Tempted & Taken (Men of Haven #4)(106)
She focused on the beautiful script and pulled in a slow breath. “You know there are things we could build together.”
At first, only silence echoed back at her, the soft wind and waves filling the space between them. She traced one ear of her wolf, her finger shaking as she waited.
He guided her face to his. “I’d build anything with you.”
She swallowed hard and pressed her palm against his chest. “Even a family?”
An alertness she hadn’t seen in him in days fired bright behind his eyes. Before she could gauge his intent, he pushed himself up on one elbow and rolled her to her back so he hovered above her. “Are you trying to tell me something?”
Oh, dear. She’d gone all the wrong way with this. Though, on the surface he didn’t seem to be too upset with the direction things had gone, so perhaps the miscalculation wasn’t a bad one. “I’m not pregnant if that’s what you’re thinking.”
His gaze roamed her face and pure wonder lit his features.
Definitely, not a bad reaction. One she could work with, if she dared.
She touched her finger to his lips and whispered, “But I’d like to be.”
In a flash, the air around them went from cool and comfortable to supercharged and heated, the wind licking against her skin with the same intensity as his gaze. “How long does it take for those pills to leave your system?”
There he was. Her take charge, confident man awakened to a new challenge and ready to get things underway. She giggled despite the serious topic. “I have no idea.”
“We’ll call Zeke,” he said, positioning himself between her thighs. With only his board shorts and her bikini between them, there was no missing his enthusiasm or willingness to get started.
She opened her thighs wider and cocked her knees, letting him settle into the cradle of her hips. “We don’t have to do anything right away. I just wanted to know how you felt about it.”
“Is your dream having babies?”
God, yes. To her mind there was no better gift—no better expression of love between two people than a child. “Someday, yes.”
He rolled his hips against hers, the naughty gleam in his eyes gaining more depth. “How many?”
Her breath caught in her throat, the perfect press of his shaft against her sending her thoughts thoroughly off track. “I don’t know. I’d be happy with one, but would like to have two.”
The touch of his warm hand along her nape and the swoosh of her swim top coming untied wrenched her back to reality. “What are you doing?”
He peeled the fabric away, baring her breasts to the air’s welcome coolness and palmed one mound. “Life’s short. Dream big, right?”
Life was short. Perilously so. And with Knox every dream seemed bigger. Brighter. “We’re outside,” she whispered and arched into his touch.
“Don’t care.” He skimmed his lips against hers. “Besides, what’s the point in a private beach if you can’t enjoy a little decadence while it’s yours.”
She tangled her hands in his hair and wrapped her legs around his hips. He was right. If there was ever a time to chase her dreams with the man she loved, it was right now. Protected in his arms while paradise hummed around them. “You know I took a pill this morning.”
He smiled against her lips and muttered, “You know how I feel about firewalls.”
Laughing, she nipped his lower lip. “Think you can get one past the goalie, do you?”
“Maybe. Maybe not. But you can bet your sweet ass I’m gonna try.”
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Acknowledgments
Diving into Knox’s book was daunting simply because the mere thought of networks, firewalls and IP addresses made me whimper. Fortunately, I know this guy by the name of Jay Donovan who is all things techy-goodness. Not only does he keep my website safe and humming, but he’s also happy to talk dastardly plots and cyber-shenanigans—a handy perk for an author faced with creating a wicked smooth character like Knox.
Once again, Angela James gets the giant-size high-five for having my back and making Knox and Darya’s story totally rock. Swear to God, if anyone tries to take her away from me, I’m sending the brothers to intervene on my behalf.
And of course, I have to thank my rock-solid posse—Cori Deyoe, Juliette Cross, Kyra Jacobs, Audrey Carlan, Dena Garson and most importantly my amazing daughters. Without each of you to keep me grounded, laughing, and overflowing with love and support, I’d be utterly lost.
Go back to the beginning of the MEN OF HAVEN in ROUGH & TUMBLE by Rhenna Morgan.
“ROUGH & TUMBLE by Rhenna Morgan will warm your heart and melt your panties.”
—#1 New York Times bestselling author Audrey Carlan (Calendar Girl series)
Rough & Tumble
by Rhenna Morgan
Chapter One
Nothing like a New Year’s Eve drunk-sister-search-and-rescue to top off a chaos-laden twelve-hour workday. Vivienne dialed Shinedown’s newest release from full blast to almost nothing and whipped her Honda hybrid into a pay-by-the-hour lot in the heart of Dallas’s Deep Ellum. Five freaking weekends in a row Callie had pulled this crap, with way too many random SOS calls before her current streak.