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“Alright, kids. Let’s get everyone on board the plane. We’re going to get you somewhere safe,” said East.
“Uh, sir. Can I assume that we never saw these children, nor did we see you or anyone on your team?” asked the Sgt. Major.
“Yes,” smirked East. “You can assume that.”
“Cool. Have a nice flight, sir.”
“Ready to go home, baby?” East asked Brooke.
“I’m more than ready,” she smiled. “I reached out to Fuentes to tell him it was over and done. The locals can clean up the rest of the mess left behind. He notified someone at the agency that he’d heard from a source that Sutton was dead, and his operation was finished. I notified him that I’ll be resigning effective immediately.” East grabbed her, hugging him to her.
“Oh, baby. That makes me so fucking happy.”
Kelsey, Ajei, and Wilson were waiting at the plane to examine the kids as they boarded. Everyone seemed relatively okay, other than the bruises and a little dehydrated and underfed. Alex immediately went to the front of the plane, asking questions of Savannah.
“Where’s Eazee?” asked Brooke.
“I don’t know. He went after the girl. Chelsea,” frowned Liffey. He turned to see him running toward them at full speed.
“What’s wrong now?” asked Brooke.
“She left. She just fucking walked off the base, and the guard saw her get into a car with someone headed west.”
“Fuck!” yelled East.
“I’m going after her,” said Eazee. “Something is wrong.”
“Be careful, brother,” said East, hugging his triplet. “If you need us, we’ll be there.”
“I’ve got a truck. I should be able to find her in no time,” he called back as he ran toward the truck.
“Famous last words,” said Brooke.
“Let’s go home, baby.”
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE
There was no stopping Mama Irene, George, Ruby, and the other senior mothers and grandmothers. With seven little geniuses arriving, they had everyone ready to lend rooms. The school was full, so the only places safe would be the homes of the team members themselves.
While they sat in the cafeteria eating a full hot meal, being pampered and coddled by the wives, Brooke just shook her head.
“I don’t have any clue what to do with them,” she said.
“Well, they’re going to require different attention than normal kids,” said Thomas. “I was lucky that I had my grandparents. They made sure I had a normal life.”
“Normal,” whispered Brooke. “What does that even look like?” Noa and Kelsey walked toward her, both smiling.
“Hi,” said Noa.
“Hi. Is everything okay? You were speaking with the little boy, um…”
“Brady,” nodded Noa. “Listen, Brooke, I know that Kelsey and I are a bit older than this kid’s parents would be, but we’d love to foster him. Maybe even adopt him if that’s what he wants. He’s great. The kid knows more about marine life than anyone I’ve ever met. He’s well-mannered, sweet.” Brooke held up her hand.
“You don’t have to convince me, Noa. If he’s willing to stay with you, let’s see what happens. There will be a lot of legal sleight of hand by our team to make sure this happens.”
“Did she say yes?” asked Brady. Brooke laughed, shaking her head.
“She did, buddy,” smiled Noa, pulling the boy up into his arms.
