Waking the Beast(23)
“Abby.”
She reluctantly released him as he tugged gently on her head. She grinned up at him. “Not bad for a first blow job.”
“The best blow job of my life,” he vowed, and whether it was the truth or not, she believed him.
She wasn’t surprised when he hauled her back up his chest and took her mouth with a heated kiss. A man as confident and sexual as Tah wouldn’t care that she’d just swallowed his cum.
She lay on his chest for a long moment after, her chin propped up on one fist while she ran the fingers of her other hand through his hair.
“It’s growing,” she noted out loud. “And I think you’re getting some gold streaks in here.”
“I’m changing,” he agreed. “And I can’t control it.”
She met his eyes. “You’ll be okay, Tah. I won’t let anything happen to you.”
He held her close. “Did you find any information yesterday that could help us?”
She liked the way he said us, admitting they were in this together. Then she jerked up as the sexual haze he’d had her under finally lifted since they’d walked in the motel room however long ago. “What time is it?”
He made no move to help her as she flounced around the room naked, searching for the clock before realizing she didn’t have her glasses on. And she could see. Not perfectly, but she could see. Holy shit, normally she could barely make out shapes without her glasses.
“What’s wrong?” Tah was out of the bed, landing in a crouch in front of her as if searching for whatever had frightened her.
“I can see,” she whispered, reaching down to pat his shoulder. “Holy crap, Tah! I can see.”
He stood up slowly, turning to look at her, and she saw whatever comment he’d been about to say disappear as he reached up and rubbed the bridge of her nose.
“You’re not wearing your glasses.”
“And I can see. What the hell did you do to me?” The words were out of her mouth and in the air before her brain was engaged enough to stop them.
Tah flinched, and his gaze became hooded. She’d hurt him carelessly, and she hadn’t meant to.
“I’m sorry.” She moved into him, nuzzling her face against his skin and wrapping her arms around his waist. “I’m just a little shocked here.”
His arms came around her. “I understand.”
Of course he did. Her vision was nothing compared to what was probably happening to him. “Did you grab a phone yesterday?”
“It’s on a charger in the bathroom.”
“I contacted a friend of mine, Professor Mueller. He gave me his number and told me to call him last night. I think he’ll be able to help us. If not, his daughter will.”#p#分页标题#e#
“What is he a professor of?”
“Anthropology, but he has a degree in biology as well. And his daughter Jess has multiple degrees. Last I knew, she was working R&D with a pharmaceutical company.”
“You trust them?”
“She’s brilliant, Tah. I know she’s done research that involves using animal blood in humans with hemophilia to see if it will help their blood clot. If anyone can help us figure out what’s going on inside of you, it’s her. And Professor Mueller is the one who helped me find you.”
“He’s the one you went to Africa with?”
“Yes.” She nodded.
“Call him.”
Abby eased out of his arms and stepped into the bathroom to grab the phone. She punched in the number from memory and wasn’t surprised when it was answered on the first ring.
“Abby?”
“Hello, Professor.”
“Good Lord, girl. You scared me to death. Why didn’t you call last night? Did anything happen? Are you okay?”
“I’m fine. We just got a little sidetracked.” She did her best to ignore the way Tah lifted his brow at her. She wasn’t telling the Professor they’d had sex instead.
“Is he with you? Is it safe to talk?”
“He is, and it is. I’m not keeping any secrets from him. Do you think you can help us figure out what’s going on?”
“I’ve already put a call in to Jess. She’s married now by the way. Her relationship is interesting, to say the least. But I think they’ll be able to give you some of the answers you’re looking for. I contacted her last night. They’ve agreed to meet you at the cabin. Do you remember where it is? How to get there?”
He was being vague, and that had her worried. Was he still afraid someone was listening in? Those watching eyes he’d hinted at in the forum conversation? Or was he just being overcautious?