Chapter 7
Laura walked steadfast to her desk, she could already feel her ears burning as the gossip slowly percolated through the office about her Grandma, they didn't know the whole story but the fact Irina Derevko was in custody was cause for gossip.
She sat down at the desk and was about to turn on the computer when Mitchell came from behind her.
"Lau, how you doing? How's your Grandma?"
"Mitch, I can't talk about it here. Only certain people in the agency are supposed to know."
"I know some. My father told me a bit about it."
"He should of. He could himself in trouble and you as well."
"He's not worried. He knows that you need someone away from your family to talk about it. He's your moms friend and I'm yours."
"Ohh Mitch. I don't want to get you into trouble."
"Don't worry about me. Let me worry about you." He said perching on the desk near her.
"Not here. Drive me home and I'll talk in the car." Laura was wary about talking in the operations centre about it.
"Whatever's fine. So come on and lets get you out if here."
They both stood up and headed to the exit, halfway their Mitchell put his arm around Laura and brought her closer to him
They were halfway to Laura's home when Laura decided to speak again.
"What did you father exactly tell you?"
"That the rumours were true, that your Grandma was in custody for breaking her pardon agreement."
"I can't tell you the exact situation that has got her their. But its bad, really bad."
"It can't be that bad."
"It is. There is one bit of evidence which has caused all of this and I can't access it. It's classified."
"I could…..if. I mean if you want to see it I can get you access."
"How Mitch? I can't get you into trouble about this "
"Laura. I love you. I've known you nearly all my life. Let me do. It'll be nothing. I designed the new encryption software we using. Let me do it for you."
Laura stepped into he house to here her parents shouting. She stood in the hall unable to move , just listening."
"Sydney, for once in you life. Stop being an idiot."
"An idiot Vaughn. An idiot for trusting my mother or an idiot for trusting you? Sydney replied her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Oh hysterical Sydney. Throw things at me again. It's what you do best. You and your mother."
"Don't you think I have just cause. After what you did to me. And you have no right to accuse my mother of anything at all. She is innocent."
"The evidence the agency has points otherwise. If it showed her innocence she would not be in custody. Maybe the spy in her decided to come back out of her again."
"She's old Vaughn. I don't think she could spy for ever even if she wanted to."
"Irina Derevko old? She is the crypt keeper she never ages. She still looks the same as the day she first handed herself in."
"So she's guilty now for not aging."
Laura had heard enough by that point and stormed in the room to break the situation up.
"MOM, DAD! That's enough. Stop arguing. There' a lot a stake at the moment. So let's stop this and concentrate on showing Grandma Irina's innocence"
"The innocence of Irina. Laura you shouldn't be caring about that." Vaughn replied
"Dad. If you not going to stay anything good about her then don't say anything at all or just leave. She is my Grandmother and I love her no matter what your feelings about her are."
"Fine Laura. Reject me. Join your mother's bloody side of the family. Just remember what that woman took from me." He replied before walking past Laura and slamming the front door behind him
Sydney walked over to the couch and sat down she reached across to the table and took a long sip before setting it back down."
"I'm sorry sweetheart that you had to hear that." Sydney said apologetically to Laura
"I've heard it before and I'll hear it again. It's stop bothering me now." Laura said sitting beside her mother
"Well you shouldn't have to hear it and shouldn't have to accept it."
"Mom?"
"Yes?"
"I need to tell you something."
"What?"
"There's a way for me to get the intel on Grandma Irina and I can find out what they have to keep her in custody."
"Laura. How can you?"
"Before you yell at me about this. He suggested it to me himself. Mom, Mitch said he'll access it for me to find out what it is."
"Mitchell!" Sydney said standing up to shout at her daughter." Your using you best friend to get the Intel."
"He offered Mom"
"It does not mean you should accept. This is another problems at the moment without you two breaking the law."
"But"
"No buts Laura. I want you to support and help your Grandma but not this way. We are doing this right. No matter how hard it will be."
"But we need to get her out."
"We do this the right way."
"Fine." Laura exhaled "We do this the right way."
Just at that moment then Laura cell rang, she pulled it out of her pocket and picked it up.
"Mitchell. I can't"
"Laura. I've got the evidence for you. And you're not going to believe it."