Page 93 of Fire and Ice

"Hmmnnn..." Jack mumbled as he began kissing her again. "Let's move to the bed."

"No. You are not sleeping here."

"Why ever not?" Jack scowled down at her.

"I'm working. This is already against protocol and I'm working with you on this assignment."

Jack nodded reluctantly before he knifed off of her and gave her a hand up.She looked thoroughly fucked, he thought in satisfaction.

Maia picked up her torn underwear. "Seriously, why do I even bother with these?"

Jack felt himself get hard again as he regarded her, thinking of her nudity under her torn dress. Maia caught his look, opened the door, and covered her bare breast with her other arm while trying to avoid the cameras in the hallway.

"Oh no, Mr. McCord, it's out you go," Maia said firmly.

Jack smiled and gave her a kiss on the nose before leaving.

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A phone was ringing. Maia lifted her head from the pillow to look at the clock. It was 5am. It wasn't her smartphone, it was her room phone that was ringing. Who the hell would call her on her room phone?

Lifting the receiver from the cradle, Maia murmured sleepily, "Hello?"

"Princess?"

Maia sat up, all sleepiness melting away. "Lee? Is everything okay?"

"No. I've been unfair to you."

"Well, I haven't been totally honest with you."

Lee was silent for a while. "I'm in the lobby. I didn't want to show up at your hotel room and have you thinking I'm after a booty call. Could you ... can you come down and talk."

"Lee ..."

"I hate the way it ended between us. I just want to understand so I can move on."

Maia felt guilty. She did owe him that.

"I'll be right down."

She spotted Lee immediately. He was wearing the same clothes she had last seen him in. His face looked haunted, his jaw was bruised, and his eyes were bloodshot.

Maia's heart clenched. She had done this to him.

He walked towards her and hugged her tightly, kissing the side of her forehead.

"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry what I said to you," Lee whispered.

"You have every right to hate me," Maia replied.

Lee heaved a deep breath. "Can you walk with me? Along the Inner Harbor?"

"Of course I could. I'll just let the guys know where I'm headed."

"Guys?"

"The whole place is on surveillance."

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