Page 15 of Resisting Temptation (Men of Honor 3)
I still can’t believe he came back tonight. I was so sure he had left and that I would never see him again. I walked around all day with a heavy heart, feeling like I lost something I never had. Then as I sat in that field tonight, remembering our nights together, the regret I felt about how it all ended became too much to bear. I was crying, lost in my grief, when suddenly he was there… my dark angel. That has to be a sign, right? Yes, I know it. I can feel it deep inside of me. Please, God, let me find him.
As soon as my mind speaks the words, I come up to a camp, I’m assuming is his. A chain-link fence lines acres of land that houses a bunch of small buildings. A helicopter sits off in the distance along with a few Army vehicles. An American flag stands tall and flaps wildly in the storm. The outside is completely deserted. I begin walking around the fence, wondering if there is even a way in, when I slam into a hard body.
“Shit!” Large hands grab my shoulders to help steady me.
Looking up, my eyes go wide at the incredibly attractive, soaking wet man in front of me. His eyes roam over me with blatant appreciation and I feel my face heat with the realization that I’m wearing a white dress that is completely soaked. I’m praying that my white bra and panties lessen the indecency.
He gives me a charming smile that I bet girls drop their panties for in a heartbeat. “Well what do we have here? You lost, Country?”
I swallow nervously and brush my hair out of my face. “Um, I’m looking for Cade Walker,” I yell to be heard over the storm. “Do you know him by a chance?”
Recognition flashes in his dark green eyes and I instantly know he does. His gaze latches onto the heavy metal cross that’s hanging around my neck, and his eyes narrow in suspicion. My teeth begin to chatter uncontrollably as I wait for his answer. “How do you know Cade?”
“Umm, well, the last week we have been meeting in the evenings and…”
“Whoa, wait!” He puts his hand up interrupting me. “You’re the place he has been going to every night?” I nod timidly and start to worry I am getting him into trouble.
“Un-fucking-believable,” he chuckles, shaking his head. “Yeah, Country, I know him. I tell you what, see that building over there?” I nod at where he points. “Go to the third door on the right. That’s his room.” He pulls me over to an opening in the gate and helps me in.
“Thank you,” I yell back at him, hoping he hears me over the rain.
As I start jogging in the direction he pointed out, he yells, “Tell him not to worry about the Admiral, that Sawyer will take care of it.”
Sawyer… I smile with relief, knowing it was his friend I was talking to. Once I make it to Cade’s door, I put my hand on my stomach and try to calm the giant butterflies that are dancing in my tummy. Crap, I still have no idea what I’m going to say. ‘Hey. I know we don’t really know each other that well, but I have this crazy attraction to you and I want to lose my virginity to you.’ Oh god, what am I thinking? This is such a bad idea. Bad, bad idea.
No! I can do this… Squaring my shoulders, I gather all the confidence I can muster and knock.
My heart pounds wildly in my chest and I swear I’m about to throw up. I wring out my soaking wet hair, needing to do something with my trembling hands. The longer it takes for him to answer, the more I seriously start to consider making a run for it. But as soon as the thought emerges the door swings open, and any thought I have (rational or otherwise) flies right out the window.
Holy mother of god. A shirtless Cade fills the entryway, wearing nothing but a pair of black athletic pants and a towel draped around his neck that catches drops of water from his rain-soaked hair. My eyes briefly take in swirling black ink that wraps around the most powerful body I have ever seen, just before landing on metal… Oh my god, nipple rings…
“Faith?”
My eyes snap to his stunned face and I gasp in surprise when I’m suddenly yanked into the room with force.
Cade sticks his head out the door and looks both ways to see if anyone saw me before closing it. Turning around, he gapes at me in shock. “What the fuck are you doing here? How did you find me?”
“Ummm… well… I…” Chewing my thumbnail nervously, I begin to pace the small space back and forth, not knowing how to say what I need to. Stopping, I walk a little closer to him and throw my hands up. “Honestly, I don’t know. I don’t know what I’m doing.” He stares at me like I’ve lost my mind and I’m not so sure he’s wrong.
Shaking my head, I gather my thoughts and take a leap of faith. “All I know is, since the moment you walked away from me tonight I feel sick. Like I’ve lost something I never had. I know it sounds crazy and I know you’re not the kind of guy who does the whole girlfriend thing. But I also know if I let you go without knowing what it’s like to feel you inside of me then I will regret it for the rest of my life. I know we barely know each other, and I’m probably really creeping you out right now. So if I am, feel free to stop me and…
My words are cut off with a surprised gasp when I’m lifted off my feet and slammed against the wall. I barely have time to register what’s happened before his mouth lands on mine.
