Free The Omega Team: Death Sentence (Kindle Worlds Novella) by Tina Donahue

I’m happy.”
    He laughed. “You’re too easy.”
    “And you’re hard. I believe that’s the way we like it, right?”
    Falling in love with her was effortless. In a world that could be incredibly crappy at times, she made the other crud worthwhile. “Wouldn’t have it any other way. See you soon.”
     
    *****
     
    The second Chase opened his door, Hallie forgot restraint and jumped into his arms.
    He groaned, kissed her breathless, and came up for air. “Missed you.”
    “Same here.” She rubbed her nose on his shoulder. “I didn’t think today would ever end. It was godawful.”
    “Why?” He kicked the door closed and held her at arm’s length. “What happened?”
    “The details are in my glasses. Come here.” She yanked him close and didn’t let him loose for minutes, kissing, touching, exploring as much of him as she could. Crazy, she knew. This was way past her one-night-stand rule.
    To avoid his charm in the future, she’d have to wear a chastity belt and be in a coma.
    She pulled her mouth free and swore.
    “Hey. That didn’t sound good.” He stroked her hair. “What’s wrong?”
    “You’re too hot. You’re driving me nuts.”
    “Yeah?” He grinned roguishly. “Tell me more. Better still, show me how much I turn you on.”
    Giggling, she grabbed his tee and tugged him into the kitchen. “After we eat and talk.”
    “Why wait?”
    “We have to.” She flipped open the extra-large pizza box and grabbed a wedge piled high with pepperoni, sausage, ham, and bacon. He took her preferences to heart. Not only was he gorgeous but nice, too. Each second with him stole another piece of her heart that she wouldn’t get back when they ended. Needing comfort, she took a huge bite of her slice. Decadent flavors exploded in her mouth. “Wow. This is awesome.”
    Chase handed her a beer. “Why do we have to wait for sex?”
    She took another bite and talked around her food. “Afterwards, you’ll fall asleep like you always do.”
    He arched one eyebrow.
    “And I’ll forget everything except wanting you so badly I won’t care about anything else. I’ll screw you blind and won’t stop until your cock falls off and your balls shrivel up. ”
    He brightened. “Promise?”
    “Quit grinning. I’m serious.” She finished her slice and sucked her fingers. “I shouldn’t even be here.”
    “Right. You don’t date long-term. You don’t do relationships.” He clasped her shoulders. “Guess what? You are here. And you must like it because you’re smiling.”
    She was? Again? God, what was the matter with her?
    Chase hauled her into his arms. “Nothing bad is going to happen. We’ll both survive being together and happy. And we’ll take things slow. I swear I won’t use more than five rubbers tonight.”
    Snickering, she sagged against him. “You are a good man. But we should discuss what happened today. There are bigger things in this than you and me.”
    “Isn’t that what Humphrey Bogart said to Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca ?”
    “Never saw it, but if he did tell her that, he was right.” Hallie eased away and pulled her specs from her purse. “I’ll show you mine if you show me yours.”
    “More than mine. We also have what Jacqui got from the surveillance cameras I put up.” He grabbed the pizza box. “Let’s go into my office.”
    She followed with the beers and told him about admitting Barb into the infirmary. “I’m hoping to keep her there for a few days so she can rest and feel safe for a change. It’s not like me to falsify records, but I did a bang-up job today with hers.”
    He pulled a chair over for Hallie. “What did you say was wrong?”
    “Congestion, fever, chest pain, fatigue, being generally run down. Nearly every symptom I could think of that points to pneumonia, except for a cough, which even a novice would notice Barb doesn’t have. Shirl did. She accused me of being too nice. If things were up to her and Dick, we’d probably have executions on