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Chapter 11 - Girl Power!

Sharon landed the plane without any problem. As soon as the control tower had cleared the plane, she put in place the established reconnaissance protocol with Mossad.

With Rufus serving as her 'handler' she was asked to give him the detail of her cargo: Hans - OK staying on board but requesting a medical evaluation: girls B&B - covert nurses, walking but dazed, assistance needed: Annie - covert nurse, all OK and finally Eyal - condition critical, repertory distress and unconscious, needs doctor ASAP.

Rufus responded that the medical personnel was on alert and ready for their special patient.

The cover for this flight was a Doctors Without Borders related affair. It's purpose was to bring home 4 Israelis and 1 British. They were medical personnel who had volunteered their time for the duration of the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Since this stop was a 'drop cargo only ' type, Sharon, her being a British citizen, did not have authorisation to leave the plane. As soon as the Israelis were off the plane it would be refuel with flight plans for London, England.

As soon as all her obligations for the mission were finished, Sharon was quick to leave her pilot's chair and rejoin Annie.

"How is he doing?"

"Well he was breathing with the help of the BVM but now he's on his own. His heartbeat is regular from what I can see on the monitors."

"OK he's at least stable, can't really do nothing else for him at this time. Back to business: Did you manage to get B&B in their nurse's clothes?"

"Yes, they awoke about an hour ago and are now changing in the rest rooms, they should be out soon. Still a bit groggy but they put it on 'too much Russian Vodka', I even scolded them for it!" Annie gave Sharon a wink and continued "Hans is still asleep, must admit I'm a bit worried."

"Might be normal, his body was deprived of sleep and since they gave him a sedative in Warsaw…. well the body is taking back what it missed. I asked Rufus to send a doctor in to OK him for the trip back to London. Since one has to come in for Eyal, I'd prefer having Hans checked out. Really don't want him to suffer a seizure or something else at 35 000 feet in the air with only me and him on board."

Sharon sat near Eyal, took his hand, squeeze it and gave him a kiss on his cheek. She took out a pen and wrote inside his hand "I love you XOX" and covered/tapped it with a small plastic bag.

Annie was intrigue "Sharon is that a medical patch of some kind?"

Sharon laughed "No, it's a four-leaf clover I found quite a long time ago. It saved my life back then and afterward it has brought me luck a number of times. It being St-Patrick day I'm hoping it will spring its effect on Eyal"

Annie put her arm around Sharon shoulders "He'll be OK, I'll guard him like a mother hen till you get back. Anyway you'll be with him tomorrow at the latest. There must be some direct flights from London to Tel Aviv you can get on."

"No can do. My part of the mission isn't finished, I'm Hans's new handler. My orders are to get him settle with a new identity from MI-6, introduce him to his new NOC, get him the medical assistance he'll need and babysit him till he's operational. From experience I'm going to be off books from 2 to 4 weeks, all depending on how he reacts. If he refuses what MI-6 is offering him well…. let's say I'll have to crank up my asset turning convincing skills!"

"Sharon, surely you can get replaced. Your father can pull some strings, he's head of MI-6."

"He could but won't. Robert would never use his position to permit what could be seen as favors for his daughters. Plus I promised Eyal I would see that Hans would be well taken care of. So Annie it's up to you to be Egal's Guardian Angel for as long as you can. I'll call Auggie and explain the situation if you want? Knowing Mossad, they are going to refrain you from communicating to CIA about Eyal's condition. Me, they might forget about imposing that condition on."

"Sharon, I'm not MI-6 but could I replace you? I'm trained, good at turning assets and part of the A-Team"

"Annie, sweet of you to offer but I don't think so. This is official MI-6 business. You already know a lot more than you should. Plus knowing you after a week, you'd be bored. This is the type of mission I'm used to. When I decided to have kids, I asked and usually got these type of assignments. Even if I've returned to active duty with the A-Team, they still assign them to me. Must admit I prefer that to being actively in the field like you or Eyal. Your kind of missions are a bit too dangerous for a mother of two. It's a choice I made and live with quite well with it."

B & B finally came out of the rest room. Annie and Sharon shot them a glance and had to pinch themselves to stop from laughing. Let's say they did not have the usual 'agent' profil. At the same time the medical team entered the plane followed by Rufus.

Sharon immediately recognised the voice of the mandated doctor. It was Eyal Uncle Enos Lavin.

"So we meet again Sharon, Annie. Didn't I tell you the last time you were in Israel that you didn't need to need my services to come and see me! Now let's see how that nephew of mine is doing?"

Sharon was relived "Uncle En, I'm so glad Mossad called on you. You might not like what I did medically speaking, but I had to act and well…" Sharon pointed at Eyal.

"What, how… where did you come up with such a crazy idea?

"A doctor, friend of mine, told me a story about him guiding his physician assistant through this procedure. She was on a boat in the middle of nowhere and he was in a lawyers office in New-Your city and it worked for their patient. So with Annie's help I decided to try it. I was faced with three choices: I abort the mission causing havoc for MI-6, Mossad plus Eyal would never have accepted that choice; do nothing and pray that he didn't die during the trip or attempt this procedure giving him a fighting chance."

Uncle En was examining Eyal "Girls you did well, nice and clean intervention, crazy and risky but a damm good one! I'm going to have to bring him out on this stretcher really don't want to mess with your set up and also want to take pictures. This is going to be the talk of the hospital for a little while. I still can't get over it, fish hooks. Sharon why didn't you finish med school? You and Eyal, both, have a natural talent.. Such a waste….! Well, he's stable and breathing on his own for now. Sharon, Annie you took the right decision. There was a high probability he wouldn't have survived the flight. With this type of injury we have to set up mechanical breathing 6 to 8 hours after the lung has been contused if not the bleeding in the lung will make it collapse and not much nobody can do after that."

Annie and Sharon shivered, Sharon had to ask "I can't understand why he was able to talk and walk with a flail chest. Usually this condition is life threatening from the start. He figured the flail chest happened while he was driving to the airport to meet up with me. He felt tightening near his heart, guessed what was happening and also knew the consequences. When I met up with him two hours or so had passed add to that the 5 hour flight … I knew his time was counted!"

"Sharon, lucky for him, it was his left side that separated from his chest cavity; Flail Chestwith Paradoxical Motion as it is called. The left lung has two lobes so it's smaller than the right lung, which has three lobes. That is so the heart can fit in the human body. It was the eleventh and twelfth ribs that were broken, they are called floating ribs and not attached to the sternum plus there seems to be no 'bone debris' that could cause havoc in his chest. All those conditions reunite are why he was able to stay 'operative'. Sharon, it's not the flail chest that kills, it's more the contused lungs and bleeding. When the lung collapses it's just a matter of time…. But his best lucky charm was having two very intelligent, fast thinking, and bold girls with him. And not being backwards in coming forwards you girls might just have saved his life! "

Sharon couldn't keep back her tears any more. Uncle En took her by the shoulders, looked her in the eyes and said "Sharon, remember what where your odds when they brought you to me after you were left as dead in that terrorist attempt that killed Eyal's sister, Sarah?"

"Zero to none"

"Well who is standing in front of me and who was the doctor that treated you?"

Sharon smiled "Me and you"

"Sharon, he's my nephew and like you a fighter. Lungs are my specialty. I'm going to do for him exactly what I did for you and his odds are a lot better than yours were. Now they told me I need to examine another patient."

Sharon explained Hans's situation and her worries about him not waking up.

Uncle Ens examined Hans. "He will need an intervention for his wrist. As for the rest of his injuries they are not life threatening and shouldn't cause a problem for him to travel. As for him sleeping, don't worry about it. He must have been sleep deprive during his ordeal and giving him a sedative was not the best thing to do. But not all doctors have experience with what a spy goes through. His vitals are good and I gave him something to relax plus a powerful painkiller. That should make him keep on sleeping till London but if he decides to wake up during the flight, he won't be in pain. It would be best to put him in the co-pilot seat and restrain him lightly. I'll instruct my aid to move him to the co-pilot seat and tie him up."

They heard Eyal stir and both of them were quick to be by his side. Annie was already sitting besides him.

"Eyal haven't I told you a million times that you don't need to get injured to come and see me. Son, you are a lucky man….. A very lucky man. Think there is somebody that is going to be happy to talk to you before she leaves"

To that Annie and Uncle En left Eyal and Sharon some time alone.

Eyal was having some difficulty breathing but managed to whisper "Hey, told you not to worry about me. How is Hans?"

"Hans is fine but for the next minutes, I don't give a dam about Hans. I just want to make the most of this short time together. It's a miracle that you are awake."

To that she delicately kissed him and put her head on the right side of his chest… clearing the fish hooks! He wrapped his arms around her and whispered

'Sweetheart I'll be OK, I love you and if you though I wasn't going to fight to get a chance to properly see you off, you don't know much of me."

To that Eyal looked at his hand, at the 4-leaf clover and especially the 'I love you' that Sharon had written in his hand.

"You seem to have quite an active imagination my love; fish hooks, a 4-leaf clover and an 'I love you' tattoo. You do know that tattoos are a no-no, me being Jewish but I'll try to keep this one for a bit"

Sharon winked at him ….."Not your first tattoo and this one is not permanent. As for the clover, it's a lucky charm of mine. It's St-Patricks day and hope it will bring you luck. Funny because I found it in Israel. Your uncle had performed his miracles with my injuries and they had just told me of Sarah's death in the terrorist attempt and I kind of lost it. My father wheeled me out for a bit of fresh air, I was in a daze, crying and looking at the ground…. and there it was… just looking back at me. What were the odds…? My father picked it up and had it sealed for me. I have it on me since that day. Now it's needed back home for active duty. I'm not a spirit or ghost believer but I always sense a little bit of Sarah was/is in that clover. It's yours now, she going to take care of her big brother while I'm away."

"Sharon I can't take this, it has a history/meaning with you not me."

"Shuuuuuut…. you can give it back after you've healed. Now, you, Mr. Lavin have got to rest."

Eyal nodded but not before pulling her down for a last very romantic kiss. They mutually wiped tears from their faces.

"Damm life we live, wonder why we accept this kind of hardship." Eyal sighted.

"Like you told Annie… we are adrenaline junkies. We'd be bored in less than 24 hours in a normal life. I love you and don't you dare ask me the who's and where's that are in store for Hans."

Eyal chuckle "How did you guess that would be my next question?"

"Because if the roles where reverse I would have done the same. He'll be fine Eyal, stop worrying about Hans and concentrate on yourself. All I can say is that the life MI-6 organized for him, you would like, so I'm guessing he going to be right at home in it. Just hope he agrees to it." Sharon had to smile at the thought of Eyal being offered the Aristocrat life style that was going to be Hans.

"Sharon, there's a folded piece of paper in my pants pocket. Give that note to Hans and I promise he'll cooperate with you. He's your asset now and I know he's in good hands."

Sharon was about to pull the note out of Eyal's pocket when he held her hand in place.

"Just want to take a moment to fill up with that wonderful feeling and warmth of you touching me."

"Eyal you're incorrigible"

"Yes he is, get your mind out of the gutter Playboy. You have a date with a couple of nurses that are just dying to get their hands on that body of yours. Keep your energy for the numerous sponge baths you are going to get!"

Eyal and Sharon looked like teenagers caught by their parents. Uncle En and Annie where having fun at their expense.

Rufus came aboard and asked Sharon for the listening devises that B&B where supposed to have on them. He had searched the girls but no devises where found on them and Rufus was worried.

"Sorry completely forgot Rufus. Being a spy the first thing I did was search them when I got them out of that dance hall. By the way Rufus, you could have told me I would have to dance with that group in order to get those girls out. Lucky I'm a trained dancer! Does Mossad always add the element of surprise to complicate the missions?"

Rufus and Eyal had a smile and look that gave her a positive answer.

Sharon continued "Your girls had a bit too much of Russian Vodka so I decided to keep those gadgets with me. Eyal has them and Scouts honor I did not make copies of the intel. Eyal where did you put the listening devises I gave you?"

"In my other pocket" Eyal answered with a 'let's get dirty smile'"

"You never quit don't you" Sharon smiled at him, got the protective bag containing the listening devises all the while giving him a bit more than what he had bargained for! "Eyal, two can play this game."

She got close to his ears and whispered "Love you and wished we were alone" He responded by squeezing her arm.

"Here Rufus, think it's what you're looking for" Sharon held out the listening devises and continued "Rufus, I know you can't tell me nothing about B&B but please, at least reasure me they are not real agents or operatives. If so… well….."

"Don't worry they aren't. I'll bring these to our ground crew. Dr. Lavin get ready to move Eyal. We really have to go. Sharon do you know when you'll be back to pick up loverboy?" Eyal rolled his eyes and shrugged!

"Might be a couple of weeks, have to give a new life to your ex-asset and convince him to work for MI-6"

Uncle En put his hands on Eyal shoulder and said "Take your time, I plan on keeping this boyfriend of yours in the hospital till you come back. He needs the rest and his grand-mother is going to love hovering over him. Beside he has at least 10 week of physiotherapy of flail chest after his wounds have healed."

Sharon and Annie looked at Eyal "Grand-Mother?!"

"Oh he didn't tell you girls about my mother, his grand-mother that has returned from her exile in Australia to come and finish her days with us. You should meet her, she has some juicy stories about Eyal as a boy that would make you die laughing. He always was her favorite and she seems to remember every move, good and bad, he pulled growing up!"

"That's a date Dr. En" Annie and Sharon responded together while Eyal rolled his eyes.

Sharon said her farewell to Rufus, Annie and Uncle En, she saved Eyal for the end

"You stop flirting Mr. Lavin and concentrate on getting well"

Eyal was now pretty tired and having some difficulty breathing "Don't worry, I'm in good hands. Sharon, if Hans gives you any trouble or has doubts about your motives, we had a code word between us "Aphrodite". Tell it to him and he should understand.

"Funny that code is just what I imagine you would come up with….. Ah talking about Hans…. thanks for the compliment…."

"You read the note!"

"Eyal, I'm a spy remember, never trust me when I have my spy hat on, never. I will do what I have to do to successfully complete a mission."

Eyal chuckle and nodded knowing he would have done the same.

Rufus was urgently signaling to Sharon and Annie that he wanted to have a word with them.

Pulling them aside, he asked "Sharon the devises you stripped off the girls were they the ones you gave Eyal.

"Rufus, I swear I gave you everything, I did not interfere or copy anything. The intel on those devises was and still is for Mossad's ears only. Got them off the girls because this is an MI-6 plane. I had to scan for any kind of devises. You know there is no trust between spies or agencies. For heaven sake's, its standard protocol Rufus!"

Rufus stopped Sharon "Not the protocol that's the problem. One of those devises is not ours. It's a pretty sophisticated and dangerous piece of equipment. It has tracking, listening, recording and worst of all self-destructing capabilities. In other words; It's a BOMB. You taking it away and storing it in a secured container bag rendering it unusable was a brilliant move, girl that might have just saved this plane from being blown up at 35 000 feet.

Sharon and Annie shivered and looked at Rufus with a blank stare.

"Mossad has secured it even further but made it accessible. So now whoever has the remote can activate it. We are trying to trace it to its owner but don't think we'll be successful. We have to assume that who planted it on Barbie as you so kindly nickname her Sharon, had some ulterior motives and worst of all knew the detail of this present mission. So Mossad or MI-6 have a double in their ranks. Hans might be a pawn or a knight in this game, we just don't know! Both our agencies agreed and transferred this mission to the A-Team… Seems you guys are above suspicions."

Rufus winked at Annie and Sharon and continued "All members have been contacted and should be arriving shortly. Eyal is being read in as we are speak and should give you his orders on how he wants you to conduct yourselves while he's out of commission."

All looked at Eyal. Indeed he had his phone to his ears and his face was dead serious. He hung up, asked his uncle for some medicine and signaled the trio that had their eyes fixed on him to join him.

"You guys know what going on so here goes: Annie you are running point with the team, Sharon you are assign exclusively to Hans and Rufus, while I'm off books, you're a new addition to this team. You'll be heading security. Your first task, Rufus, will be assuring that this plane is swept for anything that could put Sharon and Hans in danger. For the duration of this mission you answer only to me and Annie.

Sharon you will get new instructions on where and how to deal with Hans's handling. I want you to assume that he has been compromise and is not to be trusted. Am I clear?"

Sharon nodded and asked "Who will I get my instructions from?"

"You answer only to your father and me. Your emergency backup will be Joan Campbell. The other members of the team will not be contacting you. Annie, Sharon this is very important, no communication whatsoever between Sharon and the team. Are we clear, it is vital for everyone's safety? The less we know about each others course of actions the best it is."

Uncle En gave Eyal an injection. Sharon venture asking "Eyal, are you OK?"

"Yes Sharon don't worry, I asked for a muscle relaxant to help me breath and a pain killer. I need to brief all of you on this mission. It's one nasty and dangerous situation. This won't take long but I need for you to listen and especially do as instructed. No cowboy crap from any of you. I want to talk separately to each one of you, Sharon you're first"

Sharon sat right next to Eyal and she looked at him as her boss not her lover. This mission had gone very wrong and her six sense was telling her that it was far from over.

"Sharon, when the plane leaves Israel, it will have an undisclosed destination knoen only to you, Robert and Joan. I'll be read in later when I'm let's say 'better'. Your original flight plans will be false ones but you'll have the necessary landing permissions for your final destination. Your father assured me he would contact you and give you the details. Sharon you know the protocol for these kind of missions, not your first and from what I read in your file, they are your specialty. You're responsible for Hans's security. Robert has reasons to believe that Hans might be a target. If that is so, Mossad or MI-6 have a double in their ranks because someone knew every nut and bolt of this mission. As for Hans, he is to be considered dangerous. He might have been turned maybe even before he was detained. Last but not least, darling good thinking on your part for securing those devices in a protective bag. Think you might just have saved this plane and us from being blown up."

Eyal smiled weakly, took Sharon's hand and squeezed it. Just thinking about what could have happened to all of them made his skin crawl.

"Your father wants me to repeat this to you 'Love you, be extra careful and always remember 'Connecticut'"

Sharon face went a darker shade of grey when she heard that code. It was her father's way of telling her the final destination and she was quite surprise where she was going.

Eyal looked at Sharon "He just gave you your destination didn't he? You guys really have everything planned, I'm impressed"

"Eyal, my father has been in this game with me and Robin for a while now. We must have a code for every possible situation. Don't worry, we'll read you in one of these days. Also to reassure you on the home front – When I left, I organized everything with the nanny, Hanna and Gaby. They know we might not be back for some time. Now I hope you realize why we need to have some planning with the nature of our job and a family in tow. Robert will make sure to inform them of what he can. Also would like to tell you that your ex-wife and brother are now officially the cutest couple… and I didn't play matchmaker as you told me… Now you… Mr. Lavin have to promise me to concentrate on getting better."

To that she came down to him and kissed him lightly being careful of his injuries but he responded with a pressing and hungry passion. She prolonged the kiss by touching his arms, chest, shoulders and waist. Trying to make this time very pleasant for him.

"Girl stop, would love to give into this mood of mine but not the time or place. Thanks for organising the home front. You be careful and please promise me to listen to your father or Joan. It hurts me to say it but don't trust Hans. Sharon he's quite a women's men."

"I will Eyal. Remember these missions are my specialty. I know my way around, don't worry about me. As for Hans, I'll see him coming with a ten feet pole… you never succeeded making me go bonkers with your charm and Hans can't be better than you are. Changing subjects here… What's this with you having a grand-mother? You never talked about her."

"Long story, tell you about it later but Uncle En was right, I'm in for some heavy TLC. She has a thing for me… always had, can't explain it though. She's a rocking grandmother, can safely say Safta isn't the cocooning type. Safta means grandmother in Hebrew, Sharon. Safta Lavin is kind of...well, badass. She doesn't wear orthopedic shoes and isn't the matronly type, but she was always great at covering us grandkids in kisses. She'll love you, I just know it. She always loved out of the ordinary people. After all of this is finished, I'll introduce her to you and explain her story. Now get Annie in here please."

Eyal took Sharon face, cupped it in his hands and gave her a final very romantic parting kiss. He was having a hard time accepting his present state. All hell was breaking loose and he knew it was a bad time for him to be injured. He trusted the girls but he knew they did not have his experiences and contacts. He just had to pray that no complications would happen in his treatment and that he would be able to give his directives from his hospital bed.

"Eyal on last thing, since you'll be in the hospital ... when you're up to it, check on Rivka and if ever she's awake tell her "I told you so". She'll understand. Love you and stay safe"

Annie came near Eyal, sat where Sharon just was. "Eyal you sure you're OK, this must be very tiring for you. I can handle the team till you return with us."

"Annie stop, I need to talk to you ….it's important. My injuries are serious and you know it. I don't know how long I'll be out of it but it will be at least 2 to 3 days before I even regain consciousness. They will need to keep me in an induce coma for my rib cage to begin mending. I'll be mechanically aided to breath. So you are officially in charge with all the responsibility that comes with it. Mrs. Walker you're in the big leagues now. That means the mature, calm and responsible Annie has to manifest herself. You have what it takes Annie, I trust you and believe me you're one of not many. Just think the way you did in Warsaw and you'll ace this mission I just know it. Look 4 or 6 days without me will be your chance to shine, take this opportunity Annie, you deserve it.

Robert or Joan will contact you with the details of what Auggie and Eric have found. Also Annie give those documents Robert gave you before you came to help me with Hans another read. He seems to think there might be something that could help us in them. I read them and will be going through them in my mind, let say I'll have the time to do it…..

Annie if ever something happens to me, promise me to see this mission through"

"Eyal you're going to be fine"

"Annie…"

"Ok it's a promise but you're going to be fine, my six sense is sure of that!"

"I'll do my best…promise. Annie thanks, you're a wonderful, special and dear friend. I have a favor to ask of you. If ever something happens to me, see that Sharon gets this, please"

He handed her an envelope, Annie had tears sliding down her face and Eyal had to keep his emotions in check.

Suddenly Rufus appeared "Eyal, the devise just blew up in the secure box Mossad had placed it in. It's now official, this plane was targeted, one of our agencies has a mold and the person or group responsible for this attack now knows he/they were not successful and that they have been burned... so people from experience, lets guard ourselves, we are in for a roller coaster of a ride, think we are not playing with amateurs!

To be continued.