Epilogue to finish things off...Thanks for coming on this ride with me! Zoe.
It was a little after 9am and Hetty was standing on the upper level, looking down over the bullpen, analysing the results of her decision the week before. Her agents were at their desks, laughing and joking as they got their morning coffee fix. Eric and Nell had joined them just a few minutes ago and while she didn't know exactly what had happened that weekend, her agents and support staff looked well rested and very much refreshed. She had clearly made the right decision in giving them some time off, even though it had been a tad hectic at OSP in their absence.
And Hetty knew Callen would be coming to talk to her later. She could see it in the way he looked at her and the way she looked back at him, that things had changed between the Senior Agent and Intelligence Analyst. It wasn't a surprise - Hetty had seen it coming for months. And she was pleased for him. G Callen had been alone too long and if the perky, confident young woman she had brought into the team were to bring him even a little happiness, she wouldn't stand in the way.