Guys, I'm so sorry this has taken me so long to update. I got a little carried away with my other stories.
Chapter 11
M lay in James arms, feeling more protected in the last few hours than she had in a long time. She felt him shift beside her and looked up to see him staring back at her.
"Hey." He smiled.
"Hey yourself."
"Well you look a lot more relaxed now."
"I feel it too, what would I do without you."
"You hungry."
"I could eat something."
James sat up and grabbed his shirt from the floor, putting it on as M retrieved her blouse.
"You know what I really fancy." M said.
"Go on."
"Chinese."
James grinned as he buttoned his trousers and walked around to M, bringing her in to a loving kiss.
"Your wish is my command. Will we see if Gill and Rachel fancy some too."
"Oh we'd better or there'll be hell to pay."
"Right then."
"James.."
"Yes."
"Thank you."
"What for."
"Tonight, making me forget, at least for a little while."
"M, you're gonna be alright. Stay strong for me and I promise when this is all over, I will make it worth your while."
"Oh, I'm intrigued. Care to elaborate."
"Not right now." He smiled, kissing her and walking away.
Gill looked up as Rachel lit a cigarette and tutted at her.
"What." Rachel mumbled.
"Do you have to do that."
"Do what?"
"Smoke, it's a filthy habit Sherlock and I don't fancy kissing an ashtray."
"It calms me down."
"There are other ways to relax Rachel."
"Yeah I know but we can't exactly have sex all day long can we. I think the office would talk. I'll try and cut down alright but don't hold me to it, I did say try."
"All I ask."
Gill and Rachel jumped apart when there was a knock at their bedroom door. Gill yelled for them to come in and James popped his head around the door.
"Ladies, I'm just heading out for some Chinese food. You up for some."
"I wouldn't say no to that." Gill smiled.
"Yeah me too, give me 5 minutes and I'll get dressed and come with you."
"Rachel…"
"I'll smoke on the way plus I could use some fresh air."
"I'll wait in the kitchen." James smiled.
Rachel got out of bed and put on her clothes and Gill followed suit before turning the covers up on the bed.
"Be careful Rachel, you and James."
"We'll be fine, we're only going to the Chinese and anyway, one of the guards will be with us. Stop worrying Boss."
"It's my job and you know how I feel about you." Gill said, quietly.
Rachel smiled at Gill before walking up and placing a gentle kiss on her lips.
"I'll be careful, I promise."
Gill walked out with Rachel and then James and Rachel headed out the door, accompanied by Spader. Gill looked out to see Cooper sitting in the car across the road from the safe house. She looked behind her when she heard M walking out of her bedroom.
"Hi, you okay." Gill asked.
"A little better. It's amazing what a shower and some sleep can do for a person."
"Yeah and the rest, you fancy a drink."
"Sounds lovely."
Gill walked into the kitchen and poured them both a glass of red wine and took it back out. She sat down on the sofa beside M and handed her the glass.
"Thank you." M smiled.
"Seems we both had the same idea tonight huh."
"I'm sorry."
"You and James, Rachel and me."
"Oh, I see. Well..."
Gill looked closely at M and could see she was feeling slightly embarrassed about it all.
"M, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable. I'm just so used to shouting my mouth of in front of my team, I tend to forget where I am now."
"No, it's alright really. I guess I'm still getting a little used to the idea of James and I together."
"It will be alright you know, he clearly loves you very much."
"Why did it have to happen now though, why couldn't it have happened years ago when I still had some energy left in me."
"You're not still going on about the age thing are you."
"I just wonder what people will think. Standing there judging us, asking him why he'd with a woman old enough to be his bloody Mother…"
"Will you stop it. Listen cock, James loves you for you. He doesn't give a damn about your age and even though I don't know him that well I can guess he wouldn't give in to other people's pregudices either, he doesn't seem the type. He's what you need in your life, especially now."
"He has his whole life ahead of him, I can't give him a normal life, marriage, children. I've done on that, he hasn't."
"Marriage and kids aren't everything M. My marriage was a bloody disaster, sometimes I wish I'd never married the tosser in the first place."
"Then why did you."
"Because he wasn't always like that, I really don't know when he changed to be honest, all I know is that he did and he left me alone to bring up Sammy."
"Your Son."
"Yeah, he's a good kid, doesn't cause me too much hassle. What about your kids."
"Joanna and Peter. Joanna lives in America and Peter lives in France, it's where he met his Wife, when he studied at University over there. They never really understood my job and I could never really go into any great detail about it. I think they sometimes resented me for it, not that they'd ever tell me."
"You're close."
"Not as close I'd like and quite frankly the further they're away now, the better."
"Do they know about James."
"I need to know just how serious he is about me before I go telling them."
"He's risking his life for you, I think that classifies as pretty serious."
"I do love him Gill, I know the way I talk sometimes it doesn't seem as though I do. I've shut my emotions away for so long and it's hard to let someone in again."
"Well you're doing pretty well so far." Gill smiled.
The black SUV pulled up a few feet away from the safe house. Silva could see the MI6 man in the front of the car. He took out his binoculars to get a closer look to see the man had his eyes closed.
"So that's what these guys get paid for, sleeping on the job." Remarked Silva.
"Tiago, this is a very bad idea."
"You had your chance to back our of this Savannah and you declined. This is happening."
"What about her Agent."
"You saw him leave and the young Detective, as I said before it's M I want more than anything."
"That other Officer must be inside though."
"So we take her too."
"Tiago, please don't do this."
"SHUT UP. I WILL NOT TELL YOU AGAIN."
Savannah sunk low into her seat as Silva surveyed the surroundings. He got out of the car, bringing out a needle.
"Tiago what's that for."
"Don't panic, it's just to knock the protection out for a bit."
She sat and watched as he walked slowly up the side of the car and smashed the drivers window, waking Cooper up immediately. Cooper turned to see Silva before him and tried to get Silva's hands off him but he was too quick for him. The next thing he knew, he felt a sharp prick in the side of his neck and everything went white and he was out. Tiago looked up and gave the go ahead for Savannah to follow him. She got out of the car and walked quickly up behind him. The went to the back of the house and climbed the side of the house. Silva quickly smashed one of the bedroom windows and he and Savannah made their way into the house.
"Did you hear something." Gill asked.
"No why." M replied.
"It sounded like a window smashing."
"Are you sure."
"I know what a smashed window sounds like, I've seen enough of them."
M was about to reply when Silva and Savannah appeared before them, guns pointing directly at them. Gill was quick on her feet and without thinking stood in front of M to hide her.
"We meet again DCI Murray, M."
"Don't come any closer Silva, you can't have her." Gill yelled.
"I can and I will, she knows why. Nice to see you again M."
"Why are you doing this." M said, through fear.
"You know why, if it wasn't for you and the things you did to me, I wouldn't be here now." He said, walking towards her.
"I said stay back, don't you dare touch her."
Gill was determined to try to stop him but he was too quick for her. He threw her aside, causing her to fall against the table, knocking her out. M tried to make a run for it but she wasn't quick enough and he grabbed her around the waist, pulling her back. He dragged another needle out and injected her with the same dose of Benadryl as he had given Copper and all he could do was watch in satisfaction as her eyes closed.
"Come on Savannah, we must leave."
"What about her." She asked, pointing to Gill.
"We take her too. Drag her, come on."
She did as she was told and dragged Gill along with them. She was having a hard time keeping Gill upright as much of Gill's weight was being supported by Savannah. Silva carried M to the SUV and threw her in the back, he grabbed Gill from Savannah and put her in along with M.
"I can't believe how easy that was." Silva smiled.
"All you have to do now is pray to god that Bond and the other Detective don't find us."
"Relax Savannah, by the time they find them, it'll be too late."
To Be Continued…