Chapter 10
Bond found the Ankia upstairs on the mezzanine that overlooks the main room and bar. Ankia hands him a glass of champagne as he approaches.
Bond looks at her questioningly. "I thought we needed to be a little less obvious."
"I was told by one of the men that Abrea offered my services to you tonight and this is hardly the norm."
Bond knows why but plays along. "Really, and why this new generosity of spirit?"
"He is going to sleep with your mother…I am to distract you so he can consummate their business arrangements."
Bond tries to school his features as he digs his nails into his palm to distract himself. Under normal circumstances he would take this woman and have a very fast shag. The only thing Bond can think of is to find the office and to get that bastard away from M. Bond wants to kill the man but it's not the primary mission.
"Why don't you and I go to his office and spoil his desk before Abrea can conclude his business with my mother."
Bond slathers on the charm and grabs her arm pulling her into a quick kiss. Ankia looks at him with seductive smile and nods guiding him down the hall to the last door on the right.
Once inside Bond looks out the window to see which side of the house he is on. Bond excuses himself to use the bathroom and hits his ear piece. He speaks to Tanner…only to hear the seductive sound of a familiar moan fill his ear.
What the hell! We will have to hurry inside before he comes back…Bill…don't think that I did not enjoy that kiss but…I…you know.
Yes M, I know…you and Bond…I would never stand a chance against him…Bill, I never though you would want to….I am your boss and we work closely together daily…I know but a man can have a crush can't he?
"Tanner! What the hell is going on?"
Excuse me M…yes Bond I heard you last door on the right and M is...fine.
"I heard that and you know it!"
It was M's idea and I am her lover in this. We are searching the pool house while he is gone.
Is that Bond?
Yes, M.
Tell him that the women are being held against their will. The windows are sealed and only one door entry on the side facing the house.
Did you hear that Bond?
"Yes, now stop pretending to shag M and rejoin the party. I will part ways with the wife and join you downstairs before we begin."
See you there.
Bond splashes some water on his face and loosens his tie and opens the top buttons before facing Ankia again.
"What took you so long James?"
"I'm sick…you don't think he could have poisoned me do you?"
Ankia looked shocked and held his arm. "No…no…I don't think he would…your mother would be irate and he would not risk that…"
"What time is it?"
"Almost 10 why?"
"Feels later…we should go back…I need some ginger ale to settle my stomach."
They walked down the hall and Bond left the door slightly ajar and made sure to disable the locking mechanism.
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M stopped Tanner before he opened the door to the pool house. She takes his tie in her hands and loosens it and undoes the top buttons of his shirt. Then she rakes her fingers through his hair to mess him up.
All Tanner can do is stare at M with his mouth open shocked, and quite frankly, it's taking everything he has not to grab her and pull her to his mouth.
M suddenly feels uncomfortable in his glaze. "Sorry Bill I have to make it seem like we…"
"M I can honestly say…that I wish we could…can I kiss you one last time?"
M's surprised by the request and just nods to him after glancing through the window. "I think I see him coming back this way so make it convincing Bill."
M and Tanner begin making out like the lovers that Abrea thinks they are. Tanner is getting lost in kissing M and his hand moves to squeeze one of her breasts as she moans loudly…partly from the act but more from the surprise of Tanner's actions.
Abrea burst into the pool house with a scowl on his face. How dare Evelyn sneak off in here to take her lover to bed. This is a personal affront to him as the host.
All the guest know that Evelyn Bond is here for him tonight and he has paraded her around like his personal prize all night.
The two separate like teens caught by their parents.
"Well…Evelyn I had hoped to show you this house later…it seems your…lover has become over-anxious."
Tanner puffs up his chest and moves towards Abrea.
"Bloody…right…I know you are trying to use all your suave charm and wealth to seduce her…but I love her…more than I ever thought possible….I just wanted her to know…before…you get in the way."
"Bill your drunk…I think we should go find James and call it an evening."
Tanner turns dramatically back to face M.
"No…Evelyn I need to know if you actually feel…feel… anything for me or if I'm just a toy boy for you to play with?"
"Bill, I will not be put on the spot like this…I am your boss!"
"Fine…bitch…have fun playing the whore...with this...criminal"
Tanner storms past Abrea, out of the house and heads towards the main home for the rest of his mission.
M's impressed by Tanner's sudden acting ability and moves to follow him. Abrea grabs her arm roughly. M stares down at his hand and then up to his face. M's glare leaves no doubt of her disapproval of his actions. It is the same glare she uses on anyone that does not comply with her instructions at work.
"You would do well to refrain from manhandling me Mr. Abrea. I do not take well to physical force from my men."
Abrea surprises even himself by releasing her. No woman has ever said such a thing to him.
M smirks at Abrea.
"Let us go back to your party Mr. Abrea…I could use a drink or five right about now."
Abrea smiles and walks beside her, M links her arm through his as they head back to the pool to find drinks.
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Bond sees a disheveled Tanner walk in looking like a thunder-storm as he grabs another drink and tosses it back. Tanner nods at Bond as he leave to go to the office upstairs.
Bond moves to the door to make sure M is not still trapped in the boat house and sees Abrea bringing her back up to the main house and stopping at the pool bar area to get some drinks.
Bond walks towards her knowing that he will have to leave soon to meet the girls. The girls have watched him all night and the kitchen doors.
"Mother…what is with Bill…he looks as ill as I feel."
"What's the matter darling…you do look a little pale."
M put her hand on his forehead as she would a child.
Abrea speaks up. "May I have a car come to take you and Mr. Tanner back to your hotel?"
"I will not leave without mother and nor will Bill…sir…so you should iron out your business soon."
"We will darling…can you go see if Bill is all right and we will leave in around an hour."
Bond leans into give his mother a peck on the cheek and then turns to leave.
Abrea is not happy with the time constraint. "We need to find a private place to conduct our business dear. I wish you would just send them home and spend the night here."
"Family sometimes gets in the way…I'm sure you understand."
M takes another drink and they walk to a private alcove. "You know what I need delivered can you do this?"
"Yes."
"What is the price?"
"2 million Euros for that many."
"This is where the bartering begins."
Abrea grabs her hand and brings it to his mouth kissing her. "No…the bartering begins in my chambers."
"Do you think that will work on me Mr Abrea?"
"If it reduces the price by half I think it might. What do you cherish more…your money or...your time…"
"Half you say…well I am not usually this persuaded but I may after a couple more drinks and a dance…shall we?"
The two of them enter the house and M excuses herself for the toilet. She activates her com. "How are we for time…he wants me in his chambers and I am trying to stall but Abrea knows he only has about an hour."
I am just finishing the download and will be leaving the office…do you need help James?
I am by the bar come meet me and we will head to the kitchen together and out the back. M you will have to stall him and then get out…just call me if you need help.
"I will, stop worrying about me James."
Not likely love…not until we land in London.
M joins Abrea on the dance floor as she exaggerates her level of inebriation by flirting with him shamelessly.
Tanner rejoins Bond as they watch M from the bar as it nears 11.
"Good that you managed your part fast Tanner…now you can help with the hard part. I will take out any guards in the kitchen and give you a gun to cover me but try not to use it…we need this quiet."
"And M?"
Bond nods across the dance floor at her and she takes Abrea's hand in hers and pulls him away from the dance floor towards the stairs.
"I hope M knows how to handle him Tanner."
Abrea and M walk up the stairs and down a hallway. M giggles and pauses to take off her shoes. Abrea pushes her up against the wall and kisses her roughly.
If you had asked M a month ago if she would be kissing 4 different men within a couple of weeks she would have said no…not a chance.
Now M has a beautiful but deadly lover half her age…a weapons runner, her chief of staff and her bloody brother-in-law stuffing their tongues down her throat. Just the thought of the ridiculous nature of this makes her giggle into his mouth.
Abrea thinks it is because of his innate manliness but M thinks he is just an arrogant fool. MI6 will be taking down his organization once she returns to London with the proof Tanner has acquired.
Abrea opens the door to his opulent rooms and suddenly lifts her off her feet. He rushes her over to the bed in the next room and begins taking his clothing off for her. M acts enticed by his actions and licks her lips seductively.
Abrea strips naked before her and crawls up the bed gathering her skirt and sliding it up her body. He is crawls up her body and claws at her breast roughly as he kisses the top of her cleavage. He begins to pull the straps down to expose more of her.
M hopes that she has stalled enough for them to manage getting the girls out because she does not want to allow him to go further.
"STOP!"
Abrea pauses for a second in confusion. "What?"
"I…I can't do this…I can't sell myself for weapons…I will be no better that one of your many whores."
Abrea glares at her as he kneels between her legs. "You abuse my good nature by insulting my household…you are a whore for your employee but will draw a moral line at saving 1 million."
"I am no whore…I sleep with him because I like him at least."
"And you do not like me?"
"You are a thug that had my son beaten."
Abrea leans down on her with all his weight and pins her body beneath him. "You are arrogant to assume you have a choice in this."
M begins to struggle but his weight on her is making her see stars. M struggles to trip the needle imbedded in her ring.
Abrea places his hands around her neck and M begins to panic. He squeezes slightly as she brings her hand up and hits his shoulder with her ring hand.
Abrea feels pain and releases M to look at his arm…there is blood there. M wiggles out from under him as he falls to his side.
M his her com unit in her brooch. "I am on my way outside."
M covers the large naked man with a blanket, puts her shoes on and leaves the room locking the door.
M walks down the stairs, exits the house and walks to the gate to a waiting white van.
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Bond holds a staggering Tanner as the delve into the kitchen shocking the staff. Bond sees two guards walk towards them and releases Tanner. Bond makes short work of the two and takes their guns handing one to Tanner. They point the guns at the shocked kitchen staff.
"We will not hurt you we just need to use the back door."
They move to the back door and Bond nods to the two serving girls as he approaches them. Bond grabs one as if to use her as a hostage and Tanner follows his leed with the other one. They continue pointing the guns at the staff as they back out the door.
There is one guard by the back door that Bond has to shoot as the four of them run for the gate. Bond takes out the two guards there as they reach the cover of the trees and the van.
Tanner and Bond's com sounds. I am on my way outside.
Bond and Tanner release the breath that they were holding in.
"Jackson, drive to the gate. M is on her way out."
Bond pulls her into the van barely resisting the urge to hug her in front of all the witnesses.
M smiles at the crowed in the van.
"Mr. Jackson, take us back to the hotel please. Tanner call and have the plane readied. I think we should make a hasty retreat back to London."