They remained in the parking lot for 5 longer minutes.
The time was spent arguing on where was best for them to continue their date at and seemed like forever to Johnny Black.
Charlie insisted they found somewhere else and that she’d be responsible for it but Maddox Black told her that she had done enough.
Eventually, she gave in to him and they walked to where his car was packed- Maddox very relieved and Charlie still a bit upset that things hadn’t gone her way.
Maddox Black held the door open for a grumbling Charlie and he had to hold himself back from mimicking the way she held the door open for him so dramatically on his first date.
Charlie knew he was had some dough but he didn’t look like the type to drive a Tesla.
When she made a comment on his car being the latest Tesla model, he mockingly said.
“Well, anything for the environment-or something.”
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Jake walked towards the hidden entrance to the club and tried to make looking drunk as natural as possible. He wasn’t so good at acting but he made sure he put his heart into it. Jake was already used to acting as the decoy in their operations, sometimes Charlie and rarely William. At the entrance, he noticed that there were two hefty looking guys dressed in black. As he saw a car pull up, he decreased his pace and observed the way the bodyguards attended to the men. Was there some sort of dress code?The theme to this party had to be depressing. He wished he had dressed more properly, maybe then he could sneak in unnoticed.Alright Jake, it game time.Act natural…from the side of his eyes he caught sight of their car and figured William must be having so much fun watching him play the drunk dumb fool.“Lights. Camera,Action.” Wobbly steps, he took another sip from his bottle and staggered towards the entrance. As he got closer , they looked up stared him dead in the eyes and
When Jake got into the club, he was met with loud music, flashing light and drunk dancing people. He winced, he could already feel the migraine coming.Jake wasn’t at all a big fan of busy places. He made sure to avoid parties and crowded public places especially because of the anxiety that it caused him. The time he spent in the club waiting for William to come meet up with him felt like eternity.He wished he’d come with earplugs but he needed his eyes and ears so he would suffer though this. His first impulse was to get a drink but he had to stop himself because he would be driving William home soon…he couldn’t afford to take a shot with his low tolerance for alcohol. After a few painful minutes, William came in and they both updated each other on the situation of things. Jake told William that he would most likely be able to go in if they thought he was a client, and walking in just like that wasn’t going to be an option. but William told him that since they weren’t going t
Charlie was trying her best not to loose her cool. She had barely walked into the office when Jake and Will called for an emergency meeting at her office.Charlie thought it was kind of ironic that they were always holding emergency in her office even when she didn’t call any of them, wasn’t the team leader and had the office that was furthest from the entrance. “Yup, and in regulated quantities with a handbook with health effects, negative side effects, directions for usage e.t.c.”William replied.“Wow! I feel played, why were they being so suspicious about it If it was so legal and regulated.”“Seems like it’s the chain for the elites and popular so it has to be discrete” Jake answered.“Fuck! Thought we were really onto something.” Jake and William were a little surprised that she was reacting so angrily.They figured she must’ve been upset about something else. While she continued expressing her displeasure at how things had turned out, Jake and William linked eyes over her he
When Jake and William left Charlie’s office, they suspected that the reason she was so grumpy was most likely boy problems and also their disappointing trip to that strange club. Maybe her date with that guy she kept hanging out with didn’t go well they mused. While Jake was preparing for his ride down with William, he knew Charlie would show up because she didn’t let her personal life’s mess with her work.She was most likely to let her work mess with her personal life. When it was time to go pay a visit to Lulu, they were walking towards the car when Charlie appeared from the entrance to their office. Jake shook his head when he heard William mutter under his breath “Yes! I’m off the hook.”“If you hated being out in public so much, you shouldn’t have taken this job.”Jake replied.“I needed money to feed my wife and kids.”William replied.“Will, you hadn’t even met your wife when you took this job and you do not have any kids.” Jake said.William faked a gasp and widened his
Jake and Charlie made their way into the trailer to meet with Lulu. When they got in, she stood up briefly to welcome them into her home.The place betrayed last minute efforts to put things in order, but it was a good thing that she at least thought of what guests thought of her home- when she wasn’t high. Lulu’s hair looked like it hadn’t been washed in weeks, Charlie suspected that the funny smell that seemed to linger on in the room came from Lulu. She sat back down into her recliner after offering them a seat in the two of the rickety chairs in her room. Charlie noticed that she had been knitting and was a little surprised.But it’s ok for drug addicts to have a hobby she thought.“Hi, I’m agent Spencer and this is agent Brown.” Jake said when they had sat down.“I’m Lulu, nice to meet you.”“It’s a fine bunch of rascals you got there Lulu.” Jake said after they had sat down.“Those kids are the only reason I feel the need to go on with my life, they’re my gift from the heave
Johnny Maddox was not happy at all and everyone around him knew it.It seemed like the past few days things just kept getting out of hand and spinning out of his control.That was not good.Everything had to be in his control because he was in charge, always in charge. Bryan had told him that things at the stash went a bit off. A client’s order had been handled carelessly and he was not happy about it. The people in charge of client’s delivery for some reason thought that they had properly handled the order and delivered it to the right person. Bryan had to remedy the situation and deliver another order this time personally. That resulted in a loss. Johnny did not like losses especially from incompetent folks. Bryan seemed to think that they had been compromised and someone either came snooping or stealing. As for the people in charge of handling his client’s orders, he decided to let them off with a warning. “What did you say?” Bryan asked in disbelief. It was unheard for th
On the way to Jeremy’s house, Charlie texted William to tell him the update so far. He seemed hopeful on the lead to find Joel. Then he told them that they had better brought something reasonable from their trip to the two locations because Harroway had already called to ask for updates on the Diane Wilson case. “Harroway needs to chill, it’s not even being a week.” Charlie said.“Well Harroway doesn’t have a week, and neither do I. The earlier we solve this one, the earlier we can get on with something else.”Jake said.“Now that’s the attitude we need in the FBI.” Charlie rolled her eyes.“The two of you can rush things, but I know slow and steady wins the race.”“Slow and steady? People are dying Kim.”Jake said and they both laughed.“What’s funny?” William asked.“People are actually dying, is the joke that called her Kim instead of Charlie?”“Yup.” Jake replied and glanced sideways at Charlie.Apart from the fact that explaining a joke automatically makes it less funny, they
As Jake sat on the other side of the room , opposite Jeremy he couldn’t stop thinking that there was something odd about him although he couldn’t quite place his finger on it. He and Charlie were engaged in a conversation and his responses seemed calculated like he put a lot of thought into every word that he said which was only normal when talking to the feds. Judging from his line of work, he must have had some experience with this sort of thing. He hadn’t even mentioned that Diane used to work with them or what he did for work even though Charlie tried to trap him into giving those details.Smart guy!They had waited for about thirty minutes before Joel Peters walked into the room. The resemblance was uncanny and it looked like they made deliberate efforts to look so alike it was almost scary. They had the same hair cut and their beards shaved in the same neat fashion. Even their outfits today was identical which Charlie thought was unnecessary. They were in their late twen