“I didn’t hurt her. The kids and What’s-His-Face were gone or at least until the end of the training session.” Chase leaned against the counter and scraped the last bite of ice cream from the bottom of the box. He licked the spoon and met Martha’s angry eyes with his. “She’s fine. This time she shot me.” A half-hearted chuckle slipped out as a drip of ice cream slid down his chin. “Samantha did a heck of a job breaking her in. I guess we’re done with that part of the training.” He smiled with the spoon clenched between his teeth. “It was just getting interesting too.”
Martha grabbed a damp dish towel and snapped it against Chase’s leg making him yelp. “What the hell?”
“Watch your mouth in this house, young man or I’ll shoot you myself.”
Chase winked at her husband. “Yes, ma’am.”
The old man, Francis, pointed a finger at the Enigma team leader. “I’ve seen how you look at Tessa. She’s a happily married woman, Chase. Don’t mess that up.”
Chase didn’t like being told what to do or how to live his life. “I’ve gotta go. It’s getting late.” He tossed the empty ice cream box in the trash can and laid the spoon in the sink. He leaned over and kissed the woman on the cheek. “Care if I shower and change before I hit the road. The police might be at the entrance to this happy little subdivision. I don’t want to fit any description Tessa gave.”
They both nodded and waved him away.
When Chase left the room Francis turned to his wife. “I don’t like where this is headed.
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