Using my other hand, I touch her cheek with the tips of my fingers, slowly cupping her jaw, and she rises up until we’re eye to eye. I lean forward until I’m nearly touching my lips to hers and wait for her to protest. When she doesn’t, I kiss her, savoring the taste I’ve been dreaming about since the minute I left her lying alone in that bed.
She stands all the way up and I wrap my arms around her waist, lying back on the bed, being careful of my wound. Flipping us so she’s underneath me, I hold myself up on one arm and explore with my other hand. I love her body. She’s not skinny like some, has something to grab hold of, and I love that about her.
A little moan escapes her and she starts pulling her own shirt up. I waste no time in helping her push it up over her head, reveling in her soft, supple skin under my rough hands.
A voice in the back of my head tells me this is a terrible idea. I know it’s a terrible idea, know having a girl like her attached to me is only going to end badly, but ever since Margaret entered my life, something shifted inside me. I suddenly don’t want to be alone anymore. I want to know how she is, how her days are. I want that come-home-to-someone life.
Using a quick maneuver, I release her bra, and my breath literally catches when I get a good look at what I’ve been missing. I let out a low growl of approval.
She reaches for the button on my jeans, and that’s when our bubble is popped by the sound of my burner phone ringing from the depths of my bag.
I pause and look at her. She stares back, waiting for me to make a move. Keep going, or stop and answer the phone.
I groan when I realize there’s only one thing I can do, and she covers herself as I hop up to find the ringing device. The only person I gave the number to is Mike, and he wouldn’t call if it wasn’t serious.
“Yeah,” I answer.
“Dude.” Mike’s voice catches, and I am immediately on high alert.
“What happened, Mike?”
“They took them.” His words are full of heartbreak and desperation.
“Took who? What happened?”
“The FBI…they took Jen and Benny.”