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“Are you sure?” He walked toward the bar “It’s pretty stiff”

“Yeah I like it stiff” The second he opened histhat a dirty comment of some sort”

He save her his back “As you wish”

“I see that”

He glanced over his shoulder as he uncapped the scotch that he’d had placed in her room before she arrived “See what?”

“That ser at him

“But my face was turned away from you”

She shook her head “Doesn’t matter Still saw it”

“Ilasses of scotch, and set the bottle down As he crossed the roo hi “So you’ve developed X-ray vision while at Baker?”

Her eyes lit up at theon it And we have infrared binoculars that are ages above anything anyone else will have You have to see them to believe them”

“I’d like to” He took a sip of scotch “How long have you been there?”

“A year, and I’ve already seen the strides in the protection of ourfor you and your country Take you further”

He nodded “I’ve looked over the proposal, and I’m definitely interested in what you have to say”

“I can answer any questions you ht have,” she said quickly “I’m an open book”

“What’s your biggest fear?” he asked immediately