Page 54 of Chaos has a Name
Time.
It really never failed.
“Again, find two people to help you, and submit your budget. Axelle has given me a little leeway since we’re here, and that means we’re going to be taking a lot more cases out of this office. I have to restaff my team here.”
Callen was curious.
“Are you going to be able to run both office teams, all ofFBI West, and anything else that pops up? That seems to be a lot.”
She laughed sardonically.
Why?
Because her back was to the wall, and she was being held hostage. Axelle didn’t just let her come here out of the kindness of her heart.
It meant taking on more responsibility.
It was make-or-break time.
“I don’t have a choice, Callen, unfortunately. I’m boned really good, at this point, but I’m accustomed to that. We’re going to see if my ADHD superpowers will keep me afloat,” she admitted.
Honestly, it was all going to come down to relying on the team to handle it.
That was the only choice she had.
“Callen, if you hold down your job here, and Ethan does his thing, Gene and I will be okay. It’ll mostly be my paperwork and meetings as Deputy Director that will need monitoring.”
She swiped right on the screen, and Ian Patterson’s face was there.
That’s when she told them what she’d managed to pull off.
“I reached out to Ian, and he’s willing to help me manage this office. He’s the official office manager. He’ll be my right-hand man when it comes to everyday FBI agenda so I can work in the field.”
They knew she needed to work cases, or she’d be bored on day one.
“Like I said, Gene will be my official partner because we have very similar investigative skills. We just have to be mindful.”
They all looked confused.
“Of what?” Chris asked.
She was to the point.
“What flew in DC, might not fly here. We’re going to be scrutinized all over again. The media will be in its glory, and there will be other federal employees who aren’t thrilled with us being here.”
They all knew what she was doing.
Elizabeth was protecting her family. They were going to have to prove all over again that there wasn’t nepotism at the core of their group, but instead a team that could manage it all.
“MATE, who is my secretarial assistant?” she asked, needing an update.
The system chimed, and a woman’s face and her information were on her tablet, along with everyone else’s.
“A Miss Vivian Hill.”
Elizabeth wanted to make sure that they didn’t get bit in the ass anytime soon.
Been there.
