Alyssa was free for the evening. Richard would dine with General Grayson in the rooftop restaurant and lounge bar of the hotel which was filled up with secret service. The whole terrace was booked for only the two of them. So, with the President safe and sound, Alyssa had the chance to plan the evening for her own pleasure. She decided to promenade in New York City. She loved the city and had many acquaintances she was willing to bump into tonight.There was a certain bar she visited everytime she was there. The bar was downtown in Manhattan’s beating heart. An old speakeasy back in the days, but now it has transformed into one of the top bar for New York socialites and political elites. Like one herself, Alyssa loved feeling the political pressure and fire whilst networking or connecting dirty pasts with fake smiles and charming faces. As an associate of the CIA, she has discovered things about politicians that could ruin their life let along their career. She slipped on coal grey s
Alyssa had just arrived at the hotel. She was clutching on her purse and looking forward to enjoying a peaceful night in her bed when the elevator doors reopened and General Grayson appeared. She smiled and took a step aside offering him enough space. He was handsome. A military man with an imposing figure and an air of arrogance.“Ms Pope” he spoke breaking the silence. Alyssa exhaled sharply turning to glance at the side of his face. He craned his neck meeting her eyes and smirked. “General” she said back with a faint grin.“Enjoyed New York City?” He asked and Alyssa furrowed her eyebrows. It was obvious that she had been out, but did he know something more? And if he did how had he found out? Who was he?“Yes. The city is beautiful at night. I bet you will miss New York. Washington has a more serious atmosphere General.” She replied to his question as if her mind was not suspecting the worst of the man beside her. “Liam. Please call me Liam.” He leaned towards her and grinned. Al
*3 months after*Alyssa avoided to enter the Oval or come in any direct contact with him since the conference. When they met, it was purely professional and with people around so that they were restrained from engaging in any kind of lustful impulse. Katherine was pregnant. She was already in her second month of the pregnancy and Richard was more than helpful towards her. He made sure she had everything she needed and did not upset her. He looked at her with a different look than before. Alyssa was not jealous. She was just hurt to notice that what they had, had ended with no closure. He would become a father. Alyssa walked down the Capitol’s Hill. She needed to get some evidence about an investigation on the Senator of California. They were rumors of her having fixed her election and the Attorney General was looking into it. Alyssa was interested in the investigation and also had come as the White House’s representative to control the damage caused by the media to the President’s l
She arrived in California by midnight. Her bodyguards railing short behind her as she made the call to the hotel to prepare her a meal of her choice and a bottle of her preferred wine. The man has been informed to be expecting her no matter the time. She couldn’t remember his name. Alyssa wasn’t good at remembering people who weren’t worth her respect. She climbed the stairs of the entrance of his manor. He was a nephew of one the largest media companies’ founder. He clearly had the political capital. Alyssa could only imagine his personality only from the eccentric nature of his house. The guard knocked and a maid opened greeting them with a smile. She led them in the living room where the man sat with a glass of vodka in his hands.“Alyssa Pope.” He stood up and extended his hand. Alyssa took it shaking it firmly. Her eyes pinned his. She turned to her bodyguard who whispered the man’s last name to her. “Mr Jersey” she said before taking her seat in the armchair to his side. She di
Alyssa was back. It had been a week since their late night phone call but Richard seemed to have restrained himself from reaching out to her. She was glad. But also a little bit worried if he had indeed moved on and left her behind. She sat behind her desk signing off some security clearance papers when her door was knocked.“Yes?” She asked and the person on the other side opened the door. Merlin appeared with Erik by his side entering her office. Alyssa’s alarms went off. Did something happen? Why were they both in her office? Her cold expression didn’t show worry but her heart pounded against her chest. “Hey Alyssa.” Erik smiled at her taking the seat on the right across from her as Merlin claimed the seat on the left. Alyssa glanced between them in a warning. And she jerked her chin to get them talking. “What?” She said at last. “Henry Torrance” Merlin spoke and the name of the man made Alyssa really uneasy. She squirmed in her seat and exhaled sharply. If they wanted Henry, the
Alyssa was in the meeting with the Chiefs and the President when her phone vibrated with a text from none other than Liam Grayson. The General who had caused her wrinkled from the annoyance he gave her. Alyssa was seating in the last chair next to the screens with the Director of the CIA across from her. The assassination of the leader of the DRC had been executed and succeeded. Henry told Alyssa so last night in their encrypted call. People who wanted a democratic regime were already accumulating and mass disturbances across the country had started to spark. The Army and police had shot down already 24 protesters and the number of wounded was only getting higher. The UN had announced that it would act and so it prompted the White House briefing from the Press Secretary on what the President will do. “There will be a civil war.” The NSA director said gaining nods from the rest of the Chiefs in the table. Merlin was sitting next to Richard contemplating on our next step as the US. We
The next morning Alyssa woke up to the sound of her alarm. Her eyes flared open glancing at the mirror on the corner of her bedroom. She felt his warmth against her. His hand was wrapped around her waist. Alyssa craned her neck gently to look at Liam whose eyes met hers. “You were awake?” She asked slithering out of his hold and getting up. “Why didn’t you get out of bed?” She walked towards the closet searching for an outfit to wear. She decided on a simple grey suit and black pumps.“I didn’t want to wake you up.” He replied throwing the covers off his naked torso and rising to appear in only his underwear. His body was to die for. As a soldier he has had his fair share of training. Especially from the fact that he was five years older than her. “I wouldn’t mind.” She glanced at him through the mirror and he smirked approaching her and pulling her close.“Got these scars from the field?” He questioned. Alyssa suddenly was pulled back in that military base in Iran where she had seen
Alyssa was done for the day after a few drinks in the Oval and attempted kiss from Richard which she refuses gracefully reminding him of his effort to be a better man. She collected her purse and items and called it a day. She was walking towards her limousine when Erik called her name.“Alyssa!” He called and she turned around to see him rushing towards her in his suit and tie. He had that fundraiser dinner tonight about disabled kids and inclusive education. “Shouldn’t you be shaking hands and making promises?” She questioned eyeing him up and down and furrowing her eyebrows. He better not have gotten in trouble again. She would not become besties with Henry for him. “Yeah. I just-“ he caught his breath leaning his head down a bit.“I just wanted to say thank you for the other-“ he looked at the secret service agents behind Alyssa and gulped, “other thing.” He nodded and Alyssa grinned at his very obvious lying expression. Erik was a boss. Not in the sense of leading but more in th
“Ms Pope can you stay behind?” Richard asked of Alyssa as Merlin exited and she was about to follow in his footsteps. She sighed and turned back into the Oval, eyeing Richard and his posture. He looked sad. But not as devastated as a man on the verge of loosing his wife was.“What can I do for you Mr President?” Alyssa questioned remaining glued in her position across from the couches, four feet away from him. She wouldn’t approach. She knew better than to close the distance between them. “I’m sorry I shouted.” He apologized exhaling sharply. “You’re not just my security director. And Merlin was right to call for you.” Richard ran a hand down his face wiping away the anger. His voice was calm and soothing like always.“It’s okay.” Alyssa reassured as he locked eyes with her. “Richard you need Katherine by your side.” Alyssa added to make sure he realized that he should end the fighting as soon as possible. Richard nodded and rounded his desk taking a seat behind it. “I know. I know.”
Alyssa was never a fan of scheming and manipulating but the city of Washington and its notorious residents made her engage in a world of deception and drama. She remembered the days when she served her country in Iran. When life was simple because there were no dilemmas. You simply had to survive, eat and return. There were no second thoughts because war stripped the reason of society away. As she walked down the corridor of the White House, she was just about to enter Merlin’s office when he heard him whispering on the phone. Alyssa stalled and leaned against the wall trying to overhear the conversation. “I do not believe the President has suspected anything. Alyssa wouldn’t dare tell him. She would protect him until the end…” she held her breath before pulling away and rushing towards Erik’s office. If Merlin was the mole, which circumstantial evidence pointed to then, she’d have to inform the rest so they could plan his demise. Erik’s secretary informed her that he had visited the
The day for the family interview had arrived and Katherine, Richard and little William were getting ready for the press. Katherine looked stunning as always in her royal blue tight fitted Chanel dress and Louboutin heels. She was studying the script with the difficult possible questions that may arise in the interview concerning the family’s private life or her husband’s work as a President and her conflict of interest when it comes to supporting something that goes against his policy. Alyssa was walking down the corridor ready to talk with the Press Secretary and inform them that Danielle, their interviewer and the channel, were ready for the Fist Family. “Alyssa, can I have a minute?” Katherine called her from the room she was sitting in. Papers in hands. Alyssa smiled and dismissed the Press Secretary as she entered the room.“Of course madame. What is it?” Alyssa approached her on the couch. She saw her expression turn into one of concern and doubt. “Is there a question you wish
Alyssa and Richard put their clothes on as they looked at each other with a small smile playing on their lips. Alyssa chuckled shaking her head in disbelief. Richard bit his lower lip to contain the wide smile that formed on his face hearing her chuckle. “You’re enjoying this?!” Alyssa playfully asked him as she put on her heels. One heel on, she bent on her side to put the other on. Richard took a step towards her and wrapped his arm around her waist. “I missed that smile.” He said to her warmly and Alyssa averted her eyes from his.“You’re giving me hope.” Alyssa exhaled sharply running her hands through her hair. “That’s because you’re trying so desperately to deny it.” Richard smirked and pulled her closer hugging her tightly. Her head rested against his chest as he stroked her hair, “there is hope Aly. I haven’t given up on us. I will never give up.” He whispered and it felt as if for a second the glimpse of this dream was true. That they could be together in the real world.“Yo
ALYSSA’s POV:The dinner with the Secretary of Defense went well. The man is very kind and actually has a plan to make the US a safer country. He’s very informed on the matter of the Second Amendment and the right to gun ownership whilst also acknowledging his responsibility as a public servant to protect the citizens and the children. I was pleasantly surprised by his responses to my questions and his knowledgeability. I paid for dinner to which he fought me restlessly but I insisted since he paid for our pre dinner drinks we had at the bar as our table was prepared. “See you in the White House.” I saluted him jokingly and exited the restaurant to head towards my car. I settled into the driver’s seat and took out my phone. It had dinged multiple times during dinner and I put it on silent mode. There were messages from Richard. He was expecting me. My reason told me to cancel. To let him wait there until he was too tired to wait more. But my hands gripped the steering wheel and I pr
Alyssa drove alone to the Pentagon without her agents. She was the last to arrive. Her connections there had informed her that the three men were already there and expecting. She smirked and entered the building. Her heart was pacing. They hadn’t been all four of them in the same room for quite some time. They didn’t think they would be. But tables turn and it seems that fate had come for their heads.She took the elevator down to the underground bankers where they’d decide to meet. The location was untraceable. These bankers would hide and protect the Cabinet and the President in case of an emergency. “Hello gentlemen.” Alyssa greeted them entering the banker. Their heads turned as she walked in and all eyes were on the tall slim woman rounding the long table where they sat. She sat on the head of the table and smiled faintly.“It is unfortunate that we meet again.” Alyssa says and Merlin chuckled locking eyes with her. Erik is sitting across from Merlin on her left and Theodore is n
Alyssa arrived to the White House after her eventful morning and chat with Merlin. It wasn’t long after that he called her to check in how things were going there and if anyone was looking suspicious. Who could have found out? And how? Because all of them had sworn that this would never leave the campaign bus. It would die with them. And it would be one of the many reasons but the main one that would make them fit for the pit of hell.Alyssa couldn’t concentrate as her mind roamed through possibilities of who and when and how and if. If it got out she would be destroyed. She would be done in Washington and everywhere in America. Richard would be done. He’d loose everything he’d worked so hard for just because they had taken the risk without his consent. She ran her hands through the roots of her hair. She had to inform both Erik and Theodore about what she had found out. This was the right move. But what if one of them had leaked the information? What if one of them had been preparing
The next morning Alyssa woke up in her bed. She had been tucked in and the memories flooded her mind as she flattered her eyes open. Last night had been crazy. From the dining table they’d moved to the floor and then to the couch and at last in the bedroom where the sexual endeavors ended. Alyssa’s legs were sore from the sex and a euphoric sense made her head feel dizzy.The time was 8.45 PM. Alyssa panicked thinking she had been late to the White House but remembered that most of the people didn’t come in at least after 9 PM on a Saturday. She ran a hand through her hair and got up to head to the bathroom. She needed to pee and take a quick shower to wash away the coat of sweat lingering on her skin. When she walked out of the bedroom, her eyes caught a glimpse of brown hair peaking from the arm of the couch and stalled. Instead of entering the bathroom on her left she kept walking to the living room where a laying Richard was. She smiled faintly before smacking him awake. “Wake up
Richard was enjoying the time he got to spend with his son as he started to crawl and grow up each day and a little more. He loved being a father. No matter how many times he thought about it he couldn’t get enough of it. Richard wanted nothing more than to give something to the world in return for all it has given him. His wonderful wife and son, his presidency, his soulmate. He wanted to make sure that William would fight just as he did to make the world better. Give the world a gift, a big thank you.Despite the pain, the difficulties, the tears and the challenges, Richard had been lucky. His mind drifted to her. To the woman who had captured his whole existence. Alyssa. Aly. His Aly. He had noticed her puffy red eyes that day in the garden but chose not to push her for answers. He later realized from the quietness of her phone and messages that her and Liam must have broken up. Liam used to call her every day around 3PM to see how her day was going. He hadn’t called for 3 days. An