Page 34 of SEAL's Sunshine
“You’re stalling, whatever it is you have to say, just tell me. It’ll be okay unless you’re dumping me. Then I might have to hurt you.”
“I’m definitely not dumping you. I hope you weren’t thinking that.”
“No, but since you’d been stalling for so long I was starting to wonder.”
“I’m sorry. You are amazing…” Before he could go on she rolled her eyes at him and made the motion to get on with it. Oh yeah, she was definitely coming out of her shell. “We got called into work today. Not a mission as far as I know. But I have to go to the base for a debriefing on yesterday’s shooting. I don’t think it will take too long.”
“And that’s what you were worried about telling me?”
“Well, yeah. You came to visit me and then I’m almost two days late and now I have to go to work. It’s not much fun for you.”
“Cam, I understand. You don’t have to worry about me. What time do you have to be there?”
“Soon, at eleven hundred hours.”
“So what do I do? Stay here with Halo?”
“Not this time. Halo has to come with me, but I’m going to drop you off at Meghan’s. She said you’d want to go shopping or something? With any luck by the time you are done, I’ll be there to pick you up and we’ll still have time to go to the beach.”
“That sounds great. Meghan is okay with my barging in again?”
“Yup, Rafe said she suggested it.”
“Okay, see, no worries. I like Meghan. I wish I’d known her when she lived in Atlanta and we could have hung out then. Both she and Chrissy are hysterical.”
“And troublemakers. Don’t let them corrupt you.”
“No promises,” she said and kissed him. “I’m going to grab my bag and phone and make sure my mom hasn’t gone off the deep end again. Be right back.”
Cam watched her walk down the hall then called his chief.
“Jake, any news?”
“No, nothing else but Tex is checking in to it. He also said to let you know that the tracker you put on her phone is still working just fine.”
“Good. I don’t like letting her out of my sight when we don’t know where the threat is coming from.”
“Rafe feels the same way, but both of their trackers are hot. Tex will know where they are as long as they have their phones.”
“Copy that. Miranda’s getting ready and then I’ll drop her at Meghan’s and come in.”
“Copy that.” He’d just disconnected his call when Miranda appeared.
“Crisis averted.”
“What crisis?”
“The one called Cherise Stanhope. She just sent the second text message. Next would have been the first of many phone calls, but I headed her off at the pass. Told her I was going out shopping and I’d call her later.”
“You said she’s been worse since you came back. But I didn’t realize it was this bad.”
“The abduction flipped a switch and she’s way over the top now.”
“Maybe she’ll calm down when she realizes you’re safe.”
“You forget, I’m supposed to go back. When she finds that out she’ll need to be sedated.”
“Halo,” Cam called then looked around to make sure the stove was off, and the coffeemaker was unplugged. It was a habit since he traveled so much. Then he led Miranda into the hallway and locked the door. “Are you committed to going back? I understand why you want to go, but I’m sure you could get out of it if you wanted to.”
