Assigned by Station Chief Kate Laswell, Case Officer Kiera Dutton is assigned to track and locate the missing American missiles as well as the threat of Quds Force Major Hassan Zyani. Befriending Ghost during her missions was not indeed part of her...
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The dining room in the lodge was full - having to bring in extra chairs in order to seat everyone in both Kiera's family and Simon's.
Although the family was together, Simon couldn't help but briefly feel overwhelmed with the swarm of familiar faces as they all sat at the table to mingle before the women would bring in the food. Simon couldn't quite agree with waiting at the table along with the other men for the food, but Kiera assured him that it was something both she and her mother enjoyed as well as teasing him that "nothing went wrong when the women of the house served the food".
Kiera took notice of Simon's anxiety and gently cupped his knee with her palm under the table, feeling the halt of his tapping leg after feeling her touch. With his hand resting on top of hers, he found himself merely calming down at her touch. "I'm going to go help mom." She whispered, her hand now resting on his shoulder before she excused herself from the table and towards the kitchen with her mother and Price's wife, Alice.
"Kiera, darling!" Alice smiled, opening her arms to embrace her. "I'm so happy to see you! This place is beautiful!"
"I'm so glad you made it!" She smiled into the woman's shoulder. "I was worried your flight was delayed because of the holidays."
She laughed, "Well, knowing my husband, he was sure to get me to schedule my flight early as well as the earliest time in the morning so that if it did delay, I'd still be here a day early."
"I'm surprised he didn't go and get you himself." She poked.
"Believe me, I'm sure he's thought about it!" She giggled. "So, what presentation can I grab to take to the table?"
"I'm finishing up the turkey now," Eva replied, taking a quick glance towards Jacob and Evie that were in their chairs, smiling at their perfection. I can't wait to spoil you two like eggs! She hummed to herself. "The potatoes and green beans are done."
"Great! I'll go ahead and take them to the table."
"Thank you so much," Eva smiled, wiping her hands on her apron. "Just keep the sides away from that husband of mine. He's notorious for trying to sneak an early bite."
"Heavens, I'll have to put them towards the middle because my husband tries to do the same thing too!" Alice laughed.
"We might as well take it all out at one time, because I wouldn't put it past Johnny to try and sneak a bite, too. He's towards the middle of the table and my dad and Price are on the end." Kiera added.
"I'm sure Simon wouldn't let Johnny considering he has that established death glare with him, sweetheart." Eva giggled.
"I don't know about that. He's too busy keeping an eye on that boy."
