Author's Note: This is something I've been working on for nearly a year. It's a Sunbow season three of sorts story, with the main focus on Flint/LJ after the events of the movie. While it is set in the cartoon universe , some aspects of the various comics may work its way into it. Since this is based on the fictional G.I. Joe team, it's not exactly real world military accurate. It's also set in its own timeline based on the events of the cartoon. This starts off about six months after the movie.

Thank you to Mossley for the beta reads, and the many emails back and forth to bounce ideas off you. Thanks also to Nicole for the early read, and the ideas tossed my way.

Lady Jaye ran to catch up with Scarlett. She hadn't been paying attention, and she had fallen steps behind her friend. Her actions did not go unnoticed by Beachhead. He ran up alongside her. "You better double time it, princess! This isn't a leisurely jog through the countryside!"

"Aw, Beach, I just wanted you to pay me a visit so I can welcome you back to our PT sessions."

Beachhead growled. "Not funny. Slaughter thought he was hot stuff, but I always knew he wasn't cut out for the long haul. But don't worry, now that he's moved on, I'll get you back in shape." His phone rang, and with a warning to Lady Jaye that he was watching her, he veered off the course to answer it.

"Are you okay?" Scarlett asked when Lady Jaye caught up to her.

"Yep, just zoned out for a moment." That wasn't entirely true. For some reason, she was finding Beachhead's standard early morning PT harder than usual. But she wasn't going to admit that to the drill instructor.

However, he barked out hers and Scarlett's names a few moments later and told them to stand down. "Great. He probably wants us to start over. I'm sorry if you're guilty by association."

Scarlett shrugged her off. "Morning, Beach. What's going on?"

"Hawk called. Officer's call is canceled. But he still needs to see the two of you."

"Did he say why?" Lady Jaye asked.

"What do I look like, a damn secretary? I have no idea. But if you stop yapping and get your ass over there, you'll find out."

Lady Jaye mumbled a few choice words as she and Scarlett walked towards HQ. "Just once, I'd like him to answer a question like a normal person."

Scarlett laughed. "It's never going to happen. But he has been extra cranky lately. I think all this down time is getting to him."

"It's getting to all of us," Lady Jaye admitted. She and Flint had discussed that very topic at length the previous evening. She had then tossed and turned all night, which would explain why she had been dragging this morning.

She was also starving, so she suggested a quick swing by the commissary on the way to Hawk's. After grabbing a couple of breakfast items, Lady Jaye asked Scarlett how Duke had been doing in his recovery.

"I'd say he's almost there," Scarlett said. "Every so often I see him cringing in pain, but he swears it's only a fraction of what he had experienced."

Lady Jaye had been a prisoner of Cobra's at the time, so she had missed Serpentor's near fatal attack of Duke. But once she had returned to base, and heard the stories of how bad his injuries had been she realized he was lucky to be alive. "I'm glad for his sake that it's been so quiet around here."

"Me too. It has really given him a chance to recuperate without the stress of needing to get back into the field."

The way that Scarlett smiled as she talked about Duke, Lady Jaye guessed that the down time had given Duke the time for other long overdue activities. As much as she craved gossip, Lady Jaye knew that Scarlett was extremely tight-lipped when it came to her and Duke's relationship, so she switched the topic back to theorizing why Hawk had summoned them.

On the way to Hawk's office they ran into Duke. Scarlett grinned at him, and at first Duke smiled in return, but then he quickly composed himself. Lady Jaye rolled her eyes. She wondered if he would ever be comfortable showing Scarlett any kind of public affection.

"I've been looking for you two," Duke said. "Officer's call has been canceled."

"We heard," Scarlett replied. "But apparently Hawk still wants to meet with us, although I'm not sure why."

Duke frowned. "Something is going on. When I talked to him earlier he said he needed to take care of a few things but then he wanted to meet with Flint, Beachhead and I."

"Do you know why?" Lady Jaye asked.

Duke looked down the hallway. "No. But maybe Flint has an idea."

Lady Jaye turned around. She grinned as she watched Flint approach. On the opposite end of the PDA scale from Duke, was her boyfriend. Flint grabbed her close, gave her a kiss and said, "Good morning."

Lady Jaye smiled. "I'm pretty sure you said that to me already."

"Yes, but since you only grunted a reply in your sleep, I wanted to say it again." Flint separated from her. "So what's this little powwow about?"

"We were just discussing that. We don't know," Duke said.

"Something brewing with Cobra?" Flint asked.

"If there is, it'll be news to us," Scarlett answered. "It's been quiet on the intelligence front."

Lady Jaye agreed. She doubted this had anything to do with a potential mission, because it would have been brought up during officer's call. Lady Jaye was starting to get a bad feeling about it. She reached for Flint's hand. He took it and gave it a squeeze. By that small gesture she could tell that he was nervous about the meeting as well.

Beachhead arrived a few moments before Hawk's door opened. The general walked out in the hall and eyed the group standing in front of him. Flint had let go of her hand and taken a step to separate the two. As was typical for them while in Hawk's presence, they kept any physical contact to a minimum. Hawk had done a very good job of ignoring their relationship, and in return they tried not to flaunt it in front of him. "I see you all got the message. Gentlemen, I want to chat first with Scarlett and Lady Jaye, so just hang tight a few minutes."

Lady Jaye and Scarlett followed Hawk into their office. He closed the door behind him and took his seat behind the desk. "Let me get right to the point. I received a call this morning from D.C. I'm being reassigned."

The news shocked Lady Jaye. She turned towards Scarlett who was wearing a matching expression of disbelief on her face. They both then started to express their dismay at the same time, but Hawk waved them off. "I appreciate the sentiment, but we all know this is a fact of Army life. They're telling me it's only a temporary move. The new administration is hell bent on revamping the whole military structure. They want to make it more streamlined and cost effective. Obviously that's not sitting well with the brass, so it's a chaotic time at the Pentagon.

"Because of my field work and experience with Cobra, the bigwigs want me close to the President's ear so I could give him the perspective of how critical a strong US military is. Therefore they're saying my assignment is only going to last as long as the upcoming round of budget hearings, which means anywhere from six weeks to six months. But, again we all know how the Army works, so I'm not going to circle any dates on my calendar. And don't feel too bad for me as this means I'll be pinning another star to my shoulder. Although, to be honest, I would trade it in for a chance to stay here. Even though there hasn't been a lot of action lately, I know that will change soon. And I would much rather take on a Cobra force than a Senate subcommittee. "

Hawk took a breath. He wrapped his hands together and leaned forward. "Anyway, I didn't call you in here to wax poetic about my career. If the paperwork hasn't hit your desk yet, it will in the next few minutes. I didn't want you two to find out in such an impersonal way, so I thought I'd give you a heads up."

"Thank you sir, we appreciate that," Scarlett said.

Hawk nodded. "It's going to be hectic the next couple of days, and DC is probably going to breathing down your necks to make sure all the transfer documents go through. In addition, I'm sure I'll be calling on you two the next few weeks to help me out with whatever supporting documentation I may need."

"Don't worry, Hawk. Whatever you need, we'll get it done," Lady Jaye said.

Hawk folded his hands together and stared at them a few moments. It seemed like he was debating how much more to talk about. But then he sighed. "You're probably going to be in for a bit of an adjustment as you get used to the new general, but I'm sure you'll adapt."

They once again startled. Lady Jaye glanced at Scarlett, who had her full attention on Hawk. "They're actually bringing someone in to replace you?"

Hawk nodded. "Yes. I tried to explain that the current command team here is more than capable of leading the Joes in my absence, but they weren't having any of it. They said it wasn't a vote of no confidence against any of the guys, they just wanted to give another general a taste of Joe leadership."

"Who is he?" Lady Jaye asked.

"General Arthur Bradshaw. I know of him, he seems like a good guy, although a bit old-fashioned. He's also a stickler for the rules."

That set off warning bells in Lady Jaye's head. The Joe team, thanks to Hawk's laissez-faire attitude, hadn't exactly been playing by the greater military's hard and fast laws. Lady Jaye ticked off in her head a list of infractions she had noticed that morning alone, including her relationship with Flint. So she had a feeling that Hawk had called them in for more than just a heads-up on increased paperwork.

Hawk interrupted her thoughts. "I'm sure you have more questions, but I have to cut this short. I have a lot to do now, and I still need to talk to my leadership team. But I have to ask you to keep quiet about this until I can inform the rest of the Joes later on this afternoon."

"Of course, sir," Scarlett said.

The two then rose and left the office. Lady Jaye only had time for a quick smile at Flint before he followed the others in. She then stared at the closed door until Scarlett interrupted her thoughts. "Should we head to our office and get started on the paperwork?"

Lady Jaye knew she should, but she wanted to wait until this meeting was over. She needed to talk to Flint to see if he agreed with her hunch that the new general did not bode well for them or the team. "I will. I just want to wait on the guys to come out."

Scarlett nodded and then leaned against the wall. "I guess you have as bad of a feeling about this as I do?"

"Probably worse," Lady Jaye admitted.

Scarlett sighed. The two then remained quiet until the door opened. Flint and Duke emerged looking grim. Beachhead, on the other hand, seemed to be grinning. Flint removed his beret, ran his fingers through his hair and exhaled sharply. "That was painful."

"Really? I thought it was a very refreshing conversation," Beachhead said. "It'll be a nice change of pace to have a general that has a healthy appreciation for the code book."

Duke looked between the two men. "You two can fight this out. I'm not going to spend any more time talking about it. I have real work I need to do."

Scarlett put her hands up to stop him. "Duke, wait. What happened in there?"

Duke ignored her question and stormed off without a second glance at Scarlett. She waited only a few moments before she chased after him.

Beachhead turned to Flint. "Were you able to pick up on Hawk's message?"

Flint's fists clenched. Lady Jaye could see Flint giving the drill instructor a death stare, which meant there was a pretty good chance a fight was going to break out. "No, Sneeden, I didn't. Us Rhodes Scholars aren't known for our intelligence, so please enlighten me. But make sure you use small words so I'm sure to get it the first time through."

Despite the severity of the situation, Lady Jaye bit down on the smile that formed on her face. She had to admit, sometimes she loved Flint when he was in pissed-off mode.

"I'm just checking. I know you have a tendency for thinking the rules don't apply to you. So hopefully you understand that's going to change once the new general arrives." Beachhead looked between Flint and Lady Jaye. "So you may want to rethink this situation you two have going on."

Flint muttered a few choice words as Beachhead walked away. Lady Jaye rubbed at his arm and then repeated Scarlett's question.

Flint glanced at Hawk's closed door. "Not here. Do you have time to take a walk so we can talk?"

"I'm apparently going to be swamped with paperwork in the coming days, but it can hold for a little while."

He grabbed her hand and the two made their way outside, to the back of headquarters and away from any other Joes. "I assume Hawk told you he was being replaced?" Flint asked.

"He did," Lady Jaye confirmed. "But he wasn't very forthcoming with the details. Only that the new guy likes to play by the rules."

"Yeah," Flint said with a sigh. "He didn't go into much more detail with us. But he did apologize for leaving us with the burden of converting the team to the new leadership. He stressed that even though General Bradshaw was coming in on a temporary basis, what he says goes. He's going to be given free rein to make whatever changes he sees fit. Hawk then made a pointed comment about how we should lead by example."

Lady Jaye grimaced. For Hawk, that was the closest he was going to get to telling them to knock off the shenanigans.

Flint continued. "Beachhead then spent a couple of minutes taking great pleasure in reassuring Hawk that he was up to the task. He too made a comment that he had no problem whipping the team back into shape since Duke and I had our own issues to attend to. I can't even describe the shade of red Duke's face turned."

Lady Jaye's hand went to her mouth. It sounded like the whole conversation had been excruciating for Flint and Duke. She sighed. "So now what?"

"Honestly? I don't know. I need some time to process all of this, and figure out a plan."

"What kind of plan? Unless there is a big promotion in my very near future, doesn't it boil down to either we break this off or get thrown out of the Army?"

"Simply speaking, yes. And maybe the answer is obvious, but I can't just suddenly turn off my feelings and throw away the last few years we've had together."

Lady Jaye ran her hand down his arm. "I know. There's a big part of me that wants to tell the new general to kiss off because I love you and all consequences be damned. However, there's the other part that realizes that's not the sensible and responsible course to take."

Flint pulled her into his arms. "If we were sensible and responsible, we wouldn't be in this mess."

"So what do you suggest?"

"We have a couple of days to think about this before General Bradshaw arrives. Let's not make any hasty decisions."

Lady Jaye nodded. She still didn't think a magical solution was going to suddenly present itself, but she agreed they should take the time to think things through. She rubbed her hand across his cheek. "I love you."

"Love you too," Flint echoed. They kissed before they went their separate ways. Lady Jaye headed to her office for a brief pit stop to pick up any items that needed her attention before tackling the rest of her never ending to-do list stationed strategically throughout her suite. She and Scarlett had turned their living room into a second office a few months prior when Chuckles had joined the team and their office. It had made a small office space even more cramped. At first they tried to make the best of the bad situation, but it quickly became clear that there just wasn't room for three desks, three people and the dozens of active files they needed accessible. They knew with the most recent recruit of new Joes, that HQ was maxed out on offices, so they settled on the living room idea.

Lady Jaye entered her office and said hello to Chuckles who was busy writing at his desk. He waved at her as he continued scribbling away. She then sat at her desk and skimmed through the new items. Most of it was requests for minor changes in members' records. And hour spent in the computer lab would take care of it. There was also a folder that had information pertaining to potential Cobra activity in the middle of Montana. That held promise, and looked to be a good way to distract her from her thoughts for a few hours at least.

She stood up. "Chuckles, I've got to take care of a few things in the computer lab. I'll see you later."

He nodded in response, and Lady Jaye had to bite down on her lip to hold back a laugh. The one thing that could be said about the man was that he was not a big talker.

The records editing took closer to an hour and a half, and then she headed to her suite. She sat on the couch and began to skim through the contents of the file. However, she soon became distracted by muted chatter coming from behind Scarlett's closed bedroom door. Lady Jaye smiled. She had a good idea who was in there with her, and she hoped that meant that Duke's initial response to Hawk's meeting was just posturing on his part. But soon the voices became louder, and not in a good way. Despite the volume, she couldn't make out what the two were saying until Scarlett clearly shouted, "Damn it, Con, I know. But I think I've at least earned the right to talk with you about it."

Lady Jaye put the file down. She knew she wasn't going to get any more work done. She really didn't want to spend any more time eavesdropping. It was nearly lunchtime, so she decided to head to the cafeteria. On the way there she again thought about the differences between Flint and Duke. The two men's personalities were as different as their looks, a point she was currently grateful for. She was very happy that Flint hadn't had a knee jerk reaction like Duke apparently had. In the end, they might end up with the same result, but at least Flint had made it clear that they were going to make the decision together.

She entered the cafeteria, grabbed a tray of food and picked an empty seat next to Leatherneck and Wetsuit. Both barely acknowledged her presence as they were in a heated debate over what sounded like the upcoming college football season. She took a couple of bites of her food before she was joined by Ace. "Finally," he said. "I've been looking for either you or Scarlett all morning."

Lady Jaye was going to give him a word of warning to avoid Scarlett for at least the rest of the day, but she didn't want to add to any gossip mill. "What do you need?" she asked instead.

"Read this list," Ace said cryptically. He pushed a sheet of paper in front of her.

"What is this for?" she asked.

"I'll tell you once you're done."

Lady Jaye frowned as she read through it. It seemed like a bunch of G.I. Joe doomsday predictions, but every so often there were more optimistic thoughts such as 'Lady Jaye and/or Scarlett got promoted' and 'Hawk is getting married'. She looked up and noticed that Ace was intently staring at her. "Why do I get the feeling I'm in a poker game I never knew I joined?"

Ace smiled. "Good girl, you're learning. I've always said the key to winning every hand is being able to read your opponent."

"Okay, I get the philosophy but I don't understand what kind of information you are trying to gather here. It just looks like a random collection of good and bad events for certain or all members of the Joe team."

"Right, it is a fairly random collection. But they're all major events. I think they're all big enough to justify Hawk giving his command and intelligence staff a heads up to the announcement he will be making to the rest of the team later in the day."

Lady Jaye leaned back and slowly nodded her head. "Ah, now I see." She was once again amazed at how quickly news traveled through the Joe team. She read through the list again. "And what do you want from me? The odds of each one of these being the correct guess?"

"If you want to go that far, that would be great. But I actually just wanted to make sure the correct answer was on the list."

Lady Jaye didn't look at it again. Both 'Hawk is transferred' and 'Hawk is promoted' was on the list. She could point out that technically, Ace had two correct answers, but she wasn't even going to give him that much. "Sorry. I can't say anything. You'll find out at three."

"I'm not looking for specifics, just a simple yes or no." Ace looked across the cafeteria. "I tell you what. I have to talk to Rip a minute, so I'll leave this with you. Just put a check mark, or smiley face, or something cute like that if I'm good. And if not, feel free to write in the correct answer, with a few red herrings to cover yourself."

Lady Jaye shook her head as he walked away. He was only gone a few moments before Shipwreck took his place. She covered Ace's paper with her tray. "Jaye, are you okay? You look a little sad."

"I do?" Lady Jaye asked. That surprised her. Sure, Hawk's conversation had upset her, but she thought she had done a good job of hiding her feelings.

"Yeah, but it's okay. When I heard Hawk's news, I was pretty upset myself."

Lady Jaye cocked an eyebrow at him. She had to admit, he almost had her. "Really? I'm surprised you would take it that hard."

Shipwreck began to stammer. "No, what I meant to say was that I was elated for him. Right? No? I had mixed emotions?"

Lady Jaye laughed. "Shipwreck, give it up. I'm going to tell you the same thing I told Ace, you will find out at three this afternoon."

"That's not fair. I'm not going to win the bet that way. Come on, just give me a little nudge in the right direction and I'll split the winnings with you."

Ace returned to the table. "Nice try, 'Wreck, but if you keep that up you'll be banned from my pool."

"Oh don't worry, Ace, Jaye here is too smart for me."

"A chimp with a traumatic brain injury is smarter than you," Ace countered.

The two continued to snipe back and forth. Lady Jaye put up with it for about a minute before she stood up. "Guys, I'm really not in the mood. And I think I just heard the recess bell. Isn't it time for you to get back to your middle school class? "

"Aha, I knew you were upset about something!" Shipwreck said.

Lady Jaye shook her head. "The only thing I'm going to say to you Ace, is take away the 'Falcon caught a nasty STD' option because A - it's not true and B - that's cruel even for someone like Falcon." She then walked out of the cafeteria.

As she entered the hallway, she was at a loss as to what to do. She didn't want to go to her office or her room. So she did what had become commonplace for her, she sought out Flint's company. Even though she had only seen him a few hours prior, she still wanted to find him to tell him about the brief snippets of Duke and Scarlett's fight, and Ace's asinine bet.

When it had become clear that Cobra, if not completely defeated, had suffered a severe blow, and therefore the Joes' workload and missions would be greatly reduced, Lady Jaye had wondered how the slow period would affect her and Flint. At first it was blessing, because after a couple of years of hectic schedules that were sometime coordinated, but most of the time not, it was nice to spend days and sometimes weeks at a time together. She had gotten used to going to bed with him nearly every night and waking up next to him nearly every morning. But as time went on she started to worry that they were going to get bored with each other.

However, so far that hadn't happened. She had always assumed that the reason they were just as passionate for each other years later as when they first hooked up was due to the limited amount of time they got to spend together. And she had to admit that their constant time together had dulled some of the passion, but instead it had changed into a deeper sort of intimacy. Frantic hello or goodbye sex had morphed into a sweeter kind of lovemaking as they just hung out and reminisced about their day.

And she realized that not only was he her lover, but he had also become her best friend. It was now second nature for her to think throughout the day of insignificant things that she wanted to tell him. She had come to love their simple talks as much as their sexual encounters. The down time had also given her a chance to seriously start thinking about their future. The fact that they were just as compatible in a non-stressful, day-to-day, situation gave her the confidence that they could make a "normal" marriage work. She knew one day their Joe career was going to be over, and she was sure that he was the one that she wanted to spend that part of her life with.

She was fairly confident that he felt the same way. Over the last few months, they have had a few talks about life in the future. The first couple of times they talked, he had gotten uncomfortable and had quickly changed the subject. She had originally thought that meant that he wasn't on the same page as her as far as future plans, but as time went on she actually started to suspect the opposite was true. Based on a couple of comments he had made, she had a feeling that he was in the process of planning out some kind of grand proposal. Which really wasn't necessary, but she had to admit did seem awfully cute and romantic. But all that was now in jeopardy.

She peeked her head into his office, but saw that he wasn't there. So she headed 'upstairs' which had become their code word for a secluded area of the HQ roof. The roof was a popular hangout area for many of the Joes looking for a fairly quiet spot in the sun. Lady Jaye and the other women used it frequently for sun bathing, to get away from the ogling they were usually subjected to when they lay out by the pool. They knew that they were still being watched by the security cameras, but as long as they didn't hear any derogatory comments, they were fine with it.

Having very little privacy was one of the facts of life on base. If they weren't actually surrounded by people, than most likely a camera somewhere was capturing their actions. And the tech guys were more than happy to scour the hours of tape looking for what they called 'priceless' moments. Every so often they put on a 'Joes' funniest home videos' night in the rec room, showcasing their highlight reel. Most of the time they captured truly funny moments, but every so often a Joe was caught in a more embarrassing position. That had happened only once to her and Flint. It hadn't been anything too terrible, but the camera had caught them kissing as they made their way back to his room after one of their date nights. What probably sealed the fate of the Joe producers of the video was the commentary that ran during the scene. Neither she nor Flint had been in the rec room during the airing of the video, she had mercifully been off base on a mission at the time, but Flint had gotten wind of it within minutes of the airing. The next morning he had called Breaker and his cohorts into his office, and made it quite clear between the ass-chewing and punishment that followed, that they should never air any other of his private moments that might get caught on tape.

Since then, even though Lady Jaye knew the guys wouldn't dare to incur Flint's wrath again, she still made a point to not get in a compromising position by the cameras. The only truly private rooms on base were their living areas. But they still had roommates to contend with. She and Scarlett shared a suite, and while Flint had a private suite to himself for a while, once Beachhead arrived on base, he took the second bedroom in Flint's suite. So they had started to scope out areas that were private and out of the view of any cameras. One such area was a corner of the roof that was hidden behind the HVAC equipment. Over the years they had utilized the spot when they wanted a quiet place outside to talk or engage in other activities.

So she wasn't surprised when she opened the roof access door and saw that Flint was standing there. He wasn't in their hidden corner, but instead was standing near the edge looking down at the activity below. She walked over to him and wrapped an arm around his waist. "You look like a king gazing down at his royal subjects."

He grinned at her, wrapped his arm around her shoulders, pulled her close and kissed her cheek. "Guilty as charged. I wasn't getting any work done, and Beachhead was annoying me, so I escaped to up here. I just wanted to enjoy the quiet time before Hawk makes his announcement, and throws this base into chaos."

"I know what you mean," she said. She rested her head against his chest. She thought about the things she had wanted to tell him, but she lost all interest in her stories. She didn't want to talk, but instead she was enjoying just being close to him. He too apparently had no interest in talking, because he continued to stand there, content to just hold her. They agreed to talk at the end of the week, which gave her enough time to try and figure out what she wanted.

But their quiet time quickly came to end. Flint looked at his watch. "I should head back down."

Lady Jaye just nodded. It was silly, but she felt like once he left, that was going to be the point that their life changed. Once the other Joes found out that Hawk was leaving, and the implications of it, it would make their situation that much more real. Flint must have been having similar thoughts. He pulled her into his arms, and gave her a long, slow, deep kiss.

They finally separated and he made his way down. She waited as long as she could, before she too followed him down. Despite her best efforts to avoid the Joes she was most friendly with, Shipwreck still managed to ambush her. "Come on, Jaye, the clock's ticking away and the pot's more than five hundred. This is the easiest money you could ever earn."

Luckily, Hawk was extremely prompt, and she didn't even have to answer Shipwreck. After all the build-up, Hawk's announcement was short, sweet and to the point. He said simply that he had received orders to report to DC, that it was a temporary reassignment, but in the meantime he had all the faith in the replacement general that was coming in. He ended his speech by saying that if anyone had individual question or concerns, that his door was going to be open for the next seventy-two hours.

Once he finished, Shipwreck muttered to himself. "I knew I couldn't be that lucky, by having it be Beachhead that was transferred off base." He then turned to Lady Jaye. "So I don't get it. If it was just a case of us having to deal with a new general for a couple of months, why the secret meetings this morning?"

"Think about it. A new general means new rules. What Hawk let slide won't play well with General Bradshaw."

"Okay, but why would?" Shipwreck started to ask before the realization hit him. "Oh, I get it."

"Yep. He was kind enough to give us a heads up so we can get our personal shit figured out before everyone else heard the news."

"Crap, Jaye, I'm sorry. What are you going to do?"

Lady Jaye shrugged. "We don't have much choice in the matter. So I guess all I have to say is that it was fun while it lasted."

"No, that's not right. You and Flint are practically an institution around here. If you two are truly over, than we need to start putting down some plaques around the base commemorating your finest moments."

"Whoa, wait a minute. I thought Flint put an end to any security camera spying."

"He just put an end to what we published publicly. That doesn't mean that we didn't watch things privately. I'm pretty sure you have a whole highlight reel dedicated solely to the two of you. Let me know if you ever want a copy of it."

So much for her thinking that they had done a good job of being inconspicuous. And she had to admit she was curious as to where and when they had been filmed. She may need it for research purposes. "I'll mention that to Flint. He's probably going to want to watch it too. But I don't think he's going to be happy with a copy. I'm sure he's going to want the original. I'll have him come by your room later and pick it up."

Shipwreck paled. "Did I give the impression that I had it? I'm sorry. I would never invade your privacy like that, so there's no need to sic your boyfriend on me. I was just kidding, I'm not even sure there is a tape, and if there is one, Breaker has it."

Lady Jaye couldn't help but laugh at Shipwreck's about face. It was good to see that Flint still struck terror in the man.