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sweet that lingered behind all that. Not love but something. “There’s no way that egotistical, smart ass would ever…” Jenna took in a slow breath. “These men aren’t for me. Besides, I’ve got my uncle to care for.”
    Val nodded, although she didn’t really understand. For someone who didn’t want a relationship, Jenna seemed to be spending a lot of time with one man.
    Jenna stood and walked to the kitchen. Val followed. This was the best opportunity for her to get information without looking too suspicious.
    “What about the other men? Do they have women? I met the doctor,” she said slyly. “Is she with Sol?”
    Jenna laughed loudly. Her eyes twinkled, and Val couldn’t help but smile back. For being a mousy little thing, she sure had her moments.
    “Not even close.” Jenna grinned. “Rachel is with Marius. We were all a bit surprised when you were paired to work with Apollo. He’s not really much of a computer guy, and Marius is usually the one they call.”
    Jenna opened up a few cabinets and pulled out some meat from the fridge. Val watched as Jenna started dinner with a sure hand. She quickly chopped onions on the cutting board and then swept them into the hot pan with oil.
    “I kinda got the feeling that Apollo might be on babysitting duty because he was in trouble,” Val said and sat in the chair at the breakfast nook.
    Jenna glanced at her from the corner of her eye. Despite her appearance, she was a woman who noticed details. All Val could hope was that she didn’t notice too many details about her.
    “He is,” she said and sighed. “Sorta. If he could just control himself a bit more.”
    Val frowned. “He’s known for not keeping his hands to himself? I knew it couldn’t be the first time.”
    Jenna turned fully to face her now. A clear expression of shock on her face.
    “He’s harassing you?”
    Val looked to the side. She could already feel the heat as it flamed her face. “I wouldn’t call it harassing,” she mumbled.
    Jenna shook her head and snickered a bit. “No,” she said and turned back to her pan. “I suppose you wouldn’t.”
    Val could feel her neck turning red from the embarrassment. Of course, Jenna hadn’t been talking about him messing with women. His hot temper was the trouble.
    “Well,” Jenna gave a little laugh as she dropped the ground beef into the pan. “At least we know being assigned to you was the right decision.”
    She turned to look at Val and gave a warm smile. “You are just right for him.”
    Val’s stomach did a little flip. Part of her was happy to hear that, but the other half knew that this wasn’t what she was seeking. She opened her mouth to protest but stopped when Jenna suddenly handed her plates.
    “Set the table,” she said quietly. “Rem will be over soon.”
    Val closed her mouth and raised a brow. Jenna turned back to the stove, clearly not wanting to talk about it, but it didn’t stop the felling of anxiousness from coming across.
    Clearly, she wasn’t the only one with secrets.
     
    * * *
     
    “You’re late,” Rachel said and shut the door loudly.
    Apollo frowned and glanced up to the clock on the wall.
    “I’m right on time,” he huffed.
    Rachel crossed the office floor and made her way to the other side of the desk.
    “No, you’re about four days late,” she said. The corner of her mouth turned up a little.
    He cringed a little inside. So he hadn’t come. It wasn’t like he wanted to spend a lot of time talking about the damn chip. There wasn’t much he could do. It was stuck, so whatever.
    “It has to come out,” she said and leaned back in her chair.
    “Why?” He knew it sounded more like a pout, but Apollo didn’t care.
    “Because we don’t know what it’s doing in there,” she said and sat back upright. “You are special, and we need to know why.”
    “So I can play guinea pig for you?” he spat out.
    Immediately he regretted the words. She hadn’t done this to him. Rachel had done so