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name.”
Doctor Adare thought about it. “Okay, Callen.” There was no doubt that the he could hear the pounding in her chest. “You can call me Desdemona.”
Callen Whitefox grinned at her. “Othello?”
He caught her off guard , and he earned a smile. “Yes, as a matter of fact.”
“I think it’s a pretty name,” he offered , trying to get her to relax. He noticed they were heading towards his brother’s house.
“My mom loved Shakespeare,” she added. “Most people don’t know it’s from that play, but think it’s some Goth-y name I made up.”
“I not only know it’s from ‘Othello’, but I also know she was his traitorous wife who broke his heart.” He grinned at her when she relaxed completely. “It’s one of my all-time favorites.” Apparently, literature was a safe topic for future reference.
“I’m impressed, Callen.”
Part of him didn’t want to push her on the problem at hand, but it was time to get to the bottom of the reason she was so tense. “You’re going to have to forgive me for asking this, Desdemona, but what seems to be the problem between you and Director Blackhawk,” he asked, and tried to watch her face. Immediately, the shuttered look was back, and Desdemona Adare was hiding again.
“I don’t know what you mean,” she answered. “I have the utmost respect for the director.”
“Well, it can’t be that we’re Native, because you don’t seem to have a problem with Ethan, and you were just smiling at me. Then there’s the fact that Elizabeth isn't of our heritage. What is it about Elizabeth that has you this stressed out?” he asked evenly, trying to inflect calm into his voice to ease her tension.
Desdemona was surprised that in five minutes he’d managed to read her so successfully. She licked her lips as they pulled into the development where she recently purchased her home.
“If we’re going to be partners in the field, we need to have trust. I can’t work without it,” he bluffed, pushing her for an answer. If she refused, she refused. There wasn’t anything he could do about it.
“She makes me nervous.” Finally , she just spilled it. He was right, they were going to be partners for this assignment, and he seemed like a decent guy, even though he was rolling right over her and taking control.
“Why?”
“The tech staff said she’s tough, ballsy, and she can kick anyone’s ass,” she added. “And she just makes me anxious.” It was hard to believe she trusted him with this, and obviously she was an idiot. The man was just cuddling up with Elizabeth Blackhawk on the way down to her lab, and they had to have some sort of personal relationship.
“I’ve worked with her when I was Police Chief of the Reservation, and I’ll be honest with you, Desdemona. She’s no-nonsense when it comes to the job , but you shouldn’t believe everything you hear.”
“Great,” she muttered. Which part of the ‘everything’ should she believe then?
“Elizabeth is really great, but you should just relax and not be so stressed. She can smell fear a mile away,” he laughed, trying to get her to relax , as he parked in front of her house.
“You sound like an expert on her,” she added, skeptically. “I think I just need to keep my distance from her , and then everything will work out better for both of us.”
“I am an expert on her,” he paused. “Elizabeth is my sister-in-law, and Ethan’s my brother. As for keeping your distance from her, that’s going to be almost impossible,” he added , grinning. Now he was entertained.
Well that explained the kiss and Ethan Blackhawk not minding. Now that she thought about it, there was a similarity between the men. Something in her relaxed marginally with this new found knowledge. “Why can’t I keep my distance,” she asked. “Is it because of the assignment?”
He hopped out of the Denali and looked over at her. “Well, you can try, but you see that big house right behind yours? The
Doctor Adare thought about it. “Okay, Callen.” There was no doubt that the he could hear the pounding in her chest. “You can call me Desdemona.”
Callen Whitefox grinned at her. “Othello?”
He caught her off guard , and he earned a smile. “Yes, as a matter of fact.”
“I think it’s a pretty name,” he offered , trying to get her to relax. He noticed they were heading towards his brother’s house.
“My mom loved Shakespeare,” she added. “Most people don’t know it’s from that play, but think it’s some Goth-y name I made up.”
“I not only know it’s from ‘Othello’, but I also know she was his traitorous wife who broke his heart.” He grinned at her when she relaxed completely. “It’s one of my all-time favorites.” Apparently, literature was a safe topic for future reference.
“I’m impressed, Callen.”
Part of him didn’t want to push her on the problem at hand, but it was time to get to the bottom of the reason she was so tense. “You’re going to have to forgive me for asking this, Desdemona, but what seems to be the problem between you and Director Blackhawk,” he asked, and tried to watch her face. Immediately, the shuttered look was back, and Desdemona Adare was hiding again.
“I don’t know what you mean,” she answered. “I have the utmost respect for the director.”
“Well, it can’t be that we’re Native, because you don’t seem to have a problem with Ethan, and you were just smiling at me. Then there’s the fact that Elizabeth isn't of our heritage. What is it about Elizabeth that has you this stressed out?” he asked evenly, trying to inflect calm into his voice to ease her tension.
Desdemona was surprised that in five minutes he’d managed to read her so successfully. She licked her lips as they pulled into the development where she recently purchased her home.
“If we’re going to be partners in the field, we need to have trust. I can’t work without it,” he bluffed, pushing her for an answer. If she refused, she refused. There wasn’t anything he could do about it.
“She makes me nervous.” Finally , she just spilled it. He was right, they were going to be partners for this assignment, and he seemed like a decent guy, even though he was rolling right over her and taking control.
“Why?”
“The tech staff said she’s tough, ballsy, and she can kick anyone’s ass,” she added. “And she just makes me anxious.” It was hard to believe she trusted him with this, and obviously she was an idiot. The man was just cuddling up with Elizabeth Blackhawk on the way down to her lab, and they had to have some sort of personal relationship.
“I’ve worked with her when I was Police Chief of the Reservation, and I’ll be honest with you, Desdemona. She’s no-nonsense when it comes to the job , but you shouldn’t believe everything you hear.”
“Great,” she muttered. Which part of the ‘everything’ should she believe then?
“Elizabeth is really great, but you should just relax and not be so stressed. She can smell fear a mile away,” he laughed, trying to get her to relax , as he parked in front of her house.
“You sound like an expert on her,” she added, skeptically. “I think I just need to keep my distance from her , and then everything will work out better for both of us.”
“I am an expert on her,” he paused. “Elizabeth is my sister-in-law, and Ethan’s my brother. As for keeping your distance from her, that’s going to be almost impossible,” he added , grinning. Now he was entertained.
Well that explained the kiss and Ethan Blackhawk not minding. Now that she thought about it, there was a similarity between the men. Something in her relaxed marginally with this new found knowledge. “Why can’t I keep my distance,” she asked. “Is it because of the assignment?”
He hopped out of the Denali and looked over at her. “Well, you can try, but you see that big house right behind yours? The
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