“‘Piper’s back-up’?” she repeated as she carried in her tablet, and Brad, loaded with food, followed behind her.
Jesse moved to the table and helped Brad set out his loot.
William stared at Jesse’s back, recognized he was left alone to explain, then turned toward Piper, who looked up from her tablet and waited for an answer.
“Jesse’s suggestion that as the jobs come in, he can take some of the tasks from you, make sure you get what you need so the agents in the field are fully supported.”
She blinked, and with a tone of smelling bullshit when it was piled at her feet, said, “Uh-huh.”
Apparently not willing to press for further explanation, for now, she went back to tapping on her tablet until information projected on the wall opposite the windows. A quiet whirr had him looking at the
