the basement of our hotel. We provided the distraction that allowed his escape. That’s all I can tell you and I probably shouldn’t have even said that much. I truly hope it’s enough.”
He watched her react as the expression of her face changed from anger to shock to understanding.
She was quiet for a moment before she spoke again. “Did your commander watch us too?”
“Um…” Trey wasn’t sure about that answer. The rest of the team, except for Matt on surveillance and Jack because he was too close to the situation, would have been occupied getting Jimmy out. The commander, however, could have very well been sitting there watching the video feed of both the guards in the basement and their room upstairs. Good thing he hadn’t thought of that last night.
“No, Trey.” Matt’s voice filled his ear. “The commander was on sight with the team.”
Carly still watched him, waiting for his answer.
“He didn’t see.” Relieved, Trey relayed that news to Carly.
She still didn’t look happy. “Will he?”
“I don’t see any reason why he should need to see it.” Unless the commander wanted to see if he and Carly had somehow compromised their cover and sent the target running. Though most likely he ran because of Jimmy’s escape, not anything they’d done in their room. Trey couldn’t tell her any of that so he left it alone.
“Will the recording of us be shown at the next boys’ night out so you can all laugh about it?”
Ow . That one hurt.
“No, Carly. Matt’s a professional. We’re all professionals.” Thinking about sliding into her the second time for no good reason didn’t make him feel very professional.
She let out a big sigh. “If you could arrange for the prescription, I’d be willing to take it.”
He nodded. “Okay. Thank you.”
Matt was obviously still eavesdropping. His voice filled Trey’s ear once again. “I’ll take care of it, Trey.”
Nothing like living life on constant display.
He should tell her the rest too, though he had a feeling it wasn’t going to be pretty.
“Carly, there’s one more thing.”
When she spun her head to face him again, he saw the weariness in her. They both needed a good night’s rest, but she looked like she couldn’t take much more on her shoulders right now and he was about to dump more on top of her.
How he would love to say never mind and forget about the whole thing. Unfortunately, he couldn’t.
“He wasn’t supposed to, but Jack walked in and saw the live feed of us last night.” Trey felt like he needed to explain and apologize even though there wasn’t anything he could have done about it. “I’m pretty sure it was only for a few seconds before Matt got him out of there, but I thought you would want to know. I’m sorry.”
She closed her eyes and shook her head.
“Yeah, me too.” Her voice was soft and full of regret.
Chapter Nine
Carly stepped onto the tarmac and fought the urge to drop to her knees and kiss the ground. She had never been so happy to be on American soil in her life. More importantly, she was one step closer to being free of this military bullshit and Trey so she could get back to her bar and her life and forget any of this had ever happened. As if she could really do that.
Trey must have seen the need to bolt reflected on her face. He touched her arm for just a second and then dropped his hand. “You’ll have to come back to the base with me to be debriefed by the commander. Then you can go home.”
The thought of how Trey had already “debriefed” her in Kosovo flew into Carly’s head. A short, bitter laugh burst out before she could control it. That juvenile reaction made her realize she was most likely starting to lose her mind. Either that or she was giddy from lack of sleep.
She glanced at Trey as he raised a brow over her outburst like the staid poster boy for military protocol that he was. His words on the flight echoed in her brain, fueling her anger.
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He watched her react as the expression of her face changed from anger to shock to understanding.
She was quiet for a moment before she spoke again. “Did your commander watch us too?”
“Um…” Trey wasn’t sure about that answer. The rest of the team, except for Matt on surveillance and Jack because he was too close to the situation, would have been occupied getting Jimmy out. The commander, however, could have very well been sitting there watching the video feed of both the guards in the basement and their room upstairs. Good thing he hadn’t thought of that last night.
“No, Trey.” Matt’s voice filled his ear. “The commander was on sight with the team.”
Carly still watched him, waiting for his answer.
“He didn’t see.” Relieved, Trey relayed that news to Carly.
She still didn’t look happy. “Will he?”
“I don’t see any reason why he should need to see it.” Unless the commander wanted to see if he and Carly had somehow compromised their cover and sent the target running. Though most likely he ran because of Jimmy’s escape, not anything they’d done in their room. Trey couldn’t tell her any of that so he left it alone.
“Will the recording of us be shown at the next boys’ night out so you can all laugh about it?”
Ow . That one hurt.
“No, Carly. Matt’s a professional. We’re all professionals.” Thinking about sliding into her the second time for no good reason didn’t make him feel very professional.
She let out a big sigh. “If you could arrange for the prescription, I’d be willing to take it.”
He nodded. “Okay. Thank you.”
Matt was obviously still eavesdropping. His voice filled Trey’s ear once again. “I’ll take care of it, Trey.”
Nothing like living life on constant display.
He should tell her the rest too, though he had a feeling it wasn’t going to be pretty.
“Carly, there’s one more thing.”
When she spun her head to face him again, he saw the weariness in her. They both needed a good night’s rest, but she looked like she couldn’t take much more on her shoulders right now and he was about to dump more on top of her.
How he would love to say never mind and forget about the whole thing. Unfortunately, he couldn’t.
“He wasn’t supposed to, but Jack walked in and saw the live feed of us last night.” Trey felt like he needed to explain and apologize even though there wasn’t anything he could have done about it. “I’m pretty sure it was only for a few seconds before Matt got him out of there, but I thought you would want to know. I’m sorry.”
She closed her eyes and shook her head.
“Yeah, me too.” Her voice was soft and full of regret.
Chapter Nine
Carly stepped onto the tarmac and fought the urge to drop to her knees and kiss the ground. She had never been so happy to be on American soil in her life. More importantly, she was one step closer to being free of this military bullshit and Trey so she could get back to her bar and her life and forget any of this had ever happened. As if she could really do that.
Trey must have seen the need to bolt reflected on her face. He touched her arm for just a second and then dropped his hand. “You’ll have to come back to the base with me to be debriefed by the commander. Then you can go home.”
The thought of how Trey had already “debriefed” her in Kosovo flew into Carly’s head. A short, bitter laugh burst out before she could control it. That juvenile reaction made her realize she was most likely starting to lose her mind. Either that or she was giddy from lack of sleep.
She glanced at Trey as he raised a brow over her outburst like the staid poster boy for military protocol that he was. His words on the flight echoed in her brain, fueling her anger.
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