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 water flowed steadily while the horses trudged through it, a complementary splash coming up to douse their legs as well as their rider's the further they continued into the shallow river. "I bet I can get me a big trout this time!" Baler shouted with excitement, baiting his hook before tossing the line, Simon soon to follow as Kiera stayed behind to watch and just simply enjoy the view.
She had everything she ever wanted – a man who loved her, two beautiful children of their own, and an unexpected, yet perfect addition to their family. "Love, do you want to try?" Simon asked from the other side of the river, turning his horse to face hers while Baler continued to wish he had a fat trout on his line by now.
"Not yet." She breathed, unable to resist the warm smile that spread across her face.
A smile Simon hadn't seen in two months. I've missed that smile.
"What're you thinking about?" He asked, his horse now parallel with hers while they both watched Baler continue to fish.
"Just thinking about how something that I did so stupidly could've costed me what I've wished to have for years."
"It wasn't stupid, love," He assured her, leaning forward in his saddle to get a better look at his wife. "I was the one who was foolish. I shouldn't have lied to you in the first place."
"What did I do?" She frowned; the topic still fresh on her mind.
"You didn't do anything. It's what I can't do," He sighed. "I have two skills and only one of them pays what we need."
"Simon, you have a lot of skills," She scoffed. "You're good at anything."
"Love, I've been on a SWAT team since I first resigned. All of my skills involve hurting people or killing someone. It's all I've ever grown used to. I did it to protect you and our family, not because I miss it."
"I know, Simon. I would've done the same thing," She admitted. "It's not that, that bothers me. It just bothers me that you lied right to my face and was confident that everything would've been fine up until it was time for you to leave. When I found out, all I could think about was all the lies I've been used to in the past and how I enabled them by trusting them... I'm just afraid that if it was that easy for you to lie about that and with how convincing you made it sound, then it just makes me wonder what else you've thought about lying to me about—"
"Love, that's the only time I've lied to you. I did it because I didn't know how to tell you, and I certainly didn't want you to worry about it during our wedding and honeymoon. I didn't want to take that away from you. I had gone back and forth on how I could bring it up. I just wish you knew how hard it was for me to even think about how I was going to tell you. I feel like I have an obligation to my team. They need me."
