Chapter 13
It had been two weeks since Clay found out that it was Admiral Watson that he needed to get close to. He had been making some progress. He was able to get into his car and his office for mics and cameras, but his home was a no go so far. Clay had been hoping he could sneak in, but the man lived in a fortress. He had a top of the line security system that would give any military base a good run for its money. There were cameras, alarms on all windows and doors, security lights that were motion sensitive. Clay was able to find the blueprints online from the city and any updated work to the house, there was a home office with a security door installed on it where you needed his own fingerprint to even open the door. Clay knew that is where all of his evidence would be, but getting in was looking to be close to impossible. That was on top of the fact that he lived in a gated community with rolling security guards that were all ex-cops or ex-military. It was not something he would be able to handle on his own and something he needed to think about what he was going to do.
He was able to use his new beginner's hacking skills to get into his financial accounts. He saw that there was the normal bank account and savings account that his military pay went into. There was also a hidden account in his dead mother's name that was created twelve years after her death, that had over twenty million dollars in it. That was the stolen money, but it wasn't enough to get them arrested. He needed something bigger. Clay had also gone through the other guys on the team, Commander Boden and Agent Marks' financial accounts. All of them were similar, they had their own account and another hidden account with money in it. Clay had a plan on how to get them to all twitching, but it would only work once he had mics and cameras in Admiral Watson's home office. Clay hand managed to get small mics within each team member's cell phone as well as the Commander and Agent Marks. It took some time and planning but he was able to do it while they were all asleep on the plane or when the guys were showering after the gym. Again though, he wasn't getting anything actionable because everything was going right. He needed to throw a curveball and make them all slip up. They were comfortable right now. Everything had been going smoothly for so long they were all comfortable in their false security. All they needed was for something to go wrong and then they would slip up and make a mistake. Say something over the phone and that would get Clay what he needed.
The level of security on Admiral Watson's home was why Clay had given in and made the choice to ask for help. Bravo, minus Vic, were on their way over to his new house. Clay had no idea how well this was going to go over. He was still mad at them, not as much, but the hurt was still there. He had seen the guys a few times over the past three weeks. He saw Brock often at the dog park and every time he saw Brock, someone else was with him. At first it was Trent, then Ray, then Full Metal, then Sonny. They kept rotating who would be with Brock and they were there every day they didn't get spun up. Jason wouldn't go, but Clay saw Jason all the time over at the house for a drink or a barbeque. His and Jason's relationship was thriving with them not being on the same team. They had a different level of freedom now to just be themselves and not having to constantly put up a wall of professionalism between them all the time at work. As for the guys, Clay was good with Brock. He hadn't said anything negative or mean to him, he had just kept quiet. He was easier to forgive. Clay hadn't been mad at Full Metal, he had no reason to be so they were good. He was trying to forgive Trent right now. Clay figured he would take it one person at a time. He knew Sonny was going to be the hardest out of them all. Clay honestly had no idea if he could ever fully forgive Sonny, same as Jason. Those relationships were the closest to him and they were the ones that had hurt him the most. It was going to take time. He was working through it with Jason, that was his dad he couldn't shut the door even if he wanted to. The connection was too strong and Clay didn't want to face the world without Jason in his corner. Sonny had been his best friend and he had hurt him the most with his words and his actions. It was going to take a long time to forgive him and move on. Clay knew it would never be the same though, there was just too much damage to be able to go back to how it used to be. Clay let out a sigh and started to walk around his house. He needed to make sure there was no cocaine anywhere. The last thing he needed was one of the guys to find it.
The guys all pulled up outside of Clay's house. Jason knew the guys were going to be shocked, he was shocked when he first saw it too. The guys had not been here before and they were all shocked by what they were pulling up to.
"I know." Jason said, before the others could say anything.
"How can he afford this?" Full Metal asked, before the others could.
"For his birthday Stokes gave him a scratch card, he won over seven hundred grand on it. He paid off his loan, it restored his credit and he used the rest as a downpayment for the house. He's paying the rest on a mortgage. The house inside is amazing, so try not to drool too hard." Jason explained.
"Well, at least something right went for him." Davis said, as they headed to the door.
Jason knocked before he used his key and walked in. The guys were both surprised and not surprised that Jason had a key. They knew him and Clay's relationship was vastly improving; something they were all happy about. Jason allowed the guys a few moments to soak it all in. He knew it was a lot, especially that first time. Raider came running down the stairs and Jason gave him a warm smile as he gave him some love.
"I swear that dog gets bigger every time I see him." Sonny commented.
Raider made his rounds to everyone and said hello, spending extra time with Davis and Blackburn as he had never met them before. They both knew about Raider though from the guys. They all made their way up the stairs and saw Clay leaning against the counter in the kitchen with a cup of coffee in his hand.
"Clay, your place is amazing." Davis said with a warm smile, as she headed over to the windows.
"Thanks. There's coffee if anyone wants some."
Clay didn't have a problem with Davis or Blackburn. They were a part of the team, but they didn't make him feel like he was worthless like the others did. Jason went over and grabbed a cup of coffee as he spoke.
"What's going on Sunshine?"
"And why is the whole team here, but Vic?" Ray asked.
They had been making a conscious effort to not exclude Vic. They didn't want to make the same mistakes twice so everyone was being very careful to not make Vic feel like he wasn't part of the team.
"Because I don't know Vic and I don't trust him. Despite everything that happened between us I do trust that you won't do something that will result in me being killed or kicked out of the navy." Clay simply said.
That got everyone's attention, this was obviously not a social call.
"Is this about that thing we talked about?" Jason asked.
"It is. Am I making a mistake?" Clay asked, as he turned his full attention to Jason.
"They have your back. Whatever it is you need to discuss or do, we all have your back." Jason said with complete confidence.
He didn't know what this was going to all be about, but he did know that Bravo would always be there for Clay no matter where Clay was.
"What's going on Kiddo?" Blackburn asked.
"Before my first tour with Delta three CIA agents were in my home. Delta is corrupt, including the team, the support team, Commander Boden, their CIA Agent Marks and Admiral Watson, who is overlooking the team. The CIA knew they were taking drugs, cartel and terrorist money that was set to be destroyed, plus they had been going on unsanctioned missions to be able to steal more money and drugs. And it's a lot of money. During our tour they had stolen over four million dollars from terrorist stash houses, plus drugs that they sell back here."
"Holy shit." Full Metal said, surprised by the large amount of money that Delta was stealing.
"The CIA haven't been able to get a smoking gun, up until two weeks ago they didn't know who in the Upper Brass was helping Delta and keeping everything covered. Agent Brooks approached me and asked for me to work undercover for the CIA to get Delta and everyone involved in their racket."
"And you agreed?" Sonny asked, surprised. You didn't go against the green wall, everyone knew that.
"He didn't have much of a choice." Jason started.
"After my first op with Delta, we got back and went into our cage room to put our gear away. The guys had a couple of duffle bags full of cash. They divided it up amongst themselves, I didn't take any, but I didn't report it either." Clay admitted, keeping with the lie.
"Which is the same thing as taking it in the eyes of the Navy. You would be dishonorably discharged." Ray stated.
"Agent Brooks offered me full immunity for anything illegal that I may have to partake in. In exchange I will give him everything he needs to take down Delta and everyone within their racket. I agreed and for the past five or so months I have been keeping track of everything Delta has done. Two weeks ago Jase was able to get me the name of their Upper Brass connection, Admiral Watson, and I have been trying to get intel on him. I have his office and car bugged and with cameras. I also got everyone on Delta, Commander Boden and Agent Marks' phones are all bugged with a mic as well. I also hacked into their financials."
"Whoa, that's new." Jason said, impressed that Clay had figured out how to hack.
"It's a new skill and I have a long way to go. But I hacked into them and found their basic accounts, but also hidden accounts where the money is going. Admiral Watson has an account in his mother's name, who has been dead for over a dozen years. There's over twenty million in the account."
"Ok, so everyone in Delta, Boden. Marks and Watson are getting the money. What about the Support Team? What do they get out of this?" Davis asked.
"That is what I don't know. So far they haven't been given the money, it's been divided up nine ways, and has been since I started working for Agent Brooks. The money given to me is recorded and stored for now. I don't know what the Support Team is getting other than the possibility that one day they could move up to be on Delta. So far I haven't found anything that suggests their Support Team knows about the missions being unsanctioned or the money being taken."
Clay really didn't know if the Support Team were actually involved in any of this. It didn't make sense to him to have a whole other team involved on unsanctioned missions. Clay was starting to think that the Support Team had nothing to do with any of this, that they were all oblivious to what they were helping with.
"So maybe the Support Team doesn't know what is actually going on. They are just doing their job. I mean, we all know the Support Team isn't briefed on what we get briefed on. They just go where they are told and make sure our asses don't get into trouble. They're our backup if we need another team if something unexpected pops off. They keep watch in HAVOC. It's possible they have no idea what is going on." Ray said, seeing where Clay was going with it.
"That's what I'm thinking. If it comes back that Support is clean. Agent Brooks will be good with it. He wants those that are dirty, especially Watson, Boden and Agent Marks. Delta can be taken down based on the money and drugs they are stealing. I've been focusing on Boden. Marks and now Watson."
"Can we just have a quick side conversation about how you are going against the green wall. You know that won't end well right?" Sonny said, worried about the consequences for Clay at the end of this. Delta will be gone, and then the last man standing will be Clay. It won't take a genius to figure out it was Clay that had snitched on them.
"What else was he supposed to do Sonny? If he didn't work with Agent Brooks, then he would be either discharged or in jail right now. All because he didn't report Delta with stealing. That's not justice and he doesn't deserve it." Jason instantly said in Clay's defense.
"Plus, a team that is corrupt in DEVGRU is not acceptable. If we all turn a blind eye to it, then it's on all of us for any of the lives they take." Ray added.
"I'm not saying he's in the wrong. I'm wondering what the plan is for when this is done and over with and all the other teams figure out Clay is the whistleblower. What the hell is the CIA's plan on how to protect him from the fallout." Sonny said.
That is what Sonny was worried about. He didn't care about the green wall or about Clay going against it. He was worried about what the other teams would do, what the fallout would be for him. Where was he going to go after Delta was taken down?
"It's up to me what happens. I can either join another team or potentially take over Delta and form a new team. I don't know yet what I'm going to do, I haven't had the time to focus on it and figure that part out. I know there will be other teams within DEVGRU and outside of it that won't be happy, that won't agree. It's not just about the immunity, I would be doing this even if that wasn't on the table, because Ray is right, this shouldn't be happening. We are supposed to protect people, to take out the evil in this world and leave it a better place when we die. What Delta is doing is causing destruction by killing everyone they can on operations. They aren't just stealing from cartels or terrorists, they are killing every person within the operation so no one can talk about what is stolen. And they don't care how old the targets are, including children. Since I've been on the team they have killed a total of fifty-two people all under the age of eighteen. Fifty-two children that didn't need to be killed, that could have gotten the gun removed from them. They don't try to negotiate, they just shoot. They go against everything DEVGRU is supposed to stand for." Clay explained.
"So we take them down. I'm assuming by you telling us this, that you need our help." Full Metal said.
He knew people were going to have problems with this, but he also knew once you started killing kids, once you crossed that line, you were no better than the monsters they are trying to stop. They were bringing a bad name to all of DEVGRU and for that they needed to be stopped.
"For anyone willing, yes I need help." Clay admitted.
"Ok, so speak up now if you have a problem going after Delta. No one will hold it against you and it will never be spoken about again." Blackburn said to the others.
He saw that they were all good with moving forward. Clay was in the thick of things, their brother, that was all the reason they needed. When no one said anything he spoke again.
"Spenser, what do you have so far on Watson, Boden and Marks?"
"Delta follows the chain of command to the letter. Sanders is the only one that Maddoc talks to in the team. Maddoc only speaks with Boden. Boden only speaks with Marks and Marks only speaks with Watson. No one ever crosses the chain of command. And each person only knows what they need to know so they can pass on select information to the next person. Watson never gives everything to Marks and Marks waters it down for Boden, etc, etc. I have them all on collusion, but I need something more actionable. I need more than just money that they could try and explain away. I need Watson on tape talking about any mission that is not sanctioned or giving orders that go against Navy conduct. It's gotta be big enough that he can't work his way out of it."
"Ok, you said you got a wire into his phone, car and office. Have you heard anything yet?" Davis asked.
"Not yet. Everything is normal every day shit. Just like everyone else."
"They're comfortable." Ray commented.
"Exactly. They've gotten away with this for almost a dozen or so years. Everything is routine now and no one has caught up to them. It's why I want to throw them a curveball. I have access to their accounts, I'm going to drain them of the money they have stored. Send it to a dummy corporation that they won't be able to backtrack. It;' going to piss them off and make them start talking more, but I'll also let it slip that the dummy corporation's name has been used by the CIA in the past."
"That will get Watson to reach out to Marks and you could get him on tape admitting something." Jason said, with complete understanding in his voice.
"Not just something, but kill orders. If I play it right, Watson will reach out to Boden thinking that Marks is the one that stole their money. Back on tour I asked Stokes some questions about the chain of command and who Boden speaks with. Stokes didn't know who it was and I believe him. I think the only people who do know are Marks and Boden. But Stokes said for me to not push it to leave it alone because he would hate for me to end up MIA like other guys in the past on the team."
"They've killed their own teammates?" Ray said, shocked.
"They've never outright said it, but there's been a few times they've mentioned it vaguely about a team member joining the MIA club. Their past k9 handler for the team died two months before I joined. Tommy Mathers, I looked him up and he is reported to be on sabbatical leave, him and his dog, despite the fact that Maddoc told me they were both killed in an IED explosion. I dug a bit deeper and saw that right around the time he supposedly went on sabbatical he filed a complaint about the team stealing money and drugs to the Upper Brass. It went right to Admiral Watson and he declared it untrue and that it was recommended that Mathers take a leave of absence to get his head back on straight."
"Whoa." Sonny said, as the seriousness of the situation had taken a whole other turn.
"They killed him and are covering it up. That's your smoking gun." Ray said.
"You need him to admit it though. So you get them believing Marks took their money and that will force them to go after Marks. You get Watson on tape ordering a hit, that's enough to put him away for life." Jason said, though he was worried about the lengths Delta was willing to go to just to protect themselves.
"Sounds like you have everything under control, why do you need us?" Sonny asked, confused why Clay was inviting them in on all of this, not that he minded.
"Because I've gone through Watson's phone records, he never calls Marks on his cell phone or in his office. I think he calls him from his home landline or they meet in person at his home. I have approval to wire his house, but it's a fortress. Full security system, motion sensor lights, cameras, alarms on all windows and doors. Plus he's in a gated community with rolling security guards that are either ex-cops or ex-military. On top of that his office has been retrofitted with a specialized security door that you need his fingerprint to open." Clay explained.
"Damn." Brock said, speaking for the first time.
"It's a goddamn military base." Sonny added.
"But to have that much security, I mean he's doing something in that house that he doesn't want people to know about." Davis commented.
"Exactly and I am willing to bet his office is soundproof to go with it. I need in that room, but I can't get in alone." Clay said.
"So we get in, get the cameras and mics planted, and get out." Jason said, as he got his mind in the game.
"Tomorrow night there's a huge gala with everyone in the Upper Brass. Everyone from a Commander and up is to attend this year. It's why all of the teams are down for the next two days unless something dire happens. Boden and Watson will be at the gala tomorrow night from eight until eleven." Blackburn said.
"That's our window. Gives us three hours to get in and get out. What do we know about the house and the security?" Jason asked.
"I have the blueprints of the house and a map of the community. I have been watching the security as best as I can without drawing attention and it looks like it takes them thirty minutes to do a full security sweep." Clay answered.
"Thirty minutes is plenty of time to get in, plant the bugs and get out. We just gotta get past that fingerprint issue." Sonny commented.
"I will be at the gala so I can keep an eye on Watson. Does the fingerprint need to be from his actual finger or can we lift it?" Blackburn asked.
"All info on the door that I've found says it can be a lift. We can easily get one from his home." Clay answered.
"You got cameras and mics?" Davis asked.
Clay gave a nod and Ray spoke next. "You got blueprints, you said."
"I'll grab em." Clay said, as he placed his mug down and headed off for his office down the hallway.
Once Clay was gone Sonny spoke softly so Clay wouldn't overhear him.
"We really doing this? Breaking into an Admiral's home to try and get dirt on him?"
"Ya Sonny we really are. If you don't want to be a part of it, you know where the door is. Clay needs the evidence to get Delta and everyone else involved taken out or he's the one facing jail time with the rest of them. I am not going to let him go down for this." Jason said, with strength to his voice.
"Why didn't he report it? He knows better than that." Ray said, with a shake of his head.
"It's our fault he didn't." Brock simply said.
"We screwed up his head. We put him in the position to be taken advantage of and manipulated by Maddoc and Delta. That's on us. Him not reporting the money, that's on us and our actions. The least we can do is help fix it." Trent said.
"That's exactly right. If we hadn't treated him the way we did, he would have been safely on Bravo and none of this would have happened. He wouldn't have seen the traumatising shit that he has seen. Our actions got him here and as his brothers, his family, we need to be there for him to help. Just like he would for us." Jason said.
"Ok, I'm in. I just don't like that he's going to be going through shit for this. Some teams will argee, but you know there are other teams that won't. I don't want him to be hurt or become a PNG while still in service." Sonny said, more worried about what comes after this then actually doing it.
"I know, but Clay has options. He can run his own team or he could come back to us or go to Alpha. Derek will agree that Delta needs to be taken out, especially with the death of children by their hands. He's got options that will keep him safe and away from the other teams that want to hold it against him." Jason said, with understanding to his voice.
"Best way we can help the kid is getting him into that house undetected." Full Metal said.
Full Metal didn't know Clay all that well. What he did know though, he was a great operator and he had a bright future ahead of him. He didn't deserve to go down for this, especially because he was only twenty-six. He was still learning who he was and how to navigate through this world. He shouldn't even be in DEVGRU yet technically until he is at least thirty. He needed some wiggle room where he could be free to make mistakes and learn more about who he was, it was a part of growing up and it was a vital part for Clay to experience.
Clay walked back into the room with blueprints of the house and the community layout. He placed them down on the island countertop and everyone moved around so they could all get a view of it.
"This is his house." Clay said, pointing to the house at the back of the community, but also in the middle, so he had neighbors on each side.
"Ok, so first step is getting into the compound without being noticed by security. We can't drive in, so we'll have to hop the gate somewhere." Ray said, as to him getting into the community was the first step.
"The gate is the same height all around the property. We could hop it at the back of Watson's house." Clay supplied.
"That makes it easier. We just need to get the security system shut down, so we can get in without the alarms going off or being caught on camera." Jason said.
"Is there a backup system?" Davis asked.
"Not that I can tell." Clay answered.
"If you shut off the main power to the house, it will shut down the security system." Davis suggested.
"Kinda looks suspicious if one house goes dark in a community." Full Metal said.
"Unless we shut it all down." Sonny suggested.
"We shut the power off to the whole community, it would keep the security guards busy with them trying to figure out what is going on." Full Metal said.
"Could also make them suspicious if there is a power outage out of nowhere." Clay added.
"Unless when they call the power company someone tells them that there is a rolling outage that the power will be back up and running within an hour." Jason said, as a plan started to form in his head.
"Shut the power off from the main street box, get in, get the print, get through the office door, plant the cameras and bugs, then get out. Turn the power back on and no one is the wiser." Clay said, as his mind worked it out.
"That can work, we just need to double check that the security system will go out. I can grab you guys a device as well just in case it stays on. The device will short circuit the system for thirty minutes before it goes back on." Davis said.
"So we have a backup option." Trent said.
"Let's get the details mapped out. We'll only get one shot at this and we can't afford to fail." Jason said. Failure here was not an option.
The guys all got comfortable and started to work out how they were going to do this. Tomorrow night they were getting Clay into that house and hopefully it would start the process on getting Delta taken out for good.
XXX
The next night all of the guys on Bravo were dressed in black with night vision goggles on their head. At the back gate they were all set to hop over it once they had the all clear of the security guards. Clay and Jason would be going into Watson's house to plant the cameras and mics, while Ray, Brock and Trent were on watch for any security guards. Full Metal and Sonny were going to handle the main electrical box as they had the most experience with electricity and power outages. They would shut the power off to the compound while the guys got into position. Davis was already set to accept the call from the security guards to the power company. She had spoofed their phone number so anyone that called would get her and not the actual power company. Blackburn was doing his job by keeping an eye on Watson until the guys had called the all clear. When the last guard passed Jason put them on the move. They all made their way to the gate and quickly climbed over it. Sonny and Full Metal headed off to the main power box while the guys stayed hidden behind the bushes until the whole place went dark. That moment came five minutes later and the guys spun into action.
As they approached the house, Ray tossed a rock to see if the motion sensor lights would come on. They were all pleased to see that the light didn't come on. Clay looked at one of the cameras and saw no red light, indicating that the camera was not on.
"Cameras are off." Clay said into the coms.
"Everyone move. Full Metal, Sonny, keep an eye out, but keep hidden." Jason said.
Full Metal and Sonny would need to actually turn the power back on, but that was at the end of the plan.
"Copy Boss." Sonny said.
Brock, Trent and Ray spread out so they would have eyes all around the house for any security as Clay and Jason made their way to the back door. Clay easily picked the lock and they were in. No alarms sounded so they both knew they were safe. Clay immediately headed off for the kitchen, which was just around the corner from the back door. He needed something that he could use to pick up a fingerprint and a plate or mug would be perfect. Jason followed and kept his back to Clay so he could keep his eyes out on the house. Watson lived alone and so far that was still the case, but he didn't know if he had someone staying over or not and it was better to be safe than sorry. Clay made quick work of finding a usable print and got to work on getting it lifted.
"How do you know how to do all of this?" Jason asked.
"I've been reading different books. Hacking, forensics, cyber security, profiling and some criminology books. I've switched from learning a new language to learning some new skills."
"How many languages are you up to?"
"Sixteen." Clay said, as he pulled the print.
"Ya I think that's more than enough languages floating around in your head."
"Languages are the easiest part of my memory."
Jason had a feeling that was very true. He knew that Clay struggled with his memories every day and he knew the memories from being in Delta were making it harder on him. Jason wanted to talk to him about it and see how he was doing with it all, but every time he tried to bring it up, Clay clammed up. It seemed like his memory was something Clay wasn't comfortable discussing just yet. Jason knew he would need to wait until Clay was ready to open up to him more about it.
"I'm always here if you need to talk." Jason said, once again. He wanted to make sure Clay always knew that he was there for him, no matter what.
"I know. Let's get Delta shut down and then there is something I want to talk to you about."
"Whenever you're ready." Jason easily agreed.
Clay grabbed the print and then they both made their way towards the home office. Clay easily followed the hallways down to the office as the blueprints were safely secured in his mind. Jason easily followed Clay knowing he knew exactly where he was going. He also had the blueprints memorized, but it was a hell of a lot easier for Clay to remember. Once they arrived at the door Clay went and placed the print down on the scanner and placed his own gloved finger over top of it so it would be read. Clay was really hoping this would work, if not he had no idea what he was going to do. After a moment the red light finished scanning and to both Clay's and Jason's relief, the red changed to green and the lock was disengaged. Clay opened the door and they were in.
"We're in the office." Jason said.
"All clear out here Boss." Trent said back.
Jason and Clay both made quick work of getting the cameras and mics up. Clay got one hidden within the desk phone while Jason planted some around the room, within the attached bathroom and by the couch. It took them less than ten minutes before everything was set up and Clay confirmed from a tablet that they were working. They then scanned their eyes over the room one last time to make sure everything was in the same spot and Watson wouldn't notice any difference before they headed out. They quickly left the house and Clay locked the back door and the guys were on the move.
"We're clear, Sonny and Full Metal get ready to turn the power back on." Jason said.
"We're clear on our end, ready when you are cleared." Full Metal said.
The guys quickly got over the gate and headed off into the bushes as Sonny and Full Metal got the power back on. The guys knew it worked when they saw everyone's lights clicking back on. Now they just needed Sonny and Full Metal to join them and they were in the clear. After a moment they saw Sonny and Full Metal running towards them. They quickly climbed over the gate and the guys all got the hell out of there to their vehicle. It wasn't until they were in the van did they finally let out a sigh of relief.
"Whoo, that was an experience." Sonny said, as Trent started to drive away.
"Not one I thought I would be doing." Ray commented.
"I appreciate you guys helping me with this. I know things between us haven't exactly been all that great." Clay said, and he meant every word. He was grateful to them for helping him get into Admiral Watson's house. They could have easily told him no way, that they wanted nothing to do with this. Instead they had risked their careers to help him get into Watson's house and Clay truly appreciated it.
"It's what family does kiddo." Ray said warmly.
"I still appreciate it, you stuck your necks out to help me on this."
"Hopefully it will all pay off. Now what?" Sonny asked.
"Now I move their money and wait for them to say something that I can use to get them all." Clay answered, as he got a text message.
He pulled out his phone and saw that it was Stokes texting him looking to see if he was alone for a booty call. Clay had made a conscious decision to not sleep with Stokes again, but after tonight he figured one more time couldn't hurt. One last party with Stokes before he was arrested and Clay had to figure out what the hell he wanted to do with his life. Clay texted back letting him know what time to come over, Clay needed time to get changed and head out to Ash's house as no one in Delta knew where he lived.
"Everything ok?" Jason asked.
"Ya all good. Just Agent Brooks checking in." Clay easily lied.
"I'm sure he's going to be happy with you getting a wire up in Watson's home office. It's only a matter of time now before he gets to arrest them all." Jason said.
"And then I get to figure out just what the hell I'm going to do." Clay said with a soft sigh. He was not sure what he wanted, he needed time to think it all through.
"Once the arrests have been made, we can grab a beer and talk it out. We'll figure it out." Jason promised.
Clay gave him a warm smile in return. He knew that Jason would always be there for him and would always be someone he could talk things out with. Unlike Ash, Jason actually cared about what happened in his life. He cared about the road he went down and what his career would be. At the same time, Jason wouldn't push for what he wanted, instead he would listen and help Clay figure out what he wanted for himself. Jason would support his decision like any good father would. Clay didn't know what the future would hold for him, but it was less scary knowing that Jason would be by his side to help him figure it all out.
A/N: Alright one more chapter to go and then this story within the series will be wrapped up. But have no fear it will be a three story series so you will still get to follow Clay on his journey back to his old self and with Bravo!