Page 124 of Filthy Lovin Heroes

Hawk and Kane exchanged a meaningful glance.

“Ok. Ok. I owe ya,” Kane said, his voice still strained but stronger than it had been in the past days.

I looked between the pair. Both had dark hair, Kane’s on the shaggy side. I suspected he needed a haircut when he came in and his commanding officer wouldn’t be too happy about his appearance right now. Kane was equally as dark but his tan was deeper. Both looked as if they ran their miles completely naked.

“Owe you what?” My question brought no response. “Boys? Am I part of a bet?” I crossed my arms over my chest and leaned a hip on Hawk’s bed which put him within reaching distance of my thigh. He noticed and so did I when a heated flicker of his eye caressed over me.

He arched a brow. “Perceptive and beautiful,” Hawk answered with his signature smirk, only this time his hand brushed over my knee only to settle on my thigh. I could feel the heat of his touch through my uniform instantly and it left me absolutely breathless. Having his hand on mine was one thing, but to feel those strong fingers grip me like I was already his left me boneless.

“I deal with soldiers, Ranger. It’s not my first rodeo in knowing how to read between the lines. Plus, you all but spelled it out for me. So, tell me. What’s on the line?”

I managed not to sound like a complete virgin by keeping my voice steady despite wanting to spread my thighs and find out what his hand would feel like on me there.

I slowly stood and set down the empty cup beside the small pill cup, now empty.

The soldier eyed me, baby blues smoldering in a way that was totally inappropriate.

And made my panties wet in a way I’d never felt before.

I didn’t know what to do with the awareness of my body’s reaction to Hawk’s attention, or Kane’s silent stares, but it had been a long time since someone had their arms around me even if by a crappy ex-boyfriend who wanted sex first and then the romance. That relationship hadn’t lasted long. Nor the one after that. After three failed attempts at trying to find a man who wanted to romance me a little before hopping into bed, I gave up.

Maybe I was old before my time?

I turned my attention back on the men. Sure, I saw them in various states of undress daily. When I cared for them, I touched smooth, tanned velvet skin over steel. But all of that was for my job—none of it was for me—the woman beneath the nurse’s uniform.

What I wanted made my mouth water and my panties wet. A deep hunger burned inside me. But these soldiers were off-limits.

“Hawk said you’re a runner.” Kane’s voice was quiet as if he was getting tired again.

I leaned over Kane and brushed a lock of thick dark hair from his forehead and caught a glimpse of his dark brown eyes accompanied by a sideways grin that he made look sexy.

“I am a runner, “I answered softly. “I guess it’s true what they say. Anyone who’s a runner recognizes another runner.”

Kane passed his half-empty cup of water to me and rested back on the pillow. His grin faded into a soft smile. I gently reached for his wrist to take his vitals.

He pulled free of my grasp and turned his hand upward to clamp around my fingers. I stared at him in shock. “I see you’re not too much different from your handsy friend over there. So, mind telling me what you are doing, Kane?”

A soft chuckle came from behind and I knew if I were to turn, I’d see Hawk’s amused look.

Kane’s eyes graced over my face and lightly touched on my breasts before he drew his attention back to my face. Light caresses and a fierce blush roared over my cheeks.

“I just wanted to touch an angel before I die.”

Hawk chuckled from beside us. “You aren’t going to die any more than I am, drama queen. Now let my woman go—she needs to tend to me some more.”

I bit down on my lower lip to stifle a laugh of my own. Kane’s warm clutch sent shivers up and down my arm, causing my nipples to tighten under my scrub top.

With some effort, I pulled free and fixed the blood pressure cuff around his bulky biceps instead of staying where I was, like I wanted. I made quick work of taking his blood pressure and then temperature before recording it all.

Done, I turned to Hawk to find his gaze trained on my every move.

“Did you take your pills?” I already knew the answer but I needed the distraction to keep from blushing like the virgin that I was, knowing he was checking out my ass.

“Tell you what, sweetheart. Agree to go out on a date with me once I’m outta here and I’ll take anything and everything you put in front of me.”

“Both of us,” Kane jumped in, suddenly more energetic at his buddy’s ultimatum.

Kane gripped my arm again and slid his hand down until our palms were connected and fingers intertwined.

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