A/N: Special thanks to my beta bubbleslayer and LemonPOPTart my sounding board.

Thank you ahead of time for taking the time to read my fic. It is always appreciated. Take care. TA!

Don stepped off the elevator into the bullpen and nodded greetings of hello to anyone he made eye contact with. Once at his desk, he shed his jacket, his tie, and loosened his collar. He switched on his computer before heading over to the break room to get some coffee.

Once in the break room he started putting his cup of coffee together when David walked in. Don gave him an easy smile, "Morning David."

David replied, "Morning."

"You still have that training seminar today?"

"Yeah, it starts in thirty. You signed up for the one tomorrow?"

"Yeah, figured we all could take a different day to better maximize our time."

David grinned, "That's why you're the boss."

Don snorted a reply and turned back to putting his cup of coffee together.

A moment later both David and Don heard Susan, one of the support staff, say, "And this is the break room. We have tea and coffee."

The person that Susan was showing around replied dryly, "Don't you mean bad coffee?"

Before Susan could answer Don turned around, recognizing that voice. Surprised, he said, "Mia?"

"The one and only," replied Special Agent Miranda Glass. Her voice was guarded when she said, "It's good to see you." He observed she dropped eye contact with him fairly quickly.

Don's face split in a large grin as he took a step toward his old friend. He said as he leaned over to hug her, 'It's been a long time." He felt her hesitate before returning his embrace.

She replied, "It has." She turned back to the support staff woman, "Susan, thanks for showing me around."

Susan said before exiting the room, "It was no problem. Stop by my desk if you need anything else."

Don said, "What brings you out here?" He stopped before continuing, "Where are my manners? Agent David Sinclair this is Agent Miranda Glass. She was one of my agents in Albuquerque, and David is on my team here."

"Please to meet you, Agent Sinclair."

David warmly smiled and shook her hand, "Please, David."

She nodded, "Mia or Miranda then. Anyway I actually got called last minute to come out and conduct some seminars since Bob Travers had to bail out last minute."

Don smiled, "Well, I guess we've lucked out."

"I'm actually in the one today," added David

She smiled, "Well, it'll be a pleasure to have you attend. I'd better finish setting up. See you in a few David. Don?"

"I'll be in tomorrow's and the rest of my team will be attending the other two days."

"Great. See you then," she said quickly before stepping out of the room. Don noticed something off flicker in her eyes before leaving.

Don perceived that something was different about Mia from the last time he had seen her. She seemed to be slightly uncomfortable in his presence and had avoided direct eye contact. Which Don thought was odd being she had always been easy going and direct with people, but for the life of Don Eppes he couldn't begin to guess what had changed between them making him wonder what had happen to his colleague and friend.