Love. The word made Clint think of what Lila had said the night before.
I love you, Clint. I love both you and Val.
When he pursued it, she’d thrown it back in his face just like he and Val had done to her. He wondered if there was a chance that she felt the same way about them that they felt about her. Or was it payback time? She’d been hurt, so she was out to hurt them now.
Suddenly, Clint was restless. “Val, we need to go.”
Val looked around. “Okay, Clint, but what’s the rush?”
“We need to get our things together for the landing later.”
“Well, he’s right about that. We have some packing to do, and we need to make sure Ms. Palmer is ready, too.” Both he and Clint headed toward the door when Val paused before going through it, and said, “Again, Captain, thanks.”
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