A SEAL's Seduction (Alpha SEALs Book 4) by Makenna Jameison Page B

even spoken again.  He felt like the biggest jerk in the world for making her feel bad.  Again.  Maybe he should just stay the hell away from her.  Try as he might to do right by her, he seemed to just keep digging himself a deeper grave with every encounter—crash and burn.
    Christopher tossed him a bottle opener, and Mike popped the cap on the bottle, taking a long pull of the cold brew.  “I didn’t know she was upset, Ice,” Mike said.  “Angry, yes.  But crying?”  He blew out a breath.
    “I was just giving him the third degree,” Christopher admitted, grabbing a beer for himself.  “You want one?” he asked, nodding at Patrick.
    “Hell yeah.  Thanks, man.”
    Mike took another swig of his beer as his two teammates stared at him.  “Seriously?  You two are turning into chicks or something.  I should’ve spent the day with Matthew and Brent.”
    “They’re probably still with the women they met last night,” Patrick said with a laugh.
    “Good God,” Mike muttered.
    “Is Rebecca with the kids today?” Christopher asked Patrick.
    Rebecca had a young daughter who was four, and Patrick had a six-year-old son.  They’d originally met when their kids were playing together.  Those two had been hot and heavy from the start, and after an incident with a stalker chasing after Rebecca, they’d been practically inseparable ever since.  Even though Christopher and Lexi were the first of the group to get engaged, Mike didn’t doubt that Patrick would soon be following in his footsteps.  Mike’s weekends with the guys would probably be getting fewer and fewer.  Hell.
    “Yeah, they all went for ice cream on the boardwalk,” Patrick said.
    “Lexi and Kenley went to the spa for the day.”
    “Man, you are whipped,” Mike said with a laugh.  “Lexi gets to spend the day at the spa while you move furniture around all day?”
    “You obviously know nothing about relationships,” Christopher said.
    “That is one thing I’ll agree with you on.  And it’s better that way—trust me.”
    “I don’t know.  Kenley sure seems to get your motor running.”  Christopher waggled his eyebrows.
    Patrick laughed.  “You know what they say—the bigger they are, the harder they fall.
    “I’m not falling for anything,” Mike muttered.
    Patrick and Christopher exchanged a glance.  Mike didn’t miss the smirk on Patrick’s face.  Hell.  What was with those two today?
    “That’s what they all say,” Christopher said with a grin.  “Right up until they meet their dream girl.  So tell me, have you had any dreams about Kenley?”
    “Enough,” Mike ground out as the other guys chuckled.
    “All right,” Christopher said, putting an end to the joking around.  “Let’s move the rest of the furniture in the living room and watch the game.  We can deal with all the boxes for storage later on.  Pizza’s getting cold.”
    The three men moved enough things around to make room for when some of Lexi’s furniture would eventually move in with her.  The place didn’t look half-bad, Mike thought.  They’d probably get a bigger place soon, but it would work for the two of them in the meantime.
    Mike collapsed on the sofa and knocked off a beer while they chowed down on pizza and watched the game.  He’d gotten in ten miles this morning before heading over to help move furniture, and the cheese pizza tasted pretty damn spectacular with an ice cold one after all that exertion.  The guys had some intense training on the water tomorrow, so he wouldn’t overindulge.  Mike and the rest of the SEAL team kept to a strict diet and training regimen to stay in shape.  It worked pretty well judging from all the attention from the ladies.  It sure felt good to kick back with pizza and beers rather than the MREs they were forced to eat on their deployments.  As much as he loved the action, he’d take football and friends over their recent ops.
    “Oh, I almost forget,” Christopher said,