safe.”
He frowned. “In a place like this, that’s hardly safe.”
“They aren’t criminals here. They are families looking to start again.”
“And many families in that position will do anything to make it happen.”
She stood up and gathered the closest stack of clothing. He noticed that meant several pairs of jeans and a couple pairs of shorts. He’d love to see her in shorts. Then she’d be gorgeous in anything. While he watched, she quickly finished packing. Within minutes she straightened and looked around. “Do you see if I missed anything?”
“Looks cleaned out.” But he dropped to the floor and looked under the bed. He almost laughed at the militant style the bed had been made up in. “I think you’re good to go.”
“Then to the office for my purse and passport. Not to mention the contract for being here.”
She led the way with Cooper on her heels. They passed the room with mother and baby and Markus back standing watch. The ambulance could be heard outside. In the office she quickly opened the safe and withdrew a brown envelope and a small purse. Then closed and locked it again. They raced back to the patient where he watched as she efficiently managed the transfer.
She gave the young woman a hug before releasing her to the paramedics. Cooper immediately ushered her toward the SUV.
“We’re here, Mason,” he said to the silvery eyed man she’d assumed to be the leader of the group.
“There’s one more thing…” she said to Mason. “And it’s something Markus can help with. Plus, we’ll all be together.”
Mason narrowed his gaze at her and waited.
“The mother and son are safe, but no one has informed the family or the father that he has a healthy son or that his wife is going to be fine.”
Cooper caught his breath behind her. She turned and glanced at him and Markus at his side. “I’m sure you can understand.”
“A driver took you there, can you find the location on your own?” Mason asked.
She nodded. “That I can do.”
“Even though this place is a maze?” Mason asked, one eyebrow raised.
She laughed and handed over a map and a piece of paper. “That’s where they live and this is a map of the camp. I might not be able to figure it out, but you big bad SEALs will be able to.”
She grinned as he rolled his eyes at her, but he took the sheet nonetheless. Cooper looked down at her in bemusement. Keeping his voice low he whispered, “I didn’t know angels came in pint size.”
She froze in shock then laughed. “I should punch you for that.”
He snickered. “Go for it. I have a fly swatter around here somewhere.”
Mason shook his head. “Let’s go you two. We will travel together.”
“Fun.” She hopped into the back of the big black SUV. Cooper sat beside her. Markus took the passenger seat. With Mason driving the lead vehicle they slowly wound their way through the camp that was just waking up. Several people dashed inside their small shelters in fear. Many others came running out. Sasha waved at them.
“Smile, Markus. They are scared of you.”
Markus shot her a look of surprise. “Me?” he protested. “Why me?”
“It’s the look. So dour and dark. Smile a little and make their day instead.”
He snorted in disgust, but he plastered a smile on his face anyway.
Cooper chuckled.
When Markus shot the bird at Cooper, he whooped. Lord, this was good to see. Sasha was such a breath of fresh air. She was bringing even Markus out of his shell. Evan was on the far side of her being uncharacteristically quiet. When Copper twisted enough that he could see Evan’s face it was to realize he was studying Sasha’s profile as if fascinated.
He glared at him but Evan didn’t lift his head. Cooper reached along the back seat and flicked his arm.
Evan raised his gaze in surprise, and Cooper deepened his scowl. Evan narrowed his gaze as he studied his friend and then glanced from Sasha to Cooper and back again – and his face lit with
He frowned. “In a place like this, that’s hardly safe.”
“They aren’t criminals here. They are families looking to start again.”
“And many families in that position will do anything to make it happen.”
She stood up and gathered the closest stack of clothing. He noticed that meant several pairs of jeans and a couple pairs of shorts. He’d love to see her in shorts. Then she’d be gorgeous in anything. While he watched, she quickly finished packing. Within minutes she straightened and looked around. “Do you see if I missed anything?”
“Looks cleaned out.” But he dropped to the floor and looked under the bed. He almost laughed at the militant style the bed had been made up in. “I think you’re good to go.”
“Then to the office for my purse and passport. Not to mention the contract for being here.”
She led the way with Cooper on her heels. They passed the room with mother and baby and Markus back standing watch. The ambulance could be heard outside. In the office she quickly opened the safe and withdrew a brown envelope and a small purse. Then closed and locked it again. They raced back to the patient where he watched as she efficiently managed the transfer.
She gave the young woman a hug before releasing her to the paramedics. Cooper immediately ushered her toward the SUV.
“We’re here, Mason,” he said to the silvery eyed man she’d assumed to be the leader of the group.
“There’s one more thing…” she said to Mason. “And it’s something Markus can help with. Plus, we’ll all be together.”
Mason narrowed his gaze at her and waited.
“The mother and son are safe, but no one has informed the family or the father that he has a healthy son or that his wife is going to be fine.”
Cooper caught his breath behind her. She turned and glanced at him and Markus at his side. “I’m sure you can understand.”
“A driver took you there, can you find the location on your own?” Mason asked.
She nodded. “That I can do.”
“Even though this place is a maze?” Mason asked, one eyebrow raised.
She laughed and handed over a map and a piece of paper. “That’s where they live and this is a map of the camp. I might not be able to figure it out, but you big bad SEALs will be able to.”
She grinned as he rolled his eyes at her, but he took the sheet nonetheless. Cooper looked down at her in bemusement. Keeping his voice low he whispered, “I didn’t know angels came in pint size.”
She froze in shock then laughed. “I should punch you for that.”
He snickered. “Go for it. I have a fly swatter around here somewhere.”
Mason shook his head. “Let’s go you two. We will travel together.”
“Fun.” She hopped into the back of the big black SUV. Cooper sat beside her. Markus took the passenger seat. With Mason driving the lead vehicle they slowly wound their way through the camp that was just waking up. Several people dashed inside their small shelters in fear. Many others came running out. Sasha waved at them.
“Smile, Markus. They are scared of you.”
Markus shot her a look of surprise. “Me?” he protested. “Why me?”
“It’s the look. So dour and dark. Smile a little and make their day instead.”
He snorted in disgust, but he plastered a smile on his face anyway.
Cooper chuckled.
When Markus shot the bird at Cooper, he whooped. Lord, this was good to see. Sasha was such a breath of fresh air. She was bringing even Markus out of his shell. Evan was on the far side of her being uncharacteristically quiet. When Copper twisted enough that he could see Evan’s face it was to realize he was studying Sasha’s profile as if fascinated.
He glared at him but Evan didn’t lift his head. Cooper reached along the back seat and flicked his arm.
Evan raised his gaze in surprise, and Cooper deepened his scowl. Evan narrowed his gaze as he studied his friend and then glanced from Sasha to Cooper and back again – and his face lit with
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