"Honestly, I'm not sure." Neal's lips pinch into a tight frown again. "I don't have enough experience with their dynamic yet to know. But I am pretty sure that Root herself wouldn't tolerate it, and given what I know about Shaw I can't imagine her saying 'okay' without quietly self-immolating in the process."

It takes effort not to put the mugs down much harder than necessary. "Is that what she said? That, indefinitely, you and Will need to be supervised?"

He manages not to add like a pair of kids on a playground out of spite.