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Lock gave me a cheerful smile and came the rest of the way past the threshold. He also closed the door behind himself, which meant I was in for a talking-to. "You're a bloody mess."
"The fuck you say?"
Lachlan shrugged. "It's obvious, mate. Look at you. You look strung out. Out of control. Exhausted. What the fuck is going on with you?"
Was it that obvious? Could he see my control burning to ash all around me?
"Correct me if I'm wrong, but am I or am I not your Ops Commander?"
His chuckle was low. "I know you are, but pretend I'm here in my brother-in-law capacity."
"Saff sent you?"
"No, actually. I could see the shit show that was happening with Oversight, and I heard you and Tabs all the way in the sparring room. I came to check on you, and lo and behold, you look like fucking gobshite.”
I scowled at him. The bloke was cocky, rash, and he thought he was God's gift. That was exactly why I’d recruited him. But to be fair, he was a decent agent.
Okay fine, better than decent.
And he loved my sister.
Killing him would be rash.
“You’re not getting rid of me.”
"What? Didn't I tell you to get out?"
Lachlan laughed. "Look, mate, something is wrong. I can’t help if you don’t fucking tell me what's happening."
"There’s nothing to tell. Oversight is trying to interfere with my team, but I'll handle it."
"Are you sure? Because Gennifer Goode's got a hard-on for you, guv. I'm not sure what the fuck you did to her."
I winced at that bomb hitting too close to the truth. "I don't know what her problem is."
Lachlan narrowed his gaze at me. "No, you wouldn't. There's no fucking way you would. Are you fucking Gennifer? Jesus fucking Christ! Are you mad?"
“You can leave now, Dr. Freud. Rest assured, I’m not dumb enough to shag Gennifer."
His brow furrowed as I’d just scrapped his whole theory. "Are you fucking someone else?"
"I do not have time for this. We have real jobs."
"Who else are you fucking? When do you meet? Sure, on weekends you don't always stay here, but you're always on. When do you have time to fuck anyone? I barely see my wife as it is."
"We're done with this line of questioning, Lachlan."
I grabbed him by the shirt and hauled him to his feet, only because he let me. He was my height, and if I was being generous, I would give him the extra half inch he probably had on me. He was lean and not nearly as muscled as I was, but he was quick. And well, Saff had taught him to fight dirty, so it would be a hell of a match. I would still win though.
He grinned. "All right, all right. I'll leave you to it. But whatever the hell you have done to Gennifer Goode, cut it out. It's going to fuck over Saff."
"You think I don't know that? I'm trying to find a way to resolve that right now."
He paused in the doorway just before he opened it. "I know you and I had a rocky start, but you should probably know that I'm family now. And whatever it takes to protect Saff and the rest of the family, I will do it immediately without hesitation. That includes you."
I wasn't sure why, but that comment dinged a chink in my armor, one I thought I had patched up years ago. Emotional connection. Well, to anyone other than Saff.
"Yeah, got it."
