The Officer's Girl (2010)
“Thank goodness he’d caught her in time. This rescue—unlike some of the others—was real enough. So why did she suspect she had merely traded one danger for another? She didn’t have an answer for that question, but she knew what she wanted. She wanted to rest her cheek against Brett’s crisp khaki shirt and press her head to his wide chest. She wanted to listen to the steady beat of his heart. She’d grabbed for him as she fell, and now her hands seemed reluctant to leave his narrow hips while his ...fingers firmly gripped her waist. He held her as if he would never let her go and she leaned into him, daring herself to want the same thing. A world of possibilities was just opening up when he jerked back as if she was kryptonite.
“Jeez. Sorry,” he mumbled. “I didn’t mean to crush you like that.”
If she could have, she would have scratched her head where confusion had moved in and set up housekeeping. Instead, she sought firmer footing on the pavement and reached for his hand.MoreLess
“Jeez. Sorry,” he mumbled. “I didn’t mean to crush you like that.”
If she could have, she would have scratched her head where confusion had moved in and set up housekeeping. Instead, she sought firmer footing on the pavement and reached for his hand.MoreLess
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