but it’s not an emergency.”
Hanging up, Kara sat back on her couch and let out a deep breath. Well, she’d done it now. When he called back, she would be ready to break the news to him.
“Okay, bambino, Mommy was really brave today. So, just for that, a bowl of ice cream is in order.” Pulling herself off the couch, she padded into her kitchen and pulled down a bowl. Having faith that Austin would call her soon, she settled down to watch a movie in the living room and wait for his call.
Chapter Eight
Three months later, somewhere in the Pacific Ocean
Austin had never been so glad to see the ugly mug of his senior chief as he was today. His team had been on back-to-back missions for the past five months, but had finished the last one today. He smelled like a skunk, and his team wasn’t faring any better. They were dirty, hungry, and cranky. They all wanted to go home, and for him it was especially urgent.
He had been scheduled to get out of the Navy three months ago, but all that had changed when he got back to Norfolk from his weekend with Kara. His team had gotten the call that all hell had broken loose in a jungle in Panama , and they were needed to clean shit up. Well, that one mission had turned into another, and then another, until it ended up that they had been in more than ten countries in five short months, sometimes going to the same country twice.
“Senior Chief, you old dog. Tell me something good.” Austin walked into the galley to get some chow and spotted his senior chief, along with some of his team.
“Chief Delaney, good to see your crazy ass made it back in one piece.”
“Yeah, my team has been through some shit. These guys deserve a break.” Pausing to look around the room at the group of men with whom he served, Austin addressed the chief again. “The lieutenant’s up there talking with the ship’s captain about our pickup. We think it’ll be here soon.”
“You in a rush to get home to something? Or should I say someone?” The senior chief had been around a long time, and he knew the signs. Austin didn’t want to say anything about Kara. Hell, she may not even speak to him anymore.
Five months was a long time to wait for someone to call you. “Not sure. I hope there is, but I left in kind of a hurry, so I may need to grovel a bit.”
The senior chief slapped him on the back and turned to walk away. “Hell, I hope she’s worth it.”
“Oh yeah, she is. She sure as hell is.” Austin went to grab something to eat. He hoped their pickup was soon. As soon as he was debriefed, he was hightailing his ass to see Kara. He wouldn’t be able to tell her everything, but he would reassure her that he never meant to leave without a phone call.
Although he’d never really explained what he did for a living, she knew he was a Navy SEAL. While he believed she understood what that meant, they’d never really had the conversation.
Only a few more weeks, and he could be with her. He dreamed about her at night and how responsive she was to him. He could almost feel her lips and the silkiness of her skin. His mouth still held the taste of her essence, and he woke up with her name on his lips.
To him, she was unforgettable, and the first thing he was going to do when he got back was drag her to her bedroom and make slow, sweet love to her.
* * * *
A month later
Walking up to Kara’s door, Austin couldn’t believe he was nervous. He should have called her before today instead of just showing up out the blue like this. What if she wasn’t home? What if she had moved on? Damn, he would not be happy if she had found someone else.
Knowing that he needed to just get to her door and let her know he was back, for good this time, he walked briskly up to her door and knocked. When she didn’t answer right away, he knocked again, a little louder this time. He had seen her car in the drive, so he suspected she
Hanging up, Kara sat back on her couch and let out a deep breath. Well, she’d done it now. When he called back, she would be ready to break the news to him.
“Okay, bambino, Mommy was really brave today. So, just for that, a bowl of ice cream is in order.” Pulling herself off the couch, she padded into her kitchen and pulled down a bowl. Having faith that Austin would call her soon, she settled down to watch a movie in the living room and wait for his call.
Chapter Eight
Three months later, somewhere in the Pacific Ocean
Austin had never been so glad to see the ugly mug of his senior chief as he was today. His team had been on back-to-back missions for the past five months, but had finished the last one today. He smelled like a skunk, and his team wasn’t faring any better. They were dirty, hungry, and cranky. They all wanted to go home, and for him it was especially urgent.
He had been scheduled to get out of the Navy three months ago, but all that had changed when he got back to Norfolk from his weekend with Kara. His team had gotten the call that all hell had broken loose in a jungle in Panama , and they were needed to clean shit up. Well, that one mission had turned into another, and then another, until it ended up that they had been in more than ten countries in five short months, sometimes going to the same country twice.
“Senior Chief, you old dog. Tell me something good.” Austin walked into the galley to get some chow and spotted his senior chief, along with some of his team.
“Chief Delaney, good to see your crazy ass made it back in one piece.”
“Yeah, my team has been through some shit. These guys deserve a break.” Pausing to look around the room at the group of men with whom he served, Austin addressed the chief again. “The lieutenant’s up there talking with the ship’s captain about our pickup. We think it’ll be here soon.”
“You in a rush to get home to something? Or should I say someone?” The senior chief had been around a long time, and he knew the signs. Austin didn’t want to say anything about Kara. Hell, she may not even speak to him anymore.
Five months was a long time to wait for someone to call you. “Not sure. I hope there is, but I left in kind of a hurry, so I may need to grovel a bit.”
The senior chief slapped him on the back and turned to walk away. “Hell, I hope she’s worth it.”
“Oh yeah, she is. She sure as hell is.” Austin went to grab something to eat. He hoped their pickup was soon. As soon as he was debriefed, he was hightailing his ass to see Kara. He wouldn’t be able to tell her everything, but he would reassure her that he never meant to leave without a phone call.
Although he’d never really explained what he did for a living, she knew he was a Navy SEAL. While he believed she understood what that meant, they’d never really had the conversation.
Only a few more weeks, and he could be with her. He dreamed about her at night and how responsive she was to him. He could almost feel her lips and the silkiness of her skin. His mouth still held the taste of her essence, and he woke up with her name on his lips.
To him, she was unforgettable, and the first thing he was going to do when he got back was drag her to her bedroom and make slow, sweet love to her.
* * * *
A month later
Walking up to Kara’s door, Austin couldn’t believe he was nervous. He should have called her before today instead of just showing up out the blue like this. What if she wasn’t home? What if she had moved on? Damn, he would not be happy if she had found someone else.
Knowing that he needed to just get to her door and let her know he was back, for good this time, he walked briskly up to her door and knocked. When she didn’t answer right away, he knocked again, a little louder this time. He had seen her car in the drive, so he suspected she
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