SEAL Kissed: A Navy SEAL Military Romance (Hot Dirty SEALS Book 1) by Mia Kenney

body responded were opposite of what you said. I was so confused, and I didn’t want to put myself in the position of being hurt again and trust doesn’t come easy to me. That’s why I didn’t listen to your messages sooner.” My common sense is still struggling with what my heart wants. I want to tell him how I really feel, declare my love for him but the fear of rejection is too strong. Mindlessly I reach for my hair, twirling it around my finger. The way he can go from SEAL to therapy dog handler only endears him more to me.
    “The hope of having you one day kept me alive. You’re all I ever want and all I’ll ever need. You are the perfect woman for me. I knew from day one you were the girl for me. Can you forgive me for being such an asshole?”
    I can forgive but I’m not sure if I can forget. His words hurt, and some wounds aren’t so quick to heal. And he doesn’t know about my birth, how I came to be. I don’t even have a family. He may find me repulsive when I tell him the truth. “There’s some things about me you don’t know, Reed.
    “I don’t want to talk about it now. I’ve fought too fucking hard and too long to get back to you. If you think there’s something you could say that would change my feelings towards you you’re wrong. You’re mine now, wether you realize it yet or not, you belong to me.”
    The cushions on the love seat sink under his weight as he leans into me, holding my head and showering my face with kisses in a way that makes me feel cherished. One by one the walls around my heart begin to fall, vulnerability sweeping through me with every press of his warm lips. Placing my glasses on the coffee table, he looks at me, his expression beaming with pride. Our foreheads touch, and our breath mingles as he says, “I’ve always known you were special. And I don’t care where you came from or how you got here, as long as you’re mine,” softly kissing the back of each wrist he continues, “Emerson, I want to be the man for you. I need to know I can wake up every morning with you be my side. I didn’t have sex with you because I believed my badness would ruin your goodness. But now I know I was wrong. When I was younger I thought I would spend my life in the Navy fighting enemies around the world. I didn’t think there would ever be anything powerful enough to pull me away from my SEAL team until I met you.”
    My stomach flips and my heart is trying to beat its way out from my throat. I don’t even know what to say. His words are genuine, I can feel it in my soul. His eyes bore into me, and my chest aches. The shame of my burden has been lifted and for the first time in my life I feel like I can really live. Reed is still beside me, his hands caressing my shoulders, his long leg thrown over me in a protective manor. My future flashes before me and he’s part of it. I’m not positive what the warm fuzzy feeling is circulating through me and making me feel like I’m glowing, but I suspect this may be love. “I want to give us a try,” I murmur against his mouth, gliding my tongue along the seam of his lips. A soft sigh escapes him as he whispers, “I want to try us too.”
    Slowly his eyes drift over me, memorizing every feature, every curve. My skin prickles under his gaze. “I love you Emerson, the entire package of you. I’m grateful that you are here and you’re mine, forever. I’m in for the long haul.”
    His words take my breath away. A fire is raging inside me as he spreads soft kisses from my temple, down my face and to the most sensitive spot behind my ear. Pressed completely against him, I can feel the heat of his cock burning through my shirt and onto my stomach. “Let me make love to you, pretty girl. Let me show you how much I love you, how much I’ve missed you and how much I need you, now.” The rumble of his voice only feeds the fire burning in me. “Yes, please. I can’t wait any longer,” I reply, the heat between my thighs building, and I