"Exactly," Liam said with a grin. And while he was pretty sure Verity would be up for a visit to the Mothership and the weird little crew they'd put together, she wouldn't want to stay. "And friends that I actually met outside of work, and a job that... okay, a job that still gives me headaches on a daily basis, but you can't have everything, I guess." It was a lot more low-key than Protector to the North American Companion, at least.
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