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Cameron barely hesitated. “Find out what they need without asking them to share anything sensitive over the phone. Determine whether it’s actually an emergency or just urgent to them, and then follow whatever contact protocol you guys have in place.”

Blake glanced at Draven. The other man gave him a tiny nod.

Damn.

Another good answer.

“And if you can’t reach us?” Draven asked.

“I’d follow the chain of command.”

“What if nobody answers?”

Cameron flashed Draven a winning smile. “I keep trying until someone does.”

Blake closed the folder in front of him. “Works for me.”

The young man across from them blinked. “That’s it?”

Blake looked to his teammate. “Unless Draven has anything else to add.”

Draven stared at Cameron for a second before shaking his head. “I’m good.”

Cameron’s smile widened, and Blake recognized the look. It belonged to a man who thought he’d just gotten the job.

“Do you have anything you’d like to ask us?” Blake sat back in his chair.

“Actually, yeah.” Cameron nodded. “There is one thing I was wondering.”

“Shoot,” Draven rumbled.

With a perfectly straight look, the kid asked, “Do you guys do random drug testing?”

Silence fell over the room.

Blake slowly turned his head toward Draven, who looked his way in return. Neither man said a word.

Blake met the kid’s doe-eyed gaze as Draven’s brows shot up. Cameron glanced between them and started to laugh.

“Oh, I’m not talking about anything hard. I never mess with heroin or coke or anything like that.” He chuckled, pointing at a set of white, spectacularly straight teeth. “Or meth. Obviously.”

Obviously.

Blake looked at Draven again. His teammate’s expression hadn’t changed, but there was a faint twitch at the corner of his mouth.

Do. Not. Laugh.

He pushed his chair back and stood. “Okay. I think we have everything we need for now. Thanks for coming in.”

“Absolutely.” Cameron also stood before enthusiastically shaking Blake’s offered hand.

Draven rose to his feet, as well. “We hope to make our decision by the end of the week,” he shared. “But you’ll hear something either way.”

Cameron shook Draven’s hand next, before tucking an extra copy of his resume into the leather portfolio he’d brought with him. “Thank you both. Seriously, guys. I’m really excited about this.”

Blake managed to hold back a laugh. “Thanks again.”

“No, thank you.” Cameron turned and headed for the door. He stopped before opening it to offer a final word. “It was really great meeting you both.”