Operation Sheba
“Ryan Smith too. At one a.m., Julia left the two of them in their apartment with the computers and the timeline and dragged herself to her bedroom and collapsed. She stuck the SIG under her pillow.
The room was still dark when she woke around five thirty with all her senses on alert. There was no noise, but she knew someone was in her room. Had Cari come back? Slowly, she reached under her pillow, wrapped her hand around the gun… “It’s me, Jules.” Conrad’s voice came to her from the corner. ...As Julia’s eyes adjusted, she could make him out, sitting on a chair. “I’d rather not be target practice today, so don’t shoot at me. I’m too tired to move.”
Julia withdrew her hand and sat up, pushing hair out of her face. “What are you doing in here, sitting in the dark?”
“Watching you sleep.” He paused, let out a sigh. “Making sure you’re safe.”
Julia yawned. “This may come as a shock to you, but I can take care of myself.”MoreLess
The room was still dark when she woke around five thirty with all her senses on alert. There was no noise, but she knew someone was in her room. Had Cari come back? Slowly, she reached under her pillow, wrapped her hand around the gun… “It’s me, Jules.” Conrad’s voice came to her from the corner. ...As Julia’s eyes adjusted, she could make him out, sitting on a chair. “I’d rather not be target practice today, so don’t shoot at me. I’m too tired to move.”
Julia withdrew her hand and sat up, pushing hair out of her face. “What are you doing in here, sitting in the dark?”
“Watching you sleep.” He paused, let out a sigh. “Making sure you’re safe.”
Julia yawned. “This may come as a shock to you, but I can take care of myself.”MoreLess
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