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brought here. Obviously neither of you can leave here for the moment.”
    Gabe tensed beside her and squeezed her hand even harder. She wanted to say something but she was so out of her element she couldn’t think of something sensible.
    Additionally, she was conscious again of the scent of sex still clinging to her and the way the two of them appeared.
    “I’d like to take a shower, if that’s possible,” she told Killian.
    “Of course. Let me show you both upstairs.” His gaze traveled over the two of them. “We keep a wide selection of clothes in one of the rooms since we never know exactly who will be a…guest here. Feel free to help yourself. Both of you.”
    He led them up the stairs and opened the first door they came to.
    “I assume you’ll only need one room?” A tiny smile played at the corner of his mouth.
    “That’s fine.” Gabe’s voice was expressionless. “Give us some time, okay?”
    “No problem. I assume Miss Winters has a lot of questions to ask you.”
    Gabe grunted. “No doubt.”
    “And Gabriel? Despite any objections you might have, you’re stuck here at least until the team reports back. I know you want to get out there but I’m not willing to risk your life any more than we have to.”
    He turned and walked back down the stairs, effectively shutting off further conversation.
    Gabe slammed the door and banged his fist against it. “Shit, shit, shit.”
    “That seems to be your favorite expression tonight,” Rachel commented, wrapping her arms around herself.
    She suddenly felt chilled to the bone. Her home had been invaded, she’d had to flee in the middle of the night with a man who—face it, she hardly knew except in bed—
    and she had no idea what was going to happen next.
    Gabe drew in a deep breath, exhaled slowly, a pulled her close to him. “I’m sorry about this. You didn’t deserve to be caught in this.”
    “Maybe now it’s time for you to fill in the blanks around Mr. Killian’s information.”
    She leaned her head against his chest, feeling the hard planes of muscle beneath his shirt.
    “Let’s get you showered first. Then I’ll tell you whatever you want to know. After that we’ll talk to Dan and see if we can close the door on this. Come on.”
    He took her hand and led her into a bathroom with the biggest shower she’d ever seen. Thick towels were piled in readiness on the counter and a variety of soaps and gels were lined up on an inside shelf.
    “Your boss seems to think of everything,” she commented.
    “You don’t know the half of it.” Gabe slid the shower door open and reached in to turn on the spray, then pulled off his shirt and trousers. He looked at Rachel. “Well?
    What are you waiting for?”

Chapter Three
    Gabe was so gentle with her Rachel nearly cried. The shock of the night’s events had caught up with her. She stood, shivering, as he peeled off her top and slacks, then positioned her in the shower so the spray hit her just right. He brushed her wet hair away from her face, stroking her cheek with his long fingers. Even the hot water couldn’t seem to warm her up, so Gabe pulled her tight against his naked body, wrapping his arms around her and rubbing her back.
    They stood there, water pouring down on them, creating a mist that wrapped around them like a cocoon. Somehow as his hands stroked her and his body warmed her she forgot about shivering and being scared. Her brain locked onto one thing—she and Gabe were naked, skin-to-skin in this shower. She closed her eyes and for a moment wished she was back at the foundation party, the orchestra playing something warm and mellow in the background, Gabe moving her to the music with a familiar fluid grace.
    But now they were locked in an erotic dance, flirting at the edge of danger and she wasn’t sure she knew all the steps. He had an erection that was hard enough to carve a hole in her. His thick rod was like a hot pipe pressing into her, the hair on his chest a rough carpet