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So what if hewasback? She was smarter now. Besides, Robert was a good guy.
He was…solid and safe.He’dnever disappear for three years without a word.
“What do you think?” His blue eyes gleamed with the smile his lips echoed. “Dinner at the club and then we’ll take my boat out for an evening sail?”
Her mind snapped back to the question. Boating. Yes, he enjoyed taking his yacht out on the Washington Channel.
“That sounds fantastic.” She offered a nod and a smile. Then she checked the time on her phone.
She’d missed a call from an unknown number. Probably another telemarketer.
“I’d better get back to my desk.”
“Me too. Martino and I are going out on a call this afternoon.”
“Oh?” She knew better than to ask detailed questions about what Robert did for ICE. And he didn’t ask about her job either. Some things shouldn’t be shared, but she had access to sensitive information on undocumented immigrants, focusing on those who posed threats in the US.
On several occasions she was able to offer assistance to SEAL Team Blackout. Few people knew the black ops team even existed. She just happened to be approached by their commander to “get him information.” Which she gladly did. In fact, those projects were far more interesting than busting illegals for not having the right paperwork.
She and Robert stood. They gathered their trash, dumped it in the receptacle and slowly walked toward the door leading inside.
“This was nice.” He paused a few feet from the entrance.
She stopped too and looked up at him with a small smile. “I always enjoy our lunches.”
“Now we have a date to look forward to.” When he leaned toward her, she tipped her face up. The scent of his masculine aftershave washed over her. A handsome man who smelled good and dressed nicely were bonuses to his personality and good manners.
He brushed his lips across her cheek, and she rested a palm on his chest.
“See you later, Indika.” He broke away and walked through the door.
She waited a moment before following. A question whirled in her mind about justhow goodRobert’s manners were.
Apollo never would have given her a peck on the cheek.
No, he’d takeallthe liberties and have her pinned up against a wall or bent over a table with her skirt around her ears.
Suddenly the day felt a little warmer than she first thought. Sherefusedto admit that she might be hot and bothered thinking about how good Apollo’s hands felt on her body or how his kisses could make her wild from the first stroke.
She pulled open the heavy door and froze at the sight of that familiar set of broad shoulders.
Oh god.Apollo—the bane of her existence.
Would she ever get used to seeing himalive? Or him just popping up as if the past three painful, tear-filled years hadn’t happened?
He was staring at her. The thunderous way his brows were lowered and a line extended between them made her sure he’d seen her with Robert.
Quickly, she took off at a fast clip toward the elevator.
The thump of footsteps behind her had her booking it faster. She dived through the double doors and whirled to see Apollo running to catch up.
Please shut before he gets in!
Long, tanned fingers curled around the metal, and the doors popped back open for Apollo to step in.
She didn’t even try to squelch her groan. “Should you be running in your condition?”
Dark eyes speared her. Ughhh, did her stomach have to dip that way when he looked at her? She disliked this man—deeply. He was never going to get back into her good graces, not after what he’d put her through by faking his death.
