Page 52 of Chaos has a Name
That was handled.
“Ethan, there’s not a shrinky-dink division here. They use Callie and you when they need profiles, correct?” she asked.
He nodded.
“Yes, my love.”
Well, that was changing.
Here.
And.
Now.
While she had to hope they’d be back on the flights home later tonight, she had to plan for the worst-case scenario. That was her job as deputy director.
“I’d like to say we’ll be gone soon, but I have that feeling in the pit of my stomach that we won’t be. I have to follow my gut.”
Oh, they were definitely stuck here for the time being. They all could bet on that.
Wyler wasNOTgoing back to DC.
He was a stubborn Native who was called home to the land. It happened to most of them at some point.
“I want you to get a self-sufficient division up and running. I may need to keep Axl with me to work cases, but I want you to start looking for backup profilers. You won’t be able to handle the load alone. The last thing I need is my personal profiler burned out. That will be dangerous for my team.”
He could do that.
“Yes, Boss.”
As soon as he said it, Elizabeth laughed.
How could she not?
“Yeah, keep reminding me. I can’t drop this ball, or I’m going to be unemployed. If I’m not working, I’m tits out on abeach somewhere trying to make pocket money for snacks and caffeine from the husbands.”
Well, no one was saying no to that—except Gene, and only to bust her ass.
When Callen opened his mouth, she didn’t even look over at him.
“I’ll report you to HR. Test me, Callen James. Today is not the day, nor is it the week to try it.”
He laughed.
Well, it was good to see that his wife was still in there, buried under the red tape and angsty attitude. He’d get her to come out at one point.
She’d be good again.
“EJ, find the budget, and divide it in half. DC gets the lion’s share of funding for profilers—normally. I want to divide and conquer while we’re here, and add to a team here so you and Callie can take a breather.”
That he understood.
“On it.”
It looked as if his wife was digging in and running it like she stole it.
She focused on Chris.
