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it was still halfway open from when he flew into the room. “Ahhh…dammit.” Steve grabbed his forehead. “Son of a bitch.” He continued his cursing, holding his forehead while stumbling out the door.
“Shut the door!” Slade ordered loudly as Steve disappeared.
Steve reappeared, not looking at either of them, but moved his hand to close the door and a large red bump stood out on his forehead.
Once the door closed, Slade glanced at Jill who had her hand across her mouth, her eyes squinting in laughter. Slade’s deep laughter filled the room and Jill’s soon followed.
“He means well,” Jill smiled.
“He’s a pain in the ass.” Slade growled, but with a grin as he opened the book once again.
“So am I,” Jill countered, eyeing Slade under lowered lashes.
Slade looked up from the book, his eyes meeting hers. “Yes, you are.”
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Jill did her best to concentrate, but how in the hell was that possible with Slade lounging on her bed as if he belonged there. She had worked up enough nerve to lie across the end of the bed, her head resting on her hand as her eyes feasted on the large Warrior who read the questions and answers to the test she had to take tomorrow.
“What’s the answer?” Slade looked at her from over the book, his golden eyes intense, yet they held a lazy appeal that was sexy as hell.
Shit, what’s the question? Jill had no clue; she was too busy staring at him. “Ah, I don’t know.”
“Yes, you do,” he answered, dropping the book to his lap, her eyes followed and she wished they hadn’t. Damn, he was one hell of a man.
She had to get her mind back on track and off Slade. “No, I really don’t.”
“Did you even hear the question?” Slade frowned. “Because you have answered this question correctly every time I’ve asked.”
Shaking her head, she frowned back. “Sorry, I didn’t hear it.”
“Then why didn’t you say that?” Slade studied her hard, too hard.
What was she to say to that? ‘I was too busy looking at your sexy eyes and listening to your voice’, or maybe, ‘the bulge in your pants is just too distracting’.’ Yeah, she was screwed. “I don’t know.” She finally came out with that intelligent response.
“Jill, you have to pass this test tomorrow or Sloan is going to have my ass.” Slade leaned away from the headboard to stare down at her. “What’s the problem?”
Sitting up quickly, Jill tucked her legs up underneath her and looked him square in the eyes. “Maybe Jax is right. Maybe I’m not cut out to be a Warrior.”
“Jax is a dumbass,” Slade hissed, then reached out, cupping her chin to lift her face to his. “And you really don’t mean that, do you?”
Searching his eyes, she shook her head. “No, but—”
“Listen, Jill.”
The way he said her name made her sigh and when she did, she saw understanding cross his face. Dammit, what the hell was wrong with her? She might as well slobber all over him, that would be less evident.
“If I didn’t have confidence that you could do this, I wouldn’t be wasting my time. I know you have confidence that you can do it so I know that’s not the problem. You had a rough-ass day and then everything that piled up on you after that is more than a lot of people can take, but I still don’t think that’s the problem.” He let go of her chin, but didn’t lean back. “So I suggest you come clean with what’s going on.”
She sat looking at him, wondering what Nicole, Tessa, Pam or Lana would do. Did they come right out and tell their Warrior they had the hots for them. This was new territory for her. Her eyes roamed from his golden stare to his neck with the large vein pulsing…bite me…to his wide shoulders, chest and even down…
“If you don’t stop looking at me like that…” Slade’s voice had grown harsh and deep. When her eyes shot to his, they had grown darker.
“Like what?” Jill asked innocently, even though she knew exactly how she had been looking at him. She couldn’t