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metal one that was intricately carved.
Not surprisingly, she picked the green one. Noah already knew she didn’t go for fancy.
“Nice choice.” He tucked the other one away. “Now, I’m going to roll. Even, I leave. Odd, you kiss me.”
She was silent for a minute. “Okay.”
Noah leaned over and rolled the cube across the coffee table. It made a small clattering noise and stopped…on five.
Laura’s eyes narrowed. “It’s rigged.”
Sure it was. Noah wasn’t shy about manipulating luck where he could. “Or I’m just lucky.”
He pulled her in close. He felt her chest rise on a ragged breath. Her gaze roamed over his face. “Why the hell do you have to be so attractive?”
“Just kiss me, Laura. Stop thinking so hard.” He pulled her in and closed the gap between them.
She made a noise. “Damn you.” She cupped his cheeks and yanked his face down to hers.
Noah felt Laura soften against him. A growl escaped his throat and he kissed her deep, cupping the back of her head. Wild, wild heat flared.
But eventually, he found some control and forced himself to pull back. She was one hell of a strong woman, but she was running scared from this. He was a smart man…he had to tread carefully here.
“I don’t want to take the risk either,” he said.
The color leached from her face, and she tried to pull away.
He held fast. “I never had what you had, I thought I did and I learned it was a lie. So I don’t want to take another risk, but I can’t stop thinking about you.” He set her away, then cupped her cheek, running his thumb down her cheekbone. “We have a mission to get ready for. See you at the landing pads.”
Noah made himself walk away. As he walked down the hall, he saw his shirt was coated in paint and smiled. There was passion burning in his captain, and he wanted to help her set it free.
Then he straightened. But for now, he had to focus on doing his bit to keep her and the base safe.
***
Laura grabbed the handhold above her head and held on tight as the Hawk quadcopter took off. The rock walls of the landing tube moved past them as they shot upward.
Around her, Hell Squad lounged like they spent all day on a Hawk just kicking back and relaxing. She guessed they did spend a lot of time on them, and more than that, were used to heading off on dangerous missions. They all sat or stood, each one of them appearing calm, relaxed, and focused.
Noah sat nearby, looking pretty comfortable in armor that fit him like a glove. He had his hair tied back, his face set. He was tapping on a small mini-tablet attached to his wrist.
“Ladies and gentlemen,” the pilot called back from the cockpit. “Please settle in for a nice ride to the Simpson Desert. We’re expecting good weather and clear skies all the way.”
“Can it, Finn,” Claudia called back. “You make a crappy flight attendant. Stick to what you know best.”
“You wouldn’t know what I do best,” came the laconic reply from Finn Eriksson. “I’d be happy to show you.”
“Heard it all before, flyboy.” Claudia leaned back in her chair, a small smile on her face.
“Just fly the damn Hawk, Finn.” Shaw was frowning. “And quit jabbering.”
The Hawk cleared the base, its rotors turned and then they headed west. Laura leaned down a little to see out of the side window. The sun had not long set, and darkness wreathed the mountains. She caught the glint of moonlight on water, and the endless darkness of trees.
A small quiver of excitement went through her. She liked her job, was good at it. It wasn’t pretty work, or easy work, but it was necessary. But there was something about heading out on an active mission, a chance to truly fight back, that felt good. She thought of Jake, knew he must have felt like this on missions. She smiled. He would have been proud of her.
Then her smile slipped. But he would also have been disappointed in her. That she hadn’t let go, that she’d held onto her grief and pain so hard
Not surprisingly, she picked the green one. Noah already knew she didn’t go for fancy.
“Nice choice.” He tucked the other one away. “Now, I’m going to roll. Even, I leave. Odd, you kiss me.”
She was silent for a minute. “Okay.”
Noah leaned over and rolled the cube across the coffee table. It made a small clattering noise and stopped…on five.
Laura’s eyes narrowed. “It’s rigged.”
Sure it was. Noah wasn’t shy about manipulating luck where he could. “Or I’m just lucky.”
He pulled her in close. He felt her chest rise on a ragged breath. Her gaze roamed over his face. “Why the hell do you have to be so attractive?”
“Just kiss me, Laura. Stop thinking so hard.” He pulled her in and closed the gap between them.
She made a noise. “Damn you.” She cupped his cheeks and yanked his face down to hers.
Noah felt Laura soften against him. A growl escaped his throat and he kissed her deep, cupping the back of her head. Wild, wild heat flared.
But eventually, he found some control and forced himself to pull back. She was one hell of a strong woman, but she was running scared from this. He was a smart man…he had to tread carefully here.
“I don’t want to take the risk either,” he said.
The color leached from her face, and she tried to pull away.
He held fast. “I never had what you had, I thought I did and I learned it was a lie. So I don’t want to take another risk, but I can’t stop thinking about you.” He set her away, then cupped her cheek, running his thumb down her cheekbone. “We have a mission to get ready for. See you at the landing pads.”
Noah made himself walk away. As he walked down the hall, he saw his shirt was coated in paint and smiled. There was passion burning in his captain, and he wanted to help her set it free.
Then he straightened. But for now, he had to focus on doing his bit to keep her and the base safe.
***
Laura grabbed the handhold above her head and held on tight as the Hawk quadcopter took off. The rock walls of the landing tube moved past them as they shot upward.
Around her, Hell Squad lounged like they spent all day on a Hawk just kicking back and relaxing. She guessed they did spend a lot of time on them, and more than that, were used to heading off on dangerous missions. They all sat or stood, each one of them appearing calm, relaxed, and focused.
Noah sat nearby, looking pretty comfortable in armor that fit him like a glove. He had his hair tied back, his face set. He was tapping on a small mini-tablet attached to his wrist.
“Ladies and gentlemen,” the pilot called back from the cockpit. “Please settle in for a nice ride to the Simpson Desert. We’re expecting good weather and clear skies all the way.”
“Can it, Finn,” Claudia called back. “You make a crappy flight attendant. Stick to what you know best.”
“You wouldn’t know what I do best,” came the laconic reply from Finn Eriksson. “I’d be happy to show you.”
“Heard it all before, flyboy.” Claudia leaned back in her chair, a small smile on her face.
“Just fly the damn Hawk, Finn.” Shaw was frowning. “And quit jabbering.”
The Hawk cleared the base, its rotors turned and then they headed west. Laura leaned down a little to see out of the side window. The sun had not long set, and darkness wreathed the mountains. She caught the glint of moonlight on water, and the endless darkness of trees.
A small quiver of excitement went through her. She liked her job, was good at it. It wasn’t pretty work, or easy work, but it was necessary. But there was something about heading out on an active mission, a chance to truly fight back, that felt good. She thought of Jake, knew he must have felt like this on missions. She smiled. He would have been proud of her.
Then her smile slipped. But he would also have been disappointed in her. That she hadn’t let go, that she’d held onto her grief and pain so hard
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