Plans

Aidan pushed a button and a large face appeared on the screen in the darkened room. "This is Garrett Spencer. We have information that he has been in contact with Middle Eastern countries and has been helping to develop biological weaponry. Our job is to find him and take him down. He has an accomplice, James Walker, but our intelligence on him is limited."

Cass pressed a button that would tell Aidan she had something to say.

"Yes Agent Kincaide?"

"James Walker is known among Spencer's people as a talented assassin," Cass said, grateful for the little bit of snooping she'd done that long day when she'd waited for Garrett's return.

"Do you know what he looks like? Because we could find nothing."

Cass shook her head no. "He's pretty carefully guarded."

"Neither does anyone else. We're heading to Prague tomorrow, but how long we'll be there I can't say."

There was a moment's pause. No one had any more information or any questions.

"Alright then. We leave at 0600."

The group got up, talking in pairs and headed for the door. Cassidy followed Krit at a distance.

Krit ran a hand through his hair as he unlocked his door. Yeah this would be great fun, he was sure. More fun with Aidan bitching, Cal whining, and Cass... being beautiful.

"This'll be interesting," Cassidy said by way of greeting.

Krit looked at her. "Yeah. But Prague is great. You've been there right?" He opened his door, unsure what she wanted.

"Yeah. If we get any down time it could be fun. Not that I'd bet on that."

"You never know." He said, shifting nervously. "Do you want to come in?"

"Sure." She smiled a bit.

He walked into his room and waited for her to enter. He opened his minifridge. "Drink?" He asked, grabbing a coke for himself.

"Yeah, whatever's fine."

"I have coke, orange juice, and then beer."

"Better stay away from the beer and take a coke."

"Probably a good plan." He said, tossing her a can.

"Thanks." She paused. "How have you been?"

"Okay." He shrugged, sitting in a chair at his desk. "You?"

"About the same, I guess."

Krit nodded, and an awkward silence fell over the room.

"I miss you, sometimes. A lot of the time."

He nodded again, unsure of what to say to that.

The silence took over the room again.

"Sometimes I wish I hadn't kicked you out the night you apologized...I wonder how different things would have been..."

"You did what you felt you had to," Cassidy said. "I got over it..."

"I didn't."

She looked at him.

"Sorry."

"It's fine."

He nodded and looked down at his soda can.

"Krit..." Cass paused a minute, considering, then got to her feet and kissed him softly. "I know I'm not an exclusive tied-down sort of girl, but I care about you as much as I do anyone."

Krit closed his eyes, reveling in the kiss. "I guess that's all I can ask."

Cassidy smiled a bit, then bit her lip.

He pulled her close, kissing her again.

Cassidy kissed back. "Mmm... have you been practicing?" She teased.

"No." He said, pulling her down onto his lap. "Just dreaming."

Cassidy faced him, legs on either side of his, and kissed him again.

"I miss you..."

"I miss you too," she replied, hands in his hair.

"Stay with me tonight."

"I was hoping you'd ask that."

"Is that a yes?"

"Yes."

"Good."

Cassidy kissed him again.

~*~*~

Aidan knocked on the door to Krit's room.

Krit glanced at Cass.

Cass silently slid over the edge of the bed, hiding underneath.

Krit opened the door. "Yes sir?"

"Are you almost ready?"

"Yes sir."

"Have you seen Agent Kincaide?"

"No sir."

Aidan nodded and turned but then looked back at him. "Agent Lee, one question. When did you start wearing leather pants?"

Krit blushed red.

Cassidy bit back a laugh.

"You can come out now, Agent Kincaide."

"Thank you," Cass called, climbing out from under the bed.

Aidan shook his head. "Hurry up you two."

Krit glanced at the clothless Cass and then back at Aidan.

Cassidy poked at the pile of her clothes with her foot, trying to find her underwear, then remembered where it had wound up and grabbed it from under the desk.

Aidan let a smile play on his lips. "You're getting a little flabby there, Cass."

Cass grinned. "You wish I were."

He shrugged. "Just stating my opinion. Your ass is a bit...rounder now."

"You just haven't seen it in longer than you care to admit."

"I could have if I wanted to."

"Probably," she agreed.

"I have to go wake up the others...though Cal is already up." He smiled.

"Not surprised. We shouldn't be long."

"Right."

Aidan left, and Cassidy reached for her pants.

Krit sighed. "He's still an ass."

"He likes being an ass."

"Yeah and he likes staring at yours."

"He's seen it before. By the way, he lies like a rug."

"Yeah I know."

Cass smiled.

"I've seen your ass before too, remember?"

"Fondly." She smiled.

He kissed her gently. "Get dressed."

"You've done more than look, Krit Lee."

"Yes I know."

"Hrmph. Men. Get what they want and then it's 'Get dressed,'" Cass said with mock disgust, then pulled her pants on.

He sighed. "You know I'm not that way."

"I'm teasing you, you silly man."

"I'm not silly."

"No, but that's as close as I get to a polite term of endearment."

"Ah."

Cassidy finished dressing. "Let's go."

Krit grabbed his bag and opened the door for Cass.

"Look at you being a gentleman. Thanks." Cass grabbed her own bag from the room next door.

"I didn’t want to insult you by carrying your bag."

"I appreciate that."

"I'm sure you do." He laughed. Soon they were on the plane with the rest of the team, well most of the rest of the team. Cal and Aidan were nowhere to be found but noises were coming from the bathroom.

"If they can screw in the bathroom I say we go at it right here in this seat," Cassidy said.

"They can screw in the bathroom because he's the boss." Krit noted, and then glanced up, seeing the hardened look on Hannah's face.

"Well we can screw right here because I want to," Cassidy replied, folding her arms.

"What if I don't?"

"Well that would suck for me."

"It would, yes."

"What if I said please?"

"Maybe."

"Please?"

The door to the bathroom opened and a disheveled couple walked out. Cal looked down, trying to hide her smile, and Aidan walked behind her, his lips seeming to be attached to her neck.

"Does this mean it's someone else's turn?" Cass asked with a smirk.

Cal looked at her, hurt in her eyes.

"In the bathroom!" Cass interjected. "Not with him!"

"Yeah I'm sure that's what you meant." Cal said, pulling away from Aidan and sitting down. Aidan sighed and rolled his eyes before sitting down next to her. She was too much trouble sometimes.

"That is, in fact, what I meant, but if you wanna get sensitive about it, okay," Cass said, staring out the window with a troubled look.

"She's just hurt...besides, it looks like she already forgot..." Krit said, nodding to the pair who was now lying on the seats.

"Friends are a pain in the ass."

"Not always."

"In my experience, most of the time."

"Oh, would you pry yourselves away from each other??" Hannah finally snapped sourly.

Cal sat up quickly, pulling her shirt back down as Aidan groaned in obvious displeasure. "Why don't you just shut up, Hannah."

"Because it's fucking gross!"

"You wouldn't think so if you were getting laid." She stepped over Aidan and stood over Hannah. Aidan once more rolled his eyes and said nothing.

"I've got manners and a little more self respect than to bang him every time you get him near something softer than cement!"

"If he wanted to bang you you'd be receptive, you stupid bitch. You're just mad because he doesn't want to."

"Oh no..." Cassidy exchanged a look with Krit. "Houston, we have a problem."

"I chose to ditch his sorry cheating ass."

"You just couldn't hold his attention." Cal laughed.

Aidan looked over at Cass, pleading with her to try and stop this.

Hannah slapped Cal across the face before Cass could get a word out.

Cal was immediately on top of her, her size and superior fighting skills working to her ability. Cal didn't slap, no not at all. She was wailing on Hannah with full out punches.

"Whoa, okay kids, why don't you sit in separate corners --" Cass was cut off when Hannah punched her. "Cal, go for it, I'll hold her back.

With a last hard punch across the girl's jaw Cal stood, kicking the body on the ground. "Don't fuck with me you bitch." She laughed, wiping a bit of blood from the corner of her mouth. "Hey, sorry for getting insulted before." She told Cass. "We're cool right?"

"Yeah," Cass replied, going back to her seat between Krit and the window.

Hannah shot Cal a look, but then fired a more accusing one at Aidan. "You're an agent down, Agent Callahan."

Cal sat down next to Aidan who glanced at the cuts on her face. "You shouldn’t have fought her." he whispered. "Hannah chill out, okay. Just sit down." He stated.

"Sit down! She fucking broke my jaw!"

"If she broke your jaw, you wouldn't be talking."

Hannah lashed out at him this time, punching him. "As soon as we land I'm getting a plane back, and I’m gone!"

Aidan had rolled out of the punch and so he'd barely felt it. "Fine. Take your sister with you."

"I will," she told him with a sneer. "See how well you do with four of you on this mission. I hope you all fucking die."

"You'll be the one in trouble for abandonment if we do."

"Good. I don't give a shit."

"Fine."

Cassidy tried to avoid the sudden turning of her stomach. She had a bad feeling about this....

~*~

"You called, Boss?" James Walker said upon entering the office.

"Yeah. I think the IMF has found our base in Prague."

"Today's intel report has a unit on their way there. They've got to be on your tail, boss, if they've found the base."

"Who's with the unit?"

"It's Callahan's unit. Him, the Duvall sisters, Lee, Johnson, and Kincaide."

"Very nice. He's involved with the older Duvall, right?"

"Was. Don't know who he's banging now, but he's got options with that unit."

"Try and find out. We can hurt him that way."

James nodded. "We've got rumors, but no reports. I'll have it pinned down."

"He's always with one of them. That's how he works. Here's what I want to do..."

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