Crazy for Her(45)

“I need to change her diaper first.”

The look on his face was comical. “Uh . . . I need to speak to the pilot.”

Holy moly, the man could move fast. “Wimp,” she called after him.

“And not ashamed of it,” he replied before disappearing into the cockpit.

When they deplaned at the executive hanger, Jake Buchanan was there to meet them. Dani grinned when she saw him. She’d met all the guys on Evan’s team, and he was one of her favorites. The man was an unabashed flirt and apparently hadn’t changed.

He wrapped his arms around her. “Hello, beautiful, have you missed me?” he asked, and gave her a smack on the lips.

Laughing, she hugged him back. “Never doubt it.” She glanced over his shoulder at Logan. He was scowling at Jake, but the baby he held in the crook of his arm diminished the effect.

“Kincaid’s glaring at the back of my head, isn’t he?” Jake whispered.

She grinned and nodded.

He winked and then put his mouth close to her ear. “He needs a good woman to turn his life upside down. Are you up to the task?”

“Maybe,” she murmured.

Jake stepped back and turned to Logan. “Hey, boss man, what you got there?”

“That’s my daughter, Regan,” Dani said.

“She’s got her daddy’s eyes,” Jake said softly. He stepped up and clucked Regan under her chin. “Hey, gorgeous.”

Regan giggled and hid her face in Logan’s neck, one little hand clutching his ear. Logan leaned his cheek against Regan’s head, and when he closed his eyes and inhaled her daughter’s scent, Dani’s heartbeat stuttered. Why wasn’t there a chair nearby she could sink her bottom onto?

“Boss man’s a goner all right,” Jake murmured from next to her.

“Make yourself useful, Buchanan, and load our suitcases.”

Dani walked to the car with Logan and helped him buckle in Regan. “You think of everything, don’t you?”

“Most of the time, but Buchanan gets the credit for thinking of bringing a car seat.”

She climbed into the backseat with Regan and watched the passing scenery as they drove to Logan’s house, eager to see where he lived. When she’d asked on the plane, he had shrugged and would only say, “You’ll see,” which made her all the more curious. Would his home give her clues about the man?

After a twenty-minute ride, part of which took them over a causeway, Jake turned onto a cobblestone driveway. Though it was dark out, she thought she’d glimpsed the ocean between two houses a few minutes before. She wished it were day so she could get a good look at the house, but landscape lighting illuminated the place well enough to get the impression it was big. They pulled into a garage under the house and Logan got out, opening her door. She took the hand he offered and stepped out of the car.

Surprising her, he lifted her chin with his finger and kissed her. “Welcome to my home, Dani.”

The words were soft, as if they came from his heart, as if it was important to him that she was there. She placed her palm on his chest and felt the beat of his heart. “Thank you for bringing me.”

As soon as they unbuckled Regan, her daughter reached for Logan. “Wont Gan.”

Jeez, the silly girl was head over heels in love with the man. Amused, Dani let him take Regan. When this was over—for her daughter’s sake—she was going to make him promise to visit often. She snorted. For Regan’s sake? Who was she kidding?

“Did you say something?” he asked.

“Nope, not a thing.”

His eyes searched hers before he finally turned away and she could breathe again. Whatever this thing was that was building between them, it couldn’t stay contained much longer. If something didn’t happen soon—the sooner, the better—she just might combust.

Dani didn’t doubt he would be the most experienced lover with whom she’d ever slept. Just look at him. With that body and face, all he had to do was crook a finger and women would fall at his feet.

“Are you coming? Buchanan will get our bags.”

Logan stood halfway up the stairs to the house, staring back at her. Everything about him appealed to her, and she was determined that by the time she returned home she would know how it felt to be possessed by a man as intensely focused as him.

“Beware, Logan Kincaid,” she murmured, “I’ve got you in my sights.”





CHAPTER TWELVE



Logan had gone into life-threatening firefights with nerves as cool as steel, but as Dani followed him up the stairs, his fingers tingled in anticipation, and he thought maybe butterflies had decided to nest in his stomach.

Would she like his home and his family? He didn’t want to acknowledge how important her opinion was to him, tried not to set his hopes too high. Permanency in his life was what he wanted from her, but what if she never wanted more than an affair? Could he give her that and then walk away? Maybe, but could he do it and remain unscathed?