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Tara and Lucy rolled their eyes and Sue blushed. She hated it when people assumed that she and Jack were the type of people who simply couldn�t live without contact with each other. Sure, she missed him, more than she thought she would, but Sue didn�t think that she had �taken off� on Jack as Bobby had indicated. �Ignore him. We usually do,� Lucy said to the newcomer.
�Now, now, children, play nice,� Tara scolded. She looked over at Sue. �Any chance we can get Myles back? Ever since he went to Quantico Lucy has been taking out her verbal anger on the rest of us. We could really use our buffer back.�
�I�ll be sure to let him know how highly you all think of him,� Sue said with a frown.
Bobby mentally shook his head in confusion. �What�s got you actin� like the world�s gone pear-shaped, little Shelia? You�re usually tops with that razor-tongue of yours.�
�I just think that we all use him as a punching bag a little too often, that�s all,� Sue said softly. She sat up a little straighter, oblivious to the dark haired special agent approaching her from behind. �Sure, he�s not the most approachable person, but he�s got a good heart and he�s always been there for us when it counts,� she said passionately.
Levi put his paw on Sue�s leg to get her attention and she frowned, looking down at the dog before craning her neck to see what Levi wanted her to pay attention to.
She completely missed the downtrodden leather-jacket clad man hurrying out the door without the food he had paid for.
Jack had called the order in as he walked from the Hoover Building. He needed the exercise and didn�t see the point in driving the five blocks when parking at the restaurant was notoriously horrendous. The hostess, who always flirted with him shamelessly, had promised to have his food ready and waiting when he arrived.
He noticed Tara�s baby-pink Beetle parked on the street outside the restaurant and his heart skipped a beat when he realized that that meant that Sue was either already there or would be arriving soon.
Maybe I�ll stick around for a while, Jack mused as he pulled the heavy door open.