“This is all wonderful,” he told her, and she gave a small lift of her shoulders, as though the only response she could think of was to be at least partly self-deprecating.
“It’s nothing fancy,” Joanna protested, and Randall shook his head.
“Take the compliment and enjoy it,” he said, and this time she actually laughed.
“Still giving orders, Agent Lenz?” she shot back.
If someone else had addressed him in such a way, he probably would have taken offense. He’d done his best to leave that identity behind on the East Coast. But because it was Joanna Wilcox teasing him, he only shook his head. “Bad habit,” he replied, his tone casual. “I’ll try to do better.”
She watched him for a minute, glass of wine in one hand. Her gaze was speculative, and he wondered if she would have even uttered h
