Page 56 of SEAL the Deal

Rick shrugged. “Maybe.” He took a sip of his beer.

TJ grinned. “Maybe? Maybe it’s time to run another Girlfriend Selection Course.”

Rick snorted into his beer. It sprayed froth over the three others. “Nope. I ain’t doing that shit.” He coughed up amber liquid.

Jenny and Maria glanced over.

TJ laughed, relieving Rick of the overflowing beer. “Relax. I think it’s safe to say that Jenny can skip selection. I mean hell, she rescued our asses.”

Ernie stepped over to the bar and grabbed another beer.

“What am I, chopped liver?” said Rick.

Ernie handed him a bottle. “Hey, we know you helped out. You make a pretty good sidekick.”

Rick glared as the girls joined them and Jenny kissed his cheek. “What are you boys talking about?”

TJ smiled. “We were just reminiscing about how Mike and Ali met. Rick was saying how much he enjoyed the selection course.”

She grinned. “Oh, yes. He mentioned that up in Oregon, but never got to explain it.”

Maria grasped her by the arm. “That’s not a story you want to hear without champagne.”

As Ernie’s wife directed her back to the bar Jenny flashed Rick a smile. He returned it staring intensely into her eyes.

“Oh, she’s got you bad,” TJ said.

“Signed SEAL’d and delivered,” added Ernie. “This time next year we’ll be doing it all over.”

“If, and I mean if I ever get married again, there will be no bachelor party, no secret plans and no damn shenanigans.”

TJ lifted his beer. “Here’s to shenanigans.”

* * *

It was well after three in the morning when Rick and Jenny arrived at the villa he’d rented a short Uber ride from the wedding venue. As he fumbled with the front door he felt Jenny’s arms around his waist.

“You look so damn handsome in that suit,” she murmured as her lips caressed his ear.

He abandoned the door, turned and met her lips with his own. The kiss was long, passionate and sent fire coursing through his veins.

When, after minutes their lips finally parted Rick was breathing heavily. “You, you’re something else Jenny. I’ve never met a woman like you before.”

She grinned, her hands traveling from his waist to his groin where she squeezed him gently through the fabric of his suit. “So, you think I could pass your selection course?”

His brow rose. “Ah, Maria spilled the beans.”

“Yes, she also told me I’m the first woman to tame the untamable Rick.”

“Tame me? That’s fun–”

She squeezed him again and pressed her mouth against his. They kissed like teenagers as she unzipped his fly and slipped her hand inside his pants.

He let out a soft moan and moved his lips to her neck as he slid the thin straps of her dress over her shoulders and unzipped the satin material. The garment slid to her waist revealing her pert breasts.

“Are you going to do something about the door,” she murmured. “Or are we going to make love on the porch.”

It took Rick a matter of seconds to open it.

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