Shielding Ember (Delta Team Two Book 7) by Susan Stoker

Author:Susan Stoker [Stoker, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stoker Aces Production, LLC
Published: 2021-09-13T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Friday morning, Doc had picked up Ember at the hotel and they’d gone on a long, leisurely run. She’d complained good-naturedly about the heat, even at six in the morning, and he’d given her shit for being a baby. Afterward, they’d made out in front of her door at the hotel, then agreed to meet at her new apartment again at eight-thirty. Commander Robinson had given the team the morning off, but they all had to be back in the office after lunch to continue discussing the situation in Afghanistan.

She’d picked a good complex. Doc had been ready to encourage her to move if he found out her apartment wasn’t one of the safer ones in the area, but there’d been no need. She’d done her research well. There were security cameras in the parking lots and sprinkled around the complex. There was a pool, workout room, and a ton of lights.

He knew about the lights because he’d driven around the entire complex last night, after he’d dropped Ember off, just to check it out.

He couldn’t help but feel a pang in his chest when he thought about her moving into the apartment, instead of his house. She’d probably paid both first and last month’s rent in deposit, not to mention the monthly maintenance fee the complex added. It seemed…permanent. At least in the short term. After all, no one would pay that much money, then decide to move in with him a few months later.

And just thinking about her moving in with him was crazy. Wasn’t it? If he asked Brain—or Oz, or Lucky, or any of the guys—they’d say absolutely not. But he knew pretty much everyone else would disagree.

It was just that he and Ember felt so right. He couldn’t imagine living apart from her for months, let alone possibly years. The thought of dropping her off and leaving her behind every night, for months on end, wasn’t a good one.

“Hey, Earth to Craig!” Ember teased as she walked toward him.

Doc realized that he’d been standing by his car looking up at the apartment for so long, she’d been able to sneak up on him without his noticing.

“Hey,” he said, opening his arms as he stood up straight. It felt good when Ember walked right into his embrace without hesitation. Inhaling deeply, Doc said, “You smell good.”

“Thanks. That happens when you shower,” she quipped.

Doc leaned back and looked at the woman in his arms. She was wearing a purple tank top and a pair of khaki cargo shorts. She had on the same shoes she’d worn for their run. Her hair was pulled back in a low ponytail and a hat was hanging from one of her belt loops. She was ready to work—and a bolt of lust hit him out of the blue. He wanted her. Hard. Fast. Slow. Now.

Ember stared up at him with her huge brown eyes and visibly swallowed. It was as if she knew exactly what he was thinking. Doc licked his lips, and she mirrored the movement.

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