She threw her phone across the car. It hit the dash, the passenger’s window, and landed on the seat. Grace gripped the steering wheel with both hands as she and Josh entered the hotel’s parking lot.
Isaac was going to ruin everything. If Josh hadn’t already told Isaac where she was and what she was doing, Isaac would find her. And as soon as he found her, he’d find Josh. And as soon as Josh was confronted, face-to-face, with his SEAL brother, his “I’m over it” would cave. Grace had seen these men turn into different people as soon as they met up. As if they flipped a switch and turned from ordinary guys to warriors. Blood brothers. Lifelines.
And no good SEAL went against a brother.
It had kept Josh from going after her in the first place.
It had sent him running last year.
And it would put a wall between them now.
Josh pulled into a parking spot, and Grace followed with her heart aching. She turned off the engine and sat there a moment, weighing decisions.
If she gave Josh the news tonight, she’d lose her last chance to love him.
And dammit, she deserved him. She deserved to be completely loved for who she was—even if it only lasted one night.
A night she planned on making sure lived in their memories forever.
Josh’s head swam with plans for their night together, making him hard before he even got to the car to help her out. He both couldn’t wait to make love to her and wanted to take it slow, make it last. The realization that she truly loved him turned him inside out.
But the moment he saw her face, his focus on getting her naked slipped. “Hey.” He cupped her face and took a better look in her eyes. Oh yeah, something was definitely wrong. “Gracie, we don’t have to—”
She wrapped her arms around his neck, pressed her body against his, and kissed him hard. Her hands sank into his hair, and she opened her mouth, searching out his tongue with her own. When they touched, Josh groaned, and his idea of getting naked with her resurfaced instantly.
“I want to,” she said between kisses. “I’ve never wanted anything more.”
He pulled back, searching her eyes. Something wasn’t right. “What happened between the house and here?”
“I realized how desperately I want you. How long I’ve desperately wanted you.” And she kissed him again. Her hands slid down his torso and stroked
his erection. His cock surged beneath her hand.
“Ah, Jesus.” He broke the kiss and grabbed her hand. “Baby, slow down. I want to take our time tonight.”
She pulled out of his grasp and snapped open the button on his jeans. “We have all night to go slow.”
His zipper went next, and her hand pushed into his jeans. The sensation of flesh on flesh made a groan roll from his throat.
“God, I love the feel of you.” She pushed his boxers out of the way just as she had the night before and drew his cock fully into her hand. A stroke, a tug, and Josh was on the edge.
He fisted his hands in the back of her dress. “Jesus, Grace… You make me crazy.”
“I’m shooting for insane.” And she lowered to her knees.
“Whoa…what…?”
Her mouth closed over the head of his cock and his throat closed around his words. One hand slapped back against her car for balance, the other gripped a handful of her shiny, silky hair. Pleasure sang down his spine, and his back arched, pushing his cock deeper into her mouth. She opened and took him in with a hungry moan. The feel of all that soft, moist heat flooded his body with lust. Light exploded behind his closed eyelids. His brain grappled for traction. But her tongue stroked, her lips sucked, driving him into oblivion.
“Mmmm,” she murmured, dragging his length from her mouth. “Damn, that’s good.”
Way beyond good, but he had to preserve the few words he could manage. “Grace… We’re in a…parking lot…”
“It’s dark,” she said, her hand stroking his wet length.
He brought his other hand away from the car to cup her face. “Let’s go inside.”
She grinned up at him, and the wicked glint in her eye sprayed gasoline on his fire. “Afraid of getting caught?” She pulled his hand from her hair and closed his fingers around the door handle. “You always did love to play by the rules. Let’s check out the dark side…”