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He hadn’t thought this through Co into someone he knew He’d just wanted to see Caht of “Sir Good evening, sir”
“I’m sorry to interrupt, Mr Sanchez”
“Of course not, sir” He gestured to Cameron “May I present Ms Cameron Baldwin? Cameron, this is my division chief, Major Andrew Williamson”
Cameron smiled “It’s so nice to meet you, sir”
“And you, too This is ed Cameron, he directed his attention back to Alex “I understand congratulations are in order, Mr Sanchez”
Alex couldn’t help the srew on his face “Thank you, sir”
Ca is going on”
Alex glanced at Major Williamson, and he nodded at Alex, tacit permission for him to share “We just received the final approval for deployence syste on”
“And it caet We couldn’t have asked for more, Sanchez, except for you to be part of the deployment team” Major Williamson extended his hand and Alex absently shook it
He understood why his chief wanted hi, but he couldn’t go, as much as he wanted to He picked this position specifically so he didn’t have to deploy But would the major’s words remind Canardless of what Alex wanted, he could be sent to the field at any time? “Thank you, sir”
“We won’t keep you froer I proratulate you since the final approval cauided his wife to another section of the dance floor
That conversation was a mood killer, definitely Alex would like to rewind about fifteen minutes and hide from the major so he could finish what he started with Cameron Their dance disrupted, he escorted her back to the table When he sat beside her, she sured the interruption wasn’t as bad as he thought “That syste deal Tell me about it At least as much as you’re allowed”
He wasn’t one to brag, but he was especially proud of the syste deal for the troops This is the next generation of battlefield technology It’ll allow our forces to identify hostiles within structures The screens are larger but lighter, which is iy I may not be in a deployable unit anyuys in the field by i their equipment”
“And it’s going to be installed soon?”
“For field testing, yeah We try to si like testing it with sand swirling all around you while you’re crouched behind a blown-out building They discover issues that we haven’t even thought of” Issues he wouldn’t have a hand in finding, because he was here in Virginia