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over.”
    Grey was smitten. Why he hadn’t realized this about
her before, he wasn’t sure, but this woman was going to be his wife
and the mother of his children.
    “Perfect,” he’d replied.
    The blare of a horn snapped him from his trip down
memory lane. The woman on the bike was long gone while the memories
of Sarah were as fresh as if they’d happened yesterday. He shoved
his hands in his pockets and headed back to his room, trying to
figure out how he was going to get her alone.
    And naked.

Chapter Two
    “Two tangos inbound. You’ve got less than thirty
seconds, Bug. Twenty, tops.”
    “Fifteen more than I need. Finished,” Sarah said
softly. The comm in her ear would transmit everything without
problem to those listening in and not having the need to yell. “I’m
clear.”
    She plastered herself flat against the thatched roof
and stared down at the two men dressed in jungle fatigues as they
went by. No looking up for the roofs weren’t very secure and
couldn’t hold much weight. As light as she was, even she stuck to
the joists to make sure she didn’t tumble through.
    “Clear.” She hopped down and slipped back into the
woods as silently as she’d arrived. Within five minutes, the six of
them were moving back toward their extraction point, two clicks to
the east.
    Her clothes stuck to her, and sweat ran down her
skin, as it did the others with her. Dirty, tired, and sweaty. She
grinned. Her life rocked. Moments later, the ground shook as the
explosives she’d placed went off.
    “What are you smiling at over there, Bug?”
    Flashing teeth at the black man nicknamed Owl, she
said, “Just thinking how much I fucking love this job.”
    “Nothing better in life,” he said in agreement.
    “Ohh-rah,” the others chimed in as one.
    “Quiet, girls.”
    She shared an eye roll with the others. Leave it to
their boss to dampen the party they were having. She cracked her
neck and picked up the pace, ready to leave the jungle behind and
get in a shower and wear something clean.
    Their ride out was on time, and she stretched her
legs out with a smile.
    “What are you going to do when you get back,
Bug?”
    “Shower.” She never even opened her eyes as she
replied to Liver. “Then, sleep.”
    “Not going out to get laid?”
    Flashes of Grey bombarded her, much like the devices
she’d set earlier. Fighting the urge to shift on the seat, she
slowly opened her eyes to find all five of them looking at her.
“Really? Y’all are that interested in my sex life?”
    “Call us concerned citizens,” Laser said.
    “Concerned citizens,” she repeated, doubt drenching
those two words.
    “Yes,” Windy replied. “We need to make sure he’s
good enough for you.”
    She hooked her ankles. “I’ll tell you what. I’ll let
you check up on my men when you let me start vetting the whores
y’all shack up with after a mission. I promise you, none of those
skanks would pass, so unless you want to go without, I suggest we
drop this.”
    As expected, it shut all of them up, and she closed
her eyes once more with a slight chuckle. She loved them all, but
damn it, she wasn’t about to tell them about her issues. Hell, she
didn’t want to address them herself.
    She roused when they landed and, after the debrief,
went back to her room. Dropping her rucksack, she shrugged out of
her clothes and walked naked to the shower, where she stepped
beneath the streaming hot water.
    She took her time, washing off the piled on dirt and
grime. Feeling marginally human again, she shut off the water and
reached for a towel. Her bed looked inviting, but she had a date,
and so, she pushed away her desire for sleep, opting instead to
dress.
    Tucking her ID and money into her bra, she gave
herself one last glance before departing her room. She smiled at
the sight of the familiar red Hyundai Genesis coupe waiting for
her. With a wave for the driver, she hurried to the vehicle.
    “Hey, Shea,” she said, sliding in over the