She blinked back tears. “If you tell me how much you love me, I’m going to sob. Damn hormones.”
He made that soft rumbling sound she found so sexy. “I’ll show you later instead. You never shed tears when I strip you naked.”
“I’m getting hot.”
“We’ll go swimming a ways down the river, away from them. There’s this little spot I know where a pool has formed in the rocks and it’s not deep. The water won’t be as cold.”
“I think we should skip that and just go home.” She turned her head and looked up at him. “And get naked in our tub.”
“We do love water.” His hand around her waist inched lower, his thumb teasing the area just under the waist of her shorts. “And being together.”
“We can watch the bears later.”
“I’m much rather watch you.”
“Now I’m really getting hot.”
He chuckled. “We’ll see you tomorrow, boys. My mate needs me more. It’s all about priorities. One day we’ll hopefully find females for and you’ll understand. They are everything.”
About Laurann Dohner
I’m a full-time “in-house supervisor” (sounds much better than plain ol’ housewife), mother and writer. I’m addicted to caramel iced coffee, the occasional candy bar (or two) and trying to get at least five hours of sleep at night.
I love to write all kinds of stories. I think the best part about writing is the fact that real life is always uncertain, always tossing things at us that we have no control over, but when you write, you can make sure there’s always a happy ending. I love that about writing. I love to sit down at my computer desk, put on my headphones and listen to loud music to block out the world around me, so I can create worlds in front of me.
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New Species 3: Valiant
New Species 4: Justice
New Species 5: Brawn
New Species 6: Wrath
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