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"Couy"

"Could have fooled htly "Your buddies are doing a pretty good job of ribbing you right now, too, aren’t they?"

Genevieve shrugged Yes, this one was going to take a very long time to live down No--they’d never let her live it down

"Come on, come meet Thor"

She rolled her eyes but followed Jack back to the table

To his credit, the man stood She could see little of his face because he wore a pair of Ray-Bans, but he had the kind of high-set cheekbones and strong jaw that certainly defined his personality No-nonsense, rugged, probably fearless Totally confident and determined She decided that even without what had happened today, she probably wouldn’t have cared much for him He didn’t appear to be the kind of man orked and played ith others

"Thor, meet Genevieve Wallace Gen, Thor Thompson"

He offered her a hand He didn’t s her experience with the saerously annoying

"Thor," sheher own quickly "Interesting name" She couldn’t help the bit of disdain in her tone

The hint of a srandparents were Norwegian They started out in Minnesota It’s coh in those circles Genevieve, huh?"

"Family name, as well St Genevieve My antecedents were old-school Catholics, I suppose," she murmured

"Gen It’s easier," Jack said cheerfully "Sit I’ll get you a beer Ah, you already have one Well…sit"

"Um…" She hesitated She should have been quicker with an excuse Anything Actually, I’ with friends over there Excuseto !

But she hadn’t thought fast enough Jack already had a chair pulled out for her

"Strange you two haven’t met yet," Jack said

Genevieve saw a tawny brow shoot up over the Ray-Bans "Jack, it’s a big world"

"Yeah, but you’ve worked the Keys before," Jack said

Thor nodded "I haven’t been down this far south that often, though"

"Well," Jack said cheerfully, "it’s a great project to be working"

"Right Working," Thor murmured

Genevieve stiffened instantly Despite the Ray-Bans hiding his eyes, it was ht of her as a liability "I a, and I take my work seriously, Mr Thompson," she informed hi together He’s just Thor"

"Interesting work method," Thor said, as if Jack had never spoken

His voice let her knoas staring at her as if she were a total flake

"I would be willing to bet, Mr Thompson, that I know these reefs far better than you ever will"