The Medusa Proposition by Cindy Dees

Author:Cindy Dees [Dees, Cindy]
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Suspense
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2010-05-04T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

Paige studied him intently, his open arms, his unreadable expression. Was he offering her more than post-mission sex, here? Something genuine between them? Something deeper? She sincerely hoped their lovemaking had been more than simple adrenaline sex for him. It had been a life-altering experience for her.

She didn’t sense any ulterior motive in him, just an offer for simple comfort. A hug in the small hours of the night, some human warmth shared.

She stepped forward.

And yet, it seemed like so much more than a hug as he wrapped his strong arms around her and her head drifted to his shoulder. It was as if they shared a tacit agreement that they had passed beyond client and bodyguard, past friendship, past casual sex partners.

She hadn’t known exactly what to expect on this mission, but this sure as shootin’ was not it.

Tom murmured, “I’ll take the watch if you want to get a little shut-eye.”

“I’m supposed to be watching you!”

“Look, Paige, I was a special operator for a long time. I’m perfectly capable of standing watch, and you’ve got to get a little sleep sometime. If you want to play bodyguard while I’m out in public, that’s fine with me. I can use the extra set of eyes looking out for my back. But let me at least pull my weight here.”

She sighed. He had a point. She’d used go pills before and they were capable of keeping an operator alert and functional for up to sixty hours, but the crash afterward was horrendous.

He led her into the living room, where he pulled the sofa cushions down onto the floor and presented them to her with a flourish. “Your bed, mademoiselle.”

Thankfully, she didn’t have to explain to him the danger of using the bed in the actual bedroom. It was the first place an intruder would look for them. She stretched out, the night’s activities catching up with her all at once.

“You want my pistol?” she asked sleepily.

His grin flashed in the dark. “Ah, now there’s a line I never expected to hear a beautiful woman use on me. Sure. I’ll take it. Got a spare clip while you’re at it?”

“They’re in the top drawer of the bureau just inside the bedroom door and to the left.”

“Let me guess. Under your lingerie.”

She cracked one eye open to glare up at him. “You’d be surprised how many bad guys stop searching for guns and ammo when they hit black lace.”

“Black lace, eh? This I’ve got to see. Model it for me?”

She was sinking fast. “Tomorrow.”

“Sweet dreams, pip-squeak.”

She sighed, “’Night, Tom.”

And that was the last thing she remembered before sunlight streaming into the room woke her up the next morning. That and the smell of something delicious cooking in the kitchen. She frowned. There wasn’t anything in the house to cook that would smell like that. What had he gone and done?

Paige surged to her feet. She’d been asleep for nearly six hours! He was supposed to let her catch a power nap while he stood guard and then trade off with her.

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