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answer, though.” He traced her sad smile. “I won’t push you on sex, dating, or anything else, okay? Whatever you want to do let me know. We’ll take things at your pace.” He hoped she didn’t want to go home.
    She moved into him. “How’d you get to be so nice? Is your dad a psychologist or therapist for battered women?”
    “Retired Army Ranger.”
    “Wow. Your mom must be the gentle soul. You take after her, huh?”
    He laughed. “Hardly. Dad’s the easygoing one. Rolls with the punches, as they say. Mom’s more intense and keeps us in line. Good thing. We’d be barely civilized if it wasn’t for her.”
    “They’re still together?”
    “All the time now. Since Dad retired, they travel the world and spend my inheritance. Good for them.”
    She hugged him.
    Chase embraced her gently. He would have asked why the sudden tenderness on her part but didn’t want to scare her away. She’d been through too much shit already and proved what he’d sensed instinctively. She was a good woman any man would be lucky to have.
    He held her close and pecked her ear. “Ready for a nap?”
    “No. Kiss me, please.”
    They enjoyed each other like lovers and friends should, an easy exploration that fed their need to bond on a deeper level. Not since high school had Chase necked with another woman as long.
    Hallie broke rank first and cradled his cock.
    Pleased, he cupped her breast and let her lead the way.
    She nestled close and drifted off.
    He did, too.

Chapter Three
     
    Being tucked within Chase’s embrace gave Hallie the best night’s sleep she’d enjoyed in years. She woke to glorious scents: bacon frying and something baking.
    Naked, he prepared a huge breakfast that also included eggs, ham, pancakes, biscuits, juice, and coffee.
    Pleasantly shocked, she couldn’t find words.
    “Nothing to worry about, I know how to cook. Mom taught me.” He winked. “Wasn’t sure what you liked so I made everything.”
    No kidding .
    Eating in the nude seemed normal somehow. True to his word, he didn’t press her for sex, conversation, or anything else. His respect for her feelings allowed Hallie to relax enough to enjoy his company. They shared stories from their pasts and discussed politics, agreeing on most things. Like old friends, they finished each other’s sentences, kidded around, and dissolved into laughter.
    The best freaking time she ever had and wanted more even if she didn’t trust her feelings.
    Unfortunately, she had to get to work.
    During her shift, Dick and Edward treated her with what she considered kid gloves. Gone were their snide or crude comments.
    Having a “boyfriend” who was physically bigger than they were and pure muscle in comparison to their flab made a huge difference. Too bad Chase couldn’t stay at the prison forever to make her and the inmates’ lives easier. Such a simple solution and divorced from reality.
    The mission, as he called it, concerned bringing Kim’s killer to justice and stopping the guards, Gatekeeper, and others from forcing the inmates into longer sentences for monetary gain and raping them, literally and figuratively, during their incarceration. With that accomplished, everything would end and Chase would take off for his next assignment.
    She’d miss him like hell.
    After her shift, she got ready for their strategy session then drove to his place. He promised to show her his “toys.” His cock and remaining Trojans came to mind, but she wasn’t about to mention them.
    Chase greeted her at the door with a broad smile. “Hey.”
    He’d showered, his skin and clothes fresh and enticing, hair slightly damp.
    She ached to press her face to those midnight strands and crawl over him. Too bad she couldn’t voice her desire. Every word she knew evaporated. Her knees went so weak she locked them to keep standing.
    “What’s that?” He inclined his head to the large sack she carried, big enough to hold several jeans, tees, underwear changes, and toiletries