Rose entered the conference room where she was quickly joined by Robert, Heather Lee, Director Russell and Jeffers.
"Tell me what we know," Robert said, beginning the meeting.
Heather replied immediately, Rose hated how proud Robert was of her, "I believe the person who hacked us was Nicky Parsons. She is known to have a link with Jason Bourne."
Rose inhaled as she heard that name. He had been her friend many years ago before he'd gone rogue.
"Bourne?" Russell replied, "Jesus. What did they get?"
"Black Ops files from Treadstone all the way to Ironhand," Heather began, "I already took the liberty of embedding malware into the files which means the next time they plug in that USB, we will have a location. And, her last known location was en route to Bucharest. I'd like to be in charge of this," she finished.
Rose raised her eyebrows at the boldness Heather displayed and watched as Russell looked to Robert for guidance on an answer. "You don't know these people like I do," Robert replied.
"I can do this," she argued, which impressed Rose even more.
Robert nodded, "You get one shot, Lee. Go ahead and start locating Nicky Parsons," he ordered as he dismissed her from the meeting.
Russell and Jeffers both took collective deep breaths as they stood to leave, "Are you sure about this? She's a rookie," Russell said, stating his worry.
Robert nodded, "She can have a shot and if it goes sideways, I will bring in the Asset."
The two men nodded as they walked out of the room, leaving Rose and Robert alone once more.
"What I wouldn't give to see you out in the field," Rose mused, looking him up and down as she fantasized about him out there, saving the day.
Robert gave her a small half smile as he replied, "It's been a long time and I am far too old to run around with you kids. Listen, I'd love to pick up where we left off earlier today but I have a meeting with a concerned partner. Would you like to meet me at my place, tonight?"
"An actual date?" Rose stated, shocked because their relationship had been exclusively physical, "I would be quite honored as long as you let me bring dessert," she said as she rolled her tongue slowly across her upper lip. She loved watching his body react to her, even in the smallest of ways.
Robert nodded as he recovered, "I accept your terms. Go keep an eye on Heather for me, please."
"Yes sir," she said as she stood and walked around the table where he was still sitting. She leaned forward and placed her hand high on his thigh before placing her lips against his, biting his lower lip as she released him, "Have fun at your meeting," she teased as she walked out of the room to help Heather track down Nicky Parsons.