Shades Of Blue SWAT

Chapter 22: Blackmail

Blackmail: demand money or another benefit from (someone) in return for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them.

As the sun peeked from behind the clouds to brighten his room. Hondo woke up to get ready for work. Later on, he is making breakfast over at the stove. Coffee like usual is smelling the kitchen.

" Good morning Baby girl," he told me.

" Morning Hondo," I replied to him.

Our apartments and house are now alive and noisy. I put together our lunches in bags with our names on it. My hot chocolate is mixed and handed to me. This is copied also by the other teammates. Minutes after that our meals are ready to eat.

Breakfast is promptly served at 7:45 am California. Everyone dished out our food to eat. The team sat in our assigned seats at the tables. We ate together like one big happy family. Soon after eating, we put all the dirty dishes in our sinks.

The team grabbed our belongings that morning. Later on, we locked our front doors. All of us went to our cars and trucks. Our apartments and houses are now left vacant. We head to our missions that morning.

Hondo drove us to work that morning. We walked into the building. Seconds later we head to the locker room. My dad changes and I take out my computer and homework. As the team slowly trickles into work that morning. Greetings are exchanged between us. I closed my locker and let Deke and my siblings get ready for the day.

All of them walked into the briefing room to gather around the table. Instead of standing in my corner that morning I am sitting in one with a table working on my homework.

"Wow!!! It's to early to see T like that," Luca is already going hard with the obvious.

" I am just as smart as you guys and Peggy," I retorted.

Of course, Luca shut up and they returned the task at hand.

Seconds later Black Betty leaves headquarters. Everyone is in their usual seats. You got schooled by our little sister. Can just drop the subject please. Someone's a little salty.

"I am going to put the four of you in time out," Deke told them.

Of course, my dad just shakes his head in agreement looking at his other teammates. Luca pulls into the crime scene.

I went into the locker room to put back my computer and homework. Minutes after that I am finally next to Jessie.

" Sorry Captain for being late," I told her.

"It's okay T," she answered handing me the tablet and comm.

I began to work on whatever is on the screen. Commander Hicks stops by on the way to his office. He stays to help us out. All of us are working together. We are happy for the extra help. Black Betty is full of tired cops. It pulls into the headquarters. They went through their usual after mission routine. I took them off for a while. All of them rushed me for hugs.

Lunchtime is promptly at 12:00 pm. Everyone sat down around the tables. Conversations are going on throughout our group. We ate together like one big happy family. After eating we put all the trash in the bins.

As for Luca still hasn't snapped out of the diss I gave him earlier. I am going to burst out in a Katy Perry song or we are going to blackmail you. Stop moping King Mopey. Wait you guys have a picture. Ok I will before you start singing.

We meaning Captain America and Peggy. Of course, I had nothing to do with that. Even though I am in it. They will use it on a different occasion. Luca just shakes his head.

"Of course daddy will not change me," I told them.

" Boss is that true, " they answered.

One little thing I wouldn't survive a day in jail. Briggs is also my daddy. He is a schemer. Of course, I will get away with murder. A few minutes after that Hicks walks over. You know you are in a police station T.

Everyone else changed and grabbed their belongings. We exchanged our goodbyes to each other. Luca and Captain America didn't say anything. All of us talked for a least five minutes. Our headquarters and parking lot is a ghost town.

Hondo like always drove us home. We put our stuff down by the door. I went to take a quick bath. Meanwhile with Hondo cooking our dinner in the kitchen. He took out the place settings to leave it on the counter. Seconds later I set our kitchen table.

Dinner is promptly served at 6:00 pm California time. Everyone dished out our food to eat. The team and their families sat at the kitchen tables. Beers are our drinks and juice for the kids. We ate together like one big happy family. After eating we put all the dirty dishes in our sinks.

We broke up into our usual boys vs girls groups. Our girls cleared the tables and wiped down every surface with a rag. I unpacked the dishwasher. Luca washed the dishes to refill it with the wet ones. Our kitchens are now clean.

Family time continues in front of the tv. We shared our favorite tv shows with the group. I walked over to my room to change into my jammies and brush my teeth. Later on, I returned to our couch. I am nice and comfy.

Both of us watched a handful of shows together.

"Goodnight Hondo ," I told him.

"Night Baby girl," he replied with a kiss.

He looks at me as I walk away from our family room. Seconds later I am in my room about to jump into my bed.

Meanwhile with the team still watching tv. Laughter is now dying down slowly for the night. Our tv sets and family room lights are turned off. They went to their own bedrooms. Everyone else joins me soon in dreamland that night.