CHAPTER FIVE
Nadia sighed as strong male hands massaged her neck, the soapy water running down her body. It was a much-needed hot shower, especially after that marvelous bout of incredibly hot sex. It was also a good opportunity to talk a little more but, unfortunately, not about more sexy stuff.
She turned in the roomy shower and they studied each other’s nudity. Seeing a man in his naked form for the first time was one of her favorite things. Their reaction to her, the whole “this is me” male attitude, the way she picked her favorite part...mmm, parts. He had so many nice parts, it was tough to choose. He was big and broad, his chest a rough-hewn wall of muscles, as if he spent many hours doing physical labor, and those beautiful abs that led down to what her GEM sisters told her were the “Adonis lines,” those sexy grooves that trailed down from the waist to the crotch. Walker had beautifully defined Adonis lines. She wanted to go down on her knees and followed one of its trails all the way to the beautiful cock jutting up in full arousal against his hard abdomen. But that kind of thing needed time, which they didn’t have.
“You keep looking at me like that and we’ll never get out of this shower,” he told her, his voice husky and needy.
“You keep looking at me like that too,” she pointed out. “And we’re in here to talk about...mmm...more relevant stuff.”
She licked her lips. So damn hard to resist going down on her knees and taking that cock into her mouth.
“Diya.”
She liked the way he said her name. She was so tempted to say “fuck everything” and just fall over the edge. She frowned. That was the first time she’d ever wanted to do such a thing. Tempted by Adonis lines? Sure. She traced the creases with her fingers, slowly coming together to his erection, and running her finger down his stiff arousal, tracing the smooth skin and the ridge of the eager and flushed head.
“Diya,” he repeated. “Look up and talk to me.”
Nadia sighed and did as she was told.
“Yes, Walker?” she asked, her question obvious.
He nodded. “It’s Walker. That stuff you injected—how are you feeling?”
“Horrible. That was the worst crud ever. I’m going to put in some serious vocal opinion to those DARPA scientists when I get back to them on this experiment. But sex with you made it a little better. Okay, a lot. I’m not going to tell them that either.”
His eyes gleamed down at her. He was giving her that look again, the one that made her want to spend time making him want her over and over.
“That was really nasty,” he agreed. “I was getting worried. Hell, it made them worry about you too.”
“Because they think I’m Nadine,” she reminded him. She pushed him away a little. He was standing in the way of her need for hot, cleansing water. “I like the way you worry. I hope we have time later.”
She lifted her face, enjoying the needles of water coming down. Then he blocked that again, as his lips came down to meet hers for an instant.
“I always do my best to get everything my way,” he informed her.
“Ha! Not working for you today?”
“We still ended up where I wanted,” he pointed out.
There was that. She’d teased him to see what he was made of because what was the point of having a partner suddenly, if she didn’t know if he could keep up with her? That he did so and with such humor meant he was a winner in her eyes. Most male operatives usually had fits around her. Correction, most male-oriented teams avoided her, after one experience with her crazy off-the-cuff ways. She never blamed them because she didn’t change for anyone, so why would she expect others to change for her? Her twin—the conventional one—found a serious job. Of course she had to find one that was unconventional. GEM was perfect.
To put the cherry on top, Walker Stillings was just perfect right now too, standing here in front of her, stark naked, with his perfect Adonis lines and hard muscles. And fearless when it came to trying things and going with the flow. She liked that a lot.
“We get out of this,” she said, licking the moisture on her lips, “you’re going to let me take you to an island.”
“Deal. Edible underwear optional.”
He said it without a smile on his face, but she could feel his amusement. She laid a hand on his chest, exploring the little swirls of wet curls. “I have a team coming. It’s going to be a small one because I negotiated with my operations chief to protect my sis. In exchange for getting the Russians, I’d rescue Kantor, who she said is one of the architects of the exoskeleton suits for the VR project I told you about. The fact he made Nadine more than she was during our phone call meant he was aware of her having a sister in GEM.”
“GEM?”
“My outfit. I’m a GEM operative.”
“Okay. I’ll ask for more details about that later. I have a team coming too,” Walker said, “and they’ll be here to rescue you and me, so I imagine they’ll be fully armed and ready. However, our little adventure was a complete surprise, so they might be a few hours behind.”
Nadia grinned at him. “There was a reason for all the delay tactics during our road trip. I already sent your information to my Chief when I was in the bathroom. She probably has someone meeting your group right now, so as to avoid friendly fire and all that.”
“I like the way you think, lady,”
