Chapter 69: Prince Of The City

The conversation got lighter after that, after they all agreed to let me handle it for now. I had no doubt that if this shit didn't work they'd ignore me and do what the fuck they wanted to anyway. No respect. Mouth was way too happy go lucky but I didn't see how she could get up to shit here so I left it alone.

I went into my office to make some calls. We were down to two days before our trip to Chicago and I needed to have all my shit together. I was finally able to reach Agent Kowalski and set up a meet. I knew he was the connecting thread, the one that needed to be burned. "Tomorrow, my place in the city." I hung up the phone feeling better before returning to the others.

"You, bed, now!" The doc had ordered her to rest and to call if she felt even a pinch in her side. She had the good sense to take her ass to bed while I grilled the other three to figure out what the hell they were up to, and what part she played in it.

I didn't hang around the kitchen too lon