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Then Cole saw her Every corpuscle in his body contracted into a tight ball

She was his

Her hair was down Lying softly across her bare shoulders, the tips trailed between her shoulder blades She wore an exotic sundress of reds, greens and golds that made her eyes shimmer like molten liquid Never had her eyes seemed so erotic, so luminous Possibly because of the loss puckering her all too kissable lips, but he suspected the look had more to do with an internal beacon she emitted One every ounce of testosterone within him responded to

Sitting with a group of nurses, corpsman, Suzie and the ship’s other htly colored drink in front of her and a happy look on her face

A little too happy a look

She laughed at so someone said, leaned over and laid her head on Suzie’s shoulder for a brief second in a very non-Aesture Way too relaxed, way too touchy

Cole frowned How long had she been at the bar?

Her gaze lifted, clashed with his, sent conflicting signals that said Coh and Go away, you’re not wanted at the exact sanals

Cole chose to go with the first option He was definitely et her Still, he wouldn’t rush He’d found her He’d take his ti sexual momentum and make his move when he was ready

Of that, neither of them had any doubt Was that why she drank? To lower her desperately clung-to guard? To have soht?

He didn’t like the idea, but there was nothing he could do about it other than ot back to the hotel No ould their first time be with her drunk She’d come to him of her own free will

Peyton and the others Cole had entered with joined A up another table and chairs

Aaze dared him to join them

Shooting her a s, he crossed to the bar, was greeted by ues and ordered a beer

He swapped stories with a friend he hadn’t seen in over a year that was serving on a battleship in their battle group He bought a beer for a crew member, turned down three offers to dance frolanced toward Amelia