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while.”
    “I’d like that.  Christopher’s not too happy that I’ll be leaving soon.”
    Kenley shrugged.  “I get why he’s overprotective, but you have your work there, and he’s got his SEAL team here.  It’s not like either of you can just pick up and immediately move.  Think you’ll get the job down at Little Creek?”
    “It seems likely,” Lexi said.  “The need someone who’s an IT expert—”
    “And that just happens to be your specialty,” Kenley laughed.  “Well, that’s pretty damn perfect then.  I wish you never had to go through the kidnapping, but it sounds like everything will work out for the best.”
    “You’re right.  I never imagined I’d even see Christopher again after ten years—let alone somehow end up working with him and getting engaged.  You just never know where life will take you.”
    The nail technician spread peppermint foot scrub all over Kenley’s feet and calves, and she happily sighed.  Too bad she couldn’t justify getting pampered like this every weekend.
    “This feels heavenly,” Lexi said.
    “I was just thinking the same.”
    “We should do a girl’s spa day before the wedding.  You, me, and Cassidy,” she said, referring to the third women in their trio of friends.  Cassidy had come down for a weekend to visit with them but had to return home to work.  She’d taken one look at all the hunky military men wandering around town and had promised to return soon, Kenley remembered with a smile.
    “That sounds perfect.  And one of these weekends we need to go dress shopping!”
    “Absolutely.  You’ll be my maid of honor, right?”
    “Of course!” Kenley said, beaming.
    The women relaxed and chatted as they finished up at the spa.  After their mani-pedis had dried, they decided to go to a seafood restaurant down by the water for a late lunch.  Kenley found a parking spot on the busy street, just down the block from one of their favorite places to eat, and the two women walked around the corner.  The area was crowded with locals and vacationers enjoying a relaxing Sunday afternoon down by the ocean.  Hopefully they could nab a spot on the outdoor patio, enjoying some of the warmth of the late October day.
    Kenley’s stomach rumbled as she smelled the delicious aroma of food permeating the air.  It had been way too long since breakfast that morning.  She was already planning exactly what to order when a car door slammed, and Lexi stiffened beside her.  A man in a dark suit and sunglasses got out of a blacked-out SUV across the street.  Nothing seemed out of the ordinary, but as Kenley continued to walk down the sidewalk, she noticed Lexi was frozen in place.
    “Lexi?  Everything okay?” Kenley asked, growing concerned.
    “That looks like him,” Lexi said frantically.
    “Looks like who?  OH!” Kenley exclaimed, suddenly realizing Lexi had mistaken the man in the SUV for the asshole who’d kidnapped her.  “Lexi, that bastard is in jail.  That’s not him,” she said soothingly, grabbing onto Lexi’s arm.
    Lexi began to tremble, and Kenley pulled her friend into a souvenir shop off the main drag.  They still hadn’t gotten lunch, but they couldn’t exactly continue to the restaurant given Lexi’s current state.  “What do you want to do?  We can leave,” Kenley assured her.  “You want to wait here while I get the car?  Or we can walk back together.”
    “No, I can’t go back outside,” Lexi said, shaking.
    “Sweetie, it’s not him,” Kenley soothed.  “Want me to call Christopher?”
    “Yeah,” Lexi said, eyes watering.
    Kenley pulled her cell phone from her purse and selected Christopher’s home number from her contact list.  It went straight to voicemail, so she tried again.  If the guys were at the apartment moving stuff around and watching football for hours, why hadn’t he picked up?
    “Hello?” a deep voice answered after two more rings.
    “Christopher?”
    “No, this is Mike.