#csfm

No one spoke; I stared openly at at Cole's smug expression, then at Rob's murderous one. The sliver of space between them was filled with more than just distrust and annoyance- there were years of history resting there, colored with a hatred I didn't understand.

Cole dismissed Rob with a bored wave. “I mean, Christ look at the poor girl! She got the shit beat out of her on my behalf. If you think I’m gonna stay quiet and let her take the blame for a mission that wasn’t, by the way, a failure, you have another think coming.”

I mean, let’s call a spade a spade here,  Cole said, leaning back to make himself more comfortable. "She’s the one who got me out. Why would she be in trouble?