SEAL My Destiny (SEAL Brotherhood) by Sharon Hamilton

Author:Sharon Hamilton
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Romance, military, Suspense, SEALs
Publisher: AL Publication
Published: 2014-06-01T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

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JULIE WOKE UP with a slightly stiff neck. They were nearly halfway to San Diego County, and Luke had pulled over for gas and to grab them some lunch. She’d been more tired than she thought she’d be, but then they hadn’t gotten much sleep. In between their heavy lovemaking, the sound of the waterwheel outside their door had kept her awake until she found herself drifting off to sleep just as the sky turned pink with sunrise. Her rest hadn’t lasted long.

The popular restaurant’s parking lot was filled with motorhomes and long-haul trucks. She found herself getting tense as they got closer to home. The sparkle of the emotion-filled weekend began to fade, revealing some fears she was surprised to discover. Was this thing with Luke just a fantasy?

She could tell the bloom of their rekindled relationship had worn off for Luke as well. He looked tired, and they spoke little while they ordered. The footsie was gone. Knowing smiles were gone. They’d had plans to perhaps stay overnight somewhere and then get up early to get Julie back just in time for her meeting, but now Luke seemed hell-bent on driving straight through.

“I can spell you, if you like,” she suggested. They had nearly four hours to go.

“Not necessary,” he answered without looking at her. She could tell something was eating at him, and almost hoped it was his military past and not something she’d done. Then she chastised herself for such a ridiculous thought.

Maybe it was lack of sleep. She pushed the off button on her better judgment, something she would soon regret.

“So is there something I’ve done wrong, Luke?”

He gave her a confused look, knitting his eyebrows and squinting, especially on the side he favored, his right.

“Excuse me? Why would you think that?”

“Just you’ve been so quiet, and I thought—”

“Julie, I’ve been letting you sleep for Chrissake.”

“Well, yes.” She instantly regretted she’d said anything. Now she wanted to be compliant, and then realized it would just put him off even more. It would have been best to ignore the niggling question and just leave him alone. But of course she couldn’t. Maybe it was knowing they would go their separate ways when they reached San Diego, and nothing had been said about seeing each other after the trip.

“You’ve been awake, what? Twenty minutes while I gassed up the car?” The emphasis on I gassed up the car made it sound like it had been an imposition, not like a man who was devoted to the woman he loved. As if it was her fault.

Was it just her company? But that was nuts.

“I’m sorry, Luke. I should have insisted I drive part of the way. You’re tired. And you’re crabby.”

She could see his control waning. “You don’t know anything about how I feel, Julie. Don’t do that.”

“What? Just what am I doing, Luke?” She said it a little too loud and several of the customers turned to look. Luke didn’t flinch or seem to notice, but she knew he had.

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