Re: Sam/Sean
The sudden hug was a surprise, and that said more about his life than Sean. In very few people's lives a hug from a son was be considered strange or unusual, but Sam took a moment to hug back and savor the moment. "I'll give you everything I can." Even now he wouldn't make open ended promises that meant anything. There was no way to promise forever or even a long time. He couldn't promise getting his son home. He can promise to do his best for as long as he was alive and with him.
Sam chuckled. "First the singing, and now the museum? I'm thinking that this honesty thing is going to get me in a lot of trouble." Of course the truth was dangerous. That was why they lied so well in their job. Even Kensi who didn't like doing it was good at it. "I'm sure your team will make trip. It's part of your job after all, but I'll see if we can have some sort of team outing, and you can hear just how fake all of those critics are. Depth of color and troubles souls," he said, rolling his eyes. "They were high as a kite most of the time, no wonder they could only paint blots of colors."
He groaned. "And that's what I'm afraid of," he said, chuckling. "You're a good person, Sean, and you like to see the good in the world. I'm asking you, begging you, please if you see anything, forget about the benefit of the doubt, forget how people say that ratting people out is bad just tell me. Please, I have my reasons, which I can't tell you, and I've already said more than I should. You really shouldn't know any of this, but I do want an eye on that team, and you are the one I trust."
Teams were easy even when trying to explain without explaining why he didn't trust two ex cons. This was much harder, still skirting the line and never sure when Sean was asking without asking. "I thought that it was what I just said. G cares about a few people and he cares about you, because you're mine." He took another breath and looked at Sean in the eye. "G cares about family, and you're family, because G and I have been family for a long time, but if that's not what you're asking, if you're asking something else, the answer to that is slightly different and if you want to know, I'll tell you about that, too."