Page 52 of Midnight Escape

“Shit. Hang on,” AJ said and muted the call.

He hated when the brothers did that, but, sometimes. it was better than hearing them loudly discuss the situation. As he began running down all he had to do, AJ returned.

“Devon will be there tomorrow to replace or upgrade your security system to include the second and third floor. He’ll also install some cameras that’ll give you full coverage of front and back. Front will cross the street, so you can see anyone hanging out.”

That took the first thing off his mental list of to do items. This system would be significantly better than what he’d planned. “We’ll be here. About my team—”

“Keeping Moira safe is now an Alpha team op. You’ll remain. Make room in your home for them. Have someone come grab what you need. Make sure to remind Cowboy that every situation does not require a flash bang.”

Danny smiled at the idea because he knew it to be true. “Thank you, AJ.”

“Don’t thank me yet. I’m your coordinator, and I get short-tempered when I’m called away from my wife and son for something that can wait. That’s not to say don’t wake me up before shit happens. Okay, you know the drill. I want Moira covered 24/7. If things get bad, we take her to the safe house. Stone will continue to pull intel for you. No more jumping the gun for you and taking away part of my job.”

An “oops” almost slipped out.

“Make sure she is on board or bring her to Jesse’s. Kate will convince her.”

Damn true on that. “Roger.”

AJ hung up.

Knowing his team had approval for this op, versus going rogue, released some of the rope coiling in his stomach. With a nod, he made his way back to the living room, wondering if he had any food left after Doc and Cowboy opened the pantry.

Surprisingly they only had bottled water open. “Did you guys have breakfast?”

Doc nodded. “We did drive-thru. Did you guys eat?”

“We did before Moira went to bed. The twins took turns.”

Wide eyed, Cowboy asked, “Did they say anything?”

“Nope,” Danny said as he shook his head. “I did get a nod from each of them.”

“Damn odd,” Cowboy said.

“Didn’t we cover this earlier?” Danny asked.

Cowboy shrugged. “Just trying to figure them out.”

“Maybe they just need to warm up to us,” Doc countered.

“Once they feel comfortable with us, I’m sure things will be different.” He held his phone out in front of him. “Are you ready for us to call Stone?”

“What about the twins?”

Cowboy just wouldn’t let that go, but he did need to bring them up to speed. Turning on his microphone, he ordered, “Mission brief. Jane, you need to be in here. John, we’ll broadcast the meeting, so just interrupt us if you need to.”

“Why Jane?” Danny didn’t recognize the voice, but it had to be John. The man did speak and might be protective of his sister.

“She’s going to be close to Moira, so I need you to handle things alone. We don’t have a sniper to spare, but let me know if you need Jane back. I think it’ll be easier to protect her with a woman most of the time.”

He counted his heartbeats in wait of whether John would respond.

“Good plan” was all he said.

From a black ops guy, who may not even legally exist, that put confidence back in Danny.

Chapter Twenty-Two

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