Chapter 3
Phil fixed his tie for the umpteenth time. "What do you think Mr Griggs will think of me? His brother, Colonel Griggs is very popular and-" "Can you actually shut up? Griggs is an ungrateful dick and his brother is a bitch. And they will probably kiss your ass if they think for a second that you're in charge." I said angrily.
"But I am in charge." Said Phil. "No, you are not." I snapped. "Then who is? That metal pole?" said Phil. I was about to talk back to him when Phil finally spotted the giant ass plane that was transporting 9 people. Some army ones and then the two bastard brothers.
Wait, no, I have never met Eoghan, just 'Samuel Hunter Griggs'. That mother was really asking for it when she named her sons. I know Eoghan is older than 'Hunter' but only by a year. Just as the plane was landing. My phone started to vibrate. I walked away from the plane and answered it.
"Lexa, what is the situation?" Waller's beautiful voice rang through the phone. I looked over at the landed plane. Both Griggs were shaking Phil's hand. "We have the 2 suck ups." I replied. "Lexa..." Waller warned. "What?" I replied. "Just get them here. I need you in command." Waller clicked off.
"LEXA!" Samuel's voice rang out when he saw me. I groaned. "What are you doing here? No longer running around doing chores and cleaning up after Waller?" he said. "No, Waller thought you would need a babysitter and no one had the guts to step up, so..."
The other Griggs brother, Eoghan, chuckled. "Don't laugh. That isn't funny." Said Hunter, pointing his index finger at me.
"Then why is he laughing?" I asked. "Let's just get in the car before we start proper fighting." Said Phil. "Yeah, wouldn't want to wreck that 10 dollar suit, would we now Phil?" I said as I climbed into the front passenger seat. "I wanted that seat." Said Samuel. "Deal with it." I said and slammed the car door shut. Phil drove. And he is an INCREDIBLY SLOW DRIVER. Half the journey, I felt like getting out and just walking. It would be quicker.
We finally arrived back at Belle Reve. God, I hated the place. I left Phil with his 2 new best friends and went up to command. "LEXA. MY OFFICE. NOW!" Waller shouted through the loudness of all the people and their computers.
Her office was not empty though. I walked through the door to find two people, one woman, swinging on Waller's office chair and a man sitting on the desk. "Cleo Cazo, stop swinging on that chair. Robert DuBois. "Why the fuck is my daughter here?" The man, DuBois, asked. He wasn't beating about the bush. "You blackmailed me. Now that's your price." Said Waller. "Now get the hell out of my office and where you are supposed to be!" yelled Waller.
Cazo jumped out of the chair and pulled DuBois up with her. "Lets go." She whispered. They both left, slamming the door loudly behind them. "Sit." Said Waller bluntly. I sat. "If I have any experience from the last Task Force X. We will need a back up team. I have got three ready to go in the emergency. You will be the forth."
I studied Wallers face for a moment. She was not messing around. "When was your last doctors appointment?" she asked. "Last Wednesday. They said I have 6 months. Probably less." I replied, not looking at Waller. "So the cancer is terminal." Said Waller. She had put 2 and 2 together.
"Here is my deal. You do this one job, I will let you go, enjoy your last 5 months. If you don't, I will make sure you won't see daylight again. I will give you some time to think about it."
Waller then started looking through papers on her desk. An obvious sign that my welcome into her office had expired. "Close the door on your way out." She said as I stood up. I closed the door silently. I looked over to my right. There was Cleo Cazo and Robert DuBois.
"What a bitch." Said Cazo. "It is just something you have to live with." I replied. "You won't have anything to live with 6 months from now." Said DuBois. So they were listening at the door. "Please don't tell anyone. I don't want everyone to think that I'm some sick girl that can't look after themselves." Cleo nodded silently. I left the Command room. I headed downstairs to try get away from Waller, Cleo, DuBois, all the noise, everyone and everything.