Tough Love (ManXMan)

Chapter 7.

Roman

"Are you okay Cap?" Callum asked me with concern etched into his voice.

"Yeah I think so. Thanks for the concern Callum."

"You know he'll be okay right?" Pfft I'm not worrying about Jalil definitely not, I just met him what four days ago? He's his own person and I'm mine. If someone hurts him though I'll cut off a certain part of theirs and juggle it for entertainment.

"I don't know what you're talking about Sergeant Feldman." I swear he just snorted 'sure' at me. Whatever Callum.

As if I'm cue Jalil was pushed back into the cell by Stupid, also cleaned up and dressed in a grey polo shirt and matching grey sweatpants which fit him perfectly.

His round big butt was obvious from the sweatpants and this is honestly not the place or time but I was craving something more than my freedom right now which says a lot. Continuing my journey of scanning him I finally looked at his face and saw signs that he'd been crying.

Standing up on my feet with a struggle due to the stupid chains, I hobble over to him and my heart dropped, this beautiful delicate man didn't deserve to shed a molecule of tears.

"What's wrong Jalil? What did that bastard say or do to you?"

"Nothing much, he just said some things that reminded me of a bad time." Tears cascaded his face as he talked his beautiful eyes avoiding me.

"Come here." He came over and I pulled him into a hug the least I could do for my.... for Jalil.

"Who are they after?" I asked him softly. They're trying to use me to get to my father so my gut tells me Jalil is related to someone they're after too. We were pawns in this sick twisted game of theirs.

"My father." He replied after a moment with his face buried in my chest, arms wound tightly around me like he wouldn't let go. I didn't want him to either, I like it. "He's the foreign ambassador to Italy, he used to abuse my momma so she ran away from him back here and now they.... they want me... me... to *hiccup*

"Calm down baby, deep breaths" he was hyperventilating and shivering with the tears increasing and soaking my shirt. This man traumatized his son from a young age damn that's barbaric.

"They want to use me to make demands from him but he's going to find me and momma and Rashid."

"Come on let's sit ." I pull him back to his favorite corner before sitting and pulling him into my lap with my back resting against the wall.

"Don't cry baby, he doesn't deserve anything from you not even your tears. I'll be here with you to make sure he doesn't lay his filthy hands on anyone again, okay?"

"Promise?" He whispered finally raising his head from my chest to look at me.

"Promise."

"So if they want Jalil's father what do they want from you and me then Captain?" Callum asked confusion dripping from his voice which was quite understandable. Butler is a popular last name so no one ever tied my Butler to the same Secretary of State's Butler."

"Secretary David James Butler is my father and I'm just a pawn to get to him." Honestly this is so dumb, he hates me maybe they should have gotten Daniel his favorite son to get his attention.

One thought still hammering at me though is the She that has been supplying information. There are five women in the battalion, three are directly under my command Rogers, Nelson, and Holding. One is the deputy commanding officer Major Suzanne Feldman and the last is Petty Officer Tierney in charge of logistics. The other woman that knows me is Terry, could it be Terry? Hell no, have'nt seen her longer than I've talked to my dad.

Process of Elimination it is.
Rogers: Sniper for Charlie team. Present only in second briefing.
Personal relationship: null.

Nelson: QRF medic. Not required in both briefings.
Personal relationship: had sex with her, hot piece of ass too.

Holding: Got injured in the very first rescue mission, got flown to Germany for treatment and rehab.
Personal relationship: null

Tierney: logistical support. Present in both meetings.
Personal relationship: friend.

Suzanne Feldman: Deputy commanding officer. Present in both meetings and part of the planning process, aware of every step of the missions.
Personal relationship: Senior colleague.

After my little deliberation to myself, Jalil's soft breathing on my neck let me know he was asleep and well Callum's snoring too left me all to my thoughts again.

There is no motive for any of this women to betray their country or to have any personal vendetta against me.  For the next couple of hours or maybe minutes I wouldn't even know I kept weighing options on who it could be to sell us out like that and I was coming up with nothing.

"Why aren't you sleeping Roman?" Jalil asked softly.

"Something the bastard said to me is bothering me, go back to sleep princess."

Did he just bite my shoulder? Kinky my favorite.

"I'm not a princess Roman but if I was, what does that make you?"

"Well that makes me your knight in shining armor." I replied cheesily, wow I never took myself to be that bleh. But I had no problems with it with Jalil.

He adjusted himself so he was straddling me now with his weight distributed evenly on his knees and my thighs. "Do you always pick up your partners like that?"

I let out a loud laughter "Well my partners are usually from the club or parties not in the den of terrorists.... except you." Jalil was pulling at everything I thought I fancied and he was doing it fast and he wasn't even trying. We were ourselves from the moment we met, no one trying to impress the other. He's the first person I've called beautiful because he absolutely is ethereal.

"Except me." He spoke with a lighter dare I say happier tone. I'm happy too if he's happy.

"Can I go back to sleep now?" Callum asked with bored tone, how much of our sappy conversation did he hear? I'm still his team leader either way. Boohoo Callum.

It clicked, it just clicked Sergeant Callum Feldman, Feldman, Suzanne Feldman. Family will do anything for themselves, I know I'll do anything to get my mother back and Suzanne will do anything to get Callum back. Including betraying the whole armed force so her brother will not be harmed or executed like the others. It has to be her, it has to be.

What can I do now to spook the others in the outside?

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