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Chapter 2: A Slow Day Never Really Is One
Don Eppes heaved a sigh as he finished writting up yet another report for the case they'd just finished, the downside of being and FBI Agent, the loads and loads of paperwork. This report happened to be his last one, for now. He needed a java fix pronto. He grabbed his mug and headed for the break looked up from the fresh mug he'd poured himself when Don came into the room.
" Hey Don." Said Colby with a smile.
" Hey." Said Don with a grin of his own as poured himself a mug. It was an unusually slow day at the offices.
" Do you think the bad guys overslept today?" Asked Don teasingly.
" Maybe, it is Saturday." Anwered Colby with a smirk.
The two agents knew full well that crime never takes a day off, they could bet on having a new case by lunch.
Meanwhile, at the shooting range...
Charlie looked with grim satisfaction as he held the paper target in his hands, marred by bullet holes that if they marred a real human body, that person would be dead with each shot both individually or all together.
" Good shootin man." Said Ralphy suddenly from where he'd been standing behind Charlie, hoping to startle him.
" Thanks." Said Charlie, not at all taken by surprise. Charlie crumpled up the paper in his hand a threw it like a free throw into the trash can. It was noon now, he should be heading back. He had a workoutwith Colby on Wednesday this week.The guys at the gym had gotten their rematch, only to get their butts kicked once more. His reputation as an unstoppable Kendo Master had yet to be revealed to Don and the others. True to his word, Colby kept his silence and their friendship grew stronger with each case they worked on and each workout they shared.
Charlie smiled to himself, if only Colby knew that he actually owed Charlie his life. Another little secret Charlie had, he and his unit had been dispatched to Khandahar on a lead for one of Bin Laden's top men. There had been a firefight between American troops and Insurgents. Colby had been on the front line when a bomb went off nearby. The soldier had been knocked unconscious by the massive blast. Thankfully, Ghost had pulled him out of there and left him where his fellow soldiers found him when the chaos was over. When Colby had joined the FBI, Charlie had been nervous, even though Colby had been out like a light of the sands. Thankfully for him,to Colby it had been the first day he'd ever met Charlie Eppes. Even knew what Pie was.
Charlie shook himself out of memory lane and bid Ralphy a fond farwell before headed to his car. Within minutes, he was headed home, he had work to do.
Don had been proven wrong in his prognostication, a new case had landed in his lap five minutes after he'd gone back to his desk with a fresh mug of coffee.
" Don, someone just kidnapped a Federal Judge's two kids, they were taken from their school." Said David urgently.
Don immediately sprung into action, grabbing his suit jacket and keys, he was headed for the elevators, his team behind him.
Indeed, crime never overslept on the weekend...