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instinctively to protect Lilly. He lifted his foot off the brake, grabbed the wheel tight, and rode it out until the truck jerked to a halt halfway down the muddy ditch on the side of the road.
Lilly woke with a gasp, clutching at his hand on her chest. His vision pinwheeled and his heart pounded against his ribs, making it hard to breathe. Shoving aside the instant panic, he blinked away the sound of helicopter blades spinning and stalling in his mind.
They were okay. They were okay .
“What happened?”
He pulled his hand from her death grip and gritted his teeth. What had happened?
His inability to show even an ounce of self-control around her, that’s what had fucking happened.
He could have gotten them killed because he couldn’t stop thinking with his dick.
“We hit something,” he said, popping open his door and leaning out to get a look at a mammoth-size tree branch embedded in the front bumper. “A big fucking tree. It must have come down in the storm.”
He pulled himself back in, shook off the rain, and slammed the door shut again.
“A tree fell across the road, and you didn’t see it?” she asked incredulously. “What the hell were you doing?”
Thinking of all of the things I could do to make you moan like that while you’re awake .
Pain spiked through his right temple and he sank back in his seat, consternation clouding his thoughts. There was no way they were getting out of that ditch without a tow. Hell, he’d be lucky if he hadn’t broken the damn axle.
Which left him stranded in the one place he’d been avoiding for nearly ten years.
He grabbed his cell out of the cupholder. No service. Perfect.
“What’s wrong?” She sat up, worry creasing her brows as she pushed her sleep-mussed hair out of her eyes.
Heart sinking, he stared at the dark truck gauges that had been lit up just moments before. “Please tell me you have cell service.”
“You’re messing with me, right?” Her gaze frantically inspected the dashboard. “Tell me we’re not stranded out here.”
“We’re not stranded out here.”
“You’re lying, aren’t you?”
“Yes. Now could you check your phone? Please .”
She dug her phone out of her bag and frowned. “Nothing.”
He cursed under his breath and leaned across her to grab a flashlight from the glove compartment. “Stay in the car.”
“Wait! You can’t go out there.” She grasped his arm, eyes wide as they darted to the windshield and back to his face. Her delicate fingers pressed into his skin.
Heat sparked under her touch, awakening an overwhelmingly intense need that overshadowed the ache in his skull. “Why not?”
“What if you get struck by lightning or something?”
The ache settled deep in his belly. “Are you worried about me, Lil?” He shone the light on her, letting the beam coast down her body, highlighting all of the spots that would mold perfectly into the palms of his hands.
She huffed out a breath, grabbed it out of his hand, and clicked it off. “Not hardly. I just don’t want to be left alone out here in hillbilly hell.” She folded her arms across her chest and peered out the window. “I’m pretty sure this how every Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie begins.”
He snatched the flashlight back. “I used to fly six-ton helicopters in conditions worse than this for a living, Princess. I think I can handle a little rain.”
“But—”
He cut off her response by throwing his door open again and stepping out into the rain. Seeing the concern shining from her eyes for him, together with her tender touch, was a dangerous combination. One he didn’t think he’d be able to resist much longer. He only hoped the rain would be enough to get rid of the hard-on he’d been sporting for the better part of the day. How she could set off this kind of lust with nothing more than brushing the hair off her neck or moaning in her sleep was completely beyond him. It was time for him to get his shit together. Giving in to
Lilly woke with a gasp, clutching at his hand on her chest. His vision pinwheeled and his heart pounded against his ribs, making it hard to breathe. Shoving aside the instant panic, he blinked away the sound of helicopter blades spinning and stalling in his mind.
They were okay. They were okay .
“What happened?”
He pulled his hand from her death grip and gritted his teeth. What had happened?
His inability to show even an ounce of self-control around her, that’s what had fucking happened.
He could have gotten them killed because he couldn’t stop thinking with his dick.
“We hit something,” he said, popping open his door and leaning out to get a look at a mammoth-size tree branch embedded in the front bumper. “A big fucking tree. It must have come down in the storm.”
He pulled himself back in, shook off the rain, and slammed the door shut again.
“A tree fell across the road, and you didn’t see it?” she asked incredulously. “What the hell were you doing?”
Thinking of all of the things I could do to make you moan like that while you’re awake .
Pain spiked through his right temple and he sank back in his seat, consternation clouding his thoughts. There was no way they were getting out of that ditch without a tow. Hell, he’d be lucky if he hadn’t broken the damn axle.
Which left him stranded in the one place he’d been avoiding for nearly ten years.
He grabbed his cell out of the cupholder. No service. Perfect.
“What’s wrong?” She sat up, worry creasing her brows as she pushed her sleep-mussed hair out of her eyes.
Heart sinking, he stared at the dark truck gauges that had been lit up just moments before. “Please tell me you have cell service.”
“You’re messing with me, right?” Her gaze frantically inspected the dashboard. “Tell me we’re not stranded out here.”
“We’re not stranded out here.”
“You’re lying, aren’t you?”
“Yes. Now could you check your phone? Please .”
She dug her phone out of her bag and frowned. “Nothing.”
He cursed under his breath and leaned across her to grab a flashlight from the glove compartment. “Stay in the car.”
“Wait! You can’t go out there.” She grasped his arm, eyes wide as they darted to the windshield and back to his face. Her delicate fingers pressed into his skin.
Heat sparked under her touch, awakening an overwhelmingly intense need that overshadowed the ache in his skull. “Why not?”
“What if you get struck by lightning or something?”
The ache settled deep in his belly. “Are you worried about me, Lil?” He shone the light on her, letting the beam coast down her body, highlighting all of the spots that would mold perfectly into the palms of his hands.
She huffed out a breath, grabbed it out of his hand, and clicked it off. “Not hardly. I just don’t want to be left alone out here in hillbilly hell.” She folded her arms across her chest and peered out the window. “I’m pretty sure this how every Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie begins.”
He snatched the flashlight back. “I used to fly six-ton helicopters in conditions worse than this for a living, Princess. I think I can handle a little rain.”
“But—”
He cut off her response by throwing his door open again and stepping out into the rain. Seeing the concern shining from her eyes for him, together with her tender touch, was a dangerous combination. One he didn’t think he’d be able to resist much longer. He only hoped the rain would be enough to get rid of the hard-on he’d been sporting for the better part of the day. How she could set off this kind of lust with nothing more than brushing the hair off her neck or moaning in her sleep was completely beyond him. It was time for him to get his shit together. Giving in to
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