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“Me too,” she admitted.

“But I’m here now…and I’m not going anywhere.”

Jane liked that a hell of a lot. She opened her mouth to tell him so, but yawned instead.

Storm chuckled. “Tired?”

“Yeah. It’s been a hell of a long two weeks. Not to mention the two orgasms I had tonight.”

He grinned. “You were spectacular,” he praised. “I need to take care of this condom, then we’ll sleep.”

“Okay,” she agreed and sighed in contentment when he leaned over, kissed her forehead, then climbed out of her bed. She straightened the covers and pillows while he was gone and didn’t bother to hide the fact she was ogling him when he walked back to bed completely naked.

“Like what you see?” he asked with a smile as he crawled under the covers and pulled her into him.

“Duh,” she replied returning his grin.

“Me too,” he told her as his hand caressed over her ass cheeks under the covers.

Jane snuggled into the man at her side and sighed in happiness. One moment she was thanking her lucky stars that Storm had somehow noticed her, and the next she was in a deep, contented sleep.

Chapter Eight

By the time Sunday night came around, Storm already knew he was completely head over heels for Jane. He didn’t feel any of the angst he occasionally felt when he spent time with some of the women he’d dated in the past. He hadn’t constantly been looking at his watch to see when he could extricate himself, and when it came time for her to leave, he was genuinely disappointed.

While the sex had been amazing, that wasn’t the main reason why he was so attracted. He simply enjoyed being around her. She didn’t complain about every little thing. She was appreciative of the smallest things he, and others, did for her. Like when they’d gone to the grocery store and the cashier had given her a coupon someone else had left. Anyone watching would’ve thought the woman had saved Jane a hundred bucks rather than just fifty cents.

He also liked that Jane was somewhat shy. Storm had spent his entire life as a protector, and he enjoyed the role. So when a man bumped into Jane so hard she nearly fell on her ass, he was happy to jump to her defense.

Storm couldn’t believe that he’d known Jane as long as he had without realizing what a great person she was. He felt stupid and disgusted with himself. With her shyness, however, he knew she never would’ve made the first move, and he thanked his lucky stars he’d finally seen the gem that was right under his nose.

“What do you have on tap for the week?” she asked as they stood in the parking lot of his townhouse complex next to her older model black Toyota Camry.

“Meetings, research, and trying to help Dag plow through court-martial records,” he told her. “He said he didn’t need help, but I want this done. Partly because he’s my friend, and I hate that he could be in danger, but also because the last thing I want is you getting any more caught up in this than you already are.”

“But you’re already so busy,” she said.

“I am, but I’m always doing meetings and research, so it’s not a big deal.”

Jane wrinkled her nose adorably. “That doesn’t sound fun.”

Storm chuckled. “It’s not bad. I’m used to it.”

She nodded.

Then something occurred to him. “This coming weekend there’s a SEAL get-together on the beach. Want to come with me?”

Jane blinked in surprise. “Really?”

After their weekend together, it kinda irritated him that she was so surprised he’d ask. “Yeah, really.”

She obviously realized that she’d upset him as her hand came up and rested on his chest, right over his heart. She petted him as if he were a dangerous animal that needed soothing. “I just…this thing between us is new, and I wasn’t sure if you wanted to advertise to those we worked with about it…well, other than the few people who already know.”

Storm frowned. “We aren’t breaking any rules. You aren’t in the Navy, so it’s not fraternization.”

“I know,” she said quickly, “But…I’d hate for things to get weird if…” Her voice trailed off.

Storm stepped forward and crowded her until she’d backed up against her car.