Chapter 28
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Chapter 28
Alice was tying his tie as he buttoned her blouse. Such a damn gentleman he didn’t even feel up the woman he’d just spent most of the night ravaging, and not so many minutes ago slathering with a soapy washcloth in the shower.
“There actually was a reason I came by last night.”
He leaned in and kissed her so slowly and gently, as if he had all day rather than a mere six minutes to get to his first meeting of the day.
“Nice, Dr. Darlington. Really, really nice.” Alice tried not to sigh like a schoolgirl. “But that wasn’t it.”
“Oh, well, worth a try.”
“Try again…”
He leaned back in eager as a teenager.
“Later.” She managed to complete her sentence and place a hand on his chest in time to stop his forward motion. If he kissed her like that again she’d be dragging him back to bed whether or not the Minority Whip was waiting for him.
“They’ve decided to take the Black Hawks?”
Daniel was sharp enough that he didn’t even blink at the topic change. “Yes. The Majors believe they can fly a lower profile with the Hawks than in the Hound. And the Mil Hound simply didn’t have the necessary reactive ability if the situation became sticky.”
“Picture it. The new leader of North Korea, a clandestine meeting, and a military helicopter.”
“It’s probably expected.”
“Filled with military personnel…” Alice let her words drag out.
Daniel only hesitated a moment longer before offering a low whistle.
“I didn’t see that.” He straightened her sweater and her blouse, fussing with the collar, but clearly his mind was somewhere else.
“A civilian needs to be there for the ride.” Alice did her best to make it a perfectly neutral statement.
“And that someone is?”
Alice didn’t like her answer. Didn’t like the image of that helicopter risking its way into North Korea, opening a door into unknown danger, and the man stepping out was…
“Me.” Daniel’s face went white as he answered his own question. “Oh man. Now I really wish I did swear.”
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