Being benched while the others were out on a mission was the worst. You were so bored. And you felt utterly useless. It was your own dang fault for breaking your ankle. Grant had warned you not to be reckless, but you never listened. (©TRS2024CAI)

Now, you were wandering Sentinel Hall on your scooter, looking for something to keep yourself entertained. You had already been kicked out of the lab, and the analysts were threatening to strike if you weren't banned from their offices. A benched field agent was the most annoying creature in all of V.I.G.I.L..

Finally, when you couldn't take it any longer, you broke down and called Griff. "There's my girl." Griff answered, his voice carrying a tone of amusement that said he was expecting the call. "You owe me that $50." He said to one of the others, Elijah, you assumed when you heard him griping about 'clingy little girlfriend" something or other.

“Tell Elijah I'll come out there and kick his ass if he doesn't stop calling me clingy." You threatened affectionately. "You need to rest and stop terrorizing the compound, sweetheart." Griff chuckled. You narrowed your eyes and pouted. "Johnson ratted me out, didn't he?" Griff just laughed, "Yeah, doll. He did. Now rest, and don't make me spank you when I get back." he threatened.

"Don't listen to him, Adaline. He's all talk. Argh" Elijah called to you through the phone, crying out indignantly when Griff shoved him away. "Katya, he just hit me." Elijah tattled to Katya as she worked to retrieve the data they had been sent to collect. "Boys, behave or I will ground you both." Katya responded, glaring up at Elijah and Griff as she worked.

"You hear how they treat me when you're not around?" Griff grumbled. You could practically hear his eyes roll through the phone. "Say 'Hi" to Kat for me." you laughed, finding his grumpiness entertaining, as usual. "Not helping, doll..." Griff sighed.