Sorry it's been awhile since I posted a new chapter, but here is a double update!
Enjoy & Happy Mother's Day to all the Mamma's out there!
Chapter 3
After two days of trying to figure out a way to take down Carlos Rodriguez, the team was no closer to a solution then they were when they first started. That was when Megan came up with an idea of her own, but she needed to clear it with the rest of the team first.
"Guys I have an idea about how we can do more recon on Rodriguez and get some extra help while we're at it" Megan said as she joined the rest of the team at one of the tables in the bar.
"What?" Sophie asked as she handed Megan a glass of wine.
"Parker and I still keep in contact with some of our old team; we could call some of them in. I mean we know someone who can help Hardison with all of the tech stuff and some that can help with the grift, if it's alright with you guys?" Megan asked as the others looked at her.
"It could work Nate; I mean I know that these people can be trusted, and they won't hesitate to do this for Megan" Parker said with a determined smile.
"Which members of your old team?" Eliot asked even though he was sure that he already knew the answer.
"Callie, Charlie, Jake, Kourtni, Josh, and Shelby" Megan replied naming the people that she knew would do anything to help her brother.
"Okay, call them and we'll see what we can come up with" Nate said as he went back to the bar for another drink.
After some help from Eliot and Parker, Megan had contacted her friends and they had all agreed to meet the following evening at the bar to come up with a plan.
The following night at the bar Megan arrived to find a somewhat pregnant Charlie arguing with Eliot about something, and from the looks of it, Eliot was trying not to laugh at the young woman.
"No Eliot! I'm not drinking that! I don't care how healthy it is! You sound just like Julian, he's gone on a health kick and it's making me crazy" Charlie exclaimed.
"What is he trying to get you to drink Char?" Megan asked as she sat down next to her friend.
"One of his smoothies, he claims it's good for the baby, but I think he's working with Julian to get me to eat healthy" Charlie glared at Eliot.
"What's in it?" Megan asked Eliot cautiously knowing that he could have slipped something in there that would make Charlie sick if she knew what was in it.
"Orange juice, Greek yogurt, raspberries and bananas" Eliot said as he sat the glass in front of her.
"That sounds good Char, I'll drink it for ya" Megan smirked.
"Good because I want a cheese burger" Charlie said as she looked pleadingly at Eliot.
"Fine, I'll make you one, but I'm telling Julian that you refuse to eat healthy" Eliot teased.
"Actually she is eating healthy; sometimes eating a burger is healthier than a salad smothered in dressing" Callie said as she gave Megan and Charlie one armed hugs.
"See, now you and Julian can get off my case" Charlie giggled looking very smug.
"Yea, that's not going to happen" Jake Lee said as he walked into the bar and smirked at Eliot as Jake's wife Kourtni hugged Megan and Charlie.
"We just want what's best for ya Charlie, you should have figured out by now that that means telling you exactly what we think when we think it" Kourtni giggled.
"This is true" Charlie smiled.
"It's about time you guys showed up! Where's Josh?" Parker asked as she appeared next to Eliot in the kitchen.
"He is parking the car, and Shelby texted us saying that she got stuck at the school, one of the other teachers needed her for something, but I told her that I would fill her in on everything. She wanted me to tell you that she will get here as soon as she can" Kourtni explained.
"Okay, well then, I guess we should head upstairs" Megan said as she finished her smoothie and handed Eliot the glass.
"The smoothie was good, just go easier on the yogurt next time" Megan smirked before heading upstairs with the other girls.
Eliot chuckled as he watched her walk up the stairs in a pair of jeans that showed off her perfect ass and a green sweater that made her curves look amazing.
"I saw that man" Jake said as he and Josh exchanged glances.
"Saw what?" Eliot growled.
"The way you were looking at Megan, she is one hell of a woman" Jake smiled.
"Well I never noticed she was always more of a sister to me" Josh laughed.
"You two are supposed to be happily married men, besides there is nothing going on between Megan and I anyways" Eliot grumbled.
"We are but we can still appreciate a good thing when we see it. Just remember this: if you do anything to hurt her, you'll have to deal with those girls upstairs, and it is not fun being the target of a bunch of angry females" Jake smirked as the three of them headed upstairs.
Shelby arrived a short time later, and once everyone got acquainted it was time to try and come up with a plan. That was easier said than done because it was hard to know all of the places that the mark had a hand in.
"Charlie, you and Callie will be helping Hardison with the tech stuff, but we may need Callie for the grift once we have an in" Nate said as he looked around at the people assembled.
"Yep and I'm going to need you to stay in here when we do the grift" Megan said looking pointedly at Charlie.
"Why?" the hacker asked with a smirk.
"Because it might get dangerous and no one wants to have to call Julian" Eliot answered from his place on Megan's right.
"Got it, I promise I'll be careful" Charlie smiled and looked between the two of them and managed to keep from giggling as she noticed Eliot's hand on the small of Megan's back.
"Jake and Josh, would you two mind doing some recon work for us, Rodriguez owns a couple of night clubs and that could be where he is stashing his cash?" Nate asked the two men standing on the other side of Megan.
"Got it" Jake said.
"Okay, we will figure everything out once we know more" Nate said before walking out of the room.
"Well that went good, this might work after all" Megan said as she hopped up on the counter in her apartment as Eliot handed them a couple of beers.
"It should, and then we can tell Tony that he is a free man" Eliot smirked as he placed his hands on Megan's thighs and kissed her forehead.
"That would be nice" Megan sighed as she leaned up and planted a kiss on Eliot's lips.
The two were enjoying a make out session when Atticus began barking and there was a knock at the door.
Megan slid off of the counter and smirked as Eliot began pulling food out of her fridge. She answered the door and was surprised to be standing face to face with her sister Katie.
"Hey Katie, what are you doing here?" Megan asked as she let the younger girl into the apartment.
"Josh called me, you're going after Rodriguez and I want in" Katie said as she glared at her older sister.
"What? No! Katie it's too dangerous!" Megan said.
"Megan, you do this thing all the time, you know that I am a good actress and you will be there to help me. Hey what's Eliot doing here?" Katie asked curiously when she noticed him in her sister's kitchen.
"I needed him to fix the sink; you know how it takes my land lord forever. Now about the other thing, I can't let my little sister do something that might get her hurt and I have to call your husband to tell him how you got that way" Megan argued.
"Come on Megan, I promise that I'll be careful. I'll do what you and your team tell me, and I will not take any dangerous risks, I promise. He's my brother too Megs" Katie finished sadly.
"Okay, okay I'll talk to the others and if they are okay with it you can help, but the second it gets too dangerous, you go home, got it Miss. Stubborn" Megan said finally.
"I take after my big sister, I need to head home" Katie giggled as she gave Megan a hug.
"Okay, I'll call you when I know more and after I talk to the team, we can go from there" Megan replied as she walked her sister to the door.
"Works for me, Love you Megs" Katie smirked.
"Yea yea, love you too Katie-Cat" Megan smirked back.
"You really going to talk to Nate?" Eliot asked when Megan returned to the kitchen.
"Yep, because she is my sister, and she won't let it go" Megan said as she finished her beer.
"You Mancini women are stubborn huh" Eliot smiled as he watched her.
"Yep, when we really believe in something we don't back down from a challenge" Megan replied.
"Good. Now I was fixing the sink, how did you come up with that one?" Eliot chuckled.
"It was all I could come up with on the spot, now I'm going to go take a nice, hot bath, then we can eat and watch a movie" she smiled.
"Sounds good to me, I'll feed Atticus for you too" Eliot said as he watched her walk into the bedroom and shut the door.
"You know what buddy, it's a good thing I like stubborn" he murmured as he playfully scratched the German Shepard behind his ears before plating up the food and joining Megan in the bedroom for the night.