Burning For Nero (SEALs Going Hot) by Cerise DeLand

Author:Cerise DeLand [Deland, Cerise]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: erotic romance
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press, Inc.
Published: 2014-06-09T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Five

The kid was a natural. Wading into the river from the shore, Jon had been fearless. Yeah, he shivered in the cold water. Even Tony got a few goose bumps from the temperature. A Canadian storm last week had dropped the temperatures all the way down into the Delmarva, so this chill in the water was to be expected.

“Okay, one more lap around the edge of the dock here and then we go in,” he told the boy.

“No, no! I want to stay out, Tony! Look! Look how good I am.” The kid splashed around, floating on his back, his little red arm floaties helping him stay up.

“You’re gonna freeze, buddy. Can’t have your mom mad at me.”

“She won’t be mad.”

“This water is cold, man.”

“I’m big. See.” He did a strong kick and maneuvered out of Tony’s reach. “Mom likes you. She’ll let me if you do.”

“She likes me, huh?” Terrible to pump a child to reveal his mother’s secrets, but Tony was listening to his heart this weekend and he was liking it.

“Said you’re good.”

Even before I got her in the sack. “Well, that’s nice.”

“She said you’re her friend.”

Got that right. Now if I can just be more than that, I’ll be a happy man. “I have been for a long time.”

“And mine.” Jon let his floaties and his kickboard support him as he went quite still in the water. His eyes, so verdant like his mother’s, pleaded for more than a simple agreement.

“I’m that, too.” He reached out to cup the little boy’s chin. “I’ll always be your friend.”

“And visit me?” Tears dribbled down his little cheeks.

“Oh, Jon. Come here.” This sorrow Tony couldn’t bear. Hugging Jon tightly to his heart, he kissed the crown of his head. He loved this child who was his best friend’s son. He loved this boy who looked like a tiny replica of his mother, all blond hair and adoring green eyes. “I will visit you. I’m so sorry I didn’t. I was sick. Hurt, really.”

Jon’s little arms squeezed Tony as he spoke against his chest. “You’ll visit us? When we move. Can you?”

Travel was always a challenge for him. For any SEAL. Deployments had multiplied in the past four years as the president used special ops to take down terrorists in controlled situations. Stand-by for missions was more the norm than leave. His longest rest between ops had been these past two months since he’d injured his arm and hand. “I will do the best I can, Jon. You know my job is like your dad’s.”

The little boy leaned back in Tony’s arms and looked up at him. “But you won’t die.”

That socked the breath from him. “I take good care of myself. I—”

“Mommy says you won’t die.”

“Does she?” As a mother’s reassurance to a grieving child, it was useful. But the biggest question was what if she ever turns out to be wrong?

“She says you’re too good to die.”

“I see.” He didn’t. But hell, he had no idea how to get out of this discussion.

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