Chapter 10

Okay this is. Jack thought. Time to face Irina again. More revelations of her life affecting everything again. A affair and child I knew nothing about, so what do I do for petty revenge, I sleep with her sister. A payback that failed spectacularly. Instead I ended sleeping with the enemy, a woman who sold out her own family. But why did he feel this need for revenge. Irina was the enemy, a seductress who dragged him in. The could be only one reason why I feel this way, I must still be........

Jack walked into the kitchen of the safe house to find it in disarray. Coffee cups and candy wrapper littered the table where Irina and Sydney were seated.

"How long have you two been up?"

"A few hours. Mom's having trouble sleeping"

"Where's Agent Vaughan. I thought he was joining you last night?"

"He got called in; Dixon wanted to speak to him about something."

"Sydney, If you don't mind I need to speak to your mother alone." Jack said joining them at the table.

"That's fine. I need to go and get a few changes of clothes. I'll be back soon Mom. See you later Dad" With that Sydney left.

"So Jack, time for that talk?"

"It is, you see I'm trying to get head around how you could have an affair with Sloane."

"This is from the man who sleeps with wife's sister."

"You know about that"

"Yes I do, Cuvee and my sister had to throw it into my face. So let me ask you that question as well. How could you?"

"Let me see. Your daughter from you affair that I didn't know about turned up. I was angry."

"So you slept with me sister, your idea of a good revenge. Well at least your consistent."

"What do you mean consistent?"

"Being manipulated by members of the Derevko family."

"This is just one big joke to you."

"One big joke, really. That for the last 30 years I have lived through nothing but lies. Hiding my problems because everyone expects a persona of me. You and Sydney the person that destroyed their lives, the CIA a heartless terrorist. So when something unexpected happens they don't know how to react. Like you taking revenge for something that happened 25 years ago."

"So what should I take revenge for. The fact that you were a KGB spy, that you lied to me, had a child with me to get information about a project or even those men you killed. You may want to think that I hate you because that's what you feel about yourself. All I feel is pity, pity for a woman who has no one left. A sister who betrays you, a daughter that you haven't seen since her birth, another one who doesn't want anything to do with you."

"That's where you wrong. Sydney told me before you came that she wasn't to get involved with me, to actually find out about me, her other family. Jack you may have been oblivious to this over the years, she wanted her mother in her life. You pushed her away, used that damn project on her, got her involved with SD-6, betrayed her again and again to get what you wanted. Is it surprising she wants something to do with me?"

"Surprising, yes it is. Involved with a woman who has betrayed her constantly as well. Faked her death, killed CIA operatives, formed a terrorist organisation, hide her sister from her, shot her, abandoned her again to work with Arvin. Why would she want to be involved with someone like that?"

"Jack, I know you think that I destroyed your family. But there is nothing you can do to change me from being her mother. Oh nothing to do that can stop her getting to know me if she wants. Jack at some point you have to accept what has happened, or is that too hard. Both of us have to deal with our feelings for each other. Look I know you, you put up a façade to hid what you're feeling. Just tell me."

"There's nothing to tell." With that Jack stormed off.

"Well I say it for you. I love you and I know you still love me." Irina said to his departing figure.