Page 71 of Operation: Silent Angel
“Thank you, Shepherd.” He shook his hand, sealing the deal.
He stepped to the door and closed it on his way out. Standing in the hall, he texted Yvette.
Can you come collect me now?
LOL, yes, my child or my belonging, on my way.
He had only to wait a few minutes before Yvette descended the stairs and came into the hallway. Her gaze momentarily flickered to Shepherd’s closed door before coming back to Mac. “How’d it go?”
Mac’s smile was telling. He held up the folder. “Very well. My employment contract is in here.”
Yvette’s smile surpassed his. “That’s fantastic.”
“You’re supposed to escort me to Cooper’s office for the rest of my onboarding, before you start your shift in Ops. I guess I haveto go through some training, and Cooper’s going to be my STO, like some newbie.”
Yvette chuckled. “Everyone has to go through onboarding and have their skills checked off, as well as learn our protocols. Shepherd and Cooper are sticklers for that.”
“Yeah, I’m trying not to be offended by it,” Mac said. “He’s assigning me to Bravo Team, which after the current members start to retire, I’ll be team leader of.”
Yvette grinned a surprised expression. “Really? And you were offended you had to participate in training?”
“So, this will be the last time you’ll have to officially escort me within the building. In a few minutes, after I sign the employee contract, I’ll have access on my own. That reminds me, I’m starting right now but am sure I’ll be done before your shift ends. Can I have your car keys? I’ll come back and pick you up whenever you’re done.” She’d given him the pin code on her electric lock and the code to disarm the security system at her house before they’d left her house. “And then tomorrow I guess I’ll have to go buy a car.” He grinned. “Look at me, getting domestic.”
“Owning a car isn’t domestic,” she countered as she took a step down the hall, heading towards Angel’s desk. As they passed the conference room, Yvette suddenly entered and pulled him in. There, she kissed his lips and pressed her body to his. After a lengthy, enjoyable kiss, she pulled away and said, “That was a congratulations kiss.”
Mac grinned. “Thank you. Will I get similar congratulatory kisses from all my new coworkers? I hope not. I’m honestly afraid of Madison, and if Cooper kisses me, she’ll probably kick my ass.”
She playfully slapped his shoulder. “Come on. I have to take you to Cooper so I can get to Ops for my shift.”
When they reached Angel’s desk, they stopped to chat with her for a moment. “Good morning,” she greeted. Her seventeen-month-old daughter sat in a busy chair beside her desk banging on buttons that made different sounds.
“Hi Angel,” Yvette said. She bent down to the child’s level. “And hello, Jo-Jo. How are you today?”
The baby made some unintelligible cooing sounds in reply and then laughed.
“Hi Angel,” Mac greeted.
“Congratulations, Mac, and welcome to the team,” Angel said with a smile. “Shepherd messaged me to tell me when you left his office.”
“Thank you, Angel. I look forward to the work here.”
“You’ll probably be in the office for training for the next few weeks; if you need anything, just let me know.”
Mac grinned and nodded. Suddenly, the idea of spending several weeks in the office sounded very appealing. That also meant he’d have several weeks with Yvette. “I will, thank you.”
“I ordered deli sandwiches for lunch today. I’ll leave them out for another half hour if either of you is hungry.”
“We ate before coming in, thanks, Angel,” Yvette said.
“I also got those cookies you like, Yvette. You should take one up to Ops with you.”
“Now, that I will do!” Yvette said. She pointed down the hall towards Cooper’s office.
“See you later, Angel,” Mac said. He followed Yvette to Cooper’s office. The door was open, and Cooper already sat at the conference table inside. “I’ll text you later,” he said to Yvette.
Cooper looked up, hearing his voice. “Hi, come in. I’m ready for you.”
“See you gentlemen later,” Yvette said. Then she walked back down the hall, acknowledged Angel as she passed and grabbed a cookie from the kitchen before she headed up to Ops. She was aware of the smile that was on her face. She was genuinely happy.
