‘I said the first thing that popped into my head! I have no idea what made me think of that. I’ve never touched a gun in my life!’ Jesse laughed...with her. It didn’t take too long until their laughter turned to kisses and their kisses turned to passion. In the face of near death, the two of them came to each other claiming their life – their life together. Afterward, they both fell asleep on Cassidy’s bed. When they woke up, it was already dark, but they were both hungry. Deciding that they. "I was truly torn...emotionally, that is.“Then, I heard the bathroom door open and close, and I stood motionless, listening intently to determine if anyone had entered the room. On one hand, I hoped it was you; on the other, I feared it was you...I didn't know what I wanted. I was a mess."I felt an anxious ache in my stomach as I questioned simply, ‘Gary?’, without looking outside the shower curtain. You simply answered, ‘Yeah, Julie, it’s me.’ I knew I should ask you to leave, but something. Entering the great cabin, Thomas was aware that he was wearing an everyday uniform coat that was showing the traces of two years of sea service, but he also knew by now how little his Commander in Chief cared about such matters.“Your arrival is most welcome, Captain,” Sir Edward greeted him with a benevolent smile. Thomas knew that the admiral appreciated the reliable convoys under Tempest’s escort, but also the news and gossip from home which Thomas never failed to collect.“Thank you, Sir. At a low cost and its efficiency, it is the perfect transportation to provide delivery and extraction of special force teams. The DEeP Six team sits back in a make shift lounge, casually dressed and taking their downtime to the max.“Do you suppose they got out?” Matthews asks referring to the two TDF agents.“Yeah,” Mason answers gruffly. “They are TDF, they may have some red tape to cut through, but they’ll get out okay.”“It’s not them I’m worried about, it’s the colonel,” Bridges says, jumping.