her head had been worse, but she still didn’t like to see him bleed.
“Thanks, Jewels.” He put his shirt back on. “Well, that just leaves Boss.”
She frowned. “I don’t know how much longer I can keep this up.”
“He has no one to hide behind now. We’re close.”
She couldn’t wait to face the man behind the mask. “Go ahead and rest. I’m not tired.”
He nodded. “Wake me up in four hours, so you can get some sleep too.”
“Okay.” Life on the run sucked. Sleep only came when she was too exhausted to fight it. And sometimes she had nightmares about the men she’d killed. Something she hadn’t done in a long time. What she wouldn’t give to be back home and crawl into her own cozy bed, with her smooth, luxurious sheets. She missed painting her nails and wearing lipstick. She even missed the boredom she had often experienced waiting for her next assignment. A nice quiet game of Jenga sounded good right about now.
***
Julianna stood watch while Reid took a shower. She paced the room overcome with desire thinking about him naked and wet. When the faucet shut off, she walked into the bathroom where Reid was drying his face. He’d shaved. How she wanted to reach out and touch his face to see if it felt as smooth as it looked. Instead, she shoved her hands into her pockets. “We need to spy on Senator Grant.”
“I know Grant’s our only connection left to Boss, but we have to be careful.” He raked his fingers through his dark, wet hair. Since they’d depleted their bank accounts, they’d splurged on things like razors, body wash, shaving cream and makeup for Julianna. Even backpacks to carry everything when it was time to move again. Reid dabbed on his signature sandalwood cologne. The scent made desire pool between her thighs. She couldn’t take it any longer. Need took over as she removed her hands from their pockets and boldly stripped out of her clothes in front of him.
He swallowed as his eyes traveled up and down her body. “What are you doing?”
“What do you think?” She stepped up to him pressing her exposed breasts against his shirt. He grew hard in an instant, telling her she would get what she’d wanted. Her teeth grazed his ear and she whispered, “I need you. Now.”
His mouth found hers. His kisses were ruthless like he could swallow her whole. She unzipped his jeans with her heart threatening to beat out of her chest. His pants dropped and he propelled into her wet desire, his strength pushing her against the bathroom wall. She screamed out in pure pleasure. Fast and intense, they moved together creating so much heat they both worked up a sweat.
When he released his grip on her, they both slid down to the floor.
Reid spoke first. “I feel like a jerk for taking you that way.”
Still lightheaded, she looked up at him. “Why? I wanted you to.”
“That was great sex, but you deserve more, Jewels. You deserve to be made love to.”
She tilted her chin upward. “Then make love to me.”
He leaned his head back on the wall and looked up to the ceiling. “Not until this is over. We have to stay focused.”
“Right, so no sweet sex until we kill Boss and definitely no falling in love,” she teased trying to lighten the mood.
“I never stopped loving you, Jewels.”
An ache burned deep inside her chest. She wanted to remember. Not just slivers of her past, but every happy moment she’d with Reid. It was so unfair. She liked him a lot. Maybe even loved him, but she wasn’t sure if it was because of him or the fact that he was all she had now.
“Hey, I know that look. It’s okay if you don’t remember everything.” His fingers lifted her chin. “When this is over, we can make new memories.”
Chapter 10
R eid and Julianna sat parked in the current borrowed car, down the street from the Grant residence. They had to leave the windows cracked despite the cool temperature— the former owner must have smoked like a chimney. Julianna
“Thanks, Jewels.” He put his shirt back on. “Well, that just leaves Boss.”
She frowned. “I don’t know how much longer I can keep this up.”
“He has no one to hide behind now. We’re close.”
She couldn’t wait to face the man behind the mask. “Go ahead and rest. I’m not tired.”
He nodded. “Wake me up in four hours, so you can get some sleep too.”
“Okay.” Life on the run sucked. Sleep only came when she was too exhausted to fight it. And sometimes she had nightmares about the men she’d killed. Something she hadn’t done in a long time. What she wouldn’t give to be back home and crawl into her own cozy bed, with her smooth, luxurious sheets. She missed painting her nails and wearing lipstick. She even missed the boredom she had often experienced waiting for her next assignment. A nice quiet game of Jenga sounded good right about now.
***
Julianna stood watch while Reid took a shower. She paced the room overcome with desire thinking about him naked and wet. When the faucet shut off, she walked into the bathroom where Reid was drying his face. He’d shaved. How she wanted to reach out and touch his face to see if it felt as smooth as it looked. Instead, she shoved her hands into her pockets. “We need to spy on Senator Grant.”
“I know Grant’s our only connection left to Boss, but we have to be careful.” He raked his fingers through his dark, wet hair. Since they’d depleted their bank accounts, they’d splurged on things like razors, body wash, shaving cream and makeup for Julianna. Even backpacks to carry everything when it was time to move again. Reid dabbed on his signature sandalwood cologne. The scent made desire pool between her thighs. She couldn’t take it any longer. Need took over as she removed her hands from their pockets and boldly stripped out of her clothes in front of him.
He swallowed as his eyes traveled up and down her body. “What are you doing?”
“What do you think?” She stepped up to him pressing her exposed breasts against his shirt. He grew hard in an instant, telling her she would get what she’d wanted. Her teeth grazed his ear and she whispered, “I need you. Now.”
His mouth found hers. His kisses were ruthless like he could swallow her whole. She unzipped his jeans with her heart threatening to beat out of her chest. His pants dropped and he propelled into her wet desire, his strength pushing her against the bathroom wall. She screamed out in pure pleasure. Fast and intense, they moved together creating so much heat they both worked up a sweat.
When he released his grip on her, they both slid down to the floor.
Reid spoke first. “I feel like a jerk for taking you that way.”
Still lightheaded, she looked up at him. “Why? I wanted you to.”
“That was great sex, but you deserve more, Jewels. You deserve to be made love to.”
She tilted her chin upward. “Then make love to me.”
He leaned his head back on the wall and looked up to the ceiling. “Not until this is over. We have to stay focused.”
“Right, so no sweet sex until we kill Boss and definitely no falling in love,” she teased trying to lighten the mood.
“I never stopped loving you, Jewels.”
An ache burned deep inside her chest. She wanted to remember. Not just slivers of her past, but every happy moment she’d with Reid. It was so unfair. She liked him a lot. Maybe even loved him, but she wasn’t sure if it was because of him or the fact that he was all she had now.
“Hey, I know that look. It’s okay if you don’t remember everything.” His fingers lifted her chin. “When this is over, we can make new memories.”
Chapter 10
R eid and Julianna sat parked in the current borrowed car, down the street from the Grant residence. They had to leave the windows cracked despite the cool temperature— the former owner must have smoked like a chimney. Julianna
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