Once a Hero... by Jillian Burns

Author:Jillian Burns [Burns, Jillian]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Uniformly Hot
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-02-05T00:00:00+00:00

AS LUKE’S BREATHING finally slowed, languor set in, changing his muscles to lead and weighing down his eyelids. With Kristen’s warm, soft skin against his, all he wanted to do was keep her in his arms and sleep for a dozen years. He hadn’t felt such contentment, such peace since he was a kid. He’d found the cure for his insomnia.

But only a jerk would fall asleep right after sex. Especially after what he’d discovered. “How long has it been since the mastectomy?”

He felt her tense. “Almost two years.” Kristen’s voice was soft and her breath warm against his chest. “The summer before my junior year in college I was going to spend the day diving with my dad. Except when I was putting on my wet suit I felt a lump.”

Filled with awe for her, he held her a bit tighter. “How many centimeters?”

“Two-point-one.”

He whistled his amazement. “How old were you? Twenty? Twenty-one?”

“Yes. The reconstruction was only nine months ago.”

“Well, I’m no plastic surgeon, but I’d say they did a heck of a job.”

She lifted up on her forearms, her brows drawn together. “You really weren’t turned off by the scarring?”

“Do I seem that shallow to you?”

She blinked and shook her head. “No, it’s just that, I hadn’t…” She closed her eyes. “You’re my first since…everything.”

His throat tightened. “I’m…honored you decided to trust me.”

“I just…worried it would feel weird. To a guy, I mean.”

He frowned. “Maybe I should double-check.” His hand slid around to cup her left breast.

She raised a dubious brow. “Wrong side, Einstein.”

“Aah, my mistake.” He cupped her right breast, but didn’t let go of her left and assumed a thoughtful expression. “Hmm.” He proceeded to gently knead them both, rubbing his thumbs over the tips. “Hmm.”

She laughed and then moaned and Luke relished the sound. “Ms. Turner, I stand by my original assessment.” He caught her gaze and held it. “You have great tits.”

The smile she flashed seemed to light up the room. Then she kissed him, short, sweet little smooches on the lips. He touched her face and turned a short kiss into a long one, coaxing her mouth to open and accept just a hint of his tongue. She moaned and dug her fingers into his scalp, taking everything he offered. After moments of unhurried kissing, she pulled away, pressed lingering kisses down his jaw and then nuzzled into his neck.

He used her distraction to take care of the condom and then roll her beneath him. “However, this may take extensive research.” Cupping her breasts, he lowered his head and took one tight nipple into his mouth. While she gasped, he teased the other between his thumb and finger and then kissed all over both breasts.

Once he’d given thorough attention to both, and she was panting, he moved over her, spread her thighs with his knees and kissed his way down to her stomach and lower. He may not be “up” to the entire battery of tests, but he could run a simple diagnostic on her.

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