Possession: A Little Harmless Military Romance by Melissa Schroeder
Authors: Melissa Schroeder
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she’s convinced that she can ride that damned bull.”
Oh, God, he was telling that story. She couldn’t believe he had the nerve to tell it again. Every time he wanted to embarrass her, he started in on it.
"And she isn't taking no for an answer. Granted, most people who get on the bull are drunk, and you know Sam, she doesn't drink much. So, she gets on up there and bets that asshole fifty dollars she can stay on all eight seconds. She didn't last two."
"I lasted four, if I remember correctly."
He was laughing when he turned to her, his dimples in full force and his expression so light and carefree. Her heart squeezed tight right then and there, just like it had done the first night she had seen him.
He walked over to her. "How are you feeling this morning? We didn't wake you up, did we?"
She shook her head. "In fact, this is the latest I’ve slept in weeks."
"Is that medicine working?" Zoe asked. "Dr. Wilcox swears by it."
"Yeah, I think it might be. Waking up and not gagging is a big step."
Deke kissed her forehead. "You want anything? I cooked some eggs, but I wasn't sure if you would be interested in them."
She shook her head.
"Then some toast?" he offered.
"Oh, and I bought some of that tea my friend recommended," Zoe said as she got up and started the kettle. "She's an ob/gyn nurse, so she says it's safe."
Sam sat next to Fiona, who smiled at her. "You missed some fun last night."
"I'm sure I did."
Fiona sipped her tea, then said, "Your brother showed up."
Sam rolled her eyes. "And let me guess, Zoe and he got in a fight."
"Well, everything was fine until this guy started hitting on Zoe."
She looked at Zoe, who was pretending to ignore the conversation, but there was a light pink to her cheeks.
"Really?" Sam asked.
Fiona’s hazel eyes danced with undisguised mirth. "Yeah, he was a jerk. Some mainlander here on vacation. You know, the kind who thinks everyone is here for a price? That he paid a huge chunk of money so he gets to dance with the pretty girls. The pretty girl he picked out was Zoe, of course. Your brother let him know otherwise."
She laughed. "Please tell me no fighting. It wouldn't look good on his record."
"Naw, the mainlander took one look at those muscles and he decided Zoe wasn't that much of a catch. And then your brother and one of your best friends got in a fight."
She glanced at Zoe. "Really? How shocking."
She shook her head, her blonde hair sliding over her shoulders. "Your brother needs to learn we aren't all his little sister."
Deke set the plate down in front of Sam. "Eat."
She glanced at him. “Who are you and what did you do with my ex-husband?"
He smiled. "Does your brother know about the baby?"
"Couldn't help it," Zoe said as she handed Sam her tea over the counter. "She was talking to him and started gagging."
"I’m assuming you reserved the throwing up on men for your husband?”
There was a beat of silence, then Fiona asked, "She threw up on you?"
She felt her face heat. "First of all, you’re my ex-husband. And you wouldn't listen to me, and then the fact that you decided to just show up…"
"I wouldn't have just shown up if I had known."
"You would have known if you had picked up your phone the last few weeks."
"Are you sure you two are divorced?" Zoe asked.
"I signed the papers, so I know it's true."
Deke said nothing but got the oddest look in his eyes while he stared at Sam. She had to resist the urge to fidget.
"So, you're here working at PACOM? I work over at Tripler,” Zoe said. “Do you know where you're looking for a place to live?"
It took him a second to answer Zoe. He tore his gaze from Sam, and she could finally breathe again.
"Not sure yet. I reported in last night, but I will probably head on down today to meet my supervisor in person."
Which wasn’t an answer.
Zoe nodded. "That isn't too bad of a drive from here. You just get right on H-3 and drive down. Wouldn’t be hard to live over here."
Sam shot Zoe a warning
Oh, God, he was telling that story. She couldn’t believe he had the nerve to tell it again. Every time he wanted to embarrass her, he started in on it.
"And she isn't taking no for an answer. Granted, most people who get on the bull are drunk, and you know Sam, she doesn't drink much. So, she gets on up there and bets that asshole fifty dollars she can stay on all eight seconds. She didn't last two."
"I lasted four, if I remember correctly."
He was laughing when he turned to her, his dimples in full force and his expression so light and carefree. Her heart squeezed tight right then and there, just like it had done the first night she had seen him.
He walked over to her. "How are you feeling this morning? We didn't wake you up, did we?"
She shook her head. "In fact, this is the latest I’ve slept in weeks."
"Is that medicine working?" Zoe asked. "Dr. Wilcox swears by it."
"Yeah, I think it might be. Waking up and not gagging is a big step."
Deke kissed her forehead. "You want anything? I cooked some eggs, but I wasn't sure if you would be interested in them."
She shook her head.
"Then some toast?" he offered.
"Oh, and I bought some of that tea my friend recommended," Zoe said as she got up and started the kettle. "She's an ob/gyn nurse, so she says it's safe."
Sam sat next to Fiona, who smiled at her. "You missed some fun last night."
"I'm sure I did."
Fiona sipped her tea, then said, "Your brother showed up."
Sam rolled her eyes. "And let me guess, Zoe and he got in a fight."
"Well, everything was fine until this guy started hitting on Zoe."
She looked at Zoe, who was pretending to ignore the conversation, but there was a light pink to her cheeks.
"Really?" Sam asked.
Fiona’s hazel eyes danced with undisguised mirth. "Yeah, he was a jerk. Some mainlander here on vacation. You know, the kind who thinks everyone is here for a price? That he paid a huge chunk of money so he gets to dance with the pretty girls. The pretty girl he picked out was Zoe, of course. Your brother let him know otherwise."
She laughed. "Please tell me no fighting. It wouldn't look good on his record."
"Naw, the mainlander took one look at those muscles and he decided Zoe wasn't that much of a catch. And then your brother and one of your best friends got in a fight."
She glanced at Zoe. "Really? How shocking."
She shook her head, her blonde hair sliding over her shoulders. "Your brother needs to learn we aren't all his little sister."
Deke set the plate down in front of Sam. "Eat."
She glanced at him. “Who are you and what did you do with my ex-husband?"
He smiled. "Does your brother know about the baby?"
"Couldn't help it," Zoe said as she handed Sam her tea over the counter. "She was talking to him and started gagging."
"I’m assuming you reserved the throwing up on men for your husband?”
There was a beat of silence, then Fiona asked, "She threw up on you?"
She felt her face heat. "First of all, you’re my ex-husband. And you wouldn't listen to me, and then the fact that you decided to just show up…"
"I wouldn't have just shown up if I had known."
"You would have known if you had picked up your phone the last few weeks."
"Are you sure you two are divorced?" Zoe asked.
"I signed the papers, so I know it's true."
Deke said nothing but got the oddest look in his eyes while he stared at Sam. She had to resist the urge to fidget.
"So, you're here working at PACOM? I work over at Tripler,” Zoe said. “Do you know where you're looking for a place to live?"
It took him a second to answer Zoe. He tore his gaze from Sam, and she could finally breathe again.
"Not sure yet. I reported in last night, but I will probably head on down today to meet my supervisor in person."
Which wasn’t an answer.
Zoe nodded. "That isn't too bad of a drive from here. You just get right on H-3 and drive down. Wouldn’t be hard to live over here."
Sam shot Zoe a warning
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