Free SEALed with a Kiss (Alpha SEALs Book 2) by Makenna Jameison

favor.”
    “Right,” she said, a smile playing on the corner of her lips.  Thank God he couldn’t see her right now.  Evan was entirely too persuasive for his own good.
    “That, and what if you need a ride home again?  With your luck, your car could be towed right from Rebecca’s driveway.  I don’t want some other man driving you home.  Tell you what—I’ll pick you up, save you the worry.”
    Alison laughed.  “I’m still at the hospital and need to go home and change.”
    “So…I’ll pick you up in an hour?”
    “Yes.  One hour.”
    “Any chance you’ll wear that skirt you had on last weekend?” Evan asked hopefully.
    “From the barbeque?” she asked, puzzled.
    “That’s the one.”  She could practically see the grin on his face. 
    “What was so special about that skirt?”
    “I loved watching you move around in it all night,” he admitted, his voice low and practically oozing sex appeal.
    “Evan!” Her face flamed.  Obviously he wasn’t going to tone down the flirting.  Was she leading him on by agreeing to go to dinner?  It was just her best friend’s house, so it wasn’t like an official date or something.  Was it?
    “You’re gorgeous, Ali,” he said, his voice softer than before.
    She bit her lip to keep from smiling.  “I’ll see you in an hour, tough guy.”
    “Tough guy?” he asked, chuckling.
    “One hour.”  She hung up and glanced at the time.  Crap.  She had to get moving. 
     
    ***
     
    Patrick’s cool blue gaze shot to Evan and Alison as they walked into Rebecca’s home.  He looked over at Rebecca, raising his eyebrows, and she grinned.  Hell, they seemed on board with the idea of Evan and Alison as a couple.  Now if only Evan could convince her.
    He rested his hand on the small of Alison’s back, guiding her into the room.  No doubt she’d probably been there a million times before, but he liked touching her.  Keeping her close.
    She hadn’t worn the same skirt as last weekend but instead had on a long dress that skimmed her curves.  A “maxi dress,” she’d called it, whatever the hell that was.  She looked hotter than anything though, her strawberry blonde hair trailing down her back.  The dark blue of the dress contrasted with her fair skin, and the swish of her hips and her ass as she walked was driving him out of his mind.  It was almost like she sashayed around in that thing just to taunt him.  Something about the way she was all covered up yet displaying those womanly curves to their full advantage was as hot as hell.
    “Come in,” Rebecca said.  “Christopher’s coming over soon, too, with his date.  The kids are already asleep, so I thought we could eat out on the patio.”
    “Sounds perfect,” Alison said, handing her friend a bottle of white wine.
    They walked outside to Rebecca’s backyard, and Evan again wished he had a nice place of his own.  His apartment suited his bachelor status just fine, but he would love to have a yard to mow, a grill to throw some steaks or burgers on, and a wife and kids to come home to.  He’d never envied the other men on his SEAL team before, but hell if he wouldn’t love for his life to mirror Patrick’s.  The single life had suited Evan just fine for the first twenty-seven years of his life, but lately, seeing other men with wives and families had made his gut clench just a little bit in envy.
    Alison sat down at the patio table as Rebecca poured the women glasses of wine, and Patrick lit the grill.  “Beer’s in the fridge, buddy,” he called over his shoulder.  Evan ducked inside to grab a long neck, and when he came back out, saw Christopher had arrived with a date.  Not the same chick he’d brought to the barbeque last weekend, he noted.
    Alison was rubbing her shoulders with one hand, tilting her head from side to side.  He set his beer down on the table beside her and caught her hand.  She glanced up at him in confusion, but he released her and rested his hands