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our concentration. “Hey, Teresa! Looks like the meeting is breaking up.”
     
    “Thanks, Ken,” I called across the lawn. “We’ll be right there.”
     
    Red came to my side and rubbed his body against my thigh, doing that shepherd thing of steering me in the direction he wanted me to go. “Sending you images and talking at the same time gives me a headache,” Red told me. “But, I bet if I practice, we can get to a point I can send you the pictures and talk to you easily wherever we are.”
     
    “This is so cool, Red. We’ll have to tell Bas and David later tonight when the Colonel and his team has left.” Team Red will need to talk about this amongst ourselves before we tell anyone else about this. I was already considering the ramifications of not only the telepathic link, but a visual one as well. It was pretty scary what we could do as a team because people would think nothing of seeing a dog in places a person would not be allowed.
     
    “We will tell Ken and Janey though, right?” Red asked.
     
    “Yes, of course,” I confirmed. “They are our family. We may also consider letting Gil know, as long as he understands that this new skill set is not to be shared with the police. It will depend on what David and Bas have to say about it.”
     
    “Step up,” Red instructed as we reached the deck leading up to the back doors. “David is waiting for you.”
     
    “Do me a favor, Red. Don’t show me David until I ask you to, okay? In fact, only use the mind speak while company is here today.”
     
    “Yeah, sure.” He sounded puzzled, but in typical dog fashion, he didn’t dwell on my reasons, he just accepted what I said, and dropped the subject.
     
    I wanted my first ‘look’ at David to be when we could share the moment of connection. I wanted it to be special, and intimate. Just us. With sharp-eyed military types in the house, I don’t want to take the chance of reacting to something I see. Better to stick with what we know, until I can discuss it with the guys.
     
    “I’m going to get a drink of water. I’ll be right back,” Red promised, tearing across the deck like he was chasing rabbits. I had to grin, that dog was just like a toddler; why walk when you can run?
     
    “Hello, Lover,” David greeted me, as I stepped onto the flat surface of the decking.
     
    His arms encircled me, pulling me into the curve of his body for a warm hug. I loved how he simply enjoyed holding me against his frame, his cheek resting against my temple. I felt as if he were trying to absorb me into him. “Osmosis,” I said randomly, with a gentle sigh. “If we stand here like this long enough, do you think that one day I can just become a part of you?”
     
    “Well, I already think you are part of me” David drawled, “but, I’m kinda liking the separate vessels thing we have going on.” His nose nuzzled into my neck and I felt the flat of his tongue draw thickly against the cord alongside my throat. “All the better to have my wicked way with you,” he growled, playfully.
     
    “Mmm, when you put it like that, I can definitely see the attraction in having two separate bodies,” I smiled. “And we both know how much I love…”
     
    “You better stop right there,” Bas warned from behind David. “If you say something embarrassing, I WILL torment you mercilessly.”
     
    David’s body shook with a chuckle, “He will, too. Best to continue this conversation later,” he said, kissing me on the tip of my nose before setting me firmly away from the warmth of his body.
     
    “Colonel Spencer and his group are getting the quickie house tour and taking advantage of the bathroom facilities. Ken says lunch will be ready in about fifteen to twenty minutes,” Bas said.
     
    “After lunch, we can come up with some demonstrations for Red to show the Colonel what Team Red is about.” David said, as he placed an arm around my waist, guiding me into the living room.

Chapter Five
     
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