Bless him.
“Thank you, G.”
He reassured him.
“You know it’s not a problem. How long were you parked by my hospital bed when I didn’t wake up?”
The answer was days.
And even after that too.
Gryphen was to the point.
“Just catch up on all the shit that went on there. Unfortunately for us, we have to work while we’re there. I have a feeling we’re all about to be in over our heads. If what Tony said about that entity is right…”
Now, Michael was edgy.
REAL.
EDGY.
“I don’t want more of my family in danger. Maybe we just tell Elizabeth and tap out?”
Yeah, that couldn’t happen.
Callen and Chris were dead men if they took that route.
Bet.
On.
It.
Instead, he reassured him.
“There’s safety in numbers. I’ll be there. Just give Gabby a heads-up in the morning. You’re not a solver, but her husband is. We’ll need his help. Hell! We might need all of us to handle this.”
To him, that sounded like the best idea.
Having people there who grounded him would help when it came to dealing with Graham.
It might keep him from doing something stupid, like opening the door that broke him in the first place. Oh, he’d never take Riley back.
But with Graham…they’d been different.
Their love had been…real.
Honestly, he couldn’t ignore that weakness around him. It was the big, pink elephant in the room.
“Thanks, Gryph. I owe you one.”
No, he didn’t.
Not at all.
“Absolutely not. We’re family, and Graham is my friend. I want to help him. I’m sure seeing you was rough for him if he wanted to jump.”
Oh, well, he was to the point.
