Excerpt #2
In another place,
under other circumstances, silk, satin and lace rubbing up on him would have
been a turn on. At one in the morning, in a building that smelled of dust and
must, nothing got turned on except his allergy response. He needed an
antihistamine and a cup of coffee in the worst way. And maybe a sandwich. Or
some fried chicken. His stomach rumbled at the thought of hot, moist fried
chicken and buttermilk biscuits. He had missed dinner, after all.
He caught Katie's
eye over a display of animal print push up bras. His blood warmed pleasantly as
she smiled at him. A hunger of a different sort clenched in his gut.
"I'm
sorry," she said. "I know it's late but I can't stomach the thought
of anything that man touched on my skin. I want to grab a couple of things to
hold me until I can get to the mall."
"Take your
time. You might not be able to go home for a few days so grab what you
need," Kaiden responded with more conviction than he felt. He nodded at a
leopard print push-up in front of him. "That looks nice." It would
look real nice on Katie. Forget about
his allergy response, everything started to warm up.
"Agent James!
I had no idea you had such a wild side to you!"
"I'm not all
business all the time you know. And please, call me Kaiden already. I am pretty
sure we have gone beyond formal. Not every woman I meet gives me a sponge
bath." He winked at her as a blush formed on her cheeks.
"We probably
shouldn't discuss that. Nurse-patient privilege or something." She reached
for a deep emerald satin and lace set that would look like the jewel of the
same tone against her creamy skin and bring out the green in her hazel eyes.
"I don't
think there is any such thing. Besides, it's something I certainly enjoy thinking about."
He watched as the
flush in her cheeks darkened by at least three shades. Kaiden couldn't help but
wonder if Nurse Katie had ever thought about him. Of course not, you idiot, she was engaged! Still, during his stay
in the hospital they had definitely shared a flirtation. Apparently it ended at
flirting since she had a boyfriend the entire time. The pain meds had probably
colored the experience, making it something more in his mind than it had
actually been.
"All right
then it must be off-limits for a secret agent to discuss such things with a
suspect."
Kaiden laughed.
"There is nothing secret about this agent. You know who I am and what I do
and I'm fairly certain the only thing you are guilty of is bad judgment in
men."
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