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Ray hurried to his office ignoring the incoming call from Avy for the fourth time that morning. He'd told them he would be there at nine and not to bother him before that. One morning to himself that was all he was asking for, dam was that so much to ask? As he passed Lena's office both her and Avy followed him to his. Sitting at his desk he looked at the two of them annoyed that he couldn't have just two minutes before they jumped all over him. "What?"
"We've been hacked." Avy talked with his hands.
"What the fuck are you talking about?" Ray rolled his eyes and scrubbed his hand over his face. This was the last thing he needed first thing in the morning. He paid to much money for the best equipment on the market. Both Avy and Lena were good at there jobs. No one was hacking into his office.
"Someone has downloaded all our files." Avy folded his arms as worry washed over his face. It was clear that things were as bad as it sounded.
Ray looked at his phone as it buzzed. A number he didn't recognize, he pushed ignore and sat it down. "Any idea who?" He barked at the two of them. Anything taken from the hard drives at that office could not only put the three of them away for life, it could also endanger his family. If the wrong people got a hold of this information, there would be no damage control. There would only be the trail of bodies left in the wake. His phone buzzed again. The same number as before, he answered this time. "What?" He demanded.
"Ray?" It was a voice he didn't recognize.
"Who is this?" Ray snarled. He had enough to contend with he didn't need some jackass calling him for no good reason.
It took the person a minute to respond. "I have something you want."
Ray knew immediately who was on the other end of the phone. He motioned for Lena to do a trace. "What do you want?"
"Right to the point, I like that." The man was overly cocky. He must not have seen too much on the hard drive or he would have known not to fuck with Ray. "Two million."
"No fucking way, half a million. You give me what you have and I won't end you."
The man laughed, "After what I saw? All the things that could be trouble for you and all the people around you, is that all those people are worth to you?"
"One million." He relented. "Sunset park, the bench under the large oak. My girl will meet you there. You hand her what you have, she walks away, I walk to you and give you the money. Two hours." Ray hung up the phone.
Lena walked toward the park bench and sat next to a man in a green sweat shirt wearing dark glasses. He looked at her when she sat down, after a moment took his glasses off. "Wheres my money?" The man seemed tense, fidgety. "I gave your girl the stuff wheres my money?" He scratched himself and looked around. He knew Ray had to be close.
She stood up dialing Ray. "We have a problem." That's all she had to say. Within just a minute Ray was at the bench.
Ray took the man by the neck of his shirt and lifted him to his feet. "Wheres my stuff."
"I gave it to your girl, like you told me." Sweat formed on his forehead as his voice began to crack and he began to quiver.
Ray looked at Lena. "This is my girl, who the fuck did you give it to?" His voice was forceful as he got right in the guys face.
"I d-d-don't know." The man trembled in Ray's hands.
"Well you better figure it out."
"Early twenties, brown hair, blue eyes, jeans and a gray hoody." The man whimpered as Ray dropped him.
He scanned the surrounding area, the girl couldn't have gotten far. He needed to find her before she could open that hard drive and he received another demand for money. He nodded to Lena and she walked in one direction while he walked in the other. It was chilly and the number of people with hoodies was daunting. He hurried through the park looking as he called Avy filling him in and requesting his help. When he'd made his way back around to Lena he told her to go the bus station, make sure the girl wasn't leaving town.
Avy arrived at the park and the two began at one end moving toward the other. They moved with intent, it was usually everyone else's secrets he was hurrying to cover. But this time it was his own. He would offer this girl the same thing he was going to offer the sweaty guy. Circling back around to where it all started Ray was surprised to see a woman in a gray sweat shirt sitting on the bench. He motioned to Avy and the two slowly approached the bench.
He wasn't sure this was the girl he was looking for. After all how smart could she be if she returned to the bench and just sat there waiting. Ray thought to himself for a moment. If this was the girl maybe she was smarter than he thought. Maybe she knew exactly what she was doing, returning to that bench waiting for the rightful owner to return.
Getting closer Ray saw the black velvet bag in her hands. He knew the hard drive was in that bag. He and Avy got to either side of the bench before she noticed."What do you have there?" Ray's tone was even, not imposing.
The girl looked up at Ray then at Avy. She didn't say a word. "I'm gonna need that." Ray took a step closer. The girl nodded and smiled. Making a sucking noise as she drew her lower lip between her teeth. She shoved the little bag in the pocket on the front of her shirt then folded her hands in front of her. He could see she was thinking of something, contemplating her next move.
Like lightening she jumped over the back of the bench and was running. Ray and Avy chased after her. She ran through crowds, around dog walkers in and out of little shops. They tried not to knock any one down but if they got in the way they had no trouble doing so. They had to have that hard drive, they had to catch that girl. And they weren't about to let anyone get in the way of that.
She ran into a shop and Ray ran to the back telling Avy to stay at the front. The only two exits, when she came out someone would have her. Ray stood in the ally waiting. The door swung open and she came out running. He grabbed her by the hood of her shirt pulling her back to him, her body crashing into his. With her back against his chest he wrapped his arms around her, struggling to hold her as she squirmed under his grip. Her shirt was far to large for her making it hard to hold onto her.
She reached behind her and clutched his balls in her hand, squeezing. He grunted from the pain as he took her by the arm and turned her to face him, holding her by the shoulders lifting her so her feet were off the ground as he pressed her back against the wall. "Listen..." was all he got out before she raised her foot trying to kick him in the crotch. He turned so that she kicked him in the thigh. Growling at her as she twisted both arms right out of his grip.
Just as her feet hit the ground she saw the other guy turn the corner to the ally. She knew she could fight off one of them, but she'd never get away from both of them. She knew she had to get out of there, before she could move he had a hold of her again. This time she brought her knee up and connected with his crotch sending him to his knees, then his side as he watched as she ran out of sight.
Avy reached Ray and knelt down to him. "Boss, are you okay?"
"Go, get her." Ray groaned while holding himself. Avy ran after her only to reach the end of the ally and realize the girl was gone and so were the hard drives. He shook his head as he walked back to Ray and helped him to his feet.
The following morning Ray walked down the hall toward his office. Still sore from the previous day. It had been a long while since someone got him squarely in the crotch. He stepped into Lena's office. "Anything?" He asked. She just pointed to his office. Ho looked at her questioningly before taking a step back and looking down the hall to his office. There was someone sitting on that old leather couch. Lena watched as he walked down the hall.
Walking into his office he was finally able to make out that it was a girl sitting on his couch. And not just any girl, it was the girl in the gray sweatshirt. He poured himself a drink before he sat at his desk, turning to her. He shifted in his seat thinking about how she had brought him down with one knee. He raised an eyebrow waiting for her to speak.
She held up the little black velvet bag. "We should talk." She smiled at him.
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