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Authors: Cheyenne McCray
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Kelsey’s belly, and when Kade walked through the door her senses
ran sky-high. His presence filled the room and the tired smile he gave her made her
knees quiver.
“Mom. Kelsey.” Kade hung his Stetson on the hat rack, then kicked off his boots and
left them beside the front door. He wore a faded blue shirt over a black T-shirt and
snug jeans.
“Shower?” Sadie asked as he strode by.
“Uh-huh.” Kade walked past, straight for the laundry room.
“He usually won’t say two words after work until he’s had his shower.” Sadie began
folding her quilt and packing it away. “At least on days when he’s detained illegals.”
“Why is that?” Kelsey asked.
Kade stepped out of the laundry room, his shirt off, and he was removing a black vest.
A tickling sensation rolled over her skin as she realized it was a bulletproof vest.
It had never occurred to her that Kade would ever be in that kind of danger.
“I come in contact with hundreds of people from all over the Third World.” He walked
to an oak cabinet and opened one of the doors with a key. “Due to the conditions of
their trip, who knows what viruses or diseases they could be carrying. I’ve seen HIV,
hepatitis, plagues, malaria, typhoid, cholera, TB... you name it.”
Kelsey checked to make sure her phone was still recording, forcing herself to take
her eyes off Kade’s muscular chest.
“Diseases and sickness are things that never occurred to me,” she said, her eyes drawn
back to him.
He withdrew his handgun from a holster at his side and placed the weapon in the cabinet,
followed by a second handgun he had secured at the back of his jeans. “In Douglas,
a few agents a year contract TB at work and someone always ends up sick. The last
thing I want to do is bring anything home to my family.”
“I see.” Kelsey chanced a glance at his face. “Why aren’t you wearing the green uniform
that CPB agents usually wear?”
He gripped the back of a chair and eyed her with that intense blue stare of his. “I
work intelligence, so I wear civilian clothing. It’s easier to obtain information
when I don’t look like law enforcement.”
“Ah.” She struggled to think of something to say, her brain seeming to have gone on
vacation with him standing so close. Half-naked at that. “I—uh, I’ll have to pin you
down for an interview.”
He winked. “Darlin’, you can pin me down anytime.”
A hot flush seared Kelsey. With Kade’s mother sitting next to her, she couldn’t think
of a suitable reply.
“Time to finish dinner.” Sadie slid her glasses into a case as she stood. She settled
her quilting materials into a corner and headed into the kitchen.
Kelsey pushed back her chair. “I’ll help.”
As he returned to the laundry room, Kelsey’s gaze followed Kade while she noticed
the powerful lines of his naked back. With a mental shake, she trailed after Sadie
into the kitchen, trying not to think about how good Kade looked without his shirt
on. Trying not to imagine what it would feel like to run her palms over his chest
and down, down the flatness of his hard stomach, down—
Kelsey. She clenched her hands and took a deep breath. Enough of that.
“What can I do to help you?” she asked Sadie.
“Why don’t you peel the potatoes?” Sadie gestured toward several brown-skinned potatoes
on the countertop, and then reached up into a cabinet filled with jars of spices.
“Now where is the oregano...”
The washing machine hummed as it started, and Kelsey grabbed the potato peeler off
the counter. She almost dropped it when Kade walked through the kitchen clad only
in black boxers. He winked at her but didn’t pause and went straight to the bathroom.
He had one of the most gorgeous male bodies she’d ever seen.
Hard, muscular thighs and calves. Powerful arms, and definitely a nice backside.
Kelsey blushed, realizing that Kade’s mom was right behind her. If Sadie
ran sky-high. His presence filled the room and the tired smile he gave her made her
knees quiver.
“Mom. Kelsey.” Kade hung his Stetson on the hat rack, then kicked off his boots and
left them beside the front door. He wore a faded blue shirt over a black T-shirt and
snug jeans.
“Shower?” Sadie asked as he strode by.
“Uh-huh.” Kade walked past, straight for the laundry room.
“He usually won’t say two words after work until he’s had his shower.” Sadie began
folding her quilt and packing it away. “At least on days when he’s detained illegals.”
“Why is that?” Kelsey asked.
Kade stepped out of the laundry room, his shirt off, and he was removing a black vest.
A tickling sensation rolled over her skin as she realized it was a bulletproof vest.
It had never occurred to her that Kade would ever be in that kind of danger.
“I come in contact with hundreds of people from all over the Third World.” He walked
to an oak cabinet and opened one of the doors with a key. “Due to the conditions of
their trip, who knows what viruses or diseases they could be carrying. I’ve seen HIV,
hepatitis, plagues, malaria, typhoid, cholera, TB... you name it.”
Kelsey checked to make sure her phone was still recording, forcing herself to take
her eyes off Kade’s muscular chest.
“Diseases and sickness are things that never occurred to me,” she said, her eyes drawn
back to him.
He withdrew his handgun from a holster at his side and placed the weapon in the cabinet,
followed by a second handgun he had secured at the back of his jeans. “In Douglas,
a few agents a year contract TB at work and someone always ends up sick. The last
thing I want to do is bring anything home to my family.”
“I see.” Kelsey chanced a glance at his face. “Why aren’t you wearing the green uniform
that CPB agents usually wear?”
He gripped the back of a chair and eyed her with that intense blue stare of his. “I
work intelligence, so I wear civilian clothing. It’s easier to obtain information
when I don’t look like law enforcement.”
“Ah.” She struggled to think of something to say, her brain seeming to have gone on
vacation with him standing so close. Half-naked at that. “I—uh, I’ll have to pin you
down for an interview.”
He winked. “Darlin’, you can pin me down anytime.”
A hot flush seared Kelsey. With Kade’s mother sitting next to her, she couldn’t think
of a suitable reply.
“Time to finish dinner.” Sadie slid her glasses into a case as she stood. She settled
her quilting materials into a corner and headed into the kitchen.
Kelsey pushed back her chair. “I’ll help.”
As he returned to the laundry room, Kelsey’s gaze followed Kade while she noticed
the powerful lines of his naked back. With a mental shake, she trailed after Sadie
into the kitchen, trying not to think about how good Kade looked without his shirt
on. Trying not to imagine what it would feel like to run her palms over his chest
and down, down the flatness of his hard stomach, down—
Kelsey. She clenched her hands and took a deep breath. Enough of that.
“What can I do to help you?” she asked Sadie.
“Why don’t you peel the potatoes?” Sadie gestured toward several brown-skinned potatoes
on the countertop, and then reached up into a cabinet filled with jars of spices.
“Now where is the oregano...”
The washing machine hummed as it started, and Kelsey grabbed the potato peeler off
the counter. She almost dropped it when Kade walked through the kitchen clad only
in black boxers. He winked at her but didn’t pause and went straight to the bathroom.
He had one of the most gorgeous male bodies she’d ever seen.
Hard, muscular thighs and calves. Powerful arms, and definitely a nice backside.
Kelsey blushed, realizing that Kade’s mom was right behind her. If Sadie
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