Vigilante

Lane smiled a little, but wasn't convinced by Angel's encouragement. He was pretty sure finding another love was not in his future, let alone his ability to make anyone happy. He stood and went to go rinse out his mug before heading outside with her. It was still raining, but not as hard.

"I sure hope some of this dries up overnight," he mused, pulling his collar up a little higher around his neck. "Otherwise this is gonna be one big mess."


"Mm... maybe we don't have to wait for it to rain again to do this more." Travis' grin remained as he leaned down and placed a slow, tender kiss on Ashlee's lips. "There's always a little bit of free time, right?" 

He sighed and leaned back in the couch before ruffling her hair playfully. "If we can't go anywhere... maybe we can just be more creative around here. Our parents have backed off, so they shouldn't mind too much as long as we're careful, right?" 


Clint smiled as Wendy pulled away from the kiss. "Ryan won't mind a messy house. Trust me." He adjusted Chase in his arms and glanced around. It really wasn't too bad. It just looked... lived in. "Um..." As far a supper went, he didn't have a clue. "It doesn't have to be anything special. How about your sloppy joes?" As simple as it was, it was one of his favorite things that Wendy made. 

"Sorry I just sprang it on you. I just thought it would be a nice gesture. Ryan seems... kinda lost and I thought some quieter family time might help."


The new voice caused both Hal and Reese to turn around in surprise. Reese smiled, seeing who it was. He was glad Ron had made it. As much as all this change was hard, he knew Ron's skills would be a great addition to the Elite. 

Hal's eyebrows rose a little. He'd heard the scuttlebutt when Ron had been around before but didn't think he'd ever been officially introduced. He stepped forward and offered a handshake. "Hey." He threw Sam a wry grin. "We gotta work on that title though. Something without the word "crime" in it would probably work better in a place like this." 

Reese chuckled as he came over as well. "Thanks for the input. You're probably right. About it being some kind of vigilante that is. I just don't know where they're coming from, where they're getting their intel, or even why they're doing it. Why not just come to us?" 

"Because obviously whoever this is wants the targets dead," Hal pointed out. "They want justice served and they know that prison is about the worst thing any of these people will get." 

"So do you think it was Aaron who really was the target earlier?" Reese glanced at Ron. "Our resident Agency project. Sam's his handler and they went outside for some fresh air. Someone shot at them."

Hal nodded. "I do think he was the target. But I don't think it was Agency. I think it was the same sniper. Someone who would rather see Aaron dead than reformed or in prison."