Change of Plans

Newbie

Abby glanced at the clock in her car as she pushed the speed limit through the city.

Great I'm going to be so late. And so fired.

Abby said to herself.

This is not going to be a good first impression on the newbie. Oh what was his name?

Marley?

Mickey?

Oh whatever. I don't even care.

Abby pulled into her parking spot and gathered her stuff quickly before running into the building and to the elevator.

She remembers when Thelonius, her aggravating boss told her their was going to be a change in staff.

Flashback

"What do you mean we're getting a new head of security!?" Abby scolded Thelonius Jaha.

"We've been without a militarist for 12 years Abby. It's time we get a new one." Jaha explained to her.

"Yeah, but-" Abby started.

"No buts, besides I already gave him the job." Jaha says walking out of his office and toward his car.

"Wait..you what!?" Abby screams at him.

"Well if I would've told you before I gave him the job. You simply would've came up with a good excuse to stop me and I would've believed you and I probably wouldn't have given him the job." There's a pause, "you're very convincing, which is why you're my foreign relations officer."

"I hate you." Abby simply says, turning around to go to her car.

Thelonius turns around. "By the way Abby. He'll be here tomorrow for our weekly meeting."

Abby stops dead in her tracks and turns around an gives him a death glare. "Really?"

"Yes. 8:30. Please don't be late." Thelonius says.

Abby turns around and storms off, "no promises."

Present Day

Abby opens Jaha' s office door. Jaha and the newbie look up at her.

"I know I'm late Jaha, but-" Abby starts.

"Abby I don't care about your excuses. It's 8:55, and you're nearly 30 minutes late. Let's just start this meeting." Jaha says.

"First things first. Introductions. Marcus Kane. Meet fashionably late, Abigail Griffin. Abigail Griffin meet Marcus Kane."

"Nice to meet you," Kane says shaking her hand.

"Likewise." Abby said.

They all take their seats. Thelonius behind his desk. Marcus in the chair furthest to the right. Abigail in the chair furthest to the left.

"Okay. There was a woman who said she saw our guy right here in America. I've filled both of you in separately on the threat this guy puts on American citizens. Our job is to keep Americans safe. Okay so...." Jaha rattles off.

Abby' s phone vibrates, luckily, the table in front of each of the chairs in Jaha' s office can help hide her phone.

She pulls her phone out and opens the message.

Unknown contact: hey darling. It's you know who;)

Abby has a confused look on her face.

Abby: who are you?

Unknown contact: Jake asked me the same thing before I murdered him.

Abby's face goes white as a sheet

Jake.

Her loving husband who was murdered by a rogue group on an uncharted island.

Abby: Cage.

Even thinking of the man who murdered her husband made her blood run cold.

Unknown contact: close, but sorry you're wrong. It's me. Emerson.

Abby' s heart stops. Emerson. While Jake was away on his secret mission. Abby confided in him. Trusted him. He was the trick. The bait. She was the pawn. Emerson used her. Pumped her for information about Jake and she fell for it. The charm. The good looks. Everything.

"Abby?" Jaha asks.

Abby looks up to see both men staring at her. Tears are forming in Abby' s eyes.

Unknown contact: meet me at our place;) I'll be waiting.

Abby grabs her purse and phone. "I got to go. Text me if you need something. Or need me to know something. I'm sorry." Tears fall. She runs out of the office an to her car.

"Is she always this emotional?" Kane asks, Turing back toward Jaha.

"Not usually. I'm sure she's fine. By the way there's a party at my house tomorrow night. I would be super happy if you came. It's a staff party."

"I'll be there." Kane says, gathering his stuff.

"You can leave. There's really nothing else we can do while Abby is like this. See you tomorrow morning. 8:00?"

"See you then." Kane says walking out to his car.

Btw: the picture is the cover of my other kabby fanfiction on wattpad. "Trust is a hard thing" please go check it out. If you want to.
~love, Sam