A/N First of all I hold no claim to Covert Affairs. I just like to play with the characters.
Trying my hand at the Word Of The Day. Will involve all CA characters.
EXPLANATIONS AND EXCUSES
Convoluted-adj.-having many twists and turns; involved, intricate
Finally airborne and on the way to American soil the small plane sped through the night sky. Annie shifted in the cramped seat trying to find a more comfortable position. Exhausted she sighed and tried to come up with a halfway believable explanation as to why she was returning home sans luggage again.
"You've quiet for long time. Doing some heavy thinking?" Jai asked from his seat beside her.
"Yeah. Trying to explain what happened to Danielle without saying exactly what happened, "Annie answered and sighed in frustration.
"The price we pay for saving our country by denying what we do," Jai commented.
"At least you've got it easy. Your family knows what you do," the young woman easily pointed out.
"Mom doesn't like what I do but she reluctantly accepts it," Jai replied.
"I'm just afraid that Danielle is going to stop believing whatever I come up with. How do I explain that a trip to middle-of-nowhere Missouri to check out a local artist results in losing the blouse I got for my birthday from the girls," Annie said.
He reached over to pat her shoulder saying, "You'll figure it out. You always do."