DeLeah slowly crept up to the office door and peeked around the window. Inside she saw Gunther cleaning his gun and Genie pretending to look at the screen but was actually darting her eyes in every direction to see an escape route somewhere. ANYWHERE!!!! She actually looked bored for a change.

DeLeah walked into the offices and quickly found a gun pointed at her. "Whoa! I was just looking for Rita or Sherry who are obviously not here" DeLeah said sarcastically.

Gunther lowered the gun deciding this petty little female was of no threat to him or his job.

"So where are they?" DeLeah asked.

"Who?" Gunther asked as he turned back around to finish cleaning his gun.

Suddenly Gunther found his legs kicked out from under him and a throbbing head as DeLeah placed him in front of the gelmanizing process.

"Rule #1 never turn your back on a cold op female or not" Genie murmured as she came around to the front of the desk.

"Nicely done if I do say so myself" DeLeah said.

"Yes." Genie agreed. "Took ya long enough!"

"Well geez! It wasn't my fault that Rita and sherry decided to dig their claws into you today."

"I was only talking about my darn puppy but these ladies have only Michael Imaginations."

"Gee and you and I don't!"

"Forget it! Let's get out of here before they come back!" Genie said hurriedly.

DeLeah was just about to open the door when it opened itself!

"Michael!" DeLeah said surprised.

"Michael!" Genie echoed.

"Ladies." Michael said. "Would you like to tell me what these two have been up to now?"

"We would love to Michael just not right here!" Genie said.

DeLeah took Michael by the arm, "Your office?" she asked.

Michael nodded agreeing. On the way to his office DeLeah and Genie quickly got Michael up to speed on Rita and Sherry's latest little pet project.

"I see." Michael said as they arrived at Michael's office where they now found Rita and Sherry. Sherry was still looking at the hologram sideways but Rita had now joined the fun looking at him upside down.

Michael, DeLeah, and Genie looked at them strangely only DeLeah knowing what exactly they were looking at. She smirked but wiped it away quickly. Obviously not quickly enough cause Michael gave her a questioning look.

"What are you not telling us DeLeah?" Genie asked.

"Um..the part how I distracted Rita and Sherry." DeLeah admitted.

"Exactly how did you distract them?" Genie asked.

"See for yourselves," as she indicated an arm to the door.

Inside Genie could not believe what she was seeing! There was an automatic instant replay repeat of a Michael hologram inside. And not just any hologram! One of Michael stripping!!!! "OMG DeLeah! How did you come up with that one?"

"My imagination." DeLeah joked.

DeLeah looked at Michael's face but was relieved to see that it only retained the usual blank stare.

"um...DeLeah. We don't need the distraction anymore." Michael pointed out.

"Right!" DeLeah said removing a remote from her jacket.

Rita and Sherry groaned as they saw the hologram disappear. "Aw man! He spoils all our fun!" Sherry said both of them still unaware of the audience behind them.

"Rita! Sherry! A word with you." Michael requests as he steps in and shuts the door behind him leaving Genie and DeLeah out in the hallway.

"This is gonna be good!" DeLeah announced as she tugged on Genie's arm and dragged her to an empty station to watch the live feed from Michael's office.

*****

Sherry and Rita stood in front of Michael's desk as he sat down in his chair. He simply stared at them for a few moments and then sighed.

"What did you think you were doing messing with the team for my mission?" he inquired a bit angrily.

Rita spoke up. "Michael, we had permission from Operations. He gave us the go ahead."

Michael looked even angrier.

"Gee, Rita, that was helpful," Sherry spoke.

Genie and DeLeah were watching from a nearby station. "Oh this is gonna be great," DeLeah laughed. "I can't wait until he lays into them."

Genie smiled. "Yeah, well, you know they'll probably come after us if he does." DeLeah shook her head. "No they won't. Michael will make sure they don't. Now let's pay attention and see what he does."

Sherry sighed. She looked to Rita and nodded almost imperceptibly. Rita got the message and then both began to move. Sherry walked around to Michael's right side and Rita to his left.

"What are you doing?" Michael demanded.

Sherry smiled at him demurely and quickly opened the drawer and cut surveillance to his office.

"Oh shoot!" Genie cried. "They cut surveillance. Why didn't we think of that!"

"Well, we can still wait outside his office and listen. At least we'll hear him give them what for."

Genie nodded and the two girls headed back outside Michael's office.

Sherry moved closer to Michael and ran a hand through his hair. "You're not really mad at us, are you Michael?"

Rita moved in on the other side and ran a hand down his arm. "Yeah, Michael. We were only doing it for you."

Michael couldn't believe what he was hearing. Leave it up to these two to pull a stunt and somehow work it around that they were doing it for him.

"And just how do you figure that?" he asked, keeping his features fixed and staring straight ahead.

Sherry nodded to Rita and both girls moved in closer. Sherry ran her hand along his thigh and Rita kissed his cheek. Then Sherry ran her finger down the side of his face and then trailed her finger with kisses. Rita began working her own magic on his other side. Michael finally sighed and sat back in his chair.

"I'm waiting, ladies," was all he said, although the two females could see they were getting to him.

Sherry leaned in very close and whispered in his ear. "Well, Michael, you see, it's like this. If we let the others get their hooks into you, then you'd be spending much less time with us and we'd have to look elsewhere for companionship. I mean, there's always Davenport or Mentz, or even Gunther."

Michael looked at first one and then the other. "You wouldn't," he simply stated.

Rita leaned in closer and whispered in his other ear. "Do you really want to find out?"

Michael knew he could call their bluff, but he wasn't completely sure how far they'd actually go. He didn't want to see them messing with other guys.

"No," he finally answered.

"See," Sherry said as she plopped down on his lap. "I told you we did it for you. Just think how jealous you would be. Now you know why we did it." Then she leaned in and kissed him soundly.

"I see," Michael said when he finally pulled back. "Thank you."

Rita was walking toward the office door. "I believe we have a few visitors," she laughed as she pulled the door open and Genie and DeLeah fell into the room.

"Genie, DeLeah. How nice of you to drop in!" Rita laughed.

Sherry nodded. "Yeah, now just what do we do with them, Rita?"

*******

"Nothing." Michael said in a commanding voice.

"You've done quite enough" he said. "Do not forget, Genie and DeLeah are both dedicated members of my team as well"

"Yea. So?" Rita pouted.

"This discussion is over" Michael said. "And lay off these operatives. They're my best team players" he ordered.

"But...Michael...." Sherry began.

Michael cut her off with one of his famous icy glares.

"Fine" Rita said putting her hands up in a defensive gesture. "WE won't do anything to them" she promised as she pulled Sherry out of the office.

Genie looked at DeLeah and they both grinned at each other.

"Ok you two" Michael said. "What are you up to now?"

"Us?" Genie asked.

"Up to?" DeLeah added. "When are we ever up to anything?" she asked.

Michael smirked. "You two are sometimes worse than Sherry and Rita" Michael said. "You've had things up your sleeve from day one."

"Well, we wouldn't be any good if we didn't know would we?" Genie defended laughing.

"Now how about some lunch Michael. I'm starved" DeLeah announced.

"Sure" Michael replied. "It's been awhile since I had lunch with my 2 favorite field ops"

"Good." DeLeah said as she took one arm and Genie the other.

As Michael escorted them to the cafeteria DeLeah saw Sherry and Rita peeking out through the blinds angrily. She flashed them a big smile before turning her attention back to Michael as she caressed his arm through his jacket.

Michael turned towards her giving her a half smile that said he knew exactly what she was doing.

"OOohhhhhh" Sherry fumed in her office. "Those two are going to get it"

"Yea but what to do about them?" Rita asked calmly.

"hmmmmm..........Oh I got it!" Sherry replied with a twinkle in her eyes.

"Uh...Sherry I hate it when you get that gleam in your eye" Rita exclaimed laughing. "just remember our promise to Michael."

"Oh I remember it alright" Sherry laughed. "I said WE wouldn't do anything now didn't I?"