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“So, what’s the deal with you and Caleb?”
Fox pauses, barely glancing at me over the top of his tray. His expression changes just enough to hint that he knows exactly what I’m asking about but teasing me would be way more fun for him.
“Why, Boxcar, whatever do you mean?”
I close my laptop, bored of staring at the same blank satellite feed as always. “Oh, come on. You know damn well what I mean.”
He shakes his smiling head. “It’s never gonna happen, man.”
“With you two, or…?”
“With either of us.”
I lean forward. “So, you’ve tried?”
He wipes his mouth and sits back in his chair. “No.”
I furrow my brow. “Why not?”
“Lack of interest.”
“Bullshit. I’ve been here for weeks and the only guy she even talks to is you, dude.”
“That’s not true. She talks to you all the time.”
“Shut up and keep your head down doesn’t count as playful, sexy banter, Fox.”
“Depends on the context.” He grins.
“Touché…” I sigh. “How am I supposed to get to know her if she won’t talk to me?”
“She likes movies. Try that.”
“Movies?” I pause. “What kind of movies?”
“Classic ones. The older, the better. She told me once that she’s got a pretty epic collection back home.”
I nod slowly. “I can work with that…”
“She talks to the sergeant,” he adds.
A stab of jealousy pierces my chest. “That son-of-a-bitch…”
Fox laughs. “Caleb’s not shacking up with Rhys, man. She’s not into anybody here. She’s a professional.”
“But she’s also a woman with needs and… stuff. She’s never come on to you?”
“No.”
“Really?”
“If she has, I haven’t noticed.”
I pause, staring harder across the table at him. “How could you not notice?”
“Because… as I said before, I’m not interested in her.”
“You got a girlfriend back home?” I ask him, pulling my laptop open to check the satellite feed again. Still nothing within twenty miles of our camp.
