"Good job," Barbara, Shaw's boss complimented her after reading the file on her desk. "This saves us close to ten million dollars," she took off her glasses and put them on the table.
"How long have you been you working here now?" She inquired.
"Five weeks, ma'am." Shaw stood with her hands clasped behind her back.
"Impressive." Barbara mused, "This is the second closed case."
"Thank you." Shaw felt uneasy with the praise. It didn't do that much and was only been half listening because her thoughts were occupied right now. A dark haired hacker for one and the fact that she was sitting only a few floors below and there were no hostile agents storming the place yet.
Root had looked good, no bruises or visible bandages for once. Maybe they'd hunt down numbers soon again, Shaw grinned and then noticed her boss watching her.
"Do you have a new case for me yet?" Shaw asked before her boss could inquire anything else.
"Bank, suspected computer fraud." Barbara held out a folder, "Make sure to get help from the IT-guys, this is a priority."
"Will do." Shaw smiled pleased. Whatever it was, it would be a piece of cake with Root and the Machine helping out.
"This might be interesting," Root pointed at her screen and Shaw walked around the desk and put one hand on the back of Root's chair, the other resting on the smooth surface of the desk as she scanned through the content of several documents Root showed her.
"Now, I can definitely work with that," Shaw's lips curled up in a smile. The soft timbre of Shaw's voice so close to her good ear send a shiver down Root's spine.
"Can you give me an address?" She turned her head and was starring into dark brown eyes, watching her. It was a similar look like in the coffee shop, but it was gone in a second and Root nodded and clicked a few keys and Shaw's phone buzzed.
"And you're sure we'll find hard evidence there?" Shaw was in a hunting mode, her smile feral.
"Absolutely," Root loved that smile. "Need some backup?"
They weren't working Numbers just yet, but at least they were still taking down bad guys.