In his voice, she hears not only her friend and colleague, but the man she'd first met in an Army camp thousands of miles and multiple decades from here.
("If your cover gets blown I'd expect you'll be surrounded by a bunch of unfriendly guys with guns.")
Since then, he'd promised to watch her back and she his, both of them trying to take care of each other in the absence of the one person who managed to take care of them both. "Your call, Cap," she murmurs, relenting.
"If I don't hear from you beforehand, I'll check in at 0600 tomorrow. Okay?"
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Since then, he'd promised to watch her back and she his, both of them trying to take care of each other in the absence of the one person who managed to take care of them both. "Your call, Cap," she murmurs, relenting.
"If I don't hear from you beforehand, I'll check in at 0600 tomorrow. Okay?"