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“Three? I wouldn’t call this a date. Maybe a point five.”
“Point five?” I snicker as I reach for her and surprise her when I slam my mouth to hers in a heated kiss. My fingers wrap around her ponytail and I pull her into me. I kiss her until I feel her body melt into mine, her knees weaken, her moans telling me she wants more of this. I break the kiss, her heavy breaths and half hooded eyes are exactly what I want.
“Okay, you win. It’s two.”
That’s what I thought. I’m not wasting time with halves.
I found my forever. I just need her to catch up.
“Make next Saturday night number three?”
“That depends if Tori lets me off work.”
“She will. She wouldn’t let her best buddy down.” She shakes her head watching me walk backward toward the stairs. “What can I say, everyone loves me.”
And you’re on your way.
I can see it in her eyes.
Chapter Fifteen
Kase
“Hey, Max,” I say, knocking on the office door. He glances up and motions for me to come in.
“Have a seat.” It seems like yesterday I was sitting here interviewing with him, yet it’s been almost two months. So much has transpired since then. “How are you adjusting? I heard something about you and Ell.” Max likes to get straight to the point. Stone let me decide who I would tell about Everly, but I'm obligated to tell Max since I used his resources.
“It's different, but the transition is going as well. Although, being part of the team has certainly helped. Now, about Ellie… remember when you asked about skeletons in my closet?” His brow lifts and he nods slowly. I tell him everything up to that point.
“Why did she change her name?”
I shake my head and sigh. “I'm not sure. She doesn’t have her old memories. It's possible, she wanted a clean slate.”
“Sounds like someone else,” he grumbles. He runs his hands through his hair in frustration.
“Does this have to do with the woman you traveled to California for?”
“She’s not up for discussion.” The way he shuts down the conversation is telling. I nod, deciding it’s probably best I drop the subject.
“It’s not a problem that I’m with Ellie, right?” I do worry that my work ethic will be called into question if he thinks I’m spending all my time thinking about Ellie. As much as my mind is occupied with her, I know how to turn it off.
“She’s a friend of the group, but she’s not our business, so as long as you can keep your head out of your ass and do your job, I’m good with it.”
I give him an accusatory stare knowing his case in California is crossing that line. “Well if that isn’t the pot calling the kettle.”
He chuckles. “I’m seeing why you’ve got a target on your back with Stone.”
“I live with a target on my back,” I retort. It comes with the territory of being a sniper. I’m a wanted man in countries I’ve never been in. “Max, I shoot straight, and you respect that. I have an idea why you went to California. One look at you when someone mentions her name, it's obvious how you feel about her.” He tents his fingers, staring at me, hating that I'm able to read him. I shrug a shoulder. “It’s what they trained me to do. I notice everything. It’s why you hired me. I’m the best.”
"I certainly didn’t hire you for your humbleness," he belts out a laugh while standing up, reaches into his desk and pulls out a set of keys. I guess he’s done talking. He glances at me, fisting the keys. “Feel like jumping out of a plane?”
I shoot up out of my seat. “Fuck yeah!”
* * *
Time to get ready for my date with Ellie. I’m still wired with adrenaline from my jump this afternoon, I should’ve hit the gym to release some of it, but I fell short of time stopping by the store on my way home. Grabbing the bag off my counter, I strut into the bathroom. She might not remember me, but maybe she’ll remember my smell. I pull out the distinct green bottle of Ralph Lauren Polo. I stopped wearing this stuff when I left for the Navy, but it drove her crazy when I did. In a good way. One sniff and her eyes turned as bright as the bottle. Green with desire.
I slide into Cody’s Corvette, turning over the engine so it roars to life. I’m not a car kind of guy. Give me a truck and I’m set, but this car fucking rocks.
