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K-9 division. No Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, or other social network accounts under his name. No record of that missed year, either.
    To learn more personal details, for instance if he had a girlfriend, she would have to reach out to her personal connections. However, law enforcement became an unbelievably small, gossipy world when an officer went snooping about a colleague. She couldn’t go further without the risk that Scott would learn about it. Not knowing was better than him discovering she was checking on him.
    Instead, she called Agent Lattimore, just to confirm that she was still eligible to be considered for the task force job. That would be a yes, he told her.
    Cole sat and nibbled her thumbnail.
    Did she dare grab this opportunity the DEA was offering to prove herself? Even if it meant agreeing to spend a few weeks in close quarters with the one man she didn’t know how to handle, didn’t trust, and was pretty sure she still hated?
    Tall order, in the name of the law.

 
    CHAPTER FOUR
    â€œYou said no, right? Right?”
    Cole shrugged off her sister Becca’s question. “It’s an opportunity not many local law enforcement officers get.”
    â€œIt’s an opportunity to find yourself in more danger than necessary.” Becca sat back as their waitress set grilled chicken salads down before them.
    Cole noticed the waitress eyeing her nervously as she put her plate down. Some civilians welcomed a police presence while for others the mere presence of a uniform and all that went with it was seen as some sort of hostile provocation.
    Cole smiled at her. “Thank you.”
    â€œSure.” The waitress’s gaze skittered away. Maybe she’d been on the wrong end of an encounter with law enforcement recently.
    Cole gave up and picked up her fork. It was her lunch hour. She had exactly fifty minutes left to explain to her sister the big decision she was about to make.
    â€œSo here’s the thing. If I did accept the task force position, the assignment may take me out of town from time to time.”
    Becca gasped. “You’re going undercover!”
    â€œLoud, maybe?”
    â€œRight.” Becca’s voice dropped to a whisper as she glanced around the busy restaurant. “Are you going undercover?”
    â€œI can’t give you details. Just don’t say anything to Mom and Dad until it’s a done deal, okay? Then I’ll tell them.”
    Becca dipped a forkful of salad into the side dish of dressing. “Why do you need to do this? You’re doing great with the county police department. You made the K-9 in record time. You don’t need to do anything else. You’re set.”
    Cole leaned forward. “That’s just it. I want to do something more, Becca. Something important and exciting. Use my skill set where it’s most needed. You’ve got a husband and a career. You’re set.”
    Becca grinned. “And we’re expanding the franchise.”
    â€œThe vet’s office— Oh!” Cole’s expression widened into a gape as Becca patted her tummy. “You’re pregnant? I’m going to be an aunt!”
    The two sisters jumped up and hugged each other, all girly squeals of joy.
    â€œYou’re the first to know.” Becca’s smile couldn’t stretch any wider. “I had to check on the results of some extra tests this morning before I told the folks.”
    Cole’s smile dissolved as she sat back down. “Why extra tests?”
    Becca made a sad face. “I’m thirty. It’s a bit late for a first pregnancy, since we’ve been trying for three years. But everything’s fine.”
    Cole searched her sister’s face. “You would tell me?”
    Becca nodded. “You first. Just like always.”
    Cole felt the tightness in her chest ebb as they tucked into their salads. Though three and a half years apart in age, they were closer than most sisters.