It Takes A Woman

Genre: Family; Friendship

Pairings: Molly and Greg, background only

Main characters: Greg, Molly, Greer and RCMP Cpl Paige Rhode mentioned

Author's Note:Cpl Rhode is first mentioned in Chapter 86, "Winnipeg McTavish"

Molly, walking past the small room Greg used for an office, peeked in at him sitting at his laptop.

"Everything okay, Darling?" she asked, curiously. Greg took a moment to respond.

"Oh, Molly," he said, laughing lightly. "Yes, everything is fine. I've just received an email from Paige to pass on to Greer."

"Paige? As in Corporal Rhode, the Mountie you and Greer went on a ridealong with two summers ago?"

"Yes, the one and only," Greg chuckled, as he turned to smile at his wife. "We correspond regularly, sharing stories, cases, ideas, different sort've shop talk things. She knows how interested Greer is in becoming a policewoman when she grows up. Of course she knows of Julian as well, as one of her Constables befriended the Baileys when they went with us the last time."

"So this email… is it good news, or bad?" Molly asked curiously, as she came into the small room. "I mean, is it anything to be concerned about at all?"

"Oh, no, not at all," Greg said, as he clicked the print icon to produce a hard copy for Greer to read. "She's just written to let Greer know that the RCMP have just appointed a brand new permanent Commissioner… that's Canada's top Mountie by the way… the one in command of the entire national force, from coast to coast."

"That's a lot of Red Serge, Greg," Molly laughed lightly, as she retrieved the printed page from the printer. "No pressure there, hey?"

"Indeed, but I have a feeling their new boss will have the situation well in hand…"

Molly raised an eyebrow as she read the email, then turned to her husband with a bright grin. "Yes. I'm sure she quite will... Takes a woman to do such a job, now doesn't it!"

Author's note: In March of 2018, Brenda Lucki, a 32 year veteran of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police – Canada's national police force - was named Canada's first female permanent Commissioner of the RCMP. She took command in April of 2018.