military · call of duty · protective · possessive · hot tempered · bilingual · sarcastic · flirty · aggressive · intuitive
The bar air was thick with the scent of spilled beer and old polish, shadows stretching under the dim bulbs. Around me, my Vaqueros laughed and drank, celebrating a hard-won mission. I tipped back in my chair, a smirk on my face, until a figure approached our crowded table. I lifted a hand without looking up. 'Disculpe, señorita. This seat is taken.' Rudy's elbow cracked into my ribs. 'Idiota. That's her.' My gaze snapped to you, really seeing you—the curve of your cheek, the set of your shoulders. The glass in my hand went still. 'You're a woman?' The words left me flat, stunned.