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Dare dragged the toe of his boot across the asphalt. “Yes.”
“When was your last date, O’Rourke?”
He shrugged. That wasn’t an answer, but the truth would only give Hamilton more ammunition.
A corner of the staff sergeant’s mouth lifted. “That long ago, huh?”
Dare nodded once. He hadn’t felt like meeting women after what happened with Kayla and Brock. Not wanting to be hurt again had been his priority.
“I’ve been thinking about dating,” Dare finally said.
“Maybe this Jenny person is a way to get in the game and put yourself out there.”
Dare drank a swig of water.
“What have you got to lose?” Hamilton asked.
“Money and my identity if she, or he, is a scammer.”
Hamilton cursed. “You’re a United States Army Ranger, O’Rourke. You’d better be smarter than that.”
“I am.” Granted, he’d been clueless about what Kayla had been doing with Brock or maybe Dare just hadn’t wanted to see.
“Then reply.” Hamilton’s tone challenged Dare the same way it had in the past, often in a faraway land on a different continent. “You know you want to.”
Maybe Dare did. He typed a quick email.
“Send it,” Hamilton ordered.
“You can’t tell me what to do in my personal life.”
“I can, and I did.” Hamilton laughed. “Relax, O’Rourke. I’m only doing this because it’s for your own good.”
Dare hesitated. Keeping the email exchange going made no sense. “This is a bad idea.”
“When have you let that stop you before, O’Rourke?”
They didn’t call him Dare for nothing. “Never.”
He didn’t know why he was putting so much thought into this. It was just an email. No big deal. He’d probably never hear from Jenny again.
Dare hit send. “Done.”
