*Two years earlier*
"You know, a normal person would say 'Thank you, Jordan, for saving my life,'" Jordan said, pressing a bandage to the gash on Maria's arm. His touch was gentle despite the teasing tone of his voice.
Maria rolled her eyes, wincing slightly as he secured the bandage. "If you hadn't been showing off, I wouldn't have needed saving in the first place."
They were in the back of the car, having narrowly escaped a meeting gone wrong. Jordan had pulled her out of the line of fire, but not before she'd caught a stray bullet graze.
"Showing off?" Jordan raised an eyebrow, his hazel eyes dancing with amusement. "Is that what you f*****g call taking down three armed men while protecting your ungrateful ass?"
Maria snorted, but there was a smile tugging at the corners of her mou
