“I will.”She nodded.
Mac looked back at the screen and stared at the contract between Carver and Miles.“It doesn’t make sense.Miles’s name is all over this paperwork.If one of those boats were ever caught, Miles would be destroyed.”
“People don’t care about risk when money can be made.Sorry to phrase it that way.I know those sharks mean a lot to you.”
“They mean everything to me,” she clarified.
“Emma said they were like your children.”The past few days had shown him how true that was.Mac went out of her way to protect sharks.Even risking her own life and spying on a millionaire to protect them.
“I guess in a way, they are.”She laughed and looked away as if she hadn’t thought of that before.“I’ve loved sharks my whole life.”
“And the fact they have like three thousand teeth never bothered you?”He didn’t see the fascination, but to each their own.
“You really have been doing your research.”Mac chuckled.“Yes, they have a lot of teeth, but they never scared me.They don’t really have an appetite for humans.”
Barry looked down pointedly at her leg.He’d beg to differ.She was one of hundreds of people who’d been bitten by sharks every year.Not all fatal, but some were.
“That was an accident.If he had wanted me dead, the whole leg would be missing and more.That was what we call a tester bite,” she explained so casually, as if her life had never been in danger and the shark in question had been a playful puppy that had gotten a little rough.
“Tester bite?”What the hell was that?
“Sharks have poor eyesight, so they rely on feel and taste.I was in the wrong place, and he mistook me for a meal.As soon as he realized I wasn’t tasty, he let me go, and I went to the hospital.”Barry was sure there was more to the story, but she wasn’t going to go into details.It was probably for the best.He already had an apprehension about sharks; he didn’t need nightmares.
“Well, I have to disagree with the shark.I think you are very tasty.”
Mac quirked an eyebrow at that statement.“Tasty, huh?”
“Mouthwatering,” he husked, turning in the desk chair to face her.
Mac turned in her seat, her legs bracketed on the outside of his.“Is that a fact?”she purred.
“It is; allow me a taste?”
Mac pursed her lips and looked up at the ceiling, appearing thoughtful before looking back into his eyes, and a smile crossed her face.“I’ll allow it.”
Barry scooped her up into his arms and carried her to the bed.The one upside to making love at the hotel instead of her house was he didn’t have as far to travel, not that it bothered him.Mac was so light, he could go miles carrying her and wouldn’t break a sweat.
He set her down at the foot of the bed and cupped her cheek to bring her to his lips.Mac wrapped her arms around the back of his neck, plastering her chest to his.He released her mouth to trail kisses down the side of her neck to the top swell of her breasts.
Mac’s fingers stroked the short hairs at the back of his head as he loved her heated skin.He could smell her flowery body wash, and it made his mouth water.He loved this scent.It had become a new favorite.
His cock instantly swelled and pressed against the front of his shorts, eager to get inside of her.Patience; soon enough he would be inside of her, but for now he wanted to devour her.
Barry reached for the hem of her tank top and pulled it over her head.Mac reached her hands up to assist him.While he tossed her shirt to the side, Mac reached behind her back and unclasped her bra, shaking it free.
Barry cupped her free breasts, feeling the weight sink into his hands as his thumbs swiped across the pert nipples.Mac gasped, and Barry watched her nipples turn even harder.He bent forward and took one of the ripe berries into his mouth.
Mac’s hand clutched the back of his head, her sharp nails digging into his scalp as he sucked and licked the turgid nipple.Barry shifted his attention to the other nipple, not wanting to neglect it.
He continued his kisses down her flat stomach to the top of her shorts.With a snap of his wrist, he had the button undone, then pulled the zipper tab.He gripped the material on both sides of her hips and pulled it down to her ankles.
Using his shoulder to help steady her, Mac lifted one foot then the other to help free her from them.Barry glided his fingers up her ankles to the tops of her thighs, then to the juncture of her thighs.
With a slight bit of pressure, Barry pushed against Mac’s middle and forced her to fall back on the bed.Before Mac could sit up, he wedged himself between her thighs, using his shoulders to keep her legs open.
Mac pressed up to her elbows and watched him as he used his thumbs to hold open her nether lips.Barry’s eyes glued to hers as he leaned forward and swiped his tongue from ass to clit.
Mac shuddered under his touch, but she never closed her eyes.His tongue swirled around her bundle of nerves.Mac lifted her feet up to rest on the back of his shoulders, her thighs closing around his head.
