Her Forbidden Marine (Hearts Ablaze: Men in Uniform Book 2) Read Online Free PDF

out, loudly enough for her to hear him.  She jumped, and he cringed slightly as she turned around, hoping he hadn’t scared her.  Then again, maybe it would do her some good.  She shouldn’t be walking around alone after midnight.  Why the hell wasn’t she with her friend Jade?  On the bright side, she wasn’t with any of the men from the bar either, he noted.  Why that made him feel so damn pleased he didn’t even want to broach.
    He watched as Becky’s body relaxed when she realized it was him, and Matt jogged to catch up with her.  Matt noticed that her cheeks were flushed from the cold, and for a moment, he imagined her beneath him, cheeks rosy and flushed as he drove into her again and again, bringing her to orgasm as she screamed his name.  Yeah, not gonna happen.
    “Matt?” she asked in confusion as his mind snapped back to the present.  “What are you doing here?”
    “You shouldn’t be walking out here alone this late at night,” he said, sounding slightly more harsh than he intended.
    Becky’s eyes narrowed slightly as she gazed up at him.  “I’m just walking to my car,” she said, sounding defensive.  Her lips were rosy, too, and he wasn’t sure if she’d applied some lipstick or if they were just naturally that color.  Suddenly, he found himself wondering if her nipples were that same rosy pink.  Would he ever find out?  The thought of not knowing was killing him.  What he wouldn’t give just to spend one night with her, slowly stripping her down in his bed as he thoroughly explored her body.  He didn’t deserve a woman like her, not when he couldn’t even man up and watch out for her like his buddy had asked.  But fuck, what he wouldn’t do to have her be his just for one night.
    “You shouldn’t walk down the street alone,” he repeated, trying to get his thoughts back on track.
    “Fine, next time I’ll hitchhike,” she said sarcastically.
    “Becky,” he growled.  “I’m serious.”
    “So am I—I’m just walking to my car, Matt.  Chill out, okay?  Maybe go back to those college girls you were hanging out with.”
    “What?  Who?”
    “I just saw you outside the bar,” she said, rolling her eyes.  “You were flirting with those two girls when I left.  I’d have said goodnight, but I didn’t want to interrupt your threesome.”
    “For God’s sake, Becky, I don’t go around engaging in threesomes.”
    “Well, how would I know?  You’ve had a different girl on your arm for as long as I’ve known you.  Now, goodnight.”  She turned on her heel and walked away.  Damn, was she always this feisty?  Matt realized he’d never know, because he’d barely spoken to her in the past.  If she appeared, he’d disappear.  And they’d all been just fine with that.
    “Fine,” he called out, taking off after her.  “But I’m walking you to your car first.”
    Becky sighed as he fell in step beside her.  “Look, you don’t need to feel sorry for me, okay?  I can take care of myself.”
    “Of course you can,” he said, registering the surprised look in her eyes as she glanced up at him.  “But I just want to make sure you get to your car safely.  You’re a woman, walking down the street alone at midnight, and besides, I owe it to Brody.”
    “Whatever makes you feel better,” Becky said quietly.  Amazingly, they’d already arrived at her vehicle, making that perhaps that fastest damn walk of his life.  Now what was he supposed to do?  She was going to leave pissed at him.  She couldn’t be this mad just because he’d offered to walk her to her car.  She was probably still ticked off from the million other times he’d barely said a word to her.  Now he was suddenly concerned for her safety?  No wonder she was confused.  Hell if he wasn’t confused as all get out, too.
    “Hell, I don’t feel sorry for you, Becky,” he said, glancing down at her as she slowly met his gaze. “I feel guilty every damn time I’m around