Page 29 of Shielding Aubree

Aubree's cheeks warmed.

"Thank goodness my parents aren't here to hear that."

"You're a grown woman. I'm sure you can say what you want while you're here." He grinned at her. "No one I know would tell on you."

"I'd rather not. When it's easy to spit out those words in my private life it can sometimes come out in my professional one. The last thing I want to say on my bodycam is a questionable comment that could be misconstrued."

"I can see that." He smiled even more. "I bet you kick ass on the force."

Her smile faded. "I did." She nodded and bit into her bottom lip so hard that he felt the pain. When she let it go, he took in a breath. "I really did."

Ruben reached out to her and put his hands on her shoulders, holding her still. "And you will again. You will."

She looked up into his eyes and he felt the world fall away.

The rush of water across his lower body didn't make it easier for him to hold onto his libido. If anything the rushing sensation only stirred it up to a more fevered pitch.

And just when he was ready to pull away and step back, her hands moved to his chest, her palms moving up and over his pecs and onto his shoulders.

She opened her lips, and her tongue swept over her bottom lip.

And fuck, if that didn't make him think of her tongue sweeping over... other things.

Aubree leaned in closer, her eyes hooding as her gaze touched on his mouth.

A kiss.

His mind and... other parts went there.

He just wanted a kiss.

But he knew if he went there, he wouldn't want to stop.

He was already painfully hard, and they hadn't even touched each other in a way that was more intimate than just their hands.

She was close enough for him to feel her breath across his lips.

They were a heartbeat from the point of no return.

"Aubree."

Oh God.

Her lips parted and her eyes closed.

He wanted to lean into it.

He wanted to hold tight and meet her more than halfway, but he couldn't.

Not if he wanted to be able to look himself in the mirror.

"Aubree, stop."

He tightened his hold on her shoulders and slid his hands down to her upper arms holding her back.

Her eyes were hazy at first and then they cleared.

"Wha-at?"

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