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tried stepping away, but he spoke softly to her against her hair.
“Don’t push me away. I promise that you’re safe here. I’ll protect you. We all will.”
She turned in his arms and pressed her palms against his hard chest.
“You’ve done so much already. I’m used to doing things on my own, and that hasn’t changed.”
He smiled softly then reached toward her face and cupped her cheek. His large palm covered her cheek and upper neck he was so much bigger than her. She stared up into his eyes, her head tilted back to nearly her shoulders.
His thumb caressed her lower lip.
“You’re not alone anymore. We want to protect you. We want you to feel comfortable and trust us.” His eyes zeroed in on her lips and the thought of him kissing her flashed through her mind. She closed her eyes a moment, trying to hold on to the fantasy that there were real feelings here and not ones brought on by his loyalty to Keith. But then she felt his lips against hers. He was gentle but then the kiss grew deeper. The sound of voices echoing through the house had her pulling from him, but Lee’s hold was firm. He smiled at her.
“I’ve been wanting to do that since I first saw you.”
She swallowed hard. “At the compound?” she asked.
He shook his head. “The moment we found a picture of you after Keith contacted us. You’re so beautiful, Shawna.”
She shook her head and stepped from his hold. “I shouldn’t have let you do that.”
He was about to respond when Tex walked toward them. “Hey, lunch is ready. Did you get to look around a bit?” Tex asked as he approached, smiling. She nodded her head and avoided looking at Lee, who appeared upset.
“The house is big. I only made it this far.”
Tex took her hand. “Well, I’ll give you the full tour after lunch, and then we’ll show you your room. We hope you like it.”
They headed out of the room toward the kitchen and she looked back toward Lee, who ran his fingers through his hair and appeared upset.
Could he really have feelings for me, and a real attraction, or is he feeling obligated because of Keith?
Chapter 9
“What’s wrong with you?” Tex asked Lee, noticing his change of attitude since Shawna headed upstairs to lie down. The poor woman was exhausted after Tex had shown her around the house. They never even made it outside. But there was time for that.
“Nothing.”
“Nothing my ass. Did something happen when I walked in on you and Shawna before?” he pushed.
Lee took a deep breath and released it. He looked around them, making sure the others weren’t in earshot.
“We shared a moment, and I thought she was feeling the same attraction.”
“And what? You kissed her?”
Lee ran his fingers through his hair. “Sure did.”
Tex was surprised that he didn’t feel jealous, but on the contrary he was feeling hopeful.
“Did she kiss you back?”
“Yes, but then she panicked. I told her I had been wanting to kiss her since I first saw her.”
Tex smiled. “That damn picture of her that I sent to you guys affected me immediately, and not just because she’s a good-looking woman. It was something in her eyes.”
“Exactly, but she took it the wrong way. It’s like we talked about at the hospital. I think she thinks we’re being nice and taking care of her simply because it’s our duty as Keith’s team.”
“What? Why would she think that…Oh hell, of course she would think that. She doesn’t know us. We haven’t expressed our attraction to her.”
“This is going to get all fucked up.”
“No, it won’t. If what you say is true, then we just have to make our intentions clear and where the attraction stemmed from to begin with. Her beauty, that lost expression in her eyes, and then upon meeting her, getting to know her over the last week, the physical attraction. We’re not faking it.”
“She won’t believe us, Tex. Trust is not something earned very easily by her.”
“That’s understandable, Lee,
“Don’t push me away. I promise that you’re safe here. I’ll protect you. We all will.”
She turned in his arms and pressed her palms against his hard chest.
“You’ve done so much already. I’m used to doing things on my own, and that hasn’t changed.”
He smiled softly then reached toward her face and cupped her cheek. His large palm covered her cheek and upper neck he was so much bigger than her. She stared up into his eyes, her head tilted back to nearly her shoulders.
His thumb caressed her lower lip.
“You’re not alone anymore. We want to protect you. We want you to feel comfortable and trust us.” His eyes zeroed in on her lips and the thought of him kissing her flashed through her mind. She closed her eyes a moment, trying to hold on to the fantasy that there were real feelings here and not ones brought on by his loyalty to Keith. But then she felt his lips against hers. He was gentle but then the kiss grew deeper. The sound of voices echoing through the house had her pulling from him, but Lee’s hold was firm. He smiled at her.
“I’ve been wanting to do that since I first saw you.”
She swallowed hard. “At the compound?” she asked.
He shook his head. “The moment we found a picture of you after Keith contacted us. You’re so beautiful, Shawna.”
She shook her head and stepped from his hold. “I shouldn’t have let you do that.”
He was about to respond when Tex walked toward them. “Hey, lunch is ready. Did you get to look around a bit?” Tex asked as he approached, smiling. She nodded her head and avoided looking at Lee, who appeared upset.
“The house is big. I only made it this far.”
Tex took her hand. “Well, I’ll give you the full tour after lunch, and then we’ll show you your room. We hope you like it.”
They headed out of the room toward the kitchen and she looked back toward Lee, who ran his fingers through his hair and appeared upset.
Could he really have feelings for me, and a real attraction, or is he feeling obligated because of Keith?
Chapter 9
“What’s wrong with you?” Tex asked Lee, noticing his change of attitude since Shawna headed upstairs to lie down. The poor woman was exhausted after Tex had shown her around the house. They never even made it outside. But there was time for that.
“Nothing.”
“Nothing my ass. Did something happen when I walked in on you and Shawna before?” he pushed.
Lee took a deep breath and released it. He looked around them, making sure the others weren’t in earshot.
“We shared a moment, and I thought she was feeling the same attraction.”
“And what? You kissed her?”
Lee ran his fingers through his hair. “Sure did.”
Tex was surprised that he didn’t feel jealous, but on the contrary he was feeling hopeful.
“Did she kiss you back?”
“Yes, but then she panicked. I told her I had been wanting to kiss her since I first saw her.”
Tex smiled. “That damn picture of her that I sent to you guys affected me immediately, and not just because she’s a good-looking woman. It was something in her eyes.”
“Exactly, but she took it the wrong way. It’s like we talked about at the hospital. I think she thinks we’re being nice and taking care of her simply because it’s our duty as Keith’s team.”
“What? Why would she think that…Oh hell, of course she would think that. She doesn’t know us. We haven’t expressed our attraction to her.”
“This is going to get all fucked up.”
“No, it won’t. If what you say is true, then we just have to make our intentions clear and where the attraction stemmed from to begin with. Her beauty, that lost expression in her eyes, and then upon meeting her, getting to know her over the last week, the physical attraction. We’re not faking it.”
“She won’t believe us, Tex. Trust is not something earned very easily by her.”
“That’s understandable, Lee,
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