Jim had been in his office the day before he and Gabriel set off to their last mission, trying to poke around about maybe getting some time off. Jim never asked for time off save for a day or two here or there to go with Sasan to London or New York for little shopping trips. He mentioned briefly the idea of taking something to work out his nullifiers, which would invariably make him impossible to be around until he managed to regulate himself. Jim hadn't experienced what it was like to be a full Alpha in over ten years. The process was not going to be fun.

He wanted to go to a clinic. Or rather, he mentioned a personal trip to Manchester where Jack knew there was a clinic and he had agreed immediately. It put Gabriel out of commission anyway since they were paired up for missions. Not that Gabriel couldn't go with JC or Henry from time to time, but they all had their niches and their partners and why mess up dynamics?

He was about to fill Gabriel in on Jim's little side trip when he brought up his own suppressants. Or lack there of.

"So invest in contraception is what you're telling me?" Jack grinned. The next few heats likely wouldn't result in pregnancy since Gabriel had just had Ginny but Jack wasn't sure if he was ready for two rug rats. One was wearing him out!