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few hours away. She couldn’t imagine what it would be like to be a soldier who was deployed all the time, never knowing when—or if—you’d get to see your family again. She wanted to ask if Travis had a girlfriend, but something told her that he didn’t. For some reason, that made her ridiculously happy
    It said a lot about Travis that he was willing to walk away from a career in the army so he could spend more time with his family. Maybe even start one of his own , a little voice whispered in her head. And since when did she start thinking of starting one?
    “Are you in Virginia Beach looking for work at one of the navy bases?” she asked.
    A big part of her hoped so. Tonight might not lead anywhere, but if it did, he was definitely the kind of guy she could see herself commuting three hours one way to be with.
    He nodded. “I’m in town for an interview, but not at any of the bases. There are some SEALs I’ve worked with a couple times who are out of the navy now and own a small private security firm called GAPS. They’re based out of Virginia Beach and currently looking for a guy with my particular talents.”
    Eden lifted a brow, a forkful of cheesy enchilada halfway to her mouth. That was cryptic. He obviously knew hand-to-hand combat and how to handle a weapon, but something told her he wasn’t talking about those skills.
    “What particular talents are we talking about?” she asked. “If you don’t mind me asking.”
    “I don’t mind at all.” He picked up his beer and took a long drink. “The guys are thinking of opening up a side business—a special-operation-themed nightclub featuring half-naked male dancers. They need me to lock down the finale of their nightly show. I do a mean bump-and-grind.”
    Eden’s jaw dropped. Not only because his words had shocked her, but because she suddenly had an extremely vivid image of a half-naked Travis suggestively gyrating his hips to Justin Timberlake’s “SexyBack.” The thought alone was enough to make her drool.
    She gave herself a mental shake and got her naughty mind stuffed back in its box. Across from her, Travis smiled.
    “Cat got your tongue?” he asked.
    That question flummoxed her even more, though she couldn’t say whether it was because Travis might have inadvertently stumbled over her shifter nature or because he realized where her mind had been.
    “You’re very good at fibbing. For a minute there, I almost believed you,” she said with a laugh. “I have to admit, the idea of seeing you doing a striptease is intriguing.”
    His grin widened. “I’m not going to be getting a job at Chippendales anytime soon, but if you’d like to see me half-dressed, all you have to do is ask.”
    Eden felt warmth start to swirl in her belly at the sexy glint in his eye, not to mention the not-so-subtle offer. As they gazed at each other, she felt the fire seep lower. Damn. She couldn’t remember a guy who could get her going so fast purely with a little playful banter.
    “I’ll keep that in mind,” she said softly.
    She didn’t even realize her fangs had elongated slightly until she ran her tongue over them. That was when she noticed the lights in the restaurant were a little brighter than they should be. Crap, now her eyes were glowing, too.
    She dropped her head casually, reaching up with a hand to brush her long hair back from her neck and taking the opportunity to get her inner kitty cat under control. Unfortunately, the move did nothing to quench the heat pooling between her thighs. Luckily, that wasn’t something that would send people running for the exits. It was incredibly distracting for her, though.
    When she lifted her head again, she found Travis regarding her with that same sexy smolder she’d seen in his beautiful dark eyes last night. Maybe he hadn’t caught the shifter show, or hadn’t been concerned if he had. Her instincts told her it was the latter. He didn’t seem like the kind of man to miss anything.
    Eden