Heart of a SEAL by Dixie Lee Brown

Author:Dixie Lee Brown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kensington
Published: 2017-12-14T23:23:44+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Sally’s gaze darted to the three tall, wide-shouldered men quickly approaching. Each had big biceps and broad chests, as though they spent their free time working out. Dressed similarly in faded, worn jeans and T-shirts stretched to fit, a seven- or eight-inch knife, matching the one Luke carried, hung off each man’s hip. She could easily have mistaken them for a team of mercenaries on the set of some movie…except for their easy smiles, just like at the hospital. They wore their humor like pranksters. That must be why Luke warned her not to take them too seriously. Her face relaxed into a smile. Luke would no doubt be the brunt of their ragging and joking. Men being what they were, they’d probably say anything to get a rise from him. Her presence would most certainly be the fodder for their teasing.

Luke strode forward to greet them in typical male fashion. Lots of laughter, swearing, feigned shoulder punches and grunts preceded a round of handshakes and high fives. When the ritual was over, all three strangers turned as one and stared at her, a look in each set of eyes that seemed slightly suspicious.

The handsome black man who stood in the center of the group flicked his gaze over her. “You’ve been holding out on us, Harding. Who’s this?”

Feeling much like a side of beef that these scoundrels hadn’t found worthy of speaking to, even though she stood right in front of them, anger sparked to life, effectively trumping the embarrassment she’d been fighting. Sally stood straighter, lifted her head and returned their appraising stares.

“Hey, Travis.” Luke’s hand shot out, connecting with the man’s abs. “Be nice or we’re going to have a problem.” His tone was friendly enough, but Sally detected an underlying thread of warning.

Obviously caught by surprise, Travis grunted and dropped back a step.

The last thing Sally wanted was to be the cause of an argument between Luke and the men he called friends. She forced a parade-waving smile and stepped forward, grateful for the arm Luke slipped around her shoulders. She was aware of Ellen beside her until Daniel grabbed her arm and wouldn’t let her go any farther, even when she stepped on his foot.

That made it easier for Sally to keep her smile, and she turned it on Luke. “Are you going to introduce me to your friends?”

Luke studied her warily for a second with a cute little smirk on his face, then leaned toward her. “Only if you promise not to hurt them,” he whispered.

She raised an eyebrow. “We’ll see.”

Luke coughed, no doubt to cover his amusement as he faced his friends again. “This is Sally Duncan. Sally, these are friends of mine—at least for now.”

The guys laughed uncertainly, as though they weren’t entirely sure he was joking.

“The blond on your left is James Cooper. Coop is an explosives expert. He saved our butts more than once.”

“Nice to meet you, Coop.” Sally extended her hand, and the muscles in his forearm flexed as he gripped it firmly.

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