Page 50 of Her Intense Protector

“You also smell like you, and I crave that. I crave you, Samantha Gail. But we’re going to have to bring this to a close.”

“But why? There’s you, and me, and this nice comfortable bed.” She spread out her arms, which put her breasts on display in a delightful way.

“Trust me, none of those things have escaped my notice, and if anybody but Eden were coming over, I’d suggest we spend the rest of the afternoon in bed. Unfortunately, your friend is a force to be reckoned with.”

“Ah, spit. You’re right. We can’t just pretend like no one is home. She’d probably just try to jimmy the lock or something.”

“My thoughts exactly.”

But as he pushed up, he got another look at her lying there with her tantalizing pink-tipped breasts, and her hair that was every shade of yellow, and he desperately needed another kiss. It was a compulsion.

He angled his head just right so that he could brush his lips against hers, tease her, which would ultimately tease him. One light kiss after another, soft and tantalizing, just a taste to hold him over until they actually had time.

The doorbell rang. Of course, it did. He sighed and feathered another kiss against the most beautiful mouth in the world. Slowly Samantha opened her eyes. They sparkled like diamonds. “That must be Eden,” she groaned.

“Must be,” he agreed.

“She usually has better timing than this.” Samantha kissed him on his chest, right over his heart.

“My God, woman, you’ll be the death of me.” Reluctantly, he pushed off the bed and picked up his long-sleeved shirt. “I’ll go get the door, you can go into my bedroom and find another one of my shirts to wear, one that isn’t wet.”

“Are you sure you want me pawing through your things in your bedroom?”

“I am looking forward to it, Samantha.”

He watched her blush. He gave her one more kiss, then couldn’t stop from looking at her mussed hair and bare breasts and tried to think of all the different capitals of the world so he wouldn’t be sporting wood when he greeted Eden.

15

Samantha liked the new guy, Leo. She vaguely remembered meeting him at Eden’s party seven months ago, but now he was making an impression. She definitely got the feeling he was putting on the charm offensive to give Ezio a hard time, and it was working, wasn’t that interesting? Leo winked at her. She was happy she had a bra on and clothes with more coverage.

“So, why are you here again, Perez?” Ezio asked.

“Because I’m the one with a brother who’s a cop here in Virginia. Martin is getting us all the inside information we could want on what’s going on with last night’s bad guys,” he grinned happily.

“Still doesn’t explain why you’re here today. In my house.” Ezio grumbled.

“I’m being helpful.” Leo’s smile was huge.

Samantha loved watching this byplay.

“Don’t you have a book you should be reading, or a woman who is missing you?” Ezio demanded to know.

“Nope, I opened up my schedule to help Samantha.”

“Put a sock in it, you two,” Eden said as she shook her head. She glanced over at Samantha with both an amused and frustrated look. “Learn from Asher, he’s being a grown-up.”

That caused both Leo and Ezio to laugh.

“What’s so damned funny?” Eden frowned.

“He’s only acting like a grown-up because you’re snagged and bagged,” Leo said as he motioned to the two of them sitting beside one another.

“Hey, don’t use that term about my fiancée. I did not snag and bag her. I got down on one knee and captured her heart.”

Samantha saw Eden snuggle a little closer to Asher.

Leo snorted.