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dc_knight

Something up his sleeve ..

Dec 09, 2011 22:12

Six hours of hell and a commute that pushed his last button later, he made his way through the door, toed off his shoes, and took a deep breath. The air smelled of pizza, the TV was on in the living room, and he heard the boys laughing at something. Heather emerged from the kitchen and grinned and he swore she already looked better ( Read more... )

[rp for] on_jennys_terms, [with] jenny shepard, [who] jethro gibbs, [with] james thomas, [fandom] ncis: all but one, [with] heather shepard thomas, [plot] the border op

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on_jennys_terms December 10 2011, 03:37:54 UTC

She had been expecting his call, but when the phone rang a few minutes later, she didn't answer it on the first ring. Or the second. Or even the third. By the fourth, she picks it up and gives him her usual greeting.

dc_knight December 10 2011, 03:42:57 UTC

He'd wince at the tension in her voice, but he's not going to fight with her tonight. This is too important. "Something's bothering me about this case Vance has me doing. That is beyond the lack of experience the agents have or that you weren't told about it in the first place." He takes a breath. "Jen, if we go in, we're compromising the safety of an entire unit. One of the guys we're after was a superior officer of mine in Iraq. He'll know me. Vance is ignoring my concerns on this."

on_jennys_terms December 10 2011, 09:04:23 UTC

The tension isn't just for him; it's for every way the universe is trying to fuck with her. She wont let it win, but it's putting up a good fight. "So what do you want to do about it, Jethro?" she asked. "If you go in, you get instantly made. If you don't, Vance knows you're up to something." She wants to hear his thoughts and hear things from his perspective before she makes her decision.

dc_knight December 10 2011, 10:07:05 UTC

He sighs and rubs his eyes, more tired than he wants to admit. Three hours at the ER, standing watch all night, the morning fallout, six hours of training, Vance, and California traffic have all conspired to make him tired and testy and he just isn't sure how to proceed. But she's right. It's his job to present options, so he takes another breath. "If it was any other team at all, I'd pull back into observation and send them in. But these idiots Vance has put into place here couldn't act their way out of a wet paper bag ( ... )

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