The Bodyguard

Chapter 23 - Oh Father!

-Mia-

I was looking at houses for when I could finally move out of this hotel and on with my life. My phone started to ring, I looked at caller ID. It was David.

"Hello."

"Mia, I need your help." I sat straighter .

"What's the matter?"

"Look I know you told me about what he planned to do, but I think there is more too it. I just found out he was very interested in getting something he knew either you or your mother had."

"What?"

"The tablet." I gulped, he knew I had it.

"How do you know about that?" I asked

"Calm down, I'm trying to keep you out of it. Do you know what's on it?" I sighed

"Yes, I took a sneak peek, even though I was told not to, but from what I read it has nothing to do with him."

"Maybe not but a lot of people want it. Do you know where he is."

"Yeah, he's meeting with constituents. I can take you there."

"No, he probably won't give me anything."

"I'll try. Leave it to me and I will get back to you." I hung up and grabbed my things. I told my team we were leaving to go see my father.

Once I arrived I walked inside and saw my father's PPO, I gave him a soft smile.

"Tony, how are you."

"Very well Ma'am, yourself?" he returned the question.

"Getting there, can I steal my father for a few minutes." he nodded

"Of course." his last constituent left and I walked over.

"Father." I kissed his cheek.

"Mia, what are you doing here? Are you sure it's safe?" he asked

"Yes, now smile, sit down and don't cause a scene." he did and then it went serious.

"So a little birdie told me something interesting today, would you like to hear it?" he shifted slightly.

"What might that be."

"The night of the attack you were very anxious to get your hands on mine and Mum's belongings, they seem to think it was only one item though."

"What item might that be then." I smirked

"you seemed to be very anxious."

"Of course I was, you were hurt and your mother was in surgery. That and she had documents relating to national security."

"You're lying, I can tell. I know you and you were anxious in getting your hands on something that trumped me in your concerns. That tells me it's extremely important."

"Mia, you need to drop this."

"Do you know what I'm right now father?"

"What."

"I'm dangerous, I'm more dangerous that you can even imagine because I have everything to loose and everything to gain." I stood up

"If i found out you've been lying to me and have had a hand in her death, I will bury you so far you wish you'd told me sooner." I kissed his cheek and left.

--3rd Person--

Penhaligon arrived at the home office, to see Mike Travis. Penhaligon entered Travis' office and the shook hands.

"Drink?"

"My daughter ambushed me at my constituency surgery." he told Mike Travis.

"Okay?" he replied not making the connection "Why?"

"I'm convinced she's aware of the compro-mat." he added

"How."

"How do you think? Julia. The two of them were always more close. It doesn't take a genius to know that the only person she would trust was our daughter. Besides all we've got is what the PM's told us. Not the whole story either, knowing how he rolls. I'm guessing Julia bribed him over the content and incase something happened, Mia is the fails safe."

"Will she say anything."

"Depends, whether she has knowledge of what the compare mat is or is she just holding the information."

"Can't you do something? She is your daughter." Travis snapped

"Yes she is, which is why I can't. She doesn't trust me anymore and she's like a dog with a bone . She won't let this go."

"Then what can we do."

"Nothing, because doing something would hurt her and I can't do that, no matter how mad she is at me."

-Mia-

David and I waited outside Roger's apartment, the next morning while he was on his way out to work. He came out with his bike. I slapped David shoulder, and the two of us approached him.

"Hello, Rob." I grinned, he turned to us.

"Mia, PS Budd." he greeted "Sorry but i've got to get to work." he told us.

"Oh, that's a shame isn't it David." I look towards him

"A real shame." he agreed  "Did you  know, there's the people who start the war, and the poor bastards that end up in the line of fire." he told me

"I didn't know that."

"I don't know what you mean. Look I have to get to work." I grabbed his back pulling it away from him.

"I've looked into the eyes of a suicide bomber. Tahir Mahmoud? he was just some flunky terrified of fucking up his boss' speech. But you, you made a point of not being there that day. Then you called Tahir and made him go up on stage."

"You, my father and Mike Travis made up a way to fuck with my mothers reputation. That I know, but there is something more, there is because Tahir went on that stage and a minute later a bomb goes off. David show him how nice we're being." David stepped closer as an intimidating figure and Rob backed away

"I told everything to SO15."

"No you lied to SO15. now it's time to tell him the truth." David told him.

"Are you threatening me."

"No, this would be threatening. David." David shoved him up against the wall

"Argh."

"Julia was murdered and Mia was hurt, you're apart of it somehow."  David said

"Tell SO15 and anything else you'd like to squeal about."

"It would be a little reductant for us to say we know where you live." David added.

"Let's go." I stated and we left

David called me later that day, he explained how Rob did as we told him but he didn't give anything more than we already knew. I was sure he knew more but David was convinced  that he was only a lackie.