"You wanted to see me sir?"

"Come in Petty Officer and close the hatch." Jen entered and closed the door behind her. "Webb here has a proposition for you."

"What kind of proposition sir?" Jen asked hesitantly.

"I need you to come with me for three days." Webb said.

"I don't know what you've heard about me Mr Webb but I'm not that kind of girl."

"No. I need to arrange a date for someone." Webb tried to correct her.

"Again I'll repeat I'm not that kind of girl and I'm seeing someone."

"I know all about Petty Officer Tiner. But the person I need to arrange a date for is the son of a diplomat who is a very good ally of ours. Said diplomat just wants us to keep an eye on his son while he's at an embassy party, the best way to do that is to send someone in as his date."

"If you don't mind me asking Mr Webb why me?"

"We don't have anyone young enough that we could get here in time." Webb replied.

"Petty Officer it's up to you whether you want to do this. It's not an order."

"But you do get to keep the dress and most of the accessories that go with it. Ask Mac to show you the CIA funded part of her wardrobe sometime." Webb said trying to sell the idea to her.

"And there will be no danger?" She asked. Mac had told her some of the stories of her adventures on missions for Webb.

"No. Just to keep an eye on him. We will however send you in arm. You have fired a gun before?" Webb questioned.

"Not since basic training."

"Don't worry we'll have time to get you to the shooting range and get in some target practice. We have a few expert marksmen who can help with that."

"Okay, I'll do it, but I have to explain it to Petty Officer Tiner because we had plans tomorrow night." Jen agreed.

"Are you sure Jen?" AJ asked.

"Yes sir."

"Good. Admiral about the other thing I'll need a few days, but first I'm going to need to speak to Commander Austin to get the details." Webb said.

"Petty Officer, do you know where Commander Austin is?" AJ asked Jen.

"Abigail wouldn't settle even after Colonel Mackenzie and I took her for a walk so Commander Rabb decided it would be best to take her home. Lieutenant Commander Austin went with him as she is staying with him and the Colonel for the moment." Jen replied.

"Talk to Petty Officer Tiner and then escort Webb to the Rabb's house."

"Aye aye sir."

"Just one thing you can't tell Tiner what you're doing." Webb advised.

"Yes sir."

~

Jen tapped on Harm's front door.

"Why don't you just ring the bell?" Webb suggested raising hand to do it. Jen put her hand out to stop him.

"Because Mr Webb if Commander Rabb just got Abi back to sleep I'm sure he would appreciate it if you didn't wake her up." Jen knocked on the door again.

"What's Harm doing home with the baby anyway?"

"Parental leave." Jen replied as Harm opened the door.

"Jen, Webb." Harm said suspicious of why Webb was there.

"Mr Webb offered to help find Mr Grover but he needs to talk to Commander Austin." Jen informed him.

"Then you'd better come in." Harm held the door open.

"Did Abi settle?" Jen inquired.

"She's asleep for now. Meg, we got some help." Harm called she was sat on the couch. "Clayton Webb meet Lieutenant Commander Meg Austin. Meg, Webb."

"Nice to meet you." Meg said.

"If anyone asks Webb works as an Under Secretary for the State Department but he's really CIA." Harm continued to explain.

"Harm I wish you would tell everyone I work for the CIA."

"In this case she needed to know, and no–one at JAG believes for one minute that you're an Under Secretary for the State Department."

"It's true Mr Webb." Jen agreed.

"Jen, let's go and make some coffee while Webb and Meg talk." Harm suggested.

"Yes sir." Jen followed him into the kitchen. "Sir could I ask you to give Colonel Mackenzie a message for me? She was on the phone when we left and I didn't want to interrupt her."

"Sure." He added some more water to the coffee maker.

"Can you tell her I'm going to help Mr Webb for a few days but I'll be back by Friday to go over her schedule for next week?"

"You're going to help Webb?" Harm asked.

"Yes sir, he needs a date for a diplomat's son at embassy party."

"How did Tiner take that?" Harm questioned.

"He doesn't know sir and I would rather you didn't tell him." "Okay. But I think Webb and I need to have a little chat."

"Yes sir."

~

"Coates said you wanted to see me." Webb said as he came into the kitchen.

"You're getting her involved in your little exploits now? It's bad enough when you involved Mac and me. Jen is a good kid; she doesn't need to be involved in one of your screw ups."

"It's not going to be a screw up she's just going to keep an eye a diplomat's son for him and Petty Officer Coates is an adult, it was her decision to accept my proposition."

"If she gets hurt you'll have me to deal with."

"I think you'd have to get in a queue behind the Admiral, Tiner and Mac."

"You'd bet Mac would kill you. Angry Marines are not a forced to be reckoned with especially ones with high maternal instincts."

TBC