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“Okay, y’all. You’re free to go.” Major Henderson kept his wife clutched close by his side.
Lola didn’t need to see anything more to know that Emily Beale had picked a good man. He looked as if he were about to explode with pride and protectiveness and several other conflicting emotions.
Since General Arnson had broken the news to all of both crews, whether intentionally or not, and they’d all seen the wonder and joy cross Mark’s features, it didn’t matter exactly what he showed to them anymore. Not one of them would ever question that he was the most competent commander any of them would ever have, or that he loved his wife with his whole heart.
“Stay in the DC area and keep your pagers on.” Henderson was clearly trying to pretend his entire world hadn’t just changed. He wasn’t foo
