Kigo

22) Tangled Up in Green by Poetheather1

Chapter 22: Thanksgiving Offer
Tangled Up In Green

Heather O'Malley

Kim Possible is owned by the Disney Corporation and they have no connection to this what so ever. These characters are used without their permission and include a plea not to be sued as I have no money.

Thanksgiving Offer

The knock at the door was a bit surprising and the two women looked up at each other and then the door. They weren't expecting anybody and Ron usually just knocked once and came in, much to Shego's annoyance. He hadn't caught them at anything yet, but it seemed like he was trying. Shego put down the graph paper she was using to design their daughter's quilt with and headed over. The scanners showed that it was one person and they were unarmed. When she saw who it was her good mood vanished and her fists clenched tightly. Shego opened the door because she knew the knocks would just keep coming.

"Good afternoon Shego. This is a lovely house you both have." said the brown haired woman at the door.

"Betty." growled Shego. "What the hell do you want?"

"May I come in?" Dr. Director stood there in civilian clothes, holding a bottle of wine. She looked like an ordinary housewife with an eye patch, which was a bit disconcerting.

Kim had gotten up and come over because of the sound. Her eyes tightened unhappily at the sight of the guest. "Dr. Director?"

"Ah, Kim, how are you doing?" asked the one eyed woman, smiling like an old friend.

"Come in. I'm doing well. And you?" responded Kim, pleasantly but feigned. The head of Global Justice was not someone she really wanted to see right now. Shego stepped to the side letting the woman in. If Kim wanted her to come in then it was her call, no matter how much she thought it was a bad idea.

Betty Director came into the living room and took a seat on one of the comfortable couches. She handed over the bottle of wine to Shego who totally didn't smile when she took it. It seemed to be a nice Pinot Noir, one of Shego's preferred wines. Once the bottle was handed off she sighed and sat back into the comfortable chair. "I suppose you both were wondering why I came over."

Kim shook her head no. this ploy was rather obvious once you sat down and thought about it. That didn't make it any less irritating though. "I figured that you might be coming to get an answer from us on the job offer you made to my wife. Correct?"

Betty nodded in confirmation. Kim was sharp, always had been, which was one of the reasons Dr. Director really wanted to get Kim into her organization. The teen hero would be an asset to any organization she joined. "Yes. I wanted to check in with both of you on that. By the way, how did you get your wall to sparkle like that?"

Shego offered off handedly, "Crystals mixed in with the paint. So, you've checked in. Bye."

"Shego." admonished Kim. "Be nice."

Shego shrugged as an apology to her wife, never taking her eyes off of Betty, just in case the woman did something.

"No, it's okay Mrs. Possible, I do understand. It's not like I am one of her favorite people in the whole world. I just wanted to reiterate my offer to Shego and make it clear that if she does take it she will be able to choose missions, to a degree. She will be a contractor, that's all."

Kim and Shego shared a look and Betty was surprised at how much the look seemed to contain. Maybe all those years fighting each other helped them with communicating like that, like they knew what the other was thinking. Shego said, "How will this affect my teaching job?"

"Hopefully it shouldn't but we can talk to the principal and get things juggled, as if you were a member of the National Guard so they couldn't hold those absences against you. We haven't done this before but that's no reason to think it won't be managed."