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make fun of me.”
     
    “Promise,” Ryker says, crossing his heart with a finger.
     
    “What time?”
     
    “Oh, five thirty.”
     
    “Ugh… on the other hand…”
     
    “Come on!” Ryker wheedles. “What have you got to lose?”
     
    “Besides ten pounds?”
     
    Ryker laughs. “Okay, besides ten pounds.”
     
    “Nothing I guess.”
     
    “There you go. I’ll see you at 5:30.”
     
    Ronnie grins. “Okay. I’m looking forward to it…though that will probably change in the morning. Promise me you will make me get up.”
     
    “Promise. Trust me. Once you get done with your workout you will feel great. Gets the blood flowing. It really jazzes you up and gets you ready for the day.”
     
    “Mmm…maybe. At least it will be something to do. I’ve been catching up on my reading, but I can only do so much of that.”
     
    “I understand. It must be tough being cooped up inside all day.”
     
    “It wasn’t too bad at first. But yeah, I was getting a little stir crazy. I was really excited about getting out this afternoon…before all hell broke loose that is.”
     
    Ryker snickers. “Hey…do I know how to show a lady a good time or what?”
     
    She stares at him a moment before bursting into giggles. “I certainly wasn’t bored! I’ll give you that.”
     
    “Glad I could help,” he teases.
     
    Ronnie glances at her watch. “If you are going to drag me out of the bed in the middle of the night then kick my rear in the gym, I better get to be early tonight.”
     
    Ryker is disappointed that their evening is going to end so soon, but he doesn’t want to overstep his bounds. “May I escort you back to your room?”
     
    She flashes hot at his suggestion, but then calms herself. Just because he is walking her to her room doesn’t mean he is coming inside. “I would like that. Thanks.”
     
    “My pleasure,” he says with a grin.
     
    “So what do we do now?” Ronnie asks as he walks her back to her guest suite.
     
    “We wait for Langley to turn something up. We need some crumb of information to go on or we’ll never find them.”
     
    “Langley, Virginia? Isn’t that where the CIA is located?”
     
    “That’s right,” he confirms.
     
    “Do you think they will find something?”
     
    “I do. They are very good at their job.”
     
    “You’re not just saying that, are you?”
     
    “No. They are the ones that sent me to the hotel. We were this close to getting your father back right then,” he says, holding up a finger and thumb just millimeters apart. “If he can be found, they will find him.”
     
    “How long do you think it will take?”
     
    “A couple of days, probably. The bad guys are on the run. Even if we get a hit, by the time we get there, they will be gone. Don’t worry. We’ll find your father and get him back to you safely.”
     
    Ronnie stops before her door, turning to face Ryker. She debates inviting him in but settles for a quick kiss on the lips. “Thank you. Thank you for today and thank you for helping find my father,” she says, looking into his dark eyes.
     
    Ryker can feel something stir within him. Dr. Veronica Baker is incredibly beautiful, so he feels the pull that any man feels around a lovely woman, but there is something more. “We’ll do all we can Ronnie. I promise.”
     
    She smiles, still looking into his eyes. “I know you will.” She opens her door behind her then kisses him quickly on the lips once more and backs into her room and closes the door before she changes her mind about asking him in.
     
    Ryker stands outside of her room for a moment before blowing out a puff of air and turning toward his own room. He needs a shower. A cold shower.

 
    CHAPTER SIX
     
    “ ‘lo.” Ronnie mutters into the phone.
     
    “It’s oh five fifteen. Get up. It’s time to hit the gym.” Ryker’s cheerful voice comes out of the receiver.
     
    Ronnie groans. “I’ve changed my mind.”
     
    “Oh no!” Ryker says with disgusting