Page 59 of Last Chance

A soft whistle from his team leader. “Does Brent know?”

“Not in so many words.”

“He’s aware we’re attracted to each other,” Janie added. “If he balks, I’ll sit him down and have a talk with him.”

Sawyer and Brody stared. “You’re kidding, right?” Brody asked.

“No, I’m not. If I can’t get through to him, I’ll enlist Rowan’s help. Between us, we’ll make him back off.”

Whew. From Sawyer’s experience, no one argued with the boss and won. “You might get by with that. If we did it, Brent would suspend us.”

“I don’t work for him. He can’t suspend or fire me.”

“Don’t get on Brent’s bad side on our account,” Brody warned. “Not worth it.”

Her gaze locked on Sawyer’s. “It definitely is.”

Brody turned his attention to Sawyer. “Ready to go?”

“Any word from the interrogation team?”

“Not yet. They’ll let us know when they have something.”

“It needs to be soon.”

“I hear you. They know the stakes, Sawyer. They’ll move it along as fast as they can.” He led the way from the small conference room. “Zane is running the sketch through the databases. No results yet.”

They rode the elevator to the garage level and walked to two SUVs parked side by side.

Brody tossed him a key fob for the loaner SUV. “You lead. I’ll bring up the rear.” He pointed at Sawyer. “Stay focused.”

“Yes, sir.” Man, he would never live down his mistake. His teammates wouldn’t allow him to mess up again. He glanced at Janie. Now that she was his, Sawyer had even more reason than ever to stay focused.

He opened the passenger door for Janie, scooped her into his arms, and set her on the seat. After handing her the seatbelt, he bent and brushed his mouth over hers, a light, barely there caress. Hopefully, she would give him permission to share an actual kiss with her soon. Trust had to be built between them first. He didn’t want to push past boundaries she wasn’t willing to move.

Sawyer climbed behind the wheel and drove from the garage. In the time they’d been with Ian and Brent, the security had remained heightened but not at the same level as when they raced through the gates.

Grateful for security’s help, he made a mental note to communicate with the head of ground security to express his appreciation for their help.

He joined the traffic flow on Harding Place and headed for the Interstate. Sawyer threaded his fingers through Janie’s, caressing her soft skin.

While driving, he constantly scanned the mirrors and the traffic ahead of him. They arrived in Hartman without incident.

In town, Sawyer drove squares for a while to be sure he hadn’t missed a tail. The last thing he wanted to do was lead the enemy right to their doorstep.

Janie glanced at him. “I assume we’re not lost.”

He chuckled. “I’m making sure we didn’t pick up a tail.”

She lapsed into silence, content to hold his hand while they drove.

Sawyer purposely stayed away from Natural Bliss in case the enemy lurked nearby.

When he was satisfied Janie was safe, Sawyer turned toward the safe house outside of Hartman. Fifteen minutes later, he drove around to the back and parked the SUV. “We’ll wait while Brody checks the house.”

“Should you go with him?”

“Clearing the house would go faster,” he admitted.

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