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latest data packets from NOAA and see what they’ve
got.”
    He and Tripp had already talked about their game plan and he
wasn’t surprised to find it much the same as Kate’s. It would help them all to
combine their information, but somehow he felt as if that would be pushing her
boundaries a little too much. Still, it would be helpful to get her opinion on
the whole matter. “Be interested to know what you come up with if you don’t
mind comparing notes a little.”
    She scowled and Snyder wondered if he’d pushed too much.
“You’ve got fancier equipment than I do. I’m sure you can figure it out for
yourself.”
    He held up his hand in surrender, knowing he’d overstayed
his welcome. “Got it. Tripp and I are going to offload our fancy equipment and
get going. Hope we see you around.”
    “Where are you staying?”
    Evidently, her curiosity got the better of her, which was
what he counted on. “Harland Rutherford’s House.”
    “Nice place. Enjoy the hike.” He tilted his head, unsure
what she meant. She grinned, pushing her aviator glasses up her nose. “No
access roads. So unless you have a 4x4, you’re not getting any of that fancy
equipment anywhere near that house.”
    She smiled as she slowly backed away and waved. When she
turned, it was hard not to notice the way her hips swayed and the overall way
her body moved as she walked. He’d missed seeing it in the time she’d been
gone. Missed having her there between himself and Tripp.
    She shook hands with the crew member who helped load her
vehicle, hopped behind the wheel and sped away.
    “That was pleasant.”
    “That wasn’t the end of it.”
    Tripp clapped Snyder on the shoulder, and squeezed. “Given
her attitude, I think this hurricane is going to be the least of our worries.”
    As her vehicle disappeared around one of the hangars, Snyder
sat back on his heels and shook his head in frustration. “Same old Kate.”
    “Didn’t expect her to change, did you?”
    “No.” He was actually thrilled she hadn’t. “Would like some
answers, though.”
    Tripp squeezed his shoulder again and started collecting
their bags and equipment. “She hasn’t been very forthcoming since then. What
makes you think she’s going to start now?”
    Despite Tripp’s nonchalance about Kate’s sudden appearance,
Snyder knew he felt the same. Playing devil’s advocate had always been Tripp’s
natural inclination when trouble came up. It was why they worked so well
together. Why their relationship jelled.
    “Nothing.”
    A soft thud sounded as Tripp dropped the bag he’d slung over
his shoulder. Snyder turned to find his lover’s hands on his hips and an amused
expression on his face. “Something tells me you have in mind that we’re going
to persuade her.”
    Tripp was right. Now that they knew exactly where Kate was,
he intended to do everything he could think of to get her to tell them why
she’d been gone that morning. Why they’d awakened to a bed without her in it
when everything had gone so perfectly the night before.
    Both he and Tripp had thrown themselves into their work when
their repeated phone calls to Kate went unanswered. Then the hurricane season
had swung into high gear and they’d been forced to abandon their attempts to
find her. An active season had kept them up to their eyeballs in data and when
they’d heard Hurricane Jean was headed for the Gulf Coast, they’d jumped at the
chance to let someone else fly their precious planes. Based on all the
prediction models, this was one storm they wanted to be on the ground for.
    “Can’t hurt to try.”
    Tripp looked over his shoulder in the direction Kate had
vanished. “I don’t know about that. She didn’t seem to want to see us beyond
getting information about the storm.”
    “So, what? We let her go? Pretend none of us felt anything
in that room?”
    Tripp sighed and his shoulders fell in defeat. “No, I don’t
want that either. I was right there with you—remember? I