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If he accepted—and he’d better.
Roe grinned and glanced at Jake. “How many awful clients has he told us about? I feel like it could be a futureOff Topicepisode.”
I laughed. “Sign me up for that too.” I loved their podcast. They were funny. “You’ve had plenty of guests on over the years, haven’t you? I’d make an excellent addition.”
Jake smiled, and it was kind of pensive. “The funny thing is, the more we’ve heard about your boss’s partner, the more convinced I am that he’s been one of those guests.”
Who, Joel?
“Oh yeah, what’s Joel’s last name?” Roe asked.
“Hayward,” I answered.
The two exchanged a look and grinned.
“Yup, that’s him,” Jake chuckled. “He joined us once or twice back when we filmedCurrahee. He talked about the Coast Guard.”
Oh my God, that was too funny. I had to tell Joel that Roe and I—
“Sorry about that.” Adrien came back, and I could not drop a topic faster. I sat up straighter in my seat and faced him with an expectantWell?expression.
Take the job, take the job, take the job.
Major perks. Let’s be frank. He’d get to see me every day around the office. Way more money in the private sector. Casual Friday, Taco Tuesday, donuts every Wednesday. And did I mention he’d get to see me every day around the office?
“Would you like to discuss the weather?” he asked casually.
Roe laughed.
I scowled at the fucker before I refocused on Adrien. “No, I was more thinking since we agreed not to make each other suffer, you could tell me the good news.”
He let out a chuckle and gave my leg a squeeze. “As if I could resist the opportunity to boss you around at work.”
Fuck yes!
I wasn’t worried for crap; if anything, I knew he’d fuss over me when I returned from a taxing gig.
“I’m going to sit down with Elliott after Thanksgiving,” he clarified. “It seems he has big plans for the agency that involve Hillcroft, and he needs someone to take over Tariq’s responsibilities.”
I nodded, having heard Elliott and Tariq discuss the possibilities before. Elliott and Coach had talked a lot lately; Coach had even flown out to visit us at JATE. I thought it was exciting. It would be like a semi-merger of some sort. Hillcroft would always be Hillcroft, and same with JATE, but there’d be a tangible affiliation between the two. JATE would likely take over Hillcroft’s private security sector for domestic contracts, and Hillcroft would lead the way for more high-risk ops, where they were the best in the field.
“It’s gonna be fucking amazing.” I leaned over and kissed him firmly. “You can rub my feet after I’ve had a long day following some bigwig around, and you can—”
“I think you’ve misunderstood something here, sweetheart.” He tried to hide the mirth in his eyes. “I will make you my bitch.”
I blinked.
Roe and Jake found that way too funny!
EPILOGUE 3
The following summer
One misty morning
At Hillcroft’s training facility high up in the Ecuadorian mountains
Reese Tenley
