Page 18 of A Soldier's Secret Romance

The steak is absolutely mouthwatering amazing. I take a bite and can’t help the moan that escapes my lips. It’s completely juicy and tender, just absolutely perfect. I look at Ryan and see him staring at my mouth with a look, I can’t decipher.

“What’s wrong?” I ask.

“Nothing. Is your steak good?”

“It is. How about yours?”

“It’s good,” he says as he wiggles a little bit in his chair before taking a bite of his steak.

I watch his lips as they move while he chews. Thoughts of what those lips would feel like kissing all over my body take over my imagination. I must have sat there in my imagination a little too long, because I hear Ryan calling my name.

I blink back and focus on him. “I’m sorry, did you say something?”

“Are you okay? You zoned out there,” he asks, and I must have turned twenty different shades of red.

“Yeah, I’m okay. I was lost in thought, I apologize.” I look down at my plate, so damn embarrassed for allowing my imagination to run away with me. This man is going to think I’m mental.Get it together, Ellie.I chastise myself, feeling how red my face is.

He laughs. “No need to be embarrassed, Ellie. It’s fine. I was just worried for a minute.”

I look up at him and can’t help but smile, even if a little awkwardly. “Sometimes my imagination gets the better of me.” I’m speaking when all of the sudden, there is a man standing at our table looking at me.

“Elouise, is that you?”

“Huh?” I look at him confused. He seems familiar, but I can’t place him.

“It’s me, Richard, we met on dating.com.” He looks at me, and I realize it’s sleazeball Richard.

“Richard, I haven’t been on dating.com in a year.”

Not that he was listening to me. I look over at Ryan, shrug my shoulders and shake my head.

“You still look good. Hey, maybe we can get together sometime. You still owe me a dinner.”

“I don’t think so Richard. Let me introduce you to my boyfriend, Ryan. Ryan, this is Richard, the last date I told you about,” I tell him.

“Oh, this is the man who couldn’t stop making remarks about other women while he was on a date with you,” Ryan says before looking at Richard and saying, “Well, your loss was definitely my gain, so thank you,” grabbing my hand and holding it on the table for Richard to see.

I can see Richard foaming at the mouth, but I look at him, shrug, and say, “Yes, thank you Richard. I hope you have a wonderful evening.” I look over at Ryan, who has not taken his eyes off Richard, waiting for him to leave our table.

Richard puffs up, then smiles at me while leering at my body, “Call me, babe, when you are ready to have a good time.”

“Um, no. I never called you before, why would I now? I’m not into STD sharing, not now or ever,” I say sarcastically, just as Ryan looks back at me with a smirk.

Richard storms off, and I have to laugh. “Wow, I can’t believe that just happened,” I say, shaking my head. Ryan hasn’t let go of my hand yet, in fact, he is making small circles with his thumb, and my body is heating up.

“That man really does give off sleazeball vibes,” he states, and I can’t help but laugh out loud.

“Very true,” I reply, still smiling.

“I think it’s getting a little crowded in here, what do you say we get dessert to go? We can take it up to my room, and sit on the balcony, that overlooks the lake.” He looks at me with so much heat in his eyes but doesn’t take his hand away from mine.

“Okay,” I whisper out, all while my body is screaming yes.

RYAN

The minute Ellie stepped into the restaurant, and I saw her standing at the podium waiting for the hostess, I immediately felt a pull to her. The atmosphere in the room was electric, then her eyes met mine, I felt like all the air had been sucked out.

There is no way this blond beauty is my date.I tell myself, until the hostess brings Ellie to my table and even the I wasn’t sure, but then she said my name, her voice sounding like honey, and all I could hear was her screaming my name while writhing underneath me and I pound into her. My cock is painfully thick against my jeans. Several times through dinner, I tried to discreetly adjust myself, but now all I can think about is getting her alone.

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