I had an epiphany tonight, so here is my second up-date on It's over. Don't be scared ... there is a POSSIBLE character death, possible but not probable!
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CHAPTER THIRTEEN: Bobby sends in the Cavalry but ...
In Cold Blood … Maybe
Alex stepped back at the sight of Sean's gun, unarmed herself and no back up, she was at a loss of what to do. She put her hands up and thought like Goren.
"Sean, what's this all about … I work for you."
"No, you work for Goren. He calls the shots with you … that need to know crap goes right into your ear in the bedroom, doesn't Alex?"
"We broke up … ah … he broke up with me before he got on the plane. That's why I was so desperate to be his assistant Sean. You saw that in me didn't you … the desperation?"
"You mean like now?"
"No, I mean like a woman desperately in love with a man. I couldn't let him leave me. He let me stay but it's been strained … we … we hardly even talk … it's just business."
"You expect me to believe that."
"You can believe what you want but the truth is he doesn't want me anymore and that's why I was crying okay? THERE! … she becomes an hysterical woman … acts like an hysterical woman … now yelling …. HE HAS THIS WOMAN BACK HOME … THIS TALL BLONDE BITCH, LIKE SIX FEET TALL … ALL LEGS … AND SHE ROCKS HIS WORLD. DO YOU BELIEVE THAT BASTARD SAID THAT TO ME!? SHE FUCKS HIM FIVE TIMES A DAY. JESUS HE'S ALMOST FIFTY … WHAT THE HELL?"
"Alex sit down … I'm sorry I didn't know."
Idiot! She grabs the lamp from the end table and beans him off the head with it. What kind of a spy is this moron? She grabs his gun and holds it to his head. He knocks it out of her hand and a fight ensues. Alex is no push over and Sean is versed in martial arts … someone is about to get hurt.
Meanwhile, Bobby is on his way to the toy factory in Neustadt. He gets a text message from Margie … also a cleverly placed spy from the US Government.
Lois is in trouble Lex Luthor has her.
"FUCK, FUCK,FUCK!"
From the front seat of the car …
"What's wrong Boss?"
"Fitzgerald is here in Germany … he has Alex."
"Should we go back."
"No. Let me out. You go back and call Margie do a squat and scoop and get her on the next plane out of here … got it!?"
"But Boss?"
"No buts … go help Alex."
"You need back up."
"I don't need anything … GO!"
Only about a km away from his destination, Goren starts to walk to the toy factory to meet his mark. Tony, the driver and agent, floors it back to Hamburg. Margie is beginning to panic … no Alex and Sean … she couldn't get him to come.
Tony calls Margie and Margie heads to the condo … Tony is a least forty five minutes away.
Back at the condo … the fight continues.
"When Bobby gets his hands on you, he's going to tear you limb from limb!"
"I set him up Eames … in another ten minutes … he'll be dead and you'll be a widow again! Oh sorry … you never did make it down the aisle this time did you?"
"You fucking bastard!"
"Ha ha … sticks and stones."
She connects with a left hook, he connects with a spinning back kick. She's momentarily stunned as he comes at her, he starts to choke her when he gets clocked on the back of his head with the butt of Margie's gun. She takes a moment to catch her breath.
"Come on Alex … we have to get you out of here."
"Bobby … he … he's in danger. Sean set him up … he's walking into a trap."
"Okay, okay but my instructions are to put you on a plane and get you out of here. Lets get your things quickly and move it."
They run upstairs to grab a few things and Alex goes to pull out the draw.
"You don't need that … lets go!"
"I do need this." She grabs Bobby's letter.
They ran out of the door and Margie took Alex to a secret airstrip.
"Okay Alex … you'll be home in about eight hours. Jimmy Deakins will be there to pick you up. Don't talk to anyone else. Go straight home and forget all about Germany and Special Agent Goren. He would want you to move on."
"You're acting like he's already dead."
"He is Alex. He wanted you to have this."
Margie hands Alex a package and motions her to get on the plane. Alex holds the package close to her chest and looks at Margie stunned.
"I'm sorry … you need to go, now!"
Alex gets on the plane and is too shocked to feel, hear or comprehend anything around her. The few people that are on the plane, all work for the Government and know who she is and why she's on the plane.
A "flight attendant" approaches her. "Ms. Eames, I'm very sorry about Special Agent Goren, he was a good man."
Holding back the tears … "You knew him?"
"We all did ma'am … He's been working with us for years … he never really did leave the CID."
Alex's head shot up.
"What? He was my Partner for the last eight years … he couldn't … he didn't have the time with work and his mother … how?"
"He wasn't on active duty but any vacation time he took or his off days … he never really took days off ma'am. After 9-11 he was tireless when it came to fighting terrorism … you worked a case yourself …remember?"
She's crying now … "Yes, I remember."
"Open you package ma'am. We'll leave you alone. Buckle up … okay?"
Alex buckles her seat belt and then turned her attention to her package.
She finds a note card and a few items … she chooses to read the note first.
Good, you're on the plane … the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help me God. I've been an Agent for a long, long time. I loved it. I stayed at Major Case because I loved you more. I can't tell you the pressure that I have been under to leave MCS and I couldn't tell them the truth … 'I'm in love with my partner Sir' … would have made me the laughing stock of the agency. I know you don't see me as the macho type but I'm quite different at the agency. I'm not really a push over. My CO and I get into … got into, some great yelling matches … you would have been shocked. They don't suspend me here, they call me the bull … as in … the china shop. When they need me … they say …"send in the Bull." Cool, huh? When I went to Tates, my CO was all for it … he almost broke my cover with MCS because he wanted to break Ross's neck. It worked out though … they sent me to Iraq and I did some good work there … that's why I never answered your calls. I came back and that Testarossa thing fell into my lap and the FBI wanted him too so they lent me out to them and as they say … the rest is history. I know that it doesn't explain how and why but it's what I can tell you … it's what I have time for. I've already put you in enough danger. I should have told you to get off that plane. Apologize to your dad for me … for putting you into this kind of danger and for you losing your job at Major Case … maybe you can get that back. I asked my CO to brief Ross and Moran on what's been going on with me the past several years … Jimmy knew … he'll help with that. Okay, anyway, the things in this box and my will back home … everything goes to you … I have a huge pension from the Government and it doubles since I was killed in the line of duty. You'll never have to work again if you don't want to. I bet you didn't find any of that when I was a suspect in my brother's murder. Even Simmons isn't that good … the agency has more secrets than teenagers from their parents. I don't mean to sound flip and I know that you're upset but please, please move on … for me … let me rest in peace. God knows, I didn't rest in life. I love you Alex … always have … always will, B.
The few people that were on the plane were watching her as she read the note. They had known Sp. Agent Goren for years … he spoke of her often … the "flight attendant" was one of his confidants … she knew how long Bobby was in love with Alex. She used to tell him to get out of all of this and become a librarian like his mother and propose to Alex and have the white picket fence life. He would laugh at her and tell her that the door has to swing both ways, Eames door would swing back and hit him in the face. She thought about all of those conversations with him as she watched Alex sit and cry over the man that she obviously adored. God, I hope he knew that.
Alex started to go through the box. A pack of gum? His wallet. His knife. Oh my God … these are his effects. Then she pulled out a velvet box. She opened it slowly … it was his mother's diamond ring. This was her undoing … she started to sob uncontrollably. Dahlia, the "flight attendant," came over to console her. She wrapped her arms around her and held on to her tight.
"Shh, shh. I won't say that it will be alright … but I can sit here and tell you some stories if you like. Some stories about Bobby and Alex."
She looks up through tear clouded eyes. "Wha … what do you mean?"
"Special Agent Goren and I went on a lot of missions together, late at night when all was quiet, he would talk … about you."
"Me? But we just got together."
"Yeah but you two have loved each other for years, haven't you?"
Alex lowers her head. "Yes … years wasted."
"I told him to just ask you … say something to you. He wouldn't. He thought you would slam the door in his face. He didn't want to ruin your partnership."
"So he said nothing."
"He wanted you in his life however he could have you … didn't you notice that he stopped dating years ago?"
"Well, there was Peg."
"Oh yeah, the Commissioners' wife. I forgot about her."
"You knew about her?"
"You had been kidnapped and his mother had been diagnosed with lymphoma … he was lost. He took a leave of absence from the agency at that time as well. He was a complete mess. She came on to him … he was vulnerable. To be honest, she was what he needed at the time. He didn't have feelings for her, he was just filling a void … it's always been you Alex. I can't tell you how many Agents have thrown themselves at him, I'm talking shamelessly thrown themselves at him … the "I'll get down on my knees for you Agent Goren" type. Most men would drop trough … not him … she shakes her head … not him."
"I wish he told me sooner."
"What would you have said?"
"I don't know. I've known for a long time that I loved him but we were partners … ya know?"
"What's more important Alex, love or work? Which is harder to find?"
Alex looks over at Dahlia and then at Bobby's mother's ring … she starts crying again.
"Love … love is harder to find."
She taps Alex's leg … "Bobby didn't think so … he found you."
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A few things: Just because she said he's dead doesn't make it so ... they're spies! Sean was knocked out but did Tony clean up the mess and where is Bobby Bear ... did Eames pack him? ... all of these questions will be answered if you want them to be ... give me a shout ... I'm holding the answers for ransom ... reviews ... in other words! :)