Pain flashed in her eyes. She opened her mouth to speak, but she regretted it immediately- she looked away from him, straight ahead, and said nothing.
Ok, baby steps Jack, he thought to himself, baby steps.
- Is it a bomb?
-No, she mumbled.
-Is it dangerous?
She half smiled, and with a bitter tone she said:
-It depends.
Thompson exhaled loudly. He left the door and sat across her, because he could no longer stand her not looking at him.
-Carter, please, work with me. I am trying to help you, but I can't if you don't tell me the truth.
She was still avoiding his gaze but a grin formed in her lips.
- I think this is the first time you used the word "please" with me.
Thompson laughed.
-Well, there is a first time for everything right?
She didn't say a word.
-Come on Peggy, please, trust me, let me help you.
With his last words, she raised her eyes to meet his own.
- Ok Thompson, you got your wish granted. Are you ready for the truth?
He didn't answer her question. He was so afraid she would change her mind that he barely moved. And then, she told him everything.
-Is that all? , he said after minutes of silence.
She raised her eyebrow:
- Isn't that enough?
More than enough actually, he thought. Now we have something to start from.
He stood up and headed for the door.
- I believe you Carter, he told her just before he opened the door, let's see if chief also believes you. And with those words he left her alone in the room.
Just as he had expected, chief was next door. He didn't have to ask him if he heard Peggy's story. Chief's troubled face was a clear sign of that.
- What's our next step? , Thompson asked him.
- You know what my problem is Thompson? , chief told him. I don't know if I can trust her anymore. I don't know if I can trust one of my agents! , he almost screamed those last words. We need to find that girl Angie, and we need to find her quick. Chief strolled out of the room.
- You! , he ordered Agent Pike , make sure that our men stationed in Griffith Hotel are aware that the girl who found Carter unconscious is possible a spy and a dangerous one and that we need to keep track of her. I want to know her every move, where she goes, who she talks to, everything! Sousa! , chief screamed looking for him.
- Right here chief! , Sousa replied.
- You are going too. Make sure that our men are discreet. We don't wanna that Angie, if she is what Carter says, know that we are watching her.
Chief turned towards his office. Thompson walked by his side.
- What about me, chief? , he asked him.
Chief stopped and looked at him.
- You, Agent, will stay here. You are too prejudiced and you may blow this thing!
-But, .. chief! , Thompson complained.
-You heard me Agent! , chief said. Stay here and make sure that Carter doesn't move!
Great! It was me who Peggy trusted and now I need to stay back and wait for those idiots to clear her name! Just great! Jack didn't say his thoughts out loud. He knew that chief would not change his mind no matter what.
- Doctor! , chief exclaimed, What are you doing out here? Where is Agent Yauch ?
- I don't know, doctor answered with his thick accent, He said that he had to be somewhere and he left!
That must have been the last straw for chief, for he began screaming.
- Isn't anyone here that will follow my orders?
He didn't wait for an answer.
-Sousa! , he shouted, making the poor Agent almost jump from his chair, Is your team ready?
- Ye..yes chief! , Sousa stuttered.
- Then let's get going! Chief then turned to the doctor.
- Doctor Ivchenko, please return to the conference room so that my agents can watch over you. It is possible than one of the people that kept you captive is loose and she might want to finish the job she started.
And with that he strolled out of the Agency.
Thompson noticed a strange look in doctor's eyes. It is definitely not fear, and he should be dead scared. What are you not telling us doctor? He stared at him as he returned to the conference room, trying hard to figure what was wrong with the doctor.
And with these troubling thoughts, Thompson returned to his office.
He must have fallen asleep. As he regained his consciousness he felt the tip of his pencil in his cheek. I fell asleep in my pencil? I must have been reaaaally tired! Then he realized that the agency was dead silent. He opened his eyes and saw that every Agent that was left behind was fast asleep. Something is terribly wrong. Peggy!
He started towards the interrogation room and he heard voices. One of them was Peggy's – Good she is still here- and the other one's…. Doctor Ivchenko? What is going on in there?
As he was getting close to the room he could hear Peggy.
- So all this time you were lying to us. You were one of them, he heard her say.
- And you can't stop us anymore, doctor Ivchenko said to her.
That moment Thompson heard a click. He is going to kill her! In an instant he raised his gun and kicked the door open.
- Freeze! He yelled as his gun was pointed toward the doctor who was now holding a gun, ready to shut Peggy.
Doctor Ivchenko turned to face Thompson with a surprised look on his face.
- Agent Thompson, the doctor said with a calming voice, please lower your gun.
A weird sensation took over Thompson and he could feel his hand lowering against his will. Those eyes, he couldn't look away from those eyes…
- He is trying to hypnotize you! , Peggy screamed.
Her scream broke the spell and he fired his gun immediately, for he was scared he would get lost again in those eyes.
He had shot him in his leg. He reached for the doctor's weapon, and handcuffed him. And then he took of his tie and closed the doctor's mouth.
- You fooled me once, you fooled me twice, but not again, Thompson said to him.
He left him on the ground and stood up to free Peggy.
- He said that you were all fast asleep. How..?
- For his bad luck I fell asleep on my pencil. Let's wake up the others.
Before they left him in the room, Peggy reached to the doctor's pocket and took the capsule that held Captain America's blood.
- They wanted Steve's blood all this time. And my death was a big bonus to their agenda. Come on Thompson, we must hurry.
Author's note: Sorry for taking me so long to post another chapter. My computer broke, and I couldn't write on my PC at work… Thank you all for reading and reviewing my story! I really hope you enjoy it! See you soon!