Title: You Can Never Escape Your Past
Spoiler: This story is a continuation of Viva Las Vegas.
Rating: PG-13
Disclaimer I have nothing to do with The Agency and receive no
compensation

Since Stiles and Terri are now secretly married. I've changed some of the scenes to have it play out a little different. This next part involves an Absolute Bastard.

A/N I made this a long chapter. I wanted to move this story a long faster, to get to the 3rd part of the trilogy. Please let me know if you like it.

Chapter 9

The next morning the tension began as they got ready to go to meet Banga at the country club. Terri did not like that Stiles was going to confront his ex, but memories of last night reassured her that she wasn't going to lose him.

Terri and Banga walked ahead as the was telling her about the club's history. DeCamp and Haisley were in another part of the club. This was to give Stiles the necessary chance to talk to Dacia. While Jackson didn't know exactly what was going on, he knew this had to be done.

Stiles and Dacia were walking by the pool talking. Dacia asked "Iced coffee?"

"No thank you. Four people were murdered behind the hotel last night."

"What does that make? 100,004?"

Stiles realized that she is not the same as five years ago. "You used to care more about loss of life."

"Until I nearly lost my own." They sat down at a table by the pool.

"Those people who were killed... It might have been because someone told Banga to watch me."

"Banga watches everyone."

"Did you tell him anything about me?"

"He doesn't like to hear about my old boyfriends."

"Did you give him anything from the embassy?"

Dacia was upset about the whole thing. "You make love to me.. tell me stories about hiking trails in the Smoky Mountains that your are sure I would enjoy, then abandon me to die, then come back five years later and question my behavior." Stiles thought about the first thing she said. He made love to her. He didn't mean it as that. He cared for her. He never really thought about a future with her. He didn't remember all of the things she talked about, he probably did say them, and probably meant it at the time. She was pretty, smart and working at the embassy. He was attracted to her and wanted to sleep with her the first time he saw her. Maybe then he called it love but not since Terri would he call it love, lust, but not love.

"I'm not talking about your table manners. Dacia, people are being hunted down and killed. Is it because of you.?"

A woman walked over and brought a little boy who was about 5 years old. "Madam, he says you promised to have lunch with him."

"Thank you Tula." Dacia picked up the boy with a big smile on her face. "This is Mr. Stiles. Bakari, say hello" Bakari shyly waved to Stiles, who waved back with a big smile on his face.

"Is this your son?" She nodded yes. "He looks like a fine boy." Stiles started calculating in his mind, and began to figure things out.

"He is a very fine boy."

"How old is he?"

"Five, next month."

"Five" Stiles paused and took a deep breath. "Dacia."

"You have no right to ask."

Banga and Terri were walking towards them. "Hey! Bakari! Bakari!" The boy looked up and ran to him "My boy, how are you huh?" He looked at Terri. "This is my boy."

"Dacia, I do have a right to ask, and we will continue this discussion." Stiles and Terri were now ready to leave. They politely thanked their hosts and walked outside.

As soon as they were outside Terri needed to know. Did her husband father a child with another woman? She looked at him and commented, "Beautiful child."

"Uh? Yeah." Stiles was distracted and Terri could see it.

Terri looked into his eyes to see his reaction. "Did she have him when you knew her?"

"No he was born after."

"How long after?"

"I don't know."

Terri asked in a very low voice. "Is he your child?"

"I don't know." Stiles said in a whisper. They both stopped walking. He could see the hurt in Terri's eyes. Terri could see the fear and anguish in his.

She reached up and touched his cheek. "I don't think this ones in the operations manual."

Stiles looked down, he was ashamed that Terri was being dragged into this. Stiles decided right now it was time to go into mission mode. "Well, it doesn't matter now, because we have our mission. We know what we have to do." Stiles and Terri began to walk again.

"Did she compromise the mission?"

"She said she didn't"

"Do you believe her?"

"I don't know." Stiles wanted to believe her and five years ago would have. The way she was now he couldn't be sure. He needed to find out if Bakari was his son. He looked at Terri. Maybe it wasn't worth knowing. He wasn't going to deal with that now. That is something he and Terri would have to decide together, later, right now they had a mission to complete. He would not pursue the truth if Terri didn't want him to.

Terri wondered if Bakari was Stiles' son. What would Stiles do? Would he want to be a part of this child's life? If he didn't want to know his son, was he really the type of man she wanted to share her life with?

Stiles could tell Terri had a lot of questions. He stopped as they reached the front of the hotel. "Terri. I love you. No matter what happened in the past you are my future."

"I love you too Stiles. We'll figure this out." Stiles and Terri kissed, he gave her a big hug, He didn't want to let her go.

Stiles and Terri walked back into their suite. Stiles immediately went by the window. There were so many things he needed to sort through. Lex, Terri and Jackson were all sitting down. All eyes were on Stiles.

Lex asked, "So, are we packing up?"

"Not just yet." Stiles told him.

Lex was not interested in becoming another statistic "They killed 100,000 people here."

Jackson didn't believe they were in any danger. "I don't think they will harm us. They want our embassy reopened and the money in foreign aid that goes with it."

Jackson kept looking back and forth between Stiles and Terri. Terri was very nervous and her mind was obviously someplace else. She looked over to Stiles. "I think you owe everyone here full disclosure."

Stiles looked at Terri. He didn't want to say it. Jackson looked at them both. Neither one could bring themselves to say what Jackson suspected. He looked at Stiles. "You and Mrs. Banga?"

Stiles didn't answer. Lex didn't quite get what was going on. "He and Mrs. Banga what?" Lex looked at Stiles who was looking away. "Oh." He then looked at Terri and could see how upset she was by the whole thing.

Stiles looked at Terri. He hated what this, what he was doing to her. "I say we stay and save some lives, but if anyone wants to discuss it feel free."

Jackson and Lex both looked at each other and Terri and Stiles. "Lex, why don't we go downstairs and give Terri and Stiles a few minutes."

"Mr. Haisley, this concerns us just as much as them."

"Lex, lets let them talk and then we'll all talk in an hour." He looked at them "I'm going to let Carl know what's going on." Both nodded as Lex and Jackson walked out of the suite.

"Stiles what if she told her husband. Are you willing to risk all of our lives?"

"Terri if I really believed our, your life was in danger.... Do you really think I could do this. I love you."

"Stiles, you don't know which end is up right now. In the past 2 days, you found out your girlfriend you thought died 5 years ago is alive. She has a son, that might be yours." Stiles could hear how hard it was for Terri to say that. The thought of Stiles having a child with another woman made her want to be sick.

"Terri, I don't know if Bakari is mine. I do want to find out, but this is not the time, we'll discuss that later. Right now we have a mission and I plan on completing it."

Terri walked over to Stiles and put her arms around him. "I love you. I don't want to lose you because you're confused, and make a foolish decision." Stiles kissed Terri.

Stiles just held Terri in his arms and whispered. "I'm so sorry, I never wanted to put you through this." Terri just held him tighter.

Back at Langley in Gage's office a big discussion was going on between Gage, Carl and Quinn. They knew that there was a chance that they had been exposed. Carl told them that he wanted to trust the people in the field who wanted to stay.

Gage wrestled with this decision. He only knew part of the story, the woman Stiles left to die 5 years ago was alive and married to Banga. He was concerned for his nephew, first of all that his life was in danger, and second his relationship with Terri was also going to be at risk. "24 hours. Then they come home. With our agents or without them."

Carl and Joshua were discussing how to camouflage the plane. Joshua told him "Oh I'm sorry, the Art Department is fresh out of invisibility paint." Joshua did come up with an idea. Paint the bottom of the plane blue, look up see blue on blue sky. Paint the top brown, look down see brown on the brown ground.

While Terri and Stiles were talking to DeCamp in the Embassy. Dacia walked in. Terri immediately tensed up. She was not happy that her husband's ex had come to see him.

"Good morning. Mr. Stiles, May I have a word?"

Stiles looked at Terri who just looked away, he followed Dacia outside to the garden behind the Embassy.

Stiles truly felt sorry for what he had put Dacia through, "I'm sorry Dacia, I tried. I couldn't get to you. There was no way."

"I know. You didn't lie to me, did you? Those things we talked about doing together, Smokey Mountains." Dacia moved close to Stiles and touched his cheek.

Stiles moved away from her and looked down. "No. No. Dacia, I wasn't lying." He was sure he had meant all of those things at the time, he couldn't see the point in hurting her anymore.

"I want you to take me out this time. Me and Bakari, with the others."

"What others?" Stiles didn't like that Dacia seemed to know why he was there, it made him worry.

"You didn't work for the State Department then and I don't think you do now."

"You know, last night and this morning you seemed content here. With your husband."

"I could not talk freely. You know what Banga is."

"Didn't you when you married him?"

"I did what I had to do for me and my, our child." Stiles looked at her in shock. "I was alone, I was afraid, people were being killed all around me."

"Bakari is my son?" Stiles heard little else after she referred to Bakari as their son, Dacia nodded. "I want to do what's right."

"Then take us with you."

"Dacia I need to discuss this with the others. Its not just my decision."

"When we get back can we go to the Smokey Mountains?"

"Dacia I've moved on with my life. I'm in love with someone else. I have a future with her. If you want to come back with me to have some happy little family its not going to happen. If Bakari is my son, I will be there for him and take care of him. But I'm sorry nothing will happen between us."

Dacia was annoyed that he was questioning her. "Bakari is your son. What do you think I was some kind of prostitute?"

"That is not what I meant. I will be there for my son. I am in love with someone else. She is my future."

"Fine Stiles, I just need to get him out of this country. Please help me. You owe me and your son that much."

Stiles slowly walked back into the embassy, Terri was waiting for him. "What did she want?"

"She wants me to take her and Bakari out with us."

"You can't take them with us."

"Actually, I can."

"If you could just take one step back, you'd see the your emotions are affecting your judgment."

"Terri are you sure that your emotions aren't affecting your judgment.. I owe her."

"And she owes her husband. You tell her where and when and she tells him."

"What if she is only with Banga because of me?"

Terri could no longer hide her feelings. "Ok. You feel guilty, but are you jealous?!" Stiles just looked at her for a second. He thought they had covered this last night.

"Oh, come on Terri. Don't be ridiculous. I love you."

"What was she to you Stiles, that you are willing to risk your life and mine?" Terri's last words stung. He would never let anything happen to Terri.

Stiles walked up close to her and put his hands on her arms and pulled her close to him. Terri put up her hands, she didn't want too be close to him right now. "Terri, the boy could be my son. She says that he is. I told her there wouldn't be anything between us. I'll be there for my son. I told her I was in love. I'm going to ask you to do something very difficult." He looked into her eyes. "Trust me." Terri just shook her head. Stiles kissed her on the forehead. "I love you Terri. I won't let anything happen to you." He turned and walked out of the room. Terri was trying not to cry. She couldn't believe her husband was choosing Dacia over her, even though he told Dacia he was in love with someone, she couldn't help the feeling of betrayal. Right now she felt like their whole marriage was a lie.

Stiles walked into the hotel bar and saw Jackson sitting there, he walked over. "So, is that everybody? Lined up, ready to go?"

"Everybody except Bluebird." Stiles didn't know much about Bluebird. Haisley explained that he was a high up in the gang that took over.

Jackson wasn't sure how to approach Stiles about Dacia. "Terri tells me that you are thinking about adding some more people to the list."

Stiles looked at him and didn't say anything for a minute. "Well, if we don't find Bluebird there's room right?"

"Stiles, are you sure you want to do this?"

"Jackson, if you thought there was a chance that boy was your son what would you do?" He looked at Stiles and nodded that he understood. "I just wish Terri understood. This isn't about her and me."

"Stiles everything that happens to you affects her."

Stiles cell phone rang, Banga wanted to meet with him. Banga wanted to make sure Stiles understood that Dacia was his wife and Bakari was his son.

As they were getting ready to leave. Stiles tried to talk to Terri. "Terri, are you ok?"

"Stiles this isn't the time."

"Terri don't be mad, I love you. If Bakari is my son, I can't leave him here."

"Stiles, I don't want to talk about it." Stiles walked up behind Terri he put his arms around her and kissed her neck. Terri just pushed his arms down and walked away from him. "See you later." Stiles just watched as she walked away. He wished Terri understood, he didn't know how he was going to make this up to her.

Terri, Jackson, Lex and the other agents got into a truck. Stiles walked to where he was meeting Dacia. She was already there. "You're 5 minutes early."

"No, you are 5 years late."

In the truck they could all tell that Terri was nervous. Jackson knew how upset she was. Terri asked "You told Washington how many?"

"Yes, I told you." Jackson was talking in his calm manner.

"Is there room?"

"There is room."

"With all this luggage?"

"With all this luggage." He put his hand on Terri's. "He'll be ok." She smiled at him not convinced, she was mad and hurt, but desperately wanted to work things out when they got home. She felt bad for walking away from him. What if something went wrong? What if he didn't make it? The last memory he would have of her would be her walking away from him mad.

"No helicopter this time?"

"No, a plane, but first a truck." Stiles reached out and touched Bakari's head. "Is this little guy going to be afraid?" Bakari shook his head. Stiles couldn't help smiling at him. His son.

"He doesn't get afraid. He's like his father." The truck stopped, and they walked over to it.

Gombla asked Terri "Are we here?"

"Not Quite."

Dacia told Stiles, "I didn't think you would believe me?"

"We never lied to each other."

"Until now." Dacia whispered as cars pulled up around them and Banga got out. Dacia took Bakari and backed away and watched what happened. Dacia felt terrible about lying to Stiles.

Banga yelled to the soldiers "Open the door." They did and the truck is empty. "Where are they?"

Terri, Lex and Jackson were at the airstrip getting everyone on the plane and ready to go. She is terrified. "I don't see Stiles."

"If she was on the level, he'll call and we'll wait for them."

"And if she wasn't?" Jackson shook his head and walked away Terri followed him. She prayed that Stiles would be ok. She had never been so scared in her life. She didn't want to lose him. She didn't want to think about what Banga would do to him.

Banga asked Stiles again, "Where are they?"

"Gone."

"You didn't trust my wife?" Banga laughed

"You should be flattered. She couldn't be serious about leaving a man like you." Dacia was watching nervously.

"I should kill you for insulting her."

"Kill an American diplomat?"

"An American diplomat? Running off with my wife and child? No, that is not a political matter. That is a personal scandal."

"No, actually it's a political scandal. Internal Security Chief spied for the CIA. And you did spy for us, didn't you.... Bluebird?"

Banga called to the soldiers. "Back off. Stand down." He looked at Stiles "And you be careful."

"I wondered why you wanted our agents dead so badly. It was for self-preservation. You know, you were the one agent we couldn't find? The one who was a high-ranking member of the winning gang? We didn't even know who you were, but one of our agents did, the one who recruited you. He must've been the one you killed first. And you didn't know who else might know, so you tried to kill them all. But now I know, Banga, and I told my friends. If I don't walk away from here, this story is going to be put out in all the right places. And when it is." Stiles walked close to him and whispered. "which one of those guys is going to have the privilege of pealing your skin off." Banga didn't answer him, as Stiles began to walk away. "Oh, by the way, you're going to start working for us again. Someone will be in touch."

Stiles looked at Dacia as he walked by. "Say goodbye to Mr. Stiles Bakari." Stiles waved goodbye, but Bakari looked away.

"Goodbye Dacia." he looked at her, and angrily said, "What else did you lie to me about?" He walked away and went to the airport and boarded a commercial airliner back to Washington.

After the plane took off he called into Reese. Reese put him on speaker because Quinn and Gage were also there. "Carl, its Stiles. Did they take off ok?"

"Yes Stiles, they're fine. Worried about you though."

"I'm fine Carl. I should be in DC tomorrow afternoon. Could you let them know. By the way, Banga is Bluebird, I told him he would be working for us again, he reluctantly agreed."

"Good work Stiles." Gage said

Gage picked up the phone and called Jackson. "Jackson, its Gage can I talk to Terri please." Jackson handed the phone to Terri. "Terri, Stiles just called, he's on a plane and will be here tomorrow afternoon. He's ok."

"Thank you Sir." Terri was crying tears of joy. Jackson put his arm around her. "He's ok. He'll be there tomorrow."

As soon as Stiles got back, he met with Gage, Carl and Quinn. He gave them all the details. When he was done he wanted to go to OTS and see Terri. He didn't think she wanted to see him. He figured he would just go to his apartment. He hadn't given it up yet, because nobody knew about the marriage. He couldn't believe that he was so stupid. He lost Terri because of Dacia's lies. He didn't believe the boy was his anymore. Stiles went down to the food court. Jackson went over to talk to him. "Does Terri know your back?" Stiles just shrugged his shoulders. "She was worried about you."

"Jackson I don't want to talk about it. I blew it. I'm sure Terri doesn't want anything to do with me."

"I think your foolish if you don't try. I think she loves you very much." Jackson left, he couldn't get through to him so he would try Terri.

Jackson walked into OTS "Terri, Stiles is down in the food court."

"Thanks Jackson." She sighed, "I don't know what to say to him."

"Do you love him?" Terri nodded. "Just say whatever is in your heart."

He was sitting there with one of those pink things with the white stuff in the middle. Terri walked in and saw him sitting there. "Hey Stiles."

"Hey." She sat down with him. He looked at her but didn't know what to say.

Terri pointed to the pink snowballs. "I haven't seen those in years."

"3rd floor snack machine."

She put her hand on his. "Are you ok?" He looked at her and nodded. "Do you want to talk?" He smiled at her.

"Are you forgiving me?"

"Stiles you did come up with the plan that kept everyone else safe. I was scared to death that Banga would kill you. I love you." she looked into his eyes. "I'll forgive you if you forgive me."

"Terri there's nothing to forgive you for. I'm so sorry about everything. It was all my fault."

"Stiles this really isn't the time or place to talk about this." She smiled at him. "As soon as we get home, we'll talk."

"Home, Terri I was so sure you were going to throw me out."

"Never." She looked at her wedding ring. "We'll get through this."

Stiles smiled at her, he picked up a pink snowball. "You want to split one?"

"Yeah." Terri said with a big smile on her face.

Stiles broke it in half and smiled at her "Cheers." The tapped them together as if it were glasses. She laughed before she started eating.

That night when they finally got home from work. Stiles sat down on the couch and Terri sat next to him. He put his arm around her. "Thank you Terri. I love you so much. I really thought I blew it."

"Stiles I overreacted a little. I was jealous." she kissed him. "You were in a no win situation, I wouldn't have been happy if you would have been able to walk away from a child you believed was your son." Stiles smiled at her. He couldn't believe after the hell he put her through, she still loved him. "Lex did me, well us a favor. He hacked into medical records in Hopetown, there is no way that Bakari could be your son." Stiles looked at Terri, she could tell he was a little disappointed. "Are you ok?"

"Yes. Thank you for finding out for me. After Dacia lied to me about Banga, I kind of figured that."

"Are you disappointed?"

Stiles looked away from Terri, "A little. Terri, I didn't realize how much I wanted kids until I thought Bakari was mine." he held Terri tighter. "I want us to start trying to have a family. I want a baby with your beautiful eyes, and your smile. I love you."

"Really. You really want us to start a family." Terri couldn't believe what she just heard. Stiles nodded. Terri took his hand and smiled. "Lets get started." They walked upstairs together.

After making love Terri laid in bed thinking about how great it would be to have Stiles' baby growing inside of her. She knew, her and Jeff had a hard time conceiving. She was checked out and everything was fine with her. He refused to be tested and insisted it was her fault. She wanted to sit down with the doctor and Stiles.

The next morning she told Stiles the whole story. "Well Terri, make the appointment. What happens, happens." Terri smiled at him for being so understanding. "Terri if we can't have a baby, we can adopt. There's lots of kids out there needing parents." Terri smiled she couldn't believe how sweet he was being. "Besides, we can have lots of fun, trying to make a baby." Terri smiled and kissed him.