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mentally holding her breath that he hadn’t changed his mind. There was something connecting between them, whether he wanted to acknowledge it or not, and she hoped he meant what he’d said about there being other nights.
    “My schedule is very erratic,” he said at last. “If I leave a message with Bruno, will he get it to you? Is that acceptable?”
    “Yes. Of course.” Yes, indeed!
    “If the timing isn’t good for you, you could suggest some other dates. We’ll work it out so we definitely connect.”
    “Good.” She smiled at him. “I’m glad I pleased you, Sir.”
    His smile curled her toes. “I think pleased is too mild a word. You are an excellent sub. But then, I think I knew that from the start.” He reached out a hand and stroked her cheeks lightly. “Till next time.”
    She nodded, trying to quiet the excited racing of her heart. “Next time.”

Chapter Four
     
     
     
    I have to see her again. Why the fuck didn’t I get her name?
    But Slade knew the answer. At The Edge people only gave their names if they chose, and then usually only their first names. Until a pattern had been established and the two parties wanted to take the relationship further, anonymity was key. If two people wanted to take it further they did so very slowly.
    Slade knew from that first night that was the direction he wanted to go in. After only three evenings together he knew this could very well be the woman he was searching for, a place to soothe his warrior’s soul when the war began to eat him alive. But he’d thought he’d have the full two weeks to get to that point. He hadn’t counted on either of their lives interfering with that timetable.
    Just as he’d told her, he’d left a message with Bruno setting up a second night. She’d agreed to that as well as a third one, still using Bruno as the go-between. But that last night together she’d told him she’d be tied up with something for at least three weeks and she’d leave a message for him when she was free.
    He thought about her last message to him…when he wasn’t obsessing about the delicious taste of her cunt or the incredible tight feel of it around his cock. So exactly what did ‘tied up’ mean, anyway? Was she involved with someone? Maybe someone who wasn’t into the life but allowed her to play on her own, with restrictions? No, he refused to believe that. She couldn’t have been so into what they did together if that were the case.
    In any event, he had no idea when he’d get back to the ranch and the city and be able to get together with her. They’d got word their leave was being cut short because they were needed for a special mission. None of the guys were exactly happy about that. The Edge had been good to them and for them. Each had hooked up with someone they were interested in seeing more of. Now they weren’t sure when they’d even get back. He was glad they’d each connected with someone but it was sure a hell of a way to try to build a relationship.
    The last message he gave Bruno for her explained he’d been called away on a business trip and would be travelling for several weeks. Not so far from the truth. He just didn’t say that his ‘trip’ was to Afghanistan and probably into the Hindu Kush mountain range. He hoped she wouldn’t think he was just blowing her off. Or that he was pissed off because she’d told him she’d be busy and couldn’t see him for a while, because that was definitely far from the truth.
    She certainly had his brain all screwed up, something he hadn’t planned for. And he needed to have a clear head to concentrate on whatever the next mission was.
    Now the four of them were hanging out in Slade’s quarters at Bagram Airfield, the location they’d been ferried to after their leave. They had no idea what their next mission was, only that the lieutenant they reported to would have their information in the morning and they’d begin their planning after that. Once the orders came down from