Best Friends (New Species #15)(46)

“No!” She didn’t even have to think about it. “I’m glad you took out some of those jerks.” She released him and reached up, cupping his face. “I love you, Snow.”

He seemed to search her eyes. “You don’t look afraid.”

“I’m not. I could have killed those two jerks who came into the diner, the ones that I shot. I was raised with guns. I know what they can do. I’m surprised they both lived, to be honest. I was sure that one was a goner that I nailed center mass in the chest. Are you afraid of me because of that?”

“Never. You were brave and did it to protect Species.”

“Same to you, Snow. You have every right to save yourself from bad folks. I was aiming for that jerk’s face who broke into my place with my dishes. A flying piece of glass could have cut him just right and made him bleed to death. I also hit him in the head as many times as I could too. Head trauma and all that. It can definitely kill. I wanted to hurt him and put him down so he would stop coming after me. I don’t feel bad about it. He had it coming.”

A smile curved his lips, and that haunted look left his eyes. “I love you so much, Mel.”

“Right back at you. You can tell me anything about your past and it’s not going to change how I feel about you. I see the man you’ve become, and I like everything about you. You’re a survivor, and I’m glad for that. I wouldn’t have met you if you’d let those jerks kill you while they had you locked up.”

That smile turned into a grin. “I feel like everything I’ve endured is worth it, now that you’re in my life.”

He said the best things to her. Her heart just melted. “Make love to me, Snow.”

“I would love to.” He went for her mouth.

Mel tipped her chin up and kissed him, giving him all her emotions. How much he meant to her. How much she loved him. The growling sound he made turned her on more. He was just too sexy.

He turned them on the bed, taking her down to the mattress. His hands roamed her body, caressing one of her breasts. She loved it when he lightly pinched her nipple, causing a jolt of pleasure to shoot through her body. He really knew how to touch her.

Mel enjoyed the feel of him as she ran her hands over his warm, firm skin. She used her fingernails to lightly scratch. He growled and broke the kiss, going for her neck. She wiggled under him until she could spread her thighs wide and wrap them around his waist.

He reached up, and she glanced at his fumbling hand. He found some of the condoms he’d placed on the nightstand.

Their gazes met as he used his mouth to tear open a corner of the packet, and she bit her lip as he reached between their bodies, rolling it over his cock. She felt impatient, wanting to feel him inside her. He got it on…but then used his finger to tease her clit.

“I’m ready.”

“I feel. You’re very wet.”

“Always for you,” she admitted.

He kept rubbing her clit until she was clawing at him with her fingers. He finally pulled his hand away and replaced it with the thick tip of his cock. She loved the way he watched her as he entered her body, filling her in one slow thrust.

She wrapped her legs around his waist, raising them a little higher. Mel licked her lips, wanting him to kiss her, but Snow stayed just above her, out of reach, his gaze locked with hers. It was as if he wanted to watch her as they made love. She was fine with that, happy to stare into his eyes. She wished the lighting was brighter, but she wasn’t about to complain.

He did this incredible thing with his hips, taking her a little faster, his body brushing up against her clit with every drive into her.

“Yes!” she panted.

He kept doing that over and over, until she threw her head back, breaking eye contact as ecstasy exploded inside her.

Snow’s mouth went to her throat and he groaned against her skin. His body tensed, and she felt him locking inside her as he came, too.

“I can’t ever lose you,” he rasped.

She panted, caressing him where she held on to his shoulders. “I don’t ever want to lose you, either.”

He lifted his head and kissed her. This time it was tender and more of an exploration of her mouth. He broke it a few minutes later and smiled. “We should stop or I’ll never soften enough to leave your body.”

She laughed. “We should probably get some sleep. We have that meeting in the morning.”

“Right.” His expression hardened.

“I know you’re worried about me being bait but—”

“I understand, Mel. Friends are important. Mary is your family in your heart. Species understand this. All of us have become a family in our hearts. Only a few of us are lucky enough to have blood matches to actual relatives.”

She frowned, a little confused. “I don’t understand.”

“Mercile occasionally used samples of the same DNA to create more than one Species. Some of our people have found matches with other Species. A human association, or one from our animal DNA.”

That stunned her. “Do you have any matches?”

He shook his head. “No. My genetic contributors must not have pleased Mercile enough for them to reuse those samples, or none of those Species survived to experience freedom. The NSO doctors have created a database for us to see if we are related to each other. Only a few have matches.”