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Now she wasn’t so sure it was the right decision to let him be alone, but she couldn’t take that decision back. It was done and over with. For the life of her, she couldn’t believe she finally told him she loved him. Of all the places—to shout it at him in a cemetery. No wonder he hadn’t said anything about it.

Now, looking over at her, he realized he would do anything for her. He would lay his life on the line like he did for any of his men in the Navy. And as much as he was falling for her, the pressure that those feelings evoked in him was hard to reconcile. Especially after everything that happened over a year and a half ago. But he would find a way to resolve the stress of it.

He swore the lights flickered, and music played. Maybe it was in his head. It had to be in his head. Either way, what she was doing to him made him want to sit back and sing, then conquer the world. She sat back, looked up into his eyes, wanting him, the desire in her gaze a powerful weapon. She could ask for the world and he would give it to her right at that moment.

Bringing her lunches, little text messages now and again. He even sent her flowers one day. By now, everyone in her ward knew she and Ben were dating. Kind of hard to keep it a secret at this point, and there wasn’t really a reason to. He always kept her on her toes, never doing the same thing twice.

It’s all mind over matter. Pretty much everything in life is that way.” It was the truth. He wasn’t always the biggest, or the fastest, or even the smartest during training. But he had more mental strength than most. His mind never broke, when so many others around him did. “If your mind is strong, your body can follow.”

Thanks for the candy. You aren’t the only one who can find information when they need it. She hit the send button, put her phone on the nightstand, and went to get ready for bed. Maybe she would hear from him tomorrow. Minutes later, she saw the light flashing on her phone. Curious, she picked it up and read. Is that a challenge? She hadn’t expected him to respond.

His job as the Director of Security at Albany Medical Center was pretty tame for him. Some could almost consider it boring after what he was used to as a Navy SEAL. Those days as a SEAL were long gone, though. It was time to move on. He couldn’t have stayed even if he’d wanted to. With Trent gone, the Navy seemed empty to him.