Gifted Connections: Book 2(111)

He shook his head. “No, we’ve fooled around, and we’ve had sleep overs, but like I said, I’m not ready for that.”

I hugged him. “You are such a rare man, and I adore you for that. Talk to her. You guys can and will work this out. You belong together.”

“Hey, guys?” Jaxson popped his head in the room. “Dad’s back, and we’re going to start going over the tapes.”



When we walked back into the living room, I was surprised to see three white boards. Will was eating with one hand and putting up 4 x 6 pictures on the board with the other. Jace was at one of the boards making four columns, and on the top of each column was a picture of himself, Terrance, Will, and Steven. I sat down between Drake and Noah and smiled when Drake handed me my plate of food.

“As everyone knows,” Will said as he continued posting the pictures on the board. “We have a major mission I will like to set into motion by Friday. I want teams of ten. Right now, we have eighteen of us. That leaves us with twenty-two spots to fill. This is the pool we must pick from. Unfortunately, due to the sensitive nature of these missions, you will be split up. I don’t even want the other members on your teams to know what or where we are going. The team leaders and the people in this room, will be the only ones who know when, why, and where we are going.”

“Our reconnaissance team is currently gathering all the intel necessary for these missions,” Steven stated as he took a drink from his beer. “Everyone selected for these teams could have less than twenty minutes to meet at the training center and leave for their designated spot. Everyone needs to have their phones on them at all times. In other words, don’t make any plans this week. Right now, we’re saying next Friday, but it can be as early as Wednesday morning. Tomorrow morning, we will be contacting the candidates for the open spots.”

“Was the meeting moved to here because of Ms. Bullock?” John asked shrewdly.

Will, Steven, and Jace exchanged looks. “Yes,” Will admitted with a nod. “With the help of Gavin and Jemmy, we have been able to investigate people on our payroll for weeks. Her name, and a few others, have red flags on them. After the attack on Blake today, and because we don’t have enough evidence on them yet, we are keeping our cards close to our chest. We don’t need Horatio tipped off on our next moves.”

I looked over in surprise at Gavin and Jemmy. I wasn’t aware that they had been doing anything for the investigation. I also noticed they weren’t sitting next to each other, and I hoped they resolved their issues soon.

Jace spoke, “We know Jemmy and John will be on two separate teams because of their ability to take out any cameras. So that leaves us with finding two other people capable of taking out cameras.” Jace took a picture of Jemmy and John and placed them under himself and Terrance.

“I can do it,” a voice on the cusp of changing, stated from above.

I hadn’t even noticed the children and teens had crept to the balcony above. The last time I saw them they were happily munching on pizza, watching movies, and playing in the boys’ room. It was Micah who had volunteered.

“Micah,” Remy said hesitantly. “We would love for you to help us, but I’m not sure you’re ready yet.”

I flashed a grateful smile at him. There’s no way I wanted my brother anywhere around there.

“But he’s supposed to be there,” Ella stated as she came down the stairs and handed Will a piece of paper. His eyes widened, before he handed me the paper.

I stared down at the picture of Micah, Troy, Rachel, myself, and a female I didn’t recognize. We looked like we were sitting in a diner. We were all dressed in our uniforms (except for the female), and we looked like we were covered in soot. I didn’t know what it meant, but my gut was telling me I needed to trust Ella’s vision.

“Well,” I said quietly with my heart in my throat as I looked at my guys. They all nodded at me knowing my unspoken question. Should I let him go? “I guess Micah’s going.”

Micah and Ella exchanged a look before they gave me a wide smile.

There was a part of me that wanted to refuse. He was thirteen. He had no business going. However, I knew if I told him no, it would show Ella and Micah that I had no faith in their gifts. Micah had survived on the streets for years. He was resourceful and smart where it counted.

“So, do we begin the videos so we can pick the rest of our teams?” Remy cleared his throat as he looked at me with concern.

Will pushed play, and we were able to watch the events of the day from the comfort of our living room.





Chapter 28


We got the phone call after dinner the following Thursday night. Our reconnaissance team had gathered all the intel that they could. Beth and Cora were already in route with their children. We had already planned to have them come over here and mind the children while we went on our mission.

I felt anxiety begin to grip me as Micah ran off excitedly to get changed. We had worked with him every day the last week and a half to get him ready for tonight. He was becoming more accurate with his teleporting abilities. Remy and Troy had even blindfolded him and drove around with him for hours last night, so he could lose his bearings. They dropped him off twenty miles down the road. He made it back five minutes after they dropped him off, long before they even made it home.

We knew he was capable of transporting only one person with him. Unfortunately, despite his best efforts, he couldn’t increase that number. He had gotten increasingly frustrated, but Will had reassured him. He had told him he had never met a teleporter capable of carrying more than one person with them, and in some instances, they weren’t even able to do that. Micah seemed to be somewhat mollified at that information.