Chapter 42
The backyard was a whirl of activity as Montega and his men were hurried off. Before he was led away, Montega stopped at where Sue was sitting on a pool chair, wrapped in a blanket provided by one of the paramedics that were now downstairs with Jordan. She had no idea what he said, but she didn't miss the fact that Jack had to hold Bobby back from attacking the handcuffed, wet man.
D put a comforting hand on her shoulder as she watched Montega walk away between two armed agents. Looking up at D, Sue gave him a wiry smile, happy that all of this was finally over.
The four men stood protectively around her, not quite knowing what to say. Sue could see the concern in all of their eyes.
"I know, you were just in the neighborhood, right?" Sue quipped with a watery grin hoping to break the tension. The guys smiled slightly.
"You know we couldn't let you have all the fun without us," D joked, causing her to laugh.
"Next time, you can have all the 'fun' by yourself," she retorted, her eyes growing misty as she recalled the danger she had been in. "Thank you all so much. I don't know what would have happened if you hadn't found me," Sue admitted, her tears flowing as she stepped forward to give them each a hug.
Each man was more than willing to accept the embrace now that they had her back, though none of them were sure who was comforting who more. The other three watched in amusement while Myles looked a bit embarrassed, being on the receiving end of her affection.
"You're getting my vest wet," Myles bemoaned, knowing Sue couldn't hear him with her arms around his neck.
"Shut up, Myles," snapped D, Bobby, and Jack as they watched their friends, with smiles on their faces. As if he was resigning himself to the torture of her embrace, he wrapped his arms loosely around her.
When he was sure the others weren't looking, he gave her a quick squeeze and whispered to himself, "Good to have you back, Thomas."