force of his desire.
“What’s the hold up? Need help with her luggage?” Archer asked as he boarded the bus, which must have stopped some time ago, though Miguel and Sabine had been totally oblivious to their arrival. Waverly followed a step behind.
Sabine jerked away, attempting to disguise the true cause of their delay. Fuck that. She was his for the duration of her stay and it would be best if everyone knew it up front.
Sabine included.
After just a taste, he craved more. And he would have it. Have her.
Miguel stole one final sample of her spiciness before slowly backing off. He allowed a slow grin to spread across his face as he observed her dilated pupils and the color he’d tongue-fucked back into her cheeks. At least he’d been able to do that for her. She’d looked ready to drop when he spotted her in the terminal.
Instead of coddling her as he’d intended, he’d pushed her. Or had he accepted her challenge? Either way, once the thrill of their meeting wore off, she was going to crash. Hard.
Shit. They needed to get going.
“Seriously, dude?” Archer gave them a resounding slow clap for their sexy performance. “That might be a record, even for you.”
Miguel shot his friend the finger, mostly because he didn’t want Sabine to think their kiss had been anything like his previous seductions. It had been a hell of a long time. Okay, more like never since he’d found this kind of immediate connection with someone. Sexual attraction, sure, but also something…deeper. Rather than fuck it up before it got going, he’d like to see where it took them.
Hopefully their journey together began with his bed and ended up in the ship’s clubroom.
Saving the day, Waverly greeted their resident scientist as if it was no big deal that she’d been sucking face with him a few moments earlier. “Welcome to paradise. The weather here is steamy, and the men are even hotter.”
Sabine laughed and rose, finger-combing her hair as she made her way to the couple to introduce herself.
Thank. You. He owed Waverly big time.
From behind Sabine’s back, he blew Waverly a kiss. She winked in return as Archer shook Sabine’s hand and reassured her they’d support her mission in any way possible. Waverly didn’t stop there. She went in for a full-on hug, offering her condolences. Now there was a sight Miguel could appreciate.
Two gorgeous women, one tall, sophisticated, and dark-haired, the other more of a free-loving earthy type with wavy natural golden hair, dove-gray eyes, and rocking curves. The necklace he’d made close to twenty years ago, tied in a place of honor around her delicate throat, made it seem like her coming here, now, might be some kind of sign or the answer to prayer he didn’t realize he’d uttered.
If he believed in shit like that.
He snagged Sabine’s backpack and suitcase, impressed that she could travel so light. Anxious to have her settled in, he wandered closer to the doorway. They took the hint, exiting the bus.
“Thanks,” he said to the driver before passing over an insane tip. In addition to living on the Divemaster without any room or board expenses, Miguel, Tosin, and Archer each collected incredible salaries from the Divemaster Project for entertaining their guests and keeping them safe on their complimentary retreats.
Though they’d argued with Banks that getting paid any more than minimum wage to work a dream job was unnecessary, the guy had refused to give them a pay cut. Of course, Miguel could legally sell his third of the Divemaster at any time and become instantly rich as fuck. Why would he, though, when he had far more than he’d ever wanted already?
Less than a year ago, his entire life had become a dream come true.
Now all he needed was someone besides his best friends to share it with. Watching Archer with Waverly had shown him what it could be like to have a companion, a lover, an intimate and lasting relationship. He hated to admit he’d been jealous of