Even as the hot cup left his hands, a rush of warmth washed over his whole body. He felt it creeping up towards his neck as she complimented him. His eyes went a little bit wide as she leaned forward and kissed the air next to his face. The heat reached his cheeks and spread pink under the constellation of freckles on his face.
He gazed down at his feet, feeling simultaneously bashful and undeserving of the compliments. “I got you tea...it’s hardly…it’s the least I could do.”
Holland took a step backward and turned to occupy his gloved hands with the folder and vial of her DNA sample. He just fiddled with them.
“They are still working on the release. I heard they are calling in one of those little buses to transport everyone back to…” he shrugged. “I don’t know where they’re taking them. I’m really … I’m not that important around here. Just a white coat.” His breathy laugh was half-hearted. Obviously, he wished he could do more, be more for her right then.
“Owen and Julianna are on it.” He reassured her. “They will take care of everything. Owen is very … he’s very good with this kind of stuff. He swings his weight around and stuff happens.”
Indeed, Owen was barrelling down the hallway towards Julianna, barking orders at any military policeman that happened to be in his wake. The vein that bulged down the center of his forehead like a lightning bolt between his brows broadcast his displeasure and disgust with the whole business of the day. He locked eyes with Julianna and entered the room she lingered near.
There was a rush of energy when Owen flung open the door. Holland turned and eyed his friend carefully taking in the signs of his mood.
Owen nodded curtly at him. “You good?”
“Yeah, I’m -”
“Good. What is all that?” He waved his hand at the items Holland was fiddling with. “Nevermind. Get rid of it.” Impatient and bossy he turned on Aphrodite. “Whatever you and your pack did...we’re covering it up. Don’t ever do it again. Ah--!” He raised his finger to shut her up before she could begin to protest. “I don’t want to hear it. Nobody’s happy with any of this. Least of all me ‘cause I’m going to take shit for this. This is called compromise.” He softened some and moved towards her. "Your people are being taken care of. Darcy is working on your release remotely. Shouldn't be too long now."
As Owen was occupied with dressing Aphrodite down, Holland slipped the DNA sample into his pocket. He still wanted to run his own tests on it. Wereleopard DNA. What a treat. He might have been more offended on Aphrodite’s behalf if Holland wasn’t entirely too accustomed to Owen’s demeanor at work. It wasn’t personal. He would have to tell her that later.
He gazed down at his feet, feeling simultaneously bashful and undeserving of the compliments. “I got you tea...it’s hardly…it’s the least I could do.”
Holland took a step backward and turned to occupy his gloved hands with the folder and vial of her DNA sample. He just fiddled with them.
“They are still working on the release. I heard they are calling in one of those little buses to transport everyone back to…” he shrugged. “I don’t know where they’re taking them. I’m really … I’m not that important around here. Just a white coat.” His breathy laugh was half-hearted. Obviously, he wished he could do more, be more for her right then.
“Owen and Julianna are on it.” He reassured her. “They will take care of everything. Owen is very … he’s very good with this kind of stuff. He swings his weight around and stuff happens.”
Indeed, Owen was barrelling down the hallway towards Julianna, barking orders at any military policeman that happened to be in his wake. The vein that bulged down the center of his forehead like a lightning bolt between his brows broadcast his displeasure and disgust with the whole business of the day. He locked eyes with Julianna and entered the room she lingered near.
There was a rush of energy when Owen flung open the door. Holland turned and eyed his friend carefully taking in the signs of his mood.
Owen nodded curtly at him. “You good?”
“Yeah, I’m -”
“Good. What is all that?” He waved his hand at the items Holland was fiddling with. “Nevermind. Get rid of it.” Impatient and bossy he turned on Aphrodite. “Whatever you and your pack did...we’re covering it up. Don’t ever do it again. Ah--!” He raised his finger to shut her up before she could begin to protest. “I don’t want to hear it. Nobody’s happy with any of this. Least of all me ‘cause I’m going to take shit for this. This is called compromise.” He softened some and moved towards her. "Your people are being taken care of. Darcy is working on your release remotely. Shouldn't be too long now."
As Owen was occupied with dressing Aphrodite down, Holland slipped the DNA sample into his pocket. He still wanted to run his own tests on it. Wereleopard DNA. What a treat. He might have been more offended on Aphrodite’s behalf if Holland wasn’t entirely too accustomed to Owen’s demeanor at work. It wasn’t personal. He would have to tell her that later.
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