The sun peeked from behind the clouds to stream in the room. Hondo woke up to get ready for work. Minutes after that he is in the kitchen making breakfast and our drinks. Coffee is smelling up the whole apartment. I followed him that morning.
" Good morning Baby girl," he told me.
I replied to him " Morning Hondo."
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 by the other teammates. Within minutes our meal is ready to eat.
Breakfast is promptly served at 7:45 am California time. 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 and I grabbed belongings that morning. Later on, we locked the front door. All of us went to our cars and truck. Our apartments and house are now left vacant. We head to our missions that morning.
Hondo pulls into his spot at work. Both of us went inside the building together. Seconds later I put the lunches in our kitchen. He went into the locked room to change. Of course, I joined him there to put away my bag.
The team arrives one by one. Of course, they also head to get changed.
"Good morning Dreamer," Captain America greeted.
" Morning Captain America and Peanut gallery," I replied to them.
They gave me kisses on my cheek.
Within seconds all of us head to the briefing room. I am standing in my corner. They are talking about their mission. Assignments are handed out that morning. My family says goodbyes,
Black Betty is nice and full. The guys were all in the regular places. Conversations are going on throughout the truck. Jokes are cracked and laughter is loud. They noticed that he wasn't really paying attention.
texting
Jimmy: Hey Joe
John: Hey Jim
Jimmy: How are you?
John: good and you
Jimmy: worried... Come to headquarters... we'll tell you later.
John: okay see you then
Jimmy: bye
end of texting
He puts away the cell phone in his pocket. Minutes after that Luca pulls up in front of their call.
" Can I call you Jessie or does it need to be Captain Cortez like everyone else?" I asked.
" Anything you want to T. You're not on the payroll list," Jessie answered.
The pair of us continue working. Jessie handed me my usual tablet and com set. I am standing next to her in front the tv screen.
Black Betty is now full of cops that are sweaty. It is parked in front of the building. They took their quick showers. A short debrief is made. My family like usual rushed me with hugs.
Lunch is promptly served at 12:00 pm California time. Everyone took out the food. The team sat in our usual assigned seats at the tables. Conversations are going on throughout our group. We ate together like one big happy family. After eating we threw away our trash in the bin.
I am in our kitchen doing homework. Meanwhile Johnny arrives walks straight to the interrogation room. Hybrid Mike meets him in there waiting. All of them exchanged their greetings. Our cameras and the mic are turned off.
We have some not so good news.
"I know gangbangers and you aren't really good," Captain America told him.
" So this meeting is about a gangbanger," my brother answered.
The neighbor we are tellling you about is Marcos. He took a liking to our sister. Okay what does this mean for us.
I am not very comfortable with Marcos. Our best friend here stormed off.
" How did my Cuddly take this news?" I told them.
" She got mad at us. Everyone else on the team knows," they replied.
Mexico wasn't a good memory for her and Mike. Junior as she like to call me. Oh that's Lucia's big brother. They were going to turn her into a drug mule. Paige was also a Tinkerbell.
"Thank you for tell me," Johnny told me.
" Your welcome Joe," Hybrid Mike replied.
"I will tell the team when I get home. Maybe this will soften the gangbanger in him. Yeah I agree Jim. Cuddly will probably push away at first. Of course we are on the same page with this," Johnny replied.
Bates traumatized her after that whole ordeal. We know Joe. If Marcos tries to hurts her I give you the permission to shoot him. She likes staying here but if it deemed not safe. We can relocate her to another house in the team.
Meanwhile with Johnny walking into our kitchen. He sat next to me. Both of us hugged each other. They just told me about Marcos. I am open to it but just be very careful with him.
The team changed into regular clothes. Everyone grabbed our stuff. We exchanged goodbyes to each other. Hybrid Mike were the only two that didn't say anything. There's an extra five minutes of talking. Our headquarters and parking lot is now a ghost town.
Hondo like always drove us home. We put down our bags by the door. I took a quick bath to change. Meanwhile back in the kitchen with Hondo cooking at our stove. I set our kitchen table.
Dinner is promptly served at 6:00 pm California time. Everyone dished out our food to eat. The team sat in our assigned seats at the tables. Our drinks were beers. 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. Chris and the girls cleared the table. I wiped down every surface with a rag. The guys unpacked the dishwasher. Annie washes the dishes to refill it with the wet ones. Every kitchen is clean now.
Family time continues in front of the tv. We shared our favorite tv shows with the group. I walked over to my room in order to change into my jammies and brush my teeth. Later on, I returned to both our couch and my favorite spot. I am nice and comfy.
" Goodnight Hondo," I told him.
"Night Baby girl," he replied with a kiss.
I took out my phone to text my sister.
texting
Me: Hey Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Pie: Hey Joey
Me: How are you?
Pumpkin Pie: good and you
Me: fine thanks
Pumpkin Pie: Johnny told us
Me: okay... remember our sister bonding time tomorrow.
Pumpkin Pie: bye Joey I love you
Me: right back at you Pumpkin Pie
Chris: I am going in early tomorrow morning to work out. " Do you want to join me sis?"
Me: okay what time
Chris: 6:30
Me: see you then
end of texting
First a quick bathroom break. I went to bed that night. Pedro is in my arms. Counting sunglasses begin right now. Minutes after that I am fast asleep.
Meanwhile in the family with the teams still watching tv. Laughter is dying down slowly. Our tv sets and family room lights are turned off. They went to their own room. Everyone else joins me soon in dreamland that night.
VOUS LISEZ
Shades Of Blue SWAT
ActionPS: I know Hondo isn't actually wearing blue in this picture. Hondo's foster daughter and a member of the Graceland family. Tia likes to hang out in the SWAT HQ whenever she can, and it's only starting to become a part of that family too. This is h...
