See if they have
any white wine coolers."
"Okay. Why don't you go on up and take a few minutes for yourself before I
get there? I'll tap on the door when I come in. Good?"
Nodding, Beth said, "Yeah. Good. Don't be all night," and turned to go. A
few steps later, she turned and said, "Thanks," without explaining why before
getting underway again.
Thanks for the laughs? Thanks for setting her up to get laid? Thanks for
allowing her some time to herself, or for letting her go on ahead so they
wouldn't be seen entering her room together? Mix and match the answers?
Whatever. Didn't matter. The idea was to make Beth happy while making
himself happy.
A sense of being watched caused Cade to rub the goosebumps off his arms.
Someone from one of the teams? As likely as not; sometimes they were ordered to
follow each other around just to keep skills sharp. Cade drank a beer at the bar
and stalled ten minutes, then followed Beth upstairs.
The fourth floor hallway looked clear, but that didn't mean anything. It was
highly unlikely that Carter hadn't installed some security cams in their floor's
hallway.
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