Never Coming Home
“Having only one hand didn’t hamper him in putting away the food in record time. Kaz re-filled his mug of coffee and pushed it towards him.
‘Before we get to that –’ she jerked her head towards the envelope sitting on the counter – ‘I’d like to know what happened last night. And why.’ She touched the handle of her own mug, decided against picking it up. ‘All those security types. You’re still one of them?’ ‘Hell, no!’ The speed and the shock of Devlin’s response unclenched a small part of th...e tension that had racked up at the back of her neck. ‘At least –’ Her chin came up as Devlin hesitated. ‘Officially I retired three years ago. They set me up with a new life, and a new identity. A fresh start, but I guess you really never leave. I was in a hole and I called them. They came.’ He reached over the table to touch Kaz’s hand. ‘I never intended to use that number again, but when it came down to it …’ He shifted one shoulder, wincing.MoreLess
‘Before we get to that –’ she jerked her head towards the envelope sitting on the counter – ‘I’d like to know what happened last night. And why.’ She touched the handle of her own mug, decided against picking it up. ‘All those security types. You’re still one of them?’ ‘Hell, no!’ The speed and the shock of Devlin’s response unclenched a small part of th...e tension that had racked up at the back of her neck. ‘At least –’ Her chin came up as Devlin hesitated. ‘Officially I retired three years ago. They set me up with a new life, and a new identity. A fresh start, but I guess you really never leave. I was in a hole and I called them. They came.’ He reached over the table to touch Kaz’s hand. ‘I never intended to use that number again, but when it came down to it …’ He shifted one shoulder, wincing.MoreLess
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