Without Law 18 by Eric Vall (most difficult books to read .txt) 📗

are they trying to get to the showers before us?” Tara asked, and she half stood up in the back so she could see the other jeep pull ahead of us. “Hit the gas! Go, go, go!”

“There’s quite a few showers,” Paige laughed. “I’m sure we’ll be able to grab one for ourselves, too.”

“Yeah, but not if everybody gets there at once!” Tara squeaked, and I looked in the rearview mirror again to see the other jeeps were right behind us as well.

This had just turned into a playful race, and I couldn’t help but laugh at my team’s silliness. There were plenty of showers, and we’d all get one, even if a few of us had to wait.

“Tav!” Tara squealed. “Go faster!”

“Alright, alright,” I chuckled. “I’m already going 50, and we’re almost there.”

“They’re going to beat us,” Tara cried.

“Oh, relax,” Anna laughed. “Nobody’s going to take a shower away from the pregnant lady.”

“You say that now, but you would do it in a heartbeat,” the platinum-blonde said.

“Yeah, but I’m different.” Anna turned around to flash Tara a grin.

“Whatev.” Tara rolled her eyes as I pulled down by the water.

Hammer’s jeep was already parked, and they were already on the rafts on their way out to the ship.

“Smell ya later!” Hammer laughed as his group rowed toward the large vessel.

“You will if we don’t get a shower!” Tara yelled back.

“You’re ridiculous,” I chuckled.

“They’re the ridiculous ones,” she retorted.

“Yeah, you’re right.” I nodded and shook my head at the SEALs who were now boarding the ship.

The girls and I grabbed a liferaft from the pile of them near shore, then we hopped on and headed out to the ship as well.

The rest of the civilians weren’t far behind us, and once we got on the ship, it seemed like a free for all as far as showers went. Everyone ran to the closest one to try and take dibs.

Tara was gone before I could say two words. As soon as we got on the ship she took off and snagged one of the showers in the barracks that was currently unoccupied.

Once the rest of us got down there, Bailey found an open one, too.

“This one’s open,” the blonde said with a point into the empty room.

“You should take it,” Anna told her.

“Yeah.” I nodded.

“Are you sure?” Bailey asked, and she looked at Paige. “Do you want to go first? I can wait.”

“I love you, Bails,” Paige chuckled. “But you’re more of a mess than any of us, go ahead.”

“I guess I am pretty grimy.” Bailey looked down at herself and frowned.

“Yeeeahhhh,” Anna said, and she squinted at our resident sniper. “Pretty sure you’re the dirtiest out of everyone. You should go first.”

“Well, you don’t have to rub it in,” Bailey laughed. “But, thanks.”

The blonde went into the room and shut the door to signal that it was being used while Anna, Paige, and I continued on down the hallway.

“Man, every door is closed.” Paige frowned. “I think we’re going to have to wait.”

“There are a lot of us,” Anna noted.

“And not every room has a shower,” I added. “Most are shared.”

“Right,” the redhead agreed.

“Oh, shit!” Paige exclaimed, and she rushed down the hallway to an empty door. “This one’s open!”

“Sweet,” Anna said. “Tav and I can keep looking. You take that one.”

“I’m pretty sure this is the last one.” Paige bit her lip. “I feel bad taking it.”

“Don’t,” I told her. “It’s alright.”

“We could share,” the brunette suggested with a shrug.

“Yeah,” Anna agreed. “We’re going to have to wait for someone anyway, right?”

“I meant we could just share the shower,” Paige corrected with a laugh. “It’s not like we’ve never seen each other naked before.”

“I guess that’s true.” Anna nodded and turned to me. “Tav?”

“Are you asking me if I want to get in the shower with the two of you?” I asked with a sarcastically raised eyebrow.

“Good point,” the redhead laughed. “That’s not much of a question, is it?”

“It’s not a question at all,” I chuckled and walked into the room. “Come on.”

“Alright.” Anna grinned. “But I actually want to take a shower, okay? So you can’t try and seduce us.”

“I make no promises.” I grinned back.

“That’s not exactly the reassurance I was looking for,” the redhead laughed.

“Sorry, it’s all you’re gonna get.” I smiled, shrugged, and then pulled my shirt off.

“You know, suddenly I’m okay with that.” Anna nodded and looked over to Paige. “Him taking the shirt off really helped with that, am I right?”

“Definitely,” Paige sighed as she looked me up and down.

“Hey, now, I’m not a piece of meat, you know,” I teased.

“But I like meat,” Anna joked, and she flashed me a quick smile and a wink before she and Paige stepped through the threshold and shut the door behind them.

I shook my head, walked into the small bathroom that was connected to the room we were in, and turned the water on for the shower. The small stand up shower looked like it was barely big enough to fit two people, let alone the three of us, but I was determined to make it work.

I pulled off my boots, then my weapons and pants, and finally my boxers until I was in my birthday suit, then I turned and looked in the mirror above the sink. There were clear lines on my skin from where my clothes ended and the dirt took over, namely my arms, neck, and face.

I couldn’t help but chuckle as I stared at the mock farmer’s tan the dust had created.

Before I could hop in the shower, the girls appeared in the doorway of the bathroom. They were both completely naked, and completely sexy.