"Do you think he noticed?" Asked Agent Joe Solomon into his comms unit.
"Not yet." Whispered Agent Abigail Cameron. Abby looked over to where a handsome man in a navy blue suit was standing by the door. As he turned, Abby stifled a giggle.
"Great placement" she told her partner. She could see the dark stain on the back of the wealthy businessman's pants- what looked like an 'accident' was actually chocolate that Joe had managed to get there. The young spy caught Joe's eye from where he was standing by the doors to the kitchen, and he winked.
"Ok, it's your turn," said the deep voice she had known forever in her comms unit. "Truth or dare?"
In both of their hearts, they knew that Truth or Dare was not a pastime that the Agency would find appropriate for the downtime they had at the party in Istanbul, but their third team member was working on his part, and there was really not much else to do.
As Abby considered her options, she felt a hand on the small of her back. Right before her instincts took over and she flipped the man with a classic Washington maneuver, she smelt the distinct cologne only one man she knew wore- a woodsy smell with a hint of citrus, and a little bit of leather. She turned and saw her and Joe's other ally for the evening.
"Hey, Townsend," she said with a little bit of bitterness in her voice.
"Abigail." He nodded.
"Edward." Said Joe in both of their ears. "Would you like to join in on our little game?"
"I'm sorry, but we all have better things to do right now than childish games." He said with a condescending look. "I've finished phase one. It's time for you two to step in."
"Alright, the good part." Said Joe. He disappeared into the kitchen.
"Would you like to dance?" Said Townsend loudly, as they had rehearsed. He offered his arm like a gentleman.
"Golly, sure!" said Abby in a voice a little too loud with a smile a little too wide. As she took his arm, she was sure she heard Joe snicker in her comms unit. They made their way onto the dance floor, and began to dance to the slow song the band was playing.
"You two should really stop with all your childish games." Whispered Townsend, in a move that could easily be mistaken for flirting by innocent bystanders.
Abby laughed and wacked Ed on his shoulder- a little too hard to be flirting. "Won't you lighten up? It's just a standard exfiltration." To the average person watching them, they could have been talking about the weather.
Townsend rolled his eyes. "Have you found the mark yet?"
"Way ahead of you. I already have his wallet.' Abigal winked. They heard Joe's voice in the comms unit.
"Ok, target set. Whenever you're ready, Abby." She smiled.
"Ohhh, the fun part." Abby but her lip. "Ready to see my acting chops, Eddy?"
Before he could respond, she slapped him across the face.
"I DON'T CARE HOW MUCH YOU WANT IT, I'M NOT GOING TO HAVE SEX WITH YOU!" she yelled. Joe openly laughed from where he was in the kitchens. The mission had just begun.