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shuteye. “ If anyone can get to the bottom of it—it ’ ll be my wife, ” he added dryly.
“ One thing I know for sure—after this is all over—I ’ m going to make sure Tre ’ ago is dealt with once and for all, ” Tate grated, snapping a broken twig between his fingers absently.
For far too long, Tre ’ ago had been a ghost , hovering on the fringes of their lives—waiting for the opportunity to strike. None of them had still considered him a threat until now. It was a sobering thought, that after all this time they ’ d let their guard down and he could have struck. Well not now—now that they had a heads up, they could do something about it. Who knows ? Maybe this prior warning about Tre ’ ago could have saved their lives. Maybe somehow this whole disaster had actually been a blessing in disguise…
****
It was still dark when they began moving out from camp.
Destiny followed the men—moving swiftly yet soundlessly through the heavy vegetation as they made their way towards the compound. When they reached the place Pon and his men would part and divide to take up their positions on the other side, Destiny gave her friend a smile and told him to be careful. Pon looked as though he wanted to say something more—but must have decided against it, instead , summoning a smile and reaching out to touch her cheek softy . She saw his gaze move to a point somewhere behind her and the smile melted from his face as he turned away to be swallowed up by the jungle.
A few seconds later Johnny appeared by her side staring in the direction Pon had gone with a rigid frown lingering on his face. “ Do not leave this spot until we get back, ” he said, turning his attention back to her once the last of Pons men had left them.
“ Excuse me? ” s he said , to his back as he began to walk away.
“ You heard me, ” he said without stopping.
Destiny followed him back to the men who were grouped around a map spread out before them. “ I ’ m going in there with you, ” she corrected a lot more calmly than she felt inside.
“ There ’ s no way in hell you ’ re going in there, ” Johnny snapped, turning quickly to glare at her.
Destiny sent him an annoyed glance and continued studying the map before her.
“ I mean it. This is dangerous. You ’ ll stay back here and wait for us to come and get you. ”
“ Tupperoni, what part of I run this show don ’ t you understand? ”
“ The part where you brought me in because I knew what I was doing. ”
“ I ’ m going in. ”
“ No you ’ re not. ”
“ Tupper, can I speak with you for a minute? ” Del said cutting in to defuse the situation which was rapidly coming undone.
“ You need all the hands you can get down there. For God ’ s sake it ’ s not like I haven ’ t been in a dangerous situation before. ”
“ You haven ’ t—not like this. You don ’ t have combat experience! You worked in intelligence —it ’ s an office job! ”
“ An office job? ” She felt the other men step away from their friend but her gaze was locked on only one person—the jerk across from her.
“ Ah, Tup? ” The big medic guy , Maloney, cut in quickly.
Johnny ignored his friend, rolling his eyes sarcastically. “ Look—I ’ m sure you did your job well enough—from behind a computer and all—but this is different! ”
“ Tupper! ” Del tried unsuccessfully to also get his attention.
“ Hey—intelligence has its place—we all need it— when it ’ s right that is , but there ’ s going to be shooting out there tomorrow—lots of it and I can ’ t be babysitting your ass when I need to concentrate, ” he snapped.
“ Tupper! ” All three of them chimed in together.
“ What? ” he yelled, spinning around to send them a furious gla re .
“ There ’ s something you probably should know…s he was a field agent, ” Del shrugged a little too late to deliver the news to his friend before he managed to really piss her
“ One thing I know for sure—after this is all over—I ’ m going to make sure Tre ’ ago is dealt with once and for all, ” Tate grated, snapping a broken twig between his fingers absently.
For far too long, Tre ’ ago had been a ghost , hovering on the fringes of their lives—waiting for the opportunity to strike. None of them had still considered him a threat until now. It was a sobering thought, that after all this time they ’ d let their guard down and he could have struck. Well not now—now that they had a heads up, they could do something about it. Who knows ? Maybe this prior warning about Tre ’ ago could have saved their lives. Maybe somehow this whole disaster had actually been a blessing in disguise…
****
It was still dark when they began moving out from camp.
Destiny followed the men—moving swiftly yet soundlessly through the heavy vegetation as they made their way towards the compound. When they reached the place Pon and his men would part and divide to take up their positions on the other side, Destiny gave her friend a smile and told him to be careful. Pon looked as though he wanted to say something more—but must have decided against it, instead , summoning a smile and reaching out to touch her cheek softy . She saw his gaze move to a point somewhere behind her and the smile melted from his face as he turned away to be swallowed up by the jungle.
A few seconds later Johnny appeared by her side staring in the direction Pon had gone with a rigid frown lingering on his face. “ Do not leave this spot until we get back, ” he said, turning his attention back to her once the last of Pons men had left them.
“ Excuse me? ” s he said , to his back as he began to walk away.
“ You heard me, ” he said without stopping.
Destiny followed him back to the men who were grouped around a map spread out before them. “ I ’ m going in there with you, ” she corrected a lot more calmly than she felt inside.
“ There ’ s no way in hell you ’ re going in there, ” Johnny snapped, turning quickly to glare at her.
Destiny sent him an annoyed glance and continued studying the map before her.
“ I mean it. This is dangerous. You ’ ll stay back here and wait for us to come and get you. ”
“ Tupperoni, what part of I run this show don ’ t you understand? ”
“ The part where you brought me in because I knew what I was doing. ”
“ I ’ m going in. ”
“ No you ’ re not. ”
“ Tupper, can I speak with you for a minute? ” Del said cutting in to defuse the situation which was rapidly coming undone.
“ You need all the hands you can get down there. For God ’ s sake it ’ s not like I haven ’ t been in a dangerous situation before. ”
“ You haven ’ t—not like this. You don ’ t have combat experience! You worked in intelligence —it ’ s an office job! ”
“ An office job? ” She felt the other men step away from their friend but her gaze was locked on only one person—the jerk across from her.
“ Ah, Tup? ” The big medic guy , Maloney, cut in quickly.
Johnny ignored his friend, rolling his eyes sarcastically. “ Look—I ’ m sure you did your job well enough—from behind a computer and all—but this is different! ”
“ Tupper! ” Del tried unsuccessfully to also get his attention.
“ Hey—intelligence has its place—we all need it— when it ’ s right that is , but there ’ s going to be shooting out there tomorrow—lots of it and I can ’ t be babysitting your ass when I need to concentrate, ” he snapped.
“ Tupper! ” All three of them chimed in together.
“ What? ” he yelled, spinning around to send them a furious gla re .
“ There ’ s something you probably should know…s he was a field agent, ” Del shrugged a little too late to deliver the news to his friend before he managed to really piss her
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