Secrets and Lies

7

"Tell Matt Simmons to leave right now or his kids will grow up without a father"

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"You wouldn't" you looked down at his hand starting to raise the gun then you looked to Matt casually sipping on a fake cocktail

"It's simple. You tell him to leave and he gets to walk out of here without a scratch" he smiled and leaned into you "You don't want to be the reason his wife becomes a widow"

"Fine" you clenched your jaw and watched as Spencer opened his hand. You cleared your throat "Agent Simmons stand down"

You watched as Matt looked over to your table, making direct eye contact with you. He reached for his belt but you heard Spencer in your ear as he muffled the mic again "Looks like he's not coming home tonight"

"Stop" you mouthed at Matt "Please"

Matt dropped his hand to his side and walked towards the back and into the kitchen of the restaurant. You exhaled and felt your body relax for a split second before you realized Spencer kept the mic muffled and he put the gun down beside him. He pulled out a phone from the inside of his jacket pocket and set in the table for your view.

He clicked on an icon and live security footage appeared on your screen. It was Cat. Beside her sat a man in a chair. He had a piece of fabric shoved in his mouth and his hands were tied behind his back. Cat looked up at the camera and waved as she smiled cynically.

"Tell everyone else to stand down and this man will live another day to manage this restaurant" Spencer smiled as he looked at you

You easily tried to act as if you were clueless. It worked for a second "What do you mean?"

"Like I said a million times before. I'm not an idiot. Tell the under covers to leave" Spencer kept a straight face

You sighed and gave up. It wasn't worth the risk. Too many lives were at stake. You nodded and he unmuffled the mic. "Emily, tell all the agents in the restaurant to stand down"

And just like that Spencer tucked the phone back into his pocket and placed the mic back onto the table as 5 undercover agents calmly left their tables "Now let's talk about you"

"What's your endgame" you scoffed "I'm sitting here and I'm getting tired of your little game" You we're hoping that Emily would somehow find out that Cat was somewhere with a hostage.

"I looked into your background" he completely ignored you and you rolled your eyes "How would you say your childhood was like?"

You chuckled "Fine whatever I'll go along with this." You pondered for a moment "I had a normal happy childhood. Two parents, only child, lived in a suburban home"

"What about high school and college?"

"All normal experiences. I was fairly happy." you sarcastically laughed as you turned your head to look at him "What are you trying to get at here?"

"Normal? Happy?" He rose his brow "You're not lying are you?"

"Well if you did a quick google search on me then you can clearly see that I was happy. And I will be happier when I see you in cuffs" you shrugged

"What about Chris?" He hummed

"What?" You gulped down. That name. That name made you feel weak and vulnerable. And Spencer could tell.

"Tell me about him"

You stayed silent. Trying to shove any old feelings down.

"What?" Spencer glanced down at the mic "Don't want them to hear?"