Displaced by Lynda Filler

Author:Lynda Filler [Filler, Lynda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-08-26T22:00:00+00:00

19

Paris, France

“I’VE HEARD OF your man although we haven’t met.” Samaar looked up in surprise and saw the laughter in Simone’s eyes at Pablo’s bold comment.

Simone smacked Pablo on the arm in a loving manner and watched the range of emotions travel across Samaar’s blushing face.

“He’s not my man!” All three of them laughed. Samaar’s mind saw flashes of she and Luke making love in the hot springs in the Las Vegas desert. “I’m blaming this conversation on the Kir Royale. No more champagne for me.”

Gauloises cigarettes and the odd cigar wafted towards their private dining area. Laughter erupted glasses clinked, and silverware shimmered in the soft candlelight. Samaar couldn’t remember the last time she’d enjoyed herself like this.

Pablo had discussed Samaar with Simone in the past. He had some idea of her career choices. As far as the international intelligence community was concerned Samaar had died. But rumors of sightings had been discussed. As Pablo rose in the French government, he’d made discreet inquiries. Once you were a friend of Pablo, you were a friend for life.

Something had happened a year back at the Paris private airport Le Bourget. He’d tried to talk to Simone about it. At the request of an old friend, an ex-Prime Minister of France, Simone had given up teaching and taken a position in French Intelligence. It turned out to be a good fit. She was currently the head of DGSI, the French Security Agency the equivalent of the CIA. She would never reveal anything that would jeopardize the security of the République Française. She’d merely smiled. But this was before the elections. They could be more open with each other now that Pablo was the President of France. He found it particularly intriguing that someone roughly matching Samaar’s description, had worked for the Mossad and was missing, considered dead.

“It’s late, and this has been a most amazing evening. Thank you for everything.” Samaar leaned over to kiss her friend Simone on each cheek, and to shake hands with the President. Instead, he reached in and gave her a hug.

“Let’s meet for coffee in the morning. Come to the Palais. I want to read this file thoroughly, and if I have questions, we can call your man, and he can answer them!”

Samaar shook her head and smiled at her friends.

“À demain.”

The armored Mercedes waited by the same back exit. Little did Luci know that Luke also had an entire assault team watching her the whole time. Luci left discreetly.

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