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“It’s on the radio.” Adam frowned at her in a way that said he thought she was clueless. “How do you think? I did.”

“When?”

Adam waved her off then reached up to drag her out of the truck. “Don’t worry about it.”

She wasn’t in the mood to be placated or manhandled. She pulled out of his reach and ignored Caleb’s half cough, half laugh as she did. “You want me to trust you but you’re keeping information from me. How is that fair?”

Caleb crossed his arms over his chest. “She’s got you there, man.”

“Don’t help.”

Caleb’s smile grew wider. “Can’t seem to stop.”

“She can fight her own battles.”

Caleb nodded. “I get it. I’ve been there.”

“Where?” Maddie asked.

Adam glared as his teammate for about ten seconds before turning back to her. “I used my watch.”

Maddie didn’t follow. Maybe she did need a bed and an aspirin before she could function again. “What does that mean?”

Adam held out his wrist to her. “It works like a telephone only better.”

The black face looked like most other watches but bigger. She could see a series of buttons and when Adam hit one, the face switched to an image of the garage.

Caleb pointed around the space. “Cameras. You’re almost never alone here.”

She was more interested in the phone part. “Where can I get one of those?”

“Adam designed this one. We all wear them.”

With all the gunfire and running, she’d almost forgotten about the other side of him. “So, the computer-geek thing is real.”

“I prefer the word genius.”

Adam exhaled. “I’m sure you do.”

Caleb didn’t try to hide his laugh that time. “Let’s take this discussion inside.”

He reached in the cab to bring her out. Instinctively, she shrank back, wedging her body into the seat. When Caleb stared at her with a she’s-nuts-and-getting-crazier-by-the-second look all men did so well, she sat back up.

“Sorry,” she mumbled.

Caleb winked. “It takes more than that to offend me, but I do want to make sure you’re okay.”

She didn’t want to like them, either of them. Caleb made her feel comfortable. Adam made her all tingly. She didn’t care for either reaction.

“You’re a doctor?” she asked.

“I’m the forensics and science guy on the team. We all have emergency training, but mine is a bit more extensive.”

Yeah, no, thanks. “I’m fine.”

“You don’t have a choice, Maddie. I insist.”

When Adam said things like that, got all dictatorial and grumpy, she didn’t like him much at all. “Insist?”

“We are done running and hiding, and you need someone to look you over. It can either be Caleb or me. Choose.”

She dug her nails into her palms. “Oh, really.”

“You’re safe here, and that’s the last time I’m going to tell you that.”

Caleb cleared his throat. “It might be more believable if you weren’t yelling at her.”

Adam’s voice got louder. “I tried being nice—”

That was news to her. “When?”

“We have questions and she’s going to answer them.” Adam put his hand under her elbow. The gentle touch contrasted with his gruff words.

She slid out of the seat and glanced up at Caleb’s smiling face. “Do you have another team member I can talk to?”

He nodded. “Sure.”

Adam talked over both of them. “Nice try, but you’re stuck with me.”

That’s exactly what had her worried.

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