( he'd unbuttoned her dress while she'd been on her knees before him, a knife sharp enough to slit his throat scraping over the skin of his cheeks, his jaw.
eve had stopped him then and not looked back. she doesn't know the whole story; she imagines few people at mi6 do with the possible exception of the former m. still, that james bond, double-oh seven had resigned over a woman was common knowledge, and there'd been plenty rumours what had happened to make him return to duty.
there's also the question of his reputation. eve has no problem with one night stands and she can't deny that she is attracted to bond, but that doesn't mean she wants to be a rebound, a stepping stone or a way to chase the shadows away for one night only. not when she's going to work with him after, not when she wants his respect.
so she'd stopped him and she hasn't regretted it since. it doesn't mean she hasn't sometimes wondered. she doesn't think it's going to come up again. )
Agent 007. ( inclining her head in greeting when he walks into the room, summoned by m. ) You're late.
giving in to my enabling skills like you should obviously
eve had stopped him then and not looked back. she doesn't know the whole story; she imagines few people at mi6 do with the possible exception of the former m. still, that james bond, double-oh seven had resigned over a woman was common knowledge, and there'd been plenty rumours what had happened to make him return to duty.
there's also the question of his reputation. eve has no problem with one night stands and she can't deny that she is attracted to bond, but that doesn't mean she wants to be a rebound, a stepping stone or a way to chase the shadows away for one night only. not when she's going to work with him after, not when she wants his respect.
so she'd stopped him and she hasn't regretted it since. it doesn't mean she hasn't sometimes wondered. she doesn't think it's going to come up again. )
Agent 007. ( inclining her head in greeting when he walks into the room, summoned by m. ) You're late.