His Plus One by Kate Aster

Author:Kate Aster
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kate Aster

Chapter 12

- GRAYDON -

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I wake before she does, enjoying the sight of her next to me.

So… so much for taking things slow with her.

I smile, remembering the flash of anger in her eyes when she woke me. In the time I’ve known her, I’ve seen a wide range of emotions cross her face. But that particular one—fury laced with a blazing heat—definitely never appeared at the lunch table.

I sure as hell hadn’t meant to seem condescending when we parted ways last night. I suppose it’s a fine line between being what some might call considerate and others would call patronizing. I just hadn’t wanted her to look back on anything that happens on this cruise with regret.

I still don’t.

But I was stupid to pretend she couldn’t make that decision for herself.

My eyes soak up the sight of her, so familiar to me, even before this trip together. I remember the second mission we shared, how I spotted her in the mess, flanked by a couple SEALs who were hoping to charm her into forgetting about that ring on her finger.

She never did forget that ring, though, and the significance of it. I admire the hell out of that kind of loyalty, even if that loyalty was directed toward that shitbird Stephen at the time.

He didn’t know how good he had it.

Right now, I can’t help hoping he never figures it out. If he does, I’m poised to give him a run for his money, no matter how much of it he has.

I stretch ever-so-carefully to not disturb her. This… is nice. I can’t remember the last time I woke up with a woman and hadn’t felt the need to go for a run or hit the gym with her.

My brothers were right. In my efforts to find someone I had something in common with, I had forgotten there is more to me than just the constant training that is critical to being a SEAL.

Even warriors need some down time, I suppose.

Today, I’m looking forward to some serious down time with Hailey.

Eyes still shut, a slight smile brushes across her features. She’s absolutely gorgeous to me in the morning. She barely wears a stitch of makeup at work, so her face is a familiar and almost soothing sight. There are no surprises as I look at her, just this odd kind of comfort that makes me want to wake up this way again.

We should have done this months ago, the moment I stepped into that cafeteria and saw that her ring finger was buck naked.

Did I really require my brothers to point out that Hailey and I are actually a good match?

Her eyes flicker open, interrupting my thoughts. She lets out a low moan as she stretches before saying with a wry grin, “If you tell me last night was a mistake, I’m totally putting malware on your computer.”

I laugh, loving her brand of humor.

“Even without that threat, I wouldn’t have said that. In fact, I was just wondering,

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