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to sensible people like her.
Of course, Samara had never fallen in love with an undercover agent
before. The impact of her thoughts brought her upright in her chair.
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Connor looked over at her with a concerned glance. He d been conferring
with the pilot about the best route to take, and what to put in the
logbook to throw off any pursuit.
 Something wrong, honey?
 It s nothing, just heartburn, Samara finished lamely. How did one
say, I just figured out I m in love with you and it scares the hell out of me?
Connor had hinted a couple times that he cared for her. Heck, he
demonstrated regularly that he wanted her. But he d never said he loved
her.
She didn t know if he d asked her to marry him because he wanted to
be part of the baby s life, or if he felt like it was the right thing to do. He
could very well want to marry her because he felt guilty about all the
trouble she d gotten into since she met him.
Although those might be valid reasons in his book, but they didn t
cut the mustard in hers. Her parents had been married for almost thirty-
five years, and she wasn t going to settle for anything less than what they
had. She wasn t going to marry Connor unless he was as stupid in love
as she was.
But his parents had a crummy marriage. What if he had no good
example of what a marriage was supposed to be like? How would he
know that it took more than sex and a baby to make a good marriage?
Would he even recognize love if it bit him in the butt?
Calm down, Murphy. She had no control over his emotions, only over
her own, and that control was a little flimsy right about now. If she loved
him, she loved him, she couldn t unlove him. Especially when he did
considerate things like save her life, hold her hair while she puked and
carry her when he caught her limping.
How was any girl supposed to be immune to that? That was, of
course, if a girl could get by his fabulous body, devastating blue eyes,
and oh-so-sexy smile. Here she was four months pregnant, bruised,
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battered, sore, and aching, and all he had to do was shoot her one sexy
look and she was a puddle. It just wasn t fair. If she made it through this
ordeal she was going to make sure he fell in love with her, too.
 That s a very determined look you have on your face. Jared pulled
up a chair next to her and straddled it.
 Really? I was just thinking about this mess we re in.
 Don t worry, if anyone can get you out of it Connor can. He s one of
the original white hats. And if he can t get you out of this mess, well, I
have a few tricks up my sleeve as well.
 I appreciate all you ve done. I m sure you saved our butts a few times
already. I just hope we can figure out what is going on and how to get out
of it.
 Don t worry, we ll get through this in no time. You just worry about
that baby inside you. When I saw you unconscious in the warehouse, I
almost messed my pants. Connor would have killed me if something had
happened to you, friend or no friend.
 How did the two of you meet?
 What did Connor tell you?
 I didn t ask Connor, I m asking you.
 Well, the short version is we met in the army in Special Ops. We
were both recruited at the same time, both similar backgrounds, similar
personalities. Connor is much more heroic than I am. I tend to look out
for myself first, and if there is anything left, then I ll look out for who s
next.
 I have a hard time believing that. You ve done an awful lot for us.
Not the least of which was covering my illegal activities. Samara
readjusted her position on the uncomfortable chair.
 Well, I haven t done it because I m some nice guy you know.
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 Of course not, Samara said with as serious an expression as she
could manage. Why did some men find it so hard to admit they had a
softer side?
 Don t look at me with those rose colored glasses. The only reason I m
helping you two is because Connor saved my life when he could have
easily turned the other way. I got him kicked out of Special Ops and sent
to diplomatic assignments.
 Connor didn t mention that he got kicked out of the army, only that
he went to guard diplomats.
 It s one of the worst punishments a Special Ops recruit could have,
and he did it without complaint. All because of me. You don t just turn
your back on something like that.
 You know what, Jared? I think you re not as tough as you d like to
believe, and I m wondering who you re trying to convince more, me or
you.
 Well, you don t know much, do you? If you need to use the bathroom
better do it now, you leave in ten minutes. Jared stood and stalked off.
 What did you say to Romero to piss him off? Connor asked as she
hobbled by him on her way to the bathroom.
 Nothing, I just told him I didn t think he was as tough as he made
himself out to be. Honestly, you men act like having emotions and
showing them is akin to wearing a pink tutu and a feathered boa. He
said we re leaving in ten minutes.
 Good, we re almost through here. Honey, I m sorry but we re going to
have to stop a few times to get more fuel. This plane doesn t have a big
enough tank to get us to the Cape. It might not be as bad as we re not
going quite as high as we did on the trip down here.
 Do you think I got my diplomas from a cereal box? Do you really
think I believe that load of bull you just spread out? I know this is going
to be hell. I can live with the facts believe me. I d rather have the naked
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truth in all its horror than have some prettily spoken lies. Don t try to
con me. She glared at him, furious that he thought he could bullshit
her.
Connor held up his hands in mock surrender.  I m sorry! I was just
trying to reassure you. I won t sugar coat the truth again. I swear.
 Good. Now I m going to the bathroom. Why don t you see if the
vending machine has any ginger ale. Oh, and while you re at it, you
might as well look for a bucket of some kind, I imagine I m going to need
it.
In the dingy little bathroom, she pulled her hair back in a ponytail
and shoved several wads of toilet paper in her purse. The restroom
boasted no paper towels, or she would have taken those. Knowing she
only delayed the inevitable, she unlocked the wobbly door and limped
out.
Jared waited with Connor near the plane on the runway.
 I realize we re in a precarious situation here, and I m not too
intelligent when it comes to this cloak and dagger stuff, but is it possible
for me to make a phone call on my cell phone at one of our stops? I want
to call Macayla and find out if the stuff they used to knock me out will
harm the baby. Also, if this situation doesn t get resolved soon, I m going
to need to keep in touch with her as my time gets closer. As much as I
trust you two, I d rather be prepared. I would like to give birth in a nice
sterile hospital with doctors who give nice, large pain killers.
 Don t borrow trouble. We ll get you to a hospital before you re due.
We ve got all summer to finish this. Connor s face held a hint of panic.
 Who s Macayla? Jared asked.
 My friend and my doctor. She thinks I m off with Connor on
vacation.
 Give me her number and her address. I ll get her a phone with a
scrambler, and she can use it to talk to you on a regular basis. Just keep
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the conversations short and random and there shouldn t be any
problem.
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