Jesse happened to be looking at Michelle when she jolted as if she’d been slapped. He grabbed her arm to keep her steady.
The three of them had set up a circling patrol of the helicopter. They weren’t likely to be discovered out here, so they’d risked staying together as they circled.
Jesse had enjoyed getting to know the two women. Letting go of his awe for Isobel Ricardo the actress was hard, but she was so consistently cheerful that it was easy to lose focus on the persona and just enjoy the woman. Michelle was having the opposite effect and became more daunting the more he spoke to her. There was a remoteness that he couldn’t seem to breach.
“She’s always like this when her half-half Anton is in the field,” Isobel had explained.
“Am not.”
“So are, Michelle. Not even worth arguing.
