Darkest Hour by Jamie Garrett

Author:Jamie Garrett [Garrett, Jamie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Contemporary Romance, SEALs, romantic suspense, Military romance, Injured
Publisher: Wild Owl Press
Published: 2016-10-31T04:00:00+00:00

9

Jackson

So far they’d been forced to hide two vehicles. First, Jackson’s car, in the safety of Annica’s residential garage. And now this, the two of them coasting down a service path which opened up into a small parking lot at the foot of a cell tower overlooking the Atlantic. They parked at the edge of a cliff, with just a single spray-painted and stickered guardrail separating them from the steep drop to the ocean. Annica cut the engine and turned to him with a smirk.

“Has it been as exciting as you imagined?” Jackson asked.

“Much more,” she said. “And not in a good way.”

“But just think of the story you’ll get out of all this.”

“So there’s still a story? You’ll finally talk to me?”

“Of course,” Jackson said, reaching back and pulling the laptop over the seat. He placed it on his lap and opened the lid, his gaze never leaving hers.

“No wonder this is the first time you’re breaking this story. I can’t imagine any other journalist going through with all this stuff.”

“Neither can I,” he said. “Which is a testament to you.”

“To how crazy I am?”

“No, it’s a testament to good journalism.”

“Good journalism?” She laughed. “Breaking into my editor’s office and stealing his files?”

“Well, you’re definitely investigating and doing some serious muckraking. That’s what it’s all about. Old-school journalism at its best. It’s an art form that’s been forgotten.”

“The reason why journalists aren’t doing this kind of stuff anymore is because it gets them fired. I can’t imagine what they’ll say when they read my first draft.”

“Didn’t they pick this story for you?”

“They did. But they probably had some serious doubts that I could even get ahold of you.”

“You’ve got a hold.”

She looked him up and down and smiled. “I’ve got your car in my garage.”

“That, too.”

“So,”—she pointed to the laptop—“What’s the story with the files? Anything good?”

“I’m going to send it to one of my associates.”

“Who? Stanton?”

Jackson laughed. “I don’t like that you know so much about us.”

“I thought you said you trusted me now.”

He nodded, looking at his screen. “I trust you.”

“Good,” she said. “And I trust you.”

“Good.”

“So why don’t you tell me what’s in those files?”

“It’ll take a minute . . .” He looked up to the cell tower, wondering if he could use it. This little hideaway might actually be a great spot for a data transfer. “In the meantime, why don’t you tell me about what kind of stuff usually goes down at Make-Out Point?”

“Use your imagination.”

“You really want me to do that?” he asked, grinning.

“Don’t act like you haven’t already.”

Jackson looked up at her, a little surprised she’d said it. How could she have known about the little fantasies that had been building up inside his head? How could she have known about his unruly appetites, and his weakness for smart, sexy women?

Tansy . . .

Tansy must have spilled the beans.

“The rumors aren’t true, you know.”

“What rumors?” she asked.

“The ones about me. The stuff Stanton probably said.”

“You know, I don’t need to be told everything.

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