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Unlike some other deployments, the submarine force had very liht, no es to friends and fa to conduct a revenge romance on the do

“Call in a favor?” Calder quirked his mouth He undoubtedly hadmore than to pretend to be madly in lust with him

“Fro fro “It’s not like my contact list is awash in friends with benefits or even friends period”

“You need to work on that whole brooding-loner persona” Calder clappedyou any favors”

“Why be the life of the party when I have you?” I laughed, years of sharedbetween us Any social life I did have, I owed almost entirely to Calder He’d even introduced me to Steve

“I do like to bring the party”

“You do” Closingto steady ht Fernsby even if h Someone there, even pretend, wouldloser”

“Exactly,” Calder agreed a little too readily, ut clench Maybe I was that pathetic

“But I’ stupid like an ad” I cracked an eye open in ti at me

“Of course not You save your stupidity for fighting with officers”

I groaned because he was right “I’m not the personal-ads type But who do you know? Surely there’s a guy into guys es you a favor whom you could loan me?”

I wasn’t too proud to borrow from Calder’s vast social network

“H his head, Calder narrowed his eyes, the sa over the latest supply istics specialist, Calder had a solution to almost every problem that could crop up, apparently my love life included He“Arthur would do it”

“Ha Very funny Try again” I kept h was a lot freer this tio ahead and sit on a bunk before I lost it laughing