Page 160 of Chaos has a Name
On that, they both agreed.
Hell!
Even Chris agreed.
“Patch him through, MATE. Remind him that he’s on my vest speaker,” she said, not wanting them to say anything in front of the new techs and the Native cop.
Now, if he wanted to sexually harass her, he could carry on. She didn’t give a shit who heard that.
It didn’t take long before his voice came over the com, and he sounded pretty calm. That was a good thing too.
“Hey, Lyzee, my love,” Ethan said.
She was glad to hear his voice, and see that he was okay.
“How’s tricks, Handsome?” she asked. “Are you and my CJ behaving like I know you always do?”
He laughed.
Yeah, she was funny.
“Well, we handled the council,” he admitted. “Callen did what he had to do.”
She was curious.
“Why don’t you sound happy about it being handled?” she asked.
Oh, well, she wasn’t going to be happy either.
“Well, there are a few things.”
Uh-oh.
Now, she didn’t like this.
“What?” she asked, bracing for it.
Ethan knew with their woman, it was easier to just rip off the bandage.
“The council wants the Secret ServiceOFFof the Native land. They said basically, that was absolutely not negotiable. We can stay because…well, we are part of the tribe.”
That worried her.
“We’re short on security,” she admitted.
Oh, he was well aware.
They were short on everything, and soon, his wife would be short on patience.
Bet.
On.
It.
“We’ll have to make sure Oliver and Cora are safe. We are heading back to the office now, and I’m going to tangle with the president. You know how he’s worried.”
And he was.
