“First time I tried to kiss my Emily, she slammed me face-first into a mess hall table on an aircraft carrier. Could have had my ass court-martialed. Should have. I was her commanding officer and way out of line. Married me instead. ’Course I had to follow her halfway around the planet and back to convince her that was the right thing to do.”
“I didn’t try to kiss Jeannie.” Hadn’t thought about trying until this moment. She was too smart and focused for him anyway. And unless he wanted to be on the receiving end of another serious punch, it was something he wouldn’t be trying anytime soon.
“You’re not stupid, are you?”
Cal looked over and up at Mark. There weren’t all that many people he had to look up at. Now it was Mark he wanted to strike at unexpectedly, feel that satisfaction of fi
