He slipped a hand between them. He found her swollen bud and rubbed a circular caress with his finger, eliciting a moan from her.
She broke their kiss and straightened to take in his full length. She rode his shaft, faster. Harder.
Head thrown back, she lost any sliver of control she held onto, only able to focus on their joined bodies.
Taut muscles rippled beneath her hands as she braced herself on his chest. She loved the banked power he exuded. His expression of wild abandon for her sent another pulse of desire through her core. She moved her hands to cover his where they gripped her thighs, and rocked. With one last thrust he claimed her, releasing his sperm within the condom’s barrier.
Images of a family life with Blake tickled the back of her mind. She could see little brown haired green-eyed babies in their future. Maybe even sooner than they both expected.
Time stood still, marked only by the chimes of the old grandfather clock signaling the early morning hour.
Spent, Isabella soaked in the small aftershocks pulsing through her body. Weak from her release, she rested her head on his chest. She could feel the rapid beat of his heart, her own beating just as hard.
Blake turned his head toward the big bay window flanking the fireplace. She followed his gaze to see the dawn tinge the night sky with hues of orange and indigo. All signs of any storm long gone.
“By sunrise.” His words vibrated through his chest and into her. “I kept my promise.” Words full of pride.
Blake moved Isabella to lie beside him while he disposed of the spent condom. She drank in the view of his wide shoulders that tapered down to a well-chiseled waist. All mine.
She reached out and fingered the dark lines of his tattoo inked across the width of his right arm. A wicked skull backed by two crossbones and encompassed by three words. Swift. Silently. Deadly. A symbol that marked him a warrior. Her warrior. He’d gone into war against himself for her—for them—and came out on top.
She smiled at her own pun. Everything felt right. She released a sigh as she watched him rise from their love nest. Which reminded her, someone had planned tonight, at least the love nest part.
She watched him stride across the room to where the Christmas tree stood opposite the crackling fire. Each step marked with confidence.
A flicker of light caught her attention as he reached for one ornament that dangled mid-tree. Colorful lights danced off the faceted glass globe as if it were touched by magic.
“Close your eyes, sweetheart. I have something for you.”
****
BLAKE lowered himself in front of Isabella. He reached for her hand and rested it in his bigger one. So delicate. How could he ever manage to let such a flower walk away from him? Just the thought sent him over the edge with so much fear he damn near choked.
Parched after the self-imposed drought, he drank in every inch of her bared skin. Just so fucking beautiful with her hair ruffled and her lips swollen from his kisses.
He brushed a finger against the smooth skin of her stomach, eliciting a gasp. The mixture of heritage in her family gifted her with the most exotic of combinations. Emerald eyes silky brown hair and milk chocolate skin that glowed from their lovemaking. Made his mouth water for a taste.
“No peeking, sweetheart.”
She raised her hands. With her eyes still closed she ran her fingers along his face slowly as if memorizing every inch. She moved her hands up then buried her fingers in his hair, tugging just enough to get his attention. She gifted him with the mischievous laugh of hers he loved so much.
“Be careful, baby. You push me too far, too fast, and I’ll have you turned around and wrapped around my cock again.” His words sent a pretty flush of pink up her body and across her breasts. Plum-colored nipples jutted out, begging for his attention.
His stubbornness had almost cost him this moment, this chance. His father had tried to tell him, but he’d refused to listen
If he could get his head out of his ass long enough, he might stand a chance at a life worth living.
No balls, no glory.
“A lifetime without you truly scares the shit out of me, Bella.” His words opened her eyes so her gaze landed on his. “When I saw your resignation, and that new work contract…” His words stuck in his throat. Too damn hard to swallow, so he spit them out. “When I saw you were leaving, I panicked. For too long, I’ve played the protector while keeping you at a distance. It’s all I allowed myself, afraid of moving on from the past.” He shrugged, unable to put to words just how fucked up in the head he was.
He placed his hands on her shoulders to help her sit up and recline against the sofa behind her. He waited as she gathered a soft blanket around her before continuing. “Isabella, you’ve held my heart in your hands from the moment I met you. Your big green eyes pulled me in and haven’t let me go since.”
Still holding her hand, he eased back the lid to the ornament-shaped box he clasped. “I meant it when I asked you before. You’re the one for me, baby. I can’t take another day of you not being mine.”
Tears swelled in her eyes causing a whirlwind of emotions within him as well.
“Isabella Marie, will you take me as your husband?”
She threw herself into his arms. Perched only on one knee, he fell back and cushioned her weight. Her lips descended on his. The force she used to convey her emotions knocked the air right out of him. Luck or fate, he didn’t know, but he sure as hell wouldn’t waste another minute.
He wrapped his arms around her and hoisted her to straddle his waist. This was fast becoming his favorite position. “So I take that as a yes?”
“Si mì amor. Oh, Blake, yes. Yes.”He gathered her hand in his once more. Gently, if not reverently, he eased the diamond engagement ring around her finger.
“Do I want to know how you managed an engagement ring on such short notice?” The tease pulled her beautiful lips into a smirk that made him want to kiss her over and over again.
“It took a few favors, ones I’ll probably be paying back for years to come, a couple run red lights and a parking ticket, but I managed just fine, don’t you think?”
Her eyes lit up with such joy he didn’t ever want to see them filled with pain again. Especially if he could help it.
“Te amo.”
With those two words he was home. “Love you too, amor.” His Spanish sounded rough and little off-key even to his ears, but the giggle for his efforts, and the way her breasts swayed in front of him made it worthwhile. No way could he resist plucking the sweet plums with his mouth.
“Now, about that resignation. I think a spanking is in order.”
THE END
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Tequila Sunset Blurb:
What happens in Cabos stays in Cabos…
Lieutenant Gabriel Daniels is through waiting. Celebrating the wedding of his best friend, he’s determined to win the heart of one stubborn sexy Latina. He’s ready to throw down until she sees things his way. But when danger arises and threatens to take her away from him, he’ll stop at nothing to secure her safety first. Even if it means going toe to toe with a Mexican drug lord to prove the power of his love.
No one understands heartache like Esmeralda Vega. Losing her father to war and her mother to alcoholism, Esmeralda doesn’t believe in opening her heart to love. Left alone to raise her sister and carry on the family business, Esmeralda is faced with losing everything if she doesn’t find an investor, and soon. When opportunity knocks, she answers, unwittingly opening negotiations with a wanted drug lord. A night of drinks and celebrating quickly turns deadly, forcing her to accept more than she bargained fo
r.
Can Gabriel rescue Esmeralda from the clutches of evil and convince her a US Marine is just right for her in only one night?
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Chapter One
Lieutenant Gabriel Daniels was going to kill his best friend and end up in a Mexican jail before the night was through.
He turned the offensive shot glass around several more times, looking for the best angle to drink along with all the other guests in the room. Didn’t seem to matter. Every way he tried, he either got a mouthful of ear or ass.
Didn’t really surprise him though. Compared to the jokes Lucas pulled on them back on base, this was tame. This just proved there was nothing sacred when it came to a man’s funny bone.
Giving up, Gabriel pushed the burro-shaped shot glass to the side and turned toward the room full of wedding guests. Taller than most, he scanned the heavily decorated room with no problem. Tables covered with bold reds, golds, and royal blues took over the majority of the space with a glimpse of cream silk here or there.
Warm air flowed through the makeshift reception hall, the heavy smell of salty sea air a balm to his overworked mind. Coming off a year without leave took a toll on a man no matter how badass the Marine was. Truth be told, he didn’t see much use in time off when there was nothing keeping him tied down. His CO saw it differently. Something about burnout…
So here he was, eight hundred miles south of the border, drinking tequila out of an ass, or trying to anyway. There was some irony there, but it would take looking deeper than he liked to find it.
Warm wooden floors eased up to wide-open partitions with whole sections removed to allow a better view of the Pacific and its long sandy beaches. From what he gathered, the place served the residents of Cabos as a quaint beachside restaurant. A few hours and a little feminine touch from one particular Vega family member had transformed the old town’s local dive into a festive place fit for a good Mexican shindig notorious for lasting long past any sensible hour and bordering insane.
Multicolored decorations hung from the palapa-style ceiling and swayed in the lazy breeze. Her touch lingered in every lovingly-placed detail. From the red roses offset by the white roses to the silk ribbons and candles. The woman had a flare for colors and textures that amazed him. And that’s who he looked for now, Esmeralda Vega.
He scanned the room again but couldn’t pinpoint a firm location on her now that the official ceremony was over. Everyone had been in a hurry to usher out the newly married couple and move on to the festivities of the evening. He included. Tropical weather and tuxedoes didn’t mesh in his world, any world if you asked him, and the faster he ditched the suffocating monkey suit and into his civies the better.
Still no sign…
He’d first caught a glimpse of her in passing as he handed over his keys to the valet back at the church. The sexy little temptress casually waltzed right past him with only an air kiss and a wink as a hello. Given how they last said hello, with a bottle of her favorite tequila in her hotel room after her cousin’s birthday party over six months ago, he’d expected a little more. And she knew it.
It was a testament to his years in the service that kept him focused during the ceremony as she stood across from him as maid of honor and he the best man, her attention zeroed in on him. Or parts of him. Her gaze darted between his cock and mouth so many times there was no way his dick missed the memo. Thank God his jacket covered him, or the rocking grandma to his left cranking out the tunes on the piano would have had an eyeful.
To top off the fuck-tacular job he was doing as best man, toward the end, he fumbled taking the ring out of his too-damn-small jacket pocket—give him his dress blues any day.
With a hard tug of his hand he’d quickly produced the ring, but he didn’t miss Esmeralda’s faint giggle. Or the death stare from the groom.
He cringed just thinking about it. The guys would rip him hard for being such a damn klutz, but that flirtatious laugh of hers eased inside him and touched a part of his heart he thought closed off for good due to his grade-A asshole of a father who thought taking lit cigarettes to a child was good sport. The bastard wouldn’t stop until he’d made Gabriel cry, and sometimes that didn’t even stop him.
Gabriel ran a hand down one arm then the other out of habit. The red, puckered marks were almost faded, but nothing could erase the mental scars.
That ugly world had no place here. He raked a hand through his hair, pushed back from the table he shared with five other guests, and stood, watching as the band ushered in the start of an all-nighter filled with heavy drinking and dancing.
Low chords made to reach into a man’s soul strummed into the night. The heavy beat of the ocean waves added to the sensual vibe of the first song. A tango. Wasn’t his strong suit, but he could hold his own thanks to a very dedicated dance instructor—a.k.a. his mother.
Gabriel turned to the side opposite the band, catching the hint of a melodious voice on the warm air currents. It reminded him of silk sheets and passion. Delicate, rich, and exotic. Her words marked with a Latin inflection that cranked up the sultriness no matter what she said.
His gaze flitted over the crowd, this time honing in on the real music to his ears.
There. To his three o’clock.
He watched, mesmerized by the lovely Latina dressed in a knee-length skirt. With every move, the sequins decorating the front of her strappy top captured the sun. Waves of warm light danced around her like magic. Over the last year they’d been seeing one another, she’d definitely cast a spell over him.
A rush of heat hit his system and his balls drew up tight, remembering the treasures hidden beneath all those hand-stitched sequins.
During the ceremony wild fantasies played out in his mind like a nonstop train with how her full-length royal blue gown for the wedding damn near made love to her figure.
But the number she’d chosen for the after party outlined every feminine curve of her heavy breasts and teased him with a view of her shapely, tanned legs. He couldn’t take his eyes off her.
He straightened his pants a little to the right. Esmeralda provoked the same reaction from him each time they were together. And this time was no different. Her soft lips turned up in a radiant smile that lit her beautiful chocolate-colored eyes with a tenderness that never ceased to amaze him. She was a picture of sensual elegance compared to his brute self, for damn sure.
Anticipating Esmeralda’s path, he pushed through the growing crowd, his target the bar in the corner, conveniently situated next to an exit he intended to use. Nice.
“Hey there.” Gabriel leaned on his elbow and flashed a grin at the barista. No matter where in the world the job took him or his unit, the grin worked in any language. “You gotta have something better than this glass to drink out of, right?” He passed over the little burro double shooter and dialed up the Don Juan for the faux red-haired lady behind the bar.
“Hmmm…es possible, señor,” she said with a tease and a flutter of lashes. At another point in time he’d be working his mojo on her, ready for a love ‘em and leave ‘em all-nighter. Lately though, his mind kept wandering back to one specific, foxy señorita. Talk about a major cock block. Six months since his last sweet taste, and all he could think about was one more night with her.
“Gracias. Anything you have will do, and if you could make it two?” Gabe glanced to his right, quickly locating his target. He followed her slow progress his direction. Or he tried. Would’ve been easier if some slick with a fine taste for custom-made suits well above his pay grade hadn’t blocked his view.
He pushed himself up from the bar and eased around for a better look. Hands Gabriel bet were as greasy as the stranger’s slicked-back hair stroked the outer part of Esmeralda’s arm, slowly making a move farther south.
The stranger worked first his hand then his arm around her waist, guiding her onto the dance flo
or, pulling her close.
Gabriel cocked his head. Son-of-a-bitch. Anger clawed at his insides as recognition dawned. If his talent for facial recognition held any salt, the man currently pawing Ema was a wanted man.
He turned for a better angle.
Gabriel knew that face and the name that went with it. He’d memorized every fucking line of it when he, Lucas, and the rest of their team had been called in to help the LAPD take down a drug lord running powder north of the border and into Gabriel’s country a little less than a year ago.
Their CO had labeled the mission textbook. Get in, add a little muscle to support the local LAPD, and get out. That was before Bougainvillea took a young woman as leverage.
Pain stabbed at his insides. His fingers clenched and unclenched several times. Sweat trickled down his spine.
After suiting up, they’d pinpointed the dirt-bag’s location in less than an hour, cornering him in with his goons in an apartment complex. Between his captain and himself, they’d dropped five tangos, both men taking a bullet in the process.
He’d been the first one through the door, followed by three unit members. Blood covered the back wall opposite the door from the young woman’s body that lay on the floor lifeless. Bullet holes riddled her torso from where Bougainvillea had used her as a human shield.
They’d fanned out, searching for Bougainvillea, but what they turned up was a whole different nightmare. Three other women with their bodies split open from breastbones to pelvises. Traces of powder provided proof of what Bougainvillea had used them for. Mules for his product. Once they served their purpose, he moved on.
They hadn’t. Gabriel’s stomach pitched at the vileness.
His heart pounded. He shifted his weight from one foot to the other. Chill the fuck out, man. Ema can handle herself. And if she can’t, I’m ready, willing, and able.
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