Caught In The Mission

Thirty - Two

"So what does your sister do?" I whispered as we laid on my bed. After being on the roof for about 15 minutes before the cold autumn air hit us we went back inside, I got anxious as we walked into the living room getting ready to say our goodbyes. I didn't want to go to my room alone, not after that dream I just had. I looked at the sofa then at the corridor that led to my room, feeling my throat close up. As if reading my mind Alex placed his hands on his hips and stretched. I knew it was a lie, A lie to save me the embarrassment of asking him to stay with me. He made an excuse to say the sofa was hurting his back and if he could sleep in my bed, making sure to add that he'll leave before Zoe and Joe wake up. It was dark so he couldn't see the small appreciative smile on my face. I grabbed his hand, intertwining our fingers and leading him to my room. Hence why were both currently lying on my bed facing the ceiling.

There was no light in the room but the beam coming from the window reflecting the moon. "Funny enough she works for MI6." He said laughing slightly at the end.

"Runs in the family huh?" I asked turning my head to him.

He was quiet for a moment, not blinking before he sighed. "Family of spies all but my brother though. He's in Canada with his family. He's a teacher believe it or not." He turned to look at me with a smile on his face. "The others say he's got the most boring job of us all but I disagree, he's got his life, his family and stability."

"You want those things?" I asked in a whisper. He mentioned before that he would like to settle down have a family and possibly retire. It's only now looking at his face as he talks about his brother that I'm realising just how serious he is about this. I had never thought about retiring or let alone raising a family of my own. Being a spy is all that I know.

He turned on his side resting his head on his hand. "Some day...I don't know...My parents had both the family and normal lives while working in this industry...I don't know, I've grown in this world I just think there's more to it." I smiled at him then looked at the beam of light.

"What are they like? Your family?" I asked reverting my gaze back to him. He smiled again, propping himself up. I knew talking about his family made him happy.

"well my dad's a pretty chilled man. He tells terrible jokes all the time and loves his dogs, man where he goes they go. My mum...you remind me a little about her. She's stubborn, always like to be in control, hot headed." I frowned at him wondering where this was going. He reached out his hand and placed it on my cheek. "She went through a lot when she was younger but she's one of the strongest women I know. And she has a big heart, will do anything to protect those she cares about. You would get along I just know it."

"She sounds like a great woman." I brought my hand on top of his and held it.

"She is, she loves to cook too. Bakes a lot too much if you ask me. My dads always complaining that he's put on weight because of her constant need to bake." I let out a laugh, enjoying the stories of his family. "My siblings however we're all so different. There's Penny in London she's the oldest of us. She's the mature on she got married last year to another MI6 agent. Then there's Louis, he's at the pentagon he's the bachelor of the family."

"As apposed to you?" I interjected with a smirk on my face. Alex rolled his eyes and rolled over close to me. He rolled half his body on top of mine arms resting on either side of me.

"I'm not a bachelor sweetheart."

"You're the definition of bachelor babe." I quickly commented back he didn't say anything but smirk down at me. He was a ladies man, he knew it and I knew it. "But back to your brother." I said reaching out to move the strand of hair off his forehead.

He shift his position to rest his head on my stomach, I reached down to stroke his hair and up and down his back. I can't remember the last time I was this intimate with someone. It was soothing. "As I was saying he's the true bachelor of the family. He's a bit of a dick but he's funny too. I'm third oldest and the family favourite as you can tell everyone loves me." I rolled my eyes as I gently scratched his back. "Then there's the twins Tyler and Riley. Tyler the teacher he got married pretty young and they have two kids right now. Two boys. Then there's Riley. The baby of the family, she's actually studying law at the moment . That's all of us, well immediate family wise."