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“No one is more surprised than us that we’re wearing badges and work for the FBI,” he admitted. “Trust us on that,” he added.
On that, Ethan agreed.
Truer words had never been spoken.
“Maybe the secret is community and a good bowl of soup to calm down two wild hellions on the reservation,” Ethan offered.
The man smiled.
“Maybe. Regardless, gentlemen, I will pass that on to my wife. She made it for me today when I told her that I was going to have visitors. We heard your family arrived. I assumed you would be here to discuss something.”
Oh, they were.
Absolutely.
This was tricky, but only because they didn’t have definites. They weren’t sure what would happen with Wyler and Elizabeth. Their money was on her, but Wyler was a wild card.
He did his own thing more times than not. Plus, historically, he didn’t make the best choices.
Their father was a wild card.
“We’re going to be staying a while,” Callen said, covering their bases in case Wyler refused to leave.
He had no choice.
“Our wife has some work to do on this side of the country. I hope you don’t mind us being here,” he offered. “We’ve brought our kids and whole family.”
Tom sipped his broth.
“Absolutely not. Your family is ours. We are all one. As far as I’m concerned, I follow the old traditions. If you’re born here, you can always come back. That was what Timothy believed too.”
Oh, they were aware.
He always wanted them to come back to the reservation. He’d always hoped they’d live here full-time, and pick up where he left off.
That was his wish for his legacy.
“We have our daughter-in-law with us, too, and our new grandson,” he admitted, getting ready to take care of that situation first.
Here was where Callen knew it would get sketchy. Not because of Coraline and Oliver, but because of the baggage that came with them.
“As you know, her father is the president,” Callen admitted, laying the groundwork for what was to come.
Basically, it would be them begging for a little leeway from the council.
It didn’t take the man long to put two and two together. It was clear that Tom understood now.
“And she comes with a Secret Service protection duty?” he asked.
They both nodded.
That was when they knew it wouldn’t go well.
Why?
Well, it made him sigh, and that was when it had the potential not to work in their favor. They had to get past this before they even brought up the issue with the FBI investigation.
“Why do I feel like there is more to this than what you’re saying?” Tom asked.
