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never said it was.” He
stepped towards her, closing the distance.
    Tess held out her hand as if to ward
him off, but he took it in his and pulled it up to his
mouth.
    “ Bran, you’re not
interested in me. You never have been.”
    “ You’re wrong
there.”
    She rolled those expressive green eyes
of hers, and he hid a smile as he nibbled on her
fingers.
    “ I’m not wrong, Bran. I’ve
never been your kind of woman.”
    He heard the doubt in her voice and
was stunned. This woman had always seemed so confident, so sure of
herself. But in this, she seemed…at a loss. She apparently didn’t
know how stunning her found her. That she was gorgeous inside and
out.
    He guessed it was time to reveal that
little secret of his.
    “ Do you remember
graduation?”
    “ Yes, it rained, we had it
inside. It was hot as hell.”
    “ Not high school.
Annapolis.”
    She frowned in thought, then
nodded.
    “ You were so excited that
you came running up to me and hugged me. Do you remember
that?”
    She sighed. “Of course I do. It wasn’t
that long ago. I don’t know what this has to do with the fact that
you’re gnawing on my fingers.”
    “ Then you kissed me. On
the mouth. You’d never done that before.”
    Anyone watching would have seen a calm
woman, but Bran knew better. He was holding her hand and his
fingers skimmed over her pulse. It sped up a beat or two. Bran was
enough of a competitor to admit he enjoyed that.
    She cleared her throat apparently
trying to compose herself. “And?”
    He nibbled a little longer, taking his
time. He knew it was small of him, but he was enjoying her
discomfort. “There’s a reason I avoided you for a few months. For a
second there, I almost lost it.”
    Now she looked very wary. “Bran if you
want me to believe—”
    Irritated with her, and the fact that
he was dying to touch more than just her hand, he interrupted
her.
    “ I am not lying. You
kissed me. It lasted a second and the only thing I could think was
that I wanted more.”
    Her eyes widened and she shook her
head.
    He nodded. “Thoughts of tearing off
your clothes and kissing every inch of your body took over. Then,
all the family came up and well, I felt perverted because the rest
of the night I wondered what you looked like under your
uniform.”
    “ You ran off with Jimmy
and the rest of those idiots that night.”
    “ And I came back to the
hotel without them. I couldn’t get you out of my mind. Then, you
were gone and we were both busy. It all hit me when I saw you the
other day.”
    “ Bran.”
    “ It’s true. I want you.
And I could tell from that kiss, you want me. Why does it have to
be any harder than that?”
    “ Our families,
our…careers.”
    “ And you date other
Marines. Unless there is something wrong with me.”
    “ There’s nothing wrong
with you.”
    The way she said it was as if she was
irritated with him for it.
    “ Hey, I won’t push you,
but tell me…can you really say you don’t want this?”
    He pulled her closer and kissed her
again, this time thrusting his tongue inside her mouth. She tasted
of minty toothpaste and lust. It was an odd combination, but need
poured through him. Then, slowly, she slipped her hands up his arms
and behind his neck. It was Tess who pressed her body against his
this time, and it was him who shook. She tilted her head to the
side and slid her tongue against his.
    When he pulled back, they were both
breathing heavily.
    “ So, what do you say,
Tess?”
    He left it up to her. He knew that for
her, it was the right way to go. Tess always had to think things
over and if she said she wanted to wait, he would wait. He’d have
to take a cold shower for an hour, but he would do it. She lifted
her fingers to her lips and touched her mouth. She looked
stunned.
    Damn, she was going to say to wait.
Or, worse, no . That would be ten times worse. But then, in a
blink of an eye, she dropped her hand and her lips
curved.
    “ Tess?”
    “ Yes.”
    “ Are you