Page 196 of Chaos has a Name
She was glad he gave her what he’d been privy to, since they needed all of the information they could get.
Because he needed her, she went there.
“I can help with…”
He stopped her.
“I can’t right now, Elizabeth. I’m not good in these situations. She offered me gum, and my brain went haywire. Ineed some time and space. I barely held it together. It was damn difficult not to slip up.”
She understood.
“If you change your mind, call me. I’ll help you, Caspian. You know that. You’re our family, and I love you.”
Now, he was curious. Something had hurt his heart, and he needed the truth.
“Are we Blackhawks?” he asked, point-blank. “Or are we just bodyguards?”
That annoyed her.
Not that he asked, but that he thought that. Some asshole had put that shit into his head, and that pissed her off.
“You’re part of us. You’re our family. You, Caspian, are a Blackhawk. You’re like me—not one by blood, but by family. Whoever said otherwise is wrong. Family is chosen, not birthed. Do you think I look at the children and not consider them all mine?”
He calmed down.
“I just need a family,” he admitted. “If I lose that, I’m alone.”
She reassured him.
“There is nothing you can do to make us not love you, Caspian. Put this out of your mind. I promise. You’re ours. You will always be ours.”
That helped.
“I’m almost back to the cabin. Ivan moved me to relieve Michael. He’s still locking down Wyler.”
Yeah, she was aware.
It was on her list of things to do. Including hitting up Thomas Adsila’s home.
It was going to be a late night for her at this rate. That was for damn sure.
She could bet on that.
“I love you, Caspian. Don’t forget that. I won’t ever not love you,” she admitted.
With his reply, she heard the relief in his voice.
“I love you, too, Mom. Be safe out there. If you need me, I can get back there quickly.”
She didn’t doubt that at all.
Hanging up, she focused on Gene. Since he was her partner in the field, Elizabeth wanted to share the information with him.
“Want to hear something interesting?” she asked, as he moved closer to her.
Yeah, he did.
“What?”
