A non- expendable asset

Chapter 11:

"My god how long does it take women to get dressed?" Said Barney looking out of his truck window at her

"As long as it takes asshat." Said Callie sliding into the truck next to him

"You should be nicer to your father." Said Barney putting the truck into drive

"I'll be nice to my father when I would like to be nice to my father." Said Callie staring out of her window

"What would your mother think about you treating me like this?" Asked Barney from the driver's seat

"I don't know." Said Callie not taking her eyes off of the glass that made up the passenger side window "She's dead if you haven't heard… because of you."

"I loved your mother." Said Barney I would have never done anything to harm her on purpose

"But on accident it still happened anyway." Said Callie

"I know you have only been her for a short while," Said Barney pulling into a rundown parking lot, "but what can I do to make your life happier."

"You could have never come into my life." Said Callie pushing her door open as soon as they were stopped "Where are we?"

"We are in the best greasy spoon restaurant that there is." Said Barney walking towards the rundown store front

"Okay…" Said Callie "Why?"

"It's quiet here, and I can have the conversation that I need to have with you," Said Barney "While having a nice home cooked breakfast."

"Well…" Said Callie after they had been seated and ordered their food "What do you want to talk about?"

"I would like to tell you where your life is going to be going from now on." Said Barney

"Okay…" Trailed Callie taking a sip out of her drink "where is my life going to be going from now on?"

"Well." Said Barney "There are a lot of things that you are not going to like that I am going to have to tell you."

"Like what?" Asked Callie

"My profession." Said Barney looking mildly solemn

"Which is?" Asked Callie leaning forward in her seat with interest

"I am a mercenary for hire." Said Barney to Callie "I kill people for a living."

"I called it!" Exclaimed Callie

"What?" Asked Barney

"The other day," Said Callie "I asked Gunnar what you guys did, but he wouldn't tell me, and I guessed mercenary."

"Okay then." Said Barney "That bit of news went better than expected."

"What else do you have for me major asshat?" said Callie

"You cannot do anything that you have to use government provided papers for." Said Barney

"Why?" asked Callie

"You are officially on the amber alert system because no one can find you." Said Barney

"What does that mean?" Asked Callie

"No School, no college, no working without it being under the table, and no marriage." Said Barney in one fell swoop

"Well what am I supposed to do with my life then?" Asked Callie

"I was wondering if you would like to become one of us." Said Barney "Expendable."

"Expendable." Said Callie "No pressure."