Ice (Elite Forces #1)(24)
“Doesn’t matter. I’ll eat anything. Why don’t you get us all something?” I curl my lip, never taking my eyes off of Jade, while I dig out a handful of twenties, count out four, and hand them over to him.
“I’ll buy everyone’s.” I nod in his direction, my eyes never leaving hers. I see her, she can’t fool my ass. Her breathing speeds up and her cheeks flush. Damn, she’s gorgeous as she stands there trying to pretend I don’t affect her.
These are the things I want to see on her. I bet anything if I dipped my hand into the front of her jeans, scraped my fingers around the edge of those silky panties, moved them down the seam, she’d be wet as f*ck.
“Perfect timing, beautiful. Come here.” My hand reaches out, pulling her flush against me. My back is to the wall, and she comes to me willingly. She has to, there are way too many people here to cause a scene. I’m about ready to stir her up and shake her to her damn core.
“What the hell are you doing?” She snips into my ear.
“Staking a claim right now.” My mouth takes hers. She resists me at first, then f*ck, her hands land on my chest. She’s warm and completely intoxicating. My tongue swipes against hers the second she opens up to me, and she moans into my mouth.
Shit, the sound of her voice drives me insane. The only thing I can think of is getting her alone, with no one around us for miles, just so I can hear those sweet little sounds escaping from her mouth, so I can tell her exactly what she does to me. No restrictions. No boundaries. No rules. Just us and this fiery hot chemistry we have between us.
“Kaleb, what the hell are you doing?” She tries to pull away. Hell to the motherf*cking no. She is not getting away from me.
“Don’t stand there and pretend like you don’t want it. You want this as much as I do.” I press my engorged cock against her and she gasps.
“There are people watching us.” She chooses right now to be shy. I shrug. I really don’t care; let them look. I’ll teach them all how this is done.
“Harris is going to get his ass beat if he says one more word to you. It would be different if his intentions were noble, but we both know they aren’t. He wants you.” Her gaze borders on the verge of a smug smile. She knows damn well that shit is getting to me.
“You have nothing to be jealous of. I’m not yours, nor am I his, and if you don’t get that through your thick alpha skull, I won’t let your ass near me. Check yourself, Maverick. I’m not a f*cking piece of property for you to own, and I’m sure as f*ck not a piece of meat for you two to tear apart while you fight over me.” I pull her wrist against my side, while she spews her words in my face.
She’s feisty and not at all afraid to tell me off and remind me how it is. Goddamn, she will be so much fun to play with when I get her back home. The thoughts of all the possibilities cause a smile on my face, which only pisses her off even further.
“Kaleb. I’m tired. I’m not dealing with this pissing match. You’re going to have to get over yourself and relax a little.”
“I’ll relax when I can slip inside that sweet * of yours again. Until then, I’m going to be worked up. It comes with the territory of running a big mission like this. I’ll need to blow off this aggression somehow, and I can only think of one way that sounds perfect.”
“Do you always think with your dick?”
“No. I assure you, honey, there’s so much more of me craving you than just my dick. I’m not just here to f*ck around, Jade.” I pull her closer as I speak close to her ear. She tucks her arms into my chest as I wrap my arms around her before she pushes away. Her hurt arm is wrapped, but she's still moving it.
Using her big, beautiful eyes to look straight into mine, she begins again. “You’re insane. Kaleb, please don’t do this shit in front of the guys anymore. I won’t have anyone thinking I’m f*cking my way into these missions. I’ve worked too damn hard for my career to throw it all away like that. I respect these guys, and I want them to continue to respect me. Just because I had a lapse in judgement a few times with you doesn’t mean I’m yours to toy with for all eternity.”
I open my mouth to respond to her lapse of judgment lie, a damn hit to my f*cking gut, but see Harris behind her, returning with a shit ton of food in his arms. She turns to see what my eyes are focused on and instantly moves to help him. He must be telling f*cking jokes when she reaches him, because she throws her head back and smiles the largest smile I've ever seen on her face. My heart skips at least once, knowing I've never been the reason for her happiness. That's something I plan to change very soon.
JJ and Roberts walk up from their trip to find the latrine, and I exhale knowing I've f*cked up my last moment alone with her. From here on out, the team will be tight in our vicinity. I know my seat is next to hers, and I made sure JJ is on the opposite side of her. Harris is in a different f*cking row, and I don't give two shits who he's stuck next to. The guy had my back on that mission, but I know damn well he’s not on my side when it comes to Jade.
I don't eat anything he brings back, but I do watch them all interact as a group of great friends. That's what I miss most about being active. The comradery among the guys begins lifelong friendships that lead to so much support, and in the worst cases, heartache as they all come home from the extremities of being on active duty.