Chapter 3
Mission Accomplished
As Will walked away, Jack continued to stare into his drink. He was totally speechless. Not many people were able to leave Jack Bristow speechless, but then again, not many people told him that they admired him.
Will was just a few feet away when he heard Jack call his name. He turned around to see what he wanted.
"Why don't you stay and finish your beer," Jack invited him.
"Whoa, was he actually asking me stay?" At first Will didn't know what to do, but then he said to Jack, "Thanks, I'd like to."
For the first few minutes neither man spoke. Finally Jack asked, "So how's the job going?"
"You mean the travel brochure business?" Will whispered to him, unsure of what he was allowed to talk about.
For this first time this evening Jack smiled and said, "yea, the travel brochure business."
"You know, it's actually very interesting, but sometimes I get overwhelmed and I think I'm in over my head." Then he lean towards Jack and in a low voice he said, "Can I tell you this?"
"Yes," Jack answered him, "Just don't give specifics when your in public."
For Will, this was like the opening of a flood gate. He was very anxious about the new assignment that had been delivered to him. He appreciated being able to talk to anyone that was allowed to listen. "I have these dozens of boxes of documents that were recovered from a raid and they want me to sort them out and write a report about them. I opened a few of the boxes and I don't even know where to start."
Jack looked at Will and said, "Will, I know what's in those boxes. I had them sent to you. They're mostly low grade intel, but we still need to know what's there."
Will was shocked when he heard Jack tell him that he was the one that sent the boxes. This actually made him even more anxious then he was before. This meant that Jack would be reviewing his work. What if he didn't meet his standards? What would Jack think of him then?
"Jack, you had the boxes sent to me?" Will said in a panicked voice.
"Yea," Jack answered him, surprised by Will's reaction. "Why not? That's what you were hired to do, wasn't it?"
"But, I'm still new at this stuff, why would you think I could handle something this big?"
Jack smiled again, "Take it easy Will, it's really pretty simple if you do it the right way."
Then for the next two hours Will listened and took notes as Jack gave him advice on how to sort and track the documents. He instructed him to draw up grafts with timelines. He also gave him advice on what intel to look for. He told him not to write just one report but a series of reports that would be compiled into one main report.
As Will was writing his notes, trying to keep up with Jack's instructions, he thought to himself, "Is there anything this guy doesn't know how to do?"
He had gotten advise on how to write reports from his handler as well as Syd and Vaughan, but there was something about the way Jack was explaining it to him that allowed him to actually 'get it'.
Just as Jack was finishing his advice the bartender walked up and told them that it was last call because they closed early on Tuesday nights. Until this point neither Jack nor Will had realized how long they had been talking. They both declined a final drink. They finished what was left in their glasses and left the bar.
Will was anxious for the new day to start so that he could rip into his new assignment with complete confidence that he could pull everything together in a comprehensive report. In the parking lot he offered Jack his hand and said, "Thanks Jack, for trusting me to do this."
"No problem Will. I wouldn't have given it to you if I didn't think you could handle it." He answered as he shook Will's hand.
"I guess I'll see you around." Will said.
"Anytime, Will. After all, you know where to find me."
With that Jack turned and walked away, leaving Will with a smile on his face and a feeling of pride in having gone forward with his long over due mission.
The End
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Mission Accomplished
As Will walked away, Jack continued to stare into his drink. He was totally speechless. Not many people were able to leave Jack Bristow speechless, but then again, not many people told him that they admired him.
Will was just a few feet away when he heard Jack call his name. He turned around to see what he wanted.
"Why don't you stay and finish your beer," Jack invited him.
"Whoa, was he actually asking me stay?" At first Will didn't know what to do, but then he said to Jack, "Thanks, I'd like to."
For the first few minutes neither man spoke. Finally Jack asked, "So how's the job going?"
"You mean the travel brochure business?" Will whispered to him, unsure of what he was allowed to talk about.
For this first time this evening Jack smiled and said, "yea, the travel brochure business."
"You know, it's actually very interesting, but sometimes I get overwhelmed and I think I'm in over my head." Then he lean towards Jack and in a low voice he said, "Can I tell you this?"
"Yes," Jack answered him, "Just don't give specifics when your in public."
For Will, this was like the opening of a flood gate. He was very anxious about the new assignment that had been delivered to him. He appreciated being able to talk to anyone that was allowed to listen. "I have these dozens of boxes of documents that were recovered from a raid and they want me to sort them out and write a report about them. I opened a few of the boxes and I don't even know where to start."
Jack looked at Will and said, "Will, I know what's in those boxes. I had them sent to you. They're mostly low grade intel, but we still need to know what's there."
Will was shocked when he heard Jack tell him that he was the one that sent the boxes. This actually made him even more anxious then he was before. This meant that Jack would be reviewing his work. What if he didn't meet his standards? What would Jack think of him then?
"Jack, you had the boxes sent to me?" Will said in a panicked voice.
"Yea," Jack answered him, surprised by Will's reaction. "Why not? That's what you were hired to do, wasn't it?"
"But, I'm still new at this stuff, why would you think I could handle something this big?"
Jack smiled again, "Take it easy Will, it's really pretty simple if you do it the right way."
Then for the next two hours Will listened and took notes as Jack gave him advice on how to sort and track the documents. He instructed him to draw up grafts with timelines. He also gave him advice on what intel to look for. He told him not to write just one report but a series of reports that would be compiled into one main report.
As Will was writing his notes, trying to keep up with Jack's instructions, he thought to himself, "Is there anything this guy doesn't know how to do?"
He had gotten advise on how to write reports from his handler as well as Syd and Vaughan, but there was something about the way Jack was explaining it to him that allowed him to actually 'get it'.
Just as Jack was finishing his advice the bartender walked up and told them that it was last call because they closed early on Tuesday nights. Until this point neither Jack nor Will had realized how long they had been talking. They both declined a final drink. They finished what was left in their glasses and left the bar.
Will was anxious for the new day to start so that he could rip into his new assignment with complete confidence that he could pull everything together in a comprehensive report. In the parking lot he offered Jack his hand and said, "Thanks Jack, for trusting me to do this."
"No problem Will. I wouldn't have given it to you if I didn't think you could handle it." He answered as he shook Will's hand.
"I guess I'll see you around." Will said.
"Anytime, Will. After all, you know where to find me."
With that Jack turned and walked away, leaving Will with a smile on his face and a feeling of pride in having gone forward with his long over due mission.
The End
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