Chapter 16
Why me? Noah thought as he peeked out of the window again. Couldn’t it at least wait a couple of days? He squinted, trying to see through the rain. They were kissing. Damn. It had better be tonight. But Tess could work out the sleeping arrangements. He wasn’t going to touch that one no matter how much she begged.
He went back into the kitchen where Tim was polishing off his second bowl of pasta. The young soldier had been filling them in on what Bane had been up to in Brisbane. He’d joined the Army Reserves soon after Lainie had left, completing his initial training at Kapooka in New South Wales before moving to Brisbane and picking up a job with a personal security company. His boss had been flexible and generous, encouraging Bane to accept every deployment opportunity the ar
