Chapter 4

“Don’t you watch where you are” I stop myself halfway. I notice a woman, blond hair wearing a floral printed two piece, arms full of books she’s trying to hold on to.

“Rebecca!, oh shit this is so clumsy of me, my mind is preoccupied”. I kneel to pick up the scattered papers.

“And you are?” She squints her eyes still hugging the books to her chest.

“The guy? From the bar? The other night?” I hand her the papers watching her closely.

“Ohhh, yes, the hot man from the bar, how could I forget” she winks.

She thinks I am hot? I slide my hands in my pocket.

“How did the tequila treat you the next morning, did you find your excitement ?”

She laughs. “Okay, tease me now, it’s allowed”

“What is a fine lady like you doing around here and with all these” I say pointing to the books on chest.

“Nothing really” her eyes glance from behind me to her surrounding making me to turn around for a brief moment. I am dropping this off for someone, my father actually”

“Oh well, daddy’s girl I presume”

“Errr, I wouldn’t say that, how about you, what are you doing here”

“Business” I lean slightly closer. “I never quite got your number you know. What do you say we hang out. I mean it’s not a coincidence I see you here again”

“Coincidence, I don’t believe in that” she arcs a brow.

“I believe in destiny” I shrug.

She laughs “Yeah, sure when?” She says adjusting the books on her hand.

“How about tonight?”

“Tonight’s not good, tommorow?”

“Fine by me”I smirk. “The number?” She calls it out while I punch it into my dial. “Take care beautiful”

She walks past me glancing over her shoulders “try not to bump into anyone else, stranger”

I watch her go, a smile across my face. Rebecca, something about you I just can’t seem to pin.

Back in my office. Miguel is sitting on top of my desk, legs crossed and I stand my the large window in my office enjoying the view while we talk to the lawyer.

“So what you are saying here is” Miguel gets down from the desk “we have to wait for this man, err mr shit face to reach a certain amount of debts, loans and that would make him loose some kind of control from his company?”

“Yes, exactly what I mean”

“Well, how longs that gonna take?”

“I can’t say for certain sir, but with the look of things on this record seems he really trusts Mt Donald and has left everything to him, lavishly spending it shouldn’t take much longer if everything goes well”

“Can’t we speed things up?, we don’t have time” he gestures with his hand.

“Well-“

“Mike, that’s okay” I say turning to them. “You may go now, thank you, we trust in your process hundred percent” I give him a hand shake and he stands to leave.

Mike gives him a playful bow as he leaves. “His afraid of me” he laughs.

I roll my eyes. “We are almost there Miguel”

He walks over to my chair, seats down and crosses his legs over the table. Leans back and places his hand beneath his head.

“So when everything is done what next? I get to send my men yeah”

“Of course, we have to be strategic, don’t want you going to jail. More like a hit and run”

“Yess” he says it in such a way to expose his teeth. “They are so ready, that man huh. Had hurt a whole lot of people. A lot of people want him down. Can’t believe our parents worked for him”

I pause. “Has it ever occurred to you though, that maybe, just maybe our parents had done some dirty work for him? I mean if you work for someone you know their secrets”

“Man, that’s none of my business. All I know is, he cheated my parents, they collected their money back and he got them killed. What’s there not to understand” he sits up. “You are too soft brother. That’s what I don’t like about you. Your hearts to soft.” He walks over to me and pats me on my shoulder “Don’t worry, that’s why I am here. To handle the dirty work”

I sigh. “I met a girl” I say changing the subject.

“Ooouuu. The last time you said you met shirk that didn’t end well if I remember” he smirks

“Stop bringing that up man, what’s wrong with you”

“Sorry bro, just pulling your legs” he chuckles

“Don’t let me even get started with Rachel” Rachel was his ex girlfriend. Part of his gang. She woke up one morning took his money and the next thing she’s in another country with another man. Miguel didn’t consider going after her. But I had never seen him more in love.

“Bro” he grins, “don’t get me started with that witch, she took everything but my boxers”

I laugh. “And you weren’t even wearing boxers”

We both laugh.

“So this girl” he wiggles his shoulders “Tell me about her”

I walk over to my chair, relax in it and spin a little. Looking at the ceiling “she’s different..”

“She’s bold, flirty, Got this vibe, she’s just not like others I have met. We met at a bar of all places man”

He whistles. “Sounds dangerous, what’s her name”

“Rebecca. What’s more, I seem to be bumping into her everywhere, saw her around here today”

Miguel chuckles. “Did she say what she was doing around here?”

“Said she had business. Something about dropping something off for her father”

Miguel straightens. “Her father? You ask who that was?”

I shake my head. “Didn’t seem important”

He shrugs. “You might want to know, a girl that smooth? You might be talking to the Presidents daughter for all I know” he jokes

I glare at him. “Not telling you anything more”

“Man” he says with a wide grin.

I replay Rebecca’s smile in my head, the way she looked at me. “I need a drink”

It’s late. Miguel had left an hour ago. I get into my car and turn on the ignition. The engine makes a sound as I drive out of the parking lot. I drive slowly around the cub and take a u turn, and then I notice the car.

An AMG Mercedes Benz is tailing me.