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He withdrew slowly, then thrust home again, over and over and over until they were both breathless and panting for release. Mindful of the men in the next room, he kept his endearments whispered while she muffled her adorable mewls and sighs against his shoulder and neck. When she arched against him with a telltale tightening in her body, he reached between them to stroke her slick folds.
“Are you close?” he whispered. She nodded. “Come for me, Red.” He slipped two fingers on either side of her swollen clit, massaging gently, and she gasped, then shuddered, her nails digging deep into the muscles of his upper back as she came hard around him.
The convulsions of her body milked his aching cock and brought him to the edge of his own climax. A few more hard thrusts and he was right there with her, groaning into her mouth as he kissed her hard, wave after wave of ecstasy washing over him, emptying his mind and relaxing his body until he sagged against her. As he drifted back down to earth, reality returned in stages. The first thing he was aware of was her fingers, toying with his hair. The salty taste of her skin beneath his lips came next. Then he noticed the tang of arousal and sex in the air. Smiling, he placed a kiss against the sweet curve of her collarbone, then straightened. “Better?”
“Much.” She pulled him down for one more kiss, then scooted off the vanity and gathered her scattered clothes from the floor. “Thanks.”
“Anytime, Red. Anytime.”
Scotty had just disposed of the condom and tugged on his jeans and T-shirt when someone pounded on the door.
“What the hell’s going on in there? Someone fall in?” Spencer.
Scotty waited until Hayley was fully clothed, then yanked open the door, his expression mulish despite his inner calm. “We had some things to discuss.”
“Oh, I see.” From his arched brow and sly expression, Spencer saw straight through Scotty’s bullshit. Or maybe he’d noticed the smell in the air, too. “Is that what they’re calling it these days?”
“Shut up.” Scotty jammed his feet back into his socks, then took Hayley’s hand. “C’mon, Red. Let’s eat.”
“Okay.” Humor sparked in her eyes as she followed him back to the love seat. “I’m suddenly starving.”
“Me too.” He picked up his plate and glanced at the rest of the room’s occupants. Gage rolled his eyes and looked away, and Kyle just shook his head. Yeah, okay, fine. So they knew he was sleeping with Hayley. Big deal. He stuffed his mouth with tepid food and relaxed back into the cushions while Hayley opened her laptop and perched it on the sofa arm beside her before grabbing her plate.
She took a bite of his Yankee pot roast and sighed. “Oh my God, Scotty. This is so good.”
“Thanks.” An inordinate amount of pride swelled in his chest at having satisfied his woman both in and out of the bedroom. Job well done.
He paused midchew.His woman?
Her laptop dinged, and she glanced over. “Guys, I think I have a new lead on Natalie.”
All eyes turned to her.
“How?” Scotty asked around his last bite of veggies. Nobody scarfed down a meal faster than a military man.
“That’s what I’ve been working on since we got here. I tapped into the municipal security feeds. They keep track of movement around the national monuments, they cover the traffic cams on all the major streets, and they have security footage of the Metro stations. I figured if she was still in DC, that would be our best chance of spotting her—and I was right.”
“Where is she?” Kyle sat forward, his expression serious.
“Well, let’s see.” Hayley set her half-eaten dinner aside and picked up the computer, tapping a few keys. “Oh.Oh no!” Her voice took on an edge that Scotty hadn’t heard before, not when he’d threatened her at Natalie’s house, not even when she’d been held at gunpoint.
“What is it, Red?”
“According to this, she entered the C&O Canal park about an hour ago. That’s where—”
“Where what?”
“Where my kidnappers mentioned they were going. Where they were going to stage their ambush for you guys, with snipers set up around the perimeter. I heard one of them say something about taking out as many of you as possible. Do you think she’s the diversion they were talking about?”
“Probably,” Kyle said, setting his empty plate aside.
“Is she still there?” Scotty leaned closer to peer at her screen. If Becks was looking for a fight, he’d be more than happy to oblige.
Hayley looked up. “As far as I can tell, yes.”
“Right.” Scotty pushed to his feet at the same time as Gage and Kyle. They shared an unspoken language after all these years together, each working like a finely tuned cog in the machinery of their team. Gage grabbed his bag of highly combustible goodies and slung it over his shoulder, checking his weapon and shoving an extra ammo clip in his pocket. Kyle entered the coordinates into his phone, then worked out the best access routes. Scotty pulled on his boots, then walked over to the bathroom door and pounded hard. “Time to go, Spence.”
