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every cell in her body. Julia hadn’t been pushed over the edge, she’d been flung, free-falling, having no idea what exactly happened or how to recover and couldn’t seem to find it in her to care.
    At some point she surfaced with the weight of Connor’s heavy body surrounding hers, his strong arms pushing underneath her until, in one fluid motion, he rolled to his back, pulling her along with him. She lay sprawled across his vast chest, feeling small and well taken care of—exactly where she wanted to be. She nestled there, relishing the exotic scent of his cologne mixed with all this sweaty, overworked man.
    Still very much in that after-great-sex bliss mode, Julia quietly mumbled, “I need to shower.”
    He moved again, adjusting her much like a child with a rag doll, holding her in the crook of his arm. God knew she tried to open her eyes—she had no idea where he found the strength to move—but the fluttering of her lids only resulted in keeping them securely closed. A jaw-cracking yawn had her burrowing in the comfort of his warmth.
    “Are you on birth control? Is that anything we need to worry about?” Connor asked, his Southern drawl more pronounced with the deep sexy edge he had in his voice. She liked that accent more than she wanted to admit. His sweet breath puffed in her face before the mattress beside her dipped and creaked. He moved while her head lay awkwardly on his bicep.
    How did he have all this energy to keep moving? Finally, she turned her head and forced her eyes open with another long yawn. Connor was spread across the whole side of the bed with her on a little patch at his side.
    “I’m on birth control and disease-free. What about you?”
    “I’m disease-free—checked regularly as part of my job. Birth control would’ve been the condom,” he answered cheekily, chuckling as he looked over at her. She lifted her head and gave him a lazy grin. Julia turned, stretching across his chest, placing her hand under her chin as she looked at him. She didn’t know how, but he truly did seem more handsome than even a moment ago. Boy, she liked him so much. In their silence, Connor kept the sweet smile on his face and lifted a hand to caress down her hair and back.
    A comfortable silence continued as she absorbed everything that was Connor McDaniel. If only life could always be this good. God, she’d love that more than she wanted to admit.
    “What do you do for the military?” she asked lazily, not wanting anything to break this moment. Her heart had connected and she truly wanted to know more about this man. For the good or bad of it, their sex had definitely ended in her emotions becoming involved.
    “I’m in special teams, technically a SEAL.”
    Julia watched something happen to him, narrowing her eyes as she tried to figure out what it was. She wasn’t sure, but anxiety skated up her spine as the relaxed, peaceful expression on Connor’s face turned hard and unreadable. His body tensed beneath her.
    The fingers that had been caressing up and down, from her ass to her hip, stopped altogether before his hand dropped away. He moved, dislodging her. In that fluid way he had, Connor rolled to the side of the bed. She was staring at his massive back now. It took everything in her to let it happen when all she wanted was to draw him back in the circle of her arms, make him talk about whatever just happened. A moment later, he rose to his feet and started for the bathroom.
    “I’ll get you a warm washcloth.”
    “You don’t have to. I need to shower. Is that okay?” she called out when he went around the corner. She was still on the bed, her head resting on her hand, and her heart actually ached. He’d severed any of that connection she’d thought they shared when he left her lying there.
    Maybe he wanted her to leave. Oh man, she didn’t want to go.
    “Sure,” he said, his head popping around the corner. The seriousness still lurked, but he did grin, even if it didn’t quite