“Is there something you want?” Adam snapped, catching the swinging bag as he paused, panting and out of breath.
“Yes, Katherine is sending us on an assignment. We leave in three hours.”
Adam stepped toward Ian, unsure. “Seriously? She wants you and me somewhere, alone?”
“Yes, so she indicated,” Ian replied, rolling his eyes.
“Why?”
“I don’t know why,” Ian gritted, stressing the words. “Now get yourself cleaned up and packed for at least two days.”
“Will I have to hurt someone?” Adam questioned, only half-joking.
Ian favored him with a modest half-smile, one Adam hadn’t glimpsed in a while.
“We’ll see,” he returned.
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