R:N Text in italic is Laura's thoughts

Chapter 2

"Laura!" Sydney yells up the stairs to her daughter. "Have you seen what the time is? Don't you have a briefing in half an hour?"

"Yeah, Mom. I know" Laura yells back at her.

This is one of the thing about living with my mother that gets to me. I'm 22 years old yet my mother still wants to know what I'm doing and where I am going. Every little detail of it as well.

Laura walks down the stairs to find Sydney standing by the front door. The keys to her car in her hand.

"Mom, what are you doing?"

"I thought I'll take you to work., there's something I need to discuss with you about your last mission. You see I've been talking to Dixon."

My mother may of left the C.I.A over 15 years ago but she still maintains her security clearance, and every so often is called in. The security clearance according to Mr Dixon is a necessity for my mother considering our family history But sometimes that clearance is a blessing but at this moment it is a curse. You see my mother now knows that I have been lying to her about what happens on my missions.

"What about it?" Laura asks with a fake smile plastered over her face.

"About what really happened." Sydney said each word pointedly placed for the best affect. While she was saying this she opened the door to let Laura out and quickly proceeded her.

"But I've told you everything that Mom. Seriously I have."

Sydney places her hand on Laura's arm and spins her around to face her.

"You may be an adult Laura. But it still doesn't mean you can lie to my face about what has happened to yourself"

"I did it to protect you Mom. And as you already said I am an adult do I get some personal space. Did Grandma Irina treat you this way?"

Laura, you know my mother wasn't around when I was your age. But if she had been I would of wanted her to care enough to want to know what was going on in my life. I would worry about you even if you worked in a fast food restaurant. You may want to protect my feelings Laura but I am your mother and I need to know what has happened to you. I need to know you are safe."

"So what is it you need to know Mom. What I was wearing? Who I had to kiss? How many times I got punched or kicked? How many bullets were shot at me?" Laura said before turning around and walking to the car.

"I don't need specifics. I know what the job entails. I mean if someone really hurts you, if someone tries it on with you I want to know. Even if you think the thing that affecting you is the most stupidest thing in the world I want to know"

"I'm not ignoring what you are saying. But as you just said I have a debrief to go to and you have classes to teach. So if you are going to drive me can we please get in the car so I am not reported AWOL and we can talk about this on the way.

Operations Centre

What start to the day. Berated by my mother and it's barely 8 in the morning. Hopefully this briefing will be nice and easy. Oh what am I kidding. There is three types of briefings that involve me. Number one, you're leaving on a mission in two hours. Number two, you're leaving on mission in a couple of days,. And number three, you're leaving on a mission sometime in the next month but you'll end up leaving last minute.!

"Hey Laura"

"Hey Mitch" Laura replies.

Mitchell Flinkman. He's the trainee tech guy here and one of my close friends. His dad is friends with my mom. And we just carried on from their.

"What's up?" He asks as he passes a cup of coffee to Laura.

"What makes you think that something is up?"

"Laura for gods sake a blind man could see something is up with you."

"My mom found out that I was omitting certain details about my missions. Let me say she was not happy."

"You see I told you lying would do you no good. That's why I am perfectly honest with my parents about my job "

"Let's see, had your job ever entailed you going around in a bikini while being ogled by leering old men"

"Well if it did. I think it could make the work day more interesting.

"Ohh…" Laura groans before taking a sip of her coffee which she brought down to her side. "if you can excuse me please I have a briefing to attend and I am already running late."

"I kinda guessed that Laura. What else would you be doing out of bed at this time. Amway's have fun." Mitchell said with a little laugh before he walked away.

Laura walks over to the briefing room and steps through the door. In there is Dixon, Marshall and Laura's father."

"Everyone if we can settle down. Please Laura can you take a seat, we need to start." Dixon says.

Dixon waits while until Laura sits down before he carries on.

"We have just received some intel from a source close to a Mr Baran, he has been said to be discussing his business partner with some prospect colleagues. This could be a bluff on his side, and we wouldn't usually act until it was confirmed. But, the person he's mentioned is very involved with us. Laura he's being saying he has been working with Irina Derevko. Your Grandmother."

"Grandma Irina? No, she's out of the business. Has been before I was born."

"Are you sure Laura? That she's out? She's been undercover before. Perhaps she is now." Vaughn says.

"As what Dad a doting grandmother who spoils her grandchildren. Just because you have a problem with not everyone else does."

"Laura, it's not like that. I do not…"

"Dad, don't protest to try and get me on you side. I know you've never truly forgive her. You've just tolerated her for me. If there is someone in this family not to be trusted, it is your mother. Grandma Claudia was using me to pay back Mom and Grandma Irina. Grandma Irina hasn't tried to do that. She may have done some questionable things in the past but that was then and this is now."

"Now Dixon" Laura says pushing herself up from her seat. "If you could excuse me I need to go somewhere."

"Where?" Dixon asks.

"I need to speak to my family. This might be problematic for you to solve. But for us it could be catastrophic."

"Go Laura. But please be careful who you discuss this with. We're trying to keep this under wraps for the moment." Dixon says.

Laura heads to the door but stops for a second when her father speaks.

"Laura. Let me help" Vaughn asks.

"Dad. I don't need it, just leave me be." She replies.

"Laura?" Vaughn says as she walks out of the room.

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