AN: This chapter was definitely harder to write than the first two and I'm pretty sure the next couple will be sort of difficult also, so I can't promise updates will be fast. I know this one took forever. Sorry, but hopefully it's good enough to make up for the huge gap in updates even though it is kind of short.

Disclaimer: If I didn't own Totally Spies the first chapter, how would I own it now?

Double Agent

Chapter 3: Slowly Falling

She stared into his sea-foam eyes and couldn't help but feel betrayed. She had trusted him without question, unlike Alex and Clover. Her feelings for him had completely blinded her judgment and now, here she stood, surrounded. Even in the circumstances she looked to him for help, the help she had been misled into believing would come from him. The smirk on his features caused her to flinch.

"What wrong, Sammie? Did you actually start to trust me?" His smirk was as evil as it had always been.

She stared into his eyes and was shocked by the coldness she found there. As the members of L.A.M.O.S. closed in on her she felt her heart break as Scam mocked her foolish trust in him.

"I figured I could take advantage of your silly little crush on me, but I'm a little disappointed Samantha. I thought you were smarter than this. Who would've thought that Alex and Clover would turn out to be the smart ones this time. Unfortunately, they won't be here soon enough to save you. So I guess this is good bye."

He walked out of the room without another glance. The door shut behind him with a thud and as a gun was brought up to her forehead all she could she were those cold, unforgiving eyes.

Sam's eyes snapped open. It was just a dream. She looked around and realized she must have fallen asleep on the couch after she had gotten ready. She sighed; maybe she was still a little hesitant towards Tim. The haunting smirk and taunting words from her dream felt too real. Sam picked up the magazine she had dropped on the floor and began flipping through it again as she waited for Alex and Clover to get ready. She looked up as Alex walked into the room, still in her pajamas.

"Hey Sam," she said yawning. "I just woke up and I'm pretty sure Clover is still sleeping, I think she has a hangover from last night. You should just go grab breakfast if you're hungry. We'll order room service."

"Are you sure? I could wait," she said, although she was pretty hungry.

"Yeah it's fine, we'll catch up with you before we go to meet up with Scam, I mean Tim."

"Okay, I'll see you in a bit, then," Sam replied heading for the door.

As Sam walked down the stairs her dream kept creeping back into her mind. She became frustrated with it. She knew Tim was on their side now, technically he always was. She couldn't put the mission in jeopardy. Alex and Clover already didn't fully trust him and they all had to work together to make this mission successful. She took a deep breath and inhaled the smell of the enticing food in the room and pushed the dream to the back of her mind. She got into the buffet line and took a little bit of everything, hoping the food tasted as good as it looked. She didn't have the best experiences with hotel food, but she'd never been to a five star hotel before now. Her eyes scanned the room for a free seat and she saw Tim seated by a window.

"Hi, can I sit with you?" she asked.

He looked up, seeming almost surprised to see her there, but smiled. "Of course."

"Thanks," Sam said, grateful that there wasn't any awkwardness, at least not from Tim, she wasn't sure about herself.

"Where are Clover and Sam?" he asked.

"Well, Alex is getting ready and Clover is, um, still recovering from last night," Sam replied, a smile forming on her face.

"She drank more than she could handle didn't she?" Tim smirked.

Sam took a moment to notice how Tim's smirk, which was once so evil, seemed so much less threatening now. She wasn't sure if it was because she was slowly getting more comfortable with him or because it was hard to see him as evil in this setting. Him sitting across from her in a fancy hotel eating breakfast was very different from how she had grown used to seeing him. Realizing she had been quite a little too long, Sam drew her attention back to their conversation and remembered the ordeal of trying to wake Clover up that morning.

"It's pretty much a nightmare to deal with Clover when she's hungover" Sam said, laughing openly now.

"It's easy to drink a lot when you're surrounded by people like these," Tim said, motioning to the people drinking mimosas with their breakfast. "I don't think they ever stop drinking here."

Sam snorted, "I don't think Clover even needs the right atmosphere or a reason for that matter, just the drink," she replied.

Tim laughed and Sam found the sound a highly enjoyable one, even more so because she'd never heard it before. Since there was a pause in their conversation Sam continued her earlier observation of the man sitting in front of her. He seemed so at ease and relaxed here, despite how out of place Sam sometimes felt at upscale places like this. Realizing she knew almost nothing about Tim Scam, Sam wondered if maybe he had grown up in a rich family and that was why it seemed like he fit in here. After talking for a few more minutes, Tim started to get up. "I should go lay out the floor plans so we can start planning the rest of this mission. Bring Sam and Clover when you're ready."

"Okay, see you in a couple of minutes."

He smiled, "Bye, Sam."

Sam walked up the stairs to the suite, still thinking about the man that just wouldn't get out of her head since this mission had started. Although that's probably because I've been spending so much time with him. It doesn't mean anything more than that. Tim's smile at breakfast popped back into her head and she admired how good he looked when he smiled. Realizing her thoughts were going down a dangerous path, Sam shook her head in an attempt to clear it. I have to stay professional! My feelings cannot get in the way. He's just trying to be nice and I can't read too far into it. Sam swiped her card in the door and entered the suite to see Alex and Clover finishing up their breakfast.

"We should go see Tim in a few minutes. He's setting up the floor plans. We have to start planning the mission today," Sam announced.

"How do you know that?" Alex asked.

"I ate breakfast with him," Sam replied, trying to sound nonchalant.

"You ate breakfast with him? Willingly?" Clover said, astounded.

"He's not a bad guy, Clover. He's on our side remember?"

"Yeah, and you apparently still have a huge crush on him," Clover responded.

"I do not have a crush on him! I'm just trying to be nice since I'm the one who has to do all the talking apparently," Sam replied, trying to remain calm, knowing that it was more Clover's hangover talking than Clover.

Sensing the atmosphere was becoming slightly tense, Alex cut in. "We should probably go now. You have the room key, right Sam?"

Sam only nodded before walking out the door leaving Alex and Clover to follow. Once she reached the room, Sam swiped the card and slowly pushed open the door.

"Tim?" she called. He looked up from where he was sitting, examining the floor plans.

"Hello, Sam, Alex, Clover," he said.

The three girls walked over to where he was sitting and sat on the opposite couch.

"So, where do we start?" Sam asked.

"Well, first there are some secret entrances that only the members of L.A.M.O.S. know about, or so they think. They will be left unguarded, so it would be easiest to go in through one of them," Tim stated.

"That makes sense," Alex said, "How exactly are we going to destroy the headquarters though?"

"Terrance has a main control center that I could rewire so that the headquarters would self destruct. I would need some time and help to do that," Tim replied.

"I could help you," Sam offered.

"And Clover and I could cause a distraction to keep the other guards busy," Alex said, looking to Clover who simply nodded in response.

"Okay, so that's the plan to destroy headquarters, but we also have to work out how we're getting the chemicals out. We can't leave that in the building when we destroy it," Tim said.

"Do you have any idea where they would store that?" Sam asked looking over the blueprint laying on the table.

"I can't be completely certain, but my best guess would be these three rooms," Scam said pointing to three separate locations on the map. "These rooms are best equipped to store materials like the substances they were planning on using."

"Okay, so Clover and I can get these two rooms since they're closer to where the guards are and we are responsible for distracting them. That way you and Sam can get the room closest to the main control center," Alex explained.

"That evens out everything we have to do, so no one should be doing too much," Clover added.

They talked for a few more minutes, working out little details in their plan. Eventually they all decided that they had covered everything and their plan was as foolproof as it could get. As long as they stuck to the plan it should all go smoothly.

"I'm going to call Jerry and explain the plan to him so he can layout agents outside where we'll need them. It'll take some time to work out all the details with the other WHOOP agents so I think we'll start the actual mission tomorrow," Tim said.

"Well that gives us more time to enjoy the luxury of the hotel!" Clover exclaimed.

Sam rolled her eyes at Clover's enthusiasm. "We should head to the beach nearby. It's a great day to swim," Alex stated.

"I agree, Alex. Let's go!" Clover replied, pulling Alex out the door of Tim's suite.

Once they were out the door, Sam turned to Tim, "Would you like to join us?" she asked.

"I don't know. If I can work everything out with Jerry, I'll think about it."

"It'll be fun, you should come if you feel like it," Sam said, walking out the door.

Sam made sure she packed everything she would need in her beach bag before she went into the bathroom to put on her bathing suit. She was excited to wear it, as she had just bought the lavender and blue colored bikini. After pulling on her cover up, she went out to meet Clover and Alex.

"Alright, let's go. I need to introduce Alex to some cute guys." Clover said.

"Really Clover, you're turning into my mother!" Alex complained.

"Hey, there is nothing wrong with wanting your best friend to have a sweet, loving boyfriend."

Sam simply shook her head at their banter, secretly grateful that Clover hadn't decided to find her a boyfriend. Upon arriving at the beach Sam found a secluded spot and laid out her towel, ready to relax and read, knowing that Clover would keep Alex busy. She pulled out her book and picked up where she left off. Just as she had gotten fully absorbed in her book someone came and sat next to her. She looked up to see Tim.

She smiled, "So you decided to come after all?"

"I managed to work everything out with Jerry fairly quickly and you have been without your friends recently, so I figured I'd keep you company." He replied.

Sam laughed, "Well, I'm honored. Tim Scam is keeping me company."

He laughed at her response. "You'll find once you get to know me better that it's not out of the ordinary for me to keep my friends company. Now are you going to stay here the whole time or go swim?"

"Well, now that you asked, I guess I could go out and swim," she answered, getting up.

She slipped out of her cover up and turned to look at Tim, only to find him watching her. She blushed under his gaze. "Should we go then?"

"Yeah, let's go."

She ran ahead of him and into the surprisingly warm water. When she turned to look back, she saw that Tim had discarded the shirt he had previously been wearing. Sam stared for a moment at his muscled chest then looked away before she could be caught staring. They spent majority of the rest of the day on the beach. Sam knew before long that her feelings for Tim were only getting stronger the more time she spent with him, but she also knew she couldn't do anything about it.

So I'm not totally happy with the ending and some parts of this chapter, but I really wanted to finish it. It's three in the morning, so I figured I should end it before the chapter gets worse due to my tiredness. I know there isn't a lot of romance yet, but it'll get there. I think I'll be able to put more romance into the actual mission portion of the story than I can here. Anyway, review? Let me know if you liked it.