Chapter Five
Next Morning…
Eppes home…
Alan sighed as he saw Don with Colby, David, and a couple of rookie agents tiredly drinking their coffee while talking to Walt Merrick, which Alan himself never really took a liking to.
The patriarch, while he never really met the man, found the FBI head to be a jerk, especially given how the man treated Don but he also felt sympathy for Merrick's loss of his nephew.
He then saw Robin coming into the room with a new batch of coffee with her and he found himself smiling at the sight.
Despite his misgivings about her, he was relieved with the renewed relationship between the two, as Don seemed to be happier with her and she seemed to be happy with him as well.
His thoughts were interrupted when David came into the room, making the older man concerned, as he knew that the younger man was under a lot of pressure in this case, reminding him of how Don can be at times.
"You okay, David?" Alan asked
"Mostly fine." David admitted after a few moments of silence, as he didn't want the Eppes father to worry too much.
"If you want to talk about it, you know where to find me." Alan reminded the agent as David's phone started ringing again.
David nodded as he went to another room to answer the phone, just glad that that older man was around to talk.
Though, given that Colby was back in action, he doesn't feel as awkward about it now, though they haven't had time to do much talking since the agent came back.
He just hoped that his best friend didn't run afoul with Merrick, as he had heard that the man didn't appreciate the undercover operation and not being informed of the situation.
'Sinclair." He answered and listened with more dread when he heard the news
"On my way." He said as he motioned Colby and the new agents to follow him.
"It's Ada, she's in the hospital again." David said as they raced out the door.