7/16/12:
So I changed this chapter some. It probably still sucks balls but here it is. Please review if you have any feedback. It would very much be very much appreciated. Because I'm not getting any feedback or readers and I'm basically about to give up. I'm very discouraged. So if anybody wants to read more please let me know. Also as I said I would love to know what I'm doing wrong and how to improve. Have a great day! :)
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Five Years Later
They hadn't heard from Rick since Casey saw him and they considered that a very good thing. They all moved on with their lives, they knew that their spy days were over. Michael went back to med school and became a pediatrician, Casey became a cop, and Billy went back to the motherland and single handedly ran the family Scotch company, which happened to be the largest Scotch company in the U.K.
Billy was at Edinburgh Airport in Scotland and was going to get something to eat before his flight to London when he swore he saw Rick with a woman and two young children. He thought he was just seeing things and got in line at a restaurant. He then saw the man he thought looked like Rick get up and as soon as Billy saw his face, he knew it was Rick. Rick headed toward the line Billy was in, Billy turned around to leave but he knew he was caught when he saw Rick staring at him surprised. Billy walked toward him and said a friendly
"Hello there."
How's life? Tell me, how's your family?
"Hi" Rick was very curt with Billy
*awkward silence*
You've been good, busier than ever. We small talk, work and the weather. Your guard is up and I know why.
"So"
*awkward silence*
"Yah"
*awkward silence*
"What brings you here?" Asked Billy who was being very friendly
Because the last time you saw me is still burned in the back of your mind. You gave me roses and I left them there to die.
"Returning layover was delayed" Rick replied still being curt. They could've addressed the elephant in the room, but they didn't.
So, this is me swallowing my pride standing in from of you saying I'm sorry for that night and I go back to December all the time.
*awkward silence*
"So, um, I saw you with a woman and kids are they?" Billy thought that would open a conversation and put an end to this awkwardness.
"Yah," he replied not changing his attitude, "What are you here for?" "Business," Billy replied thinking Rick would ask what kind of business and maybe that would end the awkwardness.
"Oh" Rick replied,
*awkward silence*
"I quit at the agency." Rick said. This took Billy by surprise. He asked interested
"Why?"
You gave me all your love and all I gave you was, goodbye.
So, this is me swallowing my pride standing in from of you saying I'm sorry for that night and I go back to December all the time.
"I need a steadier job after the twins were born." Rick said
"Oh, their twins," Billy said fascinated, thinking Rick would talk more about them. He didn't.
*awkward silence*
Maybe this is wishful thinking, probably mindless dreaming. But if we loved again, I swear I'd love you right.
"I need to get back." Rick said and turned to leave when Billy said
"Call me." He knew it was a long shot but he thought he should try it
"Goodbye, Billy." Rick said and went back to his family.
I'd go back in time and change it, but I can't. So if the chain is on your door, I understand.
This is me swallowing my pride standing in front of you saying I'm sorry for that night, and I go back to December all the time.
When Rick got back to his wife, Megan asked,
"Who was that man you were talking to?"
"No one important" Rick replied and turned his attention his son and daughter.
"Tell me, who was it?" Megan asked sternly wanting to know
"It was a former colleague." Rick said and focused on his son. Megan knew about her husband's past and understood.
"How was it?"
"Awkward." Rick said, "Very, very awkward."
"When was the last time you spoke to him?"
"The night it happened before I left work. I said goodnight and that I'd see them in the morning, never thought I wouldn't." He said and focused once again on his son.
"I'm glad you cut them out of your life." Megan said and picked up her daughter from her high chair.
"Me, too" he said and looked at his son and said "Me too."
Casey got home late one night and saw a Post-It on his door, he peeled it off and read it
"Why aren't you at work?
Rick" For once in a while, Casey smiled.
Michael came home after a long day, he saw a Post-it on his door, he peeled it off, and read it
"Get back to work!
Rick" Michael smiled
Billy walked into his huge office and his receptionist said "Here, I was told to give you this message while you were away," as she handed him a bright pink Post-it. Billy read it
"Get back to the U.S. and do your job, asshole!
Rick" Billy smiled and chuckled
They all gathered again in Higgins's office catching up. After they moved on they really never spoke. Higgins came in and Michael asked
"Where's Rick?"
"He's not coming back." Higgins said and sat down at his desk
"What?" asked Billy "He called us all back."
"He gave you your jobs back. That's it. Don't think that everything between you guys is fine. It's not."
The guys went to their office to see Blank sitting at a desk and they all looked confused and Michael asked
"You're still here?"
"Why yes! Why wouldn't I?"
"Because all you do is cost the agency money." Casey said and went to his desk
"Still haven't got assignments huh?" asked Billy
"Well, no, but- Why are you here?"
"We got our jobs back. Now scram." Casey said and the other two went to their desks and Blank left.
"First assignment, get Martinez back," Michael said.
"Or at least be able to get him in the same room without him wanting to call the Feds on us." Casey said
"That'll work," Michael said
They found out where Rick worked, which was a higher up at a computer software development company.
They walked into his office with Rick still looking down at his work
"The desk suits you." Rick recognized the familiar brogue, looked up, and said
"What the hell do you want?" Rick asked.
"We need you to translate this," Michael said and sat a laptop on desk and played the Arabic audio.
"There are seven other translators within walking distance. Now go."
"If we wanted them then we would've went to them." Casey said looking around the office
"Why are you here?" Rick asked continuing his attitude
"You give us our jobs back and expect us not to harass you," Casey said
"I'm hurt," Billy said turning from the window.
"Yes, Connie, could you get the Feds on the phone. Thanks." And Billy hung up the phone and said
"Fine, we'll leave." And they left.
The next day
"How are you today?" Billy asked as the three barged into Rick's office
"Why can't you leave me alone?" Michael picked up a picture of Rick's infant twins on his desk and said
"Your kids look a lot like you." He said and put the picture down and Rick said dead serious,
"Come near my family and I'll kill you."
"Aww, that's cute," Casey said and chuckled. They left completely on their own that day.
They kept on doing this until one day
"Hey!" Billy greeted cheerfully as they all flocked toward his desk.
"I know the purpose of these visits," Rick said
"What?" asked Michael
"To get me back to the agency. A spy is only good for two kinds of people, single, and not wanting to have a family. I'm neither. So leave and never come back."
"Yesterday we took down a corrupt Middle Eastern government, gave it a new leader and returned hope to the citizen's hearts. What did you do yesterday?"
"I had a great day with my kids. Noting can beat that."
"Whatever happened to the little innocent spy that ate a scorpion, kidnapped a guy from a public restroom? Didn't you just love the rush of what you did?" Billy charmed
"Yes, but I have a wife and family now. I need a steadier job." Billy knew that he had him on the edge.
"We could make it so you could have a regular dinner with your family every night." Billy convinced
"I would need to talk to my wife, who will not agree." Rick said who went back to being curt then asked "How would you do that?" just to see what Billy could make up next.
"We'll work something out," Billy tried and gave him his award-winning smile.
"Leave" Rick said not changing his curt attitude.
That night he was lying in bed with Megan and he said
"They came again today."
"Why?"
"They want me to come back."
"Do you want to go back?"
"Yeah, but, I have and the twins to think about. I have to be able to be here and support us."
"What about my job?"
"That job was so demanding, only a single person could work there. Here I'm home every night and at a very reasonable time."
"I'm sure that they could work something out."
"Are you pressuring me to do this? Two weeks ago you were glad I cut them out of your life and now you're trying to convince me to do it. I'm confused."
"I want you to be happy." She said and looked down at the book in her hands and said snidely "If you want to work with traitors that's perfectly fine with me." Rick sighed and was thinking about it. He remembered when he was little and that's all he wanted to do. The two things that were holding him back were his commitment to his family and wanting to be present in his children's lives, and that he couldn't trust the people he worked with.
The next day
Rick was at work typing away on his computer when his phone vibrated. He read the new text message:
We have a case. Meet us at Market Café. Come if convenient.
-Billy
Rick put down the phone, ignoring the message, and went on with his work. A few minutes later, it vibrated again.
If inconvenient, come anyway.
-Billy
Rick ignored the message again and went back to work. A few minutes afterwards, his phone vibrated again,
Could be dangerous.
-Billy
Rick looked at the text, thinking. As he got up, grabbed his jacket off his chair and grabbed his phone off the desk he muttered "Damn it."
He walked to the outdoor café, which was only a few short blocks away from his office. He saw the guys sitting at a table.
"Hello, Rick." Michael greeted.
"What's the case? Why do you need me?" Rick asked getting right to the point.
"There's no case. We just said that to get you here," Casey said. Rick sighed and turned to leave.
"We need you. We worked great as a team." Michael pleaded.
"Why would I go back?" Rick asked them.
"Because you love it," Billy observed, "You miss it. You are trying a mundane life, but it's not working."
"How do you know that?" Rick asked curiously.
"Because we said dangerous, and here you are." Michael observed slightly turning his head to the side.
Just then, a few men walked toward them with some men with rifles behind them.
"Why hello gentlemen!" Billy greeted "To what do we owe the pleasure?"
One of the three men pulled out a badge and said "I'm Special Agent Malloy," he points to his colleagues and said "This is Special Agent Burke and Special Agent Stevens."
"What do you what?" Casey asked
"Casey Malick, Michael Dorset, William Collins, you are all under arrest for accessory to kidnapping." Malloy said and started to cuff them.
"What the hell did you do, Martinez?" Casey asked pissed
"I didn't do anything! I didn't call them!" and Rick sat there alone in shock, he wondered who could've called the Feds.
Back to December- Taylor Swift
I hope you enjoyed this. At least a little bit. You may have also picked up on a Sherlock reference or relation. There'll be a few in there. Lol, I love that show. You should check it out, it's on BBC. So yeah.
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