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“There’s a shower.”
“How do you do that?”
“What?”
“You always seem to know exactly what I want to know.”
He wriggled his nose and sniffed. “Not a big stretch in this case.”
She smiled, relaxing a fraction. Putting her at ease was another thing he did well. Most men just weren’t that comfortable around her. Dangerous circumstances aside, she was going to miss him when this was over.
“In the car you said something about the sniper.”
“Abraham has a man on Bakr’s team. It must be the sniper.”
“What makes you so sure?”
“You’re not dead.”
“It’s a good start.”
“Yes, it is.” She squeezed his hand. “I’ve been replaying it over and over. Not obsessing,” she insisted. “There wasn’t anything else to do while you were driving.
“If I hadn’t shoved you when I did, that bullet would have winged you, much like the bullet that tagged Bart. The next two shots went dead center between us.”
“You’re counting those misses as skill rather than our good luck or the shooter’s bad aim?”
She nodded. “Bakr wouldn’t have anyone on this job who wasn’t a crack shot. Oh!”
“What?”
“I remember the return fire now.”
“Shock and adrenaline warp perspective.”
“Very true, deputy. That’s excellent.”
“Shock and adrenaline?”
“No. The return fire. It will help whoever it is maintain his cover. Bakr doesn’t tolerate mistakes. He’d have the sniper killed for failing without a second thought.”
Warming up from the walk, she unzipped her jacket and fanned it, trying to dissipate the pungent fumes clinging to her.
“Washer and dryer in this cabin?”
“Nope. It’s primarily a guy place.”
“Don’t men ever want to be clean?”
“We do, just not when we’re hunting.” He lifted their joined hands. “It’s right there.”
“Hmmm.” She looked at the cabin. “What’s your internet access like?”
“You packing a computer I don’t know about?”
“Good point.” How would they manage to make any progress on the case without even a smartphone?
“What it lacks in formal amenities, it makes up for in privacy.”
