Page 27 of SEAL's Spitfire

“Have you heard about the missionary group that was kidnapped?”

“As a matter of fact, yes.”

“Her brother is one of the hostages.”

“Fuck. That complicates things.”

“You could say that.”

“More than you realize. I’m sorry to fuck with your leave, but you need to get back to base asap.”

“I’ll get on the next available flight…”

“Just get to Buckley Air Force Base. There’s a transport on stand-by. And tell Tex to stand down. Understand?”

“Copy that.”

“See you soon, Rafe. Tell Dawn I’m sorry.”

“I will.” The whole team was on leave, and he wondered why they hadn’t called in a different team. Jake hadn’t briefed him on the mission, but he didn’t need to be a mind reader to know where they were going. As much as he hated to leave, he wasn’t disappointed. Not being able to tell Meghan anything wasn’t going to go over well. His sister would understand, she’d been through it before. He hated having to leave so soon after he’d gotten there but it wasn’t the first time.

He’d finished re-packing his bag when his phone vibrated. This time he checked, half expecting it to be Meghan.

“Tex. Too bad you didn’t call about fifteen minutes ago.”

“Called in, huh?”

“You know it. Jake told me to tell you to stand down.”

“How did he find out you called me?”

“Because I’m an ass and didn’t check before I answered.”

Tex snorted. “Do you want me to stand down?”

“Did you find out anything else?”

“Some. They haven’t realized they have the senator’s daughter. That’s a good thing. But they haven’t made demands yet either.”

“Shit. Why take them then?”

“Not sure. But you’ll probably know as much as I do soon.”

“Maybe. You get better intel usually. Jake didn’t say much at all. I was wondering if I could ask you a favor?”

“Sure. What’s up?”

“Do you think you could keep Meghan in the loop for me? I can’t tell her jack shit about anything and I’m worried she’s going to get herself into trouble.”

“She’s yours, right?”

“Yeah. Even if she may not want to admit it yet.”

“Then yeah, no problem. But you’d better let her know who I am, so she doesn’t freak out when I call her.”

“Do you need her info?”

“Nah, I’ve got it already.”