that defeat the purpose of a one-night stand?”
“Soldier,” Ghost said, without answering her question. The whole point of the game was to take her mind off what they were about to do and to get her to let down her guard.
“Fort Hood,” she responded immediately.
“Why Fort Hood?”
“Because it’s the biggest Army base in Texas, my brother is there, and it’s what I thought of first.”
Ghost silently swore. Figured with his luck her brother would be stationed at the same place he was. Even with that little piece of knowledge, he wasn’t willing to turn his back on Rayne. He simply needed her too badly to walk away now. “Okay, your turn.”
“London,” she said with a gleam in her eye.
“Kissing you on the London Eye,” Ghost answered immediately. He watched as Rayne smiled. “Sex.”
“Awkward.” As soon as she said it, she slapped a hand over her mouth and shut her eyes in mortification.
Ghost reached out and put his hand on her foot. “Sex has been awkward for you?”
“Unfortunately, yeah.”
“In what way?”
“In every way. It’s just weird. Getting naked with someone, figuring out where my hands are supposed to go, waiting for him to get done…it’s just weird.”
Ghost’s pulse rate sped up, listening to her. It was obvious she wasn’t a virgin, but damn he wanted to introduce her to passion. If she was lost in the moment, she wouldn’t be worrying about where her hands were or if he got off or not. “Your turn,” he said in a strangled voice.
Rayne leaned back against the pillows and dropped her legs, stretching them out in front of her. Ghost’s hand moved from her foot to her thigh.
“Home.”
The first word that sprang to his mind was “nowhere” but he knew he couldn’t say that. “Fort Worth.”
It was quiet in the room for a beat before she said softly, “Your turn.”
“Tell me about your family.”
“My family? I’m not sure that will put me in the mood, Ghost.”
He chuckled. “Tell me anyway.” He watched as Rayne relaxed even further. His plan was working just as he’d hoped.
“Well, I have a brother and a sister. I’m the middle kid. My sister is older than me by three years, and I’m two years older than my brother. Samantha is an actress and lives in California. She’s been cast in a few films, but is still waiting for her big break.”
“And your brother?”
“Chase lives down in Killeen and is a lieutenant in the Army. He’s stationed at Fort Hood. He’s always wanted to be in the military, he was accepted into West Point, and he’s going to be a lifer. I’ve always kidded with him that there’s no way I’ll ever salute him…even if he climbs the rank to be a general.” She laughed a little at herself.
“General Jackson?” he asked in what he hoped was a light tone.
“Yeah, ridiculous, huh? I guess it was just in his blood or something.”
“You never thought about joining up? It would’ve been another way to see the world.”
Rayne looked at him with such horror he had to smile.
“No freaking way. I’d make a terrible soldier. Heck, if there’s ever an apocalypse, I’ll totally be the first one killed by the zombies because I can’t run to save my life.”
“There’s more to survival than running, Princess.”
“Whatever. I suck at pushups, haven’t done a sit-up since I was eight years old, and honestly? I don’t follow directions very well.”
When Ghost didn’t say anything more, Rayne scooted down on the bed and mimicked his pose, turning on her side, propping her head up with her hand and leaning on her elbow. It looked as if he was thinking hard about something, so she let him think.
“I’ll never look at the rain in the same way again,” he said, seemingly out of the blue.
“What?”
“If it wasn’t for the storm, the flight wouldn’t have been canceled, and I wouldn’t be here now, with you, so turned on I can’t even think straight.”
Rayne looked at him in surprise. “You
“Soldier,” Ghost said, without answering her question. The whole point of the game was to take her mind off what they were about to do and to get her to let down her guard.
“Fort Hood,” she responded immediately.
“Why Fort Hood?”
“Because it’s the biggest Army base in Texas, my brother is there, and it’s what I thought of first.”
Ghost silently swore. Figured with his luck her brother would be stationed at the same place he was. Even with that little piece of knowledge, he wasn’t willing to turn his back on Rayne. He simply needed her too badly to walk away now. “Okay, your turn.”
“London,” she said with a gleam in her eye.
“Kissing you on the London Eye,” Ghost answered immediately. He watched as Rayne smiled. “Sex.”
“Awkward.” As soon as she said it, she slapped a hand over her mouth and shut her eyes in mortification.
Ghost reached out and put his hand on her foot. “Sex has been awkward for you?”
“Unfortunately, yeah.”
“In what way?”
“In every way. It’s just weird. Getting naked with someone, figuring out where my hands are supposed to go, waiting for him to get done…it’s just weird.”
Ghost’s pulse rate sped up, listening to her. It was obvious she wasn’t a virgin, but damn he wanted to introduce her to passion. If she was lost in the moment, she wouldn’t be worrying about where her hands were or if he got off or not. “Your turn,” he said in a strangled voice.
Rayne leaned back against the pillows and dropped her legs, stretching them out in front of her. Ghost’s hand moved from her foot to her thigh.
“Home.”
The first word that sprang to his mind was “nowhere” but he knew he couldn’t say that. “Fort Worth.”
It was quiet in the room for a beat before she said softly, “Your turn.”
“Tell me about your family.”
“My family? I’m not sure that will put me in the mood, Ghost.”
He chuckled. “Tell me anyway.” He watched as Rayne relaxed even further. His plan was working just as he’d hoped.
“Well, I have a brother and a sister. I’m the middle kid. My sister is older than me by three years, and I’m two years older than my brother. Samantha is an actress and lives in California. She’s been cast in a few films, but is still waiting for her big break.”
“And your brother?”
“Chase lives down in Killeen and is a lieutenant in the Army. He’s stationed at Fort Hood. He’s always wanted to be in the military, he was accepted into West Point, and he’s going to be a lifer. I’ve always kidded with him that there’s no way I’ll ever salute him…even if he climbs the rank to be a general.” She laughed a little at herself.
“General Jackson?” he asked in what he hoped was a light tone.
“Yeah, ridiculous, huh? I guess it was just in his blood or something.”
“You never thought about joining up? It would’ve been another way to see the world.”
Rayne looked at him with such horror he had to smile.
“No freaking way. I’d make a terrible soldier. Heck, if there’s ever an apocalypse, I’ll totally be the first one killed by the zombies because I can’t run to save my life.”
“There’s more to survival than running, Princess.”
“Whatever. I suck at pushups, haven’t done a sit-up since I was eight years old, and honestly? I don’t follow directions very well.”
When Ghost didn’t say anything more, Rayne scooted down on the bed and mimicked his pose, turning on her side, propping her head up with her hand and leaning on her elbow. It looked as if he was thinking hard about something, so she let him think.
“I’ll never look at the rain in the same way again,” he said, seemingly out of the blue.
“What?”
“If it wasn’t for the storm, the flight wouldn’t have been canceled, and I wouldn’t be here now, with you, so turned on I can’t even think straight.”
Rayne looked at him in surprise. “You
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