Everyone Has Something To Hide

Chapter Thirty-Seven

The next twenty-four hours go by quickly, Éliane's wife Selma and Trevor now at a hotel thanks to the CIA.

"She texted me. She's just down the street getting something to drink," Selma says, looking down at her phone and then back up at Link.

"Alright, let's go," he nods, grabbing his gun. "Don't do anything stupid," he looks over at Trevor. The trio making their way down the street, agents all over watching them.

"I'll go get her. The moment she sees you, she'll run," Selma suggests to Link.

"No, we all go together. The moment she sees me she knows she's being watched. If she does something stupid, she knows it'll get her killed."

"Okay," Selma sighs. The three keep walking. They walk into the bar, sitting at the barter is Éliane, flirting with a gentleman sitting beside her. Selma storms over, Link going the opposite way. Selma blows up, spewing French out of her mouth.

"This is not the time and place," Éliane looks at her, speaking in English.

Link quickly grabs her, throwing her down onto the table and working her arms behind her back -- retrieving the zip ties.

"Get your hands off of me!" she shouts. Éliane trying to push his muscular frame.

"It is the time and place for this bitch," Selma says, slapping Éliane right across the face.

Pulling her up right, Link leads her out of the bar. "You should have killed me when you could," he whispers into her ear. The agents are outside with the car waiting for her. He turns her, helping her in the car, spit hitting his face.

"Wait a second," Link tells the driver as he pokes his head in the window. "If I find out that you had anything to do with that baby dying, I will make every second for the rest of your miserable life a living hell," he says, shutting the door.

"I'm not scared of you!" she yells as the window rolls up.

"I think it's time for a drink," Link says to Selma and Trevor. They head back to the bar.

"I heard about you and Juliane," Trevor says softly, looking at his beer.

"I'm sorry Trev, I truly am. I'm sorry any of this had to happen to you guys."

"Don't apologize man. She's been right this whole time," he shrugs.

"She does care about you. I know she always will."

"Yeah I know. Just everything that happened after our daughter I just turned into a different person. Like she said, I wasn't the person she married. I wasn't mad at her for divorcing me," he says softly. "I just know that after what happened, I couldn't bring myself to give her what she wants and I know you'll do right by her," he smiles, holding out his hand.

Link shakes his head. "Thank you. It really does mean a lot."