take on a four-day operation.”
She should be pissed by their little jock attitude, but considering she was looking forward to her one-on-one time with Collin, nothing really bothered her. Now she needed to plan how she could make him let go of his morals with her. Strange to think of the head of OS as having morals. One of the many things she’d learned during her months with them. Besides, that had to be the reason why he hadn’t taken her up on her offers. Her heart thumped at a double rate. It wouldn’t do for them to see how excited she was at the prospect.
“Well, okay. Don’t you two guys talk about me much.” When she glanced over to Rex to say something snarky, she caught Collin’s expression from the corner of her eye. He shook his head, letting her know she was pushing it. “Okay, okay. I’m going.”
After closing the door behind her, she leaned against it. Whoa. She hadn’t realized how intense the atmosphere had gotten. Looking down the hallway, she smelled garlic bread. Oh, she would love to indulge but after the beating she’d gotten this morning, she needed to work on her technique. Something told her she would have another opportunity to best Collin. Tracking and planning eliminations rarely required the skills she’d used during her first few years with The Circle.
Heading toward the exercise area, she ignored the two guards following a few feet behind. In her short time with the OS, she never learned their names as they said it wasn’t important for her to know. When they did talk to her, they mostly told her no. So she called them Beavis and Butt-head.
She passed the first room and continued toward the second exercise room. Two women stood to the side, talking and glancing her way. One was Dr. Shelton and the other woman she didn’t recognize.
“Hey, Olivia.” The doctor smiled and waved her over. “Have you seen Collin and Rex lately?”
“They’re having a man-to-man talk. I wanted to get away from all the testosterone for a little while.” Crap, what was this? Every time she turned around she was explaining herself to people. So not her.
The doctor nodded. “Have you met Nic Savage?”
Olivia’s eyes widened in surprise. “You’re a girl.” This was OS’s head of security? How politically forward. Tickled to know the organization that had extorted her into working for them were equal opportunity employers, she stuck her hand out to the tiny black-haired woman.
When the security officer sneered at her offered hand, Olivia straightened her spine. So she was going to be like that. How disappointing. One of Olivia’s interests included computers and she’d spent many an off-duty hour talking to the information services experts at The Circle. Though she would never call them friends, she knew they’d respected her interest and skills in that area. By picking their brains, she was able to set up a state-of-the-art security system.
“Actually I’m a grown woman and oversee a department that has four personnel in the hospital because of you and the primitive precautions you used to protect your poorly decorated fortress.” The woman might be small, but she had a sharp tongue.
With one eyebrow lifted, Olivia crossed her arms and shifted to her left hip. “You and I both know there wasn’t anything primitive nor was it personal about what I’d set up. If you don’t have your computers rigged here with the same type of explosives, it only proves how delusional you are.”
Nic moved toward Olivia, but the doctor jumped in front of her. “No, Nic. She’ll wipe the floor with you and not blink an eye.”
Olivia’s opinion of the good doctor spiked. The two moved toward the elevator with the doctor clasping Nic’s arm and whispering to her the whole way. Over her shoulder, Nic glared at Olivia.
Of course, the only response perfect for the moment was to blow her a kiss. Olivia couldn’t help but smirk when the woman gasped and struggled as the doctor forced her
She should be pissed by their little jock attitude, but considering she was looking forward to her one-on-one time with Collin, nothing really bothered her. Now she needed to plan how she could make him let go of his morals with her. Strange to think of the head of OS as having morals. One of the many things she’d learned during her months with them. Besides, that had to be the reason why he hadn’t taken her up on her offers. Her heart thumped at a double rate. It wouldn’t do for them to see how excited she was at the prospect.
“Well, okay. Don’t you two guys talk about me much.” When she glanced over to Rex to say something snarky, she caught Collin’s expression from the corner of her eye. He shook his head, letting her know she was pushing it. “Okay, okay. I’m going.”
After closing the door behind her, she leaned against it. Whoa. She hadn’t realized how intense the atmosphere had gotten. Looking down the hallway, she smelled garlic bread. Oh, she would love to indulge but after the beating she’d gotten this morning, she needed to work on her technique. Something told her she would have another opportunity to best Collin. Tracking and planning eliminations rarely required the skills she’d used during her first few years with The Circle.
Heading toward the exercise area, she ignored the two guards following a few feet behind. In her short time with the OS, she never learned their names as they said it wasn’t important for her to know. When they did talk to her, they mostly told her no. So she called them Beavis and Butt-head.
She passed the first room and continued toward the second exercise room. Two women stood to the side, talking and glancing her way. One was Dr. Shelton and the other woman she didn’t recognize.
“Hey, Olivia.” The doctor smiled and waved her over. “Have you seen Collin and Rex lately?”
“They’re having a man-to-man talk. I wanted to get away from all the testosterone for a little while.” Crap, what was this? Every time she turned around she was explaining herself to people. So not her.
The doctor nodded. “Have you met Nic Savage?”
Olivia’s eyes widened in surprise. “You’re a girl.” This was OS’s head of security? How politically forward. Tickled to know the organization that had extorted her into working for them were equal opportunity employers, she stuck her hand out to the tiny black-haired woman.
When the security officer sneered at her offered hand, Olivia straightened her spine. So she was going to be like that. How disappointing. One of Olivia’s interests included computers and she’d spent many an off-duty hour talking to the information services experts at The Circle. Though she would never call them friends, she knew they’d respected her interest and skills in that area. By picking their brains, she was able to set up a state-of-the-art security system.
“Actually I’m a grown woman and oversee a department that has four personnel in the hospital because of you and the primitive precautions you used to protect your poorly decorated fortress.” The woman might be small, but she had a sharp tongue.
With one eyebrow lifted, Olivia crossed her arms and shifted to her left hip. “You and I both know there wasn’t anything primitive nor was it personal about what I’d set up. If you don’t have your computers rigged here with the same type of explosives, it only proves how delusional you are.”
Nic moved toward Olivia, but the doctor jumped in front of her. “No, Nic. She’ll wipe the floor with you and not blink an eye.”
Olivia’s opinion of the good doctor spiked. The two moved toward the elevator with the doctor clasping Nic’s arm and whispering to her the whole way. Over her shoulder, Nic glared at Olivia.
Of course, the only response perfect for the moment was to blow her a kiss. Olivia couldn’t help but smirk when the woman gasped and struggled as the doctor forced her
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