Emma looked at Eli, then at the room in general. "Great. Another one." She sighed and didn't even bother reaching for her gun this time. 'This is becoming a thing isn't it."
Cassandra turned towards him. "You're early."
"On the contrary," Eli replied smoothly, stepping fully off the elevator, hands easy at his sides, "I'm right on time from the looks of things."
Riley held herself still, working at casual by trying to play it cool but her twitching ears betrayed her. "Eli."
One of Eli's eyebrows went up. "What, no hug?"
She grinned and walked over, pulling him into a quick hug. He caught her properly, held it a beat, then let her go and his eyes moved past her shoulder.
His gaze landed on Zaza first, then Cassandra. Something in his expression shifted, quieter than amusement, older than it. "Will you look at that," he said. "Most of the lieutenants in one room."
"We don't go by that anymore," Cassandra corrected with a flat tone. Zaza on the other hand, remained silent.
