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Harper are working double shifts at that damn truck stop, but the tips aren’t that great.”
    “I suppose,” Vince asked, “that Harper can’t let anyone know she’s a doctor.”
    “Nope. Too chancy. We’re stuck paying for these rooms.” Seth got up again and poured himself a cup of coffee. He looked around questioningly, but no one else wanted any. “We thought about renting a house, but we haven’t found anywhere we could all stay that’s discreet enough. We’re too damn close to the Omicron plant to take any risks.”
    “We’ll find jobs,” Kate assured him.
    “No, wait,” Vince said, turning to look at her. “We’ve got some cash. I think we should put all our energy on breaking Omicron’s back. Waiting tables isn’t going to bring in enough to make a difference anyway.”
    “Are you sure?” Kate asked.
    “I’m sure.”
    Seth frowned. “What are we talking about here? A couple thousand…”
    “Over a hundred thousand,” Vince said. “And I can get it here without it being traced or reported to the government.”
    Seth’s brows lifted in surprise. “Good man.”
    “Selfish man.” Vince nodded at Kate. “I want her safe. That’s all that matters.”
    Kate squeezed his hand, but caught Boone looking suspiciously hungry.
    “So how long until the money can be here?” Boone asked.
    “Already?” Kate was teasing. She knew exactly how desperate the money situation was. Besides, she was so busy being proud of Vince she could barely hide her grin. Man, was he ever going to get lucky tonight.
    “There’s a room in the plant that has a biometric scanner to gain entry,” Boone said. “We’re pretty sure it’s where the gas is either stored or poured. Either way, we need access.”
    “You mean it reads fingerprints?” she asked.
    Seth nodded.
    “How are you going to get past that? Aside from borrowing someone’s hand?”
    Boone smiled. “Well, now that you mention it, Katie, that’s exactly what we intend to do. But, we’ll need some cash to pull it off.”

    TAM LET THE COMFORTER fall once more to her waist as she moved closer to Nate. It took her a minute to get her breathing under control after that last statement. It hadn’t even been the lovely words. It was how deeply he’d meant them.
    She’d known for a long time that he wanted her, but she thought it was because she was simply there. Because he had so few options. Her mind couldn’t quite grasp that she’d been so very, very wrong.
    “What’s the matter?” he asked. He scooted closer to her, and she felt his naked skin brush against hers.
    “I’m not very good at this kind of thing.”
    “Don’t worry about it. You’re perfect.”
    “We haven’t done anything yet.”
    He smiled. “Trust me. You’re perfect.”
    She knew it was a line, but what the hell. She’d told him the truth about why she wanted this. She needed to be close to someone, to feel alive again. But she hadn’t told him everything.
    He leaned in and she knew this was it. If he kissed her, it would change things forever. She still had a moment to call things off.
    She parted her lips and closed her eyes.
    His mouth brushed against hers. Soft lips, warm breath, slightly cautious. He didn’t press, just skimmed lightly, letting her get comfortable, she supposed.
    It wasn’t what she wanted, however well intentioned. There was only one thing to do about that. She put her hand behind his neck, held him steady, and kissed him. Hard. Exactly the way she’d fantasized for all those months.
    He got with the program right quick. His tongue slipped past her teeth, and he took over. That was fine with her. She moved her hand down his back then across his shoulders, amazed at the feel of him. She’d never been with a soldier before, or anyone who looked remotely like they could have been one. Nate’s body was like something out of a movie or a magazine. Wide shoulders, perfectly sculpted abs, slim waist and hips, long legs.
    God, she had to stop