Operation: Reckless Angel by Margaret Kay

Author:Margaret Kay [Kay, Margaret]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-05-09T18:30:00+00:00

Oscar

Approximately twenty-four hours after the post-Op briefing, Roth again entered the private parking garage area where all his teammate’s cars were parked. The lot was full. This time, it was for the agency’s annual Christmas party. And all the wives, girlfriends, and children of the staff would be there. He knew that Angel had arranged for a great meal to be catered in, and many of the wives were making desserts.

He’d dropped his gifts for his Echo Team members off in the rec room where the party would take place earlier in the month, as well as something little for each of the kids of the Operators. His gifts for his mom, sister, and her boyfriend were in his car. He planned to drive to Indianapolis after the party.

At the party, Roth met the four men of Bravo Team. He introduced himself and shared a few pleasantries with them, but that was as far as it went. He was sure he’d get to know them when they’d work together. They knew everyone else and seemed to be having a good time catching up with old friends.

He knew that Michael was wondering the same thing he was. Would the fact that these four men were back from the long-term security assignment mean less of an opportunity for them to work traditional cases? Would Shepherd assign Bravo Team to the PGP Install thus rotating them off more often? He doubted it, as that was not the arrangement for Alpha and Delta Teams.

“I don’t know what the hell’s happened to everyone,” Bravo Team’s lead, Tommy Flores, said, gaining Roth’s attention. “Wives, girlfriends, kids. And Shepherd adjusting the schedule to accommodate it. Handsome, tell me it isn’t true that you’re dating a woman with three kids.”

“It’s not quite like that,” Burke said.

Jimmy Wilson laughed. “But he won’t tell us exactly what it is like.”

Bravo Team’s Elijah Robinson draped an arm over Rich Burke’s shoulder. “Son, we need to have a talk about falling for the kid, but not the mom. It happened to me, and it never ends well.”

Roth laughed with the rest of them. He wasn’t sure if that was what happened or not. Then he saw Wilson slip his phone out of his pocket and finger the screen. He assumed he was texting with someone. He wondered if Wilson had a woman too and had kept it quiet.

Roth’s phone vibrated in his pocket. He checked the screen and stepped away from the group to reply. It was from Briana. He had sent her and Cam a text earlier, wishing them a Merry Christmas and asking them how they were doing. He assumed they were in Atlanta at her place as they’d planned.

“Merry Christmas to you too,” Briana’s return text said. “We’re fine, with our mom. Do we have to account for our movements?”

Roth smiled, reading her snarky reply. He typed out a text. “No, I didn’t ask where you were, no accounting needed. Thank you for replying. I hope you have a nice holiday with your mom.

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