Authors: Laurann Dohner
Touching Ice (28 page)
release me. I realize you probably felt you had to go that far to protect me and now
there will no longer be a reason if that guy died.”
Ice took a deep breath, his chest pressing tightly against hers. “There’s a reason.”
“Will someone else on the council insist I’m dangerous?”
In a heartbeat Ice’s mouth covered Megan’s, his full, strong lips forcing hers apart,
and his tongue forged inside. Surprise held her immobile for a few seconds and then
she kissed him back. Her hands slid up his arms and wrapped around his neck. The
passion flared brightly between them as the kiss deepened.
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Ice broke their lips apart, both of them breathing heavily, and his intense gaze
locked with hers. He moved them toward the foam cleansing unit but neither spoke.
His arm wrapped around her waist, securing her to his body as he reached out to hit the
button to lower the wall.
“You’re my female, we’re a family unit, and what we feel is reason enough to never
allow you to leave me.”
She hesitated, chewing on her bottom lip, and knew he had to see the tears that
filled her eyes. “Everyone has always abandoned me, Ice. My mom did it and then my
dad just took off when he deemed me old enough to make it on my own. It hurt me
deeply inside and I’ve kept people distanced from me emotionally ever since. I don’t
want to ever wake up one day and watch you walk away from me too. It would kill me.
Don’t say those things unless you really mean them. Don’t make me believe you and
one day break my heart.”
His features softened as he stared into her eyes. One hand lifted as he adjusted her
in his arms to cup her face in his big palm. “We’ve both known so much pain and
loneliness in our lives.” He drew closer. “You are never going to be without me. I will
never change my mind. We are one unit now and that will never change.” His lips
brushed hers but he didn’t deepen the kiss. He pulled back instead. “We’ll even expand
our family unit.”
Her eyebrows rose.
“I believe sharing our DNA will strengthen our bond and heal the hurt we’ve both
suffered.”
“Are you talking about children?”
He grinned. “Yes.”
“Couldn’t you just say that? Shared DNA?” She grinned and started to tease him.
“Okay. Want to have
intercourse
now, tall, gray, and sexy?”
He chuckled. “No. I want to fuck you and afterward, I want to make love to you
slowly in our bed.”
She nodded. “I want that too. I just needed to be sure you wouldn’t one day feel
resentment from being pushed into starting a family unit with me, Ice.”
“Baby, out of all the things I’m feeling, that is not one of the emotions I’m
experiencing. You’ve taught me to love. I’ll teach you that what we have will last and
we’ll share both of those things with the children we create together.” He pressed her
back to the wall. “Close your eyes.” His arm moved as he reached to activate the foam.
Megan closed her eyes and in seconds foam coated them. Her skin tingled all over
as it worked, cleaning them and then slowly melting into water drops that slid down
her skin. Her eyes opened only to find Ice watching her.
“I love you and I refuse to allow you to leave me. Deal with that.”
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Happiness surrounded her, along with the love that centered on the sexy man in
front of her. “You’re so bossy but okay. I’ll do that.” She lifted her legs, wrapped them
around his hips, and her ankles crossed over his ass. “How may I serve you?”
Gorgeous silvery-blue eyes widened and then his sexy, full lips curved into a grin.
“I can think of many, many ways, my little sex bot.”
Laughing, she winked at him and then tilted her head, going for the side of his
neck. She licked his skin and then lightly raked her teeth there before kissing him. Her
tongue traced up to just under his earlobe.
“Tell me to wiggle my hips so you can enter me and take me right here, right now,
against this wall. I want you.”
“I give the orders.”
“I know. So tell me to do what I just said.”
He laughed. “Life will never be boring with you, will it?”
She nibbled his ear. “No. Definitely not, tall, gray and sexy.”
Ice’s hips shifted and his hard cock pressed against her entrance. He slowly lowered
her until his cock rested deep inside her pussy. He froze there. Megan was wet and
ready for him, aching, and as he slid into her, she turned her head. Their gazes locked.
“I love you,” Ice whispered. “You make me feel everything.”
“I love you too.” Megan wiggled her hips. “Now I want to feel everything, as in
move. You’re torturing me. You’re throbbing inside me.”
“So demanding,” he chuckled.
Ice slowly withdrew his cock almost totally out of her welcoming depths only to
drive back up inside her. Their bodies moved together, skin to skin, lips to lips. In
minutes they both were crying out the other’s name.
“I know how heaven must feel,” he groaned. “You’ve given me that.”
“I got the one thing I wanted most.” Her fingers gripped his shoulders as their
gazes locked together. “I got you.”
“You’ve got me and we belong to each other.”
* * * * *
A buzz woke Ice. He opened his eyes and smiled when he realized that Megan
sprawled on top of his body, her cheek over his heart and her legs on the outside of his.
The buzz sounded again. He was tempted to ignore it but the person at his door refused
to stop pressing for his attention.
He gently rolled until Megan settled on her side. She muttered something in her
sleep but didn’t wake. He carefully got off his bed, covered her bare body, and then
moved to the drawers. He just pulled on shorts before he opened the door. Onyx stood
there.
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Ice stepped out into the hallway, allowing the door to close behind him so their
conversation didn’t wake his wife. He wanted her well rested. He studied his longtime
friend and saw sadness in his eyes.
“I attempted to link with you to avoid coming to your door but you have your com
link off.”
“I was sleeping with Megan.” He paused. “Obviously the
Rally
is docked with the
Star
since you are here.”
Nodding, Onyx blew out a breath. “We can’t find the life capsule. We had no choice
but to deem it destroyed with the enemy shuttle. We assume they did not have a chance
to launch away.”
“Damn.” Ice’s shoulders slumped. “Poor Coal. He survived all those years trapped
with cyborg females who abused him, finally had his freedom, only to lose his life now.
That is just unacceptable.”
“Not to mention that he died with Zorus. That is not a face I would want to see in
my last moments of life.”
“At least Zorus won’t be a threat to my Megan anymore.”
Onyx studied him and then cursed. “Damn it.”
“What?”
“You have that same happy look that Flint, Steel, and Iron have when they talk
about their females. Are human women that damn good in bed?”
Ice hesitated. “It’s more than the sex, my friend. Megan makes me forget what I am
and allows me to be who I always aspired to be. Do you understand? I’m not a cyborg
to her but instead just a man. A man who is very happy that she changed my life. For
the first time in my existence, I feel alive. I feel true rightness.” He paused. “I am
complete.”
“I still don’t believe any female is worth the trouble they cause.”
“Megan is worth everything to me.”
“I’m returning to the
Rally
.” Onyx backed up. “I enjoy not having one to tell me
what to do.”
“You’d be surprised how pleasurable some orders are that she gives me.” He
laughed, remembering Megan’s demands in the shower. “I’ll see you on my next shift.”
Ice entered his quarters and paused to watch the woman sleeping in his bed. He
loved her and finally knew the meaning of being truly alive. She’d said love was a gift
and now he understood. He yanked off his shorts, got into bed, and then pulled his
woman into his arms, where she belonged.
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About the Author
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 your write, you can make sure there’s always a happy ending. I
love
that
about writing. I love it when I sit down at my computer desk and put on my
headphones to listen to loud music to block out the world around me, so I can create
worlds in front of me.
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