“He resigned, didn’t he?” he asked.
She nodded.
“He slept with Corbin, and it exploded spectacularly. Why am I not shocked?” she asked, reading the context clues in the message.
Gene clipped his badge to his hip and sighed. Well, someone was going back to the crotch goblin rodeo, part one million.
“I’ll go deal with Corbin,” he said.
Only, she stopped him.
“No, this shitshow is my responsibility. I can’t let Alex quit, and that means talking to Corbin. Alex thinks it’ll be awkward, so I have to see what Corbin says and go from there. I remember when I was just an agent, and chased killers. Now, I’m chasing adults.”
He kissed her on the cheek.
“I mean, you’re good at it.”
She laughed.
“Thanks, Gene. Give me some time. In fact, leave Ivan, and head to the morgue. I’ll meet you guys there. Finish up any research, and we’ll start interviews after I handle this.”
Gene gave her a fist bump.
“On it, Boss,” he said.
As she headed out, she knew what she needed to handle first. It was time to make sure she cleaned up this little mess. Itwas one of the drawbacks of letting couples or people having sex work together.
Sometimes, it went awry.
Like now.
Outside their door, security was waiting for her, and she clued them in.
“I have to handle some personal things for Corbin and Alex,” she admitted. “Ivan, you’re with me, and Uriel is on Callen and Gene. Transport to the morgue. I’ll catch up.”
No one questioned her.
Instead, Ivan fell into step beside her, and they headed toward the elevator.
“Messy?”
She just laughed.
“Oh, you could say that. Alex slept with Corbin, and now, Alex has turned in his resignation. I can’t lose another investigator. I’m already sketchy with the quantity we have, and Duke is about to file for divorce. That’s going to put him off his game. How is it I can have this much personal drama in the workplace?”
He grinned.
“I mean, you are the drama.”
She stared at him.
“Like it’s not true,” he said, amused. “It’ll all work out. Alex will be fine. Corbin…he’s the issue. I’m all about dying on a hill, but I’ve watched him when he’s around Alex. He definitely likes him. You don’t have sex, as a man, and not be into it. That’s not how it works. We can’t really fake it.”
She knew he was right.
As the elevator opened, she headed down the hall toward his room.
“You’re on the door. If you hear a man crying, it’s just me beating his ass.”
