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“So long as you remember that, we’re good.”
He dipped his chin as I made my way to the cube’s point of entry.
Once I left the sterile environment, I breathed a little easier, turning on my heel to study the mall and its many, many security risks.
“You didn’t have a better place to hospitalize him?”
Conor shrugged at my question. “No idea. Finn tends to be the one who deals with this.”
“Why Finn?”
“He’s the money man. You think this shit comes cheap?”
I thought about the equipment they used, never mind the medical care they’d require. “True.” I studied a movie poster from two years ago. “You didn’t approve of my methods.”
He arched a brow. “Killing him at that point would have served no purpose. I was just warning you to pull back before you took it too far.”
I shoved my hands into my pockets as I twisted around to look at him. “You’re a spy’s perfect boyfriend, aren’t you?”
A sparkle lit up his tired eyes. “I’ve been called many things in my time, but not that.”
“Remind me to get you a mug made up with it for Christmas then, hmm?”
His grin hit me in all the good places, places that only existed because of him.
When he pressed his lips to mine in a quick peck, I laughed as he mumbled against my mouth, “I’ll remind you. Don’t worry.”
23
STAR
THE FOLLOWING DAY
“Good job, Vana,” I muttered under my breath as I took in the selection of headlines in front of me.
Peering over my shoulder, Conor picked up one of the papers that declared:
Nevada Senator claims leaked footage is a deep fake.
“I wish it didn’t smack of kink shaming.”
“We’re not kink shaming.”
“The US public is. That’s what we’re relying on—a bunch of prudes.”
“It’s our Puritan souls. We can’t handle foot fetishes.”
“It’s not even that big a deal.”
“You got something you want to tell me?”
His grin was a wicked slash that tempted me to kiss him. “That I like you in heels and boots?”
“Good to know,” I teased. “Shall I let Vana drag me to a salon for a pedicure?”
He hitched a shoulder. “Sure. Go for bright red.”
“Blood red?”
