Page 27 of Dangerous Devotion

“Do you mean we need to act like hungry travelers instead of two operatives following a truck with a bomb?”

Her cheeks pinkened as she gave him an exasperated look.

“That’s why I’m going to circle around.” Henner drove in a wide arc around the gas pumps and parked at the one farthest from the truck. “I’ll pump. You keep an eye on the kids.”

She angled her body toward the window to keep watch while Henner jumped out to pump the gas. From across the lot, he saw the driver standing next to the truck, pumping gas too.

His mind raced over ways to uncover more information. May had done well with her casual encounter at the convenience store, but they needed much, much more if they were going to stop that bomb from reaching its destination.

He pondered ways to disable the truck. Puncturing a few tires or slicing engine hoses. Both of those ideas meant he needed to get close to the truck without them realizing he was there. Not so easy in broad daylight.

Once the tank was full, Henner circled the car and wagged his fingers for May to step outside.

“Are you sure? They could recognize me.”

“Act casual and keep your head turned away.” She stepped out of the car, stretching her arms above her head to ease the stiffness from sitting. He was plenty stiff, but it wasn’t from too many hours in the driver’s seat.

Her sexy back bowed as she stretched, and the small breasts he couldn’t stop thinking about ever since seeing her completely bare thrust forward.

His cock stirred behind his fly.

“What are we doing?” Her voice was pitched low and husky. Neither her words or tone made the throb starting in his groin dissipate.

He held out the keys to her. “You take the wheel. Park far enough away that they don’t notice you but where you can still keep an eye on them.”

McKinnon set off in long, unhurried strides for the front of the rest stop. Inspiration struck Henner.

“I’m going to the restroom.”

“To see what you can pick up from our friends in uniform?”

“Something like that.” He took off toward the building.

“Be careful,” she called out.

He threw her a boyish smile. “Don’t worry—I won’t sit down on the seat.”

“AJ.”

Not only did her voice carry an edge of irritation, it was the first time she ever called him by anything but his last name. Which meant that somewhere between the last stop and this one, she’d begun thinking of him differently.

Same as he was thinking of her.

Trying not to dwell on what that meant, he entered the restroom a few seconds behind McKinnon. He firmly pushed thoughts of his sexy travel companion out of his mind. Last thing he wanted to do was sidle up next to McKinnon sporting a hard-on.

He positioned himself a few feet down the wall from the kid. As he unzipped, he heard the door open. From the corner of his eye, he saw Moore wander up to the empty spot between them.

He couldn’t wait to tease May that she might have discussed junk food with Moore, but he’d taken a leak with both of them.

He felt Moore’s gaze shift to him.

He threw the kid the side-eye. “First rule of rest stops is eyes on your own business.”

They both chuckled at Henner’s comment.

“Sorry, man. Been staring at the road too long.”

“No harm done,” he responded.

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