Maybe later in the week. She’d had super clear boundaries last year, and it hadn’t helped at all. Why shouldn’t she enjoy this time with Grady without bringing a lot of drama to thetable?
Tegan andWyatt both joined them for dinner, adding a second little table to their spot to make room for fourplaces.
“Are you guys coming to the bonfire?” Tegan asked as their dessert plates were beingcleared.
Before Priya could answer, another camper came over and interrupted, asking Tegan a question about the Nature Olympics planned formid-week.
Grady leaned over and brushed hislips against Priya’s ear. “You have an early bedtime tonight,” he murmured. “Doctor’sorders.”
“My doctor didn’t—” She stopped herself when she caught the filthy glint in his eyes. “Oh.Okay.”
“You’ll need a thorough examination, and then some physicaltherapy.”
“That sounds…vigorous.”
“Very.”
She stretched her arms wide in the air and faked a yawn. “Right. Sotired.Bedtimenow.”
Tegan turned back and laughed. “So that’s a no to thebonfire?”
“I’m afraid so,” Priya said brightly. “Night.”
Ten minutes later, Grady had her pressed against the inside of thecabindoor.
“This seems highly unprofessional, Dr. Mills. Do you greet all your patientsthisway?”
He sucked on her neck, then licked her pulse point right aboveher collarbone. “I’m trying a new form of physical exam. Highly specialized. Custom-suited to one particularpatient.”
“Mmm. I have, ah, some pain a littlelower.”
He cupped one breast through her t-shirt, thumbing over the nipple. “Righthere?”
“Y-yes.”
“That will require further examinationforsure.”
He lifted her in his arms and carried her to her bed, wherehe stripped her down and examined her from head to toe, bringing her to a quick, heady orgasm with his hands and mouth. Then he rolled her over and rubbed her legs and back with the lavender rub from thesleepbag.
It waslovely.
But Priya wasn’t tired in the least. “Doctor…”
“Mmm.” She could hear the laughter in his voice. “Yes, Ms.Mattu?”
“That orgasm reallyhelped.”
“I betitdid.”
“Is that kind of treatment repeatable?”Like maybe in a back-to-back kind of way? Asking for a friend who is me, Priya thought. She kept those thoughts on the inside of her head,though.
“It most definitely is. But you’re quite tense here…” He rubbed deeper in the middle of her back. “Situp.”
She obliged, because whatever he wanted to do with herwas going to be awesome, she had no doubt. “You’re good at this particularrole-play.”
“I’ve had a lot of pre- and post-deploymentmedicals.”
“How many?” She sighed as he smoothed his hands over her bare back again, this time curving his fingers over her shoulders and pressing down at thesametime.
