Honor Guards by Radclyffe

Author:Radclyffe
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: ! Yes
ISBN: 9781933110011
Publisher: Bold Strokes Books
Published: 2005-11-15T06:00:00+00:00

“Of course.” Cam edged closer on the sofa and placed her hand gently on the small of Blair’s back. Their thighs lightly touched, and their hands, still clasped, remained joined. “Which side?”

Wearily, Blair rested her head on Cam’s shoulder. “The left.”

The left. I touch you there all the time. Why couldn’t…why didn’t I feel it? If I had, would it have made a difference? Does it make a difference now? Oh, Christ. What does this mean? Cam feathered a kiss into Blair’s hair and moved her hand up to cup Blair’s neck, smoothing her fingers up and down the rigid muscles along her spine. “Can I…can I feel it? Will it hurt you if I do?”

“No,” Blair rasped. “It won’t hurt.” She leaned her head back into Cam’s palm, grateful for the strength in the long tender fingers. She searched Cam’s eyes and saw something she’d never seen before, something she knew Cam would never let her see if she’d known it was apparent. Fear. She lifted a hand and stroked Cam’s cheek. “It’s all right.”

Swiftly, Cam turned her face and pressed her lips to Blair’s palm. “I know, baby. I know.”

“I’m sorry I worried you.”

Cam shook her head. “It’s all right.” She drew Blair close. “I wish you would have told me sooner…right away.”

“I wanted to. I tried to.” Blair’s voice held a hint of confusion. “I just couldn’t make myself say it.” She shook her head. Her grip on Cam’s fingers tightened. “That sounds crazy, doesn’t it? I’m not naive. I knew it wasn’t going to go away. I just wanted to come home and paint.”

“Can we go into the bedroom?” Cam was desperate to hold her. Really hold her. She ached to shelter her, to somehow put herself between Blair and anything that could hurt her. She knew how to do that in the world outside these rooms. She trusted in her ability to keep Blair safe. But this…how did she protect her from this? She’d never felt so helpless or so frightened in her life—not even when she’d watched her father’s car burn after the explosion, because she’d known, as much as she’d wanted to deny it, that he was already gone. “I want to hold you.”

“Yes. God, Cam, I’ve missed you so much.”

Cam fingered the Handie-Talkie on her belt. “Stark?”

“Yes, Commander?”

“You’re in charge of the detail. I don’t want any calls put through to me or Ms. Powell for any reason other than a Priority One.”

“Yes, Commander,” Stark snapped.

Thumbing the off button on the radio, Cam stood and guided Blair up. Arms around each other, they walked to the bedroom.

By the side of the bed, Cam swiftly shed her jacket and shoulder harness. As she reached to unbuckle her belt, she said, “Let’s get into bed.”

Wordlessly, Blair loosened the drawstring at her waist and pushed down the cotton pants. She hesitated only a second before grasping the hem of her T-shirt and drawing it off over her head. Naked, she slipped under the covers and held them back for her lover to join her.

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