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She looked as if she were going to her doom, not just on a mission. That thought was
like a bad blow to the gut for Rick. He just couldn t shake the feeling he was handing her
a death sentence. He hoped she planned to go out somewhere tonight, even if only to
find someone to help her relieve her tension. That thought brought back, with vivid
clarity, the memory of her warm body beneath his, her bared breasts spilling over the top
of her bodysuit like the sweetest honey and her face engulfed in raw passion. Rick s
throat went dry at the memory, and lust slammed through him. He knew he d gladly die,
if she d just let him... He checked that inappropriate thought harshly, and forced himself
to wish her into the arms of another man, even though those same images made him want
to howl with rage. With an audible curse, he closed his eyes to the sight of her, before he
lost the battle against his own raging libido, and went after her. He just had to keep
reminding himself that she wasn t the least bit interested in that part of him.
Tamia felt Rick s eyes burning into her as she left the command center, and didn t
have to see his face to know what he was thinking. She knew him too well. Every time
he d looked at her with those guilty eyes, during the briefing, it had taken all her
willpower to remain in her seat and keep her face blank. She d wanted so badly to step
into his arms and tell him it wasn t his fault, that she was doing this to keep him safe,
because she loved him. She d been biting her tongue, every time she was in the same
room with him, to keep those three damning words from errantly flying from her lips.
She d been biting it so often, lately, that she was wryly surprised she hadn t bitten it clean
off, yet.
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Now, as she moved through the corridors of the Underground, Tamia told herself
that these thoughts and feelings were distractions, and she couldn t afford them with the
job she had coming up. It was time she cleansed them all from her mind.
Yeah, right, she answered herself sarcastically. Like she hadn t been trying to
accomplish that all along. But every time she was in the same room with Rick, she was
aware of nothing else. She smirked to herself. She must be one of those hopeless
romantic types, after all. Every real relationship she d ever had was with someone either
unacceptable or inaccessible. She snorted then. Not like, she d had many real
relationships, anyway.
Tamia sighed, shaking her head. This wasn t doing her focus or concentration
any good. Looked like it was high time for some serious meditation, to clear her mind
for battle.
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CHAPTER TWELVE
Jen poked her head in through the command center s doorway, and shook her
head as she saw Rick.  Somehow, I knew I d find you here. You really are a creature of
habit, Rick. Don t you ever have fun?
Rick eyed the pile of mission-planning files stacked neatly around him.  Who has
time for that? I ve got work to do. He looked up, and caught her worried glance.
 Trust me, Jen; this is best for me, at the moment. But why are you still here?
 I m waiting on Matt; he s finishing up weapons checks. And I wanted to drop
these off with you. She held out a stack of files.  I thought the top one would really
interest you.
His eyes narrowed.  Why s that? What are they?
 IA sealed profiles on your three new suspects. She studied him carefully as she
laid the files on the table beside him, and then laid her hand firmly on top of the stack.
 Do you want to explain this to me, Rick?
He knew what she was talking about. He shook his head.  I can t.
 You sent her in to gather sensitive information. Now you re sending her in as
point. If she s a suspect& 
 Not anymore, Rick said shortly, turning his attention back to the file he was
already studying.
 So why did you want her sealed file? Jen s voice was suspicious.
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Rick sighed. There was no getting around this one, apparently.  Because there s
something about her that I can t put my finger on, but her file seems& incomplete.
She laughed incredulously.  So is your file, Rick.
 Yeah. But I know my past. I don t know hers.
She was silent for a long moment, and when he finally looked up, he saw she was
regarding him with knowing eyes.  And that s important to you.
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