Chapter 10“Roberts.”
“Hey there, soldier,” Natalie’s voice replied on the other end of the call. “How’s it going?”
Chris grinned even though there was nobody in the kitchen to see it. “It’s going fine,” he replied cheerfully. “Everything is all okay.”
“Really? Last time I spoke to you, you were about ready to punch him. Thought you’d be at the stage now where you wanted to kill him.”
“No,” Chris said mildly, propping his elbows on the kitchen counter as he watched Boomer chase a rubber chicken around the floor. Jamie was in the shower. “We’re actually getting along just fine now.”
“Oh.” Natalie paused. “That’s actually surprising.”
“Well, once we discovered that we had served in the same unit in Afghanistan, he warmed up pretty quickly.”
“Ah,” replied Natalie, understanding. “So, th
