Page 17 of Collateral Damage


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Chapter Seven – Tank

The way my heart is racing in my chest right now, you’d swear I was on an op and staring down the barrel of a bazooka. It’s been two weeks since I’d seen Jess. We spoke on the phone whenever I had a chance, and the more conversations we had, the more excited I became about hanging out with her again.

I shake out my arms, thankful that she doesn’t have a camera system in her front door, and knock twice.

Jess opens the door, and I chuckle. “Going all out, are you?”

“Sergeant Summers, reporting for duty, sir.” She salutes me, then takes a step back and does a little twirl. She’s wearing gray and black cammies she found online with a pink tank peeking out from underneath the top. Her hair is tied back in a bun at the nape of her neck, and she’s got a matching gray and black camo cap. She even has a pair of lace-up boots on.

Alright, so they have faux fur on the top, but damn she looks fucking sexy all dressed up for our day out.

“At ease, soldier,” I tease as I capture her in my arms and yank her against my body. “Permission to kiss you?”

“Permission granted, sir. In fact, permission to speak freely?”

I frown, wondering if something’s up. “Sure.”

“It’s about damn time, sir.”

I chuckle again and capture Jess’s mouth with my own. She tastes as sweet as I remember, but this time she has an added flavor of cherry lip gloss.

“Sergeant, lip gloss is not permitted while on duty.”

“Oh yeah?” She quirks an eyebrow. “I guess you’ll have to take it off for me.”

“I guess so.”

I dip my head and trace her lips with my tongue. Jess’s breath rushes out in a sweet sigh that stirs my cock to life. But today is not about having Jess naked and beneath me—although that is definitely going to happen at some point—because if we don’t get going soon, we’ll miss our paintballing slot.

It was Jess’s idea to go paintballing—she’s really fun that way—and I was all for it. After being cooped up in the hospital most of the time, I’m looking forward to a day of fresh air. Skyla is going to be released from the hospital, and I’m not sure when I’ll get another day off.

I reach for her hand. “Ready?”

“Ready to whip your butt.”

I cock a brow. “That so?”

“Indeed it is, sir.”

***

We reach the paintballing venue, and Jess is disappointed she has to change into the standard-issue blue overalls. I guess that’s something I should have mentioned to her, but since she suggested coming here today, I figured she already knew.

I dip down and whisper in her ear, “Don’t worry about it. We’ll make good use of these later.”

“I like the sound of that.” Jess takes the overalls, and we both head to the separate changing rooms. When she comes out, she looks just as adorable as she had when she was in her camo gear.

“Hm, you’re looking mighty fine in those overalls. Maybe we can take them home with us, and you can play handyman.”

“I kinda had ‘insubordinate sergeant and hard-ass lieutenant’ in mind.”

“You had me at hard.” She laughs and turns around to head to the kiosk to retrieve her gun. I have one at home, but decided now isn’t the best time for being a showoff.

The manager splits us into teams, and Jess makes sure she’s on the opposing one.

“Care to make a wager?”

I raise my eyebrow. “Oh, yeah?”

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