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mean I was lucky he didn’t get in, but I saw his face, saw the look on his face, and he knows I would recognize him. I’m afraid he’ll come back.”
    “You have to get out of there.”
    “This might sound ridiculous, but the police said I should just hold the open house like I always do on weekends. I mean—”
    “That’s stupid, Amy. No. You don’t do that.”
    “It’s my job. That’s what I do. This just happened, so I haven’t heard from the building owner yet. I’m sure he’d want to hear all about it and will probably contact me tomorrow. But I just wanted you to know.”
    “I’m so sorry, Amy. I didn’t hear anything about this down here.”
    “You’re back in San Diego. Not at a training site?”
    “No, we just finished one set of trainings and are getting ready to do our workup.”
    Zak needed to make a decision and quick. He knew what would happen if he went near Amy. His overarching motivation was to help Amy feel safe, help comfort her, but he didn’t want to take advantage of her fear. It was a thin line he was walking. He knew she was terrified and had nowhere else to turn, except her father, who might not be exactly what she needed right now. He felt obligated to protect her, yet knew he’d promised himself he wouldn’t get entangled.
    Damn. She was going to let him make the first move.
    “I have a few days, Amy. You want me to come up there? Would that help?”
    He heard her relax as she let out air she’d been holding. “Could you do that, Zak? I’d be so grateful.” He was still shaken from the news that Amy had been so close to danger—and she was an innocent, not trained to be part of this type of action. He knew she must be working hard to hold it all together and it worried him.
    “Let me see what I can do. Gotta check in with our Team liaison. I’m new to all this. If he says no, then I’ll have to stay here, but I’m willing to check. The Navy owns my ass first. I’ll call you back, tonight if I can.” He wasn’t sure how this would go over with the liaison, but he had to try.
    “Thank you, Zak.”
    “Are you staying in San Francisco, or going home with your dad?”
    “I think I have to stay here for the investigation. I just don’t know. He’ll want to take me home, I know. But I don’t think I can. He should be here any minute.”
    “Okay, then. Try to get some sleep. Good that your dad’s coming. I know better than to have you give him my best. Probably better you not tell him, but that’s up to you.”
    “Not to worry. I can handle Dad. Just get up here as soon as you can. I miss you.”
    That was the part of the conversation that made him stumble. He’d opened the door to something bigger. Was this an honorable thing to do or a mistake? Could he trust himself?
    He decided that if the Navy would let him go, he’d be there for Amy. It was the right thing to do. But not if it affected his career.

Chapter 10
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    A my hoped Zak would be coming up. She knew it wasn’t a sure thing, but took some solace in the fact that at least she’d talked to him. It settled her nerves just a little. She took a shower, letting the warm water sluice down her body, trying to put the visions of the sirens, the blood, and the killer’s face out of her mind. It wasn’t working.
    She put on some comfortable clothes she could fall asleep in and waited for her father’s text.
    True to his word, Chief Allister Dobson arrived an hour plus minutes later. As usual, he pulled up to the garage gate. Amy took the elevator down and ran through the abandoned garage to where her father was parked outside the security curtain. She used her key to raise and then lower the gate after her father entered. She directed him to a spot next to her car.
    Dobson took firm hold of Amy as she rushed to his arms. She felt the stiffness and tension in his frame. “Thanks, Dad,” she whispered to his ear.
    He seemed hesitant to let go of her, as she struggled to pull away. “Anything new?”