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Let's see if you guessed right. It's time to reveal our mystery character.
Chapter 9 - Reunited
Washington D.C.
Friday, 4:17pm EST
BPOV
We had landed in DC several hours ago. The flight had been long, but I had managed to catch a little bit sleep when Edward had lifted up the arm rest and tucked me into his side. The soothing, familiar sound of his heartbeat, along with they way he gently ran his finger through the length of my hair was comforting. It didn't last, however. They guy in the seat in front of me slammed his seat back right into my knees and the 8 year old behind us started bouncing in his seat and constantly asking his mother 'how much longer' in Greek.
I was now stressed, jet lagged, and horny as hell. That little taste of Edward on the side of some random Greek highway just wasn't enough. I couldn't get it out of my head and it was slowly driving me mad. I wanted more, and I wanted it now.
Unfortunately for my sex drive, Caius and Eleazar had met us at the airport and told us to report to the Pentagon for a meeting at 1630. So instead of getting to lay low, preferably naked in a room with Edward, for a day or two, we had to run to Edward's to get his uniform and then hit the mall so I could buy something a little more appropriate for a meeting at the Pentagon since I only had the bare necessities in my RTH bag. Plus, a suit would just get all wrinkled in there.
On the bright side, I was pretty sure the purple and white suit that I had purchased would become one of my favorites. It was awfully cute with it's sedate ruffles and little white lace pumps. I also had to admit that Edward looked pretty damn delectable in his Class A's. And judging by the number of ribbons adorning his chest, pretty damn accomplished. I could already picture myself undo each button one at a time and revealing more and more, and then…
Down girl! I snapped myself out of my little daydream as we approached the door to the conference room. I pressed my hand to my cheek and the warmth I felt there told me I was a bit most likely a bit flushed. I took a quick glance at Edward to see if he noticed.
Yup, he did. He gave me a crooked smirk before he leaned down to whisper in my ear. He got slow close, his lip brushed lightly against my ear as he spoke and I could smell the subtle scent of his bath soap. "I'm right there with you, Bella."
As he pulled away to open the door, I had to wiggle a bit in my skirt to try and relieve some of the pressure. It didn't work. I gave up and took a deep breath before I followed him into the room. I may have taken a slightly lingering gaze at his backside. It was an very nice backside after all. Bet I could bounce quarters off of it.
Snap out of it Swan! High ranking officials in the room!
I turned my attention to the front of the room and Eleazar was seated in a chair at the head of the table with Caius was leaning up against the wall just to his left. Sitting on the far side of the large round mahogany table was Jacob and Garrett. They way they were chatting together made me think that they had become fast friends on their travels. It sounded like they were discussing a barbeque over the weekend. Garrett was mentioning introducing him to his wife's cousin Carlie. I liked that. Jacob definitely deserved a good woman in his life.
Edward and I took our seats. Just as I set my purse on the table, Alice and Jasper came in looking like they had just rushed here from the airport. Alice was still trying to button the jacket of the suit that looked like she had grabbed it at the airport shopping center. It fit her poorly and she was obviously rather unhappy about it. It was one of the rare times that we weren't on a mission, that I saw Alice in anything that wasn't perfectly put together.
Jasper wasn't doing too much better, as he was still trying to pin his ribbons on to his uniform
They took their seats and I was just about to ask them if they had just landed, but Eleazar rose from his seat and cleared his throat before I could say anything.
"Lieutenant McCarty and Ms. Hale will not be joining us. To reassure you, they are safe, they just had a run-of-the-mill flight delay at Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris," Eleazar informed us. "I also want to say that it is a great joy to see you all back in the states, alive and unharmed. Mr. Black, Ms. Swan, and Ms. Brandon, I give you my most sincere condolences for the loss of you comrades."
We all gave a nod in appreciation before Caius stepped forward. He looked sad, but still stood straight and tall. "You all know how I feel about the loss of my agents so I won't go into it. I would like to inform you that Mike and Eric's bodies have been relinquished to their families." Caius closed his eyes and took a breath before continuing. "The story is that they were vacationing in Glasgow and were mugged. They tried to resist and were murdered."
I recognized the look on Caius's face. He always took it hard when he lost agents. He especially hated not being able to tell the grieving families the truth. He was forced to group them with all the other statistics when they should be recognized as the heroes they were. We all wished that when one of our comrades falls, that they could be sent off with all the honor they rightfully deserved. The twenty-one gun salute, taps, a flag draped coffin, the whole song and dance. But this was what we had signed up for. We may risk our lives on regular basis fighting for the rights of the people in this country, but they would never know about it and we would never be recognized for it. We accepted that, we dealt with it because what we did was so much more important. However, that didn't mean that sometimes we didn't what for it.
Everyone else seemed just as lost in their own thoughts as I did, but we all looked up when we heard a sharp knock at the door.
Caius walked around the table towards the door. "Ladies and gentleman," he said. "I would like to introduce you all, or in some cases reintroduce you, to the former four star general that made it possible to send a unit into the Congo.
Caius opened the door and the man walked in. I stood up so fast my chair shot backwards on it's wheels so hard I was fairly certain it left a crack in the wall behind me.
I could only seem to strangle out one word as I look at the man before me.
"Dad?"
So who guessed right? Sorry if this one is a bit short, but I just love my little cliffhangers.
