Page 86 of Trusting a Warrior

She lifted her head to gaze down at him. “He didn’t. That’s the moment I realized that if I told him about the baby right then, the idiot would try to sacrifice his newfound happiness for me. I couldn’t let him do that, not again. I convinced him to go away, climbed into the shower, bawled my eyes out, and then went to work.” She smiled ruefully. “Where I met you. That’s the unfortunate aftermath you walked into that night.”

“Mmm.” Geo pulled her close and kissed her cheek. “All I noticed was how tough you were when you sent that creep packing. I, uh, was a little afraid of you, to be honest.”

She gave him a swat. “Oh, stop. You were not.”

“Just a little.” He grinned up at her to show he was joking, and her face softened. She ran her fingertip along his jaw to trace it lightly over his lips.

“One of the first things I noticed about you is this gorgeous smile. It lit up the room.”

His heart turned over. “Really?” he croaked, then smirked. “Not my hot Navy SEAL bod?”

She rolled her eyes. “This is San Diego. I can go to the beach and see a million hot bods.”

He couldn’t help but snicker. “True.”

“That night I was sick, and hurting, and your kindness toward a complete stranger, your smile, is what stood out to me the most. What I needed the most.” Bending her head, she kissed him gently, the tip of her tongue tracing his lower lip. “I’m so glad I met you.”

Geo wrapped his arms around her as she settled in to taste him leisurely, her little murmurs of pleasure arrowing straight to his cock. He shifted restlessly on the bed, gasping when she broke the kiss only to mouth her way down the length of his neck.

With a wicked smile, she licked each of his nipples in turn, the sensitive buds drawing up into tight points. “Okay, I have to admit,” she murmured, the light flicks of her tongue making him grit his teeth, “your body is pretty hot.”

“Ha, I knew it.” He put one arm up behind his head and flexed, making his six-pack pop.

“Oh, yeah.” Rolling on top of him, she kissed her way down his chest to his belly, where she nuzzled her nose into his navel. “So damn hot.”

Geo wallowed in a haze of enjoyment, his fist twisting in the pillow, as she mouthed along his abs, at last twitching the sheet away from his hips. His cock, the broad purple head glistening with renewed arousal, bobbed up between them.

Lani licked her lips. “Mmm, nice.” Wrapping her fingers around him, she gave him a few long, slow strokes, thumb circling the crown. “Very nice.”

Lifting a trembling hand, he cupped her flushed cheek. “Sweetheart, whatever you want,” he gasped. “I’m all yours.”

She turned her head and kissed his palm, her voice whisper soft. “Then make love to me.”

Falling to her back, she pulled him over on top of her. His heart thudding painfully in his ears, Geo settled between her widespread legs. It was her turn to gasp as he dragged the base of his shaft against her clit, her slickness easing the way.

“So beautiful,” he murmured, shaping her breasts in his hands, plumping them gently. He bent to kiss her, his tongue rubbing along hers, hot and wet. She dug her nails into his shoulders, tiny moans welling up in her throat.

Eager to taste her, Geo worked his way down her body with nibbles and soft licks. At the gentle curve of her belly, he paused for the briefest of moments, then brushed his lips against it, too. He glanced up at her to see her watching him, her eyes warm. She combed her fingers lightly through his hair.

“No six-pack here. Sorry.”

He chuckled. “Nope, just one sexy mama.”

“Ha. Will you say that when I’m big as a house?”

As soon as the words left her mouth, he could see her wince and bite her lip. To hide his own reaction, he bent his head to kiss her tummy again, whispering, “You’ll always be gorgeous to me, no matter what.”

Even big as a house. Even if I won’t be here to see it.

Her fingers drifted along his jaw, the breath she blew out a little shaky. “I need you. Please, Geo.”

Oh, God, he needed her, too. So much he ached with it, an ache that went far beyond the physical. It was a need to belong to her, an unfamiliar longing that welled up from deep inside him and flooded him with a combination of joy and pain.

“I’m here, darlin’,” he murmured, kissing her gently. “I’m all yours.”

Fumbling in the side table for a condom, Geo rolled it on, then notched himself at her entrance and started a slow rock, a raspy groan breaking from him when she pulled her knees back to let him inside. Inch by inch he filled her, his lips never leaving hers.

His first strokes into her were careful, unhurried, almost languid. Lani moved with him, lifting her hips to meet him, one hand on his nape, the other riding the motion of his flexing back.