Free My Everything - Seth & Amber by Melanie Shawn Page B

eye witnesses and
no surveillance footage, all leads have pretty much dried up,” Alex
said.
    “Have you seen her?” Bobby asked Seth, his
tone making the question sound dangerously close to an
accusation.
    The room grew quiet waiting for Seth’s
response. He could sense Sophie and Katie waiting with bated breath
for his response. Again, Seth thought, they were going to be
waiting a while.
    “Wow, everybody’s here.” Amber stood in the
doorway of the waiting room.
    Seth looked up at her and he felt the same
way he did every time he saw her. Wrecked.
    She was just too beautiful. Too sexy. Too
stunning.
    Her dark hair hung loosely around her
shoulders, framing her face perfectly, complementing her flawless
olive skin. Long, full lashes outlined her huge hazel eyes. Her
full red lips balanced out her large eyes, creating an enticing
symmetry that uniquely set her apart from anyone he had ever
met.
    Everyone spoke at once, greeting her and
asking her how she was doing. Seth remained quiet.
    His dad got up and moved over to sit beside
Jason, asking him about an account that Jason had just landed for
Sloan Construction, leaving the seat right beside Seth's as the
only chair available.
    He didn’t think his dad had done that on
purpose. Had he? The entire room seemed to be caught up in their
own little conversations. The only two people not speaking were
himself and Amber.
    “Hi, Seth,” her soft voice rolled over him
like a sensual wave.
    He loved hearing the sound of his name on her
lips. He had waited so many years for that to happen and now every
time she said his name, even in general conversation, a primal
feeling welled up inside of him.
    “How’s your head?” he asked. She had seemed
to be in quite a bit of pain the last time he had seen her. He had
been worried about her the last two days.
    “Better. The bumps almost gone.” She reached
up and placed her long slender fingers in her hair rubbing up and
down.
    She lowered her eyes and tilted her head
towards him. “See, feel - the bump is barely there.”
    His hand instinctually moved, reaching for
her, before he had even made a conscious decision to do so. The
moment his fingers touched the silky softness of her hair he
remembered what it had felt like when he had gripped it, hard, his
hand wrapping around it in a fist as he drove inside of her.
    He tried to push that memory down as his
fingertips grazed over her scalp. There was a slight bump there. He
hadn’t felt it a couple of days ago but it did seem small now. He
let his hand linger there, lightly brushing over it.
    Her eyes lifted to meet his as she breathed,
“See?”
    Being this close to her was dangerous. His
fingers continued to softly stroke her scalp as she stared into his
eyes. He felt himself moving closer and closer to her. Her lips
parted as she sucked in a breath. He could hear his heart pounding
in his head.
    “Here she is,” Riley announced proudly,
standing in the doorway and holding a tiny bundle of blankets.
    The interruption caused Riley to snap out of
whatever had come over him. Was he really about to kiss Amber? In
the waiting room? In front of his whole family?
    He glanced over at Amber’s chest rising and
falling at a more rapid pace than normal and he knew the answer
was…yes. Yes, he would have absolutely done just that if Riley had
not come in.
    Damn, she was just too potent.
    If he was near her, he didn’t seem to have
the ability to maintain control. He needed to stay away from her.
Distance. That was his only option.
    --- ~ ---
    Amber was desperately trying to get her
breathing to slow down as everyone jumped from their seats to go
look at baby Mya. Well everyone except Seth, of course, who had
risen no more quickly than normal. Seriously, you just could not
rush that guy!
    Standing up, Amber quickly realized her legs
were a little shaky, no doubt due to the fact that Seth had just
touched her. It didn’t matter that where he had touched her was
completely innocent.