“Well, why start now?” Elizabeth asked, making Chris laugh at Tony’s timing.
The man had an uncanny knack of showing up when there was a punchline.
It was his gift.
“Chrissy got the trace to be sent. It’s coming by special courier via the FBI out of Salt Lake City. Chrissy got them to personally escort it.”
Well, she had it under control.
Elizabeth kissed her husband on the forehead.
“You guys good?” Tony asked.
Since he’d been on their team from the start, she was to the point. Elizabeth told him about Alexi.
He gasped.
“It’s always the quiet ones. Oh, well, he can’t steal my bestie away now. He was getting a little too friendly with Chris. I didn’t like him.”
She laughed.
“I’m going to leave you in good hands, Christopher. Good luck,” she said, getting up. Scratching Shadow, she went to walk past Tony.
He stopped her.
“Uh, you gave the dog love, but not me? I’m like a pet,” he stated, trying to lighten the mood.
It was heavy in there.
She scratched him behind the ear, and he thumped the floor with his foot to be funny.
Chris laughed.
“Be safe, Elizabeth,” he said. “You’re playing a dangerous game,” he added.
Oh, she was aware.
As she headed out, her phone rang, and she pulled it from her pocket. On the screen, Callen’s face was waiting for her to answer the video call.
She motioned to Ethan, Raphael, and Ivan before heading for the door. Then, she answered.
“Hey, handsome. You just left. Are you okay?”
They could see he was in the passenger seat, heading down a road.
“Yeah, Angel. My search came back, and I finally got to the names lower on the list, like you requested. I was running Jeffrey’s family.”
She recalled.
“What did you find?”
He laughed.
“Oh, well, you’re not going to believe this.”
Let it be known that she hated when every single conversation began that way.
ALWAYS.
