Rescuing Kassie: Delta Force Heroes, Book 5 by Stoker Susan

Author:Stoker, Susan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stoker Aces Production, LLC
Published: 2017-05-16T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

After the meeting, Hollywood whisked her straight out of the building and to his car without more than a chin lift to the few people he passed. He got her settled into his car then quickly got in and headed off post.

“You hungry?”

“Aren’t we going to a barbeque later?” she asked.

“Yeah, but that’s not for at least another three hours. Then we’ll shoot the shit with everyone and hang out while the brats and burgers are cooking. So it’ll be four to five hours before we eat. Figured you’d want something to tide you over. The bagel you had for breakfast—he glanced at his watch then continued—“four and a half hours ago, has probably worn off by now. Besides, I could eat.”

“Right. When you put it that way. Yes, I’m hungry.”

He smirked. Hollywood could tell she was uneasy with everything that had just happened, but he much preferred seeing this snarky side of her than the unsure and scared one. “Good. What do you want?”

“Whataburger.”

“Pardon?”

“Whataburger,” she repeated.

“Really, don’t vacillate. Tell me exactly what you’re hungry for,” Hollywood teased.

She turned in her seat and crossed her arms. “You asked,” she accused.

Hollywood smiled huge. “I did.”

“So I told you. Would you rather I have said, ‘Oh, Hollywood, I don’t know. Wherever you want to eat is perfectly fine with me. I don’t have any opinions about anything, so just say the word and that’s where we’ll go.’”

He burst out laughing, shaking his head at the same time. “No. Absolutely not. I’m just not used to it. Hell, even when I’m with the guys, it takes a massive fucking discussion to decide on a place to eat. I’m thrilled you can make a decision.”

She smiled back at him, not at all put off by his laughter. “Good. Because I have to tell you, I have extreme opinions on fast food restaurants. Some I love, others I hate, a few I’m ambivalent about. But when I’m hungry, I’m hungry, and I want what I like. You do like Whataburger, don’t you?” she asked suspiciously, raising one eyebrow at him as she asked.

“Of course. What Texan doesn’t?”

“Exactly.” She nodded happily. “Wait, I don’t even know where you’re from. Did you grow up here?”

“Nope,” he told her easily, as he headed toward the nearest Whataburger. “Fayetteville, North Carolina.”

“Fort Bragg is there,” Kassie informed him of something he knew. “Is that why you joined the Army?”

Hollywood shrugged. “Maybe. Of course we saw soldiers in their uniforms all the time. But I think it was more because my dad is a history buff. I grew up watching every military movie you can imagine. Being proud of my country was ingrained in me from a young age. When I graduated from high school I knew there wasn’t anything I wanted to do other than join up.”

“How’d you choose the Army over any of the other branches?”

Hollywood smirked. “They offered me the best deal,” he told her honestly.

“Oh my God, seriously?” she asked, eyes wide.

“Yup. I might have been patriotic, but I was also eighteen.

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