Excitement kicked right back into overdrive within him. "Winner gets to be jumped."
"Ready, set…" She sprinted ahead, making it all the way to the hall before he caught her, scooping her up.
"Hey, Athena, that was cheating."
"Just bending the rules in my favor to keep you on your toes, hotshot. Wouldn't want to become too predictable."
"Not a chance of that."
Clothes flew, landing in haphazard piles. His flight suit made one hell of a great resting place for mint-green panties.
He lowered her to the bed before sliding across the mattress beside her. "Have I told you lately how much I love every unpredictable inch of you—just the way you are?"
"As a matter of fact you have, but I could always use a reminder."
Kathleen snagged the rumpled bedspread and whipped it over them. Tanner tucked his wife to his chest and kissed her until sighs and moans swirled in their tented darkness. Along with contentment, heat and love. And, oh yeah, more heat…
There was nothing he enjoyed more than taking cover for an uninterrupted hour with Major Kathleen O'Connell-Bennett.