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“Excuse me?”
I tilted my head as I stared at her.
“You called this a date yesterday, but it wasn’t very romantic.”
“I guess not,” I said, grinning. “I’ll make it up to you.”
“No worries. I was just observing.”
I motioned toward the Humvee with my hand.
“After you.”
She walked away. I watched her ass sway back and forth.
Why does this damn woman captivate me so much?
On the ride back to the base, I failed to come up with any logical answers.
FIVE
Jade
Once we arrived back at the base I went directly to my sleeping quarters. They had given me an entire double-room dwelling because they did not want me bunking with the men.
I sat at a plain wooden desk in the room and stared at the blank page on the laptop screen for a few minutes. Memories of the villagers running through my head.
What had Aamir meant about showing Cooper samples? Were the rumors about soldiers running a drug smuggling operation true? They had to be, but I needed proof.
As I waited for inspiration to strike, I heard two men laughing as they walked outside. It reminded me of the seriousness of my situation. I banged out a few words.
The questions on the page laughed at my ignorance,
but I wasn’t ready to give up on solving the mystery. With only two weeks, I needed to make progress.
I sighed, unable to work, and dug my expensive satellite phone out of my messenger bag. The debate over whether to call my dad or my best friend Laura lasted about two seconds.
“Hello?” Laura answered.
I smiled, loving the sound of her voice.
“Hey, you. It’s not too late, is it?”
“It’s early,” she said then yawned.
“I’m sorry.”
“Yeah, it’s like eight-thirty in the morning or some crazy shit.”
“That’s not early,” I said. “You need to get up and talk. Grab a coffee.”
“Nag, nag, nag. Even from halfway around the world, you’re nagging me.”
“You love it,” I said.
She sighed.
“I do. Hold on.”
