Blue Forever (Men in Uniform) by Bruhns Nina

Author:Bruhns, Nina [Bruhns, Nina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Group US
Published: 2013-09-02T17:00:00+00:00

21

The team had one more thing to do before boarding the fishing trawler that would take them back to the navy ship, USNS Impeccable. Quinn had arranged to meet up with the Russian submarine captain, Nikolai Romanov, to discuss the new plan. The Russian had become an integral part of it, more than just the mere distraction he’d previously been meant to play.

Darcy hadn’t ever thought using Romanov as a distraction would work, because of the coincidence factor. The Chinese would be expecting something to happen and would be ready for it. But now Darcy wondered if Commander Bridger had predicted all along the need for an operative inside the Chinese naval base, and somehow orchestrated Romanov’s timely tour of the facility. The man was scary brilliant. Hell, the man was just plain scary.

The van pulled up to a busy pedestrian square surrounded by sidewalk restaurants and craft vendors. In the middle of the square, a troupe of street performers was juggling and doing gymnastics to the delight of the crowd.

Darcy hopped out of the van, and at a signal from Quinn, Clint Walker climbed out after her. Darcy would recognize Romanov, but wasn’t sure he’d know her after only seeing her that one brief time on the ship. However, Walker was his friend, so there wouldn’t be any question from either side as to who they were dealing with.

“Take Alex, too,” Quinn ordered, and glanced at his watch as Zane slid from the vehicle. “We’ll be back for you in ten.”

The three of them melted into the crowd, searching for the Russian.

“There,” Walker said, tipping his chin toward a European couple standing on the opposite side of the troupe. “He’s with Julie.”

Julie the CIA officer. Darcy wondered what her bosses at Langley thought about their upcoming nuptials. Detente to the extreme. Although they did make a really pretty couple, with Julie’s flame-haired elegance and Nikolai’s studly imperial bearing.

They worked their way over to them through the crowd. “Nick! Julie!” she said cheerfully, putting on her “tourist” persona. “What a gorgeous day, huh?”

The pair turned to them, all smiles. “Hey, girl, how are you?” Julie greeted her with a kiss on the cheek, Euro-style, then gave Walker a big hug. “Wolf! So good to see you!”

Wolf?

Nikolai shook hands with them, said “hi” to Alex, and they all chitchatted for a few moments about the jugglers. Then he glanced around and said, “Shall we grab an ice cream?”

They broke off from the crowd, and as they made their way across the square, Darcy said, “The plan’s changed a bit, sir. We’ve decided instead of staging the mission on land, we’re going to divert it during a blue-water test, right into our waiting hands.”

Romanov’s steps faltered for a split second. “Blue water?”

“Blue water” meant deep ocean, as opposed to “green water,” which referred to littoral shallows.

“Apparently Bridger has friends in deep places,” she said. “He got us a Kilo.”

For a moment, Romanov’s expression went positively nostalgic.

Julie, on the other hand, looked horrified.

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