets off the bed. My gaze has drifted to the bulge in his pants that is easy to see. He adjusts himself, before saying.
“I’ll be alright for now, love. You need to rest and heal. I shouldn’t have taken things this far. You have been through something horrible and I don’t want to make it worse. I’m a patient man. I can wait for my release until I can be inside you. I want to feel your heat and wetness around me as I take you. I want my dick buried in so deep that we are one when I come inside you. I will make more of your dreams come true later, when your ribs are healed. We can’t do that right now. It would hurt you, but make no mistake, when you are healed, there is nothing we won’t do.” Hawk says with determination. I am again blushing like a teenager.
Hours later as I lay in bed alone trying to sleep, my mind replays everything over and over again. He has left to go talk to the others and formulate a plan to get me out of here and back home so I can heal. I wonder, does he really want to be with me? Why would he? I’m no beauty queen. He’s seen my stretch marks from carrying my babies, and he doesn’t even know me. We don’t know anything about each other, he seems sincere though. He’s been so kind and concerned for my well being. And Lord! The way he talked to me. No one, not even my husband has ever dirty talked to me like he has. My mind can’t seem to think clearly when he is around.
Hawk and the man called Wolf enter my room leaving the light off they take the chairs beside my bed. They must think I am asleep because they continue their conversation in hushed tones.
“Tex says the gun runners have moved their shipment further north about 75 miles from here. He is getting in touch with Commander Hurt to let him know what is going on with the shipment and that we now have a civilian in our care.” Wolf informs Hawk.
“I hope for her sake they call us off this mission, so I can get her home. She has been through enough already and I won’t risk her getting hurt while we are trying to take out the target. I know my first duty should be to the mission but since she literally fell into my life, she is all I can think about. I find myself putting her first above all else. I have never felt like this about someone before. I’ve been drawn to her since the first day I saw her. I met her at the airport the day we arrived in San Diego. Did I tell you that?” Hawk says.
“No, I didn’t realize you knew her from before.” Wolf says.
“Well, I didn’t really know her, but she came up to us in the airport to thank us for our service. It was the day we arrived to start this mission. She was so sincere and cute as hell. I couldn’t stop thinking about her. I kicked myself for not asking for her number. Then boom there she is laying on the jungle floor tied up, beaten, and unconscious. It’s like fate has laid my destiny in my lap. I have to take care of her, make sure she is safe, and that those bastards never hurt her again.”
“You want to make her yours, don’t you?” Wolf asks with a chuckle.
“Hell, yes she’s mine. She just doesn’t know it yet. I have hinted at it, but I don’t want to push her right now after all she’s had to endure in the last 2 months.” Hawk declares. “Once I get her back to the States and she’s healed though, all bets are off. I will move Heaven and Earth to show her we should be together.”
“We have all been there, man. When I met Ice, I knew I couldn’t leave her behind. I only hoped she would feel the same about me. Thank God she did, and we have been happily married for a couple of years now. I know how you feel. My guys and I will do all we can to help you take care of her. You know we will. Tex will get the word out and I am sure Commander Hurt will pull us out to get her home for medical treatment. I know you are stationed at Riverton for the foreseeable future, at least until we resolve this Lopez situation. If she is willing to stay in the area, you are welcome to bring her to our house until you can get settled somewhere in a place of your own. We have a small apartment in our basement. I know Ice would be thrilled for you two to stay with us for a while.”
“Wolf, I don’t know what to say except thanks.” Hawk says with a puff of breath. “I really appreciate the offer. I’m not sure what will happen once we are back in the states, but I might take you up on that temporarily. I know I could stay on base, but since we aren’t married that would be not be an option for her to stay with me while we are here. Camp Lejeune is our primary base. My son lives nearby with my parents, so once we are done here, we will be headed back to North Carolina.”
A knock at the door ends their intense conversation. I am completely freaking out. I am flattered and amazed that he is planning a future with me, but can I leave my little hometown behind to move to another state to live with a man I just met? I’m not sure, but at the same time the thought of leaving him to head home leaves a hollow pit in my stomach. Deadeye and Mozart enter the room.
“Tex has heard back from Commander Hurt. They are going to pull us out. They have another SEAL team on their way to the new location. The helos will be here at 0400 to extract us from the drop site. We need to load up now in order be make it there in time. Commander wanted to pull us out under the cover of darkness. He thinks it will be safer.” Mozart informs the men.
“Ok, CSMO and load the Humvees. Once they are loaded, I will get Charlotte up and ready for travel.” Hawk says to the men. I hear them agree and the room clears out quickly. I open my eyes and peer around the room. I am alone. It’s time to see if I can move around on my own.
I manage to get up and make it to the bathroom. I empty my bladder and wash my face. By the time I make it back in the bedroom, Hawk is there looking perplexed. He sees me wobbling back into the room and hurries to my side and assist me back to the bed.
