Rescuing Macie_A Delta Force Heroes Novella by Susan Stoker

Author:Susan Stoker [Stoker, Susan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Rescuing Macie, Susan Stoker, Military, Romance, 1001 Dark Nights
Publisher: Evil Eye Concepts, Incorporated
Published: 2019-04-22T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter Six

Macie looked up from her computer in surprise when she heard the garage door open. Glancing at her watch, she saw it was only two in the afternoon. She wasn’t expecting Colt home for another hour and a half or so. She wasn’t panicked though, because it wasn’t as if the thugs who’d broken into her apartment would open the garage door if they’d tracked her to Colt’s house.

Thankful for the break—she’d been rebuilding an author’s website after her old one had been infected with malware, and her eyes felt like they were crossed—Macie saved her work on the computer and stood to greet Colt. It was Friday afternoon, and she was looking forward to him being home for two full days. She felt grounded when he was there. As if he had some sort of magical force field around him that prevented her anxiety from flaring up.

She heard the door to the garage shut and then he was there.

“Hi.”

“Hey, hon. How’s your day been?”

“Good. Yours? You’re home early.”

“I am. I thought we could go on a trip this weekend, if you wanted to.”

Macie froze. A trip? Together? Would they stay in the same hotel room?

It was a stupid thought. They’d been sleeping in Colt’s bed together since she’d moved in. It wasn’t sexual, and as the days passed, she got more and more unsatisfied with the status quo. She had no idea how to let Colt know she was ready for more. Didn’t want to do anything that might change the comfortable relationship they had. And if she initiated sex, and he didn’t want it, she’d be embarrassed and have to move back to her apartment.

As if he could sense her inner turmoil, Colt strode toward her. Macie loved seeing him in his uniform. He looked confident and strong, things that were the complete opposite of how she felt most of the time.

“If you’d rather, we can stay here like we did last weekend,” he reassured her as he tucked a piece of hair behind her ear gently. “I just thought you could use a change of pace. You’ve been cooped up in my house almost since you moved in.”

“I like your house,” she blurted.

“I know you do, hon. And I like you in my house, but I’d like to take us both away for a weekend. The detective in Lampasas hasn’t found Teddy yet, though after your place was broken into again, they’ve really stepped up their searches. I reserved a room at the Four Seasons in Austin. I requested a view of Lady Bird Lake and the Congress Avenue Bridge so we could watch the bats leave at dusk to go feed.”

Macie had heard of the famous bats of Austin. It was said that over a million bats lived under the bridge and came out every night at dusk to feed. She’d wanted to go see the phenomenon, but hadn’t ever made the time.

Colt went on. “They have an aquarium in Austin that we could do, or we could take a tour of the downtown area.

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