“Where did you guys find him?”
“He came highly recommended. He’s also a good agent,” January said to him.
“Yeah, okay, well, I’m going to get out of here.”
“Are you sure you don’t want to come back and help us out? We need you, man.”
“I can’t. Zoi needs me, and I’m pregnant,” he whispered to his friend.
“W . . . What?” January said in shock. He along with all the other agents knew that Lucas was always a ladies' man, so it would definitely be a surprise to his friend. His eyes scanned down to his midsection then back up again to see if Lucas was lying to him. With Tucker’s shirt on it would be a bit hard for anyone to see his stomach.
“I married him too, if that was your next question.”
“Um . . . congratulations,” he said a bit apprehensively.
“Thanks, anyway, I’m out of here. You know the saying, don’t call me, I’ll call you.” He was about to turn around when two things happened at the same time. Seth Harrison cursed loudly, and Lucas’ cell phone rang. “Hello?” he answered looking as January and Seth arguing about something.
“Hey, what time will you be home, I need to go into the office. We have a situation . . .”
“Let me guess, a situation by the name of Alphonso Gianni?” Lucas asked still watching Seth and January.Something isn’t right . . . why am I getting the crazy vibes right now.
“Yeah, how do you know?” Tucker asked him.
“Because it’s the same reason why I was called in,” he told his husband.
“Can you share anything with me?” Tucker asked.
He turned his back once he realized that Seth and January finished with their conversation. “Yeah, let me finish up here, and I’ll be home in a bit.”
“Be careful,” Tucker said to him.
“Yeah, you too,” he said distractedly then hung up, putting his phone back into his pocket then walked over to where January and Seth were. “What the hell are you two arguing about?”
“They’re dead,” Seth told him. “We were too late. He got to them.”
“How?” Lucas asked. Only agents from the Seeker organization knew who and where they were, not even the CIA or FBI had that kind of knowledge.How did they get to Anna and Carlota that quickly?Something was so off he could feel it, but he couldn’t put his finger on it.
“We don’t know,” January said.
“How the fuck don’t you know? This is your operation, January, you were in charge,” Lucas exploded not caring who heard that they were arguing.
“I know I fucked up, all right,” January said.
“Yeah, well, tell that to the two women who trusted us to protect them,” Lucas snapped.
“Now will you help us?” Seth asked. “You were the only one that figured out what name he would be using and where he would go first.”
“Any rookie agent would have put two and two together if they read my report.”
“I—”
“I need to go,” he said cutting off whatever Seth was going to say. “I have a family that needs me more than you guys do.” He wanted to stay as far away from this as much as he could. He knew Tucker would be looking into it but that was his job, it was no longer his. He turned and walked out of the conference room and out of the building. He drew in a deep breath when the cool air hit him and smirked. He wasn’t afraid of Alphonso Gianni, but the man was no longer his responsibility.
* * *
“What do you have for me?”Tucker asked Erich during their video conference.
They’d spoken by phone for a few minutes before he’d called Lucas letting him know that he needed to go to the office for a bit. He hoped that Lucas didn't agree to go back on active duty. Some pregnant men and women worked for him, but ever since Stephen got shot on duty, Tucker made sure to put them on limited duty the further along they got in their pregnancy. He was sure that some appreciated it and others didn’t, but still stood by his decision.
