Love Letters Volume 2: Duty to Please by Emily Cale Ginny Glass Christina Thacher Maggie Wells

Author:Emily Cale, Ginny Glass, Christina Thacher, Maggie Wells
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-09-08T04:00:00+00:00

G Is for Gun-Shy

By Christina Thacher

Jack checked the address again. In theory it only took seven minutes to get between any two spots in the Pentagon. With seventeen miles of corridor in the damned place, he’d allowed ten. Plus, his leg wound disagreed with the rainy February weather, making the walk from his office feel like a marathon. Add to that his disgust at his new assignment—well, frankly, Afghanistan was looking better and better by the minute.

He was looking for someone named—he glanced at the paper again—OA Gunn. Some Brit military analyst, that was all he knew. They were to work on a report together. Just what the army didn’t need—more useless paper generated by desk jockeys who had no idea what went on in the field.

Jack walked slowly so he could control the instinct to limp. He avoided looking at the faces of the civilians checking him out. Jack felt conspicuous in his Class A service uniform. Crazy. He was hardly the only army officer walking the corridors. It stank to be riding a desk in Washington. He should be with his troops, not here.

He was about to walk past the open doorway when he realized he’d found the right office. He knocked and walked in. There was a gorgeous woman standing behind the desk, leaning slightly forward so that her hair fell over her shoulders, calling attention to the open neck of her blouse.

Jack coughed. When she looked up, he said, “Afternoon, ma’am. I’m looking for OA Gunn.”

She looked him over, from his close-cropped hair to his spit-shined shoes. Jack resisted the instinct to check if his tie was straight or his fly undone.

“Yes?” she said finally.

Jack’s eyes narrowed. “Ma’am? Colonel Jack Travis. Could you tell me where OA Gunn is?”

The woman leaned back slightly and smiled. It wasn’t a nice smile. “Yes, I could.”

She had an accent, British, but also posh. Like she’d come from one of those BBC television shows. Crisp, controlled, unyielding. Unfriendly.

Jack knew about the enemy. The enemy was anyone who wanted to obstruct or impede your mission. Could be a foreign national; could be on your side. Either way, the goal was to neutralize the enemy and take him out of the picture.

This woman was his enemy.

Jack straightened his posture that extra millimeter and schooled his features to their most remote stare.

“I believe we’re talking at cross-purposes. I’ve been told to liaise with OA Gunn. I can wait or I can come back if another time would be more appropriate.”

The woman also stood up straight, letting her hands drop to her sides. Her eyes narrowed, then relaxed. Finally, she walked around the desk toward him, her hand ready to shake his.

“I’m Davina Gunn.”

Jack shook her hand automatically while he tried to assess this new intel. “OA?” he asked.

“Operational Analyst. I’m with the Ministry of Defence, on assignment here for six months to work with your people on joint strategies for the U.S. and the U.K. in Afghanistan.”

“Very pleased to meet you, Ms.

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