Midnight Sun (113 page)

“
I
…
didn
’
t
mean
…
.
”
Tomer
stammered.

“
After
Eagle
is
gone
,
”
Tonia
added
,
“
y
ou
can
harass
me
all
you
want.
I
’
ve
got
the
whole
next
week
on
leave.
”

She
could
practically
hear
Tomer
’
s
pulse
accelerate
on
the
other
end
through
the
phone's
earpiece.

“
Oh
,
my.
You
are
certainly
frisky
,
Miss
Ro...
”
Tomer
's voice suddenly cut off
.

In
the
background
,
she
heard
a
door
open
and
a
distant
voice
say
something
to
Tomer.

He
cleared
his
throat.
“
I
will
certainly
take
your
suggestion
into
consideration
and
will
be
sure
to
accommodate
all
aspects
of
the
operation.
”

“
What?
”
Tonia
asked
,
her face twisting with sudden
smirk as she realized Tomer’s predicament
.

“
Agent
Caufield
just
came
back
in.
I
’
ll
let
him
know
what
you
said.
Uh,
about
the
p
resident
,
that
is.
”

“
Al
l
right,
you
big
stud,
”
s
he
said,
taunting
him.
“
Tomorrow
we
protect
the
big
guy,
and
then
the
next
day
,
you
’
re
in
danger
. Get your lips ready for some serious non-regulation physical training
.
”

“
Yes,
ma
’
am,
I'll
be
sure
to
be...uh...ready
for
anything
.
”
Tony
could
barely
keep
his
voice
steady
.
“
T
hank
you
,
Agent
Roberts.
”

Tonia
clicked
off
the
phone.
Warner
walked
up
behind
her
and
grunted
an
announcement
of
his
presence.
Tonia
jumped
in
surprise.

“
Don
’
t
do
that!
”

“
Do
what?
”

“
Eavesdrop
on
me.
”

“
I
just
came
in.
I
didn
’
t
hear
anything
you
and
Tomer
were
talking
about,
thank
God.
”

Her
eyes
widened
.
“
Then
how
did
you
know
it
was
Tony?
”

“
He
’
s
the
only
guy
I
’
ve
heard
you
use
your
‘
super
silky
’
voice
with
except
when
you
use
it
on
suspects
during
interrogation
s
.
”

Tonia
’
s
face
blushed
a
deep
purple
.
“
Super
silky?
”

“
Subconscious,
I
am
sure,
”
Warner
replied
.
“
I
have
no
clue
what
you
two
see
in
each
other,
but
you
obviously
see
something.
”

“
You
really
need
a
girl,
Warner,
”
Tonia
said.
“
Then
you
’
ll
understand.
”

“
If
you
say
so
.
”
Warner
held
up
a
sheet
of
paper
.
“
B
ut
rather
than
talk
about
your
desperate
sex
life
,
we
need
to
find
this
guy.
”

“I'll have you know m
y
sex
life,
and
or
any
related
desperation,
is
none
of
your
cyborg-autobot
business,
”
she
huffed.
“
I
bet
you
’
ve
never
even
seen
female
anatomy
that
wasn
’
t
in
a
textbook.
”