Once upon a time in Mexico

A new beginning

Chapter twelve: Fuck I hate flying

The next morning found the team of ten and Chiclet on a private plane arranged by the CIA to Mexico. This did not sit well with Sands, Dom or Kat nor Drew, Chloe and Carl and Chiclet. You see the six CIA agents and Chiclet absolutely loathed to fly any distance. They hated flying period.

This in return had put Sands and Dom in foul moods. It made Carl and Chloe extremely unapproachable. And of course Kat and Carl were on edge and ready to freak at a moments notice.

And Chiclet discovered his hatred and sheer lack of tolerance for flying during the plane trip to New York, and it seemed that that hatred was not going to go away any time soon. He'd be happy if he never went on another plan any time soon, if ever.

Once everyone had boarded, they were all instructed to belt them selves in. Chloe had grumbled sarcastically "like we even have to be fucking reminded, those wankers."

This earned a few appreciative chuckles. It was always amusing when Chloe was rankled, seeing as it didn't happen very often.

As soon as the engine had started up the atmosphere became all tense and predictable. Even those who did not have a problem with flying could sense the irritation and rankled nerves of those members who were bothered by flying.

When the plane begun to take off Chiclet begun swearing rapidly in Spanish under his breath with his eyes shut tightly and his fist clenched until his knuckles were stark white from the force of his grip.

The others, even those who were afraid smirked at the rapidly whispered cursing in Spanish coming from Chiclet. Once in the air and they were allowed to remove their seat belts Chiclet slumped down in his seat and whined "senor Sands there has got to be another way, there just has to be."

Sands chuckled at the boy and told him "first of all how many times have I and Dom got to tell you to cut out the formal crap, you are not going to be kicked off at for calling us by our last names at least.

And as for there being another way to travel besides by plane, then yes there is, but it takes longer, a hell of a lot longer kid, and I for one have no intentions of sweating my ass off when I can get to my destination in a matter of hours instead of days."

Dom snorted "yeah that's not all you sweat off either." This in return had the planes occupants roaring with laughter, all except Chiclet who was too young and innocent to understand the double meaning behind her words.

Sands commented with a leer and a saucy wink "trust me love such sweat inducing activities you speak of can easily and willing be arranged." This earned around of appreciative laughter from Drew Cam and Carl; while Dom, Chloe, Delia, Nat, Luce and Kat groaned.

Half way through the flight Nat turned to Luce asked "how come if you've been CIA the whole time that we've not met sooner?" Luce replied "I was and I still, am a member of the CIA. I transferred over from LA to New York a year after Dom did.

Everything started off fine, but when I was in the field I was sexual assaulted and it really fucked me up for a brief period of time. So the CIA made a deal with me they set me up with my own place under their control and allowed me to do what I do best without having to go into the field.

I took on the role of an eye surgeon, and I my patients would be CIA members with eye injuries. So I was still working for the CIA just not in the thick of it." Dom had a look of horror on her face she said "hold it, you never told me you were sexually assaulted in the field. I thought you were just sick of being in the thick of things."

Sands commented "I knew." They all turned to face him Luce included. He quickly explained "I asked Richard who you were and if he'd heard of you. I asked him if you were CIA; he told me that you were. So I paid one of the guys I knew and he got me a copy of your file.

Call a violation of your privacy if you wish, but I wanted to know who I was dealing with, this was my fucking eyes I was allowing you to mess around with after all."

Luce blinked and asked "everything? Everything about me is in my file? So you know things about me that would have never even considered telling you up front?"

Sands replied "of course, I wanted to know who I was dealing with. Give me a break I was allowing you near my eyes, and allowing you to do procedure on me that had only been performed on one other person before my self.

Trusting a woman I don't know is the reason I ended up on my back on the operating table under your hand without any fucking eyes thank you very much."

He added "if it's any consolation I have no intentions of revealing that information to anyone, or using it against you as black mail. Normally I would have in the past, but I figured I would cut you some slack seeing as you're the reason I have my eyes back, and not only my eyes but my sight as well."

After that everyone settled back in for the rest of the journey. Sands sat with his head leaning back in the head rest as he read a book and ran his fingers through Dom's soft locks, as her head lay on his lap.

Her body was stretched out across the seats. She had her head phones as she listened to music on her portable CD player. Chiclet was sleeping curled up across the seats. Delia and Cam were both a sleep. Chloe and Nat were reading like Sands.

Carl and Drew had head phones on listening to music on their own portable CD players like Dom. Luce and Kat were chatting away quietly so not to disturb those who were sleeping.