"Alright, you want to know what is wrong with me?" Michael asks while crossing his arms.
"Yes, because I am sure as hell not putting up with this crap all day." Lawson says.
"It's you two." Michael says.
"Care to elaborate on that one for me, because that explains nothing to me." Lawson says.
"I know about you and Shannon." Michael says.
"What about me and Shannon?" Lawson asks.
"Don't play dumb with me, I have a camera set up in the hallway of the house and saw the footage from it of you two doing each other, no less on mu futon, you owe me for the new one I had to buy thanks, as you appeared to be the one who initiated it by jumping her." Michael said.
"I'm sorry okay, it just happened, I have no control over it and don't take it out on her, and I am just as responsible for it." Lawson said.
"Well she is the one who was flirting with Schmitt and wanted to leave TR." Michael says.
"Well obviously she doesn't want to leave and she was only intrigued, I know Shannon, I knew her before she even started at TR and you guys know that, trust me she didn't want to leave." Lawson says.
"Yeah and are you in a relationship now?" Michael asks and Lawson goes all quiet.
"Well, are you?" Michael asks annoyed throwing his hands up in the air.
"Okay, we are, but it is all new to us and we want to keep it under wraps for now, she doesn't want you guys to think that she is the team slut as she was with Josh for a short period of time last year, she also doesn't want you guys to think she is with me to get ahead in her career, she wants to work hard for her future and their won't be any favouritism." Lawson says firmly.
"Okay and what is going to happen if you guys don't work out?" Michael asks leaning up against a brick wall and watching Shannon sitting in the back seat staring out of the window in deep thought.
"Okay, I am you superior so I am going to say this once Michael, it will work out and if it doesn't it won't affect the team, we are both adults, sure we will have our little tiffs and there may be some silent treatment or something along the lines, but this will work out, now as your superior I don't want to hear you making anymore remarks on our relationship, especially to Shannon, she doesn't need the stress right now." Lawson says.
"Well I am happy for you guys, and she knows how to keep you on a leash when you go a bit too far with certain things, don't worry, I will keep my mouth shut on this, but you may owe me for it." Michael says with a smile.
"Michael." Lawson says warningly.
"Just joking Lawson, some things never change." Michael says before walking back to the car.
"We have a job, at the Hilton hotel; apparently some guy is off his face and threatening staff to cause himself, self-harm unless they serve him some more alcohol." Shannon says as Michael starts driving.
"Why don't they just give him more alcohol and be done with it." Michael says.
"You know how this things work Michael, what were you guys talking about out there while I waited in the car?" She asked.
"Oh it was nothing important." Michael says smiling.
….
Pulling out their gear from the back of the car, they run inside to reception.
"We received a call about a drunken man." Shannon says.
"He just went back to his room, the manager followed him, but there is a balcony attached to his room." She said
"Thanks for that." Shannon says as they run into the lift.
"Shannon, you need to be prepared to negotiate on this one while strapped in the harness on the side of the building." Lawson says.
"Yep." Shannon says as they get off the elevator and find the room with the manager outside the door.
"Thank god you guys are hear, I tried to unlock the door but I think he has it barricaded, he isn't too happy that we still refused to serve him alcohol." The manager says.
"What's your name sorry?" Michael asks.
"David." He said.
"Okay David, which is the easiest level to gain access to so we can get one of my members to abseil down to his room?" Lawson asks.
"Level 9, you should be directly above his room from there, as it is the first door on the right out onto the balcony, you will just need to go abseil down to levels obviously." The manager said.
"Michael, Shannon, go and start setting up, I need you to get down there as soon as you can, I will come up there in a minute." Lawson says.
Watching them run off back to the lift with their gear, Lawson says "You need to stay here and, make sure no one tries to gain access to this room until either myself or one of my team members say you can."
"Yeah I can do that." David said.
"Thanks." Lawson says before turning around and running to the lift.
….
"You nervous about doing this?" Michael asks.
"Not really, just another day, I have abseiled before." Shannon said.
"But have you ever negotiated while hanging off the side of a building?" Michael asks.
"In training yes, real life situation no, have you got any advice for me?" she asks.
"Even though you are harnessed and attached to the cables, don't look down, it makes it more difficult to focus." Michael says just as they hear Lawson on the coms to TR 2.
"Hey josh, I need you guys to get to the Hilton as soon as you can, Shannon is negotiating on this while hanging from the side of the building, Leon will send you the info that he has on this." Lawson says running over to Michael and Shannon and getting ready to help Michael with the cables.
"Copy that Lawson, we are 5 away." Josh says as Stella starts speeding.
"You ready guys?" Lawson asks.
"As ready as we can be." Michael says as Shannon nods her head.
"Alright, let's get moving then." Lawson says as Shannon climbs over the railing of the balcony and starts to abseil down.