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“That man you were talking about earlier?”
“Yeah, what about him?”
“He just called me.”
“How?”
“He saw my article online after I posted it an hour or so ago. It didn’t take him long to find me.”
“Yeah, I guess it would be afternoon over there right now, early evening maybe.”
“He said you got some of the names wrong and that he can get the feds off your back by proving our innocence.”
“But I’m not innocent. I already told you I was involved.”
“Yeah, but he said he could help us. We have to go see him.”
“Whoa, hold on a minute. That’s crazy. We don’t know this guy or even what supposed information he has for us. Sounds like a trap to me.”
“I didn’t trust him before, and it blew up in my face. I don’t want to make the same mistake again, Cooper.”
He sat up. I placed my hand on his back, wanting to make love to him in that moment and let the cares of the world fade away.
“Let’s do this. I can pay for us to fly there in the next few days. It’s not going to be easy.”
I sat up, my arm draped around his back.
“Believe me, I remember my last trip to Afghanistan. This might be our only chance to clear your name.”
“If your story keeps spreading, I’ll have to do something. All eyes will be on me. We’ll have to make sure they are seeing the full story.”
“We’ll figure it out,” I said in a consoling tone.
He stood up and walked over to my laptop.
“Buying tickets to Afghanistan while naked. That has to be something new,” he said.
I laughed and got out of bed. Exhaustion still racked my body, but something felt unfinished. My story would tarnish his reputation, but knowing that he still agreed to let me use his name. To me, that said love, more than words alone ever could.
“There,” he said, spinning around. “We have two coach tickets leaving tonight at six p.m.”
“Shit,” I muttered.
“Exactly.”
“Should I stay up and sleep on the long flight or crash now?”
“It’s your call.”
He walked over, putting his hands on my shoulders, then moved them to my waist, holding tight as his lips pressed against mine. I pulled back.
“You need to brush your teeth. And a shower wouldn’t hurt.”
“Join me?” He asked, running his hands along my hips.
“On second thought, I’m pretty tired. Plus, we will need something to occupy our time on the long flight over,” I smirked.
“Oh, and what’s that?”
