The American And The Russian (Benny Watts) [The Queens Gambit]

Part 27 We Knew

I sat at the table looking at this stupid bottle of pills fiddling with benny's ring in my hand, it had been two weeks since the security men came and I had heard nothing from anyone, No knocks on the door, No phone calls, Nothing. I never felt so alone. I had grown used to living in the dark and away from windows not wanting anyone to see me or have any idea I was in here. I had even left the apartment in the messy state they did, in case they came snooping in the windows or in again to give the idea knowone had been here since they were here last. I didn't know what to do. The phone rang making me jump out my skin as it was only beside me, I let it ring trying to ignore it. And soon enough it rang off leaving me in silence again, But not a moment later It rang again I felt my heart beating out of my chest but I picked up the phone covering the receiver and listening to the voice on the other end

"Ahh Good Morning Miss Y/l/n" A voice said, I didn't know it. It wasn't casak not one of his men, it wasn't benny, or anyone else I knew so I didn't reply "I know you're there Miss Y/l/n"

"Who are you? And how do you know who I am?" I asked

"Half the world is out there looking for you. Everyone knows who you are" He says "My name is Roger Miller, I work for the CIA. I need a word with you, are you home?"

"Like I'm going to tell you where I am? How do I even know that you're who you say you are?"

"Look sweetheart, I know where you are, I know who you are and If you want my help unlock your fucking door "He says before hanging up I put the phone down unsure what to do when a few minuets later there was a knock at my door "Open the door sweetheart" His voice sighed so I went and opened it a crack revealing a tall man with a qiff of black hair "Office Roger Miller, CIA. May I come in?" He asks, showing me his CIA badge I sighed and let him into the apartment "Whoa... I uhh Like what you've done with the place" he says looking around as I locked the door behind us

"I left it how it was, incase they came snooping again" I explained

"Smart girl" He says

"Look what exactly do you want?"

"I want to get this bullshit delt with, Shit isn't exactly flying steady with them right now anyway and you two had to go and poke the fucking bear didn't you" He sighed sitting at the table

"What are you talking about?"

"Look sweetheart I don't know what the fuck was going on between you and Mr watts but you suddenly disappearing wasn't the best idea was it?" He explained

"There wasn't anything going on" I explained

"Yeah sure there wasn't sweetheart" He smirked getting something from his pocket a brown sealed envelope he opened it up flicking though some things before setting a photo on the table, it was something someone had taken clearly though the top windows of the apartment, Me and Benny cuddling and kissing one morning while I made breakfast, "We Knew sweetheart. We... How you say Kept an eye on you"

"This whole time? You knew where I was?"

"Of course we did, You think We didn't?" He laughs "The second you where confirmed as missing we had you on a leash, we knew every step the two of you made from the hotel to this very moment" He explained

"Why? What made you start before I went missing?"

"A Young Attractive Russian Girl Starts Talking in a hotel Bar to a Young American boy. You think that's not the sort of thing we keep an eye on at the CIA?" He smirked "We've been keeping an eye on the chess championships since the beginning, its alot of people and a lot of countries, And when two of interest start talking we keep an eye on it. The CIA has been keeping an eye on you and Benny watts since you met. And when the news came up you where about to go back to russia to get married but we found you just popping into Mr watt's hotel room the night before you where meant to get married" He explained "sorry sweetheart but, that is something we would definitely have took note of" He says

"How did you know I was here?"

"Two people enter a hotel room. He leaves with way more luggage then he came with, next thing we know a young russian chess player had gone missing and her last contact was him. It didn't take us long to assume that you two ran off together, and it was only a matter of counting and time till we found benny in a supermarket followed the trail to his address and. Bingo." He says putting another photo on the table one of me and benny sat together playing chess again taken though the window "Now we didn't want to interrupt as you two seemed... busy. We assumed after a few weeks you'd turn back up. But you didn't. Maybe you where turning to run off together a little romeo and Julliet style I don't know. And frankly sweetheart I don't care. I just want this shit sorted out, Because right now we have you and we want him, and they have him and want you" He says getting the last phone from his envelope it was different but... Familiar to me.

It was my home. The bunker under moscow that I had spent so long of my life in it was just as I had last seen it before all this happened. Casak Stood there, in his usual suit and beside him in the chair I knew so well his wrists buckled as where his ankles It was benny he didn't even look awake but he was obviously at least still alive.

"We received this at our office this morning. With a warning" he says "Vernite printsessu, Ili on budet stradat'"

"Return the princess, Or he will suffer" I translated

"And we would like to prevent that if possible"

"I don't want to return to russia" I told him"No matter what we need to get into debates, so pack your things you're moving into A secure facility, we're expecting them on the phone anyway now" he says