Jack shrugged his duffle bag off his shoulder and it thudded onto the floor. With an easy strength, he lifted the strap of hers off her shoulder and lowered it as well.
Then, with a gentleness she hadn’t expected, he pulled her into his arms, offering her a dozen opportunities to escape or evade.
When she failed to vary the course of his approach, he completed the gesture. It wasn’t just some kiss, some hand around her neck and a fiery meeting of the lips and tongue.
Kissing Jack Slater included a full body hug as if they’d been lovers for years. His arms wrapped naturally around her, as hers slid up his chest and around his neck.
He tasted of the ice cream dessert they’d just split, the strawberries that he’d chosen and the chocolate sauce that she had. And he felt soldier hard and ma
