Under the Radar (Lance x Reader) -Spy AU

Chapter 5

That vid up top is Lance's alarm song lolololololololol

Back in New York, Pidge was busy trying to trace any leads on who the anonymous source could be. She was scanning outgoing calls from phone booths in the area with no leads so far.

"So, quick question," Hunk spoke up after sitting and staring at her computer screen intensely for around an hour now, "How can you identify the caller through a call from a phone booth, and how do you know which phone booth to track?"

"I'm trying to find any time stamps of calls that went out from a phone booth during that time. There are a lot of phone booths down by the Seine, apparently, but thankfully we can narrow it down. Here in New York, we received the call around 1:15 in the afternoon our time, so the anonymous caller called about 6 hours ahead of us. Using that information, I can program the tracker to tap telephone wires between the times of 7:00 and 7:30 pm to all of the local phone booths around the Seine area, and then send them to the guys in Paris so they can question potential witnesses, like shop owners and stuff." Pidge explained.

"Ohhhhh so someone might have seen someone use the phone booth around the time that they made the call! Katie, you're so smart!" Hunk exclaimed. Pidge blushed. "Oh...you r-really think I'm smart?" She asked humbly. "Yeah!" Hunk affirmed enthusiastically, "You're really--"

Before he could finish his sentence, the two heard a knocking come from the metal doorframe. Hunk's face suddenly lit up at the sight of his lady friend Shay standing at the door with a cup of coffee.

"Shay!" he cried. He ran over to her. "Hi Boo Bear!" she cooed. She kissed his cheek. Pidge could feel her heart crack. "I am so sorry about having to cancel our date for tonight. Shiro put us on Code Victor." "Code Victor? An overnight assignment? Oooh. That's rough, Boo Bear. Good thing I brought you some coffee!" Shay said as she handed him the coffee.

Pidge looked over at the scene before her. She studied Shay's tall and voluptuous physique, knowing that she could never compare. Shay's body was curvy and womanly, and fit her pantsuit in all of the right places.

Pidge's body meanwhile looked like a pre-pubescent male's. Hunk would never enjoy her thin, small frame she would think to herself. Curse her genetics!

"Oh, hi Katie!" Pidge's thoughts were interrupted by Shay's cordial greeting. Of course to top it all off, Shay was super nice. It would have been easier to hate her if she was rude. Pidge smiled politely, "Hey Shay. Good to see you." She responded not as enthusiastically.

Shay turned back to Hunk. "Well, I gotta go, Boo Bear. Rax and I are going to our grandmother's this evening, since we can't go on our date tonight." "Sorry again, Shay. I'll definitely make it up to you." Hunk said sadly. "No worries. Kissies!" She gave Hunk a quick peck on the lips, making Hunk giggle like a schoolgirl. "Bye, Shay-bae!" he called out. Pidge inwardly gagged. Shay-bae? Gross. Her heart cracked a little bit more.

Of course she had to fall in love with her unavailable best friend. The guy who was by her side constantly and made those incredible peanut butter cookies. The guy who would cheer her up when she missed her family. The guy who would make her smile just by the turn of a wrench or the pound of a hammer. Not to mention his sweet hugs. He was her rock, but sadly, she wasn't his.

Hunk turned back to Pidge. His smile disappeared when he saw the sad expression on her face. "You alright?" he asked. Pidge snapped out of it. "Huh? Oh...yeah. I'm fine." Hunk sat back down on the stool. "Well, I know you're not fine, but if you don't want to talk about it, that's okay." He said giving her a sincere smile.

Pidge smiled bashfully. How did he always know what to say? She started to say something when the computer beeped. She turned toward it. Her disposition changing instantly. "It's done! Looks like a call was sent out at 7:13 pm local time at a phone booth near a nightclub called Les Folies."