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I startled a bit, not expecting it, but he persisted, his lips pressing against mine He slipped one hand behind ht I'd try to escape In truth, a thrill went through me at his sudden show of desire and affection and his words about being weak towards me

It was the opposite of how I thought he would act and feel

If anything, it was always me anted hiht I had used hi…

"We should talk," I said, deciding to reveal the truth of what had happened five years earlier when I’d cut things off between us

"We can talk later," he said with a sigh "I’ry and tired and want a nice warm bath"

He raised his eyebrows at that, and I knehatto be like My body responded immediately at the prospect of sex with Hunter I was so damn weak… But I also wanted to see Graham

"I wanted to go seemy throat, which had suddenly choked up

He frowned "That isn't exactly in ht"

"He's injured and all alone except for his co-worker I stopped by this afternoon, but he was in physio, so…" I shrugged, trying to look like it was out of my control

He inhaled and turned away, sitting at the island, taking a plate Obviously, he didn't want his plans to be interrupted, but I had a life Graham needed family

We ate our ether, and it took soe brought hi about their shared past I could see by the way Hunter and George talked and joked with each other that there was a great deal of respect and mutual affection between them

"You two knew each other in Afghanistan?" I asked, wanting to hear soe Hunter to be in a better mood

"We e here joined our Special Operations Forces unit on a rescue," Hunter said, se affectionately "A convoy of supplies was attacked and two civilian contractors were abducted and kept in a compound in the tribal areas We joined up with him and a few other mercs to take them back"

George nodded slowly, regarding Hunter with a critical eye "That was first e said "I didn't knohat to think of pretty boy Marine lieutenant All shiny and new First operation I give hih"

"Just good enough?" Hunter said with aout across the island where we sat eating "You sang ht in the bar back at our FOB"