Expired Hero
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“No.”
“So when you get upset, you’ll just throw your stuff.” She lifted one eyebrow. “And then clean up after.”
“This is a very bizarre conversation. I’m not sure what’s happening.” But considering he got to hold her close whenever he wanted, including in the dark when the memories threatened, he was going to just go with it.
“I’m just laying down some ground rules.”
“Great,” Stuart said. “I’ve got one. You don’t ever leave, and neither do I.”
“Because it’s more convenient than picking up and going somewhere else?”
“It isn’t. But that’s not why.” He touched her face. “Stay. Always.”
Her gaze softened. “Okay.”
Stuart laughed. “I feel like maybe we skipped the whole dating thing.”
“And the whole engagement thing. Pastor Daniels didn’t seem worried; not if we take the class and ‘do the work.’”
“I wouldn’t miss it.”
She snuggled against him again. “So long as you don’t touch my book, we’ll be good.”
Stuart chuckled. Then he stopped when he realized his laughter was shaking her.
She sighed and whispered, “Love you.”
He held her close while she drifted off to sleep, and he wondered how his life had come to this. “Love you too, Kaylee.”
Whatever it took, Stuart was going to make sure this lasted. He was going to do the work. Because, for the first time in his life, he knew where he was supposed to be and what he was supposed to be doing.
This would be the most important mission of his life.
Thirty-eight
Eric walked down the hall, flanked by two Secret Service agents. Bringing up the rear was two US Marshals and two agents from Homeland Security. Everyone wanted a piece of the pie on this one.
At the back of the group, the US Attorney walked beside the Secretary of State.
He didn’t knock. Eric lifted a hand to the sputtering assistant and let himself in the office of the CIA director.
The old man looked up. “I’ll call you back.” He set the phone in its cradle on the desk. “This looks ominous.”
Dismissing them with a poor attempt at humor was a mistake.
Eric set the arrest warrant on the desk. “It would be best if this happens with the minimum of fuss.”
The old man scoffed.
“Whether you like it or not,” Eric said. “Adrian Pierce West, you’re under arrest.”
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A British ex-pat who grew up an hour outside of London, Lisa attended Calvary Chapel Bible College where she met her husband. He’s from California, but nobody’s perfect. It wasn’t until her Bible College graduation that she figured out she was a writer (someone told her). Since then she's discovered a penchant for high-stakes stories of mayhem and disaster where you can find made-for-each-other love that always ends in happily ever after.
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