Protecting What's Mine (Benevolence, #3)

by Lucy Score

“Honey, I’ve got five kids at home. I can command the hell out of any incident.”

“You doing the checking, Doc Dreamy?”

“Haven’t heard that in a long time,” she said. “Nice try, but I don’t play doctor.”

“You got little hearts in your eyes.” Brody grinned. “I think I’m in love.”

Mack thought of the flowers, wondered if it was true. If it was, it was wildly romantic and irresponsible.

“Doc Dreamy here is family. She’s my future wife,” Linc said.

“Relax, Hotshot. We’re not having sex. You don’t have to worry about impressing me. You’re allowed to be tired.”

“Why aren’t we having sex?”

“I’m new here. I could be an ax-murdering black widow with a string of dead husbands.”

“I’m willing to take that chance.”

“She is politely requesting that you give her all your love immediately,” he told her.

“Opposite. If you’re a ladies’ man, I’m a man’s lady. Men’s lady? Anyway, I’m taking a break from it.” “Maybe we should both try something different. We’ll just have to get married,” Linc decided with a grin. He drove off and left Mack blinking after him.

“Uncle Linc, do you make a lot of money being a fire chief?”

“No, nephew. No, I do not. But I’m expecting my bath bomb store on Etsy to take off any day now.”

“You’ve got to be kidding me.” She wiggled her fingers at him. “Hi, neighbor.” “The devious Doctor Dreamy.”

Dreamy, I found Nemo twice yesterday, and now I can’t get the Moana songs out of my head.

Also I hate burnt toast with chocolate chips. I owe you. Good luck on your first day. Your Very Attractive Neighbor (Linc) (Clarifying in case you noticed how swole Mr. Nabuki two houses down is)

“What do you think? Wanna give it a go?”

“Give what a go?” “Marriage. Kids. Backyard BBQs on a Friday night with half the town in attendance. I’ve got the day off Wednesday. We could swing by the justice of the peace.”

He couldn’t stop looking at Mack. There was something about her that pulled him in. A magnetism, a pull, an orbit.

Those cool green eyes held secrets he wanted to unravel one by one. He wanted to know how she got

the scar under her eye. He wanted to know what her skin felt like under his hands. How he’d feel when he watched her lips part as he slid inside her.

Hell. He was going to fall hard for this woman, and it was going to hurt.

Small talk. See? She could do this. She could push aside dirty, naked thoughts about a sexy firefighter. She could dust off social skills.

Now all she could think of was Linc. And his

mouth. And those tattoos on his chest and biceps. And how she could see that V on his torso when his shorts rode low.

“There’s no shame in not knowing how to do something. There’s no shame in learning and trying. Shame never works as a motivator.”

“You’re a really good hugger.” “One of my many skills. You should see me—”

“If you say anything about that very impressive cock and ruin this moment, I’ll add you to my pissed-off-at list.”

“This doesn’t mean we’re going to have sex.”

“Let’s take a wait-and-see attitude on that particular point for now.”

“Baby, I want to take my cock out and shove you to your knees. I want to put my hands on this wall and fuck your mouth until your eyes water. When I’m done with you, I want eye makeup and lipstick everywhere.”

“That’s better,”

want to see you on your knees, looking up at me while you taste me.”

“I think I’ve been waiting my whole life for you.”

“Tell me what you want, Mackenzie.” “I asked you first.”

“First, I want to see that lipstick smeared on your mouth, my mouth, my cock, and any damn where else you want to kiss me. Nothing’s off-limits for you, Dreamy. Then I want to feel you come around me. I want to be holding you when you let go. I want to go off with you. After that, I want to eat ice cream in bed with you. Then I figured we’d date for enough time to convince you that fate brought you here exactly when we both needed it. We’ll have a wedding. Probably a big one because the

whole station is gonna want to be there and you’ve seen the size of my family. Sunshine can be our flower dog. We’ll live a long, happy life together. How do you feel about kids? I ...

“Send me home, Dreamy,” he rasped. In this moment, there was nothing she

wanted more than this man’s hands on her.

She shook he...

Linc stepped inside. Into her space, ...

This was what had been missing. He was who had been missing.

He wanted her. Craved her. She knew it in her bones. And knowing was powerful.

“Dreamy, if you don’t stop looking at me like that or touching me like that, this is gonna be a real disappointment for us both,”

“Make me.”

“I need to be inside you. Feel you tighten on me, squeeze me.”

“I want to know what it feels like when you come on me, Mackenzie. I need to know.”

“I dreamed about fucking you with my tongue last night,”

“I can’t get enough of your flavor.”