by Renee Field
Shaking himself from his trance, he was amazed he felt such a powerful connection to the woman. Finally placing her on his bed, he noticed with relief her nose had stopped bleeding.
He watched her steady, slow breathing. She was earthly beautiful. Then he shook his head and moved to the dresser to grab some clothes. She’s no different from any other female I’ve known.
He tore his gaze from her. Knowing it would be best for him to leave, he picked up a small blanket and placed it protectively over her. He liked how she snuggled down into his futon and he grinned when she immediately kicked the blanket off her feet.
Willing himself to leave, he marched purposefully to a large room he called Command Central located on the first level. He was dreading the time when Jamie would wake up and he really needed either a very cold shower or a long, exhausting swim.
Ignoring the flashing light, he swiftly accessed the Institute’s staff list and found Jamie’s email address along with Caskett’s. Punching in Caskett’s email address, he fired off a note for her, stating she’d be out of the office until the end of the week because of a flu-like virus that was highly contagious. Pressing the send button, he grinned.
Seth chuckled to himself, as he recalled meeting Caskett on a previous expedition. The good old doctor had thought he was going to die just from catching a bad case of the flu. Seth knew Caskett was obsessed with staying clear of anyone with germs. All he’d be thinking was thank god it wasn’t him.
As his thoughts turned once again to the lovely sleeping beauty upstairs, the barking of the seals drew his attention back to the water. It had felt good—the sea water filling him up with life. Seth had forgotten how powerful it made him feel.
Tugging off his jeans, he realized his thoughts of the woman upstairs in his bed had already taken over his body. Cold sea water is what I need.
He glanced once more at the red flashing light then turned, grabbed a nearby kitchen towel and walked buck naked out the front door down to the beach.
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