Chapter 2

Thank you for all the welcomed feedback. I'm glad people are enjoying it. I'm going to try and keep this flowing along. I'm kind of watching random past episodes for significant moments Mandy and Jason had. If anyone has any requests let me know and I'll see what I can work in. Enjoy! Also apologies if I'm not getting military terms right!

After breakfast, Mandy and Jason made their way across base to see if any leads had come up on their next target.

"How are the kids?" Mandy asked.

"Good. Emma is enjoying college it seems like. Mikey loves hockey and is doing good in school. Didn't get to see them before deploying out."

Mandy watched him as he spoke about his kids. She knew Jason loved his kids like any loving parent did but could also see the sadness in him not being able to be there for them. Being a single parent while trying to deal with your own issues was tough Mandy thought.

"That's good that Emma is having a good time. I remember my college days," Mandy said with a sigh as if she were remembering the good old days.

"Woah there, that is not helping to ease my mind about what Emma could be up to while away," Jason replied with an accusing look at her.

"Wouldn't you like to know what I was up to while in college," Mandy smirked as she walked through the door Jason opened to head to the command room of the building.

"Now I have to know about your college days," Jason replied laughing following her in.

Meanwhile across the way most of Bravo was outside hanging out by the work out stations.

"What's the deal with those two? They a thing or something?" Thirty asked watching Jason and Mandy talk as they headed into the main building. Most of Bravo looked up to see what Thirty was talking about and saw the pair as well.

Ray in particular took a good look at the two. Mandy and Jason were both good friends of his. He knew the history of them two going to each other during rough times. He knew Mandy would be good for Jason in the sense that she understood what he went through but also wasn't afraid to confront Jason with the truth about his demons. He also knew Mandy had Jason's as well as the team's back when push came to shove. He would never forget Mandy putting herself on the line to save him and that action alone went a long way for Jason as well.

"Or something," Trent muttered. Trent wasn't blind when it came to Jason and Mandy as well. He saw how protective Jason was over Mandy delivering the condolences to the most recent fall of an informant. He overheard the conversation in the car between the two. He had to say he was impressed with Mandy. She managed to call out Jason in a way that didn't result in Jason bursting out at her. Trent could tell how concerned Jason was in the tone he used in comforting Mandy about the costs of war.

Mandy was an interesting person to say the least. To the team she seemed liked your typical non-emotional CIA operative who got the job done and didn't give a care in the world about anyone else. At least, that was probably the first impression they had when she first joined up with Bravo but over time they saw how far she went to help them in a time of need when a mission went sideways. At this point, they knew she had their back and do everything in her power to bring them back home.

Over time with Bravo, everyone could also see the inexplicable bond Jason and Mandy had. Somehow they related to each other and may be it was because they knew what it was like to constantly be making the tough calls. They both seemed to have the weight of the world on their shoulders. Both thrived on mission and getting the next bad guy off the list.

"What makes you think somethings going on," Ray asked Thirty curiously.

"Well one, she's CIA. Two, you don't see many teams be as close to people like her."

"People like her?" Clay asked. "People who put themselves on the line to save your ass, you mean?"

"Mandy is a good person. Sure she comes off as nothing but the job but I have it on good authority she is actually human," Ray replied remembering what Naima said on the times she's had girls night and invited Mandy with. "She's like Jason in many ways."

"Yeah, seen her in some tough situations like Yemen and Caracas and she handled herself well in the middle of a war zone," Sonny piped in. "She's one tough cookie to crack. Though she's good at cracking all them dirt bags we bring back for her. Glad she's on our side and I would not want to be on her bad side," Sonny laughed.

"So are they a thing or whatever?" Thirty asked again.

Bravo team just chuckled and continued on in their earlier conversations. Time would tell what those two very complicated people were.