Authors Note: Here we are my dears, Chapter 4 finally done, which takes place before Skyfall. :)
Sorry this took so long to update.
Spoilers for Casino Royale and Quantum Of Solace.
Italics- Mimicking
Hope you all enjoy :)
Olivia gave a sigh "You make it sound like it's the latest personal obsession!"
"Well, you have to admit in a way it is, considering you used to think he was and I quote 'a sexist misogynist dinosaur.'"
"Don't be sarcastic Jean, it doesn't suit you."
"You have to admit she has a point."
"Oh no, not you as well."
"Well, something must have happened in that time till now. You make it sound like he pisses you off, in a way he probably still does. But you rant about how he causes all these damages etc. When in reality, I think it's just a front to hide what you feel about him."
Olivia knew Evelyn had hit the nail on the head.
"So, explain what occurred between you both."
"It's complicated."
"Well, un-complicate it! It's only complicated if you make it complicated." Jean told her sitting back and folding her arms across her chest.
"Alright, at first, I won't deny we couldn't stand each other. I swore he did half the things he did to see how far he could push my buttons."
"But now?"
"You have to understand, that being in my position, being in a relationship with your agent would be unprofessional! There would be consequences."
"Such as…"
It would affect my ability to do my job, for starters. I can't let my feelings get in the way; if I do, the results would probably be disastrous. Either that or I could lose my job, or Bond would lose his. It would be the perfect opportunity for the Prime Minister to get rid of us both. One because he doesn't like the way I run the department, and two, he sees Bond as a rogue agent"
"You have to admit though; he is right in some respects. Bond does have similar tendencies to that of a rouge agent."
"He may do Jean, but he's the best I have, and I trust him. He gets the job done! Even if the way he does it most times is unethical."
Evelyn and Jean both turned to each other and gave each other a small smile, before Evelyn turned back to her.
"Why Olivia, you're showing your sentimental side."
Olivia rubbed her forehead. She could see herself having a headache at the end of this. She pushed on hoping to get this over with as quickly as possible.
"He broke into my apartment, after he got back from his latest mission, which involved on his part; storming in and blowing up an embassy. Well, you can only imagine what the government thought of that. They called a meeting, and said I needed to keep my agents under control. They had a bloody cheek, bunch of arse covering prigs."
"I went home that night in a foul mood, seeing Bond sitting there with a glass of my bourbon and dealing a set of cards, only made it worse. I tore into him, telling him how he was deranged and that he needed to take his over eccentric ego out of his job, before it got him killed."
"How did he know where you lived?" Evelyn asked her confused.
"Apparently he managed to gain access to my file; hence how he got my address, He also now knew my real name. I told him if he even muttered it I would have him killed."
Jean shook her head "That poor man, going to be killed for saying your name. I can see that as a headline in the papers in bold ink 'Man killed for saying woman's name.'"
Olivia gave her an exasperated look. "It's no joking matter!"
"It is a bit."
Evelyn gave an amused smile. "What happened next?"
"I told him I wanted him out of my sight and not to break into my apartment again. He simply gave a nod and walked over to me. I thought he was going to leave, but instead he pulled me close and kissed me."
Olivia noticed Jean had unfolded her arms and had moved so she was now at the edge of her seat.
Olivia rolled her eyes "Honestly Jean, you're like an overexcited fan girl."
"It is rather exciting though."
Olivia shook her head and pressed on too used to Jean's antics.
"I was shocked, but I slowly started to respond. It took me a few moments to realise what was happening before I pushed him away, and asked him what the bloody hell he was thinking."
"He more or less told me that he was having feelings for me. I told him he had one too many knocks to the head, and if he pulled a stunt like that again it would be his last."
"You did respond to him though. What did he have to say about that?"
"He said 'I must have had underlying feelings for him too and I couldn't deny there was something there.' he left after that."
"Well he is right about that Olivia; you do have feelings for him no matter how you much you try to deny it." Jean gave her a wink.
Olivia gave out an annoyed sigh and continued.
"I got a call from Villiers telling me he was in the Bahamas, and he was looking at files on Le Chiffre. The next day, he phoned me saying that there was going to be an attempt to blow up the Skyfleet airliner. The bastard hung up on me, I then had to fly to the Bahamas because the fool got himself arrested."
"So as payback for him hanging up on me, I had one of my personnel put a tracker in his arm, that way I knew what he was up to."
"I bet you did. Getting a bit possessive aren't you."
"It's a bloody good thing I did, he only went and got himself poisoned and went into cardiac arrest."
Olivia got lost in her thoughts thinking back to that day when Villers told her that Bond was going into cardiac arrest. She had never been scared like that in her life. She came out from her thoughts when Evelyn put a hand on her arm.
"Tell us what you're thinking in that head of yours."
"I was just thinking back on that day, I have never felt so helpless in my life. I nearly lost him; it was only because Vesper was there and pushed the button on the defibrillator that he survived. When I heard his voice over the com, I felt so relieved; I hadn't lost him, not yet anyway.
"What do you mean not yet?"
"Precisely that Evelyn, he fell in love with Vesper and emailed me his resignation from the service. So you see; I lost him anyway."
"But you didn't, he's still here with you."
"Only because Vesper was killed. He managed to capture White, and brought him to Italy so we could interrogate him. He was distant I felt like I couldn't trust him."
"So what changed?"
"After he killed the CIA agent, I went with a few agents to bring him in for questioning. I should have realised he would escape them. I met him in the corridor as I was walking to meet Tanner. The way he looked at me, I felt like my heart had stopped. I told him there was a capture and kill order out on him. He did not bat an eyelid and went to complete his mission to bring down Green and his organisation. After he left, the spell was broken and I knew that my trust in him had never left."
"Love at first sight that's what that sounds like to me."
Evelyn and Olivia looked to Jean as if she was crazy. "Don't look at me like that it does, and don't even say it doesn't."
"Anyway moving on. After he brought down Green, he went to Moscow to interrogate Vesper's boyfriend. Once my agents arrested him, Bond came out and he told me I was right about Vesper. He walked away and I told him I needed him back. He told me he never left. He kept walking and I noticed he dropped a necklace that must have belonged to her."
"I arrived back in London and went home to find him in my apartment again. I merely ignored him and poured a drink. He came up behind me, wrapped his arms around me, and pulled me back to his chest. He told me that we needed to talk about us. I told him there was nothing to talk about as there wasn't an us."
"If I know Bond he didn't buy that for a second."
"He didn't, he turned me around so I was facing him. He told me he could not stop thinking about me, even when he was with Vesper. He told me I was beautiful, and that compared to all the women he has been with, he has never felt the way he did than when he thought about me. I didn't want to believe what he was saying; he couldn't possibly feel that way about a woman old enough to be his mother."
"What changed your mind?"
Olivia looked over to Jean and gave a ghost of a smile.
"The serenity in his voice and the truth in his eyes, I knew he meant every word. He kissed me again and this time I did not question it, I let it happen. I told him we would have to keep our private relationship separate from our working one, to which he agreed."
"So did you and him…" Jean wiggled her eyebrows.
"You're straight to the point aren't you?"
"Well… come on out with it."
"No we didn't. He told me he wanted to do it the proper way, as he didn't see me as one of his conquests. He took me on various dates, dinner, and the theatre; he even gave me little gifts. It was a side I had never seen in him, which made me realise that I didn't know James, I only knew the agent."
"It was on our fifth date, that I knew that I done what I promised myself I wouldn't do. I fell in love with him. He must have saw it in my eyes, because he told me he felt the same, he had done for some time. It was safe to say dinner was a short affair that night, and we made love for the first time."
"And how was he? Is he as good as he makes out to be?"
"Jean! It is none of our business if he is or not."
"To give you an answer Jean, no he wasn't as good as he makes out to be. He was better. And don't you even dare tell him I said that." She pointed a finger at her.
Jean mimicked a zip across her lips.
"It was definitely a night to remember, I have never felt so loved and cared for. After that it was safe to say that neither of us got any sleep that night."
"Well, well Olivia Mansfield, you dark horse. How long have you both been in a relationship for?"
"Three years."
"What? You didn't think to pick up the phone and tell either one of us?"
"I was going too, but work got in the way." Olivia defended herself against Jean.
"I suppose we can let you off this time."
"Well that's always good to know." Olivia told her sarcastically, while Evelyn just gave out a chuckle.
"Are you both getting picked up here?"
Jean and Evelyn just nodded.
"Douglas said he would come here after he was finished sorting out the divorce."
"I can't wait to meet him, he seems wonderful from what you told us." Jean told her excitedly."
They heard the door to the café open and they turned around to see who had entered. What they saw, took all three of them to hold in their laughs. Their respective partners stood in the doorway each of them with a dumbfounded expression on their face.
"What the bloody hell?"
Olivia turned to Jean and Evelyn "I take it you didn't tell Douglas or Lionel you were a triplet?"
The both shook their head, biting their lip to hold in their laughter.
"Well is someone going to explain or not?"
Olivia turned to the three men "You had best pull up a seat, I think introductions are in order."
