Sleeping Valor

Talia watched him settle in comfortably, wondering if he could really stay awake all night in such a relaxed position. But then again, had she been in that position she ...

Yes, of course we're in trouble. Well, you're in trouble.If you weren't in trouble, Morgan wouldn't have called me. Get over the fact that they're bad guys with guns, alright?" ...

"Children?" Talia asked, not remembering having brought them up. Something about 'the children' sounded very familiar. She rubbed her temples as her headache returned. "I don't know what you're talkin

Noah smirked a lot, Talia was noticing. When he offered her the pistol, she accepted it. Yet again, she couldn't help but notice how familiar it felt in her hand. ...

"What do you mean, 'rules'? It's pretty common sense stuff, isn't it?" Noah said. Talia wasn't sure if he thought she was stupid for asking. She listened anyways, not bothering ...

Talia looked up at the rap on the door. She hadn't expected Noah to knock, but he couldn't very well let himself in without the key either. She stood, tucking ...

Talia didn't think to offer to let him have the bed, since it made far more sense for him to be by the door. He knew more about what needed ...

Talia followed Noah out of the car, keeping her hand on her messenger bag. Inside were files she should have given to Morgan. Some contained confidential information, so she'd need ...

"That's one way to put it, sure," he answered. Talia didn't miss his smirk when she'd asked her question. She accepted it, though, trusting that Morgan had seen to things. ...

Talia looked at the bills that Noah slapped down on the table. She wasn't a stranger to money; Morgan had plenty and she was welcome to it. However, she doubted ...

Talia got the impression Renswick and Noah had some history, though she decided to tuck the thought away and ask later, since she doubted it was really any of her ...

Talia, rubbed her temples. She had a splitting headache. She took a sip of her tea, which tasted terrible, and sighed. She contemplated Noah for a moment, not sure how ...

Talia nodded at his question about being followed, though she got the impression it was less of a question than anything else. She'd actually found herself checking for people behind ...

'Morgan's pal' was not at all the way she would have described herself, but Talia let it go. If Morgan hadn't felt the need to disclose the close nature of ...

Talia's first reaction when the man raised his hand was to think he was looking at someone else. But a check behind her showed that she was the only one ...