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Back at the compound Carol was restless about Athena being on a mission. She was worried about her. 'Shit! Am I catching feelings for her?' Carol asked herself as she lay in bed. 'I think I am.' Carol told herself. The knocking on her door interrupted her thoughts. "Who is it?" Carol asked. "It's Wanda! Dinners ready!" Wanda exclaimed. "Oh..right...dinner." Carol said as she walked out of her room. "You ok?" Wanda asked. "Just wondering how they're doing on the mission." Carol replied. "I'm sure they'll be fine. It's just an intel mission, they'll be home before you know it." Wanda said. "Yea...you're right." Carol said as they walked into the kitchen.

Back in Spain Natasha and Athena were enjoying their lunch while they watched their surroundings. "Man at six o'clock. Blue tank top." Athena whispered in Russian. Natasha nodded and continued eating pretending not to notice the man. Soon enough though he approached them. "Hello ladies...I couldn't help but notice how well behaved your dogs are." The man said his voice velvety with his Spanish accent. "Yes, we trained them ourselves." Natasha said. "Oh? So you two train dogs yes?" The man asked. "Yes we train dogs." Athena said. "Do you train other peoples dogs?" The man asked. "Sometimes. For the right price of course." Natasha said. "I have dogs that need to be trained. If you are interested....i'll pay you 20,000 American dollars." The man said.

"What type of dogs?" Athena asked arching an eyebrow at the man. "Dobermans." The man said plainly. Natasha and Athena shared a look before nodding in agreement. "Excellent! Here's my card ladies! I look forward to working with you." The man said. They watched the man disappear into the crowd before Athena sent an encrypted message to Maria letting her know they made contact with the suspect. "There." Athena said. "Good work." Natasha said praising her daughter's skills.