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He saw the warmth move into her hazel eyes before she responded. “So damn sweet.”

He grinned at her, lowering his head to hers, feeling her response in the desire that darkened her eyes. “Sweet, huh? I’ll take that for now.”

He lowered the last few inches and kissed her pouty lips. He could taste toothpaste and coffee on her tongue as he took his time kissing her slowly until she was sighing into his mouth, her body melting into his. He broke the kiss and watched as her eyelids fluttered open, the hazy pools meeting his. He dropped a kiss on her nose and released her, knowing if they kept it up neither one of them would be able to stop.

“You’re really good at that,” she mumbled as he released her to finish his coffee.

“So are you,” he replied with a chuckle.

The doorbell rang, saving him from second-guessing all his good intentions and taking her back to bed for the day. He snagged his coffee and walked to the front door, checking the peephole before he did but he already knew who it was. He swung open the door and smiled at his guests. “Good morning.”

“Good morning my ass, where is she?”

He chuckled as Pax, Siren, and Roz pushed past him. Roz looked him up and down slowly before she grinned.

“What?”

“You’re so fucked.” The grin increased as she chuckled at his frown.

He closed the door and followed the three women into his kitchen. Callie was surrounded and looked up at him with a deer-caught-in-the-headlights look in her eyes. He pushed past Pax who, as usual, looked like she’d stepped off the catwalk runway and stood behind Callie, his hand on her hip, making it clear to the women who Callie was to him.

“Callie this is Pax, Evelyn, and Roz. They’re going to keep you company while I’m gone.”

Callie had a cute look of confusion her face when she looked at him. “But I thought you’d asked someone over to protect me?”

Roz snorted, and Reid looked at the beautiful but deadly woman in warning. “Be nice,” he warned.

Roz held up her hands. “I am nice.”

He looked back at Callie. “Roz, Evelyn, and Pax are more than capable of handling anything that comes your way.”

“Oh.”

“The clothes I ordered for you will be arriving soon, so once we get them sorted, you can tell us all about yourself and how you know this one?” Pax said with a tilt of her head to him.

Reid smiled, knowing Callie would be fine. “Walk me out.”

He moved to the door, leaving the other three women in the kitchen, raiding his cupboards by the sounds of it, and stopped by the front door.

He faced the woman who was on his mind all the time, their bodies almost touching. He cupped the back of her neck with his palm, tilting her head, so her eyes were on him. “Listen to me, sunshine. I would never put you at risk, so trust me when I say these women are as deadly as any of the Eidolon men. They’ll keep you safe. You mean too much to me and I wouldn’t risk your safety like that.”

Her eyes softened, and she leaned into him, placing her hands on his chest. “I trust you, Reid.”

Her words meant more to him than any compliment or medal he’d ever received. “Thank you, sunshine.”

She grinned at him. “You’re welcome, Reid.”

He dropped a kiss on her lips that lasted longer than expected when she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him closer. He pulled back on a groan as he placed his hands on her hips and moved her away so he could go, hating every second of it.

“I gotta go. Try and call your brother today.” The need to straighten this out with Clay before they moved forward was growing more desperate with every second he spent with this woman.

She offered him a seductive little smile that he felt in his dick. “I’ll call him. Now go, do your thing. I’ll be fine. I’ve faced worse than these three.”

Reid raised an eyebrow but said nothing, dropping one last kiss on her nose before he left for his meeting with the Eidolon team.

* * *

Taking a deep calming breath and throwing her shoulders back, Callie prepared to face the three women in Reid’s kitchen. Three stunningly beautiful women at that. Usually, that wouldn’t bother her. She’d spent her entire adult life around outrageously beautiful women, but these three were different.