The Professionals Circuit Archive - Cowley's Revelation	Cowley's
Revelation

 

by Mahlia Belonn

  
 Cowley watched his two best agents in the roles for their current case.
They were working undercover as a gay couple in order to flush out a gang
of gaybashers with links to a respected Member of Parliament. Cowley knew
that Bodie and Doyle would be able to do this job well as they were always
very good at undercover work, but he was starting to realise that they
were a little too good this time. It was almost as if they weren't acting
for this job. Cowley thought back to the beginning of the partnership.
Neither Bodie nor Doyle had liked each other when they were first paired,
but Cowley had a strong hunch that they would be good together. Sure
enough they proved him right. As the months passed, their friendship and
working partnership strengthened. They seemed to work as if they were one
person, and had whole conversations without saying a word. They
unconsciously knew where the other was at all times. Except for the times
that they were sent off on solo ops, they almost seemed to be joined at
the hip. If you saw one, the other was sure to be nearby. They even double
dated regularly. That thought caught at Cowley's mind. Now that he thought
about it, Bodie and Doyle hadn't been seen with any birds for a while now.
Suddenly Cowley saw the answer and couldn't believe that he hadn't seen it
before. Many small gestures and words now made so much more sense. They
had always been his best, but about eight months ago, they had gotten even
better. Their awareness had heightened, and now nobody understood their
conversations as they talked mostly in gestures and their own personal
code. It was now obvious that Bodie and Doyle had fallen in love with each
other!

Cowley watched the two men together on the dance floor. A slow song was
playing and they had melted into each other's arms. Now that he was
noticing, he could see the love shining in their eyes. They were looking
into each other's eyes and sharing small gentle kisses. It was as if they
were the only two people in the room.

*Why didn't they tell me? * Cowley asked himself. Immediately he knew the
answer. It was obvious that they were scared that he would split them up,
or worse still, kick them out of CI5. If their relationship had affected
the partnership, then he would have split them, but there was no way he
could split them now. They were too good! As for kicking them out, he
loved these two men like the sons he never had. Not that he would ever
admit it though. He had been grooming them to take over from him when he
finally retired from CI5. Not that he would ever admit that to them
either. He knew that together they would be able to keep CI5 running the
way that Cowley intended it to be run. Either Bodie or Doyle would have
been able to run CI5 on their own, but together they would be unstoppable.

No, their relationship would not be an issue here. In fact next time they
moved, he would suggest that they share a two bedroom flat. He would avoid
telling them outright that he knew and approved, but they would know. The
flat would be proof for them.

He turned his attention back to the two men. They had abandoned the dance
floor now, and were enjoying a drink of one of the lounges. They were
snuggled together and Bodie had his arm around Doyle. They were so
comfortable together, that it was not at all hard to picture them like
that in their flats. This was a love that would last forever. It wouldn't
always be perfect...they were too different not to fight, but they would
be able to get through the rough spots. It was nice to see that that sort
of love still existed, while at the same time it saddened him because he
was alone.

*I must be getting old if I'm thinking like that! *

He saw one of his agents give a signal and his mind was instantly back on
the job. A small corner of his mind made a mental note to tell housing as
soon as this op was over that it was about time that Bodie and Doyle were
moved. If this case went well he might even give them two days off. All
extra thought then ceased as the op completely took over every part of his
mind.

-- THE END --

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