for a long time.
“How’d you do that?” Mrs. Washington stared at Lisa with curiosity and awe. “You some secret agent?”
Lisa shook her head, but couldn’t explain because the police were now inside, trying to figure out what had happened and how the tiny blonde had ended up on top.
As Daniel made sure the nurses and med students were taking care of the witnesses, he kept stealing glances at Lisa. The way she was talking to the cops made them relax. Nod a lot. She’d already proved she had everything under control.
The minute she turned from the cops, she pointed at Mrs. Washington but spoke to the group at large. “Every one of you needs to learn self-defense. No excuses. You hear me? You never know what you’re going to walk into. Or what’s going to fall on your head. Protect yourselves.”
Lisa walked past Daniel, giving him the slightest dip of her head. He followed her, and it was interesting how the folks still in the hallway parted to clear the path. It wasn’t hard imagining her in one of those skintight superhero costumes. She sure had the skills for it.
When she got all the way back to exam room 4, she walked in the open door.
He followed her right in, turning the lock behind him.
6
L ISA PRESSED HER lips together as she stared at Daniel. Adrenaline screamed through her body and it was all she could do to be still. She wanted him. Now. When this hot-white heat burned away everything she’d been afraid of and every inhibition.
“You were...” Daniel took a step away from the door. “I have no idea how you got that bastard to his knees but, God, it was—amazing.”
Her arms were bent at the elbow and her tightly fisted hands rested against her clavicle. She shook them out, trying to temper the fire inside. “I know.” She was panting now. Why was he by the door? She wasn’t going anywhere.
“You’ve done this thing a lot, then?” he asked, but there was no hiding his dilated pupils, the way his nostrils flared.
“Not for a long time.”
“It must feel—”
“Amazing. I was on fire.”
His breathing had accelerated, lifting his chest higher and faster. Those black eyes were a warning. A promise? God, she hoped so.
Daniel moved closer. “How long does this part last?”
She shook her head, barely blinking, watching, watching everything. “Don’t know. Twenty minutes, maybe?”
“That’s not too long. The drop will be epic.”
“Depends.”
“On?” He took another step.
“What I do to expend my energy.”
His smile was cautious. “Anything I can do to help?”
“There is. But it’ll be risky.”
“Really?”
She didn’t answer in words, just gave him a very louche shrug. Which was an effort, considering she could probably run all the way to Brooklyn. “You do realize I’m not going to be able to keep this up. I’m wound tighter than a Swiss watch, and something’s gonna give.”
“Can I do something real quick first?”
“Like what?”
“Take your pulse? Make sure you aren’t hurting yourself?”
She didn’t uncurl her fists yet. “Yes, you may. And it would be extra nice if you could fill me in about what happened before I arrived at the scene. You were going for him, weren’t you?”
He picked up a blood pressure cuff. Shaking his head, he said, “That’s some disguise you wear. It fools everyone, doesn’t it?”
“Not everyone.” She could barely stay still long enough for him to check her out.
He finished, tossed the cuff on the exam table, then pulled her into his arms. “You were magnificent,” he whispered. “Like a superhero.”
“More like someone who knows her strengths.” She relaxed just enough to hug him back. “I have a feeling you were pretty super yourself. I mean, you were right there, in range.”
“I was just stalling until the police came. But you got here first.”
She laughed. “Beats filing.”
He laughed with her, and his eyes grew darker. The way he held her was a bit sideways so she only felt
“How’d you do that?” Mrs. Washington stared at Lisa with curiosity and awe. “You some secret agent?”
Lisa shook her head, but couldn’t explain because the police were now inside, trying to figure out what had happened and how the tiny blonde had ended up on top.
As Daniel made sure the nurses and med students were taking care of the witnesses, he kept stealing glances at Lisa. The way she was talking to the cops made them relax. Nod a lot. She’d already proved she had everything under control.
The minute she turned from the cops, she pointed at Mrs. Washington but spoke to the group at large. “Every one of you needs to learn self-defense. No excuses. You hear me? You never know what you’re going to walk into. Or what’s going to fall on your head. Protect yourselves.”
Lisa walked past Daniel, giving him the slightest dip of her head. He followed her, and it was interesting how the folks still in the hallway parted to clear the path. It wasn’t hard imagining her in one of those skintight superhero costumes. She sure had the skills for it.
When she got all the way back to exam room 4, she walked in the open door.
He followed her right in, turning the lock behind him.
6
L ISA PRESSED HER lips together as she stared at Daniel. Adrenaline screamed through her body and it was all she could do to be still. She wanted him. Now. When this hot-white heat burned away everything she’d been afraid of and every inhibition.
“You were...” Daniel took a step away from the door. “I have no idea how you got that bastard to his knees but, God, it was—amazing.”
Her arms were bent at the elbow and her tightly fisted hands rested against her clavicle. She shook them out, trying to temper the fire inside. “I know.” She was panting now. Why was he by the door? She wasn’t going anywhere.
“You’ve done this thing a lot, then?” he asked, but there was no hiding his dilated pupils, the way his nostrils flared.
“Not for a long time.”
“It must feel—”
“Amazing. I was on fire.”
His breathing had accelerated, lifting his chest higher and faster. Those black eyes were a warning. A promise? God, she hoped so.
Daniel moved closer. “How long does this part last?”
She shook her head, barely blinking, watching, watching everything. “Don’t know. Twenty minutes, maybe?”
“That’s not too long. The drop will be epic.”
“Depends.”
“On?” He took another step.
“What I do to expend my energy.”
His smile was cautious. “Anything I can do to help?”
“There is. But it’ll be risky.”
“Really?”
She didn’t answer in words, just gave him a very louche shrug. Which was an effort, considering she could probably run all the way to Brooklyn. “You do realize I’m not going to be able to keep this up. I’m wound tighter than a Swiss watch, and something’s gonna give.”
“Can I do something real quick first?”
“Like what?”
“Take your pulse? Make sure you aren’t hurting yourself?”
She didn’t uncurl her fists yet. “Yes, you may. And it would be extra nice if you could fill me in about what happened before I arrived at the scene. You were going for him, weren’t you?”
He picked up a blood pressure cuff. Shaking his head, he said, “That’s some disguise you wear. It fools everyone, doesn’t it?”
“Not everyone.” She could barely stay still long enough for him to check her out.
He finished, tossed the cuff on the exam table, then pulled her into his arms. “You were magnificent,” he whispered. “Like a superhero.”
“More like someone who knows her strengths.” She relaxed just enough to hug him back. “I have a feeling you were pretty super yourself. I mean, you were right there, in range.”
“I was just stalling until the police came. But you got here first.”
She laughed. “Beats filing.”
He laughed with her, and his eyes grew darker. The way he held her was a bit sideways so she only felt
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