The second prompt given to me was "Teammate's True Nature". The muse went back to her supernatural/horror roots for this one. Standards disclaimers apply.


"So, McGee, what other deep, dark secrets are you hiding?"

"What do you mean?" McGee sent him an appropriately puzzled look, but the senior agent wasn't fooled.

"You know exactly what I mean, McSpeedy. There's no way you could have taken down that suspect before us. You're in decent shape, but I never pegged you for a sprinter. Where did that come from?"

"Just, you know…practice."

"Right. You've been doing more than practicing."

"How about you practice working?"

"Sorry, Boss. Back to work."

McGee surreptitiously watched his partner and smiled, his eyes briefly flashing blood red.

If only you knew…