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stretching his arm between her legs. His chest pressed into her thigh. The back of his head brushed her right breast.
    She gripped the wheel hard, concentrating on keeping the truck steady. She didn’t want even to think what would happen if they hit a bump while they were in this position. She didn’t want to think about the position, either. This body contact wasn’t personal, she reminded herself. Regardless of how personal it felt.
    His arm rubbed across her calf as he groped along the floor. He straightened, the walkie-talkie in his hand, and sat back. “Got it.”
    She let out her breath. She hadn’t realized she’d been holding it. She pressed down on the gas and skidded into the next turn. “Can we call out on that thing?”
    He inspected it before he replied. “No, this model has preset frequencies and a limited range. We can only listen. It should give us an idea of what they’re up to.” The hiss of static filled the cab. No voices. Mitch fiddled with the controls. “By the way, that was a nice diversion back there.”
    “What diversion?”
    “When you drew the guy’s attention. I wasn’t sure you got my message.”
    She risked a glance at him. “I wasn’t sure you were sending me one. I had thought you’d given up.”
    “I didn’t want to make a move while we were still within sight of their leader. He was watching through the side window.”
    “Ah. That makes sense.”
    “And I never give up without a fight. You should have had some faith in me, Chantal.”
    “I’m not in the habit of waiting to be rescued, Mitch.”
    “I’m a soldier. This is what I’m trained for.”
    “Regardless, I’ve found it’s easier not to depend on anyone.”
    “Until this is over, we’re going to have to depend on each other.”
    “I suppose we will.”
    He met her gaze. “Regardless of our history.”
    The truck lurched into a pothole hard enough to jar her teeth. She looked away from him to focus on her driving. “Our history,” she repeated. “This is hardly the time to get into that, is it?”
    “It’s exactly the time. A team never functions at its best if there’s tension between the members.”
    “Maybe having my home invaded by a pack of armed thugs, seeing my friends terrorized, getting shot at and fleeing for my life before I’ve had a chance to digest my breakfast explains any tension you might be sensing here. Don’t flatter yourself by assuming you’re the cause, Mitch. I got over you a long time ago.”
    “I’m sure you did.”
    “I grew up.”
    “I noticed.”
    “So there’s no reason to dredge up the past. Besides, I thought we’d already settled this when we were out on the dock.”
    “You don’t really think I bought that polite act of yours, do you?”
    “What act?”
    “Your body language didn’t match your words. There was plenty more you wanted to say on the subject of our past.”
    Her knuckles were white where she gripped the wheel. She flexed her fingers. “You’re the one who brought this up, so maybe you’re the one with more to say.”
    “True enough.”
    “Although, I can’t imagine what. You made yourself crystal clear seventeen years ago.”
    “Yes, and I’ve owed you an apology since then.”
    They had entered a pine grove. The rising sun was casting deep bars of shadow across the road, which hampered her depth perception. Chantal didn’t want to slow down, but she needed to or risk tearing out the oil pan on a rock. She eased off the gas and leaned closer to the windshield.
    It wasn’t cowardice that kept her focus on the road. It was necessity. Or so she told herself. Damn him.
    He touched his fingers to her arm. “I am sorry, Chantal.”
    She concentrated on her driving. She wouldn’t permit herself to look at him, because she was sure she’d heard a roughness in his voice. And she wasn’t going to be foolish enough to believe it was from emotion. It was from the bumpy road.
    “If you’re saying those words only because you believe