Chapter SevenI know you’re a good man. Otherwise—” Then Penny’s brain went sideways on her and she stumbled to a halt.
Barry stopped and watched her. At first his eyes were cautious, but soon she could see the humor rising into them. The smile climbing up in close formation.
“What…” but she didn’t know what she wanted to ask. “Why…” didn’t help either. “But…” she waved her hand helplessly. It might have been toward their CSAR helicopter that they had nearly reached, though now disappearing into the heat shimmer rising off the vast expanse of pavement. Or she might have been waving toward the past.
“Why haven’t I said anything before?”
She could only nod.
“Gearing up the nerve to talk to you took a while.”
“A damn long while.”
“Well, I was almost there, and then you starting seeing D
