Page 80 of Lethal Game

“Now who’s the baby?” Something cool rubbed the spot where she’d poked him. “Are you sure you want all your shots in your ass?”

“Yes, ma’am. Better than having sore arms any day.”

She sighed and messed around with the tray. “Just about ready with the next one.”

“Dr. Perry, do you have...” Eugene’s voice trailed off. “Holy shit, I’m...wow. I’ll just go—”

Con started to laugh. The view the kid must have had at the moment.

“Gene, we’re not doing anything kinky,” Sophia told him in a patient tone. “I’m giving the sergeant several vaccinations. See?” She moved aside.

Con got himself under control long enough to see the expression on Eugene’s face. The kid looked ready to pass out and Con couldn’t help the snort that came out of him.

Sophia took that moment to jab him with the second needle.

“Ah!” When Con glanced back at the door, Eugene was gone. “Where’d he go?”

“To either throw up or get a camera. Not sure which.” She got another needle ready. “Personally, I’m hoping for the camera.” And she jabbed him again.

What thefuck? “Why are you so grumpy?”

“You have to ask?”

Duh, moron, you did just present her with your ass.“Shit. I’m sor—”

“I saw how you reacted to the wordrevengea few minutes ago,” she said as she prepared the next shot. “I’m going to need you where we’re going.”

“You think I’d abandon you out there?” he asked, jerking his head to indicate the world outside the base.

“I think a guy like you might have more than one objective,” Sophia replied, sticking yet another needle in his butt.

Shit, if she kept stabbing him like that he wasn’t going to be able to sit down for days. “How many more needles?”

“That was the last one.”

Con pulled up his pants and got his fly zipped just as River appeared in the doorway.

He took one look at Connor and Sophia and smirked. “Huh, I thought the kid was hallucinating. Sorry to interrupt.” He waved and disappeared.

Sophia glared at the empty doorway. “I hate people.” Her gaze moved to him. “I hate you.”

“But you like me too,” he said with his best little-boy smile. “Or you wouldn’t have given me shit.”

“Shut up before I jab you someplace that will hurt a lot more than your butt.”

He chuckled. He liked her all toothy and snarly, it made her mean. He turned his attention to the mission. “I’ll get Smoke and River.”

“Let them know I’m not giving any more ass shots.”

Damned straight she wasn’t. “I’ll tell them.”

The two men were lounging against the wall outside the room.

“Finished already?” River asked with a smirk.

It was obvious what River was thinking, and it triggered a cold burn in the pit of Con’s stomach. “I was getting her mind off the fire.”

“Oh yeah?” River’s smile got even wider. “’Cause it looked like more than that.”

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