Free Falling For Her Navy Seal…Again by Clarissa Yip Page B

family business. And he wouldn’t have liked to have the dog’s death on his conscience. He studied the calendar, not used to seeing himself in such a predicament. “I do look pretty good.”
    She stilled then tackled him until he lay on his back. “I think so.”
    Matthew threw the calendar to the floor and groaned. “What did I get myself into?”
    “It’s for a good cause. Stop your bellyaching. Besides, you’re lucky, it’s not out yet…. But come next year, you’ll be plastered all over town.”
    He tried to roll her off, but she pinned him to the mattress and covered his face with kisses.
    “I’m never going to live this down. I can’t believe you have a copy. I haven’t even seen the pictures of the shoot.”
    She chuckled and nipped his chin. “You should be glad there weren’t dart holes in your picture.”
    He wrapped his arms around her and scowled. “You were going to throw darts at my picture?”
    She shrugged and traced a circle over his collarbone. “I thought about it. Liz actually gave me the calendar the day you showed up on my porch when I was on my way out with Bart.”
    His eyes narrowed at the mention of her boss. No matter that Jenesi had broken it off with the guy, he still worried her boss would pursue her once he wasn’t around. He pushed the thoughts away. He had this time with her now, and he wasn’t going to take it for granted. “How is Bartholomew doing?”
    “I wouldn’t know.” Her tongue darted out and licked his bottom lip before he leaned in and gave her a hard kiss.
    He dropped back to the mattress and covered his forehead with his arm. “They’re going to have copies of this at the party, aren’t they?”
    She grinned. “It’s for a good cause. If you weren’t the town hero, saving Momo’s life….”
    He glared and dug his fingers into her sides. She howled with laughter as he tickled her. “I’m going to make you pay for that.”
    “Bring it on.” Jenesi bit his shoulder and straddled his hips. His arousal grew at the feel of her rubbing against him. His reaction to her amazed him, stronger than he’d ever anticipated it. He needed to make love to her as much as he needed to breathe.
    He couldn’t imagine leaving her again…but their time together would be limited.

 
     
     
Chapter Nine
     
     
    “Please don’t walk off too far. Remember to check in with your group leader, class.” Jenesi watched the kids scramble all over Hunt Farm’s pumpkin patch. She spotted her blond troublemaker glancing at her suspiciously, and she drew up her sternest glare. “Tyler, you’d better behave. Don’t you dare chuck that baby pumpkin at anyone.”
    Tyler grinned and set the pumpkin down. At five, he looked angelic, yet she knew he was the devil incarnate. With a sigh, Jenesi nodded at the parent chaperones who had volunteered to attend their annual mini-field trip to Hunt Farm. Every child got to pick his own pumpkin and bring it back to class to carve and decorate.
    She found her assistant in the midst of a few kids running around in circles, and laughed. “Karen.”
    Her assistant pushed her glasses up the bridge of her nose. “Yes, Miss Coleman?”
    “I’m going to say hi to the owner and will be back in a few minutes. Can you handle them?” Jenesi nodded at the kids.
    “Of course. We’ll be fine.”
    “Great.” With a wave, she started her trek to the house. She kept glancing over her shoulder to make sure no kids followed her or ventured off too far from their spot.
    As she passed the barn, she waved to a few of the workers who were moving bales of hay and saddling the few horses they had. She breathed in the fresh air and couldn’t help the excitement of knowing she was going to see Matthew, even though he’d only left her a few hours ago, before she got ready for work.
    Besides the girls’ night out with Liz, she’d spent the past two weeks with Matthew, going out to dinner, watching movies, taking hay rides around the farm,