At Her SEAL's Command (SEALs of Roseville, Book One) by Selena Blake Page A

weapon, though I’m not even sure he realized he was doing it. But I didn’t appreciate it. I’m not going to ever live like that again.”
    “Good. You shouldn’t. You deserve better, Reya.”
    Shaking off the melancholy, she pulled her shoulders back and met Dylan’s gaze head on. “I agree.”
    After many silent seconds his gaze dropped to her lips.
    “I want to kiss you.”
    “I don’t think that’s a good idea,” she said even as her heart was screaming yes and her body shouted ‘take me!’
    His gaze snapped back to hers. “Why not?”
    “Kissing complicates things.”
    “It couldn’t complicate things more than they already are.”
    “My boss offered me a job in Switzerland.”

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    S o Teo’d been right about the Switzerland job. Since she hadn’t mentioned it, Dylan’d thought perhaps the offer had fallen through. He’d hoped it had.
    “And how long have you known?”
    “A week.”
    Almost as long as she’d been staying under his roof. So much for complete honesty between them.
    His brain quickly calculated the rough distance between here and there as his heart constricted.
    “Are you going to take it?”
    Why did he feel like everything he'd worked for was suddenly spiraling out of control? He'd fought his way back from a career ending injury, ensuing depression, hadn't given in to the bottle, finally decided to go after what he wanted most and she was going to be halfway around the world.
    It wasn’t the end of the world, sure, but he couldn’t help but feel that their time was now and if she was there and he was here…
    Except, she hadn't said she was going to take it, not yet. Stop getting ahead of yourself, Harper.
    “I don't know. Depends, I guess. It'd only be a five month stretch but there's always potential it could take longer.”
    You can't go , he wanted to say. But he couldn't, not after what she'd told him. He had to be very careful with his demands because he couldn't alienate her. He'd come so far and she was so close.
    He took a deep breath and refocused on his mission. Win the girl. Don't let any obstacles stand in his way.
    Her warm brown eyes focused on their joined hands and he reached over with the other to sweep a strand of her hair behind her ear. The gorgeous black locks did strange things to his libido.
    “What does it depend on?”
    “Do I really need to tell you that?”
    “I'm just a dumb jock, Reya. You've gotta help me out.”
    She laughed softly and met his gaze again. “You're not dumb and you're more than a jock.”
    “Sometimes I feel exactly like that.” Especially where she was concerned. He seemed to lose twenty years of hard won knowledge because she twisted him in knots. Good knots, but he sometimes found it hard to think straight when she was around. Especially since he'd taken her to bed.
    Now that he knew exactly what lay beneath those sexy little sundresses...
    Maybe Baby was right... he needed to quit messing around and lay his cards on the line.
    So he stood. “I need to show you something.”
    A flicker of surprise flashed through her eyes and arched her dark brows, but she nodded and stood.
    “Do you trust me?” he asked.
    “Of course.”
    “Good.” He led her down the hallway to the bedroom JJ and Baby had helped him update.
    “You really have been busy.”
    Not in the way he wanted, the fifteen year old in him thought.
    “I had help. Baby and JJ came through for me because what the hell do I know about décor?”
    Reya smiled. “You guys did good.”
    “The room isn't what I wanted to show you.”
    “Okay.” She sounded the tiniest bit trepidacious and he knew that feeling well. Showing her what she wanted to know was both risky and possibly the greatest reward.
    “I want to show you what it feels like to be bound in ribbons. I want to show you how I have always imagined you.”
    Her mouth dropped open.
    “Don't be shocked, honey. You've played a starring role in my fantasies for years.”
    “But... you were with other