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“Not at present. I’m trying out the civilian life.”
“And how do you like it?”
“It has its moments.”
“Don’t you miss the rush? The danger and adrenaline?”
“Every day,” he admitted.
Her smile lit a fire he hadn’t felt in a very long time. “Well, we’ll just have to find something to get your blood pumping, won’t we, big guy?”
He wasn’t a fool, so heard the unspoken invitation in her words. “You think you can come up with something?”
“I’d put money on it. You ready to get started?”
“What’d you have in mind?”
“Let me finish this plate of food, and we’ll get out on that dance floor and see if we can get something stirring. Sound like a plan?”
“Yes ma’am.”
And just like that, he knew life was about to change. For how long was anyone’s guess, and right now, that didn’t much matter. For the first in a long time, Gunner had his sights on something he wanted.