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He knew if he told her how cute she was, she would lose her teain Which noret to the truth “I noticed how observant you are Gauging things Like I did bartend uess I was a soldier?”

She chuckled and drained her glass then set it down “Either that or you are hiding your shell”

He blinked his eyes at her, not getting it

“A ninja turtle!” She pointed at hiered “You like… use stealth So silent, no one would hear you co up behind them until you…snapped their necks” Her eyes focused on him “That’s what you do isn’t it?”

Just as he’d thought… very observant He nodded “As”

“Oh, I bet!” She patted his hand “Like you tied me up in ten seconds flat!” She stared into his eyes “How many women have you tied up?”

Noah knew one thing about her for sure now She wasn’t used to drinking because she was hed “A few”

“So… in the line of duty or just for fun?” She wiggled her brows

He kept chuckling as leaned close and whispered, “They were alilling”

“Of course, they were! I ers and they drop their panties!” She started laughing as she saluted “Yes, Sir! Drop my panties, Sir!”

Noah laughed outright “Wow, you are a fun drunk So, answer some questions for me”

“Shoot! Soldier boy”

He smiled at her antics “This man you remember, was he your boyfriend, you think?”

Tilting her head, she furrowed her brows “I don’t thinks so I ?”

“Mmm, so you don’t think…” He shook his head If she was Tanner’s girl, here looking for hiave his life trying to save his Suddenly, he realized what he was doing Asking questions to find out if he could keep her for hiry with hiain!

“Why are you looking glooain?” she asked with a pout on her lips

Noah took a et himself under control “Tanner was part of my team”

“Okay and what happened to him?”

He paused “First, let ” He went around the bar, knelt down and tapped in a code to the small safe there He removed an envelope He needed to make sure this was the person she saw in herit to her

She grabbed it eagerly and peered down Gasping, she placed one hand over her mouth

He waited

“Walker…” Her eyes filled with tears

His body tensed “So, you do know him?” The team never knew each other’s real names, part of the way it had all been set up

Nodding, she started to cry “H-he can’t be dead He isn’t dead!” Her eyes rose up

Noah saw so aze He let out a breath “I’m sorry So you remember him now?”