Chapter 9
Disclaimer This story is fiction. I have nothing to do with The Agency
and receive no compensation
One month had gone by since that last time she talked to Stiles. Gage and Joshua had been calling and trying to get her to come back to work. She finally felt like it was time. All the way driving in she kept thinking about all the wonderful moments her and Stiles shared. She still believed he was alive. She needed to prove it now. She walked in the front door and looked at the wall. She kissed her hand and put it on his star. Jackson saw her and walked up behind her. He startled her at first then she took his hand and said "I'll be ok"
"Terri I know what its like to lose someone, you love more than anything. If you need anything at all just let me know. Why don't we have lunch?"
"I would like that."
Somewhere in Pakistan in a dingy cell a dark haired man is sitting there. The door opens and another man is thrown in, he is badly beaten and unconscious. The dark haired man picks him up and puts him on the cot in the corner.
Back in Langley Terri went into the morning meeting. She was feeling a little nervous, she didn't know what to say. Gage walked up to her and said "Welcome back Miss Lowell. You were certainly missed here. Everybody there isn't too much to report today. Lets just keep on working on what you are doing." He didn't want to say it in front of Terri. He had several of them working to find out exactly what happened to Stiles. If he was dead he wanted his body returned for the proper burial he deserved, and Terri she deserved closure so she could move on. Gage had read the letter Stiles had left. He looked and she was still wearing the ring on her left hand. He knew that was her way of saying he was still alive and would come back to her.
In the dingy room in Pakistan the second man started to wake up. The first man saw that he was awake and introduced himself. "My name is Matt Callan."
The man sat straight up in the bed, and took a good look at the man "Matt? My name is A. B. Stiles, I took your place at the agency."
"How are you doing? Here have some water. I have to ask how is Terri Lowell?" Stiles began to wonder if there was more to Matt and Terri's relationship, why did he ask about her first.
Stiles reached in his pocket and took out a picture Terri. "Beautiful." Matt looked at the picture, he definitely agreed with Stiles. Stiles mumbled quietly "I really miss her."
"Are you two involved?" Matt asked.
"Yes, we're in love. I'll save that whole story for another day. Now we have to figure out how to get out of here." He was beginning to feel jealous like he did about Jeff. He decided not to do this to himself. He knew that Terri loved him.
Matt sensed that he should not go there with Stiles so he asked "How is Jackson?"
"Good, he had quit for awhile but Quinn convinced him to come back when we went after your killers, well I guess I should say your kidnappers." Stiles was glad that Matt had changed the subject. He was still holding Terri's picture.
"So everybody thinks I'm dead. Well I guess that's why there wasn't a big rescue attempt. Were you caught by yourself?"
"No I was with a British agent, he didn't make it. I just wish I knew what they were planning."
Stiles and Matt were cleaned up a little and taken into a bright room. They would now find out what they were planning. "Will your friends in the US be willing to let you live in exchange for Polvon?" After saying that Matt and Stiles were each handed a copy of today's newspaper, and they took their picture. The man in charge then ordered that they be thrown back into their cell.
Gage called an emergency meeting in 20 minutes. He called for Terri and Jackson to come to his office immediately. He handed them the picture and ransom letter. Terri stared at the picture in amazement. "Terri we will bring them home. I promise." Gage told her.
Jackson was in shock "Matt's been alive this whole time."
"Terri, Jackson if anybody can figure their way out of this is Stiles and Callan."
Terri had a big smile while waiting for the meeting to start. Joshua sat next to her. "What did Gage want?"
"To tell me everything would be ok."
Gage walked in and passed the picture around the room. Quinn looked at Lex. Get that picture of Polvon on your computer, I want you and Terri to access all personnel files for military, CIA, FBI, Secret Service, and Police. We need to see if we can find a close enough look a like to trick the people holding Stiles and Callan."
Jackson asked "What are we going to do?"
Reese spoke up "If we get a match, you and Lex will go to make a trade. We will have military set up to either catch or kill the enemy and get Matt and Stiles back."
Gage added "Its the only chance we have to save their lives. Lets get to work"
Terri and Lex got started right away. In the FBI was an agent named Johnson who could have been Polvon's twin brother.
Gage called Avery and asked her to bring in Johnson. They briefed him and he agreed to the mission.
Gage wanted to be careful, he didn't want this to happen in hostile territory. He needed to think of a neutral place to make the trade.
Matt decided maybe he should set things straight about Terri. "I was wondering about Terri because I know she went through a hard time with her ex-husband last year."
"Jeff, he still manages to cause trouble."
"What did he do?"
"Terri and I got away for a weekend and Jeff called her. I got jealous and didn't talk to her. Jackson, Gage, and Carl were in a car bombing in Israel. I guess a month or so ago now. I was being an idiot and wouldn't talk to Terri. I guess that put things in perspective. When we got back from Israel Jeff called her again, she didn't talk to him this time. She told Lex to answer it and bought me a cup of coffee." Stiles smiled as he remembered this. "The best damn cup of coffee I ever had."
"Terri is special, I'm glad she found someone who appreciates her."
"I do I love her so much. When I got sent on this assignment I was about to give her an engagement ring. I don't even know if she would have accepted it."
"It must be hard for her not knowing what happened to you? I'm sure you wish you had gotten a chance to give it to her."
"I tried she said we could pick up where we left off when I got back." he looked at her picture "By now I'm sure she has the ring."
"What?"
"I gave it to Joshua with a letter telling her how much I love her, and that I wanted her to where the Claddagh on her right hand with the heart out. I wanted her to find someone and be happy." he thought about Joshua. "I'm sure Joshua gave it to her by now."
Matt nodded. "Joshua would make sure she got it. I'm sure he gave it to her when she needed it the most." Matt was looking around "Stiles, I think we just might be able to get out of here. We could take the guard."
Stiles just looked at him for a second. "They took our picture with today's paper. They want Polvon. We need to just let Gage and Quinn figure this out."
"You would put your life in Quinn's hands?"
"Its not just Quinn and Gage, I believe in Terri. She has bailed me out more times than I can count in the six months I've known her. She'll save me, us." He took out her picture and smiled at it.
To Be continued......
Disclaimer This story is fiction. I have nothing to do with The Agency
and receive no compensation
One month had gone by since that last time she talked to Stiles. Gage and Joshua had been calling and trying to get her to come back to work. She finally felt like it was time. All the way driving in she kept thinking about all the wonderful moments her and Stiles shared. She still believed he was alive. She needed to prove it now. She walked in the front door and looked at the wall. She kissed her hand and put it on his star. Jackson saw her and walked up behind her. He startled her at first then she took his hand and said "I'll be ok"
"Terri I know what its like to lose someone, you love more than anything. If you need anything at all just let me know. Why don't we have lunch?"
"I would like that."
Somewhere in Pakistan in a dingy cell a dark haired man is sitting there. The door opens and another man is thrown in, he is badly beaten and unconscious. The dark haired man picks him up and puts him on the cot in the corner.
Back in Langley Terri went into the morning meeting. She was feeling a little nervous, she didn't know what to say. Gage walked up to her and said "Welcome back Miss Lowell. You were certainly missed here. Everybody there isn't too much to report today. Lets just keep on working on what you are doing." He didn't want to say it in front of Terri. He had several of them working to find out exactly what happened to Stiles. If he was dead he wanted his body returned for the proper burial he deserved, and Terri she deserved closure so she could move on. Gage had read the letter Stiles had left. He looked and she was still wearing the ring on her left hand. He knew that was her way of saying he was still alive and would come back to her.
In the dingy room in Pakistan the second man started to wake up. The first man saw that he was awake and introduced himself. "My name is Matt Callan."
The man sat straight up in the bed, and took a good look at the man "Matt? My name is A. B. Stiles, I took your place at the agency."
"How are you doing? Here have some water. I have to ask how is Terri Lowell?" Stiles began to wonder if there was more to Matt and Terri's relationship, why did he ask about her first.
Stiles reached in his pocket and took out a picture Terri. "Beautiful." Matt looked at the picture, he definitely agreed with Stiles. Stiles mumbled quietly "I really miss her."
"Are you two involved?" Matt asked.
"Yes, we're in love. I'll save that whole story for another day. Now we have to figure out how to get out of here." He was beginning to feel jealous like he did about Jeff. He decided not to do this to himself. He knew that Terri loved him.
Matt sensed that he should not go there with Stiles so he asked "How is Jackson?"
"Good, he had quit for awhile but Quinn convinced him to come back when we went after your killers, well I guess I should say your kidnappers." Stiles was glad that Matt had changed the subject. He was still holding Terri's picture.
"So everybody thinks I'm dead. Well I guess that's why there wasn't a big rescue attempt. Were you caught by yourself?"
"No I was with a British agent, he didn't make it. I just wish I knew what they were planning."
Stiles and Matt were cleaned up a little and taken into a bright room. They would now find out what they were planning. "Will your friends in the US be willing to let you live in exchange for Polvon?" After saying that Matt and Stiles were each handed a copy of today's newspaper, and they took their picture. The man in charge then ordered that they be thrown back into their cell.
Gage called an emergency meeting in 20 minutes. He called for Terri and Jackson to come to his office immediately. He handed them the picture and ransom letter. Terri stared at the picture in amazement. "Terri we will bring them home. I promise." Gage told her.
Jackson was in shock "Matt's been alive this whole time."
"Terri, Jackson if anybody can figure their way out of this is Stiles and Callan."
Terri had a big smile while waiting for the meeting to start. Joshua sat next to her. "What did Gage want?"
"To tell me everything would be ok."
Gage walked in and passed the picture around the room. Quinn looked at Lex. Get that picture of Polvon on your computer, I want you and Terri to access all personnel files for military, CIA, FBI, Secret Service, and Police. We need to see if we can find a close enough look a like to trick the people holding Stiles and Callan."
Jackson asked "What are we going to do?"
Reese spoke up "If we get a match, you and Lex will go to make a trade. We will have military set up to either catch or kill the enemy and get Matt and Stiles back."
Gage added "Its the only chance we have to save their lives. Lets get to work"
Terri and Lex got started right away. In the FBI was an agent named Johnson who could have been Polvon's twin brother.
Gage called Avery and asked her to bring in Johnson. They briefed him and he agreed to the mission.
Gage wanted to be careful, he didn't want this to happen in hostile territory. He needed to think of a neutral place to make the trade.
Matt decided maybe he should set things straight about Terri. "I was wondering about Terri because I know she went through a hard time with her ex-husband last year."
"Jeff, he still manages to cause trouble."
"What did he do?"
"Terri and I got away for a weekend and Jeff called her. I got jealous and didn't talk to her. Jackson, Gage, and Carl were in a car bombing in Israel. I guess a month or so ago now. I was being an idiot and wouldn't talk to Terri. I guess that put things in perspective. When we got back from Israel Jeff called her again, she didn't talk to him this time. She told Lex to answer it and bought me a cup of coffee." Stiles smiled as he remembered this. "The best damn cup of coffee I ever had."
"Terri is special, I'm glad she found someone who appreciates her."
"I do I love her so much. When I got sent on this assignment I was about to give her an engagement ring. I don't even know if she would have accepted it."
"It must be hard for her not knowing what happened to you? I'm sure you wish you had gotten a chance to give it to her."
"I tried she said we could pick up where we left off when I got back." he looked at her picture "By now I'm sure she has the ring."
"What?"
"I gave it to Joshua with a letter telling her how much I love her, and that I wanted her to where the Claddagh on her right hand with the heart out. I wanted her to find someone and be happy." he thought about Joshua. "I'm sure Joshua gave it to her by now."
Matt nodded. "Joshua would make sure she got it. I'm sure he gave it to her when she needed it the most." Matt was looking around "Stiles, I think we just might be able to get out of here. We could take the guard."
Stiles just looked at him for a second. "They took our picture with today's paper. They want Polvon. We need to just let Gage and Quinn figure this out."
"You would put your life in Quinn's hands?"
"Its not just Quinn and Gage, I believe in Terri. She has bailed me out more times than I can count in the six months I've known her. She'll save me, us." He took out her picture and smiled at it.
To Be continued......
