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obviously they weren’t out of trouble yet.
    She turned back to wait for the others to catch up. The one soldier was speaking to Theresa.
    Something about his voice caught her attention. She caught a glimpse of his profile, but in the dark, it was almost impossible to see his features. She had to be imagining him. Still, those electric blue eyes. She’d spent a decent amount of time in Coronado, so it wasn’t out of the realm of possibility that she’d have seen him before.
    And then there was her line of work…
    Theresa said something in a low voice to him. Sasha couldn’t hear the words, but she understood the tremor in her friend’s voice. This had been a traumatic day for all of them.
    These men had done a hell of a job. They deserved a medal for freeing her group.
    The soldier said in a louder voice, “You’ll be fine now. We’ll get you home in no time.”
    And she realized she knew that voice.
    With the big soldier waiting for her beside the open door of a black SUV, the items in her brain clicked and she gasped. She did know him. And knew what he was – a SEAL. She spun and studied the soldier still standing with his head bent toward Theresa.
    “Cooper?”
    The soldier behind her froze. And damn it, the soldier in front of her did too. He turned to study her.
    “Hello, Dr. Sasha,” he said, his tone droll. “Nice to see you again.”
    *
    Cooper stared at the tiny doctor in front of him. God he’d loved her since she’d done the surgery and given him his life back. Not only had she done the surgery, but she’d hounded him on his physical therapy too. He grinned. She wasn’t bigger than a mosquito. That’s why everyone called her, Dr. Sasha. Her real name was Sasha Childs. But given her five foot stature, her name caused her more grief than anything. So Dr. Sasha it was.
    “It is,” she said with a delighted grin. “Thank you for saving us, me.”
    He’d always loved that about her. So much spirit. Almost with an edge but she had a ready smile for anyone.
    But then she surprised him and barreled toward him arms open.
    He laughed quietly and held her close. “Glad to be able to return the favor,” he said in a low voice.
    “Now that’s a fair trade,” she whispered.
    He knew what she meant. Swede made a harsh sound. Right. They needed to save the reunion for later. “We’ll talk later. We have to go now.”
    She gave a quick nod, picked up her feet and ran back to Swede. She flashed him a big grin and dove into the back of the truck. Apparently seeing a familiar face had picked up her spirits.
    Then again, seeing her had picked up his.
    But what the hell was she doing over here?
    And where was her husband?
    Swede nudged Cooper, making him realize he was standing there like an idiot.
    “You know her?”
    Cooper gave him a sheepish grin. “Yeah, long story. The surgeon on call that day I was shot collapsed in surgery. She was there for some special training at the time and took over. She saved my life.”
    Swede’s eyebrows shot up to his hairline. He turned to glance back at Sasha then snorted. “You got all the luck. When I got shot, I ended up with that old geezer Mahoney.”
    Cooper snickered. Mahoney was close to seventy and had the bedside manner of an old goat. “I lucked out,” Cooper said. “The nurses told me about what happened afterwards. She not only saved my life, she saved the doctor’s life who’d been working on me.”
    “And you let her walk away,” Swede said with a note of incredulity. “Haven’t you learned anything from the guys yet?”
    “Yeah well this was before Mason found Tesla,” Cooper protested. “And besides, she’s married.”
    Swede frowned. “Are you sure about that? I wouldn’t want my wife over here in this troubled time while my fat ass is back home.”
    “You don’t know, they might be happy with that arrangement,” Cooper said in exasperation. “Besides you won’t let Mia out of your sight for five minutes.”
    “Have you seen