Chapter 2, Russia with love
"Oh my God this is going to be fantastic!" Jack Starbright's enthusiasm was usually contagious, but not today. Alex had been called down to the Office not because of MI6 (Like he'd suspected) but because of 'exciting' news from his American guardian, Jack.
"We're going to Russia Alex!" She burst out happily the instant he'd entered her line of sight. It seemed that Jack had won a package including flights and accommodation for Russia but had lost the tickets. Rediscovering them today, she'd realized that they had only five hours to get on the flight.
"Why didn't I hear about this before?" Alex unintentionally let some of his bad mood spill into his conversation with Jack. Noting his temper, Jack took advantage of a red light and twisted in her seat to look at Alex.
"What's the matter with you?" she asked insulted.
Alex felt himself go a little red.
"I thought… well, I thought that maybe MI6…" He trailed off, choosing to look out the car window instead. Jack's expression softened immediately.
"Oh Alex… For two whole years you've been this was…they had no right to do this to you."
She leaned out of her chair precariously to hug Alex tightly (Ignoring the light switching back to green). Smothered by Jack's arms, Alex realized how many cars behind them were honking loudly.
"Jack…not to ruin your moment, but everyone behinds us sounds very pissed off…"
"Oh right, sorry bout that." Jack hoisted herself back into her seat and pressed down on the accelerator.
"I've already packed for both off us, so I guess that means that our next stop is the airport!"