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Harley laughed. Beau was having a typical male reaction to her chosen mode of transportation. And as far as the explosive ordinance gear – she knew how to be evasive. “I’m a government contractor.”

“That tells me a helluva lot.” Beau realized she didn’t care to elaborate and that was all right – for now. “Man, that’s a pretty lady.” He pulled the machine gun closer to him. “Where did you get this?”

Well, there was no secret there. “I inherited it from my father.” And that was why she didn’t want it. He hadn’t cared anything about her when he was alive and she couldn’t muster up any sympathy for him now that he was dead. In the Navy and Socorro – Harley had always been surrounded by men. In her line of work, a female was the exception – not the rule. But there had only been a handful of men in her life that she trusted implicitly – Captain Thibodeaux, Admiral Gaines and Beau. She had never trusted her father; Manuel Montoya had rejected her from the moment he had laid eyes on her. Being born with a caul over her face had been a sign of the devil to her superstitious parents and he had made in clear to her, in every way possible, that he wanted nothing to do with her. That was the reason he had named her ‘nothing’ - Nada. The only reason she had ended up with the gun and a few other items was that she was his only living relative at the time of his death.

“I can’t wait to try it out.” Beau picked it up. It weighed about a hundred and fifty pounds, but he carried it easily. “All we need to do is get all the transfer papers filled out and I’ll write you a check.” Harley hurried ahead of him and opened the door. Dandi was right there; ready to admire Beau’s newest acquisition. Clearly, she was as taken with it as he was. He carried it into his office, a large adjoining room that was crowded with stacks and piles of books and papers; there was barely room to walk. Organized chaos – she was fascinated to see this side of Beau. There was so much she didn’t know about him and she was hungry to know it all.

While they were inspecting the Ma Deuce, Harley watched him. He was so good-looking. There hadn’t been anyone in her memory with a body better than his, and she had worked with the best – Navy Seals, Black Ops. Beau’s shoulders were so wide; she would love to stand close to him on tiptoe and see how far her arms would go around him. Harley was eating him up with her eyes and when she heard a throat clear, she realized Dandi was watching her. Hastily, she tried to at least pretend to study the papers in her hand. How unprofessional could she get? “I think this will do for the 308. I like the way it looks.” Glancing at the clock on the wall, she saw it was time for her to leave for the doctor’s office. Lord, she dreaded this visit. “Look, I’ve got to go. Why don’t I come back by later in the week and we can get things settled with both transactions?”

“Wait,” Beau stood up, there was no way he was letting her leave without a little more information – like when she was going to go out with him. “Where do you live? I could drop off your check tonight and get your signature on the bill of sale and we could iron out the reaper conversion details. I need to get some measurements – make sure we get the stock the right length.” He started to ask who the lucky man was that was getting the gun – but one thing at a time.

Harley didn’t know if that was such a good idea. The more she thought about it, the more she was questioning the wisdom of spending a lot of time with Beau. She was way too attracted to him and that couldn’t be good – not with her history. Still, he was looking at her with such heat that all she wanted to do was draw closer – like a moth to a flame. “I just moved into Willowbend.” She was about to tell him where it was located, but his knowing chuckle stopped her. “What?”

“So, you’re the one who moved into the old Sonnier place. I wondered about that. You do know it’s haunted, don’t you?”

“Well, I do now.” She couldn’t help but smile back at him. “I could have done without that particular piece of knowledge. Now, I’ll jump at every creak and groan that old house makes.” She might be brave when faced with a live bomb, but ghosts and snakes were another matter entirely. Stepping backwards, Harley tripped over a pile of gun manuals. And if Beau hadn’t reached out to grab her, she would have fallen.

“I’ve got you,” Beau caught her and hugged her close, glad for the opportunity to get his hands on her. He swayed a little bit – just enjoying how she felt in his arms. God, nothing had ever felt so right. The only thing that could be better would be to have his cock buried balls deep inside her sweet body – now that was a dream worth having. “Ah, love – I’ll protect you from the boogeyman. Just wait until you hear the loup garou howl deep in the night as he slinks through the swamp hunting his prey.” He was teasing her now, and loving every minute of it. Thank God, Dandi had showed enough manners to leave them alone. It was time to make his move.

Harley playfully punched him on the shoulder, “Stop that. You’ll have me too scared to sleep there alone at night.”

“That’s the idea, love.” Before he could talk himself out of it, Beau did what he had wanted to do since the moment he saw her. He kissed her. Oh, not on the lips, like he longed to do – but, tenderly on each eye lid and at the corner of her captivating mouth. “That’s the idea, love. That’s the idea.”

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