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before he caught sight of them, but failed. Instead of quizzing her or coming up with lame lines, he pulled her back down and held her tight. She couldn’t hold it after that. She flew into pieces, releasing all of the pain and heartache Brian had left. He didn’t hush her or try to calm her down. Instead, he petted her hair soothingly and murmured sweet, calming words. Minutes melted together, making time stand still and the only thing that existed was her in the strong hold of a strange man—who cared and offered her more than her husband and first love had in their whole relationship. Is this how it is supposed to be? Was I fool ed to think that he truly loved me all of those years? The random thoughts bounced from positive to negative, bombarding her brain and making her get lost in the chaos. She chanced another look at Brody, expecting to see the normal ‘guy’ look men gave when a woman was upset, but she was met with a sweet smile and tender eyes. He reached over, grabbed a napkin off the bedside table, and wiped her face before holding it over her nose.
    “Blow.” His one word command made her eyes bug in surprise. She reached for the tissue, only to have her hand swatted away. “Alaina, blow. A little boogie isn’t going to kill me.” She hesitantly blew softly, hoping the nasty goop didn’t actually blow out into the paper. “Alaina, stop being embarrassed and blow hard.” This time, she honked her nose, feeling her face heat at the embarrassment that washed over her. “There. Here. Finish getting the bats out of the cave.” He grinned, undoubtedly amused at her discomfort. She took the wadded up tissue and cleaned her nose again, hoping nothing was sticking out.
    Before she could get up and run from the less than entertaining situation, he leaned in and brushed his lips against hers. It was so sweet and delicate, giving her plenty of room to back away or stop him. The warmth of his breath skated across her lips, igniting something inside that had been forgotten for a long time. She sat motionless, frozen with fear as to what she should do. He patiently feathered kisses across her firmly closed lips, gently making her relax into the moment. Brody pulled away and looked into her eyes, waiting for the go ahead before he proceeded. She fluttered her eyes shut in invitation, welcoming the new feelings he brought. Ever so slowly, he eased into the kiss, lingering against her mouth. When she didn’t pull away, he took it a step farther, parting his lips and softly tracing his tongue against her. She began to kiss him back, gently opening her mouth with each swipe of his tongue. He deepened it, exploring first the opening of her mouth, before sliding inside to seek out her tongue. Before she realized it, she was in a full on, mind blowing, consuming smooch with this panty dropping sexy soldier. Instead of going straight for second base, he melted her into a puddle of lust and backed off gently. When their lips parted, he smiled.
    “Damn. Now that was a kiss. It is a shame those lips have been wasted for so long. I think we need to put them back into use more often.” His smile morphed into a lopsided goofy Roger Rabbit grin.
    Before she could respond, the door swung open and Leland barreled inside. “Alaina sweetheart, please get dressed as fast as you can. Brody, I need to speak to you in the hall, now!” He tossed a bag on the bed beside her and bolted back out the still swinging door. Brody jumped up and took off, leaving Alaina to rummage through its contents. She quickly removed a pair of jeans and her favorite Lynyrd Skynyrd t-shirt and clean undergarments. After shucking out of the scrubs the nurses had been so kind to let her wear instead of the ass baring hospital gown, she shimmied into her clothes and went in search of her shoes. They were propped on the window seal, and still sopping wet. She went back to do another look in the bag, hoping he had thought to grab her old sneakers that were in