Protecting Jenna (NCIS Series Book 8) by Zoe Dawson

Author:Zoe Dawson [Dawson, Zoe]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blue Moon Creative
Published: 2021-05-05T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

When Jenna woke up the next morning, the sound of the shower going in her room made her gaze go directly to the open bathroom door and the frosted glass where Austin’s gorgeous, muscled body made a tantalizing silhouette.

She watched him reach up and wash his hair, the breadth of his shoulders taking up most of the available space, his biceps rounded and fuzzy through the glass. When he rinsed, the outline of his wide chest tapering down to his lean waist and tight butt made her sigh. The man was put to-get-her.

The water turned off and the glass door opened. Austin stepped out and Jenna watched him grab for a towel and start to dry off. About halfway through the process, he froze when he met her gaze. His eyes narrowed slightly, then when she just stared at him boldly, a small smile curved the corner of his mouth.

His gaze intent, he wrapped the towel around his waist. His eyes were a steady gunmetal gray, and the flutter of reaction climbed into her throat. It had been so much easier when she had taken the brazen move and slipped into bed with him. But now that he was guarding her, she wasn’t sure how to proceed from here, how to handle the awkward silence and her own uncertainty—or his stillness. She gripped the covers, unable to think of a thing to say that wasn’t either Come here or I want you.

“You know the way you’re looking at me doesn’t help, Jenna.”

“Then you shouldn’t be so darn beautiful, Austin.”

He snorted and turned to the sink. “You make cooling it seem like a very distant concept, babe.”

She sat up in bed as he lathered his face and started to shave. She couldn’t remember one moment in her marriage where she’d been enthralled with Robert enough to just watch him shave.

She shrugged. “You’re the one who wants to cool it, Austin. I want to see where this could go.”

He rinsed, dipping his gaze down to the sink, then he gave her a sidelong glance. “Afterward, when I’m not responsible for your life. When this is resolved, and we can move forward without a threat hanging over your head. I was told to be professional, and Kai is right.”

“Kai?”

“My very perceptive and awesome boss.”

“Oh.”

He bent down and rinsed off his face, then came into the room. “I know this isn’t optimal. Do you want someone else to handle this instead of me?”

She stiffened and her head jerked up. “No!”

The tension left his face as he walked over and slid his finger under her chin, his thumb caressing her jaw. “Then cut me some slack, Jenna. I’m dying here, too.”

She curled her hand around his wrist and smiled softly. “Good. At least this isn’t one-sided.”

He crouched down and said, his face now serious, “No, this isn’t one-sided in the least.”

He smelled like citrus and spice, a heady combination that she was now associating with Austin. She reached out and ran her hands through his damp hair.

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