“Hi, Amelia.”
“Hi.”
He rocked back on his heels. Dressed in jeans and a white t-shirt, he looked casual. And calm…unlike her.
“Can I come in or…”
She blinked. “Yes, sorry.” She waved him inside. “Have a seat anywhere you like.”
He walked over to her couch and sat down, leaning forward and bracing his elbows on his knees. She sat opposite him in a recliner.
“Have you heard the news recently?” she asked, tucking her hands between her knees so he wouldn’t see them tremble.
“About the new strain of swine flu?” Morris chuckled. “What else could they say? A zombie virus?”
“True, true.” She couldn’t quite meet his penetrating gaze.
“Well, I just got off the phone with Reed,” he said. “They’ve tracked down both Doc and General.”
“Good.”
Silence stretched between them.
“Amelia?”
She dared to look up.
“Why did you call me over?”
The million dollar question. She took a deep breath. “I needed to tell you…” She licked her lips. “I mean, when you told me you loved me I was blindsided.”
His foot bounced up and down. “I didn’t mean to upset you, but I wanted you to know the truth.”
She clasped her hands in her lap, staring at her laced fingers. “I love you too,” she blurted before the words failed her. Morris remained quiet, and she looked up, finding a mix of hope and disbelief in his gaze. “And I don’t know what that means for us. I don’t know how we can combine worlds.”
He lifted his eyebrows. “You’re making it more complicated than it has to be, darlin’.” He reached out and took her hand, his fingers warm as they wrapped around hers. Electricity sizzled at his touch. “Let’s worry about today, and only today.”
He moved to his knees before her, reaching up to cup her face. His thumb brushed over her mouth and he pulled her forward. The kiss unfurled desire she’d spent days repressing. She kissed him back with all the wonderful feelings swelling within her heart. All the love she’d denied for the other super soldier since leaving Project Terminal.
“Say it again, Amelia. One more time,” he whispered against her lips.
“I love you, Gabe. Now let’s go to bed.”
“Whatever you want, darlin’. I’m yours, wholly and completely.”
About Olivia Starke
Olivia Starke calls the Ozarks home. One of the most beautiful areas in the country, she loves hiking trails with her dogs, kayaking on the numerous waterways, and enjoying southern Missouri’s fresh air and sunshine.
She’s also ‘Mom’ to four dogs, a growing number of kitties that show up at her door, and four VERY spoiled horses that do little to earn their keep. Not that she’d ever hold that against them.
She’s a HUGE fangirl of Doctor Who and to a lesser extent Supernatural, and has a pretty interesting love triangle (or square?) going on in her head between the Doctor and the Winchesters.
Olivia’s Website:
www.authoroliviastarke.com
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About the Project Terminal Series
Book 1: Project Terminal: Legacy
Now Available
Book 2: Project Terminal: Devil’s Virus
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Book 3: Project Terminal: End Game
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
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