13. Reaper

13

Reaper

I watched Sarra as she slept. We had been in the desert for two days, and it was time we left. We planned to go to Sedona for a while before heading to the Pacific coast. I had never felt this way about a woman before. With Sarra, I wanted to hold her in my arms forever. I never wanted to let her go.

She opened her eyes and smiled. "We'll leave as soon as you get up and are ready. I'll take Bub out while you dress." Then I leaned down and kissed her, knowing it would delay us for another hour or two. I didn't care; I would never get enough of Sarra.

I smiled when I glanced over at her. Bub was trying to crawl onto her lap, and she was trying to give him more space. The dog was enormous. "Where did you get Bub? He's larger than most German Shepherds."

"Shane got him for me. He trained him to attack anyone who wanted to harm me. I had him with me at the book signing, and he growled as soon as Brian stepped up to have his book signed. I should have listened to him, but I was nervous, and when he growled, I was afraid he would attack the man. That's why I told Brian my name; I was all flustered."

"I'm glad you have him. He's beautiful."

"Thank you. Bub knows he's beautiful. You should see him when a female dog is around. He prances all around her. I swear I was so embarrassed when I took him to Petsmart. He was prancing everywhere. They were having a dog show, and the owner wanted me to enter Bub. I told him his head was big enough, and he didn't need to win anything."

I smiled. "I think we'll trade this vehicle in for an SUV and stay at hotels at night; that way, we won't be stuck inside an RV if someone decides to come after us. Besides, the showers are bigger, and I can show you more moves."

"I can't wait until we're together in a large shower and bed. I might show you some moves I've written about in my books."

"I've read all of your books, and I can't wait until you show me all of those moves."

"You've got me hot again," she said, reaching over and touching me.

"You started this conversation. We only have another hour to drive, so I'll take care of you then," I said. She growled low in her throat. I saw a rest area up ahead and pulled into it. We closed the camper up and undressed.

We fell onto the bed, our bodies eager to be together. This time was fast, hot sex, and we both came quickly. My breathing was labored as I looked into her eyes. "Now we'll take it slow, and then we'll make our way to Sedona," I said, kissing her.

The sun was going down when we got to Sedona. We took longer than I thought we would. Neither of us could get enough of each other.

"Wow, this is beautiful. How often is it used? Does it also have another Helen here?"

"Yes. We use it when we need to keep someone safe. We'll stay here until we're ready to leave, and then we'll go to California and swim in the ocean. The Pacific Ocean is colder than the Atlantic Ocean."

We got out of the RV and walked to the house. "Helen, can you unlock the door?"

"Yes, Reaper, as soon as you tell me the password."

I pulled out my phone, looked up the password, and then typed it into the little box. The door opened, and I took Sarra's hand, and we walked inside.

"It's beautiful," she said, walking straight back to the sliding doors and watching the sun go down over the red rock. The colors were amazing. I walked next to her and slid the doors open. I took her hand, and we walked outside.

"It's beautiful. I've never seen anything like this red rock. Oh, look, there's a natural waterfall. Is there a lake up there?" she asked, looking at the top of the mountain.

"Yes, we can swim there tomorrow. We own all of this property, so you don't have to worry about others being there. We'll have all the hot springs to ourselves."

"Oh, it's a hot spring? I've never been in a hot spring," she said, walking over and feeling the water from the fall. "This is amazing. Come and feel it."

I walked over and put my arm around her. "After we make love tonight, we can stand under the falls. The water goes into an underground stream that runs all the way down into another hot spring at the hotel."

"That sounds perfect. I'm starving," she said, smiling at me. Then she put her arms around me and kissed me.

"Let me show you around, and then we'll eat." We walked down a wide hall, and I showed her to a bedroom. "This is yours unless you want to stay in mine, which is through this door," I said as we walked into another room with a massive bed.

"I'll let you decide where I sleep," she replied.

"Great, you'll sleep in here with me. I'll get our things after we eat. Let's go see what we have."

"Steaks, baked potatoes, and green salad. The grill is already set up. All we have to do is put the steaks on it. Let's go out back. Can you grab the potatoes?"

"Yes, and I see ice cream in the freezer. We'll have that later. I don't remember eating today. I guess we had other things on our minds."

"I know I did," I said, leaning down and kissing her.

"Me too," she said, licking her lips.

We sat out back and ate our dinner. The weather was perfect. I had never enjoyed talking to any woman as much as I did with Sarra. It was like we grew up together. She was funny, serious, and so smart. I could talk to her for hours. I was surprised at how much she knew about what was going on in the world.

"Did you go to Afghanistan and Iraq? Did you fight in those wars?"

"Yes, my brothers and our friends all fought in those wars. We also lost a lot of friends over there. Some of our friends came home with horrible injuries. We still rescue Americans from Afghanistan, Iraq, and other countries."

"It sounds dangerous."

"We're careful."

"I'm glad," Sarra said, touching my fingers. I thought she wanted to tell me something, but she said nothing. I've had that same feeling a few times, but she never said anything.