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“Yep. Hold on.”
It took several minutes, but Gabby came on the line. “Ronan, is everything okay?”
“Yeah, fine. Why?”
“Because you and Deacon don’t call unless it’s an emergency.”
“That’s not true.”
“Oh, really? When was the last time you called me?”
Ronan thought back and then lifted his eyebrows. “Okay, point taken. This isn’t an emergency. I have a question for you.”
“Oh, hold on, let me sit down. My younger brother asks me a question instead of telling me what to do.”
“I’ll hang up.” Ronan had another sister he could call, several aunts and uncles, and even his dad.
“No, no, I was just playing. What do you have?”
“Are there any job opportunities near headquarters for a project management specialist?”
“Within Guardian?” Gabby asked.
“Preferably, yes,” Ronan admitted.
“I can see. We still run all our open positions through Rio North in Savannah, but I can message him and find out if we have any openings a project manager could fill. What’s this guy’s name?”
“Fleur Buchanan.” Ronan waited for the reaction … but there was nothing. “Hello?”
“Ah, yeah, I’m here. Fleur as in a woman?”
“All woman, yep.” Ronan lifted his eyebrows andwaited. He expected a thousand questions, but all he got was silence. “Gabby, are you there?”
“Yep. Working on that message. By the way, you know there’s a move afoot to get you and Deacon back to the mountain.”
“I know. I’m not ready … yet. I need to sort a few things out first.”
“Like?” Gabby finally asked.
“Like whether or not we can find a job for Fleur in Colorado.”
“And that would make or break you coming into the fold?”
“At this point, it is a concern.” He wanted to ensure he and Fleur had a chance, and being away from her for the time his team deployed wouldn’t help. Leaving his team sucked fucking donkey balls. He knew it would happen eventually. Eventually. He was getting attached to Fleur. He was truthful with her last night. He didn’t want to walk away from her. But he didn’t want to walk away from his team either.
“Do you know if she has a clearance?”
“Doubtful. She’s working for Children’s Hope International in Syria, so she at least has a background check and probably a host nation check, too.”
“Does she have a degree?” Gabby was professional, much more so than he thought she would be.
“In project management, yes, but I’m not sure of the school.”
“Con can find all that out. When will she be available?”
“When our mission ends and the camp is shuttered.” Ronan couldn’t wait to move the IDFs and get the staff packed and loaded.
“Shuttered? Why are they closing a camp when the IDP numbers are growing?” Gabby worked with their mom on the charities Guardian supported, so she’d know about the IDP crisis.