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face?”
    “Ah, come on, gorgeous. The way you stare at me when you think I’m not looking speaks
     volumes. I’m pretty, and you know it.”

    The blush that instantly covered her cheeks caught him by surprise. He’d only been
     teasing her.
    He’d never caught her looking at him. If anything, he’d always believed Kiley was
     indifferent to his charms. Had he been wrong?
    She averted her eyes and focused on her food. “I do not stare at you, thank you very
     much.” She took a bite of food but kept her gaze on her plate. “So, how exactly are
     you supposed to help me? Most of the time when it comes to research, you’re just in
     my way.”
    “Ouch,” Scott said with a chuckle.
    Kiley lifted her gaze to his. “Well, it’s true.”
    “I’ll tell you what,” Scott began as he reached for his beer. “I’m at your disposal.
     Whatever you need. Just tell me what to do and I’ll do it.”
    In the back of his mind he was hoping she’d tell him to strip down naked and take
     her on this table. Legs spread wide, thighs wrapped around his hips, and his cock
     buried deep in her pussy. Just thinking about it made him sweat.
    He was such an ass lusting after his best friend’s sister. Kiley was his friend. They
     fought like brother and sister. They each knew the other like the back of their hand.
     Sex would ruin that for them.
    Kiley turned her attention back to her food, but she wasn’t eating. Instead, she pushed
     the food around with her fork. That was odd behavior for Kiley, especially when it
     came to Chinese food. It was her favorite. Scott had never met a woman who could eat
     as much as Kiley and still stay slim.
    “Is something bothering you?” Scott asked after several seconds of silence.
    “You mean other than Paula being in a Turkish prison?”
    “Yeah, other than that,” Scott replied.
    “I don’t know,” she sighed, then dropped her fork. She grabbed her glass of wine and
     downed two sips before continuing. “I know these missions take time, it’s just…I want
     her out of there.”
    Kiley set her glass down and frowned. “How could she have been so stupid? Why couldn’t
     I convince her that guy was no good? Why didn’t she listen?”
    “She thought she loved him,” Scott said.
    “That’s a good enough reason to turn your back on everyone that cares about you?”
    “For some people.”
    Kiley sighed and twirled her glass, staring at the red liquid inside.

    “Have you ever been in love, Kiley?”
    Kiley nodded sadly. “Once,” she replied softly.
    Scott frowned. “When?”
    She didn’t meet his startled gaze. Scott had no idea she’d ever been in love. She
     or Keith had never said a word about it.
    “It doesn’t matter. He never returned those feelings.”
    “Well then, he’s an idiot,” Scott growled.
    Kiley looked at him at first in surprise, then her eyes softened and her lips spread
     into a slightly amused grin. “Yeah, I would agree that he’s sometimes an idiot.”
    “Do you still see the guy?” Scott asked, surprised at the sharp ping of jealousy hitting
     his heart like someone flipping it with their finger.
    “What about you?” Kiley asked without answering his question. “Have you ever been
     in love?”
    Scott snorted. “No.”
    “Of course not.”
    “I don’t…I can’t…,” Scott sighed. “I don’t have the right job for that kind of relationship.
     How can I ask a woman to be okay with me risking my life like I do? It would never
     work.”
    “We know several Seals that have successful marriages. That excuse is a crutch, and
     you know it.”
    “I’m not a Seal anymore. What I do is different.”
    “No, it’s not,” Kiley scoffed. “You do the same thing. The only difference is one
     is funded by the military and the other is privately funded. Come on, Scott. Out of
     all those women that you’ve slept with, not one of them got under your skin?”
    Scott pointed his beer bottle at her. “You know me well enough to know the