Title: Holidays
Spoiler: This FF is going to go through all of the holidays, starting with Halloween.
Rating: PG-13 Disclaimer I have nothing to do with The Agency and receive no compensation
Chapter 9: I Don't Want to Talk About It.
Helen walked upstairs and knocked on Terri's bedroom door. "Terri, can I talk to you."
"Mom." Terri opened the door and hugged her mother. She started crying.
"Honey what happened?"
"Mom, I don't know what to do. I thought I would be ready for us to go back to work after the New Year. I want to be ready. Mom when they called, I couldn't bear the thought of Stiles going out there and something happening to him." Terri started crying again, Helen held Terri in her arms. She didn't know what to say. She wanted to let Terri calm down again before she talked to her again.
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Stiles walked into Gage's office. "Thank you very much Sir."
"No problem. You and Terri are very valuable here at the agency. How is Terri?"
"Not good." Gage could see the conflict on Stiles' face as he tried to figure out if it was even right for him to talk to Gage.
"Son. Sit down. What's wrong?"
"Sir, when you called today. Terri thought you were trying to send me on a mission. I've never seen her that upset. She was crying and shaking. I just don't know what to do."
"Stiles last year while you were in Odessa. I kind of figured there was something between you and Terri. She was more, I don't want to say that the rest of us weren't worried and trying to do everything to get you back, but with Terri she was more determined to get you home."
"Our relationship has not been, how do I say this, normal."
"You're a CIA Officer, nothing about your life is normal." Stiles laughed. "Look, here is the name of a counselor here at the CIA. I think she could help Terri."
"Thank you Sir." Stiles took the card and put it in his wallet. He wasn't at all sure of how to bring it up to Terri. He would just play it by ear, and maybe on Thanksgiving he could get a few minutes alone with Helen and see what she thinks.
"When does the General get here?"
"In about an hour. I need to get to the airport. Thanks again."
"Just take care of her. Have a great Thanksgiving Stiles."
"You too."
Stiles got in his car and thought about what Gage said. If Terri needed help he would make sure she got it.
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Helen finally got Terri to talk about it a little. "Terri, what is going to happen to Stiles if he goes back to work."
"Mom, he almost got killed trying to save my life last May."
"Honey, A. B. can take care of himself."
"I just can't lose him. I don't know if I could take it." Helen started to say something else when Terri heard Stiles' car pull up. "Mom they're here, I'm fine. I just don't want to talk about it."
Helen kissed Terri on the head. "Ok. I won't mention this until after Thanksgiving, but we will talk about this." Terri nodded.
Terri went to the door and Hannah gave her a big hug. "How are you feeling?"
"Good. Come on in. Let them get the bags. How was your flight?"
"Not too bad. When we leave here on Friday we're going to see my father in Ireland."
"I bet he can't wait to see you."
"I was hoping you and Arlen would come with us."
"That sounds like fun. Stiles and I will have to talk about it."
Frederick and Stiles walked in with the bags. "What do you have to talk to me about?"
"Ireland."
"You've been there its really nice a lot of green."
"Ha ha." Terri said as she kissed him. "Do you want to go with them?"
"Of course. Do you feel up to it?"
"I would love to. I didn't get to meet your grandfather while we were there last year." Stiles couldn't stop smiling as he hugged Terri.
Terri and Stiles had a nice visit with his parents. Terri really seemed to be doing better. It was just that everyone was keeping her busy. It was at night when they were alone and in bed that Terri couldn't stop thinking about almost losing him last year. Stiles knew she was upset and tried to talk to her. All Terri kept telling him is "I don't want to talk about it." Stiles didn't want to upset her anymore so he dropped it until after Thanksgiving.
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Rating: PG-13 Disclaimer I have nothing to do with The Agency and receive no compensation
Chapter 9: I Don't Want to Talk About It.
Helen walked upstairs and knocked on Terri's bedroom door. "Terri, can I talk to you."
"Mom." Terri opened the door and hugged her mother. She started crying.
"Honey what happened?"
"Mom, I don't know what to do. I thought I would be ready for us to go back to work after the New Year. I want to be ready. Mom when they called, I couldn't bear the thought of Stiles going out there and something happening to him." Terri started crying again, Helen held Terri in her arms. She didn't know what to say. She wanted to let Terri calm down again before she talked to her again.
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Stiles walked into Gage's office. "Thank you very much Sir."
"No problem. You and Terri are very valuable here at the agency. How is Terri?"
"Not good." Gage could see the conflict on Stiles' face as he tried to figure out if it was even right for him to talk to Gage.
"Son. Sit down. What's wrong?"
"Sir, when you called today. Terri thought you were trying to send me on a mission. I've never seen her that upset. She was crying and shaking. I just don't know what to do."
"Stiles last year while you were in Odessa. I kind of figured there was something between you and Terri. She was more, I don't want to say that the rest of us weren't worried and trying to do everything to get you back, but with Terri she was more determined to get you home."
"Our relationship has not been, how do I say this, normal."
"You're a CIA Officer, nothing about your life is normal." Stiles laughed. "Look, here is the name of a counselor here at the CIA. I think she could help Terri."
"Thank you Sir." Stiles took the card and put it in his wallet. He wasn't at all sure of how to bring it up to Terri. He would just play it by ear, and maybe on Thanksgiving he could get a few minutes alone with Helen and see what she thinks.
"When does the General get here?"
"In about an hour. I need to get to the airport. Thanks again."
"Just take care of her. Have a great Thanksgiving Stiles."
"You too."
Stiles got in his car and thought about what Gage said. If Terri needed help he would make sure she got it.
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Helen finally got Terri to talk about it a little. "Terri, what is going to happen to Stiles if he goes back to work."
"Mom, he almost got killed trying to save my life last May."
"Honey, A. B. can take care of himself."
"I just can't lose him. I don't know if I could take it." Helen started to say something else when Terri heard Stiles' car pull up. "Mom they're here, I'm fine. I just don't want to talk about it."
Helen kissed Terri on the head. "Ok. I won't mention this until after Thanksgiving, but we will talk about this." Terri nodded.
Terri went to the door and Hannah gave her a big hug. "How are you feeling?"
"Good. Come on in. Let them get the bags. How was your flight?"
"Not too bad. When we leave here on Friday we're going to see my father in Ireland."
"I bet he can't wait to see you."
"I was hoping you and Arlen would come with us."
"That sounds like fun. Stiles and I will have to talk about it."
Frederick and Stiles walked in with the bags. "What do you have to talk to me about?"
"Ireland."
"You've been there its really nice a lot of green."
"Ha ha." Terri said as she kissed him. "Do you want to go with them?"
"Of course. Do you feel up to it?"
"I would love to. I didn't get to meet your grandfather while we were there last year." Stiles couldn't stop smiling as he hugged Terri.
Terri and Stiles had a nice visit with his parents. Terri really seemed to be doing better. It was just that everyone was keeping her busy. It was at night when they were alone and in bed that Terri couldn't stop thinking about almost losing him last year. Stiles knew she was upset and tried to talk to her. All Terri kept telling him is "I don't want to talk about it." Stiles didn't want to upset her anymore so he dropped it until after Thanksgiving.
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