Trey: Red, Hot & Blue, Book 1 by Cat Johnson Read Free Book Online Page B

himself. He reached out and turned her face toward him again. “I mean really kiss me.”
    He saw the battle in her eyes. She swallowed hard and dropped her gaze to his lips before closing the distance between them. Then her parted lips were on his and her hand was in his hair. Acting the aggressor, Carly took control and her tongue met his.
    His chest tightened and he had to control the groan building inside him. Trey couldn’t stop himself, didn’t want to, when his hand brushed the side of her breast and settled there. He heard her sharp intake of breath as she kissed him harder.
    Then she pulled away, breathless, her eyelids heavy. “This is just for this assignment, nothing more.”
    It was definitely not a question, more of a statement, a demand really. Why? Not that he should care. He did not want or need a girlfriend, he reminded himself.
    Why was she making rules? Maybe she was falling for Jack. If so, he should be happy for his friend. It cut him to the bone he wasn’t, not even close.
    “Of course.” He nodded in response. “Just for the mission.” Then he leaned against the seatback and continued studying the file until he thought his eyes might burn a hole in the page.
    He was concentrating so hard on ignoring Carly the sound of Matt’s voice coming through his earpiece startled the hell out of him. He literally jumped in his seat and not surprisingly, Carly noticed.
    “What’s wrong?” She sat forward, frowning.
    “Nothing. Go ahead, Matt.”
    “Just testing it out there, big boy. So, how was that kiss?” Matt’s smart ass comment did nothing for his mood and just served to remind him they were indeed under constant surveillance, if not by the bad guys, definitely by the good guys. He’d been hoping Matt and his magic laptop wouldn’t have communications up and running while they were in the transport, but he was wrong.
    “Um, hello?” Matt’s singsong voice made the word into three syllables rather than two.
    “I hear you just fine. This concludes this test.” Not only did Trey not want to talk to Matt right now, but he also had to explain what was happening to Carly. She was looking at him like he had lost his mind and was talking to himself.
    “Right, you need to get back to that very important part of your mission, I suppose. Can’t wait until I have video up and running.” He could almost hear Matt smirking. Shit. This was getting more complicated by the minute.
    He turned to Carly and pointed at his ear. “Communications earpiece.”
    She appeared impressed. “I didn’t even see it. Wow, it must be really small.”
    Almost in his lap now, she tried to peer into his ear. She was so close he felt her breath against his skin. An uncontrollable shiver ran down his spine before he could shake it off. Grabbing her by both shoulders, he placed her firmly back in her seat.
    “You can’t see it because a doctor implanted it inside my ear canal. It’s less likely to be detected during undercover ops and if it is, it looks like a cochlear implant.”
    Now she looked especially impressed. Perhaps he should talk about more tech stuff. She seemed to like it. She’d be really in awe when the time came for them to dispose of their files and she saw the patented dissolvable paper disintegrate in the water in the jet’s bathroom sink.
    “Wow.” Her gaze dropped briefly before returning to his face. “What else have you got hidden inside you?”
    He laughed. “Wouldn’t you like to know?"
    Trey wasn’t about to tell her he also had a tracking device as well as an encoded identification chip hidden inside him, and who knew what else. It seemed the medical personnel were always jabbing him with something or another during those physical exams every six months.
    “Hmm. I’ve underestimated Uncle Sam. Speaking of the good old US of A and our beloved Department of Homeland Security, what can you tell me about our ‘assignment’?”
    “Nothing. Read your dossier. There’s going to be a