18

Bette just got of the phone with the FBI, her job now was to find the one who’s done it. Most likely, it’s someone here at the embassy. She looks out on all the workers.

“Who can it be?” She asks out loud to herself. She continues to look through the systems, checking everything, nothing. “Damn, it has to be there somewhere.” She says.

There’s a knock on the door. She looks up and sees Espen. She waves him in.

“Hey, good morning. Did you get any sleep at all?” Bette asks.

“Morning. Yes, I got a few hours. I’m ready to keep going.” He says.

“Good, get to it.” Bette says and smiles.

He walks over to the station and continues. Several hours later, still nothing has been found. Bette decides to get some fresh air. She brings her jacket and cell phone and walks outside. Once outside, she dials Tina’s number. She picks up after the fifth ring.

“Hey babe.” Tina says.

“Hey, I just needed a soft and loving voice in my ear.” Bette says smiling.

“Ah… and you called me?” Tina says grinning.

“Ha ha, very funny.” Bette says.

”I was just kidding babe. I love your voice too.” Tina says. “So, is it really that bad?” Tina asks.

“Yeah. It is. It’s gonna be long nights for a while, until we get the one who did it. It’s a matter of national security.” Bette says.

“Bette, I once saw Stefan in ComMeet. I read about the program and didn’t recognize what he was doing. I’m not accusing him or anything but. Maybe he’s done something he didn’t know he was doing?” Tina says.

“What exactly did you see him do Tina?” Bette asks, now a little more formal.

“I just got a brief look, I can’t be sure. But he was doing something with the code. He was programming something.” Tina says.

“Okay, thanks, I need to go.” Bette says.

“Bette, don’t rush to conclusions okay?” Tina says.

“I won’t. I’ll call you later, when I know more of a time I’ll be off. I love you.” Bette says.

“Okay, I’ll come home to your apartment then, after school. I love you too.” Tina says and they both smiles when they hang up. Tina walks into a class while Bette walks inside again and straight to Camilla’s office. She closes the door.