It took a while; in the beginning I could only fight with them a few minutes before they bested me. Now I could hold my own for a lot longer, but I so...n was exhausted and they could beat me.It took me a while to figure out why; they never stopped training! When they weren’t doing assignments they were training like tomorrow was the day of the battle of the century and it showed on the mats and firing range. They had unbelievable stamina under pressure.Andy had made Ziva one of the snipers after. Thats weird, its never locked I thought. Right then I heard the door to the bathroom open right behind me and I spun around, startled. When did you get here Connor? Tracie said to me, trying to hide her excitement. Still trying to catch my breath from the scare she gave me, I said, I just got here I wanted to surprise you. Happy anniversary, Babe. She jumped the few steps and wrapped her legs around me, with me grabbing her ass to hold her up. She put her arms behind my head and gave me a. ‘That’s at least ten feet from the road.’ Caleb’s eyes shot up to greet hers, the dark look within them foreboding. ‘I said I was going home, so that’s what I was doing,’ he practically growled at her, standing up quickly. Peyton stepped back, her breath catching in her throat. ‘Okay,’ she said quickly, giving in. ‘You were going home, I got that.’ She gestured to the chair again. ‘Sit. The stew should be ready in about fifteen minutes. Surely you’re hungry?’ Caleb swallowed and sat down. Yes, I’d stripped down to my underwear for a total stranger but I’d never felt safer in my life. He had the power and knew it but treated me with reverence and affection. A girl could get used to that. I sighed and put my daydreams away and went out to face the real world.Mark staggered in about twenty minutes later. I suspect he’d lost what little he had left in his stomach getting out of those clothes. The shower ran for an inordinately long time but I just sat at the table, sitting coffee..