Chapter 12
"Is that the bakery you keep going on about?" Megan asked.
Colby grinned and replied, "That's the place."
Megan said, "Come on. I'm sick about you going on about the place. You can buy me a cookie or something."
Colby smiled with anticipation. "With pleasure, Agent Reeves."
They both walked into the bakery. The counter girl said, "Hi, what can I get for you?"
Colby joked, "Hey, Auntie Megan, can I have one of those and one of those, oh and one of those, too?"
Megan said in her best Aunt Megan voice, "No, you can only have one. We're having dinner soon."
"Aww shucks. Well I do know this, we better bring some back for David and Don or we will never hear the end of it."
"Good point."
The counter girl handed them their purchases. "We have an out door patio if you would like to sit and eat your purchases."
Megan looked at her watch. "You know, that may not be such a bad idea. We could use a short break."
Colby nodded. "Oh, break time. This is a good day!" They grabbed a small table and sat down to eat their treats.
Megan took a bite of one of the cookies and then gasped, "Oh my god! This is so good."
Colby grinned. "Told ya."
Colby took a bite of the cookie and then started choking. Megan, startled, slapped him on the back and asked, "Colby, are you alright? What's wrong?"
He managed to point his finger at the back door of the bakery between his coughing fits.
Megan looked at where Colby was pointing. Her jaw dropped.
They saw Don standing with his arms around someone that both agents knew all too well. They watched the couple kiss, unaware of the spectators in the outdoor cafe. They saw Don whisper something in the woman's ear, which elicited a slight blush on her face before he kissed her one last time in farewell.
Megan whispered, "Is that who I think it is?"
Colby nodded. "My bruised ego would recognize that woman anywhere."
Megan thought to herself, "So, this explains a lot."
"Come on, Colby, I think we should head back to the office."
Colby and Megan walked into the bullpen and found Charlie talking to Don.
Colby murmured to Megan, "Are we going to say anything?"
Megan's face broke out in to a smile. "Let me handle it."
Megan gave a warm smile to Charlie. "Hi, Charlie. How are you?"
Charlie smiled at Megan. "Megan, great. You?"
"I'm really good Charlie, but not as well as your brother." She smiled and said, "So, Don, how was your lunch today?"
"Uh, fine, Megan." He gave her a perplexed look.
She gave him a sly smile. "So at lunch today Colby and I found out something."
"Yeah?"
"Apparently our parents lied all these years. Yes Don, there is a Santa Claus." With an even bigger smile she dramatically pointed to the bag that Colby held up from the bakery. "Granger and I witnessed an event earlier. Apparently you like the same bakery and a certain dark haired operative there, too. Want to tell us about it?"
Don face turned red. He covered his face and mumbled, "Aw, hell."
Charlie laughed at his brother's embarrassment. "You've been found out, Don."
Megan and Colby laughed along with Charlie.
David walked over to the group. "Hey, what's so funny? Don, you okay? Your face is awfully red."
With David's seemingly innocent comment, both agents and Charlie broke out into more laughter.