could be a good thing as an agent, too. But because she was changing in new and different ways, and because it was happening in the middle of a mission, Drew didn't know how much he needed to account for the differences between the Dani he'd always known and one he saw her becoming.
Yes, there was no doubt it was causing him additional stress. But if anyone deserved a chance at happiness, Dani did. And so did Ty for that matter. Now all Drew had to do was make sure they got it.
Chapter 15
DANI CRACKED HER EYES OPEN and sighed.
“Good morning,” she grumbled, snuggling deeper into her warm bed, ignoring the annoying fact that—yet again—she hadn't woken up when Ty had come into her room.
“Morning, sunshine,” Ty answered. Dani could hear him getting comfortable in the chair next to her bed. She rolled over and faced him, pulling the covers up and enjoying the feel of the soft material on her bare neck.
“I'll get out of bed soon, I just want to stay warm for one more minute before we have to go out in that god-awful water again,” she said.
“No worries, we're not going out in the water today,” Ty responded. Dani studied Ty with a frown and wondered how he happened to be ‘in the know’ so early in the morning. She flicked her eyes to the clock and realized that, if he'd already talked with Drew, he must have been to the house earlier than usual. And he didn't look the least bit tired, even though she knew he left late last night, or rather early this morning. She took in his dark eyes and black hair and smooth jaw. He was wearing jeans, a cotton t-shirt and pair of boots. He must have ridden his motorcycle this morning. His ankle was resting on his knee and he was watching her all but devour him with her eyes. His eyes glittered and a smile played on his lips. She'd been caught ogling.
Dani tugged the blanket over her head and groaned with a mixture of embarrassment and resignation. No wonder Drew was worried about Ty affecting her work, though he had been remarkably lenient. She hadn't given a second thought to what she might be doing today, she'd been thinking how much she'd like to run her fingers through Ty's hair. Amongst other things.
“Aren't you the least bit interested in what we are going to do today?” Ty teased, as if reading her thoughts.
She heaved a dramatic sigh, flipped the covers back and turned back to Ty. “Yes, and I'm sure you'll be able to tell me.”
“We're going on a boat ride.”
“And,” Dani prompted as she sat up in bed, tossing the covers away.
“And we're going to cruise on by the compound, drop a few surveillance bubbles, and hang out for a while. We'll have to think of a reason to loiter at the edge of the bay, but I'm sure we can think of something.”
Dani heard the words and even absorbed the meaning. She wasn't worried about being caught by Getz's henchmen, she wasn't worried about dropping the surveillance bubbles—they'd figure it out. She was wondering why he wasn't making a move to kiss her, like he had yesterday.
As soon as the thought formulated, Dani laughed at herself. Ty raised an eyebrow in question. Since when did she wait for what she wanted? She swung herself out of bed, placed her hands over his arms where they rested on the chair, leaned in, and kissed him. She felt the muscles in his arms flex beneath her hands as he shifted his body forward, trying to lean into her.
The kiss deepened and became almost desperate as Dani held him in place. There was something heady about keeping his arms locked on the chair. Keeping the focus on the kiss, on the way he felt against her mouth and the way he responded to her. For a moment, she was tempted to slide her hands up his arms and her body onto his. But she ended the touch and pulled back to look him in the eye. His eyes were impossibly black now.
“In case you were wondering, that was a good morning kiss,” she said, her voice husky. She met his gaze and held it for a long time. They both knew where they wanted the moment to go. But they both knew it couldn't, not now, not when the team was waiting for them. So Dani shoved away