CIA
Chapter 10
The trip to Maui was quick and uneventful. It was a short island hopper flight, after all. After checking in at their hotel, they went to Kate's first choice: an ATV ride through the countryside, which was fun, and they both had a blast. Next came the Luau. The food was good, and the show was incredible. Rick and Kate both agreed it was a good choice.
They made love that night, and Kate used up two more of her condoms.
Then came the submarine ride. It was a real submarine, not just one that went down a little ways with the top never submerging. The only real objection Kate had was the viewing ports were too small. Other than that, she enjoyed it.
They flew back that same day. "Well, that was nice," Kate mentioned as they entered the condo.
"Yes, it was. Can't wait to see what you have for Kauai," Rick said with some enthusiasm.
Kate was silent after that, and her face flamed since she hadn't as yet planned anything.
~oo0oo~
Kate noticed Rick was spending more time than usual on the computer and put two and two together.
Late that night, Rick was carrying two bags toward the front door. He planned to sneak out, except he found Kate sitting on the floor with her back against the front door, her bag packed. He was beyond exasperated with her. "What do you think you're doing?"
Kate didn't move a muscle. "I'm not sneaking out, is what I'm doing. I'm going with you."
"Not this time you're not."
"I'm your partner and your girlfriend. I. Am. Going. With. You. And there's only one way out – through me."
"This time is different, Kate. It's dangerous."
"I'm going, so get over it. I'm not letting you out the door unless I'm right there with you."
Rick sighed heavily. "I'm your partner," Kate reminded him. He dropped his bags. He needed to find a way to talk her out of this. "Kate."
"Yes, Partner?" Kate looked at him sweetly and batted her eyes at him.
"Fine, you can come. But this is a really bad idea."
Kate perked up at hearing that and stood up with her bag in hand. "I knew you would see it my way. Let's go." Kate opened the door and stepped outside. "You coming or what?"
~oo0oo~
What Rick wanted to do was find a way to prevent her from even being on the plane. She beat him to it, though, and was in the co-pilot's seat before Rick finished with the tie-downs. He arranged for re-fueling and sat in the pilot's seat. Kate just grinned at him.
He asked for start-up clearance, taxi clearance after that, and then take-off clearance. He had logged in his flight plan at the desk.
Kate waited until they were over the ocean to ask, "So, what's the mission?"
"I'm flying to Tokyo, then on to the Philippines before stopping at the same old dirt landing strip. We're going into Bangkok."
She felt a shiver run down her spine. That was the last place she wanted to go. "Bangkok? What's in Bangkok?"
"Not what but a who, and my job is to assassinate him."
"Assassinate! You do that sort of thing?" Kate was shocked.
"What do you think I was doing when I found you? I could have left you there, you know."
"Oh… I'm so glad you didn't. Who knows where I'd be after you killed him – probably dead. I was just a WHORE. We're actually going to kill someone?"
"Yes. I'll likely have to shoot my way in and out. Which is why I didn't want to bring you."
"I know how to shoot," Kate reminded him with just a touch of indignation. "You've seen my test scores."
"Against paper targets, yes. But this will be real people. You may have to shoot someone, and I didn't want that for you. Shooting someone changes you, Kate."
"I know that. I can do it." Kate watched as Rick turned his head to look at her. "I can," she maintained.
"We're about to find out. You might even get shot and killed. You ready for that?" Rick challenged her.
She never took her eyes away from him as she answered him. "Yes. Someone has to watch your back, or you'll get shot. I want you alive, not dead. I love you."
Rick thought about that for a while. "I love you too," he said quietly, which earned him a kiss on his cheek.
"Bangkok," Kate grumbled. Why did all their missions have to be in Bangkok?
~oo0oo~
They landed in Tokyo for refueling while Kate hurried into the terminal to find them something to eat. She was sure Rick wouldn't leave her to fend for herself.
They continued to the Philippines, where they stayed at the same hotel as last time and ate at the same restaurant. They even purchased some KFC for later.
They landed at the dirt airport and found a car waiting for them. Kate considered asking why a car was waiting there but decided against it. She just assumed someone from the Agency took care of it.
They ate KFC in the car while on their way to the site. It wasn't in Bangkok proper; it was outside of it in the countryside. They parked and changed clothes.
"Remember, go where I tell you, when I tell you. Stay quiet, and shoot anyone in our way this time." Rick pulled out his weapon and inserted three spare clips in this belt. Kate did the same.
Rick held out his hand to her. "Here, I got these three for you. They're quick loaders. Just force out the spent shells and insert the quick loader. It'll load all seven rounds at the same time."
"Thanks." Kate put them away. "Ready."
"Okay, here we go." Rick led her to the wall.
Kate noticed they were heading toward the front door. The second someone came into view, Rick fired three shots at the man, dropping him. It told Kate that they weren't messing around. Everyone, absolutely everyone, was going to be shot.
The front door was unlocked, though why wouldn't it be with guards all around? As if to punctuate the point, there was a guard just inside the door that Rick shot with three rounds.
It was late in the day, so Rick was thinking of bedrooms. Bedrooms tended to be on the second floor, so up the stairs, he went. Kate went with him, watching their backs all the way. That was her job, to watch Rick's back.
Rick avoided two doors and headed for what he thought was the master bedroom. He stopped just outside the door and listened. Hearing nothing, he opened the door carefully and stepped inside, where he found the man he was there to kill – in bed right next to his wife. Rick wasted no time, putting three rounds in his sleeping form and two in his wife. He wasn't there for her, but he didn't want her waking up and raising an alarm.
Rick quickly ejected the clip, slapped in a new one, and pulled the slide back. "We leave the same way we came in." He led her to the door and spotted another man coming up the stairs, so he hid behind the door. Once the guy was close enough, Rick opened the door and fired three times, dropping him.
They went down the stairs, with Kate watching his back.
Once they were downstairs, they hurried out the front door. They'd gone about halfway when they heard the sound of automatic weapons fire.
That got Kate to turn around, and she saw a tall man at the front door with an automatic weapon. Kate quickly raised her 357 Magnum, got off three shots, and dropped him. But almost the same Kate fired, that man shot his gun, and Kate screamed. She dropped her weapon and clutched her leg, doubling over from the pain.
Rick came to her aid as quickly as he could. "Pick up your weapon."
"HE SHOT ME! IT HURTS!"
"I know he did, and I know it does. Now pick up your weapon, and let's go." Rick put his arm around her, supporting most of her weight and helping her limp to the car.
Once in the car Kate dropped her gun on the floor and clutched her leg. "IT HURTS. DO SOMETHING!"
"I am doing something, Kate. I'm driving. I don't have a medical kit in the car, only in the plane, so it will have to wait."
Kate complained, moaning and repeating that it hurt. "I can't believe I got shot. Only you get shot."
"I'm so sorry. But it'll have to wait until we reach the plane. Be happy it's only in your leg."
"HAPPY!? I SHOULD BE HAPPY!? I. GOT. SHOT!" Kate didn't believe him. Her leg hurt like hell. She was sure it would fall off, and that was if she didn't bleed to death first.
What Rick wanted to say was that it could have been so much worse. But he didn't think she would take it well. She was being emotional, and he could totally understand why. He had been just like her the first time it happened to him. So he kept his mouth shut.
Kate clutched her wounded leg and moaned from the pain on her way to the plane.
~oo0oo~
Kate picked her gun off the floor and got Rick to help her from the car and into the plane. Rick put her in a reclining seat, pushing it back and raising the footrest. He watched her for a moment, then went and got the medical kit. He got an injection ready. "This is for the pain."
"It's about time." Kate didn't flinch when he gave her the shot. "What are you doing now?
"I'm cutting off your pant leg to get to the wound." Since he had already started cutting, it was too late to stop him, so Kate watched him cut it up to her hip, exposing the wound. To her, it looked worse than it hurt.
Rick glanced at her. "You're lucky. It's a through and through."
"I don't feel lucky. If I was – lucky, that is – I wouldn't have gotten shot at all," Kate countered.
Rick had everything ready. Now, it was time for the hard part. "This is going to hurt. I need to clean both the entry and exit wounds."
Kate screamed the second he touched her as he tried to clean them. After that, she clenched her jaw and moaned as she watched him. Then he applied a dressing over both of them.
"You'll live."
She finally relaxed, relieved that it was over. "Yeah, I'll live. In pain, but I'll live."
"I'm going to get us out of here now." Rick watched as she tried to get up to follow him. "No, you stay here. The cockpit is no place for you like this."
"You did it when you got shot!"
"That's because I had to. You don't have to and are going to stay here. Keep that leg up." And with that, Rick forced her to lie back down in the seat.
Rick put the plane in the air while Kate sulked in the back. "Stupid leg!"
~oo0oo~
It wasn't until they landed in the Philippines that she was allowed up. They needed to go to a hotel to spend the night. Rick carried both of their bags, his medical bag, and managed to put an arm around Kate, helping her in the lobby and to their room.
"Let me look at your leg." Rick took off her pants this time. Even though he could have cut them off her, there wasn't much holding them up. "I'm going to give you an antibiotic injection," Rick said as he prepared the syringe. Then he gave her the shot. "Is it okay with you if I go out to look for something for us to eat? You want the same thing or KFC?"
"That's fine, babe. And, the same thing, please. We don't need KFC this time."
"I'll be back shortly." Rick kissed her. "Love you."
"I love you too." Kate sighed as she watched him leave.
~oo0oo~
Kate knocked him for a loop when she said, "I want sex."
Rick shook his head. "Not with that leg."
"You can still eat my pussy, and I can give you a blow job. Now get busy, mister." Kate spread her legs wide, although moving the injured leg hurt.
Rick groaned but did as she told him. And in return, he got a blow job.
~oo0oo~
They flew to Tokyo in the morning. Kate got the reclining seat in the back again. She didn't like it, but she went with it. She was wearing her blue jeans since they were all she had.
Rick landed, made sure they were re-fueled, and hurried into the terminal to find something to eat for them.
He sat in the back of the plane with Kate and ate with her. "You okay?"
"Yeah, despite the fact that I got shot, I'm fine. …Can I ask you a question?"
"Sure, ask away."
"You assassinated someone. Doesn't that gnaw at you? It doesn't do something to your soul?"
"It doesn't really get to me. Not anymore. It wasn't my first time, you know. I'm not some cold-blooded killer, don't get me wrong. I guess I look at it this way. My government wanted him dead. I don't ask why; I just do it." Rick shrugged. Then he countered with, "You shot someone. Doesn't it bother you?"
"No. I mean, he shot me, so I shot him. I guess I can see your point." Kate didn't dwell on the fact that she shot someone. He was trying to kill her, so she killed him. She didn't think about why they were there.
~oo0oo~
Rick helped Kate limp her way into their home. "Put me on the sectional, please." He got her settled, leaned down, and kissed her. "I'm going to go take a shower."
"Shower." Kate dreamed of taking one along with him. But she couldn't because of her leg. "I think I need another shot for pain. The last one is wearing off."
"Just a small one. It's easy to get addicted to the stuff, and I don't want that to happen to you." Rick got it ready and injected her with it. Then he headed for the master bedroom to strip and take a shower.
After the shower, he came back into the living room. "You hungry?"
She nodded. "A little, yes. Being shot hasn't affected me that much."
"Then I'll make us something." Rick headed for the kitchen. "I need to check your bandage before bed."
"That's if I can sleep." Kate sighed. So far, she hadn't slept except for the time in the Philippines, though even then, she slept fitfully. The pain in her leg was keeping her awake.
~oo0oo~
"How's the leg?"
"It hurts...a lot. I don't know how you managed to fly home after being shot."
"I did it because I had to. Otherwise, I would have been caught. Coming home to you is what kept me going."
"That's sweet."
"Want some help making it to the bed?"
"Yes, please." As if she was able to say no to him. "And I expect sex tonight. There's nothing wrong with your tongue, while I can still give you a blow job. And it won't interfere with my leg."
Rick rolled his eyes as he helped her to bed, undressed, and planted his face firmly between her spread legs.
~oo0oo~
"I want a shower. I haven't had a shower in…" Kate needed to think about that, "three days. I stink, and I feel grimy."
"I can't let you get your bandage wet. It might result in an infection." Rick watched as she glared at him. "I'll think of something."
Kate was sitting on the bed naked when Rick showed up to wrap her leg. She saw the name on the box. "Saran Wrap?"
"It should work provided I wrap it enough, so stop complaining," Rick told her, so Kate sat there and said nothing while he wrapped her leg. "There, all done. It'll need to come off after you've finished showering."
"Thanks." Kate kissed him. "Now help me into the shower." She smiled at him with an overly sweet look when she said, "I'll even let you wash me."
Rick didn't say anything, though he wanted to. But he figured it would start a fight, and he didn't want that.
~oo0oo~
"There, you're all clean. I'll leave you to wash your hair." Rick stepped out of the shower, grabbed a towel, and dried off. Then he snagged another one and waited for Kate to finish.
Once she was out and dry, he laid out her panties, shorts, a bra, and a t-shirt for her. She only needed help with the panties and shorts. Then he helped her to the living room, where he removed the Saran Wrap.
"Breakfast?"
"Yes, please. Anything."
"One plate of eggs coming right up." Rick kissed her and strode into the kitchen.
She added something to the list. "And toast. With jelly...and orange juice, please."
He served her a plate of scrambled eggs and toast with jelly. "Sorry, no OJ. Not until I go shopping."
"That's alright. There's no place to set it where I can reach it. …Thanks." Kate smiled at him and ate her breakfast while Rick ate his in the kitchen.
Breakfast finished and everything cleaned up, Rick made a list and got ready to leave. He stopped by the sectional to make sure she was still comfortable. "Do you need anything? I'm off to go grocery shopping."
"Where's my weapon?"
"It's probably still in the bag," Rick guessed, not understanding why she wanted it.
"Would you get it for me and the gun cleaning kit? I can at least clean it while you're gone."
"Good thinking. I need to clean my gun too. I'll do that when I get back." He brought it to her, leaned down and kissed her cheek, then opened the door. "Try not to get lonely."
"How can I? I've got my pain in my leg to keep me company," Kate commented.
Kate was sitting there, her hurt leg stretched out on the sectional, while cleaning her weapon. She had only fired it a few times, but that was enough.