Free Tempting Target: Heart of a SEAL by Carmen Faye Page A

so the anxiety that she was feeling must have been from the vibe that was being piped in from his own brand of craziness.
     
    “What kind of drugs are you on, seriously? It must be some good stuff. I wouldn’t come to you to pick up any pieces. If Matt and I aren’t together, there still won’t be a ‘you and me.’ There are lots of women on this island and a lot of them are by themselves. Why start with me? Move on to someone else.”
     
    “Don’t tell me what to do,” he said, looking a bit wild eyed.
     
    “Fine. Do what you want but stay away from me.” She backed away from the man because she didn’t want to give him her back.
     
    “I know you have some feelings for me.” The crazy man said, and she had to stop and find out where he’d gotten such a stupid idea.
     
    She didn’t even ask why because she knew he was dying to tell her.
     
    “You could have told him what happened and he would have been all over me. Those military types think they can bully anyone, but I don’t take shit from anyone.”
     
    “I didn’t tell him because I knew he’d kick your ass and that would mess up my trip. I’d already done enough damage to you, and you just weren’t worth my time.”
     
    She didn’t know what those words had done to the man who now stood in the middle of the women’s lingerie portion of the store, but he looked like he was going to explode. She didn’t want to be anywhere near him when that happened.
     

 
    CHAPTER EIGHT
     
    Matt couldn’t believe his eyes when Emmy had come out of the bathroom. She was all dolled up in a little black dress and matching shoes and purse. He did have a few things planned for them, as it was their last night on the island. There were times that he wanted to pack her in his suitcase and take her with him, but he knew she was out here trying to find herself and prove that she could make it on her own. To tell her he was going to miss her was bullshit because he couldn’t do anything for her. He was in the middle of a tour of duty, and this had been his only break in such a long time he didn’t even want to share it with his family.
     
    “You look beautiful,” he said, as he walked over to her and pulled her into his arms. He liked his sex deep, hard, and fast, but with her, he’d learned that he could enjoy it a bit slower. It was even better if she was trying to go fast and he was slowing it down.
     
    “Thank you, sir. Where to?” she asked, as she stood in the middle of the floor, looking like something he would remember to stroke to on a lonely night when he was alone in the field.
     
    “Off for dancing. We never made it to the club, so I wanted to go on our last night here.” He was sorry that he put it that way because it was like he snuffed out the light in her eyes.
     
    “I’m ready.” She was trying to act happy, but since he’d gotten to know her better in the last few days, he knew when she was trying and when it was genuine.
     
    They were both silent, as they left the room, in the cab, and when they were seated at the fancy club. They were planning to eat in the restaurant portion and then dance the night away in the dance hall portion. They sat across from each other, and Matt was mad that they didn’t have the circle booths like the first place they had a drink had. It wasn’t like he wanted to finger her under the table like he’d done that time, but he didn’t want to just look at her…he wanted to touch her.
     
    “Where are you off to next?” She looked everywhere but at his face, and he realized how much he enjoyed her gaze on him. He decided that he wouldn’t talk unless she was looking at him. It was their last night, but he didn’t want to be sad about it.
     
    “I’m going to Guam and then to point unknown.” He reached for her hand and held it in his.
     
    “Where are you going after this?” he asked.
     
    “Is there a way for me to contact you?” she asked, with just the faintest amount of concern