Once Her Man, Always Her Man (1 Night Stand Series) by Heather Long

Author:Heather Long
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Always a Marine - Book 1
Publisher: Decadent Publishing Company, LLC
Published: 2012-04-06T14:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

Luke clenched his fists, forcing himself to wait. If he touched her again, they would be in the bed of his truck and he’d be driving away all his good intentions as he thrust into her hot, sweet, willing body. He’d called himself a fool for stopping her. The first, sweet taste of her lips in over a decade, and time turned back to high school.

No, not high school—home.

Home. For the first time since he walked out of the damn park, he’d come home. Too much between them to not do this right, to not answer the questions that he’d left burning between them.

No way would he walk away this time, but she deserved every opportunity he’d denied her. Her fury was a beautiful thing. Her swollen lips glistened, her face flushed, and her eyes sparked. His radiant Rebecca, so righteous in her fury.

“Babe, I love you.” He repeated slowly, watching the slim line of the back she’d turned on him. Again. He knew every inch of her, not as intimately as he might like, but he used to be an expert in her expressions, body language, and soul. He might be rusty, but he trusted his instincts. She didn’t run.

Not now.

“What do you want from me?” Pain wrenched through every word.

It’s now or never, Dexter. Man up, Marine.

“I want to tell you about the worst day of my life.” Not an eloquent man, he couldn’t even pretend. But Becca needed truth. She needed honesty. If it hurt him, then he deserved the stripes on his soul for every injury, real or imagined, he’d inflicted on her.

The park had been redubbed President George Bush Park in 2005, but it would always be Preston Park to him. Still the place he met his girlfriend to break her heart.

And mine.

Her shoulders lifted, her head tilted upward. She sucked in a noisy breath of air, exasperation taut in the expression she turned back toward him. Standing there, stocking feet on the hard asphalt, spiky heels in one hand, purse in the other, rumpled dress, and disheveled hair, she seemed both patient and pissed.

God, I love her.

“I’m listening.” If that was the best she had to offer, he’d take it.

“Get back in the truck so you’re not cold?” He tacked the question mark on as an afterthought, but when her eyebrows rose, he backed off. He could warm her feet up when they finished.

“Mom died. Brianna died. Dad went away. I was pissed. Angrier than I’ve ever been about anything. I wanted to do something about it. The Marines offered me a way to not only avenge them, but to honor them, too. I can’t even tell you when the idea entered my head.” He fought for neutrality. He didn’t like explaining himself to anyone. But she isn’t just anyone, she’s the only one.

“I told Dad I wanted to apply and he drove me down to the recruiter. I talked to the guy for an hour and then I signed the papers. I applied for my GED the same day.

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