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“Yes.”
“Are you considering him for a position on the team?”
“Yes, sir, I am. I trust him with my life.”
“Excellent.” He nodded. “I’d like to take you to Camp Green here soon. Give you a chance to see who else might be coming up the ranks. Ray, my father’s teammate from years ago, helps run the place. He’s good people, and I want you to meet him. Plus, I want Dr. Knight to check on a few of our men.”
“I’d like that.” He motioned permission to leave with his head.
I grabbed the small towel from my belt loop and wiped my face as I walked toward the stairs to my room. A young voice drew my attention, and I moved toward it.
“Riddle me this. I’m green, I spend most of my days trying to blend in, and I can make a bubble.” She stood next to the window with her hands on her hips and a serious look on her face.
“A grasshopper,” Mike guessed.
“Seriously, Mike? What grasshopper do you know blows bubbles?” She rolled her eyes, and I had to smile at her wry expression.
“Fine, a cricket.”
“Mike, you’re not even trying.”
“A frog,” I called out, and she turned to look at me. Ha! She was Savannah’s daughter, no doubt about that. She was a dead ringer for her gorgeous mother. Only the serious expression she wore was all her own.
“Thank you, a frog. Beckett got it right.” She reached over and held out her hand. “I’m Olivia Logan.”
“Ty Beckett.”
“Oh, I know.” She smiled wide, and I saw her mom. “Major Tyler Beckett, eight years in Afghanistan, saved a boy from the Taliban and managed to return him to his parents in one piece. Singlehandedly preserving our relationship with an important ally. You’re a legend around here.”
“You know your stuff.”
“She knows all,” Mike warned me. “She’s a Logan.”
“Mike, you flatter me.” She stood up straight. “How are you adjusting to life here?”
“Better than I thought.” I spoke to her like she was one of the guys, and she seemed to like it.
“Happy to hear it. If you need anything, I’m the girl to ask.”
“Good to know. It was a pleasure meeting you, Olivia.”
“You as well.” She shot Mike a look then grabbed her bookbag and headed out, saying she was going to her father’s office.
“She’s ten going on thirty.” Mike chuckled. “She runs a tight ship with the rest of the kids and an even tighter one with us.”
“Ten?” I shook my head. “I wish I was half that quick at fifteen.” I stopped a second to send a text off to Moore, who texted back he was on a call. He said he’d call back later when he found something.
“Tell me about it.” He glanced at the time. “We’re officially off duty, minus being on call, of course, but we have hydrating IVs for that if need be.” He stood and tucked his phone away. “Time to go have some fun. No fatigues,” he called over his shoulder.
“Sloane already caught me up to speed.” I chuckled.
“Yes, when you go into town, you need to blend.” Olivia came up behind me. “Fatigues are fine during the day here, but they seem to provoke the rowdy crowds showing off for the girls.” She rolled her eyes.
“You sure know a lot that goes on here, don’t you.”
She nodded then opened her bookbag and pulled out a notebook and iPad.
“Why aren’t you out with Abby and June and the rest of the kids?”
