Page 86 of Fatal Betrayal

She grinned. "Behave."

"Why? It's so much more fun to be bad. And there are other things we can do without a condom."

"I know. We already did some of them."

"I bet you have other ideas. You always have ideas, Andi."

"Maybe a few," she admitted. "But—"

"No," he groaned, cutting her off. "It's too soon to think of all the reasons why this was a mistake. We're living in the moment. Let's stay there."

"Okay." She wasn't that interested in talking, either. She just wanted to enjoy being with Cooper for however long they had.

"That was almost too easy," he said suspiciously. "You're not going to wait for me to fall asleep and then bounce out of here, are you? Because putting what just happened aside, we need to be together."

"I'm not bailing on you," she promised.

"Good."

She put her head back on his chest and drew in a happy breath, then let it out, feeling remarkably relaxed and more content than she'd felt in a long time. The problems would come flooding back with daylight, but here in this moment, she was exactly where she wanted to be.

"Do you want to go to sleep?" Cooper asked.

"I think so. There's a beautiful dream still going on in my head."

"Mine, too," he whispered, as his arms tightened around her. "Let's meet there."

"In our dreams," she murmured. "Just like before."

"Before?" he asked.

She heard the question, but she couldn't answer it, because she was already drifting away…

* * *

Andi woke up Thursday morning to bright sun and a cold, empty bed. The man whose arms she'd slept in was gone, and her heart skipped a beat. She jumped to her feet and moved toward the bathroom. It was empty.Where the hell was Cooper?

She told herself he was fine. He'd probably just left to get coffee, which was stupid, since he shouldn't have gone anywhere without her. A quick glance at the bedside table revealed that her gun was still there. She didn't know whether to be happy about that or not. But clearly, he hadn't wanted to leave her unprotected. However, he had left her in a funky motel room without the deadbolt engaged, which wasn't smart. She thought about using it now, but she wanted a quick shower and didn't want to lock him out.

She took her clothes into the bathroom and took a very quick shower. When she returned to the bedroom, she found Cooper walking in with a tray of coffee and a bag of food.

"Where did you go? Why did you leave without waking me up so I could lock the door?" she demanded.

"Oh. Sorry. Damn! I forgot."

"You forgot a lot of things," she snapped. "Like how we were going to stay together."

"I also forgot how angry you get in the morning when you haven't had any food." He set the tray down and handed her a coffee. "I was only gone for fifteen minutes, and I did try to wake you up, but you were out, and I figured you could use a little more sleep." He frowned. "But you're right about the deadbolt. I should have thought about that."

She grabbed the coffee and took a long sip. The hit of caffeine gave her a much-needed punch of clarity. She was hungry and she never did her best work on an empty stomach, so she grabbed the bag and pulled out a breakfast egg sandwich.

"Am I forgiven?" Cooper asked dryly, as she took a bite.

"I suppose. But you should have woken me up. We don't know who we're dealing with, but it's a sophisticated operation. No one breaks into an FBI safehouse unless they are well-connected. We can't afford to be careless."

"It won't happen again. Where you go, I go."

"I'm not sure about that. I still want to get you somewhere safe."

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