The weather is the same. A few clouds and a very light breeze, whipping
through the heat and stirring the trees cemented into the side of the
street.
All the people fascinate Emily. She knows everyone that lives in our small suburb.
I'm still unsure how to approach my past. I've hidden from it for so long, it's strange to be staring it in the face.
I love Michael so much. He's going to see Devlin so I can tell Emily the truth.
He can feel my apprehension; even Emily is acting on edge.
We just pulled up to the CIA building. Its hasn't changed. Michael stopped the car.
"Good luck. I know she'll understand. I love you." He whispered.
I'm taking Emily to the pier where Michael and I finally told each other how we felt. It is where my beeper is buried, along with the rest of my life.
There is a breeze whipping her hair around her face. I look her in the eye and start to relive my past.
"I know you have been curious about my life. There are many reasons I've kept it hidden from you, the most important one being that it could kill you."
"Its best to start at the beginning. Please don't interrupt me, because if I stop I might not be able to finish."
"When I was 19 a man came to me and told me I fit a profile..."
"...when SD-6 found out that I told him, they had him killed..."
"...it was then that I found out SD-6 was not a part of the CIA, they were the very enemy I was fighting against..."
"...I was given a handler, someone to tell me my counter-missions. His name was Michael Vaughn..."
"...I had to hide everything from my friends. They thought I worked at a bank. A year after I began working for the CIA, one of my friends discovered me."
"He was recruited. He is the only friend that knows that I'm still alive."
"We thought once SD-6 was destroyed that the Alliance of 12 would crumble with it. We were wrong and I was discovered as the mole. Your father and I fled to a small town in Canada. It was the perfect alias because they thought I would be alone."
"We had you 7 months after we got there. Since your father and I were never allowed to have emotional feelings for each other, everything was hidden. We had to demand that he come with me into hiding. Our marriage certificate says October 14, 2002. It was actually December 21, 2004."
"The reason that I'm telling you this now is because the Alliance is finally gone. It took them 15 years to do it, but late is better than never. It was actually taken down last year, but the CIA waited a year to be sure before they told us."
"I chose this pier to tell you because I had one of many breakdowns here. Your father was always there to comfort me. He was the only person I trusted completely. He almost died for me more times than I can count. One time I was almost too late. He flat lined. I managed to get him the counter- agent before it was completely lost. I realized then how much I loved and needed him in my life."
As I finish my story I watch understanding and compassion fill my daughters eyes. I didn't realize that I had been crying.
Its time to see Francie and Will now.
All the people fascinate Emily. She knows everyone that lives in our small suburb.
I'm still unsure how to approach my past. I've hidden from it for so long, it's strange to be staring it in the face.
I love Michael so much. He's going to see Devlin so I can tell Emily the truth.
He can feel my apprehension; even Emily is acting on edge.
We just pulled up to the CIA building. Its hasn't changed. Michael stopped the car.
"Good luck. I know she'll understand. I love you." He whispered.
I'm taking Emily to the pier where Michael and I finally told each other how we felt. It is where my beeper is buried, along with the rest of my life.
There is a breeze whipping her hair around her face. I look her in the eye and start to relive my past.
"I know you have been curious about my life. There are many reasons I've kept it hidden from you, the most important one being that it could kill you."
"Its best to start at the beginning. Please don't interrupt me, because if I stop I might not be able to finish."
"When I was 19 a man came to me and told me I fit a profile..."
"...when SD-6 found out that I told him, they had him killed..."
"...it was then that I found out SD-6 was not a part of the CIA, they were the very enemy I was fighting against..."
"...I was given a handler, someone to tell me my counter-missions. His name was Michael Vaughn..."
"...I had to hide everything from my friends. They thought I worked at a bank. A year after I began working for the CIA, one of my friends discovered me."
"He was recruited. He is the only friend that knows that I'm still alive."
"We thought once SD-6 was destroyed that the Alliance of 12 would crumble with it. We were wrong and I was discovered as the mole. Your father and I fled to a small town in Canada. It was the perfect alias because they thought I would be alone."
"We had you 7 months after we got there. Since your father and I were never allowed to have emotional feelings for each other, everything was hidden. We had to demand that he come with me into hiding. Our marriage certificate says October 14, 2002. It was actually December 21, 2004."
"The reason that I'm telling you this now is because the Alliance is finally gone. It took them 15 years to do it, but late is better than never. It was actually taken down last year, but the CIA waited a year to be sure before they told us."
"I chose this pier to tell you because I had one of many breakdowns here. Your father was always there to comfort me. He was the only person I trusted completely. He almost died for me more times than I can count. One time I was almost too late. He flat lined. I managed to get him the counter- agent before it was completely lost. I realized then how much I loved and needed him in my life."
As I finish my story I watch understanding and compassion fill my daughters eyes. I didn't realize that I had been crying.
Its time to see Francie and Will now.