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man. No sooner than you and the blue car pull off, a black sedan pulled up and two goons got out. It was like watching a scene out of
Men in Black
with both of them dressed in black suits and all. Not sure how they planned to break into your wife’s place but there’s no doubt in my mind that was their intent. Until...”
    Bane lifted a brow. “Until what?”
    “Until they noticed the infrared beam Mark had leveled in the center of their chests. I guess knowing we could blow their guts out freaked them, especially since we could see them but they couldn’t see us. I’ve never seen two men run back to their car so fast.”
    Bane shook his head. “You and your brothers are having fun with this, aren’t you?”
    “Yes, I guess you can say that.”
    Flip would. Although Bane hadn’t met any of Flipper’s brothers, he’d heard about them. They had inherited their thirst for excitement and danger from their father, who’d retired as a SEAL. “What about the driver of the blue car?”
    “He got out and hauled ass. Left the car running. You said not to shoot anybody so my brothers let him go. Sure you don’t want to involve the cops?”
    “Not yet.” Bane told Flipper about who he figured the men in black were.
    “Impersonating government officials isn’t good,” Flipper said.
    Bane had to agree. He glanced over at Crystal and saw she’d been trying to follow his conversation. “You’re right. But at least you put the fear of God in them. However, don’t be surprised if they come back.”
    “We’ll be ready. Take care of yourself and your lady.”
    Bane nodded. “I intend to.”
    He had barely clicked off the phone when Crystal asked, “They broke into my house?”
    Her shoulders sagged and he wished he had told Flipper it was okay for his brothers to shoot the bastards after all. He hated that she was going through this. “No, but that had been their intent. Flipper and his brother ran them off.” There was no need telling her the method they’d used to do so. “They’ll be back if they believe you have information or data stored somewhere in your house.”
    “I don’t.”
    “I doubt they know that, and the first place they’ll look is your computer.”
    “So what now? Where do we go?”
    He checked his watch. It was late. “Find a hotel.”
    She narrowed her eyes. “Why?”
    Not for the reason I want
, he thought, again remembering the last time he’d been in a hotel room with her. The memory of her naked on that bed and all they’d been doing before the sheriff had shown up was what had kept him sane during dangerous missions.
    “We’re going to a hotel to sleep and put a plan of action in place, Crystal. As much as I want to make love to you, I’ve got a feeling the want isn’t mutual.”
    Which meant it would be a long night.
     

Six
    C rystal broke eye contact with Bane to look out the car window. Of course going to a hotel made sense, but still...
    She’d seen the way he’d looked tonight, and she knew that look. Had even fantasized about it a number of times over the years. The memories of what followed that look always made her hot inside. But she wasn’t sure she could trust herself alone with him. Her attraction to him was stronger than ever.
    “Or we can stay here. Parked,” he said, interrupting her thoughts.
    She looked over at him. “All night?”
    He gave her a smile that had heat swirling in her stomach. “Won’t be anything new for us. In fact, it would be just like old times.”
    Why did he have to go there? Being in a parked car with him would definitely be like old times, but she was no longer a teenager who thought she could never get enough of Bane Westmoreland. She was a woman on the run with a husband she no longer knew. “We’re too old for parked cars, Bane.”
    “I know. That’s why I suggested a hotel.”
    She turned toward him. It was time to burst his bubble. “If we go to a hotel we get separate rooms.”
    “Why? We’re married.”
    She