As was expected Julianna provided the requested reinforcement to Renton’s insistence on defense modules that apparently now needed to be taught expressly by Owen himself. The universe in that moment seemed to have flipped the script on the general, who, hours earlier figured that getting Renton to attend such courses would have been akin to pulling teeth. And yet here he was himself the one resisting the proposition.
Owen’s lips pressed together into a thin line that was meant to keep his face neutral although it betrayed his annoyance more than anything. “I can speak with my own assistant.” He barked sharply at Julianna before he checked his tone and abandoned the aggressive line he was taking with her. He remembered the tenuous rapport they had just established earlier and wasn’t quite ready to spoil it. Not especially if they were to work together on Renton’s mess with the casino. And certainly not if he was going to actually get roped into these defense courses with her in attendance. No. It was better to try to maintain civility. Owen inclined his head and softened his voice. “Thank you for the offer.”
Renton’s hands clapped together once as if to signal the finality of the agreement though nothing really had been agreed upon. He could obviously sense the tension in the general and wondered if it had something to do with Julianna’s revelation that she had teased him earlier during their meeting. His head cocked thoughtfully at the general while his mind worked quickly at how he could prolong their interaction.
His eyes followed the sharp line of Owen’s uniformed shoulder and down his arm to where his hand gripped that shaker. “What’s that?”
Owen’s concentrated hard stare of warning at Julianna was disrupted. He was somewhat thrown by Renton’s curiosity and lifted his own hand questioningly as if he wasn’t quite sure just what it was he was carrying. “Oh - uh - protein powder. Lunch.”
Renton’s expression was skeptical as he made a show of looking at the measly protein shake and the large general that towered over their table. “Tell me that’s not all you’re eating.”
Owen blinked slowly patient under Renton’s examination. “No yeah. This is it today.”
Renton scoffed, “You really need a woman, Owen.”
For a second Owen looked taken aback before he concocted his face into something more severe. “Excuse me, Agent Bell?”
Renton quickly shoved a bite of salad into his mouth and tried to look innocent. He chewed and rolled his eyes up to regard the blonde through his eyelashes. One hand delicately blocked any view of half chewed lettuce as he spoke around his mouthful. “Or a man. You know someone to take care of you, uh, sir. I don’t want to assume…”
It was unclear whether the general was offended or amused. Owen seemed at least pleased that the plucky technician had been easily intimidated into calling him sir. Owen very much liked being called sir. Especially when someone pretty did it because Owen looked scary.
One eyebrow arched towards his hairline and his lip on the opposite side also pulled upwards. “I’ll take your offering into consideration then.” Owen said as he rapped his knuckles on the table. The gesture seemed playful.
He then turned his head slowly to stare back at Julianna. He stared investigatively at the woman as if trying to glean whether she had shared the secret of his crush with Renton and whether that was the reason for the technician’s humorously offensive outburst. “What do you think? Do I need a woman or a man to take care of me? In your expert opinion.”
Owen’s lips pressed together into a thin line that was meant to keep his face neutral although it betrayed his annoyance more than anything. “I can speak with my own assistant.” He barked sharply at Julianna before he checked his tone and abandoned the aggressive line he was taking with her. He remembered the tenuous rapport they had just established earlier and wasn’t quite ready to spoil it. Not especially if they were to work together on Renton’s mess with the casino. And certainly not if he was going to actually get roped into these defense courses with her in attendance. No. It was better to try to maintain civility. Owen inclined his head and softened his voice. “Thank you for the offer.”
Renton’s hands clapped together once as if to signal the finality of the agreement though nothing really had been agreed upon. He could obviously sense the tension in the general and wondered if it had something to do with Julianna’s revelation that she had teased him earlier during their meeting. His head cocked thoughtfully at the general while his mind worked quickly at how he could prolong their interaction.
His eyes followed the sharp line of Owen’s uniformed shoulder and down his arm to where his hand gripped that shaker. “What’s that?”
Owen’s concentrated hard stare of warning at Julianna was disrupted. He was somewhat thrown by Renton’s curiosity and lifted his own hand questioningly as if he wasn’t quite sure just what it was he was carrying. “Oh - uh - protein powder. Lunch.”
Renton’s expression was skeptical as he made a show of looking at the measly protein shake and the large general that towered over their table. “Tell me that’s not all you’re eating.”
Owen blinked slowly patient under Renton’s examination. “No yeah. This is it today.”
Renton scoffed, “You really need a woman, Owen.”
For a second Owen looked taken aback before he concocted his face into something more severe. “Excuse me, Agent Bell?”
Renton quickly shoved a bite of salad into his mouth and tried to look innocent. He chewed and rolled his eyes up to regard the blonde through his eyelashes. One hand delicately blocked any view of half chewed lettuce as he spoke around his mouthful. “Or a man. You know someone to take care of you, uh, sir. I don’t want to assume…”
It was unclear whether the general was offended or amused. Owen seemed at least pleased that the plucky technician had been easily intimidated into calling him sir. Owen very much liked being called sir. Especially when someone pretty did it because Owen looked scary.
One eyebrow arched towards his hairline and his lip on the opposite side also pulled upwards. “I’ll take your offering into consideration then.” Owen said as he rapped his knuckles on the table. The gesture seemed playful.
He then turned his head slowly to stare back at Julianna. He stared investigatively at the woman as if trying to glean whether she had shared the secret of his crush with Renton and whether that was the reason for the technician’s humorously offensive outburst. “What do you think? Do I need a woman or a man to take care of me? In your expert opinion.”
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