A Chapter from Hidden Agency

It was six o'clock in the morning when Sadie went into the spare bedroom.

“The office called and our package is in Japan,” she said.

“We better go and call Gaines to find out where exactly it went,” Hawks said and climbed out of bed.

As they walked in the office, the other agents looked at him a little strangely. He called Gaines and found him still at the office.

“Good morning, Steve,” he said.

“Didn't expect to find you still there, since it's the middle of the night?”

“Well it's been a long day, that's for sure. The package is still in the terminal. I have two agents sitting on it right now. They're impersonating airmen, waiting to go back to the states and are cleaning the terminal as a job until they're supposed to leave. We have been getting some pressure from the Commander of Fifth Air Force to tell the Japanese.”

“Tell the Commander he can call me on secure voice here at Sadie's office and I'll talk to him directly. I want to know when and where the package goes and I don't want anything done until I get over there, understand?”

“Yes, sir. I'll call the Commander when we are through and get him out of bed. That should make him happy,” Ross said sarcastically.

“I don't care what the hell he thinks or feels. If I'm not here when you call about the package, have them get a hold of me. Sadie and I have a date with an airman she picked up last night.”

“An airman? Boy, her standards must be dropping,” Ross laughed. “I'll call as soon as I know something.”

“Very well, talk to you later.” Hawks hung up the phone.

“Sadie, we need to make sure that microphone works better than it did last night. I want to be able to hear both sides of the conversation this time or I'm pulling you out,” he said compassionately.

“It's supposed to be working now. Want to try it out?”

“You go ahead. I want to call Washington and see what Diana might have for me from the President.” She nodded and walked out the door.

It was eleven thirty when Sadie reentered the office, leaned over the desk, and said with a smile on her face, “Are you going to lunch? I know another place that has great food.”

“Sure, why not?” Hawks said and closed the file he was reading.

As they left, Sadie told her secretary where she would be and Hawks could have sworn that she said home.

As Sadie was driving, she all of a sudden said, “Don’t you ever listen to me?”

“What do you mean do I ever listen to you?”

“I was just talking to you and you didn't hear a word I said.”

“Sorry. I was going over these plans for tonight and I guess I wasn't listening to you.” He returned to his plans.

“Okay Steve, what's up? Why are you ignoring me?” She glanced at him quickly before returning her attention to the road.

“Well, if you must know, I'm not sure where our professional lives end and our personal lives begin.”

“Where do you want to draw the line?” she said smartly.

“I'm not sure.”

The rest of the drive to her place was quiet, neither of them spoke. As they pulled into her drive, they noticed a car across the street with two men in it pull in behind them. It was two of the agents from Sadie's office. They had come by to tell Hawks that Mike had called. When they got inside, he called Mike.

“Hello Mike, what's up?”

“Jam paid another visit to the gun shop. Wayne said Jam placed a big order that would take over a week to fill.”

“Have somebody keep on top of Jam and find out if he has any partners in this deal. Then get out here for tonight's operation. That’s just the news I needed. Now maybe Sadie can arrange a weapon’s deal.” He hung up.

“Steve, why don't you go out to the whirlpool, while I fix lunch?” Sadie yelled from the kitchen. “There are some towels and suits out there in the white cabinet.”

“Okay, a whirlpool might be just what I need,” he said and walked out to the closed-in back porch.

It wasn't long before Sadie came out the door carrying a tray of egg rolls and wearing a robe. As she handed him the tray, she let her robe fall to the ground and there she stood in all of her beauty. She climbed in and said, “I don't know how I could have ever done without this whirlpool.”

He hadn't thought about it for some time, but she did have a great body. As they sat there letting the warm water sooth their bodies, she moved over closer and asked him again the same question that she had asked in the car.

“Where do our personal lives begin?”

He was slow in answering her, so she just took an egg roll and began eating. He was thinking of how pleased he was that Sadie seemed so anxious to pursue a relationship. He hadn't seen her, socially, since becoming Director.

“I guess they begin when we are away from the office,” He said, leaning over and kissing her. She responded as if she hadn't kissed anyone in a long time, with a long kiss. They moved from the whirlpool to the bedroom and just as they got into bed, the phone rang. It was one of her agents, “Boss, is Director Hawks there?”

“Yes,” she said into the speakerphone.

“He's needed back at the office. The President's office called.”

“We'll be there shortly,” she said disgustedly.

“You stay here and get ready for your date and I'll go back and call him,” he said tenderly.

*

It was three-thirty when Hawks entered the office and the President's secretary was on the phone once again. He told Sadie's secretary he'd be in Sadie’s office. As he picked up the phone, the secretary told him to hold one for the President. Finally, there was a click of a changed connection and then the President's voice.

“Hello Steve. What is going on with this General in Japan? The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs called and said that the General was very upset.”

“Sir, I can only tell you that we didn't brief the Japanese on what was going on.”

“When are you expecting to do so?” he said anxiously.

“When I get there and after we have all the players identified here and know where the package is going. Also, we found out that another shipment is being set up for next week, so we're trying hard to find everyone and everything before that shipment goes out.”

“Very well,” he said with a sigh. “I'll call the Joint Chief and tell him to have that General cool his heels until you get there. I hope this doesn't take too long. You know, the longer it takes, the more chance of a scandal taking place, and we don't need that. I don't want them thinking that we are hiding something from them,” he said with a sound of desperation in his voice.

“Yes, sir. I promise it'll be over by next week.” He hung up.

Another Chapter from Hidden Agency

As they approached Sadie's, Hawks was wondering what to do about this new twist in the operation. Should he let Sadie get deeper involved or pull her out now before something happened. He knew ATF would have the weapons here in two days, so that part was taken care of. What about Sadie's safety? He wasn't sure he wanted her to take the chance of being hurt.

"What? Oh, I'm sorry. I was lost in thought," Hawks said quickly.

Sadie sighed and once again told him, "You never listen to me. Are you coming in or are you just going to sit there all night?" She walked toward the door of her home.

"Yes, I coming," he said as he climbed out of the car. By the time he got in the house Sadie was nowhere to be seen. "I'm going to take a shower if you don't mind," Hawks yelled from the hallway. "Where are the towels?"

"They're in the closet in the hallway," Sadie said, her voice echoing a little from somewhere far-off in the house.

As he was standing under the hot, steamy water, he could feel the presence of something. The next thing he knew, the shower door opened and in climbed Sadie. He noticed again how great her tanned body looked. As they stood under the water, they kissed and held each other tight. The desire grew in both of them and they went directly to the bed without drying off, just as the clock struck four a.m.

Sadie was just falling off to sleep when the phone rang. Hawks remembered telling her no phone calls, but since she was sleeping he untangled his arm from her long blond hair, that was flowing across his chest, and grabbed the phone not giving any thought to what the other agents might think when he answered.

"Hello, Steve," Mike said as he answered.

"Yes, what's up?"

"Well, for one thing, it's six-thirty in the morning, and I just received a call from Franklin's office. They said the shipment would be delayed longer. The gun shop was held up last night and most of the weapons were taken."

"Great. That gives us time to get our weapons shipment in and have it delivered. Get with ATF and tell them we need that shipment today. I want the serial numbers recorded and the infra red dust put on them."

"I already called ATF--the shipment will be here tonight," Mike said sharply. "I've also arranged to have the weapons placed in the storage area so Sadie will have them to deliver."

"Okay. We'll be in about noon. See you then," Hawks said.

The telephone had awakened Sadie and she rolled over against him as he was hanging up the phone. He told her what Mike had said, but all she seemed to want to do was what they had done for the past two hours. After seeing the way she looked at him, he took her in his arms and they made love again.