Free Lips Are SEAL'ed (BBW Contemporary Military Stepbrother Romance) by Ava May Page B

with me.”
    “I haven’t been home in three years. Tell me what’s good.”
    “We can go to Lazy Ray’s . There is a bit of everything there, and it’s good food.”
    “Okay. Lead the way, Miss Jeffries.”
    She giggled. “Two blocks, go left, and then at the stop sign go right, and you’ll see the building on the left hand side.”
    “Simple.” I drove following her directions and enjoyed the feel of her hand in mine. I never knew how much I really missed her until this moment.
    She sat next to me quietly holding my hand. I felt her eyes on me, but kept mine on the road. Things were different now. I might still have been younger than her, but I had aged in so many ways since I left. The things I did—shaking my head I tried to erase the thoughts from my head. I couldn’t dwell on the things I did for my country. I needed to enjoy my freedom and soak up Charlie’s sweetness. I hoped to get to spend a lot of time with her. Sadly, as much as Ma meant to me, I only came home to see her. I’d finally come to the conclusion I needed to make her mine before I left. I wanted her for real.
    Hell, in the last year and a half, I hadn’t even slept with another woman. It didn’t feel right. It never had, but I was a man, and Charlie and I didn’t keep in contact. I only knew about her life from the things my mom wrote in letters, and I was assuming it wasn’t everything I needed to know.
    I pulled into Lazy Ray’s and chuckled. There was a giant cowboy with straw hanging out of his mouth. His hand lay over his bloated stomach and he leaned back in a chair.
    “Wow,” I said. That’s all I could say.
    She laughed. “Yeah it’s quite funny, and really the food is amazing.”
    “I trust you, Charlie.”
    She smiled and slipped her hand from mine getting out of the truck before I was able to help her out. I easily caught her hand and went inside. I didn’t care where we were as long as I got to spend time with her. I needed to soak it up before I was sent back to hell.
    Inside a waitress dressed in plaid and a jean mini skirt with a cowboy hat and boots smiled brightly. “Welcome to Lazy Ray’s . Table for two?”
    “Yes ma’am.”
    She blushed and batted her lashes at me but I didn’t react. Beautiful women threw themselves at me all the time. There was only one I wanted and she was smirking at the woman who blatantly eyed me even though I was holding hands with Charlie. Women were horrible. Charlie didn’t seem bothered by it at all.
    We followed the woman to our seats and I sat across from her wanting to actually be able to talk and have decent conversation. I let go of her hand and slid into the booth. Our bubbly waitress’s eyes lit up when we separated and I rolled my eyes. For real did this girl think she was going to get something from me?
    I opened the menu and my eyes widened. I was surprised by the variety.
    Charlie laughed. “I told you.”
    I looked at the waitress. “I’m gonna need a few.”
    “That’s fine, I’m Bambie. Just holler when you’re ready.”
    Charlie chuckled but covered it up by coughing. The poor woman. Who would name their child after a Disney character?
    She sauntered away swaying her hips doing her best to attract me, but I didn’t even bother paying attention. I was still young, and I certainly wasn’t dead, but I also wasn’t an asshole.
    “I think she likes you, Ash,” Charlie said with a smirk.
    I shrugged not wanting her to get any ideas. “Good for her.”
    “So what do you want to try?”
    I looked the menu over and couldn’t make up my mind. I really didn’t care. Eating out was an excuse to take her out. “What are you getting?”
    “Something fast and not messy I have to go back to work,” She looked at her watch and cringed in 25 minutes. “Sorry we are going to have to get our food and run.”
    I hid my disappointment. “Okay dinner then.”
    “Can’t.”
    My brows rose, and I held back my questions. For all I knew she had a man. I waited