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of this world sex.   There is no one but you, Adam Kincaid .   You’re the one that I want, the only man I have ever given myself to, you know that.”
    Mitch hugged her to him, but his good mood was nothing more than a façade to keep her happy.   The mention of Adam’s name was a harsh reminder that Jessie’s heart belonged to his brother, not him, and Adam himself had confessed he’d taken her virginity.   How would Jessie feel if she discovered she’d been deceived into sleeping with a man she didn’t even know, that she had unwittingly been unfaithful to Adam?  
    And here she was , doing her damnedest to convince him he had no reason to be jealous of Del when the truth was , he had no right to feel that way.   It was disheartening to say the least.   Guilt and remorse also made their appearance , and for a moment he considered telling Jessie the truth.   Then she whispered in his ear that she wanted him again, followed by a slow, extremely in depth kiss, and suddenly honesty didn’t seem nearly as important as taking her back to bed.
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    Lying in a tangle of sheets with Jessie curled up in is arms, the rest of the world seemed a million miles away.   He understood why Adam kept coming back to her.   There were no rescue plans swirling around in his mind, no dark nightmares about the death and violence that went along with those plans.   Even the stabbing pain of Adam’s death had dulled a little .  H e could only attribute that to the beautiful woman in his arms.   When Jessie flashed one of her radiant smiles on him, it was easy to forget that pain and sorrow existed.   His thoughts were consumed with Jessie and had been since the moment he’d laid eyes on her.  
    After spending less than a week with her, Mitch felt like a new man.   She replenished his soul, filled his heart in a way no other woman ever had .  A nd for the first time in his life, he found himself thinking of marriage and children and white picket fences.   He was falling fast and hard for Jessie , and it hurt like hell knowing any feelings she had for him weren’t his to claim.  
    If she reached for him in the night, it was really Adam she wanted.   When she turned to him with that adoring look in her eyes, it was Adam she was seeing.   It was Adam she kissed, Adam she made love to, and God forgive him, but Mitch was starting to feel resentful towards his brother for coming between them.   Jessie must have sensed the shift in his mood because she burrowed more snugly to his side as if she knew he needed to be comforted.
    “Do you want to talk about it?”   she said softly
    “Talk about what?”
    “Whatever’s bothering you.   You’ve been mumbling under your breath for the last hour.”
    Mitch pressed a kiss to her forehead.   “I’m sorry, honey, I didn’t mean to keep you a wake.”    
    Silence followed .  Jessie knew from past experience he wasn’t ready to open up to her yet.   She sensed this last mission had been much worse than any of the others, leaving emotional scars that would take more time than usual to heal.   But she was patient.   Selfishly, she hoped he wouldn’t start talking about it too soon because it would hasten his departure.  
    It had always been like that; Kincaid arriving on her doorstep looking as if the weight of the world was on his shoulders, and Jessie giving him all the love and kindness she could until he was ready to bear his soul.   Then, once it was all out and he felt he was ready to face the world again, he’d be off on another other dangerous mission.  
    Del thought Kincaid was just using her, and in some ways he was probably right.   She was the salve that Kincaid applied to his wounds, at least that’s how she saw it.   He needed her to help put the pieces back together, needed her gentle touch, her