are in Nashville.â
She laughed even harder at that. âOh, please. What kind of agency would have their headquarters there?â
His look was devilish. âThe smart one. If D.C. gets wiped out or bombed, weâre still able to function. No oneâs ever going to take out Nashville. Itâs barely on the terrorist map. Besides, we donât do anything by the book. Hell, our director is so whacked, he put us on the ground floor of the bat tower just for shits and giggles.â
She arched her brow at that. âAhh, the bat tower. Let me guess? Your director is Commissioner Gordon.â
She groaned as he sucked her toe into his mouth and used his tongue to gently massage it. He nipped her large toe, then pulled back. âTrust me, BAD would make mincemeat out of Commissioner Gordon, Sergeant OâHara, and Batman combined.â
âBAD, huh?â
âMad, bad, and dangerous to know.â
âHave much luck with that line?â
He laughed gently as he crawled up her body like a languid panther and pressed his lips to her belly. His breath tickled her stomach as he parted her shirt more. âSo far itâs working.â
Yes, it was. Much better than it should be. Who would have ever thought that she could be seduced by some cheesy little line?
No, she realized. She wasnât seduced by a cheesy line, but rather by his stunningly blue eyes. His tender lips.
Oh, who was she fooling? It was that sinful body that she wanted.
All of it.
Sheâd never made love to a man who looked like this. One who was so handsome he should be on the cover of a book or in a movie.
One who set her blood on fire just by being with her.
She stared down at him while his hot mouth skimmed the flesh of her stomach. He lay between her spread legs with his chest pressing against the center of her body.
Oh, how she ached for him. Marianne ran her hands through his dark hair, letting the swirls of his tongue sweep her far away from what they were doing.
She arched her back as he sat up slightly and pulled her shirt off. Then he reached behind her and unfastened her bra.
âMmm,â he breathed as he bared her. âWhat have we here?â
âBreasts,â she said simply as she fought the urge to cover herself. âTwo of them.â
He laughed at that. âGood, âcause I was afraid you might have three.â
âNope, no Anne Boleyn here. Just two, like any other normal woman.â
Kyle smiled at her teasing and her intelligence. He couldnât recall ever being so at ease with a lover. It didnât feel as if they were strangers.
There was an odd sense of belonging with her. It didnât make any sense.
âTell me something, Marianne,â he whispered in her ear. âTell me what schoolteachers dream about when theyâre all alone at night. Tell me what fantasies keep you awake while you lie in bed, wanting to feel someone inside you.â
Her face flushed.
âDonât be embarrassed,â he said, teasing the corner of her mouth with his lips.
Heâd always wondered what âgoodâ girls dreamt of. The scenes in the romance novel heâd read had shocked him more than the first time heâd read a Penthouse letter. He still had a hard time believing Marianne read such things.
âI donât know,â she said with a small shrug. âI think of someone dangerous. Deadly. A larger-than-life officer or agent who can come in like Rambo and yet still be tender to me.â Her brown eyes seared him with a heartfelt longing. âSomeone who sees me.â
He frowned at her words. Who in their right mind couldnât see her? âI see you, Marianne,â he whispered, kissing her, tasting the warmth of her mouth.
Her tongue was heaven. He loved the sensation of it stroking his while her breasts were flattened against his chest.
Marianne sighed as he left her lips and trailed scorching kisses over her. His lightly
Dayton Ward, Kevin Dilmore