All Brawn And No Brains

Jesse tapped Kai’s shoulder. Grinning, he said, ‘I know why your boss is pissed off.’ ‘Why?’ Kai was genuinely puzzled. ‘You saw someone taking advantage of his wife. Instead of rushing to her rescue, you left the scene, took the stairs, came up here, knocked on the door, and reported to your boss. How long did that take? Two, five minutes? If I were the bad guy, I would’ve gotten what I wanted and cleared out a long time ago.’ Kai struck his forehead with the heel of his hand. ‘Bonehead!’ he thought. ‘Boss was right to scold me. How could I have been so stupid?’ Hands in pants pockets, Jesse strolled towards the door. Behind him, Luca had risen from his seat. He gave a slow shake of his head when he moved past Kai and tapped the PA’s thick biceps. ‘You know, ‘all brawn and no brains’ is just a stereotype. You don’t have to live up to it.’ Ouch. Kai grimaced. ‘Captain O’Neill,’ he grumbled to himself. ‘You have more muscles than me.’ Austyn’s marriage to Kira was a secret known to very