Chloe coughed and gagged.
"Why did you put charges in the hallway?"She asked Nadine angrily.
" I didn't! It must be someone else."Nadine and Chloe both grabbed their guns as they edged towards the door, trying their hardest not to gag from the dust particles floating in the air. They moved as slowly as time allowed, remembering that time was what they had very little of. Nadine opened the door.
A shadow moved on the wall towards the display shelves. It shrunk down, next to what appeared to be another shadow. Two people, probably men. Chloe pointed her gun at one of them. Nadine aimed for the other.
"Stand up if you want to live" Nadine spat.
The figure started coughing. It stood up,back to figure rose beside it, this one was not coughing,but was holding a gun. Chloe lowered her gun immediately.
"If I'd known you two would show up, I wouldn't have blown up the whole goddamn place!" The first figure turned around, no longer lowered her gun.
"You're a dirty old man, Sullivan." Chloe said as she hugged Sully. He said something, but Nadine couldn't hear it. It was probably a private joke only two thieves would get .the other figure, who now lowered his gun, made his way over to Nadine.
"Miss Ross." It said, perhaps sarcastically.
"Don't call me that." Miss Ross - Nadine - jabbed the figure with her elbow."Why is it always you Drake brothers?"
The figure, who was infact Sam, let out a short laugh. He didn't really know what to say at that accusation. It was quite awkward for the pair of them. Sam checked his watch. Nadine watched.
Suddenly remembering how little time they had, Nadine grabbed her partner and began searching the shelves. Sam soon followed.
"We gotta find it before Zarconi realizes its gone." Chloe ran to a shelf and began searching. Sully lit a cigar and joined the search.
"What, are they working with us now?" Nadine asked Chloe angrily.
"Yeah, wondering the same thing." Sam hollered from the nearby shelf.
"Not helpful." Nadine hollered back.
"Oh. I'm not helpful?Who saved your life-"
"Godammnit just shut up!You two are like 5 year olds!" Sully growled.
"Less talking, more working." Chloe added. They worked in silence, throwing priceless artifacts this way and that.(Sully slipped a few small ones in his pockets.)
"Well, this looks right," Chloe held up the small ring.
"It better be right because we don't have much time!" Nadine reminded her distracted partner."Move!"
The four of them ran for the window. Rosaline appeared in the doorway, dishelved and holding a gun.A tall muscular man, presumably her husband,stood beside her. Nadine growled, and reached for her gun. She would have succeeded in killing them if Sam hadn't grabbed her arm.
"Dont kill them at their party!" Sam shouted."Just go!"
Noticing that both Chloe and Sullivan were out of the window and running towards a car, she let out a frustrated scream and hopped out of the window. Sam followed, and they ran towards the car.
IM GETTING BETTER OK IT GETS REAL NICE IN THE THIRD CHAPTER. Im slowly improving ok
-Author