Chapter Seventeen
Pulling reluctantly away from their god-I’ve-missed-you-it’s-been-a-while kiss, Wilkes smiled and held Balkhi at arm’s length. “Much as I like where that kiss is leading, there’s something I’d like to talk to you about.”
Frowning, Balkhi nodded. “Okay. Let us go into the living room. Would you like a drink?”
“Not just yet. This is important.” The last thing he wanted to do was worry Balkhi, but their respective commitments meant they hadn’t been able to see each other for a couple of weeks, so the topic had already been burning away in his brain for far too long, and it wasn’t something he’d wanted to discuss over the phone.
Wordlessly, Balkhi turned and walked into the living room, and took a seat. He waited for Wilkes to sit, then raised his eyebrows expectantly. “W
