Dare Me Again: A Christmas Chronicle Bad Boys of the Bay Novella

By Karin Tabke

"Tabke's edgy and delicious tales hold a top spot on my must-read list!" —Sylvia Day

"No one writes hot cops better than Karin Tabke!" ~ Bella Andre, New York Times bestselling author of The Sullivans series

An old enemy plays Grinch to Simon and Kat’s first Christmas together…

• Language: English
• Publisher: Karin Tabke LLC
• Release date: Nov 11, 2014
• ISBN: 9780988187993

Karin Tabke

Karin Tabke is a bestselling author of historical and contemporary romance, the CEO of her own business, and wife of a veteran police officer. Her books include the first three novels in the Blood Sword Legacy series: Master of Surrender, Master of Torment, and Master of Craving; the contemporary romance Have Yourself a Naughty Little Santa; and three erotic novels, Good Girl Gone Bad, Skin, and Jaded. For more information visit her website at KarinTabke.com.

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AUTHOR’S NOTE

What can I say? Simon and Kat are just one of those special couples that I can’t get out of my head. I thought when I met up with them again in BREAKING BAD it would scratch my itch. Didn’t happen. So, with Christmas just around the corner and life getting in the way of their bliss, I thought I’d treat us all to a little more of our favorite couple by giving them more page time to work things out. And work them out they do, but as you will read, the future holds more for Simon and Kat!

Kick back ladies, and enjoy DARE ME AGAIN, the first of many Christmas Chronicles to come.

May this holiday season find you all, warm and snug with your own hot cop, I know I’ll be snuggling up to mine.

~Karin

xo

CHAPTER ONE

DECEMBER 23

What are you wearing?

Despite being the very busy on-call doc the last fourteen hours with nary a break, Kat’s tired body immediately perked up as she read the text. Smiling, she texted back.

Chanel #5

You’re a very naughty doctor.

I know. Please don’t tell my husband.

You’re married?

Yes

Hmmm…How married?

Very

Where is your husband now?

Chasing bad guys.

In the last month, they had had two days together and both of those they had spent in an exhausted daze. She missed her husband. Desperately.

I want to chase you.

Are you a bad guy?

A *very* bad guy.

Kat grinned. He was indeed.

Where are you? She asked.

I know where I want to be…

She bit her bottom lip and dared to ask, Where?

Inside you.

Kat gasped softly. She looked up from where she stood outside of the exam room she had just left to make sure she wasn’t being watched and her cheeks warmed when she caught Nancy Lindstrom, the charge nurse that night, giving her an I-just-sucked-a-lemon face look from behind the nurse’s station counter. Swallowing hard as she tried to control her suddenly revving body, she texted: My husband might not like that.

*I* would like that.

Kat’s heart rate hitched up a few more notches. Her knees shook a little. Her reaction to his texts was as intense as if he’d spoken the words out loud.

Where are you? she texted again.

Waiting for you.

Her hands shook. Busy night. Can’t leave for a while.

I dare you to go to your office, lock the door, and take off all your clothes except those fuck-me pumps and your panties.

Kat swallowed hard, and smoothed down her lab coat.

What if a patient needs me?

I need you more.

A small stifled sound escaped her. God, he had a way of making her not care about anything but his hands on her.

When she didn’t immediately respond because her hands were shaking, he texted: And Doctor?

Yes? she barely managed to text.

When you’re done stripping, put the lab coat back on.

Oh, my…She needed to get to her office stat. She’d be paged if she was needed. Otherwise… She nodded to Nurse Lindstrom. The heat in her cheeks, her antsy body movements, her breathless breathing pattern, and the way her jugular beat wildly in her neck likely left nothing to the woman’s imagination. I um, I’m going to take a break. Page me if you need me.

She hurried down the corridor from the examination rooms to her office.

Quickly she unlocked the door and shut it soundly behind her. Leaning against it, she struggled to settle her erratic heartbeat. She pushed away, licking her dry lips, then locked the door from the inside and pulled down the blinds on the office window that looked out onto the hallway. Sliding her lab coat off, she quickly followed the instructions she was given by removing her skirt, her blouse, and her bra. Her heavy breasts swelled and her nipples tightened in anticipation of the hands and lips that knew how to make them ache.

She inhaled, then slowly exhaled before slipping her lab coat back on and buttoning it. When her cell chirped that she had a text, her pussy tightened, followed by a hot crashing wave of need.

Are you undressed?

Yes.

Turn the lights off, face your desk, put your hands on the desktop, and spread your legs. Don’t move.

Quivering with anticipation, Kat did as she was told.

As she placed her hands on the desktop, the sound of a key being inserted into her office door sent shudders of heat through her. There were only two keys to her office, and one was on her desk.

The door slowly opened, then shut, the distinct sound of the lock being turned from the inside clicked through her anxious body.

The snap of the lamp being turned on, followed by the soft light washing over her, set her entire body shivering with anticipation.

Are you cold? the deep baritone voice asked huskily.

No, she barely managed to say.

You’re trembling, he said softly as he approached her from behind.

Kat licked her lips and nodded. I’m nervous.

She nearly jumped when he touched a fingertip to her spine between her shoulder blades. And tense. He drew his finger down her spine, stopping just above her butt. I think you need to unwind a little.

Yes, she breathed.

Pressing his