Undercover

ForeverMore

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LUCAS POV

Natalie and I were given our leader rings, matching silver thick bands with a thin black stripe to represent BlackLight.

My next  tattoo.

Boss leads us out the room, into the Pit where a bunch of our agents are together awaiting the special news.

Boss goes out to talk and tells both of us to stay backstage.

I sigh, rocking back and forth on my heels till I look over to Natalie, who's already looking at me and smiling.

"Can't believe we're working together. Seemed so obvious yet not."

"I know", I reply. "You were way too calm this week to be given this news so I ruled you out."

She gives me a "seriously?" look.
"Are you kidding? I've been up every night thinking about this. It's all I've been thinking about."

Hearing that made me sigh. "Me too, when you came over last time to give me a massage I just wanted to blurt it out but-"

"Boss told us we can't say anything", we say together.

She laughs, taking my left hand and wraps her  arm around it and leans on me.

These God damn butterflies.

"Introducing your new leaders of this agency", we hear Boss say.

Natalie looks to me. "Let's go", she says excitingly as we take a step on the large platform stage, arms still linked.

The crowd is stunned, quiet for a few beats till Jayden breaks the silence.

"WHAT? HOLY SHIT THATS MY FRIENDS. WHOOOO GO NATALIE AND LUCAS!"

The three of us laugh, and so do the other agents as they all give a round of applause to us.

I look around the room, at these people that I've vowed to protect. That I'll be leading and serving for the rest of my life.

Then I look at Natalie, who's grinning at our undercover family, full of happiness.

I will protect her too. Without a doubt.

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"Where are we going?", Natalie asks as we head into my car.

"I'll drop you off to home. I may step in and say hi to Grace and Matthew."

She nods while putting her seatbelt on. "You should come in."

"Good thing you didn't bring your car, so I can drop you", I flirt.

She smiles. "I was too nervous to drive."

I pause to take her hand and she takes mine, tugging at it lovingly. She brings it to her lips and kisses my hand, kidding all the tattoos on my knuckles.

My partner in crime and love.

As I start the car and drive to her home, I suddenly feel giddy. Excited on what's coming.

She has no clue.

I reach her house, as the gates automatically open recognizing my car.

I park in her circle driveway, and we walk up to the door.  Grace opens the door, looking pretty in a yellow dress, red ginger hair behind her in a straight curtain.