Separate names with a comma.
He was quiet, his breathing finally calming down. "Could you wake me up if she comes back? She wasn't doing so well before they took her away....
"It's basically the same."
"Really? That'd get pretty repetitive, don't you think?"
He grinned. "You like 'Briar'?"
"She's relatively new, but she's apparently brutal and very good."
He fell silent before leaning against her, resting his head on her shoulder and closing his eyes again. "I wonder when she'll be back..."
"Not that different."
"We both said 'I do.'"
"That's a lot of pressure."
He pulled out a manila folder and slid it to them, folding his hands politely. "This is your information. Your client is named Melissa Revenue."
He fell silent, looking terribly tired. "Do you know where they took my mom?"
"Says the boy who sat on me."
"Good thing we're married."
"I gotta make one for you, then."
"Welcome back. Your first mission should be simple; getting you back into the business, you understand."
He studied her as if she were holy, his lips slightly parted as he watched her. "You're not a human. You didn't do the damage. You didn't have...
"Yes."
"We're a perfect pair."
"Are we making nicknames?"
She gave him a sly wink as they entered the meeting room. A familiar face looked up from the end of the table, and they would recognize Owen....
