Shades of Shame (Semper Fi) by Laura Cooper, Christopher Cooper Read Free Book Online Page B

fragile eggs from a nest.  The struggle for tenderness was a losing battle; he grabbed her again and pulled her into his body.
    The embrace was just what she needed.  His warm and tender kiss sent chills down her spine.  Instantly she was reminded that not only does he possess a gentle and romantic side, but his smoldering ways elicit her most devilish thoughts.  But she knew it would be short lived, and quite frankly that was okay.  They had the entire night, and the morning together.
    She finally pushed him away, but grabbed his hand forcefully and guided him back into the room.  She turned around, and pushed David onto the bed.  “Just sit there for a moment, Senator,” she said as she reached behind her back and unhooked her bra, allowing it to fall to the floor in front of her.  She unzipped her skirt and pushed it down, stepping out of it as she approached the bed.  He sat up straight, paying close attention to her as she stood in front of him wearing nothing but stockings and garter.  David choked back moans of desire at the sight of her.  Her outstretched arms begged him to grab her hands.  She pulled him to his feet as she dropped down to her knees in front of him.
     

You’re Never Alone
    It had been a couple of weeks since the dinner at the McNarry’s.  Leila now had enough information about the daily workings of the office that she knew pretty much when the Senator would be there, and when he wouldn’t.  Now she waited for the moment when she would position herself to be noticed by him.
    She already knew she wasn’t the Senator’s standard choice in interns, as you could clearly see.  The ones he seemed to pay particular attention to were the sublime, subservient girls who would never pose a threat to him.  He flirted with all women, Leila had noticed that the first night she’d had dinner at his home.  But now she distinguished his normal interactions from those that were of a more sensual nature.  Lindsay Smith for instance, would never be important in his life.  Leila struggled to find a way past the invisible wall he’d firmly established between her and him.  If she couldn’t be his type, she had to find another of his interests and entice him to explore it with her.  She just needed to discover his secrets.  Her attention barely sparked with the ringing of the phone, she answered, “Leila Johnson.”
    “Hey Leila.  Logan here.”
    Great , she thought, the silver spoon himself.  “Logan.  How are you?”  It wasn’t that Logan wasn’t enticing as hell, but she was sure every sorority girl in the world was at his beck and call.  Leila had no intention of joining their ranks, she’d put him in the ‘friend’ category.
    “I was wondering what you were doing this weekend.”
    “Ohhh, geez… have a lot of research to do this weekend for the Senator’s upcoming trip to the second district.  Why?”
    “Well, we have a regatta this weekend, and I was hoping you would like to have dinner at the Sail Club with me on Friday night.”
    “I dunno, Logan.  I’ve got a lot of work, ya’ know.”  She really had no interest in Logan, or his overly lazy yacht club college friends.  Outside of being a gorgeous man, she really found no use for him.  In all honesty she’d struggled to find a use for Logan McNarry but he just wasn’t the driven type.  Regardless of what her mother thought, Leila doubted he’d ever be anything more than a trust fund baby.
    “I really wish you’d come.”
    “Your Mom and Dad put you up to this?  Logan, I don’t need a pity date.”
    She could hear the laughter in his voice.  “I don’t have any doubts about that, Leila.  Okay, my Mom may have mentioned that she wished we’d hang out, but I really would love it.
    “I don’t know Logan…”
    She heard his uncomfortable pose on the line, “It’s just friendly dinner Leila.”
    She smiled to herself.  Leila had perfected the science of making men squirm but with Logan it just