Black and White Flowers (The Real SEAL Series Book 1) by Rachel Robinson

Author:Rachel Robinson [Robinson, Rachel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: RACHEL ROBINSON
Published: 2016-10-29T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

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IT DOESN’T HAPPEN VERY often, but when it does it’s a big deal. Rain in southern California. It comes down all day long and it’s a harsh, unrelenting flood because the streets and landscapes aren’t made for weather as such. When it stops and the sun shines down like a soldier staking his claim, it’s a sight to behold. You’ve missed it and you’re more than glad the warm beams are beating down on your skin. It’s a feeling like nothing else. That’s the only comparison that comes close to describing what it’s like to be with Carina intimately. To hold her body next to mine. To touch the skin that’s usually covered by her clothing. To see the parts only a lover is privy to.

She’s the fucking sun. The rain, too. I can’t control myself around her. Carina has triggers after suffering abusive relationship after relationship. Yelling is one. Sex after an argument is another. Apparently, she closes herself off. Nothing sexual in the shower because it’s a small space, and she’s claustrophobic, and thank God hair pulling is not on her list.

After the blow job, which will go down in history as the best in the world, she left for a meeting with Jasmine to talk work. I met Moose at our work gym and now we’re at the outdoor shooting range, practicing. It’s high tech and tracks everything: precision, speed, distance. These skills will prove to be of the utmost importance soon.

A sense of clarity washes over me as my body goes into autopilot. The world melts away for an hour as I pull the trigger, aim, and repeat. I feel so much when I’m around Carina it’s almost a relief to think about nothing except the task at hand. When Moose finishes we head back to the high bay to hang out. He grabs a drink from the bar and hands me one.

“I made it light. It is a work day,” Moose says. Smiling, he pats me on the shoulder before he takes a seat on the leather sofa opposite me. “What’s on your mind?” He looks at me over the rim of his glass.

I shrug. “Nothing and everything,” I admit. “I’ve never been happier, but it’s the beginning. The tenuous part of any relationship and we’re about to ship out.” My palms, the same ones that scored almost a perfect score at the range, begin to sweat.

Moose shakes his head. “There are no promises on that front. You heard the brief,” he says.

Swallowing down the liquid fire, I relish the burn every step of the way down. I’m nervous. The state of affairs that our world is in is too big for a quick fix. “Regardless. We don’t have enough time to cement the relationship before I leave.”

“You haven’t had sex yet,” Moose says. His eyebrows rise in surprise. “Not that I want you to talk about it because you know details aren’t my thing, but you’re living with her. How is that possible?”

I drain the rest of my drink and slink back into the cool, brown leather.

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