“Ben, no.” Hannah pounded on his shoulders, but she might as well be hitting granite. She tried to twist and turn, but he kept a hand under her butt that prevented her from moving much.
Benignored her and shut the door behind him. He marched her to the bed and stopped at the foot. He lowered her back down to her feet and dipped his head down and captured her lips before she could utter another protest.
Hannah moaned into his mouth and clung to his shoulders already forgetting why she told him no before. His kisses had a way of distracting her from reason.
Benreached for the hem of her t-shirt and paused. “Are you sure?”
So considerate he was to her. She said no earlier, but he didn’t want to pressure her. If she said no, she knew he would back off and respect her wishes. Hannah looked at the closed door and debated the wisdom of going through with it.Benseemed to sense her struggle and leaned down to nibble her earlobe to help her decision along.
“Yes,” Hannah tilted her head back and gave herself over to the pleasure.
~
Hannah lay draped overBen’s chest feeling well sated. She should feel guilty for kicking Adam out of the cabin, so she and Ben could make love, but she couldn’t muster the energy right now. Her body was floating, and she didn’t want to come down. Ben pleasured her to the point of distraction, and she was no longer nervous about seeing her family tomorrow.
Hannah sat up and looked down at Ben’s lazy warm eyes. “Thank you, for coming with me.”
Bensmiled at her and pulled her back to his chest. “There’s nowhere else I’d rather be.”
Hannah laughed without humor. “Well see about that after you see my parents.”
Benhugged her close and kissed the top of her head. “They are going to be fine. They missed you and love you. They won’t even know I’m there.”
“I doubt that very much. You’re hard to miss.”
“I’m trained to blend in. If I don’t want them noticing me, they won’t.”
“If you say so.” Hannah knew he was trained to blend, but this wasn’t a mission. This was visiting her parents.
They lay in bed for a while until nature called. Hannah got dressed and hurried to the bathroom.Bentook his time and made his way outside where Adam was sitting on the front porch in a rocker with his feet on the banister and cutting a piece of wood in his hand.
“About time you emerged,” Adam said without looking up from his wood carving.
Ben just smiled and sat down in the rocker next to Adam. "I should apologize."
"But you won't," Adam finished for him.
"It's the last chance I'll have to be alone with her until we get back to California."
"Are you sure she'll go back with you?" Adam asked the one thingBenfeared. He feared Hannah would reconnect with her family and want to stay. He could only stay with her for a few days before he’d have to go back to base. Hannah was nervous about the reception she would receive from her family and thought she would say hi and leave. He doubted that would happen. Her family hadn't seen her in a year and a half and would want to keep her close. He feared he would lose her. Her parents had always had big plans for her, a farm boy from Texas turned Delta Force wasn’t their idea of an ideal husband for her.
"I don't know,"Benadmitted.
"Hey," Adam put down his wood carving and nudged his arm. "I didn't mean for you to second guess yourself. I'm sure you guys will be back in California together soon enough."
"But what if her family asks her to stay? I can’t stay here forever with her until she’s ready to go.”Benfinally voiced his fear.
“I think that’s up to Hannah. Even if she does want to stay and get to know her family again that doesn’t mean she loves you any less or that she won’t come back when she’s ready. From what I remember of her, and from what I’ve seen, Hannah is a smart woman. You just have to trust her.”
That’s whatBenfeared. He knew her family. They were manipulative and could use her sense of family against her. They weren’t the warmest family, but family was family. Hannah would put forth the effort spend time with her family. It was just thekind ofperson she was. And he loved her for her selflessness.
“Thanks again for helping track that guy for me a few weeks ago,” Adam said switching topics.
“No problem. Hound was the one who did all the work. Well, Blade helped, but Hound did most of the legwork. I don’t know how he does his computer guru stuff, but he does. Any luck ever finding the mysterious buyer?”
“No,” Adam growled and clutched the knife tightly in his hand. “No leads, nothing. All we found was a dead girl and tire tracks.”
Benand Adam went on alert when an SUV pulled up the driveway, and they were momentarily blinded by headlights until the vehicle shut off. “You expecting company?”Benasked Adam.
