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could get hurt, she said, trying to sound reasonable.
Do you honestly believe I d let you deal with this on your own. Even if you weren t
carrying my child, I wouldn t let you leave my side. I will keep you safe.
I don t know why, but it feels like we ve had a discussion like this before, she said with a
smile in her voice.
My motto is to serve and protect.
So, do we just hide out like victims, or can we have some kind of a life while we wait for
the other shoe to drop?
I ve never been one to hide. We ll up security, make sure guards are on duty twenty-four-
seven, and we ll live somewhat normally. I don t want you going anywhere alone, though not even
to the backyard.
I won t be treated like a child. I can agree to security, but you re being absurd, she
retorted.
I love when you get all riled up, he said as he slowly stood up.
Bree wasn t in the mood for games, but she could see he was.
I m still mad at you, Chad, she said, but she slowly rose from the table and took a step
back.
Doesn t bother me. You re mad at me a lot.
Then maybe you should change the way you act, she said as she skirted the table. He
slowly followed her, making her heart speed up.
I haven t had too many complaints about the way I act, certainly not earlier this morning,
he answered as he made a quick veer to the right. She dodged him and kept him at a safe distance or
so she thought.
Maybe I just didn t want to hurt your feelings, she said, but couldn t keep the laughter from
spilling out as he almost slipped on the smooth tile.
You also moan a lot when you re underneath me, he said. She noticed his pants expanding.
Their bantering was turning him on. It sent an arrow of desire straight through her. She didn t know
how she could possibly want him again after being so fully satisfied.
That s not very gentlemanly like to say.
I ve never claimed to be a gentleman.
Finally you say something that makes sense, she laughed. He lunged again, but she
managed to avoid him. She knew he was toying with her. If he really wanted to catch her, she d be on
the ground in moments. Him allowing her to think she held some kind of power was exhilarating,
though. She knew how she wanted their game to end.
Chad looked her in the eye and lifted his hand to the waistband of his flannel pants. Her
breathing thickened as she waited. His body was sinful in its perfection. Her eyes stayed glued to his
large fingers as they slipped under the elastic.
She practically drooled when they dropped to the floor and he stood before her with nothing
on. She could feel the saliva building in her mouth. She wanted to taste him, run her tongue along his
washboard abs, straight down to his manhood, and slip his head deep into her mouth.
She gave up on the game of chase and took a step toward him, her eyes finally lifting to his
eyes, which were narrowed in desire. The depths of his blue eyes were darkened to the color of a
stormy ocean.
At that moment she held all the power and yet none at all. He could bring her to her knees,
but knowing she could do the same to him, made her able to stand.
Bree s trouble with stalkers, memory loss, and bullets flying all faded. She forgot about
everything but the deep need inside her stomach the burning sensation invading her body.
The phone rang.
Ignore it, he commanded as he stepped toward her.
It rang over and over.
Don t you have an answering machine? she asked with frustration.
Didn t think I needed one. I m regretting that now, he said as it continued to ring. Their
caller was persistent.
Chad finally stomped over to the phone and practically ripped it from the wall.
This better be damn important, he yelled into the phone.
He paused as he listened, and Bree watched in frustration as he answered in one syllable
clips. Within a minute, he was grabbing his pants and sliding them back on. She nearly screamed in
sexual frustration.
Obviously the call was important. He d quickly forgotten about their game.
We ll be there, he finally said, then hung up the phone.
He turned to her and she knew she wasn t going to get her needs met. It was obvious from the
anger on his face.
That was your brother. There was a break in at your place last night. We re assuming it was
after the bastard left here. This is the second time, now. We should ve kept the place under
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