Beyond the Call of Duty by Wendy Stone

Author:Wendy Stone
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Eternal Press, love, witness protection program, contemporary, agent, romance, erotic, Wendy Stone, erotica
ISBN: 9781615723591
Publisher: Damnation Books
Published: 2011-04-07T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

The room was dark when Gabe woke. He could still smell the sweet scent she wore on her wet skin, but he was alone now. He rolled across the bed, his arm outstretched, his fingers searching for Lexi.

He sighed heavily, breathing deeply, letting her scent infuse his senses. He sat up and pushed the covers off his legs and, holding one arm over his stomach, got up and went in to the bathroom.

It smelled even more like Lexi in there, and he could see the towels hung neatly on the towel bar after her shower. He used the toilet, and then stood in front of the mirror over the sink, rasping his hand over the whiskers that were quickly turning into an unruly beard.

He hadn’t had a completely clean-shaven face since high school. The thought of shaving now appealed to him, and he began to look around in the bathroom, finding shaving cream, razors, a small pair of scissors and a towel.

Moving around caused him to start shaking, and he sank down on the closed toilet. He drank a cup of water and took slow, even breaths. After a few moments, he felt better and went back to the mirror, picking up the scissors and making the first cuts before he could change his mind.

Twenty minutes later, he wiped the last of the bits of shaving cream off his clean-shaven face and stared at himself in the mirror. He looked younger. That was the first thought that came to mind. Not that he looked old before; the beard gave him maturity. Without it, he felt about ten years younger.

A knock on the door of the bathroom caught his attention. “Yes?”

“Gabe, I came in to check...” the words slowly drifted away as she stared at the man in front of her. “Y-You shaved?”

He smiled, reaching out a hand to lift her jaw. “I knew they made you a U.S. Marshal for some reason. Yes, I shaved. You approve?”

Lexi smiled, her eyes gleaming with golden highlights as she moved around him. “Oh yes,” she said softly, bringing her hand up to feel his smooth skin. “I very much approve.”

He grabbed her hand before she could take it back and tugged her into his arms. Leaning against the counter, he held her close, pulling her off balance so she leaned into him. “You could show your approval in another way,” he said, smiling into her gorgeous amber eyes.

* * * *

Lexi didn’t struggle. She was where she wanted to be. It didn’t matter to her that Gabe had run with the mob or that he might be a criminal. What mattered to her was how she felt whenever she was around him. She was nervous, but not afraid, her skin felt hot and her heart seemed to race, especially when she was as close as she was now. She’d never been as attracted to a man as she was to Gabe. Everything else was second place to him.

A sly smile touched her lips as she ran her fingers through his longish hair, raking it back from his forehead.

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