The Last Kiss by M. R. Murphy Page A

him alive before he had the chance to sink deep between her supple thighs and taste every drop of her.
    “You ready to get out of here?” he asked.
                         “Yes. How far is it to your base?” Cocking a brow, Raeve intertwined her fingers with his, as he reached for her bag.
    “About an hour away. Might hit some traffic though. Are you hungry?”
       “Not really. So were you waiting here long?”
    He slipped her an impish grin, as he shook his head.
                  “Not really.”
    Raeve went to open the door, but Aidan reached it first, gripping the hot metal before she burned her delicate flesh. “Ladies first.” he supplied pulling the door free from the metal jamb. Her sweet smile mimicked the sincerity of her kiss.
    “Thank you,” she murmured before climbing into the cab of the truck. “Wait…one more thing…”
    Staring at her, Aidan waited anxiously for her request. When she didn't say anything, just smiled at him nervously, he wondered if she was considering her trip down as a complete mistake.
    “Yes?” the word had barely left his lips when she crashed her mouth down on his. Relief washed over him as his blood seared every cell in his body. How could he resist her, when his body demanded so much more? Wrapping his arms around her, pulling her body to his again, Aidan relished the sensation of her fingers as they raked through his cropped hair and the crush of her breasts against his chest. The small mews that slipped from her lips caused all the blood in his body to settle in the one place that begged to be hidden deep within her core. Slipping her a sideways glance, he wondered if any security cameras were within range of catching them if he did what he wanted to do to her right then and there. He'd stopped breathing the moment her lips touched his, and his chest thundered against hers as he fumbled to collect his thoughts. “What do you say we get to the hotel?”
    Her lips barely left his as she silently agreed―with another kiss. He found it hard to pull back from her, carefully shutting her in. The heat of her stare rippled through him, tracking his every movement as he walked round the truck. Feeling lighter than air, every cell in his body vibrated, singing to life from just having her near. Come hell or high water, he would get them back to the hotel and lay her down as fast as humanly possible.
    Slipping into the cab, his eyes danced over her. The resplendent blush on her cheeks flared to a deeper shade of pink as he winked to her. Cupping her hand, he gently tugged her fingers to his lips, brushing the suppleness of her skin across the spot she left her feverish kiss. “Ready?” Considering her with a sultry smile, he didn't need to hear her lithe voice to know the answer.
    The drive stretched on for miles as the Texas heat flushed her skin, leaving a sheen of dew glistening over her skin. The wind caught her hair in a picturesque moment as he caught her eyes in the side mirror, dancing over the landscape. “Not much to look at. Killeen is more desert-like than this,” he offered.
    “It's just so different. Guess I'm just partial to all the green of the east coast.”
       “Me too. Though I'm guessing Kuwait will be worse.” Her audible gasp didn't surprise him, it was the same thing his mother had done when he told her. Yet seeing Raeve's reaction, the way her fingers feathered over her glossy lips and the shock that settled in her eyes, made him wish he had picked a better time to tell her. “What's wrong?”
    “I―I…when will you be deployed?” She fought to say the words, and he wasn't so sure why it was upsetting her so much.
    “Three weeks from tomorrow.” Cocking a dark brow, he couldn't help but notice her brows knitted together into a deep V. Worry settled in her eyes, setting him on edge. Aidan prayed he hadn't ruined his time with her with this information, but he realized he probably had. “Don't worry