Return of a Hero by McKenna Lindsay

Author:McKenna, Lindsay [McKenna, Lindsay]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Suspense, Fiction
ISBN: 9781460314968
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-04-15T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

The water was warm, easing all the tension out of Laura’s shoulders and back. She swam slowly back toward shore, with Morgan at her side. The sunlight was delicious and she allowed the powerful waves to push her forward. Her feet touching bottom, she felt Morgan’s arms slide beneath her back and legs, lifting her up against him.

“Morgan!” she gasped, throwing her arms around his neck. His returning laughter flowed through her, and she pressed herself against him.

“I’ve got you.”

Closing her eyes, Laura reached up, seeking, finding his mouth. His lips were warm and cherishing, and she tasted the saltiness of the ocean on them.

“Mmm,” Morgan growled, standing in knee-deep water, “you’re pure heaven, little swan.” And she was, in his book. Those wide, trusting blue eyes of hers would melt even the coldest of hearts, Morgan thought as he walked to the shore and deposited Laura on the blanket.

Pushing the strands of blond hair out of her eyes, Laura lay back, Morgan beside her. “This is what we needed,” she whispered, closing her eyes and absorbing the sunlight.

Placing an arm behind his head, Morgan stared up at the building cumulus clouds in the dark-blue sky. “Things are moving pretty fast, aren’t they?”

“Yes,” Laura said, finding his hand and holding it.

“Scared?”

“A little. You?”

“A lot.”

She turned her head and looked at him. “Why?”

“If Jim Woodward exposes me before we can uncover proof for my defense, it could put you and your research in jeopardy.” Morgan rolled over, resting his head on one hand. He saw shadows in her blue eyes. “You’re more important to me than anything else. I don’t want the law to entangle you in this, Laura.”

“I’ll be fine.”

He smiled down at her, thinking how beautifully her neck flowed into her delicate collarbones. Tracing the exquisite length of her throat, he smoothed the droplets of water from her flesh. His hand came to rest on her shoulder.

“I noticed you enjoyed holding Melody.”

A soft smile pulled at Laura’s lips as she gazed up at him. “I love children.”

A frown worked its way across his brow as he studied her. “Are there any plans in your life to have any?”

“I’m twenty-seven now. I figured that by thirty I’d be married and on my way to having at least two or three children.”

With a soft snort Morgan said, “I never even thought of having a family.” Until recently. Until he’d met Laura. The gentleness and care she possessed were rare in the world, and he marveled at her abilities. Yes, Laura would be a wonderful mother.

Moving her fingers up his arm, Laura murmured, “There was no room in your life for much of anything except survival, Morgan. How could you think of getting married, much less having a family?”

Her jaw was firm as he cupped it with his hand. “Lately a lot of things in my life have changed.”

Laura was unsure how to take his cryptic comment. She met his intense gray gaze that burned with unspoken desire for her alone. “And I’m sure once we get back to Washington, they’ll keep on changing.

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