Page 102 of Finding Kenna
It made Aleck grin. He took her hand and stood. Then he hugged her. “Thank you.”
“For what?” she asked into his neck as they embraced.
“For being so amazing. For loving me. For letting me love you. For being so supportive of what I do.”
She didn’t answer, but tightened her hold on him. “You’re welcome,” she said softly. He felt her take a deep breath, then she pulled back. “I’ll head out with you.”
“Sounds good.”
Within a few minutes, they were holding hands as they headed down the hall toward the elevator. They exited in the lobby, and Aleck was somewhat amused when Kenna dropped his hand and went around the security desk to give Robert a hug. “Thank you so much for the treat this morning. It was such a great surprise! You totally didn’t have to do that, but we’re both so appreciative.”
“It was my pleasure, Ms. Madigan,” Robert said with a grin.
“Do you think you’ll ever call me Kenna?” she teased.
“Probably not. Company rules, you know,” Robert told her.
Kenna just shook her head. “Well, I don’t care what you call me, I’m just glad to call you a friend.”
Robert looked taken aback for a moment, but then he smiled so big, Aleck thought he was going to dance a jig of happiness right there in the lobby.
“Drive safe, both of you,” he said as Kenna took Aleck’s hand once more and they headed for the front doors.
“We will!” Kenna called back.
Aleck gave the man a chin lift.
When they arrived at Kenna’s Malibu, Aleck took her face in his hands, studying her silently.
“What? Why are you looking so intense all of a sudden?” she asked as she held onto his wrists.
“I want to take you back inside, tear off your clothes, and bury my face in your pussy again,” Aleck blurted.
Kenna blushed, and her grip on his wrists tightened. “Yeah, well, we have to be adults and do adulty things,” she said.
“Fucking you until we both explode is an adult thing,” he quipped.
“True,” she said. “But I meant things like work, shop, take care of responsibilities…those kinds of adult activities.”
“All kidding aside, last night was the most amazing night of my life,” Aleck said seriously.
“Well, you were basically a virgin,” she said with a straight face.
“Everything seemed like it was the first time…because it was with you.” Aleck didn’t know where this sappiness was coming from, but he didn’t give a shit. He was well aware Kenna was talking about the fact that he hadn’t ever made love to a woman without a condom before, but everything they’d done had seemed…bigger…more intense.
“Okay, where’s my big bad SEAL?” she asked.
“Right here, babe,” Aleck said. “I’ll fucking kill anyone who dares to hurt one hair on your head. Or I’ll get my friend Baker to track them down and make them wish they’d never touched you.”
“Wow, all right then. There he is,” Kenna said. She leaned forward and kissed his chin lightly. Then his cheek. Then his lips. “I like your sappy side as much as I respect and admire your SEAL side,” she reassured him. “And while I suppose I should protest the killing thing, it’s kinda hot.”
“You aren’t helping me control my urge to throw you over my shoulder and haul you back up to our bed,” he told her.
She laughed, then put her hands on his chest and gave him a push. It wasn’t a small shove either. Aleck dropped his hands from her face and took a step back so he didn’t fall on his ass.
“How’s that?” she asked with a grin.
“It sucks,” Aleck said. “But…thank you. I was on the verge of saying to hell with the Navy and damn the consequences.”
