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"GOOD to see you doing well, Special Agent Grady," the secretary offered insincerely as Ty entered the outer office

"Good to see the stick still firht by her and waved for her to tell Burns that he was there She puffed up angrily and jabbed at the intercom to announce him

Ty entered the Assistant Director’s office and stopped short Over the past five or six hours, he had allowed himself to hope that his new partner would really be his old one That Burns had finally pulled Zane out of that hell in Miaht him back to the Special Cri sensation that his new partner was already here, sitting in one of the chairs opposite Burns with a leather portfolio in his lap, taking notes

Holy Jesus, he was taking notes

The young man looked up and over his shoulder to study Ty as Burns started talking "Special Agent Grady, thank you for joining us This is David Reese"

The blond reen eyes shone through wire-rireat toat the kid He looked to Burns with sheer outrage glinting in his eyes "What the shit is this?" he asked

Reese blinked and looked back at Burns, as s with me this summer Say hello, Ty,"

the Assistant Director ordered pleasantly

Ty stared at hihtly nonplussed as he looked back at the kid

"Shit," he finally etically as he stepped closer and took his hand in greeting "I thought you were h

"Jesus," Reese muttered as he shook Ty’s hand "I feel for your new partner,his pants"

Burns snorted

"Yeah well, he also won’t look twelve, so he’ll be fine," Ty huffed in return

Reese shtly, but he didn’t appear aent Grady here is one of the ents you may encounter here at the Bureau Do not include him in your summaries," Burns cautioned with a smirk as he leaned back in his chair

Reese nodded and smiled wryly "I should hope not, sir," he answered "I don’t kno you’d keep new recruits"

"We’d feed therumbled as he went over and flopped down into the empty chair "So where is this asshole, anyway?" he asked with frown "You can’t tell h he’s not far behind Security said he cao," Burns said Then he looked to Reese "You see, David, one of the ather agents ork effectively together Special Agent Grady here presents a particularly difficult challenge, as I’lanced to Ty, obviously agreeing with the sentiment

Burns cocked his head when he heard the outer door open and footsteps clomp in The office door opened and Reese turned curiously to look Ty was alot the better of him

Zane Garrett stood totally still just inside the doorway, his eyes already settled intently on Ty

"Special Agent Garrett, how lovely of you to join us," Burns drawled

"This is David Reese, ent Grady"

After a short pause, Zane nodded slightly

Ty found hi to say as he blinked stupidly at Zane The lack of reaction was disconcerting Ty had tried every trick in his book, trying to find a way to get in touch with Zane after the medical leave had ended But an undercover operation truencies, and Ty hadn’t been able to get anywhere before his own assign, not for the first tinment he kneould keep him under on purpose, just to keep away fros had cleared

"Well, David, it’s ti the student out the door past Zane The Assistant Director shut the door behind him and turned to look at the two men The office was quiet

Ty finally sed down his shock and looked frolanced to Burns as well, and back to Ty "Hi," he said quietly, taking in Ty’s features

And there seeto meet Zane’s unreadable eyes

"Well," Burns said as he moved back to the chair behind his desk

"Garrett, if you choose to nment, the Bureau will pay for teet yourself settled in DC Paperwork’s in the h the air in dishtest twist of a s in his eyes "You’re …

partnering us again?"

"As long as you don’t blow anything up again or kill anyone else, yes," Burns answered with solanced back up at Zane in surprise "You’ll be working the DC area for now No undercover work, no big cases until you’re both … mentally stable," he said with a wry snhtly hoarse Burns ain

Zane had to tear his eyes away from Ty "No objection," he said softly

"Good!" Burns responded with a set the hell out of my office," he said as the smile dropped back into his custo shower," he ordered "Both of you"

Zane took an aard step backward, watching Ty again, and reached behind hirasp the doorknob He pulled open the door and waited Burns’ lips twitched as he watched, and he shook his head ever so slightly

Ty looked back at the Assistant Director uncertainly and then nodded obediently, glancing at Zane as he passed by him out the door Zane watched hi the door shut as they left He was co at thelanced at the secretary and then back at Zane, turning again to keepAfter a moment’s pause, Zane blinked and strode after hi up at the elevator