Chapter Fifty-Six
Comfortable, so comfortable.
Jia lifted her beer to her lips as she nestled her head on Erik’s chest. They lazed together on his couch. There had been some discussion of a training date, but taking a couple of days off not worrying about either a cancerous conspiracy or homicidal ancient aliens was well-deserved.
Erik knew that if either of them ran themselves ragged, they wouldn’t last. Also, the conspiracy might have taken a hit, but they were still out there.
Other thoughts, buried and delayed while they were in survival mode, resurfaced, some good and some stabbing deep into his soul. It was time to stop stalling.
Erik blew out a breath. “There are things we need to talk about.”
Jia sat up. She took a sip before setting the beer on Erik’s coffee table and offeri
