"Are you sure you'd want Dutch to be our boss?" John asks, his smile growing. "She might work us too hard."

Dutch wouldn't want to be their leader either. She's smart and strong and he loves working with her, but as with everyone else, they're a team instead of a leader and someone who follows her directions. He thinks she would be better at it than she might realize, but he doubts she's going to take over any time soon.

"What about Karen?" he asks, only partly joking. "She always seems to know what to do."