EXCERPT: <\/strong><\/p>\nBilly unlocked the door and gestured for her to go first. She hit the lights for the living room, and he dropped their bags onto the living room floor next to the door.<\/p>\n
She turned and frowned, because it wasn\u2019t like him to\u2014<\/p>\n
Billy\u2019s hands were suddenly in her hair and his forehead was against hers. \u201cYou drive me fucking crazy, Shayna.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI-I do?\u201d she asked, totally caught off guard but nearly euphoric at his words. \u201cGood crazy, o-or\u2014\u201d<\/p>\n
He nodded. \u201cGood crazy. Even though, fuck<\/em>. I should resist wanting you. I know I should.\u201d<\/p>\n\u201cNo, no you shouldn\u2019t,\u201d she said, nearly breathless. \u201cWhy should you?\u201d<\/p>\n
His eyes were dark fire as they bore into hers. \u201cYou\u2019re just starting out in life. Everything ahead of you, full of possibilities. But me\u2026I\u2019m a busted, used-up soldier without an army or a war. And I\u2019m supposed to be looking out for you, not taking advantage of you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Shayna didn\u2019t know what to respond to first. She hated that he saw himself that way. Shaking her head, she grasped at his wrists, holding him to her. \u201cWe had that conversation already. You can\u2019t take advantage of someone who wants what you\u2019re doing. And I\u2026I do. God, you have to know how much I crushed on you when I was younger. Living with you has only made that stronger, Billy. Nothing about you looks busted or used-up to me. Nothing at all<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\nHe came closer, close enough that they touched everywhere, and he searched her eyes. \u201cRyan wouldn\u2019t approve of this, of me.\u201d<\/p>\n
The closeness made it clear just how turned on he was, and the demanding press of his erection against her belly nearly stole her breath. \u201cRyan doesn\u2019t get a say\u2026\u201d Her words trailed off, because as much as she believed them in this moment, they resurrected a memory she didn\u2019t want to recall.<\/p>\n
Of a time she\u2019d uttered nearly those exact words to Dylan. And the consequences had been catastrophic.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat do you want then?\u201d Billy asked, pulling her from a lane of memories she didn\u2019t want to go down. \u201cI don\u2019t want to assume, and I don\u2019t want you to feel pressured into anything because you live in my house. Jesus, just saying that makes me feel like a lecherous asshole.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou\u2019re not. And I don\u2019t feel pressured. I just want you.\u201d<\/p>\n
Suddenly, Billy\u2019s lips were on hers and his tongue was in her mouth and his hands tightened in her hair. She moaned at the suddenness of it, at the goodness of it.<\/p>\n
He walked her backwards towards the steps. \u201cIs this okay?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d she whispered around the edge of a kiss.<\/p>\n
His hands moved to her waist and went to the hem of her white tank top. \u201cCan I see you?\u201d<\/p>\n
Shayna nodded, pulling away from their kisses only long enough for the shirt to pass over her head, leaving her standing there in a lacy white bra and her jeans. He dropped her top to the floor.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo fucking beautiful. Can I touch you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes,\u201d she whispered, sucking in a breath as he spread out his big hand against her throat and then dragged his fingers downward until he was cupping her breast.<\/p>\n
He caught one of her bra straps and dragged it off her shoulder until he bared her nipple to his fingertips. He hauled an arm around her waist, bringing them closer even as he leaned down to kiss her exposed flesh. \u201cCan I taste you?\u201d<\/p>\n
Jesus, those questions in that deep rasp were so freaking sexy that she could hardly stand it. \u201cPlease.\u201d<\/p>\n
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