Detective Zachary Gerard stood in the center of the office and motioned for his partner to join him. "Lieutenant wants to see us, McGee. Let's go," he said when he noticed McGee bite into a powdered doughnut.
McGee made a face. "Not until I finish my breakfast."
"No, my good man. When the Lieutenant calls, you stop what you're doing and go." He shook his head. "Didn't they teach you anything in the academy?" Zach barked. McGee groaned as he put the doughnut back down on the napkin and began to wrap it carefully.
"Uh, you might want to wipe the powdered sugar off your mouth before you go in there with me," Zach suggested. Seeing the white powder around McGee's mouth brought back memories of the day Jessie had rubbed powder off his mouth. He smiled to himself, remembering her snarky com
