Counter terrorism

Monica returned to Rachel, shaking. What was she going to do? How was she going to get rid of Emily?

Oh you don't look well,' Rachel said with concern. You should have stayed at home. You didn't have to come out with me.' Rachel made her sit down. Have you got a fever?' she asked, putting a hand to Monica's forehead. No,' she said, with a slight frown.

Oh I'm all right,' Monica said, 'It's nothing much.' What could she do? She took her drink and sipped it.

It's just awful having an infection,' Rachel said. I had one three months ago and it took so long to clear up.' Monica didn't hear the rest. Every now and then, when she was sure that Rachel wasn't looking she glanced back at Emily, who was still there waiting. Waiting to cause them trouble. She must have spent years brooding on this, waiting for an hour or two was nothing to her. Rachel hadn't noticed Emily there and she hoped she wouldn't. Ross's plane was due to land in just twenty minutes.

How could you stop someone at an airport meeting someone else? It was a public place, she had every legal right to be there. There was only one arrival gate and Emily would see Ross at the same time as them and she'd be able to approach him. There was no way that she and Rachel could take him away What if Chandler was there? Maybe he could have restrained her somehow in some way that would prevent her drawing attention to herself. But the moment he did a thing like that he'd draw a crowd – Rachel and Ross would be sure to find out and then they'd have to be told

Suddenly she noticed Emily move. Where was she going? What was she doing? The plane hadn't arrived yet. Monica had to see.

I've got to go to the bathroom again,' Monica said.

Oh you poor thing. Do you want another cranberry juice?' Rachel asked. It almost broke Monica's heart. Rachel was such a dearYes please,' Monica said. Rachel headed for the juice bar and Monica went after Emily who was going to the bathroom. She didn't know what to do but she had to do something. If this had been at school and she had some string, she could have confined Emily in one of the stalls – but of course, even if she could get away with doing that, someone would set her free. It would hardly be worth doing, even if the stall handles were the right kind. It was too much to hope for that Emily had been taken ill and was about to collapse

Suddenly, she saw a poster. An anti terrorist poster.

If you see something suspicious dial this number.' Dial this number and it will be taken care of. Act first ask later. Monica didn't hesitate. She went to the phone box and dialled the number.

Security.' Monica's hand tightened on the receiver.

There's a woman in the bathroom near arrivals who's a contact of Al Quaeda. She goes under the name of Emily Waltham but she's actually a relative of the shoe bomber guy.' Monica couldn't' remember the name and went on, She's got brown shoulder length hair, white, about five six. She's meeting another member of Al Quaeda coming off a flight from Pennsylvania. She's carrying a package.' Emily hadn't been carrying anything but Monica needed to add something to sound convincing. Monica hung up before anyone could ask her questions and hurried away.

Maybe that would work, Monica thought. Maybe they were as efficient as they promised and they'd go down there and take her in for questioning, and while she's there, being interrrogated, Ross will arrive and we'll be able to get away She returned to Rachel and drank another cranberry juice in silence.

Hey,' Rachel said, two minutes later. There's a lot of security guards over there.' Rachel was pointing back the way Monica had come, in the general direction of the ladies' bathroom. There were too many people between them and what was going on to see what or who it was about.

Wow,' Monica said, awed, They must have arrested a drug dealer.' It had really worked. It had to be Emily they were taking away, it was just too much of a coincidence for it to be anyone else. She craned her neck, hoping to see, and then realised that if she could see, Rachel could see too, so hoped she'd see nothing. Rachel shivered.

Maybe it was a terrorist,' she said.

What, here?' Monica laughed. No-one must suspect she'd made a hoax call, not even Rachel. Now that it was over, she realised she'd probably just committed a Federal offence. Could she go to jail for it? She shivered again.

Oh Mon,' Rachel put her arm around Monica, You shouldn't have come out with me, you should be at home.'

I'll be all right. I was just thinking about what would happen if a terrorist hit this airport.'

I don't even want to think about it,' Rachel said seriously.

Oh well, if there is a terrorist she or he has been taken care of by our wonderful security,' Monica said, feeling slightly hysterical. Locked up, key thrown away.'

Emily didn't reappear and then Ross arrived, and Monica was able to relax. But for how long would that keep Emily out of the way?

AN: BTW what Monica did was probably illegal so don't ever try it yourself.