"Hold me to it all you want," he said, watching with raised eyes as she downed her peer. She didn't seem in a hurry to leave as she had a moment before, and Lach wondered if she could get her to stay with another drink... No, he didn't need to. He'd spent enough time with one woman tonight, and the last thing he needed to do was get attached. Besides, she'd already made it clear that he was something of a nuisance to her life, and that she was very much an independent woman. "Well, don't die on your next mission. I probably won't be there."

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