"How about a partnership?"
"You got enough money to do that?" He knows I do.
"Yes, I do and you know it. I can bring you a lot of American businesses, including the military. First, I need to know how it's going with Ana's case. She hasn't really talked to me much. You never responded to my text message last month."
"Ana seems to be up to something, she's at your Grandmother's place working on it. She appears to feel the tails on her, but Jonathon has also put a tail on her. My gut says something is up. We've doubled the surveillance on her and I'm personally keeping an eye on both of them for you."
"Mine too. How is he?"
"Like hell, please call him soon. He's taking a couple of days to do some research he said would take him some time."
"I need to get this all figured out. I'm talking to both of my bosses today. I'll have my solicitor get into contact with you so we can start drawing up the papers. Please keep this between us."
"Only for a little bit, Maya. I can't lie to him."
"Okay, goodbye, Joshua." I hang up and head out to thestation. I'll tell Derek tonight, I hope he doesn't get upset with me. Maybe he'll come with me. I don't know how Greg will take it.
"Derek, we need to talk."
My day went as I thought it would. Both my bosses tried to stop me, but with everything going on, they expected it.
"What’s up, sexy?"
"I'm moving to London. I can't be away from him anymore. He is my life. If being with him puts him in danger, I'll be there to get between him and that bullet."
"Then I guess it's time for me to leave too."
"What?"
"After this December, I decided I'm tired of living in the past. I will put myself in front of any bullet you try to jump in front of. I'm going with you."
"You know I love you, right?"
"Yeah, I know, sexy. I love you too."
The rest of the evening we make plans for hopefully a bright future.
I still haven't been able to talk to Greg because he's in Europe on an assignment. I head to bed, finally feeling like this pain will end and my life will start again. The attack showed me that no matter if I'm with him or not, he'll be in danger. At least with me at his side, we have a chance. I want to call Ana in the morning, instead, as I start to fall asleep, I receive an email from her.
To: marron_krav
From: Analovesmaya_preston
Maya,
Please pick me up at BA2329 in City of Brotherly Love, March 4. Don't tell anyone.
Love you,
A
PS he misses you!
Okay, this is seriously cryptic. Oh well, she's my best friend and I told her I'd be there. She hasn't used the cell phone ever.
The next morning I call out sick for work. I grab a go bag from my closet, along with two burner phones. I open my gun safe and pull out two different calibers of Sigs, my two service weapons, and several knives. Out of the closet, I pull my SR-25 and plenty of ammo for them all. Yep, I'm that paranoid girl.
After the shooting at Duncan and Joshua's building, and both of the attacks, I’ve made sure I always carry a piece on me, but today I feel the tension in the air around me. I'm fully decked out in tactical pants with my shit-kicking steel-toe boots, a body-hugging sports bra, Henley T-shirt, and a hoodie. I slip my knife into the holster on my boot. I put on my belt with the double sheath for two of my throwing knives. I load it up. I clip on my holster for the twin punch knives and look at myself in the mirror. Yep, I'm almost ready. I braid my hair and twist that into a bun at the back of my neck. Now, I'm ready.
