Page 159 of Assassin

Apparently, he was going back out later. Well, that was technically his job. He was a little less twitchy with Calyx with him, but not by much.

When the three men were gone, Maura figured the rest of the team would want to know about tonight.

It was time to talk about her game plan.

“We have to hope Shing will be around at the adventure tour,” she began. “So, the Marines are going in.”

Greyson stared at her and opened his mouth. Only, she shut him down.

“Sorry, Greyson. You’re too recognizable to put you on the boat, and you’re not a Marine to sneak up on it. While I know you’re a sniper, that’s not the skillset we need.”

He sighed.

“Always a sniper, never a Marine.”

She snorted.

“Anyway, I want Merry and Boone to show up with Remmy and Calyx. Boone and Remmy can keep the ladies safe, and be our eyes to let us know what’s going down on the boat.”

Merry clued them in.

“Not a Marine, but I can use a gun. It’s not like I’m Stella,” she admitted.

The other woman gasped.

“HEY!” Stella said, sputtering. “I can handle a gun just fine. The bigger the gun the better.”

Yeah, her shooting at the range proved that was a FALSE statement. They didn’t know how someone so smart couldn’t point and aim.

Zayn kissed her on the top of her blonde head.

“Not that gun, Baby. A gun-gun.”

She was caught so off guard she began laughing. How could she not?

Her husband was funny.

She hoped he was laughing later when he wanted to snuggle up to his wife—who was like an elephant and had a long memory.

Greyson wasn’t offended.

“It’s the bane of my existence, this face.”

Jagger laughed.

“Yeah, I bet you told all of the ladies that before Emma rolled into your life.”

He snorted.

“Pretty much.”

From where he sat, Remmy was confused.

“Uh, how are the Marines coming into play on this since you said we’re double dating on this.”

Maura explained.

“We had Merry book out the whole adventure tour for the four of you. Greyson is going to be here with Dimitri, Rogue, and Dakota. The rest of us are going swamping.”

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