For the first time in what felt like years, they were able to wake up, go for a run, shower together, and now they were about to have breakfast together.Toss in the mind-blowing sex under the spray of the water, and Brantley couldn’t help but smile.
“I guess we are, huh?”
“Finally.”
Reese chuckled.“This comin’ from the man who used to boycott routine.”
“That was before you,” he told Reese as he stepped up behind him and kissed the back of his neck.
Reese leaned into him briefly before continuing to fry bacon in the pan.
“What’re you makin’ with that bacon?”He chuckled when he realized it rhymed.
“Thought we’d do bacon and egg sandwiches.”
“As long as you don’t put avocado on mine.”The one time Reese had snuck some on his sandwich, it had taken Brantley forever to wash that taste out of his mouth.
“I won’t.Promise.”
Brantley poured two cups of coffee and brought them to the island.He took a seat and watched Reese work.
“I got a text from Baz this mornin’,” Reese said, not looking back.
“And?”
“The team wants to meet with us this mornin’.”
Shit.Brantley had feared they would.In fact, he’d feared an all-out boycott after yesterday’s meeting.He could only imagine what they were thinking.
“They’re not all gonna quit, are they?”
This time Reese peered back at him, his eyebrows lowered.“Of course not.Why would they?”
“We dumped a lot on them yesterday.”
“We did, but they’re a tough bunch.”
Brantley didn’t disagree.And he didn’t doubt they would be on board.He needed to give some thought to how they should lay it out.He wanted to utilize the entire team as best he could in order to get this resolved quickly.He didn’t know how long Simon’s process took, but Brantley wanted to get this done and over as soon as possible.
He let his thoughts wander to how he would present the information while Reese continued to cook.It wasn’t until a plate was set in front of him that he brought his thoughts back to the moment.
“Where were you just now?”Reese asked, settling onto the stool beside him.
Exhaling a sigh, Brantley resigned himself to having this discussion.“I need to give Travis an update.I promised him I would.”
“What exactly can you tell him?We don’t have any leads.Hell, we’re not even sure Meredith Prescott is where Decker left her.There’s a good chance she ran after they talked.If she thought someone might be on to her, it would make sense.”
Brantley had thought the same thing.It was why he wasn’t on a plane to New York to bring her back.Until they had a confirmation that she was there, he wasn’t going to put too much effort into it.If he had to guess, Decker had already warned her that they knew where she was.
He glanced at the sandwich on his plate and, for the first time, he ignored it.He was suddenly not hungry.
Reese shifted closer.“We’re gonna figure this out.One way or the other.We’ll outline what we need to do to find Meredith Prescott, and I have to believe that everything else will work out the way it’s meant to.”
“What about the FBI agents that are in town?Who was Decker referring to?”
“I honestly don’t know.”
Brantley took a deep breath.“Okay.We’ll meet with the team, get their input.From there, we’ll decide how to approach Travis and Gage.And wehaveto keep them updated.”
