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“I will.” Miles smiled and shook his head. He put the gun in the back of his waistband and pumped down the stairs.
“Whew. That man is a fine one.” Autumn gave an exaggerated grimace. “You did not hear that from me. Professional conduct is encouraged in my industry.” She winked and grinned as if she took nothing seriously.
“My lips are sealed.” Eva liked this warrior woman. She had friends in Hollywood, but it was rare to meet someone who said whatever they thought and felt so genuine. “How did you become a woman warrior? That is fabulous.”
“Very long story.” Autumn suddenly looked closed off. “But you and Miles?”
“No.” Eva shook her head. “He rescued me tonight. I’d never met him until an hour ago.”
Autumn lifted her eyebrows. “Hmm. There is a load of chemistry between you. Sizzling.”
“Professional conduct is encouraged?” Eva teased. “Do you get in trouble for being too blunt?”
Autumn laughed loudly at that. “I do not. In our flipped every direction world, which of my tough, honorable male counterparts would dare call out a female bodyguard? Even if they realize I’m all tease and I would never take advantage of my power. I can make the toughest guy out there blush and stammer. I’ve got them all exactly where I want them. Drooling over me, sometimes rising to my bait and teasing with me, but never daring to do a darn thing about it. Ah, there’s our favorite humble, gorgeous, and accomplished lieutenant.” Autumn clapped her hands together. “Chop chop.”
Miles appeared at the top of the stairs an instant after Autumn clapped. Eva wasn’t certain how Autumn had even heard him coming. Sixth sense? Miles’s gaze zoned in on Eva and her stomach hopped. Every descriptor Autumn had thrown out there was true as well as the chemistry between them. But she wasn’t about to do anything about it. ‘Never daring to do a darn thing about it’ in Autumn’s words. He had a girl back home, and they were going to his home, apparently.
Autumn dropped her voice and whispered to Eva, “Sizzling.” Her golden eyes sparkled, and it was obvious she saw straight through Eva. She turned and strode back out the garage entrance.
“What was that all about?” Miles asked as he reached Eva, a duffel bag in one hand. They walked much more slowly to the garage.
“She’s a whirlwind,” Eva said. “I like her.”
“From what I understand, everyone does, but she keeps them on their toes.”
“It sounds like it,” Eva agreed.
They walked through the laundry room. Miles held the door for her, and they entered the darkened garage. Lights lit up the interior of a silver Lexus SUV. A handsome dark-haired man waited in the driver’s seat, and Autumn had settled in the front passenger seat. Miles opened the rear door for Eva. She slid in. He shut it and came around to the other side, stowing his bag behind him in the third row before climbing in.
“Eva Chevron, meet retired Air Force Reconnaissance Pilot Lieutenant Paul Braven,” Autumn said.
“I’m honored, Miss Chevron,” Paul said, pushing a button to open the garage door again.
“Nice to meet you. Please call me Eva. That is quite the title, Lieutenant Braven.”
“Well, Paul is quite the man,” Autumn said, giving him an appreciative look. “Please call him Paul. This pilot is a stud every girl on earth is gone over.”
Miles chuckled even as Paul’s neck darkened. He shook his head and focused on backing out of the garage and turning the car around. As he waited for the front gate to slide open, he said, “Autumn’s life quest is to keep all the male operatives on their toes and second-guessing every word they say. Especially if she can make us feel awkward around the likes of Eva Chevron.”
“I think you’ve got the awkwardness around Eva down pat all by yourself.” Autumn grinned and patted his arm to add insult to injury.
Eva wanted to protest and ease Paul’s discomfort, but Autumn continued, “But I do thrive on teasing you. And when I find a man who can dish it back and beat me in a sparring match, I will look up at him from the flat of my back and proclaim my love, finished with my life’s quest and ready to settle down and make beautiful babies.”
Eva barked out a laugh, and they all smiled at her.
“I like you, Eva Chevron,” Autumn proclaimed.
“The feeling is mutual,” Eva said.
“I love your laugh,” Miles said.
The oxygen popped audibly from Eva’s lungs. How was she supposed to respond to that? He couldn’t go loving her laugh. He had a girl.
He turned forward. “We should introduce Autumn to Easton,” he said to Paul.
“Oh, definitely,” Paul said. “Just another reason why we love the Coleville family.”
“Remind me,” Autumn said.
