Losing Laurel by Kat Mizera

Author:Kat Mizera [Mizera, Kat]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: contemporary, Romance
Goodreads: 44674176
Published: 2019-04-25T00:00:00+00:00

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Walking into the hole-in-the-wall bar where he usually met his handler, Gage still felt like a shit for lying to Laurel. He didn’t want to do anything to upset the delicate balance they’d found so far, especially with her so distracted by work, and though he could have made something up, it would’ve been much more complicated to explain a trip to D.C. He legitimately had business contacts in New York so it was more natural, but she hadn’t even batted an eyelash and he hated himself for his deception. Hopefully, this would be the very last time.

He sank into a barstool next to Carol Lang and motioned to the bartender, who put a Corona on the bar in front of him.

“What’s up?” she asked, taking a pull from her own beer.

“I’m done,” he responded without preamble. “I want some semblance of normalcy in my life, maybe start a family. This is my formal letter of resignation.” He pulled an envelope from his jacket.

She looked at it with raised eyebrows, a faint smile playing on her lips. “Seriously? Give me a break, Gage. Just because you’ve got your precious Laurel back in your bed doesn’t mean you have to do something rash. She’ll never know. This isn’t like when you were deployed.”

“It’s about honesty and integrity, something I thought we valued as patriots.”

She shrugged. “We tell lies for a living, Gage. She walked away from you once before, what makes you think she’ll stay this time?”

“Because this time I’m not giving her any reason to walk away.” He met her gaze directly.

“You’re making a mistake. You live for the rush, the danger, the excitement. Why would you give that up?”

“Because I’ve done it for more than a decade and I’m done. I want to be married, maybe with a bunch of kids at home.” Assuming he could talk Laurel into it. “I’ve done my duty by my country. I’m ready to live for myself.”

“Men like you aren’t really living unless you’re in the thick of things. You’ll be back, Gage. Mark my words.”

“Have you ever been in love, Carol?”

She laughed. “There is no cock as exciting as a mission, and I promise you Laurel’s pussy won’t provide that much excitement after the first few months.”

“You kiss your mother with those lips, Lang?”

She ignored him. “I’m not accepting your resignation, Gage. You’ll be back.”

“Don’t hold your breath for that.” He put a ten-dollar bill on the bar and then got up and walked out.

She was right about one thing: He loved the excitement of it. He loved Laurel more, though, and he was turning thirty-six this year. Enough was enough. He wanted more, a family, the woman he’d always loved. He enjoyed owning the hockey team and spent hours every week personally overseeing his investments. Hockey was plenty exciting and as for Laurel, well, there was nothing like being with her, both in bed and out. It felt like he was doing the right thing, but his gut told him nothing was ever this easy.

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