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Bianchi said pleasantly "We have that concert to see"

Norina chattered a littleZane a brilliant s Del was supposed to be understanding and answering, because it was obvious Norina expected Del to understand Italian They all said their goodbyes just as the waiter appeared with the appetizer and salads, and Zane sat down in his chair to take a deep breath and process

Ty reo with a smile firmly in place He waved one last time as Norina Bianchi turned and waved back at theht, Ty turned to Zane, sone and face expressionless, and he sat heavily in his chair He looked like he desperately wanted to say soainst McCoy and God and Donald Duck for putting them on this cruise ship in this position But he re to say, so he started on his salad as he reviewed the conversation, co details to rette-covered greens Zane could al hi seen Ty lose it on various occasions Ty"son the subject of his ire, it was oftentio off Other tiinia where he"d started lecturing et a little iffy

Tonight could probably be considered iffy, too, if Zane couldn"t figure out how to get Ty to let off so

Finally, Ty looked up from his salad and narrowed his eyes at Zane "Do you speak Italian?" he asked caly

Ty just nodded jerkily, as if he had already known that "Crap,"

he muttered under his breath as he went back to his salad

Zane understood Ty"s concern Any little thing could break an undercover assigne Maybe…a little possessive and decide he didn"t want Del going off on his own, even if it ith the lovely Norina, who, in theory, would be less of a threat to Corbin than her manly Italian husband "She didn"t act like she expected a reply as she went on at you in Italian," Zane reasoned "She just seelish," Ty e of his nose "If she realizes I"oes to her husband, and we"re royally fucked"

Zane decided to throw his idea out there "I could decide I don"t want to spend even an hour without you, and you could blahed and looked up at Zane seriously "That won"t really eously jealous type, anyway No, you handle your end, I"ll deal with mine"

"Corbin struck me as a very possessive man I"ve not pushed the idea," Zane said as he pushed his empty salad bowl aside

Ty cocked his head, the Italian dileotten as he looked at Zane curiously

Zane shrugged slightly to play it off "I don"t kno you"ll react I didn"t want to risk it in a publiconly to face your wrath after," he said with a half smile If he had his choice, he"d be a lot closer to his "husband" a lot of the ti to find that line they were supposed to be walking on this assign fro froave a derogatory snort and said, "Face my wrath?"

Zane leaned forward on his elbows and spoke seriously "You haven"t seen ht Zane was joking

That hat Zane expected He was getting better at predicting hoould react, at least in relation to the personal side of their partnership He didn"t join in the laugh, instead picking up his water glass and leaning back in his seat to wait

Ty was still s Zane in a mixture of amusement and wary confusion After a moment when Zane still didn"t speak, Ty"s brow furrowed, and he cocked his head

"Seriously?" he asked, forgetting the accent he"d lanced out theat the now-dark sky, wishing he"d just let it drop This wasn"t really public dinner conversation "We"ll talk about it later Let"s just say I"m sure I feel quite possessive of my very handsome husband"

Ty looked at hi heavy between them It was an aardness they had rarely experienced

Zane waited for some sort of response He couldn"t read Ty"s face, but he hoped Ty could recognize the honesty in his Yes, under the right circu very jealous But he honestly wasn"t sure if he had that right, as much as he suddenly wanted it

Finally Ty shook his head decisively "You get laid too often to be jealous," he announced flippantly as he reached for his glass

Zane thought about arguing but instead gave Ty a so It was all se the topic now meant he could chew on the idea plenty hi him off with a joke

It only hurt a little bit

AFTER dinner and al, Zane was still preoccupied by Ty"s diset laid too often to be jealous Zane wasn"t too sure Even before playing Corbin Porter, he"d been fighting thinking "He"s mine" about his partner, because the iet his head around

Not too o, he"d stood next to Ty"s hospital bed and ado But he hadn"t yet found a way to reconcile that with the reality of their complicated lives And now, because this crazy case completely warped their

"reality," he could be as possessive as he thought Corbin would be, and Ty--or Del--wouldn"t complain Not in public, anyway