Lock and Load by Desiree Holt

Author:Desiree Holt [Holt, Desiree]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Erotic Romance Fiction
Publisher: Totally Bound Publishing
Published: 2013-06-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

Megan moved as if her bones were made of jelly and her entire body would collapse in a pile at any moment. She managed to make scrambled eggs and toast without dropping everything on the floor, but gave thanks for her Keurig, which meant making coffee required little more than pressing a button. Then she dropped into the chair opposite Beau and let out a sigh. She had no protocol for this, the morning after with a man in her home. Because she’d never brought one home before, and certainly never thought of an overnighter.

She forced herself to lift her head and look at Beau who was sitting across from her. She was startled to see a smile on his face, one filled something that seemed like…affection. Affection? She wasn’t used to being on the receiving end of that from men. And now she wondered how much of that was her fault. How much the result of the ‘I don’t give a shit’ attitude she’d so carefully cultivated.

“Looks like some mighty heavy thoughts on your brain for so early in the day,” he said in his rich, deep voice.

She couldn’t help returning his smile. “Just wondering if your breakfast is okay.”

He chuckled then reached across the table to take one of her hands in his. “After last night, I think you could feed me ground glass and I’d think it was a gourmet meal.”

Heat crept up her cheeks as memories of those long hours in her bedroom crashed in her brain. She was still sore everywhere, but not nearly as much as she would have been if Beau hadn’t taken such very good care of her. The bath had been beyond wonderful, the massage with warm oil afterwards even better. But the best had been falling asleep in his arms, his body curled around her in a posture of possession.

It was great. Wonderful. But could she trust it? When she told him what she did for a living, would he forget every bit of her femininity, as most men did when she met them? What would he think about the professional Megan, a definitely take-no-shit woman? And how would he react to the fact she spent ninety percent of her work in the company of alpha males? Her job had complicated her life in so many ways. Men either assumed she slept with every one of them so why not just hop right into bed with them? Or else became insanely jealous and thought she should change careers.

Which was why her social life was basically confined to The Edge and an occasional friends-with-benefits semi-sleepover.

”I have a feeling there’s more going on in that brain than breakfast,” he commented. “Take a sip of that coffee and then tell me what it is?”

The words came out as a command more than a request, but strangely, from Beau, it didn’t bother her.

“This will sound stupid,” she began.

“Stupid?” He shook his head. “I’m pretty sure it won’t, but why don’t you let me decide.

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