Hot and Bothered by Jennifer Bernard

Author:Jennifer Bernard [Bernard, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-945944-31-4
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Julie left soon afterward to check in on Felix. She shot Ben a text message that read, “Mission still a go for tonight. (Air Force lingo, right?)”

With the rest of the day’s tours cancelled, he and Tobias closed up early. Tobias went home to his new family, while Ben decided to surprise Julie with the most romantic meal he could think of. Would flowers be overboard? What about a chocolate hazelnut torte from Pie in the Sky?

What if she couldn’t make it after all?

When she finally tapped on his door, he felt a rush of relief so strong, it rivaled a safe landing in an A-10. She hasn’t changed her mind. He took a breath and opened the door for her.

At the sight of her, his jaw dropped. She wore a silky little clingy dress that hit her mid-thigh, along with some kind of sky-high heels that made her legs look endless. She held a bottle of red wine, about the same shade as her dress. He could drink her up in one gulp.

As he stood gaping at her, she sniffed the air. “Lasagna? Seriously, you made lasagna?”

“I checked my notes. Still your favorite.” He shook himself out of his stupor and opened the door farther. She walked in, her dress swirling around her hips, so sexy he couldn’t breathe. He nearly groaned out loud at the throbbing in his cock.

How the hell was he going to make it through an entire dinner? And dessert? Maybe he could toss that torte out the window before she even saw it. And why had he bothered with appetizers—crackers and gorgonzola and olives? What a frickin’ waste of time! This was going to take forever. What if they didn’t have forever? What if Felix needed her? She could get a call and leave at any moment, leaving him with a terminal case of blue balls. Were there any medical consequences to blue balls?

Crazy thoughts like these ran through his head as she stepped into his condo. The space had a simple layout, with the living and dining room separated only by a bookcase, and a pass-through window from kitchen to dining room. He’d only been living here for a few weeks, since Carolyn and Sarah had moved into the farmhouse. But at heart, he was a homebody, and he’d taken care to make the space the way he wanted it. A rug he’d bought in Greece covered the living room floor, and embroidered throw pillows from Turkey added a touch of color to the couch.

Julie walked through the living room to the dining room table, where she set down the bottle of wine. Tall tapers burned in wooden candleholders he’d found at an outdoor market in Afghanistan. They were carved into the shape of horse heads, and had so much personality that he’d paid outrageously for them. She touched one on its flared wooden nostrils and smiled.

Then her gaze traveled to the bouquet of early tulips that he’d acquired from Brianna’s greenhouse. They sat in a vase that his mother had found at a vintage store.

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