Pierce

Epilogue

Caleb~

Caleb's long legs pressed against the plane seat in front of him as he sat by the window and thumbed through the file in his lap, eavesdropping on the conversations floating in the air around him.

Listening to Declan and Pierce talk about engagement rings and proposals was like something out of the twilight zone and Caleb couldn't help but chuckle to himself at how much the two of them had changed in such a short amount of time. To go from club hopping and endless one night stands to weddings and proposals in under a year was an abrupt change and one they both swore would never happen.

"That's the fourth time you've looked at her picture." Marcus grumbled from beside him with his legs stretched out into the aisle.

"I'm not looking at her picture. I'm just going through the file." Caleb said with a smirk.

"Yeah...and stopping at her picture every time you pass it."

So what?

"Her picture is in the file. And I'm reading the file. Of course I'm going to have to look at it."

Pierce overheard their conversation and couldn't help but jump on board to bust Caleb's balls.

"If you need some alone time with that picture, there's a bathroom right over there." Pierce joked, leaning over the top of Caleb's seat.

"Fuck off." Caleb laughed.

"Seriously though, how are you going to live in a house with her for five weeks if you get a chub every time you look at her?"

"I don't get a...you know what I'm not even gonna respond to that." Caleb started to defend himself, but stopped because it was so ridiculous.

"I can give you some tips you know. I usually say the pledge of allegiance in my head when Natalie gets me hard in public." Pierce's comment had Marcus laughing, causing his shoulders to bounce as he tried to stifle it.

"The hell is wrong with you?" Caleb laughed, looking over his shoulder at Pierce who was clearly enjoying himself.

"Yeah well you better get that shit under control because she's a damn client." Declan's grumpy voice echoed from behind him.

"Jesus, here we go..."

Caleb rolled his eyes and let his head fall back against the seat, readying himself for a lecture.

"Lighten up Dec, we're just giving him shit." Pierce said, coming to Caleb's defense.

"All I'm saying is fucking a client is a bad look, one that could get us reassigned and blow the entire op."

Alright enough of this bullshit. Blow the op? He can't be serious.

"Woah, woah, woah...Slow your fucking roll. I'd never compromise an op and you know it."

Declan could sense the change in Caleb's tone and backed off immediately. Caleb was definitely the most easy going member of the team, always equipped with a smile and a joke, but even he had his limits.

Letting out a hard sigh, Declan regained control over himself as if he had momentarily forgotten that Caleb was one of his best friends, and not a subordinate.

"You're right man. I guess I'm just wound a little tight."

Declan rubbed the back of his neck, trying to ease the tension he was holding there.

"Ya think?" Pierce sassed.

Caleb didn't give it a second thought. He knew that having to leave Lexi when he was ready to propose had rubbed Declan's heart raw and Caleb would never hold that against him or punish him for it.

"Don't sweat it Boss. I know you're hurtin' for your girl." Caleb said with a half smile.

The truth was, Declan didn't have anything to worry about. Caleb had never felt anything more than lust for a woman, maybe temporary infatuation, but nothing real - nothing earth shattering or deep. That kind of deep connection had always seemed just out of Caleb's reach and was definitely not something he was going to find while on assignment.

He'd never risk the success of an op and his teammates knew that.

She's so damn beautiful, but bottom line is, she's a client - an assignment. So lock your shit down and don't fuck this up. Keep it professional, Caleb.

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A/N - Thank you for taking the time to read Pierce's story! I have loved reading your comments along the way!

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I know I've thrown a lot of characters at you so I thought I'd give you a team reference. I'll put this in Caleb's story as well to help you keep track of all of the teams that have been introduced so far.

Hunter - Overall Handler of all 4 teams at Knight Security

Bravo Team - Declan(leader), Marcus, Pierce, Caleb

Delta Team - Slater(leader), Kincaid, Gunner, Logan

Alpha Team - Axel(leader), Grayson, Austin, Hawk