Seize (St. Martin Family Saga: Emergency Responders) Book 2: Erotic Romance by Gina Watson Page B
Authors: Gina Watson
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sated.
“How can you be certain?”
“Certain?”
“Of our safety.”
His eyes narrowed. He knew exactly how, already had a plan B. Sure, he’d feel the guy out, but he knew what he had to do. Dawning spread across her face and her mouth formed an O .
“Augie.” Her voice was a whisper.
Gripping her upper arm, he inhaled sharply. “I wanted to keep you far removed from the details, but I can’t because you’re here with me. Don’t ask any questions. Don’t even let your mind wander down that path. If anything happens, if questions come up later, you must remain unknowing, uninvolved, or else all of this”—he circled his finger in the air—“will have been a fool’s mission.”
Her lips tightened and she lowered her chin. When he lifted it again, he saw the pain in her eyes. “Tell me you understand what I’m saying.”
Her hand went to the fingers he had clasped around her upper arm.
“I understand.”
Her eyes turned to liquid and, wincing, she grasped his fingers. He hadn’t realized he’d been squeezing her so tightly. He released her instantly.
“I’m sorry.”
She rubbed her face across his warm chest, sticky skin to sticky skin. He’d never been this close to a woman before, except when engaged in sex. But never after. He couldn’t deny it felt luxurious, but more than that, he wouldn’t let himself deny how good she felt rubbing against him. He was aroused, but feelings he didn’t know the words for welled up in him and when she pulled away, taking the blanket with her, he felt as if someone had taken away his favorite toy.
*
They dressed. Mia needed to talk to him about killing another man, even one as evil as Nicolas, but he’d made her promise to leave it alone.
“See if there’s anything that could be made into dinner,” he said. “I’m gonna look around.” He held up two fingers. “Two rules: no technology and don’t go outside. There will be consequences this time for breaking the rules. “
She nodded, distracted by the domineering personality he was displaying. Maybe this was his true nature. She rather liked it because she hated surprises and his expectations were clearly defined.
In the basement she found a deep freezer that contained what looked to be homemade ice cream. Tags read: rocky road, chocolate, and cherry vanilla. There were dozens of bags with frozen vegetables. No protein.
In one corner she found fishing rods and a tackle box. She carried them upstairs. The bait was spinners and minnows. Luck had always come to her when she’d used simple minnows on a jig, but the minnows she used were real, not artificial. She shrugged and pulled the rubbery bait from the box, attaching it to the line.
She headed outside to the pier behind the cabin.
She cast the line. The water was slightly choppy, which was actually not a bad thing for walleye fishing. As she waited for a pull in the line, she thought about how Evie hated fishing, said it shouldn’t be considered a sport, but Mia was glad it was because fishing with her father had been some of the few occasions her father had beamed with pride on her behalf. She had a knack for casting and reeling. With a smile on her face, she inhaled deeply and tried to relax. It had been an unrelenting twenty-four hours.
When the line clicked, Mia bore down on the rod and slowly reeled it in. The tension was tight, but she steadily reeled. Eventually gold scales shimmered just under the water near the pier’s edge.
Walleye status confirmed, she reached for the net by her feet and struggled to lift the fish. Fighting, the fish thrashed and jumped, but she fought back and turned the net into his struggles. Damn thing was heavier than anything she’d ever caught before.
She leaned the rod and net against the back door and went into the house. Rounding the corner to the foyer, she found Augie locked in an embrace. Eyes closed, a woman she assumed was Gloria had her arms around Augie’s neck and her hands snaked
“How can you be certain?”
“Certain?”
“Of our safety.”
His eyes narrowed. He knew exactly how, already had a plan B. Sure, he’d feel the guy out, but he knew what he had to do. Dawning spread across her face and her mouth formed an O .
“Augie.” Her voice was a whisper.
Gripping her upper arm, he inhaled sharply. “I wanted to keep you far removed from the details, but I can’t because you’re here with me. Don’t ask any questions. Don’t even let your mind wander down that path. If anything happens, if questions come up later, you must remain unknowing, uninvolved, or else all of this”—he circled his finger in the air—“will have been a fool’s mission.”
Her lips tightened and she lowered her chin. When he lifted it again, he saw the pain in her eyes. “Tell me you understand what I’m saying.”
Her hand went to the fingers he had clasped around her upper arm.
“I understand.”
Her eyes turned to liquid and, wincing, she grasped his fingers. He hadn’t realized he’d been squeezing her so tightly. He released her instantly.
“I’m sorry.”
She rubbed her face across his warm chest, sticky skin to sticky skin. He’d never been this close to a woman before, except when engaged in sex. But never after. He couldn’t deny it felt luxurious, but more than that, he wouldn’t let himself deny how good she felt rubbing against him. He was aroused, but feelings he didn’t know the words for welled up in him and when she pulled away, taking the blanket with her, he felt as if someone had taken away his favorite toy.
*
They dressed. Mia needed to talk to him about killing another man, even one as evil as Nicolas, but he’d made her promise to leave it alone.
“See if there’s anything that could be made into dinner,” he said. “I’m gonna look around.” He held up two fingers. “Two rules: no technology and don’t go outside. There will be consequences this time for breaking the rules. “
She nodded, distracted by the domineering personality he was displaying. Maybe this was his true nature. She rather liked it because she hated surprises and his expectations were clearly defined.
In the basement she found a deep freezer that contained what looked to be homemade ice cream. Tags read: rocky road, chocolate, and cherry vanilla. There were dozens of bags with frozen vegetables. No protein.
In one corner she found fishing rods and a tackle box. She carried them upstairs. The bait was spinners and minnows. Luck had always come to her when she’d used simple minnows on a jig, but the minnows she used were real, not artificial. She shrugged and pulled the rubbery bait from the box, attaching it to the line.
She headed outside to the pier behind the cabin.
She cast the line. The water was slightly choppy, which was actually not a bad thing for walleye fishing. As she waited for a pull in the line, she thought about how Evie hated fishing, said it shouldn’t be considered a sport, but Mia was glad it was because fishing with her father had been some of the few occasions her father had beamed with pride on her behalf. She had a knack for casting and reeling. With a smile on her face, she inhaled deeply and tried to relax. It had been an unrelenting twenty-four hours.
When the line clicked, Mia bore down on the rod and slowly reeled it in. The tension was tight, but she steadily reeled. Eventually gold scales shimmered just under the water near the pier’s edge.
Walleye status confirmed, she reached for the net by her feet and struggled to lift the fish. Fighting, the fish thrashed and jumped, but she fought back and turned the net into his struggles. Damn thing was heavier than anything she’d ever caught before.
She leaned the rod and net against the back door and went into the house. Rounding the corner to the foyer, she found Augie locked in an embrace. Eyes closed, a woman she assumed was Gloria had her arms around Augie’s neck and her hands snaked
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