Only, few saw the reason that was the case. Elizabeth was loyal, and she’d always had his back.
Loyalty in DC was a commodity.
When you found it, you didn’t squander it.
“I can play nice with Elizabeth because I respect her. She’s a good agent and always takes care of shit when it needs to be handled. My dad used to speak highly of her.”
He was aware.
“Give her grace. That’s all I’m asking. Well, for that and some room to do her thing. She’s an asset.”
She could do that.
“Absolutely. I understand.”
He relaxed.
“Now, I have to call her husbands. Can I have a few minutes to do that before we have our meeting?”
She was surprised.
“She was nearly killed. We’re having a meeting?” Kate asked.
He nodded.
“Like I said, the Deputy Director isn’t a pushover. She’s going to keep going until she finds the person who is behind this mess. You’ll learn one thing about Elizabeth.”
She was curious.
“What’s that?”
“If you want shit done, you give it to her. As a woman and mother, she’s a miracle worker. Her priority is the American public.”
Then, they were on the same page. Kate was down with that since they had a country to protect.
“See you in a few.”
With that, Kate left the room, and Gabe made a video call to his bestie. Hopefully, Ethan was going to stay calm because they wereNOTgoing to enjoy this update. Only, he knew it was better to alert them than let them find out by way of the media.
As he called him, it didn’t take long for his face to appear on the screen.
“Hey,” Ethan said, smiling. “What’s up?” he asked.
Gabe was curious.
“Are you at the morgue?” he inquired.
Blackhawk nodded and turned his phone so Gabe got the whole view. They wereALLin the morgue. Since Chris had to work, they were all on ME watch duty.
Not far away, Chris was looking at the three women that had been flown in fromCorpus Christito help Elizabeth. Callen and Gene were running them to see if there was something out of the ordinary to give them a clue, and he’d been profiling.
Nearby, along the wall, was their security.
Gryphen.
Ivan.
Saint.
