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Laila took a deep breath. “Yeah. Less than a week. I can do that. Can you?”
“I can. Then we go our separate ways and we’ll never see each other again.”
She tilted her head, studying him. “Are you even a little sad about that?”
“I’m doing my job, Laila,” he said. “That’s it. In four days, I’ll say goodbye to you. You’ll leave for Al Kamen. And you’ll be as ready as I can make you.”
She nodded once. That chemistry she’d noticed the first day was still there, humming between them. It had gotten stronger the longer they’d worked together, but she’d never mentioned it. Neither had he.
It wasn’t like this... this whatever it was with Jase Conway was unique. Sometime, when her stint with the CIA was over, she’d meet another man. Feel the same pull she felt with Jase. And she’d be free to explore it.
The ping of disappointment took her by surprise. Somehow, that knowledge wasn’t very appealing.
