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“I’m a businesswoman,” she stated. “I’m an agent and I’m John’s wife. I don’t need you in my face over the fact that you lost control for a few seconds of your agent’s life. Console yourself that you gained an agent instead.”
“It’s a damned good thing I can respect a strong woman,” he snapped back. “That doesn’t mean you won’t follow orders. You can shove that money right back where it came from if you think it’s going to change how you’ll be trained, or how you’ll be treated.”
She grinned at that. “It won’t change John either. I believe he’s on his way to debriefing this afternoon. You’ve likely missed him.”
John had never had any intentions of breaking faith with the contract he had signed. But neither of them was willing to do without the other.
“You’re going to make his life hell,” he growled. “And mine.”
“And it’s something she’s damned good at,” Milburn laughed, causing both of them to turn to him.
He pulled his rotund body from his chair, adjusted his glasses, and smoothed back his thick graying hair.
“Congratulations, Jordan.” He moved around the desk and clapped the other man on the back. “You just acquired one of my best agents.”
“You said she was one of your biggest headaches when she was in Atlanta,” Jordan growled.
“One goes with the other,” Milburn laughed. “Trust me, son, one goes with the other.”
As they stepped outside the office, the door to his assistant’s office opened, and John walked through, escorted by several guards.
“I invited him,” Milburn laughed at Jordan’s scowl as John moved to her, curved his arm around her waist, and pulled her against his body.
“Causing trouble again, love?” He smiled down at her before giving her a quick, warm kiss.
“Always,” she agreed. “How did you know?”
“Your director called just after you left.” He nodded to Milburn, he glared at Jordan.
“Hell.” Jordan glowered at both of them. “You do know everyone involved in the Ops is now calling me head matchmaker rather the brilliant commander I started out as.” Irony filled his tone.
“You’ll live?” Bailey suggested.
“Or he’ll be next,” John chuckled. “How’s Tehya doing by the way?”
“Three months, no more,” he snapped. “Don’t make me send a team after you or I’ll assign you both to opposite ends of the damned planet.”
He stalked from the office as Bailey stared at him in surprise and John obviously fought to hold back his laughter.
“You’re the troublemaker,” she accused him.
“Actually, I’m the matchmaker,” he assured her. “Wanna help me work on him?”
Bailey’s laughter mixed with Milburn’s. “I’d love to. I’d absolutely love to.”
She was going to. She could just imagine how crazy both of them together could make Jordan Malone. And they’d have help. After all, she was certain they weren’t the only ones he’d attempted to keep apart. He wanted his agency nice and cool and umcomplicated.
It was time to complicate Jordan Malone’s life.
