For Rebaforever15, Prosper the XVII and Lilly0206, Sorry about the cliffhanger but it makes the story so much more interesting hehe
As James struggled to open his eyes it quickly became evident that he was no longer in bed with M. In fact he was no longer lying down at all but rather he was sitting upright in an extremely uncomfortable chair and he had a splitting headache.
"Good Morning Mr. Bond...sleep well?"
"Where am I?" asked James as he attempted to focus in the direction of the voice
"After our dinner last night I decided that in order for M to cooperate she just might need a bit more convincing"
"Mirrinov!" he said angrily as he struggled against the restraints that were holding him in place
"Yes..That's right"
"Where is M?...what have you done with her?"
"Relax Mr. Bond She is fine, in fact she should be waking up any minute now."
"So what is the plan?...hold me hostage until she agrees to give you what you want?"
"Something like that."
"And if she refuses?"
"I have every reason to believe that she will not. She appears to have strong feelings for you, even stronger than her feelings for that poor soul Maxwell. I believe that she will do whatever it takes to ensure your safety" replied Anton with a smirk "So you see all you have to do is sit there like a good boy until this is all over and no harm will come to you"
"You seem very confident about this plan of yours" said James with a hint of sarcasm
"So far you and she have done exactly what I expected, right down to the sorry excuses you call your back up. They couldn't protect a stick of gum let alone the Head of MI6 and it's top agent"
"So you spotted the other agents did you?" said James with a slight grin
"It wasn't really that hard to be quite honest. You know I must say, I took you for a smarter man, you really should review your security protocols when this is over. My people had very little trouble "relocating" yours when we came to get you last night"
"And M?...what about her?"
"Once your people were out of the way we saw no reason to disturb her."
"So you just left her there...unattended?"
"It's not as if she is going anywhere"
"Has anyone checked on her lately...to be sure that she is alright?" asked James quizzically
"Not recently, but if it would put your mind at ease I will personally look in on her" replied Anton as he started toward the door
"Let me know how she is" said James as the door shut
As M opened her eyes it was immediately obvious that she was no longer in her hotel room, in fact, it appeared that she was no longer in the hotel at all. She was in a small room with a chest of drawers, a chair and a bed. She did not appear to be restrained nor did she appear to be a prisoner as the door was slightly open and she could faintly hear the sound of men's voices from down the hall. They appeared to be speaking English with no trace of Russian accents which was slightly unnerving. She immediately shut her eyes, pretending to still be asleep as she heard footsteps coming down the hall toward her room. She heard the door creek as it opened and a man came toward the bed to check on her. As the man started to pull the blankets over her she began flailing her arms at him in an attempt to defend herself.
"GET AWAY FROM ME!" she screamed as she tried to fight
The man quickly caught both of her wrists and held her down for no other reason than to keep her from hurting herself
"M!...It's alright...You're safe" he said firmly as she struggled against him
"LET ME GO" she shouted as tears began to stream down her cheeks
The man had no other choice than to pull her to him and hold her tightly as he continued to try to calm her
"M...It's ok..You're safe...We're not going to hurt you... James sent us" he said calmly
M stopped struggling at the mention of James name
"What do you mean James sent you?" she asked in a shaky voice
"I'm the insurance" replied the man as he released her and turned on the light
As she leaned back against the pillows and pulled the blankets up around her, her eyes began to focus and staring back at her was the American business man...Jack Ward.
"I'm sorry...we haven' been properly introduced. I am Jack Ward. I am the head field agent for the CIA and I am a close, personal friend of James" he said
"You are CIA?"
"Yup. James called me and explained the situation and asked for my help, in case something like this happened" he said
"So he expected this?"
"Well we assumed that Mirrinov would try to take you, and since he was watching you and your people, we figured that my people could slide in "under the radar" so to speak"
"Where am I?" she asked nervously
"You're in one of our safe houses"
"And where is James?" she asked with noticeable panic in her voice
"Mirrinov has him. We believe that he intends to use James as leverage in order to get you to agree to whatever crazy demands he has"
"So what do we do now?' she asked
"Well...if I am correct..Mirrinov should be discovering that you are missing right about now" replied Jack with a smile
"But if he can't find me he will kill James" she said as she attempted to get up.
As soon as she sat up she was immediately overcome by the after effects of the sedative and the room began to spin. Jack quickly but gently took her shoulders and leaned her back against the pillows again.
"Hold on there little lady, I think you should just lay still and let the effects of whatever they gave you wear off before you try to get up"
"But we have to get to James" she said as she attempted to sit up again
"James wasn't kidding when he said you were feisty"
"I feel so useless" she said with tears in her eyes
"Well you are the loveliest useless women I have ever met" he said with a smile as he reached out and took her hand.
"I don't suppose you thought to bring me a change of clothes?"
"Actually we did" he replied "James had your secretary Eve?, lovely girl by the way, go to your flat and pack a bag for you. She said she hoped you approve of what she sent"
"When did he have time to do that?"
"He sent her a text from Heathrow while you were waiting for your plane to leave" he said with a grin
"You will get him back won't you?' she asked hesitantly
"You don't seriously think that the Russians have cornered the market on double agents do you?"
"So you have a plan?"
"But of course. Dreamed up by none other than 007 himself" he said proudly
"Oh great. I feel so much better knowing that James planned his own rescue" she said sarcastically "I wonder how much this is going to cost"
"What do you mean?"
"Well...to put it bluntly...James has a habit of leaving behind a rather expensive trail of destruction. I just hope he remembers that we need Mirrinov alive if we are to get the bloody information we came to get in the first place"
"Don't worry about that right now" he said confidently
"I have to worry about that. If Mirrinov dies the information dies with him"
"Not necessarily"
"I don't understand"
"Believe it or not we know who the mole is"
"But how could you possibly know that?...We don't even know that, we weren't even sure there actually was a mole in the first place" she said sounding a bit confused
"It only took our computer genius and your Q about 36 hours to figure it out"
"And just when did you do this?"
"We got confirmation yesterday"
"If you knew yesterday then why didn't you tell us so we could have avoided all of this"
"I never had the opportunity to tell James being that the entire hotel is either bugged or has hidden cameras. I had a hard enough time getting our own camera in your room as it was"
"How did you do that?..I mean get the camera in without being seen?" she asked curiously
"Ahh...the beauty of fiber optics. It was in the bouquet along with a microphone" he replied proudly
"So that's who he was talking to"
"We had to have some way of keeping an eye on you so we knew when to come rescue you" he said with a laugh
"So what now?" she asked calmly
"Well...for right now, if you're feeling up to it, I will let you get dressed while I go check on our wayward agent and see how things are progressing. I have a feeling that Mirrinov is a tad bit angry at the moment" replied Jack as he stood to leave
"You will get James back alive?"
"You can count on it" he said with a wink as he left the room
James sat patiently in the chair straining to hear the conversation from the next room. It wasn't all that hard to hear when Anton discovered that M was missing.
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU MEAN SHE'S GONE" shouted Anton as he angrily turned the monitor so he could see for himself
"She was there when we left...but as you can see she is gone" replied one of the men
"WELL WHERE IS SHE!"
"We have searched the entire hotel and she is nowhere to be found" was the answer, and apparently it was the wrong answer as James heard a loud crash and a long string of very unpleasant words, all in Russian of course.
"FIND HER!"
James tried desperately to keep a straight face as Anton stormed back into the room.
"Is there a problem?" asked James with a smirk
"Well played Mr. Bond, but you seem to have forgotten one little detail"
"Oh and what is that?"
"I still have you" replied Anton with a disgusted tone
As they sat staring at each other the phone rang.
"Mr. Mirrinov, it is for you"
Anton angrily grabbed the phone as he continued to glare at James
"Hello"
"Mr. Mirrinov...I believe we have something that you want. Perhaps we could arrange for a little exchange"
"To whom do I have the pleasure of speaking with?" asked Anton as a wide grin formed across his face
"The name is Ward...Jack Ward, I am the Head field agent for the CIA"
TO BE CONTINUED...