Chapter 12

Disclaimer: I don't own any characters apart from Riley, Analuxia and everyone else that doesn't belong to Square.

The sun was blaring through the windows as Analuxia opened her eyes. At first, the unfamiliar surroundings confused her until she remembered where she was and what she was doing. Or supposed to be doing. Riley was still deep in sleep, loud snores coming from his mouth every few seconds. Getting up slowly, Analuxia blushed at her nakedness. The events of last night were starting to come back to her. That and the fact that her thighs were quite sore. She didn't really want to think about it.

Finding a thick, black robe, Ana threw it on, covering her nudeness. Careful not to wake Riley up, she made her way over to the large, bay windows at the far side of his immense bedroom. She could really appreciate it's beauty now that it was daytime. Parting the curtains, she looked around her. She noticed a black car on the other end of the road, its windows tinted so she was unable to see who was inside it. But she didn't need to. It didn't take a genius for her to work out that it was Tseng. She had to talk to him and ask him what she should do next. And she might as well go now, while Riley was still fast asleep.

Swapping the robe for her long, designer mac (courtesy of her stylist), Ana grabbed her stilettos and put them on. She made her way out the bedroom door and downstairs, being careful not to make too much noise with her heels. She grabbed the keys that Riley had used to open the front door yesterday and made her way outside. The cold, morning air brought goosebumps to her bare legs. Not caring about how much noise her shoes made now, Ana ran across the road towards the black car. Before she got there, the door opened for her enough to see Tseng's face. God, had she missed seeing his face. He gave her a genuine smile when he saw her.

"Ana! Thank god you're alright! I was worrying about you all night". He blushed slightly when he realised how needy he sounded. But Ana was over the moon. Tseng was worried, about her! He actually did care?

"Oh, I was fine, boss! I had to do some things that I would have rather not done, but then, that can't be helped can it?"

Tseng shrugged gently. "I'm afraid that's all part of being a Turk. But you did very well, Ana. Very well indeed". His cheeks flushed slightly before he spoke again. "So I'm guessing that you two...became intimate?"

Ana laughed at his tone and choice of words. Tseng wasn't the type to use words like "fuck" or "shag". "Yeah, I'm afraid we did. But how come you didn't know that already?" Now it was Analuxia's turn to blush. "I mean, I still had that thing in my ear so you should have been able to hear me... hear us".

Tseng avoided her gaze as he answered her again. "I turned the speaker off when I realised that you two were going to... I thought it would be disrespectful for me to listen. Much as I wanted to, of course". He was red again as the words came out wrong. "I mean, just to check if he was hurting you or anything..."

Ana laughed at Tseng's discomfort. "Oh, don't worry about me, boss. I'm tough! I'd give him a swift kick right where it hurts if he ever tried to attack me!".

Tseng nodded, face composed into it's normal seriousness again. "Well, I'm glad to hear that. I wouldn't have doubted that you would have stuck up for yourself anyway".

There was an awkward silence while each of them thought of something convenient to say. Then, Ana remembered why she had come down here in the first place. "But, the problem is, what am I supposed to do next. I'm not any closer to finding out his real name. And I can't ask him because he thinks that I believe that his name is actually "Riley".

"I'm guessing that he has to go work in the bar again today, right?" Tseng begun, he's eyes brightening up slightly at the idea. "So why don't you offer to stay at his house. Then, when he leaves, explore around a little. He must have documents with his real name on it somewhere".

Ana made a face. "Yeah, I guess I could" she muttered. "Not that I want to stay in that house any longer than neccessary. But if I had to... I would. The quicker I find out his real name, the quicker I can leave".

Tseng nodded in agreement. He looked down at his expensive watch. "You better go back up there" he advised Ana. "He might wake up soon and I don't think he would take too kindly to you talking with a "strange" man".

Ana laughed. "Okay, I'll see you later then, hopefully. Turn on the speaker, I'll need to communicate with you to tell you what I've found".

Before Tseng had a chance to answer, Ana was running back to the house and opening the door. She waved once more at Tseng before shutting it quietly behind her.

"...so I would love to look around this place. Maybe take a swim in the indoor pool. Please can I stay honey? I promise you I'll have a surprise for you when I get back!" she winked at him seductively.

"Fine, you kinky sweetheart!" Riley laughed, slapping Ana's butt gently. Bloody freak...

Ana giggled girlisly. "Oh thank you baby! What time will you be back? I can get dinner ready for you as well if you'd like".

Riley's eyes brightened at the thought. "I'd like that a lot. Damn, you're beautiful and you can cook? I'm a very lucky man indeed!"

"No, I'm a lucky girl. I can't believe I found a man like you. You are so handsome and funny, Riley!"

Riley preened slightly. "Yeah well... the pleasure's all mine". He looked at his designer watch. "Shit, I better get a move on. Don't want to leave Sara out in the cold. I'm the only one with the keys".

Ana giggled again before reaching up to give him a kiss. He soon turned it into something more, forcing his wet tongue inside her mouth to ravage hers. Ana pulled away after a while, smiling alluringly at him. "You can save kisses like that until you get home" she told him. "What time will you be back?"

"Around seven o'clock. I'll call you if I get delayed, okay darling?"

"Okay" Ana told him, pratically pushing him out the door. "Oh, and will any of your staff be here? Just in case I decide to walk around the house naked or anything".

"No, I'm not expecting anyone today. The maid comes in every other day as does the cleaning lady. You'll be fine. Just remember to take photos of yourself. I wouldn't want to miss out!"

Ana winked at him again. "Oh, you won't. Don't worry. Now you better get a move on, you can't be late!"

He blew Ana one last kiss before rushing out of the house, grabbing the keys that Ana had remembered to put carefully back. She stayed in exactly the same place until she heard the sound of his car engine driving off. Soon, she could no longer hear it. This was her signal.

"I'm going to start my search in his bedroom" Ana told Tseng through her earpiece.

There was a minute crackling sound before Tseng answered her. "Okay, that's a good place to start".

Ana rushed upstairs and into Riley's bedroom. She was going to have to be careful not to make a mess. His eagle eyes would notice anything straight away. The first place she checked was the set of drawers. Opening each drawer, she explored it well. There was nothing apart from clothes and some odd bits of paraphenelia. Next was under the bed. Nothing. The bags that he had left lying around and the coats all got searched. There was not one clue.

"Boss, I don't see anything here that could help us" Ana moaned. "But I've only tried his bedroom. I've still got quite a few rooms to search. God help me".

Tseng chuckled at her tone. "I would come and help you but I've noticed that there are CCTV cameras all around the front of the house. I'd definitely get caught".

"Don't worry" Ana soothed him. "I'm fine on my own".

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Two hours later, and Ana was regretting what she had told Tseng. She had searched every room in the house from the bathroom to the pantry and there was still no sign of anything that would help her work out what Riley's real name was. Ana was feeling disheartened as she made her way back to the master bedroom. Something told her to check the wardrobe again.

Opening it, she found it to be the same as before. Just as she expected. But she was sure that she hadn't searched all the jackets in there. Climbing into the spacious wardrobe, she felt around and in pockets for anything. She leant against the back of the dresser to be able to reach some of the farther away coats.

Suddenly, she felt herself falling until she hit soft carpetting. Eyes wide with surprise, Ana realised that the wardrobe had two sides to it! And this side was obviously his secret room otherwise it wouldn't have been so well disguised. It was decorated in a different style from the rest of the house and it was just as spacious as Riley's bedroom. Ana was amazed.

"Oh my gosh, you'll never guess what I just found!"

Tseng was immediately on alert. "What? Did you find his name?"

"Nope, but I found out that his wardrobe had two parts to it. I fell through the back by accident and found myself in a totally different room! I'm going to explore it now!"

Ana could tell that Tseng was surprised by the fact that he remained silent.

Opening the top drawer of the dresser, Ana rootled around for something interesting. And that's when she found it. A letter. She didn't bother about the contents. There was something there that had caught her eye more.

"Benjamin Fisbon" she muttered aloud.

"What? Did you just say Benjamin Fishbone?" Tseng asked her incredulously. Ana laughed.

"No. Benjamin Fisbon. I do believe I've found Riley's real name!"

Tseng was uncertain. "It might not be him, though. Check to see if you see anything else with that name on it". It didn't take Ana long.

"Yep, I have school certificates and photos here that are all labelled with the same name. That's definitely him".

She didn't need to be in view to hear Tseng's smirk. "Good. Well, your task here is done, I guess. I'll get straight through to Rufus with the information".

"Okay" Ana enthused, happy that she could get out of this place. "But what am I supposed to tell Riley/Benjamin? I don't want to spend another "passionate" night here".

There was silence as Tseng tried to think of a valid idea. "I've got it" he told her, his tone pleased. "Make an excuse about not being able to stay. Say something drastic happened. Cry if you can. Then give him your "personal assistant's" number and tell him you'll see him soon. Make sure he doesn't offer to come with you. Although, I don't suppose he will, seeing as he's got a business to run here. Call me, and I'll come and pick you up as soon as he's taken the bait".

"Okay" Ana agreed, stuffing the papers back into the boxes she found them in and trying hard to think of an excuse that would fool a smart-ass criminal like Benjamin Fisbon...

When "Riley" came home from work, he was greeted by Ana crying like her heart would break. Unsure of what to do, he stood a good distance away from her and watched. Crying girls weren't really his thing. "W-What's wrong?"

"I just had a phone call. My mother is seriously ill in hospital. She's had a heart attack. I have to go and visit her straight away!"

Riley looked upset. "Oh. I'm sorry to hear that. What hospital is she in? I could drive you there".

Ana shook her head vehemently. "NO! I mean, you can't. The hospital is in Wutaii and I'm leaving tonight to get there by tomorrow. I have to".

Riley looked taken aback when she mentioned how far away the hospital was. "Oh god. Can't you stay here for one more night? I'll take your mind off your mother, I promise". He winked at her flirtatiously.

"No. I have to leave right now to book my flight. I'm so sorry to leave you Riley, I thought I would have been able to stay much longer. I could see how serious we were getting".

Riley sighed loudly. "Well, that's life. You got to see your mother, I got to run my bar. Sara would never be able to manage on her own". Yes! He's taken the bait! He's fallen for it, hard...

"Yes I guess so. We better exchange numbers. I'll call you the moment I get to Wutaii, honey".

"Yeah, please do. I want to know that you've arrived safely. I wish your mother the best and I'll miss you Analina".

Ana kissed him passionately, breaking away almost as quickly as she had begun. "I'll miss you too! Now, I've got to call my chaffeur, he can pick me up and bring me to the airport".

Riley nodded and handed her his cell. She dialled the number that she had managed to remember off by heart. Tseng's. She arranged for him to pick her up, using a formal voice so as not to get Riley suspicious. Then, she insisted on being cuddled by Riley while she waited for the car to come and pick her up. She didn't like physical contact with him, but she figured that the more he touched her now, the longer he would decide to call her "PA" and therefore, realising that she'd given him a fake number.

The car horn from outside broke their embrace. Ana grabbed her coat and ran out the door, blowing Riley a kiss on the way. She knew she was being too hasty but she no longer cared, she just wanted to get out of the house.

She met Tseng in the car with a big grin on her face. His responding grin was almost as big as hers. But not quite.

"Well done. Mission completed" he told her.

"Yep. I guess Benjamin-oh-my-name-is-Riley can kiss his career goodbye once Rufus gets the information. He better congratulate me well for this!"

Chapter complete. I'm really getting quick writing these chapters. I have to say I'm proud of myself. But keeping R&Ring!!