Hot SEALs: Reclaiming the SEAL (Kindle Worlds) (Lost and Found Series Book 11) by J.M. Madden Page B

hair was always done and she was always dressed nicely but when it came to making love all that went by the wayside. She gave a little hop and wrapped her legs around his hips.
    Gabe took advantage of the situation, and her enthusiasm. He walked through the apartment carrying Julie in his arms, dodging doors and obstacles, then dropped her to the bed. Julie’s dark eyes lit with laughter as he began dragging at her clothes. “I need to be in you,” he told her forcefully. “The last year and a half has almost killed me.”
    She stilled beneath him. “You didn’t…”
    Gabe shook his head. “How could I sleep with another woman when you’re the one I love?”
    Tears filled her eyes and rolled down her temples. “I never expected you to stay faithful like that. I thought it had been too long.”
    “Well, I have to admit,” he whispered, rocking against her, “that it has been hard.”
    She choked on a laugh and wrapped her arms around his neck. “Well, let’s make it not so hard.”
    They drew apart to undress, flinging clothes in every direction, then he was wedging himself between her thighs. The head of his cock rested at her soaked opening and he paused, drawing out the anticipation. He’d been dreaming of her just like this ever since she’d left though, and he just didn’t have the control he needed. With a surge, he locked himself into her body.
    They both moaned and paused, savoring finally being locked as one. Gabe surged into her, then paused again. Julie cried out, her legs twitched involuntarily, trying to get him to move, but Gabe held still, relishing the moment. It felt like he was home.
    Inevitably, his body demanded more and Gabe flexed his hips, basking in her wet heat. Julie cried out as he began to rock into her and that flicker of heat began to burn. Losing himself to the rhythm, Gabe pistoned into her. Sinking his mouth to hers, Gabe concentrated on satisfying Julie first, but that was easy. Within just a couple short minutes she was panting into his neck and arching beneath him. Julie’s sharp cry of release, the waves of her muscles spasming against him, the clutch of her fingers against his shoulders, triggered something visceral within him and his own release hurtled over him.
    As the climax burned through his body he had to thank fate. Yes, she had taken one shining light from his life but she had returned another.
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    JULIE WOKE WITH a start. She hadn’t really fallen asleep, just kind of lost consciousness for a bit. Gabe rested heavily on top of her, but she wasn’t going to say a word about it. She was too thankful that they were together. Had he meant what he’d said? That he wanted them back together?
    In her heart she knew that he did, and it was what she’d wanted since the night she’d left. Cuddling into his chest, she absorbed the feel of him against her.
    In the morning, he woke her with gentle kisses and needful hands. Julie arched into his loving, knowing that it would have to last her for a while. Gabe was leaving for a six-week training course in Florida.
    And as he packed his duffel an hour later, she almost panicked at the thought of him leaving again. Cupping her face in his hands he pressed kisses all over her.
    “It’s only six weeks, a drop in the bucket compared to what we’ve already done, right?”
    She nodded, though it sounded like a lifetime now. “I will wait for you. You know I will.”
    She watched as he got ready to head to the base. He was dressed. His duffel was packed. His demeanor had begun to tighten.
    “I wish I could go with you. I know it’s going to be hard without Butter but this is where your training comes in. You’ll compensate.”
    Gabe blinked and gave her an odd look. Then he grinned at her. “Yes, ma’am!”
    Julie grinned, happy that she’d been able to pull a little fun into the goodbye. It was the first full grin she’d seen since the funeral. She pressed a final kiss to his lips and gave him a