Chapter Thirteen
Eric made half a dozen calls to the admiral and finally spoke with the young woman who served as the admiral’s assistant, stressing the urgency of speaking with the admiral right away. Eric had hesitated because he was well aware that the assistant had been the one to send over the report, but, to the woman’s credit, she wasn’t rude or abrupt. She was kind, and she even told him that she’d track the admiral down and see to it that he called back right away.
That had left a lump in his throat and clouded his black and white lines where women were concerned. He knew there wasn’t a chance in hell that he’d be able to get any sleep right now, short of keeling over from exhaustion. He also knew that when he was on such a short fuse, he’d most likely do and say something stupi
