“Tonight was supposed to be reconnaissance.We weren’texpecting action,” he explained.
“I promise, dearest heart, I will do my utmost to keepmyself safe.I vow, love of my life, that I will keep you apprised ofeverything.”
He tried but failed to stop his grin as she pretended totalk in his deep voice.
Thus, she slapped his arm.“Loren!You didn’t tell me athing about tonight.And when we decided that you would tell Tor that you andthe boys would resurrect Tor’s program that was the brainchild of Tor andyourdad, the deal was that you would keep me in the know abouteverything.”
He pulled her stiff, vaguely resisting body into his arms.
“Darling, you were at the theater with Maxie, Mary and yourmother.”
“Did you temporarily lose use of your hand?You couldn’twrite a note?”
“There wasn’t time.”
“Your mouth seems to be working just fine.You couldn’tbrief Carling?”
“Again, there wasn’t time.”
“You’re going with us to the theater every time we’re inNewton,” she threatened.
“Please, gods, no,” he teased.“My transgression wasn’t thatbad.”
She tipped her face to the stars.
“Honestly, my love,” he said in all seriousness, and hergaze returned to him.“There wasn’t time.”
She put her hands to his chest and started fiddling with hiscollar.“It’s very annoying, people doing stupid things that hurt other people,requiring you to go out and stop them from doing those stupid things.Especially when you don’t tell me you’re going out to be allhardassand kicking ass to stop them.”
“It is indeed very annoying,” he murmured, pulling hercloser and feeling his lips twitching.
She narrowed her eyes.“If you think you’re gonna getyourself some, mister, you’re very right.Because you rock in bed.And becausewe’ve been married all of six weeks, and I’m still feeling honeymoon vibes.ButI’m also still holding a grudge.”
“Will you stop complaining so I can kiss you?”he requested.
“No.You’re going to clean the blood from your nose and yourpenance tonight is that there will be no kissing.In fact, you can’t touch meat all.You have to lie there, arms over your head, while I take care ofbusiness.”
His cock jumped and a growl rumbled from his throat.
She melted into him trying to pretend she wasn’t meltinginto him.
“I warn you, my lovely wife, this is not much of a penance.”
“You don’t get it.The penance is, the offer is rescinded ifyou don’t get your arse inside, safe, and out of the cold in…oof!”
Loren made note that was one way to quiet her pretty mouth.
He then set about leaving his brothers to whisky, brandy andMary, who right then, he knew from experience, was going about wringing everylast detail of their night’s adventure from his friends, and he carried hiswife to bed to finish his penance.
Something he achieved.
Valiantly.
And elatedly.
Ed
At About the Same Time
