Panting in unison, his arms moved so that he completely enveloped her, and at that moment she felt safer than she had ever been in her life. As their bodies slowly cooled, his cock slipped from her sex, and he kissed her lightly before climbing from the bed. He pulled the covers up and then stalked into the bathroom.
Knowing she only had a moment to herself before he came back into the room, Lynn squeezed her eyes shut, trying to commit to memory the feel and taste of him. Hearing the toilet flush, she sat up in bed, her face composed as he walked into the room.
He stopped by the side of the bed, glorious in his nudity, and looked down. While she was staring at his Adonis body, his gaze was devouring her as well.
“Babe, I get back in that bed, we may not leave all day.”
“Is that supposed to convince me to get up?” Her smile brightened. “Because if it is, it’s not going to work.”
He leaned over and with ease plucked her from the bed, setting her feet on the floor. Eyes wide, she admonished, “Be careful! Don’t hurt yourself.”
“Don’t worry, I’m good. If I’m to get back with my team, I’ll have to lift weights a lot heavier than you.”
She forced the smile to stay on her face, but his words were a constant reminder that what they had was very temporary. She turned to pull the covers up on the bed, and he gave her ass a little tap.
“How about we hit the breakfast buffet this morning before we get to work?”
“Oh, that sounds good! Do you want to shower first?”
His wolfish grin reappeared. “No reason we can’t shower together.”
She squealed as he scooped her into his arms and stalked into the bathroom. Soon, she discovered shower sex with Nolan was one more thing to add to her list of memories.
Nolan looked down at the plate in front of Lynn and chuckled. She was in the middle of shoveling in scrambled eggs when she looked up at him in question.
“Wha…?” she muttered, covering her mouth with her hand she continued to chew. Swallowing, she re-asked, “What are you staring at?”
“I’m wondering how anybody as little as you can eat that much. That’s a lot more than you had on your plate last night.”
“Has anybody ever told you that it’s rude to talk about what a lady eats?”
“You’re not just any lady. You’re my… uh… you’re Lynn.”
She rolled her eyes and popped in another bite of bacon. He quietly sighed in relief, uncertainty filling him over what he’d almost said. She’s my what? Wife? Jesus, get a grip. She’s just Lynn, nothing else.
As though he was not in emotional turmoil over having almost claimed she was his, she continued to eat. “Nolan, everyone knows that breakfast food is so much lighter than dinner. You can shovel in scrambled eggs and you don’t get as full as if it was steak.”
“Maybe so, babe, but you add in the biscuits, bacon, sausage links, hashbrown potatoes, orange juice, coffee—”
“Oh, my God! Stop!”
He watched an adorable blush cross her face and added, “Not to mention the pastries—umph!” Her sandaled foot had whacked his shin underneath the table. Leaning down to rub his leg, he grinned. “Damn, girl. You not only put it away but you can pack a wallop.”
Her grin widened as she adopted an innocent expression. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
He laughed and began shoveling in his own breakfast. It felt great to tease her and he realized he’d never had that kind of relationship with another woman. Laughing, talking, teasing, loving—whoa, not loving… just amazing sex. Washing down his toast before he choked, he asked, “So, what’s on the agenda for today?”
“I’ll spend some time going through the records, looking for the discrepancies. I had hoped I could find out more of Errol’s activities here at the casino, but now that I know he goes into the high-stakes rooms, I won’t really be able to see him in action. But we know he handed over cash to get his gambling card, so we can consider this is how he’s keeping some of his income off the books.”
“Do you think you’ll be working all day?”
“I feel kind of guilty about having this extra day at this nice resort. I mean, there’s nothing that I have to do here that I can’t do at home.”
“Good, then how about we spend some time enjoying ourselves?”
She cocked her head to the side, holding his gaze. “What are you thinking?”
Placing his forearms on top of the table, he leaned forward. “Well, we’ll definitely need to get out of the room, or I’ll keep you in bed all day—” She barked out a laugh and blushed, but he continued, “So I thought we could take a dip into the pool and maybe another walk outside.”
She leaned forward as well and placed her hand on his. “I think that sounds fabulous.”
He glanced down and his gaze snagged on their two wedding bands so close together. It was strange that they didn’t look out of place. Looking back up toward her, he caught her staring at their hands as well and wondered what she thought. No reason to go down that road. “Are you about finished, or do you need a second round of the breakfast buffet?”
That had the effect of her gaze snapping back to his face, and she pretended to scowl. “Just need to finish my coffee and then I’m all yours.”
All mine? Why the fuck does that sound so good?
14
Nolan was used to taking long hikes lugging heavy equipment, constantly scanning the area for threats. Looking at the scenery just to enjoy the view was not something he could remember doing in a long time. But walking hand-in-hand with Lynn along the path winding
