So had she. Lying there in his arms was the only thing that mattered in that moment. Crazy as it sounded, nothing else seemed to exist when he was holding her. Both an amazing feeling and a terrifying one. The idea that she could let everything else fade away so completely was something she’d never expected.

The silence held too much meaning. Too many unsaid thoughts. So she shifted her body so that she was on top of him. “Well, I’m here now,” she said. Taking his hands, she pinned them over his head and leaned down to kiss him again. Hard. Then, pulling away slightly, she slid her tongue along his bottom lip. “What are you going to do with me?”

He grinned, freeing his hands with ease and gripping her waist. Flipping them over, he lay on top of her, forcing her legs apart as he wedged himself between them. “I’ve got a few ideas,” he mumbled against her mouth.

And for now, those ideas of his were the only things she couldn’t wait to explore.

Chapter Twelve

CHAPTER TWELVE

“HELLO? I THINK the door’s locked.”

Erika’s heart pounded in her chest as she untangled her body from Reed’s. Sprinting from the cot, she collected her discarded clothing. She hadn’t meant to spend the night, and they’d just fallen asleep less than two hours ago.

Reed was only seconds behind her. “Shit. Morning crew.”

“Do they have a key?” she asked, frantically trying to free her yoga pants from the inside-out ski pants. Her underwear and backward sweater, which she’d put on in the middle of the night when they’d finally taken a break from sex to eat the cold pizza, wasn’t the outfit she wanted to get busted in by other members of the search and rescue team.

Reed glanced at the schedule on the wall. “It’s Harrison. He’s new, so no.” He yanked his T-shirt on and pulled on his jeans, and Erika was sad to see his sexy body disappear. The body she’d had the pleasure of exploring three times the night before. She still couldn’t believe her physical reaction to Reed. She couldn’t get enough of him. She gazed longingly at his crotch as he zipped his zipper but another loud knock had her shoving her legs into the ski pants, tangled yoga pants bulging up around her thighs.

Screw it. She’d fix it later. She found her coat, but Reed grabbed her before she could put it on. One hand cupped her breast through her sweater as he drew her into his body. “I had a great night,” he said.

So close to him, she nodded, trying not to breathe. Morning breath was not sexy and in the light of day, this was all slightly awkward...though not regrettable in the least.