Re: Robert and his trips
Savannah laughed. "Marty is the king of exaggerations and I married him. You'll have to do a lot worse than that to change my mind." She stopped, even though, she was joking, and took his hand. "Actually, it doesn't matter what you do. That's how family works. We might fight, argue or disagree, but despite everything we still love each other." She turned at the sudden noise. "Did you just bang your head?" she asked Robert.
"It was that or banging yours and then we all know Deeks gets upset if you get hurt," he said with a sweet smile. "Would you ease up? He doesn't need the whole family pitch right now."
Savannah rolled her eyes. If anything, it was exactly what Thomas needed considering that his family was doing a lousy job at supporting him. "Don't listen to Robert. He's just jealous, because he's not the center of attention at the moment," she said, smirking in Robert's direction, although she still hadn't let go of Thomas. "I don't know what normal people do when these things happen. In our family, we usually go on mission and risks our lives, so really, not exactly normal, but you're doing fine from where I'm standing. There's no secret recipe for this. You keep going, you do what needs to be done, and then when this is over, you finally give yourself a break, and you're doing exactly that."
Robert finished chewing, before speaking up. "I'll tell Maura, okay? Just don't go barging in, and no, it doesn't sound stupid to want to be there with him, even if it's not your fault."
"It's no one's fault," Savannah said with a sigh, "But we won't let you break that promise. Besides, even if Maura says no, except for Dom who's staying with the kids, our entire family is up there. We can totally take her," she joked.
"Let's not. Then we're left with Bambi, and I have a better chance of performing that surgery successfully," Robert said with a snort.
"Robert!"
"Savannah!" He took the last bite, ignoring the implied reprimand. They'd never agree on Kepner. "Okay, Mr. Spoiled Former First Son, let's get you to your boyfriend."