Chain of Command by Dimon Helenkay

Author:Dimon, Helenkay [Dimon, Helenkay]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9781426899584
Publisher: Carina Press
Published: 2015-03-08T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

“I was hoping you had something else in mind when you said we were going for a walk.” The next day Hailey crouched down next to Sawyer and watched him stare at the fence. Somehow he made even that seem sexy.

“Safety first.” He studied and touched. At one point he took out his phone and took a photo.

“That’s not as sexy as you think it is.” But it was sexier than it should have been. He slipped into protector mode and her insides turned mushy.

With him everything changed. Those things about men that made her nervous in others filled her with security when it came to him. He might be the danger-seeking type but he didn’t give off that vibe. He was—and he would probably hate her saying it—a decent guy. Hot, sexy, good with his hands and rock solid.

She tried to find a fault other than the obvious bossiness issue and tendency to take over and came up empty. His determination to start a business and build something with his friends played against every stereotype she dreamed up in her head as an excuse not to get involved with another military man. But the more time she spent with him, the more friends she met¸ the more she realized her rules were about fear. Her fear. Her need for self-preservation.

She’d come up with a list of characteristics, the same ones she found so intoxicating and decided they meant danger so she’d never risk getting involved. Looked like she was the one with the commitment issue, not him. But that didn’t solve the property issue and it lingered. He didn’t mention the business, but she knew it had to be on his mind. He was in a holding pattern thanks to her.

Before she could figure out a way to talk about the property or how to move past it, other solutions he could look at, he stood up. Tucking his cell back in his pocket, he turned and faced her. Gave her the full Sawyer Cain treatment. Her knees almost buckled.

His eye narrowed. “Did you just tell me I’m not sexy?” The expression said he was serious but amusement threaded through his voice.

She loved this side of him. “I would never say that.”

“Because that sounded like a challenge.” He closed in, not touching her but not needing to for her body to respond. “Like, maybe I’ve been letting you come too fast. Maybe you need me to draw it out.”

She thought about how he made her body shake and her breath stutter. “You’ll give me a heart attack.”

“I’ll keep you safe.”

She wrapped her arms around his neck. “You should show me.”

He whistled. “You are so fucking tempting.”

“Good.” No one had ever made her feel like this. She’d dated, been swept off her feet. She’d been in love and had great sex. But with him she felt free. All of those old insecurities and worries started to drop away.

After growing more protective of herself year after year, she wanted to break free.

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