This Time by Ingrid Monique

softly.
    â€œI don’t want to scare yu’,” she began, and paused.
    â€œTell me,” he urged.
    â€œI keep getting the strangest feeling that I know yu’,” she said and felt his body stiffen. She had scared him. She sat up, looking at him, worried. She wished she had kept her mouth shut. “I know we’ve never met before, but I can’t shake the feeling that I know yu’. I know it must sound crazy to yu’, but yu’ are so familiar to me.”
    â€œThat’s a good ’ting,” he said and pulled her down on top of him, kissing her deeply. She breathed a sigh of relief, glad that she hadn’t scared him. She liked him and she really didn’t want to scare him off.
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    Sean had a meeting with Jack and the police commissioner. He didn’t want to take Kelee home, but the meeting was important. He dropped her off at Lori’s an hour later, promising to call her. She gave him a lingering kiss before letting him go. He didn’t want to leave her, but he had to. As he drove back downtown, he felt really guilty for lying to her. Her telling him how familiar he was to her after they had made love had only served to fuel his guilt. In a few days they’d be at View Cost where it all had started. He’d tell her there. He had to; he really couldn’t lie to her anymore—not after last night. Making love to her was even better than he had remembered. The chemistry between them was overwhelming. He couldn’t stop thinking about her and all the things he wanted to share with her while she was in St. Pala. He wondered how long she’d stay after her niece was born. He had to get her to stay longer. Maybe when he revealed who he was to her at View Coast she would extend her stay in St. Pala.

Chapter 8
    Kelee was on cloud nine, a place she hadn’t been before. And it was all because of Sean St. John. He was absolutely perfect and wonderful and she couldn’t wait to see him again. He had told her she might not see him until the weekend in View Coast, because of a case he was working on. She didn’t mind, not after last night. Last night had left a lasting and pleasurable impression on her. The weekend was only a few days away, and she couldn’t wait to be with him again. Of course Lori noticed the change in her right away, as she joined her for a late breakfast.
    â€œSomeone had a good night.” She grinned with curiosity.
    Kelee sipped her coffee, grinning. “No comment,” she said.
    â€œOh, yu’ goin’ to comment.” Lori glared at her.
    â€œHe took me to a friend’s birthday party at the Swan, then we ended up at his apartment and I’m not giving yu’ any details, married woman,” Kelee told her sternly.
    â€œAs long as yu’ had a good time.” Lori gave her a curious look.
    â€œYu’ see the look on my face?” Kelee said with a huge smile.
    â€œI see it.” Lori laughed. “So, when yu’ seein’ him again?”
    â€œThis weekend at View Coast; he’s working some big case,” Kelee told her
    â€œYeah, the Curve case.”
    â€œWhat’s the Curve case?” she asked.
    â€œCurve’s a local businessman and drug dealer. Sean’s been trying to put him away for a while now.”
    Now she understood why he kept running off. While he’d never talked about his work, Kelee got the feeling that he was very involved and serious about it.
    â€œHe doesn’t talk ’bout it?” Lori asked her.
    â€œGuess he didn’t want to bother me with his work.” She shrugged.
    â€œThat’s Sean for yu’,” Lori said. “He does have that air of mystery about him.”
    â€œGuess that has to do with his line of work.” Kelee reached for a breakfast roll. She had to admit that she really didn’t know that much about what Sean did on a daily basis. The fact was that she didn’t want to take