A/N: Writing is my therapy and some days you need more therapy than others. Anyone else feel the same way?

Chapter 15:

Jaz watched the monitors and noted anything out of the ordinary. McG showed up at the house ready for Andy's usual morning run but found that she was still in bed and sound asleep. Adrian was up, had gone for a run, and headed out with his team. Andy had tagged a few of his shirts with trackers and she was able to bring them up on the monitors. She tracked him to a bistro near his parents' hotel. Preach and Amir picked up the three of them during a late breakfast.

Andy finally seemed to stir and made her way downstairs, heading straight for the coffee. She stood in the kitchen staring out over the pool area and the blue waters below and soaked in the last peaceful moments of the morning. She heard the front door open and saw McG approach her from behind in the reflection on the glass.

"No run this morning?" he questioned as he came to stand beside her. She glanced over at him and shook her head.

"I have a few errands I need your help with," she answered moving back to coffee maker for another cup. She pulled out a mug and poured him a cup as well. He nodded, and they stood there a moment longer.

"We found out more about Adrian's parents," he offered quietly.

"I know. I kept my earwig in overnight." He looked over at her in surprise. "I couldn't sleep. His mother creeped me out more than anyone I have ever met," she explained. They stood in silence through one more cup of coffee and then Andy decided to go take a quick shower.

Adam entered the kitchen around the time that Andy had gone to take her shower and he shuffled over to coffee maker before turning to look down at Jaz. She was barely awake, but she was still taking notes and only glanced up at him briefly. He picked up her mug and emptied the cold contents down the drain before making her a fresh cup. He set it in front of her and she gave him a brief smile.

"Have you eaten?" he questioned as she took a sip of coffee and stifled a yawn. She shook her head and rubbed her eyes.

Jaz looked over at her CO and finally noticed that his hair was sticking up all over the place started laughing. It was the manic laugh of someone who was over tired and not really all that funny, but Top looking at her like she had lost her mind sent her over the edge.

"What the hell is so funny?" he demanded, and she pointed to his head. "That? Really? Go rack out, you have lost your mind," he teased with a grin. She nodded, and he could hear her chuckling all the way up the stairs.

He went to take a quick shower while Andy and McG went about their day and he kept an eye on the compound of Adrian's home. He and his parents were out running errands as well and it was the quietest day he had had in a long time. It was also boring. Preach and Amir were still tailing Adrian and his parents when the front door to the safe house opened and Andy walked in with McG.

"What are you two doing here?" he questioned as they entered the kitchen. His sister looked tired and twitchy. Never a good sign, but he wrote it off to knowing tomorrow was go day.

"Bringing you and Jaz some clothes for tomorrow. The party is black tie," Andy explained pointing to the garment bags that McGuire was holding. She also held a couple boxes in her hands.

"What's all that?" he questioned pointing to the pile in her arms. There were clearly shoe boxes, but also a couple boxes tied with ribbon.

"Shoes and presents for Jaz," she answered again with a shrug. She watched the brief change in her brother's face and had to fight the grin she felt seeing the slight softening in his eyes.

"She's racking out. I'll make sure she gets it. She had the night shift last night." He stood and moved to help take some of the boxes while McG went to hang up the garment bags in the closet.

"Are we all set for tomorrow?" Andy questioned looking up at her brother and searching for an honest answer.

It was the first time that Adam felt like she was questioning him and his team, but then he realized it wasn't them she was doubting. "Those girls will be out and safe before you even walk down the stairs and Adrian and his parents will be in custody before the end of the night." He had given her the reassurance she needed, and she nodded her head. He wasn't satisfied with her response though.

Hours later, Andy sat on the beach with McGuire standing nearby. She had needed this day of quiet, but she knew it was simply the calm before the storm. She glanced towards the cave entrance that she couldn't see but knew was there. Those girls were why she kept doing what she did but working with her brother and his team had changed her mind about having a team. The way they all seamlessly worked together, even adapting to include her in the mix had left her feeling envious of her brother for what he had with them. They were their own family.

McG had kept her within eyesight, but knew she needed distance for a little while. He thought about the differences between Top and his sister. Top was quiet and observed everything and gave off the lone wolf vibe, Andy drew people to her and was almost always surrounded by people observing up close. She was the loneliest person he knew though, and he wondered if it was from years of working solo. Amir was the exception for her. She unconsciously seemed to lean into him when they shared a room and she seemed calmer. He smirked to himself when he thought about how Jaz was that for Top. Tehran had proven that theory for him especially in the missions that followed where he rarely let her out of sight.

Amir and Preach entered the safe house around sunset and Jaz came down the stairs looking fresh out of the shower and rested. Top met them all in the living room and gave a run down of the afternoon. There was little of note and they went about making their final preparations to exfil the safe house the next evening. Amir made dinner and they all sat around joking when McG got back. Andy was in for the night and had sent him home early. She had known he had his own preparations to make for the next evening too.

Amir set a plate in front of him and he had nodded before digging in to whatever concoction that Amir had created that evening. His mind was still on Andy and the plans for the next evening. He couldn't shake the feeling that today had been too calm. Too easy.

After dinner he grabbed the tablet that had the layout for the house on it and he reviewed the blueprints until he had everything committed to memory, including the corridors in the underground compound. He memorized the cells that the girls were held in, the girls they knew were being held. He reviewed until the words all began to blur together.

"What's up?" Jaz asked sitting next to him on the couch. Normally before a mission stepped off, McG was the jokester and loved to make everyone laugh. He was worrying Jaz because he was the exact opposite.

"Today was too damn calm compared to every other day we've been here," he answered softly. "It reminds me of summer storms back home," he added turning off the tablet and closing his eyes.

He could feel Jaz staring at him and knew she probably agreed with him. He cracked an eye and looked over at her with an eyebrow raised. "How come you didn't tell me about Amir and Andy?" she demanded teasing him quietly.

"If you saw what I saw, you wouldn't be teasing him. He looked like Top in Tehran," he whispered looking her in the eye.

Jaz swallowed at that and immediately regretted teasing Amir the night before. She nodded and left the questions on the tip of her tongue alone. She wasn't sure she wanted the answered to the questions because it could change too much. The comment settled in her stomach and she nodded understanding before leaving him to his thoughts.

Adam and Preach sat at the table and reviewed the plans as well. Preach watched Adam go over every detail, Amir pacing near the window and McGuire sitting on the couch going over plans on the tablet. The only one that appeared calm was Jaz as she cleaned her weapon on the coffee table. They were all in their own headspace and DC was quiet too.

Andy sat in the bathtub surrounded by bubbles and a glass of wine within reach. She wanted to ignore the anxiety building in her chest, but as the night wore on, the stronger it became, and the restlessness became too much. Adrian was asleep when she emerged from the bathroom and walked into the closet. She put on the black gear she knew would help conceal her and she armed herself. She kept her earwig and put the button cam on just to be safe. She wanted to go rogue, but with her brother's team involved, she didn't want to have them rushing in when it wasn't needed.

Amir was on watch when he flipped to Andy's feed and found her creeping down to the beach. He muttered an oath and keyed the mic. "Andy what are you doing?" Jaz and Top looked up from their respective positions in the living room and waited for the answer.

They heard Andy's breathing as she climbed the rock to get to the cave entrance that McG had shown her. "Something has been bugging me all day, so I'm checking on my hunch," she answered as she crept quietly through the tunnel leading toward the main area. "Why would he not have sealed that exit or put cameras? Adrian isn't stupid, he knows this cave is here or his parents know."

"Amir, go. Take Jaz," Top ordered throwing him the keys and taking his spot. His team knew not to go off book without clearing it with him first, and right now his sister was off book.

"Andy, what hunch?" Preach questioned pulling up the cameras of the underground facility. He keyed up all the cameras and Top pulled up Amir and Jaz's body cams. He sent a quick text to McG to wake him up as well. DC was checking the cameras on their end as well.

"The one where I think he does know this tunnel exists and he has a trap set. It was too convenient and too clean. We know his parents are involved, probably got him in the business to begin with, and we've been blindly following the breadcrumbs left for us to follow. He picked me up at that bar, he planned this party, and Dimitri was too forthcoming with information. What if he was hired by Adrian's family and not Peter? I have to check, I promise to keep a low profile," she whispered as she crept down the corridor and tucked into the crevice just before the cavern opened up.

Amir and Jaz pulled to a stop in the park and were racing down the footpath to the cave entrance listening to the conversation between Preach and Andy. Amir's heart was hammering in his chest as they skidded down in the loose scree. He focused on slowing his movements and not bringing attention to themselves when he realized how loud he was being. When they reached the cave entrance, they made sure they had no one following before climbing up and in.

"Amir, slow down," Jaz urged him as his movements were louder than she thought necessary and out of character for the former spy.

Amir took a deep breath as they paused to listen to the movements within the cave. If there was a trap, he had to be smart. He had to think like the people they were hunting. He stopped and looked to the dark ceiling that they had only taken brief note of during the first trek into the cave the night before.

"Did you see anything on the ceiling last night when you went through?" he questioned Jaz as she too slowed and was methodically running her hands over the walls.

"There was nothing to see," she answered pulling out their night vision lens. She looked again at the ceiling and didn't see anything out of the ordinary.

"Any eyes on Andy yet? Her comms have gone quiet," Top questioned as they moved further into the cave.

"Negative," Jaz whispered as they moved slowly. She lifted her knife and felt Amir do the same. She was worried about running into Andy and startling her.

"Preach, Adam, you two need to get down here," Andy voiced suddenly.