A Hero In Uniform - The Complete Series by Savannah DelGardo Read Free Book Online
Authors: Savannah DelGardo
him, or kill him.
He looked over at Kelley as they passed under a streetlight, the yellow glow passing over her slumbering form and shedding light on her baby bump. Unable to resist, Daniel reached over and placed his hand on the small mound, smiling when Kelley mumbled something in her sleep and rested her hand on top of his.
In that moment, he realised he was, without a doubt, in love with Kelley Harmon.
She was a strong woman.
A fighter.
The kind of woman that a Navy man like himself needed as a wife.
Her daughter could become his, and he could provide for them both.
But how would Kelley react to the suggestion?
They'd slept together once and shared half-a-dozen kisses in the two short months they'd been in Weipa.
Would that be enough to convince Kelley that he loved her?
They arrived in Cairns early Wednesday morning and Daniel put his thoughts to bed as he pulled into the parking lot of Kelley's old apartment building. After a quick explanation to the landlord who lived on-site, he took her to the bedroom and placed her in the bed, grateful to Steven and Ric for getting all of Kelley's furniture out of storage. He left her to sleep and went back out to the GT to get their bags, all the while praying that his plan worked and that nothing happened to Kelley or her baby.
So, she was back.
Kelley woke early and found herself in her old bed, in her old room in her old apartment. Rolling over, she got out of bed and used the bathroom before heading to the kitchen, noticing on the way that all her furniture was back where it had been before Daniel had taken her north.
She found Daniel in the kitchen, sitting on one of her bar-stools at the breakfast bar, an assortment of weapons laid out before him.
“ Morning, beautiful.” He said when she seen her. He was cleaning a wicked-looking blade, but he paused and looked at her as he asked, “How are you feeling?”
“ Hungry.” She replied, bending to raid the fridge. When she found it stocked will all the creature comforts, she looked at Daniel over her shoulder and said, “I see you did some shopping.”
“ Not me. That would be the guys.”
“ Well, thank them for me the next time you see them.” She said, standing as she bit into a chocolate muffin. She crossed to the breakfast bar and eyed the three guns and the two knives as she asked, “Have you got enough there, sailor?”
Daniel grinned that sexy grin of his and replied, “There is no such thing as having too much, babe.”
Kelley rolled her eyes and took another bite of her muffin. But she was glad she had a man like Daniel. Not that he was her man. She knew that, even if she did want more. It was just nice to have someone care enough about her to fight her battles.
“ No morning sickness?” Daniel asked as he swapped the blade for a gun.
“ Not yet.” She looked at him and, in all seriousness, asked, “How long do you think we're going to have to stay here?”
He held her gaze and replied, “For as long as it takes for me to keep you safe.”
Twelve
Two months later …
It seemed Ronald had just vanished off the face of the earth.
The AFP still had agents looking for him and Michael Blake's WPP unit were still shadowing Kelley and Daniel, even after Michael gave the Lieutenant hell for moving Kelley yet again without permission.
They were living in Kelley's old apartment, with Michael and his men taking the apartments next door and the local police on alert for any sign of Ronald Coleman.
But it'd been two months since anyone had last seen him, and he hadn't made any moves to suggest he was coming after Kelley or trying to leave the country. But that didn't mean any of them were letting their guards down.
Kelley was now seven months pregnant, and no one – not
He looked over at Kelley as they passed under a streetlight, the yellow glow passing over her slumbering form and shedding light on her baby bump. Unable to resist, Daniel reached over and placed his hand on the small mound, smiling when Kelley mumbled something in her sleep and rested her hand on top of his.
In that moment, he realised he was, without a doubt, in love with Kelley Harmon.
She was a strong woman.
A fighter.
The kind of woman that a Navy man like himself needed as a wife.
Her daughter could become his, and he could provide for them both.
But how would Kelley react to the suggestion?
They'd slept together once and shared half-a-dozen kisses in the two short months they'd been in Weipa.
Would that be enough to convince Kelley that he loved her?
They arrived in Cairns early Wednesday morning and Daniel put his thoughts to bed as he pulled into the parking lot of Kelley's old apartment building. After a quick explanation to the landlord who lived on-site, he took her to the bedroom and placed her in the bed, grateful to Steven and Ric for getting all of Kelley's furniture out of storage. He left her to sleep and went back out to the GT to get their bags, all the while praying that his plan worked and that nothing happened to Kelley or her baby.
So, she was back.
Kelley woke early and found herself in her old bed, in her old room in her old apartment. Rolling over, she got out of bed and used the bathroom before heading to the kitchen, noticing on the way that all her furniture was back where it had been before Daniel had taken her north.
She found Daniel in the kitchen, sitting on one of her bar-stools at the breakfast bar, an assortment of weapons laid out before him.
“ Morning, beautiful.” He said when she seen her. He was cleaning a wicked-looking blade, but he paused and looked at her as he asked, “How are you feeling?”
“ Hungry.” She replied, bending to raid the fridge. When she found it stocked will all the creature comforts, she looked at Daniel over her shoulder and said, “I see you did some shopping.”
“ Not me. That would be the guys.”
“ Well, thank them for me the next time you see them.” She said, standing as she bit into a chocolate muffin. She crossed to the breakfast bar and eyed the three guns and the two knives as she asked, “Have you got enough there, sailor?”
Daniel grinned that sexy grin of his and replied, “There is no such thing as having too much, babe.”
Kelley rolled her eyes and took another bite of her muffin. But she was glad she had a man like Daniel. Not that he was her man. She knew that, even if she did want more. It was just nice to have someone care enough about her to fight her battles.
“ No morning sickness?” Daniel asked as he swapped the blade for a gun.
“ Not yet.” She looked at him and, in all seriousness, asked, “How long do you think we're going to have to stay here?”
He held her gaze and replied, “For as long as it takes for me to keep you safe.”
Twelve
Two months later …
It seemed Ronald had just vanished off the face of the earth.
The AFP still had agents looking for him and Michael Blake's WPP unit were still shadowing Kelley and Daniel, even after Michael gave the Lieutenant hell for moving Kelley yet again without permission.
They were living in Kelley's old apartment, with Michael and his men taking the apartments next door and the local police on alert for any sign of Ronald Coleman.
But it'd been two months since anyone had last seen him, and he hadn't made any moves to suggest he was coming after Kelley or trying to leave the country. But that didn't mean any of them were letting their guards down.
Kelley was now seven months pregnant, and no one – not
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