NaturesBounty(40)

That won a smile, and as he reached over to take them, she saw Nate and Benny slipping into position. “I don’t get it,” Chris said. “It ain’t my birthday. What’s the occasion? Who’s the friend that hired you?”

“That would be me,” Nate said from right behind him. He had his gun trained steadily at the guy’s head. “I’m bond enforcement. And the occasion is me arresting you for violating the terms of your bail. Hands up, Chris.”

Startled, Chris let go of the balloons and they floated skyward.

“Easy, boy,” Benny said, coming up in a smooth, sidestepping motion on the other side of the car. “Don’t move.”

“You missed your court date,” Nate added. “Turn around and put your hands flat on the hood.”

Lydia stepped out of the way while the men restrained the guy and searched him for weapons. She was treated to a nasty look from the guy when they spun him back around, and she just gave him a little shrug and a smile. While the men got him ready and called it in, she went over to Nate’s car, which was tucked away in the deserted carport and grabbed her ski jacket.

“Nice work, Bond Agent Franklin,” Nate said after he helped Benny get the jumper into Benny’s car. It was their partner’s turn to play haul-’em-to-jail.

“Thanks, and same to you. But next time, maybe I’ll try sucking a lollipop instead of holding the balloons. I always feel bad when they end up floating away. I heard it’s bad for the environment. Besides, I get hungry while we’re waiting.”

“I don’t know, the balloons just seem to add that believable touch.” He eyed her with a frown. “By the way, who gave you permission to cover up?”

“I’ll have you know it’s freezing out here,” she said, zipping up the front of her ski jacket.

“I could see you were chilled all the way from my post. It’s not that cold, by the way. It’s a balmy sixty-seven degrees.”

“Says the one of us who is not currently dressed in a string bikini and high heels.”

He smiled. “Some Colorado native. One week as a California beach bunny and you’re still a tenderfoot.”

“Is that so?” She yanked off the jacket with a mock scowl. “Fine. Check me out until I catch cold, then.”

He grabbed her around the waist. “Oh, I intend to warm you up plenty.”

Her hands went straight down his back to cup his ass and squeeze through the deliciously tight jeans. “I see we’ve moved onto Rule Two. But right here in the alley?”

“No one’s around. I warned you before you had exactly ten minutes after the catch before I Rule Two’d you.”

“Yeah? Not if I Rule Two you first.”

With that, she grabbed his arm, bent it at the elbow, and put him in an arm bar maneuver she learned in bond enforcement training. She twisted his body in a smooth motion, controlling him until he was facing the hood of his car with the arm pushed up behind him.

“Very good,” he said over his shoulder. “You’re learning.” In a flash, he reversed out of the hold, whirled on her and restrained her in a similar way, only with her bent in half over the hood and him bent over her. “But I’m still faster,” he whispered teasingly in her ear.

“Then show me how fast you can shut up and fuck me,” she said, spreading her long, high-heeled legs wider apart while her torso was bent over the hood. “You know that alcohol isn’t the only thing that gets me crazy damn horny these days.”

“Tell me about it. You dig the thrill of the hunt as much as I do.”

“Enough that I don’t want to wait one more damn minute to feel your cock inside me.”

The exertion of their maneuvers already had her breathing hard, and she was grinning like a fool. Damn right she dug hunting. The buzz she got off making a successful catch made her invariably and immediately want to climb on Nate and ride hard. Then again, so did a lot of other things. Like watching him read the morning paper.

He was holding her down with one arm while she heard him fumbling with his fly, and after a few moments, she felt his hot, hard shaft pressing into the cleft between her parted ass cheeks.

“You have the right to remain silent,” he said, and he tugged the wet thong of her bathing suit away from her slit. “But I highly recommend that you scream my name instead.”

“Don’t Mirandize me, bounty hunter. Just take me into your custody.”

Without even bothering to take her bottoms off, he slid his cock against her pussy and pushed his way in.

“Oh Nate,” she said, her body stiffening in pleasure as he sank in. “Oh yes.”