Chapter 2

Car Entering Scarsdale, NY

"Wow, whatever I gave you was pretty strong stuff, you're as out of it as you were before I brought you back to the land of the living!"

The driver of the car chuckled to himself as he glanced at the back seat.

"I should check in with the guys, make sure everything's going smoothly, Faking a funeral is no easy job, but I got my best men covering it. My guy Ian's a genius at these types of things."

"You had lots of family back there, you. It took me forever to get you outta there unnoticed. You're lucky you're so pretty otherwise I wouldn't be going through all this. But we're gonna have a nice life together. You're gonna make one hell of an agent. Much better than the last girl I was with. You got the whole edge thing down, plus beauty and brains. Me and you are gonna go places kid. Our next heist is gonna go like clockwork. I'll show ya the ropes first but you'll catch on quick enough. We'll make more dough than any other team on the East Coast."

"You know now that I think about it, I should probably give you a name, I couldn't get to your file fast enough at the hospital. It's probably better though; a new life deserves a new name. Wow, it sure is pretty up here, all the fog covering the trees. Hey, I got it. I'll call you, Misty! Yeah, you look like a Misty, that okay little lady? We'll be Misty and Kevin, the best mob team Boss has ever seen!"

Kevin Sturgess seemed proud of himself. After years of faking his own death to get a stubborn P.I off his tail and hiding in a jungle hut in Thailand, he returned with a bang by managing to keep a botched mission from ending in utter disaster,. He still couldn't believe the appointed Satin Slayer was capable of that major a mistake, of nearly bumping off the wrong girl, a non Fusion girl, and one as wise and beautiful as Misty. At the same time he also saved a life. He didn't do that too often and took pride in his accomplishment. Kevin didn't think that after Di Henry he'd be able to find another partner in crime that was as talented and gorgeous as her, until Misty fell into his lap.

"Huh? Where am I? Who are..., Oh my head." Misty said groggily.

"Hey beautiful. Yeah you've been out since I found you. But don't worry; I'll take care of you"

Kevin already had a plan for dealing with the important conversation about to take place. Countless, but crucial lies were about to roll effortlessly off his tongue.

"Who are you? No wait, who am I?" Misty stared at her surroundings in total confusion.

"Yeah I should probably introduce myself here, the name's Kevin. I kind of saved your life. I found you back in New York and you looked kind of lost. I pulled up to see if you needed directions and you passed out right outside of my car. I took you to the hospital but they said you probably just had one drink too many. They kept you for observation last night and I tried to make some calls, to see if you had family or something but you didn't have a phone, wallet, I.D, nothing. I called the cops and they reported no missing woman with your description. When they released you this morning I could see you probably had no place to go, so I figured I'd take you up to my place to crash. Do you remember anything that happened to you last night?"

"No nothing. I mean I can't even tell you my name right now. You say you found me in New York?"

"Yup, just a beautiful girl walking the streets, but you looked like you got drugged or something. You say you have no idea what happened, or who you even are?"

"No, Oh my God. I can't even... God, I'm so, so sorry, oh my God!"

Misty was practically hyperventilating out of fear but also disbelief that that handsome man stopping the car was capable of doing such a selfless thing by taking her in, a woman who didn't even know her own name.

"Now you just calm down back there sweetheart. No, now stop the waterworks back there. Don't get all misty eyed on me. Relax. You found a friend here. Kevin will look out for you. See look we're here already."

Kevin said as he opened the car door.

"This is your house! Oh it's so beautiful. No, I can't stay here. No, this is incredibly kind of you but, I can't... No, I'll call a cab and get back to wherever I came from. No I can't do this to you... Kevin. It's Kevin right, yeah, no I just gotta go. Just take me..."

Misty tried her hardest to get the words out and protest, but out of sheer exhaustion surrendered to peaceful unconsciousness in the gorgeous man's arms.