Double Agent

“You want to protect her.”

“She’s strong, but she still seems so...fragile.”

There was quiet for a moment and then the general asked, “Is she pretty?”

“Dad.”

“Fine, fine. You do what you need to do, son. But when you’re done, you come see me, you hear?” The general waited a beat. “I miss you.”

Doug pressed End and lowered the phone. “I miss you, too.”