Fatal Exchange by Cindy M. Hogan

Author:Cindy M. Hogan [Hogan, Cindy M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Young Adult, teen, action/adventure, thriller, suspense
Publisher: Cindy M. Hogan
Published: 2015-05-05T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 11

That’s when it really hit me that I was talking to Jeremy. I had to concentrate not to sob. Jeremy was safe. He was back from his covert mission and I would be able to see him soon. Then I remembered where I was and a hard lump formed in my throat. I needed to get back to the Louvre as soon as I got done with my crepe. I’d been gone too long already. “I can’t.” The words felt like sandpaper in my mouth. I had a lot of picking to do. Division had used a lot of my time this morning.

“Seriously? I’ve been gone for four months and you can’t make it work?”

“I’ve taken too long of a lunch already. I’ve got to get back to the Louvre.” I cleared my throat. The moment of our first kiss in New York filled the screen of my mind and I relished every second. “If I had known you were coming…”

“I heard you got yourself in trouble. I’m supposed to come and slap your wrist or something.”

I paused. “So, you haven’t been briefed yet?” A new surge of relief washed over me.

“Well, I got a four page email from Director Siron, but I chose not to read it until I’d heard what you had to say first. I’m on my way to HQ now.” His voice lowered a register, and the worry in it gave my heart a tiny flutter.

“There have been some…developments since then. You can probably disregard it.”

“Of course there are.” A curious disappointment sounded in his voice.

I spoke quickly to beat his outcries. “It’s all squared away now. Siron’s still raging mad, but she let me back on the mission. Turns out I know what I’m doing after all.”

“She took you off the mission? Tell me you didn’t go undercover on a mission without any backup, without any support…” His voice was a soft growl.

“How do you know I went undercover?” I demanded.

He sighed. “Well, I know you, don’t I? You always do what you have to do no matter what anyone says.”

I smiled. He did know me. That felt good. What felt bad was that there would be no more kisses between us. The conversation we’d had about our relationship still felt sour on my tongue after all this time. We’d agreed that his job and my job were more important. He was my handler and there couldn’t be romantic feelings between a handler and his agent. But intense feelings swirled around us anyway. We had to fight them and not give in no matter how hard it was. “I have a lot of things to tell you, both terrible and great. Don’t let Siron make them all seem terrible. You’ll never believe who my shadow is.”

“Lay it on me.”

“Summer.”

“Summer Barnes from Washington, D.C.? Summer Barnes who hates your guts?”

“That’s the one.”

He whistled. “I’m here now, so that won’t last long.”

His words felt like a balm to my soul, but I couldn’t have him challenge Siron.

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