Page 36 of Chaos has a Name
When she looked at Callen, she said something sheNEVERthought she’d say in all of her life. That just proved how jacked-up this whole thing was.
“CJ, I need a big-ass house that has a gate and enough room for the kids to do their thing. Will you buy me a house?” she asked, finally giving in for the safety of her kids.
The second it was out of her mouth, both he and Chris laughed, and Callen rubbed his hands together maniacally.
Oh, and he wasn’t the only one.
Ivan grinned, and so did all of the security team that had bet against her. It was only Gryphen who had bet that she’d die before asking for a house.
In this case, someone might die if she didn’t, and they all knew that was the only reason why she was doing it.
To protect her children.
Well, that was a short-lived bet.
“We win,” Ivan said, and he was promptly flipped off too.
Damn.
Wyler made her act a fool again.
Immediately, money began changing hands. The men were more than happy to win this bet. It looked like Ivan was the big winner too.
Now, he’d never let her live this down.
And neither would Callen.
“Oh, I’ve dreamed of this day,” he said. “It’s the day where the woman I love asks for presents and I get to have fun with it.”
Oh, brother.
This was going to be a spectacle.
She knew it.
“I’m going to buy you the biggest, bestest house I can find. It’s going to be so big we’ll have to yodel in it to find each other,” he joked, trying to lighten the mood.
He was worried for his wife.
“That might be too much,” she admitted, trying to slow that out-of-control roll down.
Already, she knew she was screwed on this one. That house would be a nightmare for her. Elizabeth would bet on it.
“Oh, I know, but what’s that saying?” he asked.
Ethan chimed in.
“Callen is a dick?” he asked. “That very popular one?”
His brother pointed at him.
“Yes, but not the saying I was thinking about. I do believe it’s‘go big or go home’,” he admitted. “Oh, and I’m going to go so big it blocks out the sun.”
She sighed.
Why wasn’t she surprised?
When she gave Callen a chance to run wild, he did—after running to the bank to get money to really do it up.
