Cindy Gerard - [Bodyguards 06] by Into the Dark

Author:Into the Dark
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Amy forked a piece of cold steak into her mouth. “It’s actually not that bad,” she said, pleasantly surprised.

They’d finally made themselves get out of bed. Wearing only Dallas’ t-shirt, Amy sat across from him at a tiny table in the corner of the hotel room.

He’d slipped into a pair of boxers. In the pale light of the dimly lit room he appeared to be naked. It was a look she could get used to.

“That’s because you haven’t eaten for hours. And for the record, it’s your fault it’s cold.”

Amy sat back and grinned. “You just smiled.” That was definitely something else she could get used to.

Of course, he frowned immediately. “I smile.”

She shook her head, sliced off another bite of steak. “Not like that. Spontaneous. Unguarded.”

He motioned with his fork, looking defensive. “Just eat your steak.”

“Spoken like a man who’s used to giving orders.”

He glanced up at her, then resumed sawing on his steak. “Is this conversation going somewhere?”

Obviously, it wasn’t, she thought with a twinge of disappointment. It had been so long since she’d felt this way. Happy. Safe. Flirty and a little reckless with it. And she knew it would probably be a long time, if ever, that she would feel this way again.

The past year had been a living hell. What lay ahead promised more of the same. But right here, right now, this moment, she felt cocooned in a protected pocket of time, where she was free to laugh, free to tease, free to love.

And she did love Dallas Garrett. It wasn’t exactly a revelation, but it was the first time she’d admitted it to herself. The truth had been there for a long, long time. She even knew the exact moment she had fallen in love with him. It was the one moment on Jolo Island that she treasured and remembered with crystal clarity.

She could still picture the bower where he’d hidden them from the terrorists. Orchids dripped down in lush, summer colors, sunlight slanted through the canopy trees and birdsong rode on the tropical currents. He’d apologized. For touching her. For saving her.

And with those few, sincere words, he’d saved the part of her that needed saving most—her pride and her dignity. He hadn’t realized it then. He didn’t realize it now.

And he was right to keep his head in the deadly game they were playing. Here, in this room was the fantasy. Reality lurked only heartbeats away.

“I guess I was just wondering,” she said, shifting gears, “how a man used to giving orders was going to handle taking them. Specifically from Jones.”

He lifted a shoulder. “This is his territory. We’re only as close to finding Jenna and your grandfather as we are because of him. I’ll do things his way—as long as I agree with his plan of action.”

She nodded, wondering about Gabriel Jones. “Do you think we can trust him?”

“About as far as I’d trust any Company man.”

“Company?”

“CIA. Although I’m not certain exactly what role Jones plays for Uncle.”

“Okay. Twenty questions time.

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