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Léon Belmont (the_ambassador) wrote in toujoursliberer,
@ 2008-06-03 20:27:00

Entry tags:

leon_belmont, nell_abbot, plot

Léon Belmont, Plotting
Subject: Plotting
Where: Bridge Theatre, Lower Pitt Street
Who: Léon Belmont
Warnings: TBA
Open to: Nell Abbot

Léon irritably flicked through the latest dispatches on his lap. He'd been irritable and short-tempered for days, suspicious and he was fed up with it. He didn't know what letters had been read, which had been copied or paraphrased back to the Council. He had toyed with the idea of having all of Elisamarie's correspondences opened and read, but he knew he could not do that. Not without Jacques interference, and that would bring up questions he was uncomfortable about answering.

He was irritated, annoyed, had slept badly for several nights in a row, and saw little he could do to amend the situation while saving his own neck. He needed to relax, to forget everything for the next hour or so, and hope that once calm, a situation would present itself.

The carriage stopped at the far end of Upper Bridge Street, the road sloping downwards towards the river, and Léon bid the driver not to wait. He folded the papers, tucked them into the inside pocket of his jacket, gathered up his hat, and made his way towards the Theatre, nodding to the young man on the door. "Nell is in and expecting me, I hope?" He said, glancing around the small entrance hall and ticket office.

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little_star
2008-06-03 08:02 pm UTC (link)

Nell came through the side door then, the one that lead through to the back of the theatre and the boy's rooms. He smiled widely upon seeing Léon, he'd only left his room to check the man hadn't been left waiting in the entrance hall by some inept new employee of Harry's.

"Léon" He cried, taking the man's hand. "You're later than I thought you'd be. I was starting to worry you'd been forgotten!"

He waited as the young man on the door took the Ambassador's coat and hat, hanging them on the hat-stand by the door, before he led him through the side door and back into the hallway.
"What kept you so long?"

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the_ambassador
2008-06-03 08:47 pm UTC (link)

Léon smiles slightly, allowing Nell to lead him towards the privacy of the boy's room back-stage. He did not want to discuss Elisamarie anywhere public, anywhere she might here back of it, or anywhere anyone else connected with the Council of Public Safety might have mercenary ears. "I would never forget an afternoon with you, Nell." He says, "I could not help but be late, but I hope I have not wasted any of your time. I have only just stepped out of the carriage, do not worry yourself over that."

His lips turn upwards slightly, as they step into the safety of Nell's little room. "I have had... a very bad week, Nell. And there is some trouble at the Embassy I would very much like to forget about. I was trusting you would help me?" He asks as he steps forward, one hand reaching upwards and stroking through Nell's hair, "Such a sweet, beautiful boy."

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	little_star 2008-06-03 08:50 pm UTC (link)
	"Of course," Nell said, smiling and leaning into the touch, turning his head to kiss the man's hand. "Come to bed." He settled down, patting the space besides him. "Is it about your son again? Is he being troublesome?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	the_ambassador 2008-06-03 08:57 pm UTC (link)
	Léon accepted the invitation, settling next to Nell and letting his hand rest on the boy's thigh, stroking circles through the fabric. "No, it is concerning someone else." He explained, shaking his head. "It is not a pleasant situation. I am sure you would rather not hear about it." He says, hand moving a little higher up Nell's leg. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	little_star 2008-06-03 09:12 pm UTC (link)
	Nell squirmed, reaching to pull the older man down on top of him, kissing him firmly. "Are you certain you don't want to talk? I don't mind listening." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	the_ambassador 2008-06-03 09:20 pm UTC (link)
	Léon laughed, lips brushing over Nell's and then moving to the boy's jaw, over his throat, his hands wandering, spreading the boy's legs apart and working his trousers undone, and then getting his hand inside, stroking over the velvet soft skin. "Later, Nell." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	little_star 2008-06-04 09:16 am UTC (link)
	Nell squirmed, bringing his knees up and he made a soft noise in the back of his throat. He had thought Léon was beginning to trust him, to treat him as more than a distraction from work. Obviously he'd been silly to think such a thing, that was how boy's got silly delusions in their heads. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

the_ambassador
2008-06-04 10:21 am UTC (link)

Léon seemed happier now that Nell had stopped questioning him, and pressed another kiss to the boy's throat, fingers pulling down the boy's trousers from his hips and giving himself more room, fingers stroking downwards and slowly easing in...

Afterwards, satisfied, at least physically, his body relaxed into the sheets of Nell's bed, the nagging feeling returned. He did not know what to do, and although some of the stress had now gone, what was left still irritated him. He turned onto his side, fingers moving over Nell's skin. "Is your offer of listening still open?" He asked.

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little_star
2008-06-04 10:40 am UTC (link)

Nell yawned, sticky and tired, too hot to bother with the sheets himself. He turned his head to look at Léon, wondering privately how much time they had left. He hadn't asked how long Léon had booked him for, but it probably didn't matter. Harry was hardly going to kick out the Ambassador, after all. He'd just make excuses if anyone were waiting and add the charges on to the ambassador's next bill.

"Always." He said, with a smile.

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the_ambassador
2008-06-04 10:52 am UTC (link)

The Ambassador nodded, shifting slightly to make himself more comfortable. "There is a woman at the Embassy, sent by the Council. She is meant to be working with me in returning criminals that have escaped to face justice." That was possibly the best way to phrase it, considering Nell's dislike for too much information, and for Léon's own safety.

"But of late, instead of working with me she has..." He paused, searching for the right word, "She has been making herself a nuisance. Looking through my personal papers, my accounts. She has been threatening to send details back to the Commitee." He paused, looking away from Nell to where his fingers idly drew shapes on the boy's flesh. "I have friends on the Commitee, but they would not risk their own necks to save mine, if the evidence against me was strong enough."

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little_star
2008-06-04 11:01 am UTC (link)

Nell listened quietly, waiting for Léon to finish before he said anything, wanting to be sure he understood. Often he found himself a little lost in the Ambassador's world of politics and business deals, and he didn't want to seem ill-educated although he often suspected that Léon liked that about him, that was simply in comparison.

"Evidence?" He said, "What do you mean evidence? What have you done wrong?"

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the_ambassador
2008-06-04 01:15 pm UTC (link)

"Her testimonial. The letters she has read, the accounts she has seen. She is putting her nose where it does not belong." He explains, looking back to Nell. "Not strong evidence, perhaps, by your English standards, but in Paris, such proof is enough to condemn me. I need..." He paused, not wanting to upset Nell, or upset Nell's idea of him. "I need to ensure that she can not testify against me."

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	little_star 2008-06-04 03:38 pm UTC (link)
	Nell sat up, running a head through his hair. Now this he was used to, he certainly didn't like it but Harry had done a bit of this on the side, getting rid of people who shouldn't be talking. "I...I think I could help you." He said after a pause. "Or at least Harry could." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

the_ambassador
2008-06-07 01:12 pm UTC (link)

Léon pushed himself up on his elbows, looking at the young man. "Harry Fisher?" he asked, considering the idea. He didn't want to have to involve the English if he could possibly help it, or involve more people than he had already, the more he did, the more dangerous it became.

On the other hand, Nell's suggestion could be the very answer he was looking for. "How could he help?"

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	little_star 2008-06-07 01:27 pm UTC (link)
	Nell leant on one hand, looking at Léon for a while. He would certainly not be in the position to get them into trouble. "Harry sometimes deals with problems. I don't ask any questions about it. Just one day the problem is there and then it's not." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	the_ambassador 2008-06-07 01:53 pm UTC (link)
	"I see." He pauses, considering the idea. Harry Fisher was a dangerous man, but useful, very useful. "I think I will have to speak to him on the matter." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	little_star 2008-06-07 01:59 pm UTC (link)
	Nell nodded, rolling onto his back so he didn't have to look at Léon. "I'll ask him for you, if you'd like, arrange a meeting next time you come here." He didn't like to think about what he was talking about here - threats at the least, murder at the most - and he certainly did not want to think about he himself being party to it. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	the_ambassador 2008-06-07 08:57 pm UTC (link)
	"If you would, Nell." Léon said, sitting up properly, taking the boy's movements to mean that their short time together was running out. "You are a very smart and helpful boy. You always manage to help me think more clearly. What would I do without you?" He said, smiling as he reaches for his shirt. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	little_star 2008-06-07 09:01 pm UTC (link)
	"Are you leaving?" Nell asked, brow furrowing. "Do you have somewhere you have to be?" He pulled the sheets up around himself, frowning. "I could always fetch Harry for you now, if you like." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	the_ambassador 2008-06-08 10:13 am UTC (link)
	"Now?" Sooner rather than later would be best, of course. Even now, Elisamarie might be writing to the Council, or even going through his papers again. "Now would be best." He said to Nell, fingers brushing of the boy's jaw. "Thank you, little one." He said, smiling. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

little_star
2008-06-08 10:17 am UTC (link)

Nell smiled back, blushing a little. He liked it when Léon complimented him, even if it was only to say thank you. He took the man's shirt, slipping it over his thin frame and wrapping it around his body. It was long on him, the man much larger and taller than Nell would ever grow to be.

"I'll only be a moment." He said, smiling.

He pushed the door open, stepping out into the hallway and made his way to Harry's office, knocking lightly.

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	social_climber 2008-06-08 03:31 pm UTC (link)
	Harry looked up from the papers, plans, accounts, and the re-written work of Shakespeare he planned to give to the boys to learn. He raised his eyebrow as Nell entered, mostly at the boy's attire. "What's wrong, Nell?" He asked, setting down his pen and giving Nell his full attention. "Has the Ambassador left without his clothes?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	little_star 2008-06-08 03:35 pm UTC (link)
	"No," Nell said, smiling a little at that. "I have something to ask you, Harry, on his behalf. He's waiting in my room." He took a few more steps into the room, wrapping his arms around himself. "The Ambassador is having a problem he needs taken care of, the way you take care of people sometimes. He wanted to know if you'd speak to him about it." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	social_climber 2008-06-08 05:43 pm UTC (link)
	Harry smiled slightly, "So that's why you've escaped with his shirt." He paused a moment, marking his page in the accounts page by carefully folding down a corner, and then he got to his feet. "He didn't go into details with you?" He asks the boy, hand moving over Nell's shoulders, resting there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	little_star 2008-06-08 05:45 pm UTC (link)
	Nell shook his head. "No, Harry. You know I don't like to ask. He just said he needed help and I knew where to find it, that was all." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	social_climber 2008-06-08 06:43 pm UTC (link)
	"You know how to put your hands on anything though, don't you Nell?" Harry said, teasing the boy a little more than usual. "You go and give the Ambassador his shirt, and I'll be in there in just a moment. You don't mind if we talk in your room, do you?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

little_star
2008-06-08 06:54 pm UTC (link)

"Well, we've all got contacts round here, don't we? And I don't mind if you talk in my room, Harry, probably best place for it." Nell said, smirking. He opened the door, slipping out into the hallway and ran back to his room quickly, slipping off the ambassador's shirt as he opened the door.

"Harry's coming in a moment" He said, throwing the shirt at Léon and reaching for his own left discarded on the bed. It didn't bother with trousers, Harry had seen it all before many times.

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the_ambassador
2008-06-10 09:39 am UTC (link)

Léon caught the shirt, already mostly dressed but having had to wait for the garments return. He was fastening it up when there was a knock at the door, and Mr Fisher stepped into the room.

"Ah, Mr Fisher. I am sorry to have bothered you at such short notice, but Nell informed me that you would be the best man to ask for assistance. I assume Nell has told you that I am having problems with... a particuluar member of my staff getting..." He paused, and frowned, "I believe the term is tall for their shoes?"

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social_climber
2008-06-10 09:53 am UTC (link)

"Big for their boots, Ambassador." Harry couldn't help pointing out as he pulled the chair from in front of Nell's dressing table, and sat down on it. "This servant of yours been sticking their nose where it doesn't belong, I'll assume? Knows too much?" Harry asked, and when Léon nodded, he continued. "Shouldn't be very difficult to solve your little problem then. With discretion, of course. Some sort of illness which might unfortunately leave the people in question unable to testify against you?"

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the_ambassador
2008-06-10 09:59 am UTC (link)

Léon frowned. He disliked being corrected, and even more so by a man like Harry Fisher, who, the Frenchmen was almost certain, enjoyed corrected his English.

"That is... what I require." He answered after a moment of rethinking the pimp's words. "But I need you to ensure that they are dispatched, and done so quickly and without suspicion falling on me or anyone else in the Embassy. A flu, or something similar." He suggested. He did not want the woman obviously murdered, stabbed or strangled. Part of him said that Harry Fisher was too much of a professional to make that sort of blunder, while another part of Léon warned that this man was a thug, a beast, and would have to be watched to ensure he did not make mistakes.

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social_climber
2008-06-19 08:57 am UTC (link)

Poison then. Easy enough, if the Ambassador had the money to pay for it, and Harry was certain the man did. Or rather, Harry was certain that if Léon didn't have the money himself, the French state would unwittingly be paying. "Very well, Mr Belmont, I think I have the very thing in mind. It will, of course, take some time to arrange. A week at most, I promise you." He said, leaning backwards, satisfied with the transaction so far. "Unless, of course, you need it before?" He asked, the hint clear.

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the_ambassador
2008-06-19 09:03 am UTC (link)

Léon frowned, not liking the implications in Harry's words. You want the job done quick, you pay more. Of course it needed to be done as soon as possible. In the next few days, to prevent her writing to the Committee, to prevent anyone discovering...

"Very well, Monsieur Fisher. I require the job seen to before the end of the week." He said, getting to his feet. "I shall return here tomorrow afternoon, I hope matters can be arranged by then. You will get half of the money you request then, and half when the matter has been seen to."

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