Elara Hayes - Spenser

Chapter 22

 "Okay, let's set up." Clay replied getting up and began putting the numbers on the white board before leaning against the table "So 1 is out, 2 and 4 can't go together."

"1?"

"Atticus is very cling today and it'll be difficult to get her to go on her own, she might just bring the kids."

"Nope, no offence." Erika replied

"None taken, so 2 or 4?"

"Kids?"

"They're still trying to get them use to routine and struggling with getting the kids to sleep in their own beds for the night."

"So sniper or medic?"

"There's a good chance medic will stay with the kids." Clay replied "Safe bet on 4 staying and 2 in the team."

"Okay wait hang on!" Jason called but they were so zoned in "Clay!"

"Huh, sorry what?" Clay asked turning around to see us "What we're you saying?"

"Did you zone out?"

"No, when we're picking the team we try to not getting distracted."

"And the numbers?" Jason replied only for Clay to look confused "You we're using numbers."

"It's a habit, you get use to calling numbers instead of names."

"Hey." Erika replied hitting Clay on the shoulder "I've been called to Chicago."

"What?" Clay asked pushing himself up and took the phone "Shit."

"Yo it's fine." Erika replied "Completely, I'll just double down and sleep on the plane."

"Erika, you good but that'll leave you on a 72 hours shift. We both know you wouldn't sleep in the plane with us around."

"I'm not leaving our sister hanging." Erika replied taking the phone and shrugging on her jacket "Not ever." And she left

"Damn it." Clay cursed just as his phone went off "Oh come on!"

"What?"

"Just got summoned to Chicago." He replied running out the door

"The kids need us." Trent stated "We need to be there for them."
All of us agreed and raced to catch up to the others. The first stop was at the school, as soon as Clay pulled up front the door slammed open and Elara and the others came racing out, Elara had Atticus on her hip, Marco rushed up and grabbed the door and opening it so Elara could get in first.

 Trent POV:

"This is getting dangerous." Ray commented as the doors slammed closed and the children drove off

"It hasn't even started yet." Astrid replied as she put her hair up in a bun just as we pulled into a stop all the kids were out of the doors before we could even come to a full stop

"Someone get a hold of 66! Before we get on the plane!" Elara yelled as she rushed into the apartment coming down the stairs minutes later with 2 bags and a duffle in hand as she got into the car

The patterned continued we'd pull into the house were the kids were staying and one would get out racing inside and grabbing a few bags before dashing back into the cars and driving off again, Jason's was the last to be going in and we we're able to stop them before they could leave. Astrid was on the phone taking to someone in German, while Elara spoke to someone in French in someone else. Clay took control of the situation and was speaking to the member in Chicago

"What's going on?"

"It's 37, something wrong in Chicago and she needs a few members but we haven't got the list for who's going."