Like a kid on Christmas Day, she edged closer to him, an excited gleam in her eyes. “That almost sounded insulting, but if you’re giving me something cool, I don’t even care.”
He shook his head and moved toward the end of the long corridor. In a drawer on the right, he pulled out a hand-held laser-blaster with a large body that she could wrap a firm grip around.
“This one will do for a beginner.”
“Well, don’t sugarcoat it. Say what you really think.”
He began loading a second duffel bag with as many weapons as he could fit inside. He worked quickly, but took a moment to reassure Mia. “I always say what I think, and I think you are a force to be reckoned with whether you have a weapon in your hand or not. So, what does that tell you?”
Her sly grin did things to his insides, made them f
