Meade, Maryland 0800 a.m.
Xander walked down to the room they had given to Sage holding onto a tray with food. Gibbons thought it would be better Xander would wake her out of fear that she would hurt someone in her jet lag state. Xander couldn't actually say that he didn't mind, this new girl was already interesting and the fact that her looks was just as interesting and he was going to have a good time getting to know this new girl. When he got to her door he gently knocked on the door only to not get an answer.
Xander tried again but still didn't get an answer. He put his ear to the door to try to hear if there was any indication that she was there.
"Hey it's Xander, the old man wanted me to come check on you, you in there," he said through the door. "Alright I warned you," he said opening the door. He had expected to see in some little pajamas, maybe a nighty , some cute little ducky pajamas like other women but Xander was surprised to walk in her room to see her in nothing but some green boy shorts. Besides that her entire back decorated with a large koi fish and rushing water and her long thick legs were visible to him. She was hugging on a pillow so he could not see her front sadly. Xander quiety put the tray of food on the counter and stood there looking at the colorful art on her back.
"You need something Xander," she suddenly asked making him chuckle and rub his chin. Sage turned her head so she could see him and covered her mouth to give a short yawn before brushing her hair out her face. She pointed to a corner of the room. "Could you hand me my shirt," she asked. He looked and saw she was pointing to a chair with with a black shirt on it.
"Had a rough night last night," he asked tossing her the shirt. She raised her upper body and stretching with her back towards him, making him bite his bottom lip as he watched her put the t-shirt on. "Not to shy are you".
"Xander with your reputation no girl needs to be shy, there's no point," she said putting her hair in a ponytail, letting the curls fall down her back. She walked over to the counter where she saw the food but was blocked by Xander's large body.
"And what kind of reputation would that be," he asked looking down at her. Sage huffed, she didn't have time to deal with some playboys ego, especially not one like Xander. He may be cute but she wasn't about to turn into some side piece for anyone. She looked at the tall man and slowly walked until she was chest to chest and grabbing his belt and tugging him closer to her.
"You think you're cute huh Xander," she put her other hand around the sleeve of his wife beater and pulled him alil closer. Xander had a small smile on his face and put his hands on her waist lacing his fingers together. "But you know what"?
"What," He asked her. Sage glided her hand up Xander's chest before grabbing onto the the strap of his wifebeater and braced her bare feet on the ground before flipping over her shoulder and onto the bed before he fell off to the side of the bed falling to the floor. Sage walked over to the one of her bags and took out a pair of sweatpants. Xander got on his knees and leaned on the bed just in enough to to see her raised her legs to put her pants on.
"You know, you gotta work on how you approach people," he said standing up from the floor. Sage grabbed the bagel from the tray of food on her desk and spread the cream cheese on the side and took a bite out of it.
"Awww did I hurt your feeling , I'm sorry," she said walking out the door with the tray of food in her hand. Xander rushed out the room behind her and walked next to her.
"You know you're gonna have to be a little nicer to me, we are going to be working together," he said as they turned a corner.
"That's true so that definitely means that I need to be keeping you on your toes, last thing I need is you getting me killed," she said walking down the stairs to where she saw Gibbons standing with different people but shooing them away where he saw Sage and Zander.
"Well good morning kids, you ready to put class in session," he asked. Sage sat down in an open chair and sat her feet on the desk as she poured syrup on her pancakes.
"Let's do it," she said. Gibbons signaled for someone to put something on the screen and a large number of images on the screen until a image of a caramel skinned man with with a low haircut with designs on the side and a goatee. He had somewhat of a rough look to him.
"This is Solomon Williams, he's pretty much king in Jamaica, he took up his old man's work after he was diagnosed with lung cancer three years ago and he's done a good job. Drugs, human trafficking, you name it he does it," Gibbons explained.
"So what's this guy done so bad that he has the NSA looking into him," Sage asked dipping her bacon in syrup.
"Two weeks ago, he was in Japan for business and it just so happens that one of our labs were broken into and a number of biological weapons were stolen," Gibbons said pressing a button and showing a number of weapons.
"And why would the government need weapons like that," Xander asked taking a piece of bacon and eating it off Sage's plate, getting a dirty look from her.
"Government has to go over every option when it comes to the safety of the country," Gibbons said looking at the two.
"Sure, if that just means killing the innocent to but oh well, so what we just got to go in and get these weapons, easy enough," Sage said drinking her tea.
"Something like that, Solomon is inviting all the major crime lords in the world to auction off the weapons to the highest bidder," Gibbons said showing multiple pictures of criminals. Sage and Xander both looked at each other before looking over at Gibbons.
"So you're trying to tell us that not only is this dude the kingpin but he's gonna sell off weapons that could knock off a whole bunch of people but he's gonna be selling them to the world's largest thugs," Xander asked.
"There goes the free world," Sage said putting the finished tray of food down and leaning her elbows on her knees.
"Pretty much, one of these assholes decide he's bored or high off his asshole and he could kill a whole country," Gibbons said. "We want you two to go in and infiltrate and receive the weapons. I also want you Ms. Riviera to get as much info on these guys, account numbers, business partners, I want to know where these assholes shit in the morning," Gibbons said.
"A little too much info but ok," Sage muttered, getting a nudge from Xander.
"We're going to be sending you in as a married couple, you'll get a house on the island that we've been building and is already in both of your names," Gibbons said showing pictures of a large mansion on top of a large hill overlooking the ocean.
"Wow and here I thought marriage never gets you anything," Sage said getting up to stand next Gibbons. He turned around and looked over at the sitting Xander.
"You two are going to keep a low cover, get to know Solomon and his people and find those weapons before he sells those things off, got it and Sage I want you to get to know his wife," Gibbons asked. Gibbons pulled up some picture of a blonde woman with blue eyes and a noticeably fake rack. Sage made a somewhat bored look on her face and sighed.
"So I have to make nice with the barbie," she said
"She's the daughter of a crime lord and part of a vital piece to his plane since it was her father's men who were with Solomon in Japan, so yea make friendly with her," Gibbons said. Sage rolled her eyes and scoffed.
"I've always wanted to go to Jamaica, so when we leave," Xander asked.
"You'll be boarding a plane in two hours," Gibbons said.
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On a plane 01300 p.m
Xander and Sage sat on the plane heading towards Jamaica. Gibbons was nice enough, if you could call it that and gave Sage a new laptop with all of the missions information and a new phone. Sage felt bad though, her she was again running off and not even getting to say goodbye to her grandmother.
"Hey so what's our story gonna be," Xander asked her. Sage looked up from the information she was looking at and took off her headphones to hear him better.
"What are you talking about," she asked. Xander laughed at the annoyed look on her face and leaned back in his chair.
"Every married couple gotta have a story, some shit for the wife to go one and on about," he said. Sage laughed hearing this and brushed her bangs out of her face.
"Sorry but not this one, I say we just go with the old 'meet in the bar' but and call it a day," she said.
"Aww that's boring".
"Really then what did you have in your mind, maybe that you stole me from a old boyfriend"?
"Yea that works". Sage laughed and smiled at Xander as she raised her legs under her in the chair. Xander took a look in her tight jeans and noticed how thick but toned they looked. This wasn't gonna be that bad he thought to himself, he got to go to a beautiful island with a beautiful girl how could it really go bad.
"You know if you take a picture it'll last longer," Sage said not looking up from her laptop. Xander chuckled at the comment.
"Hey what's your story anyway, I know what scarface said in there but what's really up," he asked.
"Well he left out my crackhead mom who left me as a baby and disappearing act father, who I've never met myself if that's what you mean".
"Oh, listen sorry I-".
"Yea I know you didn't know, don't worry about it".
"Oh I almost forgot". Xander took something out on his pocket and walked over to Sage and grabbed her hand off of the keyboard. Sage was about to say something but was shocked to see Xander pull out a big 10kt diamond with a haloband out of his pocket and slipped the ring on her right hand's ring finger. Sage pulled her hand back and slowly turned her hand to look at the big rock.
"Man I think I could knock myself out with this thing," she said looking back at him.
"Yeah Gibbons was trying to get you this small tiny one but if we're gonna be with the big guys, might as well look the part," he said kneeling down in front of her. Sage tilted her head to the side and slightly narrowed her eyes. What was he trying to get at. "What"?
"What's your game X, what do you want," she asked. Xander blew his breath out through his nose and stood up slightly to be face to face with her as he held onto the armrest of the chair to trap her in.
"No game, just trying to figure you out," he said. Sage smiled and put her pointing finger on his head and pushed him back away from her.
"Well figure me out from over there, I'm going to sleep," she said collecting her things and walking further into the plane to lay down on one of the beds. Xander shrugged his shoulders and walked back to his seat. Sage looked over her seat rest and looked at Xander's retreating form. Damn, she thought as she looked at his butt while he walked away. She smacked herself on her head and shook her head no. She may have been giving in a little to the charm that is Xander but she was going to let herself be drawn in his bed, no matter how good looking he was, or that fact that his tattoos were sexing, or the fact that he had a body built like a bull. Sage knocked herself out of her thoughts, she was not helping the situation.
She just needed to do this one mission and then head home to her grandmother, well if Gibbons would actually let her go that is.
