All in a night's work

Category: action, suspense, adult, PWP
Rating: NC-17
Pairing: Theo/ Collette
Warnings: possible spoilers for episode 13 (7:00-8:00), graphic sex, some violence
Disclaimer: all "24" characters are the property of FOX and their creators. I derive no profit from this and no copyright infringement is intended.

7 PM, The Four Seasons Hotel, Washington DC
Room 1405

Theo Stoller lay on his back on the king sized bed. Naked except for silk boxers, he waited for the woman he was with to join him. Her name was Collette. At least that's what she told him her name was. He knew the truth. Interpol had a thick file on this woman. Her real name was Natasha Simonova. She was a Russian national who was believed to be an agent of the thirteenth directorate of the FSB (the successor to the KGB). She was wanted in seven countries and considered a threat to international security. She was currently believed to be working for the billionaire terrorist Vladimir Bierko. That was why Theo had been sent after her. His cover was that of an English businessman in the finance industry. He made contact with her at the hotel bar. (he had received intel that she was booked into the same hotel as he was). They struck up a conversation easily. She told him that she was involved in the import/export business. When pressed, she refused to go into detail about exactly what she did. They had several drinks and lots of flirty conversation and decided to go up to his room.

 His exact orders had been to "neutralize" her. (government speak for kill her) He hadn't wanted to do that in a public place unless it was absolutely necessary. Theo turned his head and glanced at the nightstand next to the bed. In the top drawer was an encrypted cell phone and a zippered case with his PDA. Both, completely ordinary devices. What wasn't ordinary was the combination pen/ stylus nestled in the case with the PDA. It also contained an injector filled with a virus developed by scientists working for Interpol and Germany's Bundeskriminalmt (equivalent to the American FBI). When injected, the toxin attached itself to cells throughout the body and caused those systems to shut down. This led to the death of the victim, usually in a matter of minutes. It was untraceable and left no signs or markers in the bloodstream. Interpol considered it the perfect assassination tool.

If for some reason he couldn't use the toxin he had a silenced Glock 9mm pistol hidden under the pillows on the bed.
Theo turned as Collette sat down on the edge of the bed. She was dressed in a black silk slip, high heels, and not much else. Her long, dark hair hung in shiny waves. "Sorry to keep you waiting, Peter" she said softly, with just a touch of an accent.(His cover identity was Peter Atherton) "You're worth waiting for." He replied, reaching for her. Collette stretched out against him and wrapped her arms around his neck. Smiling, she began to kiss him deeply. Theo's hands roamed over her body, sliding easily over the slippery silk. He groaned as Collette broke the kiss and pulled away from him, breathing hard. She ran her hands over his muscular chest and stomach.  Her fingers barely brushed his skin and the sensation was exquisite. "Collette..." he murmured. She lightly rubbed his nipples and he moaned. "You like?" She asked solicitously. "Yes." he answered. "Good." She slid her hands down his stomach to the waistband of his boxers. "Collette..." He murmured again. She smiled and began to slide the shorts down his hips. Just then her cell phone rang. Collette swore softly under her breath and went to answer it. Theo lay back in the bed and watched her. As she talked she absently brushed her hair behind her ear exposing the earrings she was wearing. They were long, thin cylinders of silver, not much wider than a hairpin. They were segmented near the bottom.

 Something about them made Theo suspicious. He had seen similar jewelry that was made to conceal either a weapon, like a stiletto or a viral agent. Theo wouldn't be surprised at all if these earrings contained something very nasty created in the labs of Bioaparat in Moscow.
Collette opened the laptop computer she had with her and typed something. She frowned at the screen. From her side of the conversation it sounded like she wasn't happy. Theo watched as she finished the call and set the phone back on the table. "That was a client." Collette said in answer to his questioning look. "Is there a problem?" He asked. She shook her head. " I wish I knew what it was you actually do." She smiled. Theo did know the truth about her. He just couldn't let her know that. He also would have been willing to bet anything that her "client" was Bierko. Collette walked to the chair and reached for her clothes. "I have some business I have to finish. I'm sorry" Theo swore silently to himself. If she left now it would ruin his plan. "C'mere." he said beckoning to her. She walked over to the bed. He reached for her, his hands pushing up the silk slip. "Finish this." Theo pulled her on top of him. Smiling, he stroked the silky skin of her thighs then slid his hands over her firm butt to the band of her thong.

 He kissed her and eased the small piece of black lace down her legs and off. Collette returned the favor, kissing her way down to the waistband of his boxers, then sliding them off. Theo raised his hips a bit to assist her. The barriers between them removed, Collette settled herself astride him.  He slipped a hand under her slip and caressed her breasts. His fingers rubbed an erect nipple, and she moaned. Smiling, he pinched it lightly between his thumb and forefinger. She cried out and her hips moved against him. Theo chuclked softly. Apparently Collette liked a little pain with her pleasure. He rubbed and pinched the other nipple through the thin fabric of the slip, enjoying her reaction. "Peter...mmmm...yes" she moaned. "You like?" he asked solitiously. "Mmmm, yes" Collette nuzzled and kissed his neck and chest. She flicked her tongue over one of his nipples and he moaned sharply. She laughed softly and continued kissing him. Too soon, she sat up and slid down his body until she was in position. He moaned again as her hand wrapped around his hardness, stroking it and guiding it too her. "Collette.." he gasped. She smiled and took him inside her. Theo slid his hands to her narrow waist to guide her movements. Collette kissed him and began to move against him."Mmmm, yes...that's it." Theo murmured. He let his eyes slip partially closed, relishing the waves of pleasure washing over him. Collette sighed and threw her head back. She raised her arms behind her head, ostensibly to brush her hair back. Out of the corner of his eye Theo saw her surreptitiously palm one of her earrings. His eyes opened. "Bloody hell." he swore silently. He had been made. How that had happened, he wasn't sure. He did know his mission was in jeopardy. Collette continued to rock sensously against him, all the while shifting the item in her hand. She yelped in surprise as Theo grabbed her wrist. She raised her other hand to try to stop him, and that wrist was grabbed too. Theo turned his attention to the hand holding the weapon. He pressed his thumb into the nerve ending right below her hand. Her fingers opened and the earring fell to the bed.He grabbed it before she could (pressing that nerve ending also had the added benefit of paralyzing the hand)and tossed it out of her reach. She snarled in frustration. With a cold look on his face Theo wrapped his arms around her and rolled the two of them over so he was on top of her. "Pig. Bastard." She snarled at him in Russian. He removed her other earring just to be on the safe side, and placed it in the drawer of the nightstand. "Call me all the bad names you want. It doesn't change the fact that I'm in charge now." He answered her, also in Russian. Collette looked surprised. "No need to play dumb." he continued. " I know the truth about you."


Collette's look changed from surprise to anger. "Bastard." She said again. Theo chuckled. "You've been a very naughty girl." He kissed her roughly. "I'm sure your superiors will not be pleased when they find out you failed in your mission. Your benefactor, Mr. Bierko will be even more upset. He should have expected something like this. The FSB has always been sloppy." Each of these pronouncements was punctuated by a hard thrust of his hips. "you know...oh God...nothing. " Collette spat. She wrapped her muscular legs around him, squeezing his sides. Still holding both her hands pinned against the pillows, Theo began to drive into her more forcefully. The look on her face was a mixture of anger and desire. She strained against him. "You have no idea of Bierko's true plans. You don't know what already has been put in motion."

" I know more than you think. " He replied, breathing heavily. And he did. He knew about the attempt to assassinate the Russian president, the hostage situation at the shopping mall, and the attempt to release sentox gas. Unlike the FSB, Interpol had flawless intel.
They were both breathing heavily now. Collette clutched at his back, her fingers leaving marks on his flesh. Theo slipped a hand between them and fondled her breasts. He rubbed her nipples between his fingers, pulling and stretching them lightly. Collette was making soft, sharp cries. He twisted a nipple. Hard. Her hips jerked against him and she screamed. She dug her nails into his back. Theo began shoving himself into her, in his drive to satisfy his need.

 Suddenly Collette went rigid under him. She screamed and her nails dug into his back hard enough to draw blood. Feeling her climax sent Theo spiraling deliciously over the edge. His hips ground into her and he cried out as he came hard. Afterwards they lay collapsed together, breathing fast. He glanced at the nightstand. His desire now satisfied, he had to complete his mission. "Mmm...Oh Peter...that was...wow." Collette kissed him and slipped out of bed to go to the bathroom. Theo watched her cross the room with undisguised interest. As soon as the door closed he opened the nightstand drawer and removed the zippered case. He glanced up quickly, then pulled the injector from its holder. Sighing, he tucked the case back in the drawer and concealed the loaded pen in his hand. Collette walked out of the bathroom. She crossed to the chair and slipped into her thong and slip. Theo sat in bed watching her, one hand hidden under the blankets. She went to her laptop bag and dug in it for something. "Collette?" Theo said questioningly. She straightened up and turned to face him. His eyes widened in surprise.

 She was standing in front of him with a 9mm Luger pistol held in a two handed shooter's grip. The muzzle was aimed squarely at his forehead. "Collette?" he asked again, holding one hand up in a supplicating gesture. "Show me your other hand. " She ordered. The look on her face was deadly cold and the gun never wavered. "Show me." Slowly Theo pulled his hand out from under the covers. He thought about his own gun, hidden under the pillows. He'd never be able to reach it before she shot him. "Show me what you're holding." He did. "You don't want to do this." He tried to reason with her. "Yes I do. You have your orders and I have mine, Theo." He looked at her with shock at hearing his real name. " I guess FSB isn't so sloppy after all." Collette continued, speaking in Russian. "That device you have? Inject yourself with it." She commanded. "Why don't you just shoot me?" Theo asked. "I will if I have to. I'd prefer not to if at all possible. It's so messy." Her finger tightened on the trigger. Without taking his eyes off Collette, Theo slowly pressed the tip of the injector against his arm and pressed the end in. He felt the substance enter his body. "You satisfied now?" he asked holding up the pen. "Give it to me." Collette said. Theo held out the pen and she took it. He watched as she examined it, likely to be sure he had actually injected himself. Satisfied, she tossed the empty injector on the bed. "What type of toxin did that contain?" She was still holding the gun on him with one hand while at the same time working her way back into her clothes. "It was a viral agent. "Theo answered. "Right now it's working its way through my bloodstream. In a few moments it will cause my organs to shut down and lead to my death. Collette smiled. "I was hoping it would be something like that." Fully dressed, she closed her laptop case and picked it up. Theo lay in the bed with his eyes closed. He opened one eye enough to see her walking toward the door. "Thanks for  the lovely evening." she said "I'm sorry it had to end this way. You were a nice diversion."


Collette walked out of the room. Theo waited several minutes then sat up in bed. He glanced at the door, waited several more minutes, then pulled back the covers angrily and got up. His eyes fell on the now empty injector lying on the blanket. What he hadn't told Collette was that this particular version of the toxin was designed to work only on a person with a particular DNA pattern. (In this case, her.)If it was injected into anyone else the toxin would look for the DNA marker it was programmed for and upon not finding it become harmless. Theo was very grateful it had been designed that way. He pulled on his clothes ,swearing angrily in German, Russian, and English. As soon as he was dressed he grabbed his gun from under the pillows and tucked it into his shoulder holster. He put on his jacket, and picking up his ID, wallet, and cell phone left the room. His superiors would not be happy about this. He had an idea where Collette was going. He hoped it wouldn't be too late to catch her.