NINE
Nine.
“Carter Grant, what you doing here?” James greeted the boy in confusion, who bit his lip and looked away as he entered the room in front of Winn, who shut the office door and locked it. James raised an eyebrow, before standing from his place on the sofa. “What’s the matter? Are you hiding from someone?”
Winn grimaced, before going over to sit at his computers, “Carter here wants to set his mom up with Kara, and has asked for my help.”
“We’re keeping you in here with us because we don’t want you to ruin the plan,” Carter said quietly, not looking at him as the photographer guwaffed.
“Carter doesn’t want you to ruin the plan,” Winn corrected, eyes glued to the screens as he typed away, “because I mentioned that you’re in love with Kara too, and we- he, doesn’t need you intervening.”
“Are you even hearing yourselves?” James asked, staring, “You want to set Kara up with Miss Grant? Are you insane? She could get fired, or worse!”
Winn snorted, before speaking in a dramatic voice, pointing at him, making eye-contact, “Jealousy, thy calls itself Olsen, again. Come here.” James stepped back, making Winn roll his eyes. “Olsen, James, Jimmy-boy – I swear I’m not going to hurt you. I just need you to come over.” He went silent, and James debated, highly suspicious, but Winn was Winn – he’d never do anything to hurt anyone. So James came over-
-and immediately regretted it as Winn deftly took off his watch and threw it to Carter, who stuffed it in his pocket. James looked at him, knowing her couldn’t touch him unless he wanted Cat on his ass. James glared at Winn, who smirked slightly.
“A piece of advice – never trust the quiet ones.” He shook his head before grinning, going back to his computers as James fumed, stalking over to the sofa and sitting down again. “Hey Carter, when do you want to start Phase One, Part Two?”