[From Under Covers]
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Claire's POV:
Tony and I were going undercover…and this will possibly be the hardest thing I will ever have to do. Long story short we are playing a Russian assassin couple, Sophie and Jean-Paul. We will be finding their mark and their employers as we take their places. Now I am no stranger to undercover and the acting that comes with it but married couples engage in…..activities…romantic activities. I'm just not sure if I can handle 'acting' like I'm in love with the man when I actually am. Tony wasn't all to pleased either when we found out it would be the two of us playing the parts. Yes, logically we would be the best two on the team due to our chemistry and undercover experience but still, this could pose some serious problems for me. Currently we are riding in one of the undercover cars towards the hotel. The car is dead silent and you can practically feel the tension….but why it's there on his part too is a mystery to me.
"So…how are we going to play this?" I asked, looking anywhere but over at Tony.
"Well I figured doting couple would play out nicely. I mean we are pretty comfortable around each other anyway and it has potential to make people uncomfortable and not notice us." He mused, wiping his hands on his dress pants nervously. I nodded stiffly. That's what I was afraid of.
"I did have one thought though…." Tony added, glancing over at me before staring hard at the road in front of him.
"Yea?"
"Well…I mean…have you…..ever like entertained the idea of us…um.." Tony stuttered, which really threw me off. I stared at him curiously. Where was he going with this?
"Us what?" I asked curiously.
"….dating?" he sputtered, not daring to look at my expression. My eyes widened in alarm and I whipped my head back around to stare out the window, hoping to cool the heat in my cheeks. Taking my silence as a bad thing he quickly explained.
"I just meant that it was bound to cross our minds at some point as most friends of opposite genders probably would and I mean I've thought about it once or twice….." he quickly rambled out but the last part really caught my attention.
"Yea, I've thought about it." I cut in nervously. Am thinking about it currently. At my confession Tony glanced over at me and seemed to sag slightly in relief.
"Well I just thought that to make this as believable as possible we could treat this as like a trial run." He told me, biting his lip for a moment. I glanced down and bit my cheek in attempt to keep my smiling to a minimum.
"So what you're proposing is that for this undercover mission we are dating and do all that it entails in order to play a married couple?" I summed up, not able to hold back a grin. Maybe he did like me like I do him. But then again it could just be curiosity if it could work since we are so close, but either way I at least want to know what it would be like. Tony nodded in agreement, a smile slipping across his face.
"And that way no one at work would ever really know about it." Tony added sheepishly. I laughed, totally getting where he was coming from.
"No breaking rule 12. Technically anyway. It's just for the mission." I agreed, buying into this lie and loving it. Tony grinned.
"Right, just for the mission. And what happens undercover, stays undercover." He agreed, looking over at me in what seemed like pure joy. That threw me for a loop but my own happiness was taking over at the moment.
"Ok, deal." I agreed, biting my lip nervously again. Tony's eyes glanced down to my lips from the action before staring back at the road with a permanent smile on his face. This could be good. I felt a hand reach over and interlock with mine. Looking down at our conjoined hands I glanced over at him with a loving smile, this was nice. Just from a simple, everyday touch I could feel the heat making its way through me.
"Starting now." He whispered. Let potentially the best few days of my life begin…