For RebaForever15. It's finally finished. I know it's a bit long but I had a lot to accomplish in this chapter :)
M was sitting on her sofa with a drink in one hand and her book, but not really paying attention to either one. Her mind kept wondering to Bond, and just how far she was willing to let this little charade go before she had him taken into custody. At the same time she was also worried about James and weather Tanner had managed to locate him when her thoughts were suddenly interrupted by the doorbell. It took her a moment to realize what the noise was as no one ever rang her door bell, in fact she often wondered it if was just there for decoration. She put down her drink and her book and went to answer the door. When she opened the door she almost laughed. There looking back at her stood Bond. If it hadn't been so unnerving she would have found the situation rather amusing. James had never once bothered to enter her flat the traditional way, thru the front door, in fact there were some days she rather doubted that he even knew where it was, but this wasn't James , and there was nothing amusing about the fact that Bond had discovered where she lived.
"Bond...What the hell are you doing here?" she asked rather sharply
"Well, aren't you going to invite me in?' he asked
M stepped aside as he brushed past her.
"How the hell did you get my address?" she demanded glaring at him
"Does it really matter?"
"Yes...as a matter of fact it does. You shouldn't be here!"
"Oh I see. More of that in appropriate behavior business" he smirked
"I fail to see the humor in this, Now really Bond, Why are you here?"
"Would you believe me if I said I missed you?" he said as he slowly walked toward her with an odd crooked smile
"Not for a second!" she said coolly
"What's the matter M? You look frightened?" he replied as he continued to close the distance between them
"Should I be?"
"I shouldn't think so, not after the lovely afternoon we spent together" he said as he reached out to caress her cheek
"Bond...you really shouldn't be here, I think you should go" she said shakily
"As you wish, but not without a good night kiss" he said as he reached out and pulled her to him , leaning down to kiss her deeply.
M struggled against him as he deepened the kiss and began forcing her back against the wall. It was only when she began to feel her knees buckle due to lack of oxygen that he loosened his grip on her.
"Now then...are you really sure you want me to leave" he whispered in her ear as his hands began to wonder freely over her body.
M's mind was racing as she tried to think of what to do next. She had really stepped in it this time. She was in over her head and she knew it, and the only option she had at the moment was to play along and hope he would lose interest.
"I suppose not" she said quietly as she desperately tried to avoid his gaze
He wrapped his arms around her tightly and began kissing her neck as he pressed himself against her. M could hear her phone ringing in the sitting room.
"My phone is ringing" she said as he continued to kiss her
"Let it ring" he replied hoarsely
"But it might be important" she protested
"They'll call back" he said capturing her lips again
M played along for a few minutes before she managed to wiggle free from his grip.
"Would you like a drink?" she asked softly as she began backing toward the sitting room
"Alright" he replied sounding a bit irritated
He followed her into the sitting room and stood by the fireplace as she went to the liquor cabinet. She just stood there for a moment staring at the decanter.
"Is there a problem?' he asked suspiciously
"No...no there's no problem" she answered nervously "I just thought wine might be a better choice. I have a bottle in the kitchen. I'll just be a minute" she said as she started toward the door
"Don't be long" he said as he caught her hand, placing a soft kiss to the inside of her wrist
M hurried to the kitchen, looking over her shoulder as she did to be sure he hadn't followed her. She stood at the kitchen sink for a moment with her head bowed as if in defeat. She honestly couldn't see an easy way out of the mess she had created for herself. Why hadn't she listened to Tanner she thought. As she reached up to get the wine glasses she felt a hand go over her mouth and a strong arm firmly around her waist and she was suddenly being jerked back into the corner of the kitchen. Her body immediately tensed and her first instinct was to fight until she heard the most welcomed voice telling her "Relax M. It's me, I've got you" When she turned around she found herself staring into the most brilliant blue eyes and she immediately pulled him into a tight embrace as she let out a sigh of relief.
"James...What the hell took you so long" she whispered with tears in her eyes as she buried her head in his shoulder
"It's a long story...I'll tell you later" he whispered as he held her close
"M...Is everything alright?" called Bond from the hall
"YES...Yes everything's fine. Won't be a minute" she called back in a rather nervous tone
"You need to go back in there..." James started to say
"WHAT!" she hissed
"We need to let this play out a little longer" he said kissing her forehead "Don't worry, I won't let anything happen to you"
M begrudgingly returned to the sink and was reaching up to get the wine glasses when Bond came up behind her. The glasses were on the higher shelf making it difficult for M to reach, but Bond had no trouble reaching them with one hand while the other was wrapped around her waist, effectively pinning her to the sink.
"You really should have called me, I would have been happy to get these for you" he said as he pulled her back to him and began fumbling with the tie on her dressing gown.
It was all James could do to keep quiet as he watched M playfully slap at the other Bond's hands as she played along with this insane game.
"Now now" she said teasingly "There's plenty of time for that later"
Bond was about to release her when he suddenly stopped dead in his tracks.
"Why the sudden change of heart" he asked suspiciously
"What do you mean" she asked innocently
Bond knew something was different about her, but he couldn't quite pin it down. She seemed more willing than she had before almost as if...In one swift movement Bond had grabbed a kitchen knife and turned M around placing the knife to her throat while keeping a firm grip around her waist.
"You can come out now" he said arrogantly
"Bond...what on earth are you doing?" she said as she grabbed his arm in an attempt to pull the knife away from her throat.
"I know he's here" said Bond angrily as he pulled her tighter to his chest
James had no choice but to show himself.
"Let her go" said James calmly as he came out from the large cabinet with his gun drawn
"I'm afraid I can't do that"
"Well you're sure as hell no going to kill her, she's no use to you dead"
"I wouldn't be so sure about that. With the two of you out of the way there's really no one left to stop me" he replied as he began backing toward the door. "Besides, it's not as if your actually going to shoot. You wouldn't take the risk hitting her" he said smugly
"James just shoot him" shouted a very terrified M
"Oh James is it" replied Bond sarcastically "I guess all that talk about inappropriate behavior was just conjecture then"
"M just RELAX" said James slowly, hoping she would remember her training
She thought about it for a minute before she remembered her training and she let her body go limp causing Bond to have to support her entire weight with one arm. As he struggled to keep her upright M suddenly gripped his arms and bent forward flipping Bond over her shoulders, landing him on his back in the middle of the kitchen floor. By the time he realized what had happened James had a Walther PPK pointed directly at Bond's head.
"M...go unlock the front door and let the team in" shouted James as he glared at the other Bond, all the while keeping his gun trained on his head
M quickly got up and ran to the front door to find Tanner and nearly every security guard from MI6 waiting for her. She quickly ushered them in and directed them to the kitchen while Tanner escorted her to her sitting room sofa and proceeded to pour her a large drink.
M just stood in the doorway to the sitting room glancing back and forth between James and the other Bond as the security team escorted him out of her flat.
"If you didn't know better, you would swear that they were related" said Tanner "The similarities are uncanny"
"That's easy for you to say" replied M under her breath "One of them didn't try to kill you"
As James made his way from the kitchen to the hall he was suddenly struck by how very pale M looked and then he noticed that her neck appeared to be bleeding.
"M...Are you alright? You're bleeding" he said with a great deal of concern in his voice
"It's nothing...just a scratch" she said stoically
"Tanner...Would you accompany "Mr. Bond" back to headquarters and begin processing him while I stay here and take care of M" said James as he gently put his arm around her and began leading her upstairs to dress her wound.
"Yes, of course" replied Tanner as he began the task of clearing M's flat of all the security personnel "I assume that you two will be in later for debriefing?"
"Tanner...being that M was the agent assigned to this mission, and the fact that she was present to witness the entire incident, I think it is safe to say that she has already been effectively debriefed" snapped James as he continued up the stairs
Once they had made it to her bedroom, M sat quietly on the edge of the bed, while James rummaged thru her medicine cabinet for some antiseptic and gauze. When he returned he began cleaning the bloodied area, and just as M had said earlier, it was in fact just a scratch. Once he had finished, James knelt in front of M and gently took her hands in his.
"Just what the hell were you thinking?" he asked sounding rather mystified as he looked up at her
"I thought if I could..." she started to say before he interrupted
"I mean just how far did you intend to let him go?"
"What's that supposed to mean?" she replied as she pulled her hands back
"If I hadn't shown up when I did you would have had no other choice than to sleep with him, unless that was what you wanted. For God's sake couldn't you tell it wasn't me?"
"Believe it or not James, You are not the first agent to use seduction as a means to get information, and as for your other question...I knew it wasn't you almost from the start" she said angrily as her eyes began to tear up "But, I had no other choice because we didn't know where you were, and I was hoping to at least get that much out of him before we took him into custody, and No I found the idea of sleeping with him repulsive, but if that's what it was going to take to find you..."
"M" he said as he stood pulling her up with him, wrapping his arms around her as he did "I want you to promise to Never, Ever do anything like this again"
"I..." she started to say as he leaned down and gently kissed her.
M reached up and cupped his face with both her hands, pulling him closer as she deepened the kiss. When the kiss broke, James gently picked her up and placed her on the bed, climbing in beside her wrapping his arms securely around her as she snuggled closer.
"So tell me, what was he like...the other Bond?"
"In what respect?" she asked sounding a bit puzzled
"How did you know it wasn't me?"
"Well first, He was polite, always calling me Ma'am" she said with a mischievous grin "and then he turned in all of his equipment undamaged, and of course he had his paperwork completed the next morning, not several weeks later like some people I know and then of course there was his particular attention to rules and regulations..."
"Okay...okay I get the point"
"But the biggest giveaway though was when he wouldn't let me touch him and he said he must have "forgotten" to stop by for our usual debriefing" she said quietly as she looked up at James
"Well then he really is an idiot" replied James "Our "Debriefings" are my favorite part of the mission" he said as he propped himself up on his elbow and leaned down to kiss her to which she responded by wrapping her arms around him, pulling him closer.
"M" he said as he pulled back to look at her "I may not always be as polite as I should, and I may not always return my equipment in proper working order"
"Try NEVER" she said with a giggle
" Are you finished?" he said sounding a bit annoyed
"Yes of course...Please continue" she said stifling another giggle
"And God knows I don't turn in my reports on time, but I will always love you and I will always come home to you"
"I love you too James" she said as she began to untie her dressing gown
"And just what do you think you're doing" he said curiously
"Well the way I see it" she said as she rolled back pulling him on top of her "You still need to be properly debriefed"
"Is that so" he replied with a wide grin as he swiftly removed his clothes
"Just promise me you won't leave out any details" she said with a wicked grin
"Me, leave out details?" he said pulling her into a deep passionate kiss "Wouldn't dream of it"