Page 33 of Summer with a SEAL

He nodded toward the northern end. “It’s quieter this way. If we head south, we’ll just hit the boardwalk and all the tourists.”

“North it is,” she agreed, feeling content as they began to walk hand-in-hand along the water’s edge. The wind blew her ponytail in the breeze, and she closed her eyes for a brief moment, letting the sun beam down on her face.

Sirens sounded in the distance, and after they saw a third police car racing by behind the row of beach houses, Jacob pulled his phone from his swim trunks.

“What do you think’s going on?” she asked.

He scrolled through his phone, frowning. “Not sure. Oh, a woman was robbed at an ATM earlier.”

“In broad daylight?” she asked in disbelief.

“So it seems. I just got an alert from base about the robbery. Didn’t you say you spotted a strange guy around the bank the other day when you were there?”

“Yeah, sort of. He wasn’t anywhere near me at the ATM though. He was just waiting out front. I thought he was kind of creepy, but Michelle was there, too. She said that I was just overreacting.”

“The police should release a description of the suspect. If it sounds like the guy you saw, you should probably report it to them.”

“Yeah, definitely. This guy had tattoos up and down his arms. Pretty distinctive. Maybe they have camera footage of him, too.”

Jacob tucked his phone back into his swim trunks, glancing down at her. “I can go with you the next time you need to go to the ATM if you want,” he offered. “At least until this guy is caught.”

“Thanks, but I’m sure I’ll be fine,” she assured him. “What are the chances he’d strike again so soon? Everyone will be looking for him.”

“At least go inside the bank then. Don’t use the ATMs out front.”

“Yeah, that’s probably a good idea. At least for the time being. That’s so creepy a woman was robbed right in the middle of the day. I always avoid going to ATMs at night, but you’d think you’d be safe in broad daylight.”

“That’s smart to avoid them at night,” he said. “I can handle myself and always am aware of my surroundings. I’ll be worried about you though.”

She glanced up at him, taking in his strong profile. Jacob had shaved since she’d last seen him a few days ago, and she could see the outline of his strong jaw. “You’re sweet,” she said.

He flashed her his crooked grin. “Because I’d worry about you? It’s what any decent guy would do.”

“Not all guys are decent,” she countered.

“You got me there,” he agreed with a chuckle. He tugged her closer to him, wrapping his arm around her shoulders. “Did I tell you that I love this bikini you have on today?” he asked in a low voice. “Wow.”

She flushed beside him. “You’re not so bad yourself, Jacob,” she teased.

“What? Not so bad?” Before she could say another word, he’d scooped her up into his muscular arms and was jogging into the ocean. She shrieked in surprise, kicking her legs and laughing as she clung to him. He grabbed his cell phone from his pocket and tossed it onto the dry sand, chuckling as he kept going.

“Jacob! Put me down!”

“Drop you in the water?” he joked, edging deeper in.

He was up to his knees now and kept wading further out. A big wave crashed near them, and she ducked her head into his shoulder, shielding her face from the spray.

“No, don’t drop me,” she protested, giggling more as he jokingly pretended to. She met his dark gaze, and then his head ducked down as he kissed her, his full lips brushing softly against hers. The salty spray of the ocean seemed to somehow intensify his masculine taste, and with his muscular body tightly holding hers, heat spiraled down to her core.

Without a word, he shifted her in his arms so that her legs wrapped around his waist. She snaked her arms around his neck, her breasts pushing against his muscular chest as she clung to him. She felt his erection pushing against her core, but rather than being frightened, it emboldened her. She aroused him just as much as he affected her.

She clung to him and lightly rocked her hips against him, loving the feel of his hardness brushing up against her sex. She was nearly naked in her bikini, and there was something sexy and erotic about Jacob holding her close like this in the ocean.

Jacob groaned, tightening his grip on her.

“Hell, angel. You feel amazing. And this little bikini you have on is driving me out of my mind.”

He kissed her again, and she opened her mouth to him, letting him delve deep. His tongue rubbed intimately against hers, and then he was lifting her up and down in his arms, rubbing her against his hard cock.

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