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“Damn right you are,” he said. “Don’t forget that shit.”
“Go get some sleep. And cut down on the Steroids. That shit is making you crazy,” I said glancing at the door Logan had left open.
“Maybe, but I’m buffer than any mother fucker in Afghanistan.”
“Whatever, man. I’m going to bed. Lay off the reporter, okay? We don’t want any extra eyes on either of us right now. She’ll be leaving in a few days.”
“Yeah?”
“That’s what she said. Captain is sending her home.”
Max grinned.
“You had nothing to do with that, did you?”
He patted me on the shoulder.
“Later, man.”
I watched as he walked away to his CHU. Did I need to stay up all night and make sure he didn’t go back to mess with Jade? I decided against it. Instead, I laid in my bed and came up with something somewhat romantic for my date with the reporter.
With luck, I hoped to fuck her under the open sky on the foothills of the mountains. If nothing else, I would distract her until she left our camp and lives for good. Then I could get out of the smuggling operation. One step at a time, I told myself as I fell asleep.
One step at a time.
EIGHT
Cooper
When I saw the smile and look of amazement on her face, all the effort and trouble I’d gone through was worthwhile. I had even called in favors from three different people at FOB Cobra.
“This is so beautiful,” she said, looking at the valley below and the mountain range in the distance.
“Right? It’s a shame this country is besieged by so much war.” I sat down on the blanket. “Here, have a glass of wine and some cheese.”
She sat next to me, her knees bent and her feet further down the hill. I poured her a glass of red wine as she stared out at the landscape.
“What’s that over there?” she asked, pointing.
I glanced up. Shit.
“The Chinese, I think.”
“The Chinese? I didn’t know they had troops here.”
“They don’t,” I said. “Here you go.”
I handed her a glass of wine.
“Thanks.”
She took a drink.
“I wonder what they’re doing over there.”
“Probably mining?”
“Mining? What, like gold?”
