"I wish I could've seen his face."
"There's probably security footage somewhere," Penelope said. "You'll just have to find it."
"That sounds illegal, Milady."
"It does rather, doesn't it?"
Gordon wished he could see Penelope's face, the call was audio only due to static interference from wherever she currently was. He wanted to see the mischief in her eyes and that little smile she did when she was pretending to be innocent. He was curled up in bed with Inky the Squid, the curtains were half drawn and a sliver of moonlight fell across his bed.
"That could've gone really badly if you didn't show up."
"Is that a thank you, Gordon?"
He grinned. "Maybe,"
"It's totally a thank you."
Gordon swore loudly and Inky was flung into the air, the phone slipped and he only just managed to catch it before it hit the floor.
"Holy shit John! This is a private call, stop eavesdropping!"
"Then you should've made it on a private line."
"This isn't on the IR network." Penelope said, perfectly composed.
"All our tech is linked into the network."
Gordon rolled his eyes. He wasn't fooled, John was just nosey, and he recognised that tone of voice.
"What do you want?"
"Firstly, you both need to file a report with the GDF about Janus. Secondly, I've sent you the footage you requested. Thirdly, why are you two making private calls on old tech anyway?"
"Thirdly, that's none of your business John Tracy." Penelope snapped.
"Secondly, what footage?" His comm beeped and a video file appeared, he pressed play and watched Janus being arrested.
"The reports are due tomorrow, Colonel Casey wants to get this all wrapped up as soon as possible."
"John?"
"Yes, Penelope?"
Gordon growled (but only in his head) at John's informality. Nobody called her Penelope. Not like that.
"If I ever catch you listening in on my private calls again you know what I'll do."
There was a slight pause and Gordon leant forward in case he missed anything.
"You won't catch me."
There was a faint fizz of static as Thunderbird Five disconnected.
Penelope laughed.
"Gordon tell your brother that even being in orbit won't protect him from my wrath."
"Sure. Not gonna lie, but I'd like to see that."
"I bet you would. It looks like I have a report to write. I'll call soon, yes?"
He sighed. Stupid report. "Yeah sure. See you soon?"
"Goodnight Gordon." She hung up.
Gordon retrieved Inky from the floor.
"Y'know, I think she likes me."
22,000 miles away, John smiled.
"She definitely likes you."
Two chapters in one evening, you lucky things. Hope you enjoyed, please comment.