Happy thanksgiving and hanukkah!
Chap 2 (the tour)
"Over here is where us agents come and practice our shooting." There was a short pause. It felt like they had been standing there for hours. "So,... how do you know Hetty?" Callen asked, trying break the ice.
"What's it like?" she asked.
Callen raised just one eyebrow, looked at her and said "what's what like?"
She turned around to face him. "What's it like working with Hetty?"
Callen was taken a back by this question. He had no idea what to say or yet alone, know how to react. "You hungry? I'm kinda hungry. Wanna go and get some food?"
Chloe looked down at her feet realizing that she had made Callen feel uncomfortable. "Sure." The words coming out of her mouth felt metal grinding against metal, even though she hadn't mean for it to.
Callen is sitting on one side of the bench enjoying his BLT and fries at the Los Angeles Diner. Chloe sits on the opposite side slowly eating her Veggie Burger and fries. Callen couldn't help but look up and admire her every once in a while. She was so beautiful. He didn't want to look like a total creeper. When she looked out the widow he would turn to stare at her.
They sat there in silence until one of them decided to say something.
"Soo..." Chloe was the first one to break since she was never this quiet. "Well, this is awkward. I mean we've been sitting here, not saying."
"Yup."
"Wow, really, that's all you're gonna say? Fine then. I'll say something. When Hetty first told me about you, she mentioned that your first name was G. That's not much of a first name is it?"
"No, it's not. Hetty never mentioned you." That last part came out harsh and he could see that she picked up on his hostility. "I didn't mean it like that it's just..." He said quickly.
"No, really it's okay. And that doesn't surprise me, that she never mentioned me. Hetty's very..." There was brief pause as she tried to find the right word to describe Hetty. "mysterious" she finally said.
Callen chuckled "Yeah, try small and ninja scary."
The two of them laughed and stared deep into each others eyes. She had beautiful hazel-green eyes that would be mesmerizing to anyone. Chloe couldn't help but melt at the sight his baby blue eyes. She had a thing for men with eyes like that. There was this obvious connection between the two of them. They were both just to stubborn to realize it.
Out of the corner of his eye he saw two suspicious men walk in. That is, suspicious to him, being a federal agent and all that. From one of the men's jacket, he got a glimpse of a gun. One of them turned in their direction and noticed that he was staring at them.
Chloe noticed something was off with Callen. Given that his posture stiffened and his hand was reaching for his gun, that he had left in the car. This was unusual for Callen, but Chloe was too much of a distraction for him. She turned around to she what had him all shaken up.
One of them recognized her and notified his partner.
Chloe knew what they were here for, but she didn't know who they were. Her jaw dropped and Callen thought he heard her say " Uh Oh". Which meant no good for either of them.
The men drew out their guns and started shooting. Luckily they missed. Callen managed to grab Chloe by the wrist and drag her out of there safely.