Annie's eyes and mind was so focus on the couple standing under the street light she didn't hear the click of the door handle and was totally taken off guard as Eyal slipped into the car with her, "What the hell are you doing here? I thought you were with Rita." Annie snapped at Eyal.

"I was until thirty minutes ago when she received a phone call."

"That's about the time Abdoul left me at the hotel." Annie looking at Eyal and happy he was civil and a bit sorry for snapping at him.

"He must be the one that called her. Take a closer look are they quarrelling." Eyal looking out the windshield at the two figures standing in dim light.

Annie raising her camera, "Oh yeah, she is hot and almost slapped him. He must have really pissed her off. He grabbed her arm and now he is holding both arms to her side..." Annie giving a play by play commentary to Eyal.

"Something must have tick him off for him to call her so late and now fighting."

"Could be her showing up at the restaurant tonight." Annie still looking through her camera, "I guess I should thank you for getting her out of there."

"Doing my job and if that was a thank you, well your are welcome."

"Oh my god he is fondling her. His hands all over his breast." Annie with a little higher pitch voice.

"Let me have a look." Eyal reaching for the camera.

"What are you a pervert?" Letting Eyal have the camera.

"Studying his technique might learn something." Eyal quip.

"You technique is just fine." Annie surprised at herself for saying it.

"Glad you noticed."

"Eyal!"

"Lighten up Annie just joking." Handing the camera back to Annie.

Looking once more at Abdoul and Rita, Annie started to chuckle, "This is getting X-rated, they should take it inside. He is pulling off her top and oh my god, she at his pants. She doesn't waste any time."

"Damn and I should have brought my binoculars." Eyal taking the camera from Annie, "There they go. Looks like we've put them to bed for the night." Handing the camera back to Annie, "You going back to the hotel or the safe house?" Eyal tone was smooth and gentle, like the normal man Annie knew.

"I don't know. Most of my things are now at the hotel."

"We need to talk Annie either tonight or tomorrow morning. Your choice."

Annie hesitating for a moment, "Now is a good time. There is some good coffee bends in my hotel room; I'll make a pot for us. You know where I'm staying."

"Yes, I'll meet you in the lobby." Eyal getting out of her car and closing the door.

Driving back to her hotel, Annie couldn't help to wonder about Eyal and the Rita relationship. Did he want to be with her or like he had said, 'Doing my job'. There were so many questions she wanted answered but this meeting with Eyal was going to be on his agenda. She told herself to stay calm and not jump to any unfounded conclusions and for god's sake keep her temper in check. Eyal also had a temper almost as quick as hers or quicker but he was also a caring and understanding man. Oh shit, why was she falling in love with him? This was never what she had intended to do, Eyal is a - she couldn't think of the correct word, a whisper in the wind.

Annie entering the lobby saw Eyal waiting for her. "You beat me here."

"Know a short cut; I've spent a lot of time here in Marrakech." Eyal standing as she walked in.

Both entering the elevator she pushed the fourth floor button and they remained silent. Annie opening the door to her room and stepped in first. Eyal softly shutting the door behind him and locking it.

"Make yourself comfortable, I'll start the coffee." Annie walking to the tiny kitchenette area.

"Nice room you have here." Eyal finding a chair next to a small round table and watching Annie hastily starting the coffee.

"Thanks." Annie slipping off her stilettos and taking the chair across the table from Eyal.

"How in the world to you walk in those stilts?"

"It's a learned skill." Annie chuckling at Eyal's comment. "What did you want to talk about?"

"Our mission, we need to share information and there seems to be a wall between us. I want to clear the air."

"Why do you think there is a wall between us?"

"Rita, am I right." Eyal looking at Annie with his soulful eyes, his eyes of concern and hurt.

Annie looking down at her folded hands, slowly playing with her thumbs, "I don't know Eyal, maybe we have taken our friendship a bit too far."

"I don't think so. Look Annie I own an apology from the other day. I was hurt, jealous and moody and you don't deserve my being a total jerk."

"Did you say jealous?"

"Yeah, damn jealous of thinking about you in the arms of another man, even if it was part of a mission."

"Nothing happen between Abdoul and me. He was and still is the perfect gentleman, treating me with total respect. Just a sweet goodnight kiss, that's all."

"Nothing happen?"

"No Eyal, nothing happen." Annie standing to get the coffee, she was ready to dig into the Rita side and Eyal seemed to be in the mood to talk. Yeah, the air had to cleared about Rita and any feelings Eyal may have for her.

"My fault Annie, sorry."

Pouring Eyal a cup of coffee, "So tell me about Rita."

"What do you want to know?"

"You and her have some history, right?"

"Guess time has come for me to come clean about her. Rita and I have some very hot history together. About four years ago, right around the time I first met you. She was working a gold for drugs smuggling operation and I was on a mission for Mossad, it happen in Brussels. We just kind of hooked up and it was an intense affair for about two weeks."

"You know she is married."

"Oh yeah but that doesn't stop her. That's what makes her so good at her job. Her husband is the same way, I guess you could call it one of those open marriages." Eyal talking a slip of his coffee.

"So that made it easy for you to slip back into old habits." Annie was pushing for more answers - one being did he sleep with her.

"You might say so. There was some damn great sex between us back then but no more. For now Annie sex would have to have some meaning other than sex and with her, that all it would be, just sex."

"So you haven't slept with her this time?"

"Nope, I will have to confess some hot and heavy foreplay but no sex. Looks like you have tame me Neshama."

Annie standing, smiling at Eyal with loving eyes, she walked to where he was sitting and ease down on his lap, putting both arms across his shoulders, "I'm so sorry for doubting you. You and I being together is all so new to me. I have a lot to learn about you."

"We both have a lot to learn but the trip should be a pleasant one. Not one of distrust and jealousy." Eyal reaching around her back and pull her to him, with a wonderful kiss, one that both longed for.

Resting in Eyal's arms she felt so safe and content. Their sex that night was even more magical than their first time. They were exploring and learning the needs and desires of each other and so willing to please. How wrong she was for not trusting Eyal and could they made it work between them. Time would come one day when he would have to use his charm and sex to gain completion of a mission and how would she handled it. Well she would cross that bridge when it was time.

Over breakfast the next morning is when they finally got around to discussing their mission. Eyal was in a happy jovial mood and Annie enjoy being with him. He told her about the meeting he was going to have with Abdoul Eman and she told him about her conversation with Abdoul, giving him heads up.

Eyal reaching into his pocket and withdrawing a tiny metal case, "Remember Zurich and the little mosquito."

"Yeah the GPS tracking item the size of a grain of rice."

"Here is two of them minus the needle. Plant one in your bar that you wear with Abdoul and the other one somewhere that you will have with you at all times but not your shoes. That happens to be a favorite hiding place."

"You thinking there may be trouble?"

"I want to be safe. The phone that special ops gave you is only good if you can use it. This is back up."

"How did you know about the special ops?" Annie stunned with Eyal's knowledge of her secret meeting Auggie had arranged.

"I work directly for Arthur remember, I know a great deal." Eyal placing the tiny case in her hand.

"So you know about me checking up on Rita."

"Yeah, I think it was sweet." Eyal winking at her.

"You are something else. I think I would have been mad." Annie loving how Eyal was accepting her actions.

"Time for me to go Neshama. I'll be in touch and it would definitely be best if you stay here at the hotel. I don't trust Rita and we can't blow your cover." He giving her a kiss and was gone.

Annie holding the tiny metal case and delighted things were back to normal or as normal as could be working a mission. Watching Eyal walk out of the restaurant and gone, there was something about the way he walked, a graceful stride but yet commanding. She was studying every inch of the tall Israeli and happy.

Eyal: Turning the key in the ignition, he was delighted, so glad the conversation with Annie went so well. Yes, he was falling in love with her but cautious, still too many unknowns between both of them. He felt a little bad about not telling her more about Rita and the few more times their paths had crossed. Annie didn't need to know Rita had feelings for him, expressing her desires and had grown angry when he had told Rita he was involved with someone else. Rita wasn't accustomed to not getting what she wanted and was the type of person to go after it. Eyal was on her list of wants and he knew it.