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paralyzed.
    “He’s awake, go get Lex,” one of the guys said. The other one
    disappeared out the door. Dark, distrustful eyes fell onto him.
    Scott didn’t move, just stared back. Movement at the door
    caught his attention. It was Alexis. She wore a cream-colored, short-
    sleeved shirt and a pair of jeans that should have been declared illegal,
    they fit her so tightly. Even hurt and feeling like this his body reacted to
    her.
    “Morning, Commander, I see you made it through the night.”
    Her eyes flashed with humor.
    “You didn’t take me to a hospital,” he stated the obvious.
    “Nope, you didn’t want me to and so, against my better judg-
    ment…I treated you here.” She moved to the bed and her scent filled
    the deep breath he took. Her hands were professional and steady as she
    checked the wound. “Gonna tell me how you got this, Commander?”
    “Thank you,” he murmured as his hand reached for hers.
    She froze at his touch. “For what?”
    “Finding me.”
    It was as if there were no one else in the room with them, the
    tension grew so thick. “About that wound, Commander,” she insisted,
    removing her hand from his. Her gaze was direct.
    “We aren’t on the ship, Alexis; you can call me Scott,” he said.
    “I’m afraid that doesn’t change who we are or protocol, sir.”
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    With an energy he didn’t know he had, Scott sat up in the bed,
    oblivious to the fact he was shirtless. His face got right into Alexis’s.
    “That is where you are wrong. It changes everything.” He dropped his
    voice even more, “Not that it would matter. I’m a SEAL, Alexis, and I
    do things my way.” And I want you, regulations be damned.
    “Well, I’m not a SEAL, I’m a doctor and it would affect my ca-
    reer.” Her words were level and direct.
    Nose to nose, they faced off, neither backing down. “Do you re-
    ally think I would do something to hurt your career?” His hand cupped
    the side of her face. “I feel how you react to my touch, Alexis, and my
    body reacts the same way to you.”
    She swallowed hard. “I don’t know you, except that you are an
    officer…a superior officer…and it is against regulations to have that
    kind of relationship with you.”
    He clucked his disapproval. “We aren’t serving in the same
    place. We are both consenting adults and therefore there is no coercion
    on either part.”
    “What makes you think that?” She barely breathed the question.
    “I have known that since the first day we met.” His fingers
    moved again. “And each time after that. It was only a matter of time.”
    His voice just as low as hers, so although they were observed by the
    group of young men, their conversation was unheard.
    “You seem mighty sure of yourself…Commander.”
    He nodded slightly. “I am. Just like I know you are dying to say
    my name, to hear it rolling off your tongue, just like I am. I am very
    arrogant. I know that and so do you, but you love it.” His thumb moved
    over her lower lip. “You loved how I kissed you standing at the fantail
    on the Endeavor .”
    She whimpered, her eyes fluttering as she swayed slightly to-
    wards him.
    “Don’t worry. I will wait to hear you scream my name. That will
    be as I am sliding my thick, hard length deep inside your body.” As
    potent as liqueur, his voice poured over her. “Alexis, when we make
    love, it will be like nothing either of us has ever experienced. I can’t
    wait much longer.” He dropped his hand as he slumped back on the
    bed, exhausted. His eyes twinkled as he licked his firm lips, “Nice to
    know you want me.” That blue gaze fell to her chest, noticing her
    hardened nipples through the shirt.
    A loud pounding on her screen door seemed to jolt her back to
    earth. “Excuse me, Commander.” She rose off the bed and walked past
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    the boys who were standing there, watching the whole interaction
    avidly.
    “You can run, my little healer, but be forewarned: there is