December 27, 2001 - 8:58 PM - Garrison St. - Boston, Massachusetts
Jake Shaw and Alex Cross we're walking off the Red Line towards "The Sunset Room" already in their new identities.
Alex, as Alexia Dandridge, was dressed in a tight red leather skirt. She wore a fitted black tank top with black strappy high heeled shoes. A black coat kept her warm in the chilly New England air. She oozed confidence from her dark sunglasses to her walk. Jake, as Mr. Sanders was dressed in black leather pants that he had refused to wear but gave in when he saw the look on Donovan's face that told him he had no choice. Mr. Sanders pulled at the form fitting gray sweater Monica had made him wear.
"The Sunset Room" was not far from the T stop and when they entered at 9 that night music was already blaring.
"I wanna be bad with you baby, I wanna be bad with you baby.
Do you understand what I need from you?
Just let me be the girl to show you
That everything that I can be is everything that you can be"
"I'm looking for Mr. Price. He's expecting us," Jake said confidently as he sauntered up to the guy near the entrance.
"Your names?"
"Jake Sanders and Alexia Dandridge," Alex replied, as she leaned over and placed her hand on the man's forearm.
"Right this way," he replied and lead them to a back room.
"Just say the time and place cause you make me want to misbehave," echoed over the walls before they entered the room.
"Jake!" Price exclaimed. "It's been a while. Too long."
"I know, bro, what's it been 15 years?" Jake asked playing his part perfectly, and Price bought every part of it.
"So this must be Miss Alexia. Nice very nice. I think she'll fit in nicely here. Have you gotten a chance to check out the others?"
"Not yet. But I plan on doing that real soon," Jake replied, grinning and rubbing his hands together.
Alex could barely keep herself from rolling her eyes as she watched the two converse.
"So," she piped in. "When do I start?"
"How's tonight sound?" he asked, looking Alex up and down for about the tenth time in five minutes.
"Sounds great," Alex replied even though she was extremely nervous.
"Well let's see," Parker started as he opened a large binder and flipped through the pages. "You'll be with Annabelle. She's on stage right now. But actually we can watch if you want."
Jake and Alexia followed his 'cousin' through a series of hallways and finally into a rather small room. A stage was on one side and there were about eight chairs lined up across the front. Five were filled and the three filled in the remaining seats.
"I bet you didn't think that we had rooms like this here. Some of the customers don't like as many people here. Did you think we had rooms like this?" Parker asked and Alex and Jake shook their heads.
The girl entered the stage was pretty, thought not gorgeous, Jake thought. She wore a catholic school girl uniform and the song came across the room as she began dancing.
"Hey, is this thing on? Saw him dancing over there by the record machine,"
The music blasted over the room and she slowly began to unbutton the buttons on her white collared shirt to reveal a black bra.
"Knew he must of been about 17"
She slowly opened the shirt and let it slide slowly off of her shoulders.
"The beat was going strong. Playing my favorite song"
Annabelle strutted up to her customer and ran her fingers through her straight blonde hair.
"I could tell it wouldn't be long before he was with me. Yeah Baby."
Soon the skirt was off as well and closely followed by the bra.
"I could tell it wouldn't be long before he was with me. Yeah Baby."
She then slid her hand over her stomach and up her breasts, further arousing her customers.
"I love rock n roll so put another dime in the juice box baby."
Carefully, she took the man's hands and rubbed them over her breasts, much to his delight.
"I love rock n roll so come and take the time to dance with me"
The music kept playing and Annabelle Jackson continued dancing and stripping, though remaining in her black underwear. She moved her hips and rolled her body in ways Alex had no idea we're possible. The girl was obviously a master of seduction, playing on the men's every hidden desire. She could tell Jake enjoyed watching but she knew he would not let that get in the way of his professionalism.
The song ended and Miss Jackson slowly slipped back into her clothes, and slunk down towards her boss.
"Annabelle Jackson. I want you to meet Alexis Dandridge and Jake Sanders," Price introduced and the three shook hands.
Annabelle and Jake caught eyes and for a second Jake thought she wasn't the kind of girl for this type of place. Now that he could see her closer he knew that he had met her before, but couldn't place where. He would have to let Frank know about that later. It could be a problem if she was as in this organization as they had previously thought.
Annabelle Jackson was not what Alex had expected her to be. She was no blonde ditz or airhead as she anticipated the young girl would be. She was also younger than she thought. She expected Annabelle to be like some silly school girl swooning over Parker and Jake. But she wasn't. She hadn't even said anything since she entered. The look on her face was hard, unimpressed, and unforgiving. But her eyes were kind and gentle. As if her life was a large mixed up emotion.
Jake's expectations of Miss Jackson we're not met either. He had been to more than one strip joints in his time and the lap dancing she had done was nothing like what he had seen before. But he couldn't deny the fact that she knew how to please. She was young though. He would have to check into her age. She barely looked legal.
"Annabelle?" Parker, stated more than asked. "Would you mind showing Alexia around while I talk to my cousin?"
"Not at all," Annabelle faked kindness. " Follow me."
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December 30, 2001 - 10:00 PM - Ritz Carlton Hotel Room 2389 - Boston, Massachusetts
Frank, Monica and Cody watched the screens laid out in front of them intently. Cody's new technology had allowed them to view cameras installed in buttons, earrings, pins and many other things. Monica glanced from her boss to her colleague. While her supervisor maintained his normal unemotional expression, Cody did not even bother to try and hide his enjoyment at watching the girl strip.
"Why does Jake get all the good jobs?" He whined, not realizing he had said it out loud.
"Because hunny your not old enough to get into a strip club," Monica chided.
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December 27, 2001 - 10:07 PM - The Sunset Room - Boston, Massachusetts
Annabelle and Alexia walked out the door, Alex not too happy about being with the grouchy gal. As if reading her thoughts Annabelle spoke once they got outside.
"Sorry but that bastard gets on my nerves. He needs to know I'm not his bitch to do whatever he wants to. So I don't roll over and play dead for him like most of the sluts in this joint."
"Wouldn't just working here make you a slut too?" Alex asked, knowing that it would get the younger woman going.
"I don't have sex for money. So I'm not a slut. I dance. I strip. Whatever. I just do what most girls do for free," Annabelle explained. "I don't know why you're here. But I'm just about the only girl who doesn't sell my body out. You do what you want but I refuse to be sociable with any of them."
"How do you know they don't do it because they need the money?" Alexia asked, trying to further get under her skin.
"Because I make more money than they do and I keep my clothes on. Well most of them at least," she laughed.
"Well if it makes you feel any better about showing me around. I don't sell my body either."
"That's good. Then I'll consider being your friend," Annabelle stated.
"Lucky me," Alex said sarcastically. "You don't appear to have any friends anyway so why am I given the honor?"
"I keep my friends close, but I keep my enemies closer. You choose which one your going to be to me," Annabelle cooed. "But girls are bitches I don't trust most of them. Just letting you know."
"Yeah most women are bitches. You included. And I'm not taking any of your shit so quit it with the attitude little girl. Just letting you know," Alex said pressing a manicured finger against Annabelle's shirt. God she was good at playing her part, Alex thought proudly to herself.
"You'll take my shit legs or I'll kick your pretty little ass back to where ever the hell you came from. You don't like my shit then leave because I'm not taking yours," as she said it she pushed Alex's finger off her chest. "If I was giving you attitude then you'd know it. So unless you have any idea about anything that I am. Don't bother trying to figure me out."
With that she turned and stormed away, not allowing Alex to say anything back to her. Definitely not a ditzy blonde, Alex thought while trying to find her way back to the room Jake and Parker were in.
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December 30, 2001 - 12:29 PM - Ritz Carlton Hotel Room 2389 - Boston, Massachusetts
"Who does she think she is?" Monica asked from a nearby van with Cody and Donovan.
"I used to go to school with a girl like that. She just flipped out when you said anything to her. It was quite annoying," Cody confided.
"Yeah and I'm sure you didn't make any comments to lead her to do things like that," Monica joked.
"Me? I'm offended Monica," Cody laughed.
"Would you two stop fooling around for five minutes so I can listen to this conversation?" Donovan asked annoyed.
Donovan did not like Price at all. Frank didn't like keeping information from his team but he felt that right now it was important. If Jake or Alex knew then they wouldn't be going after what they were supposed to be going after. He also wanted Monica and Cody to try and figure it out themselves. Of course if he thought that keeping this information would be in anyway detrimental to anyone on his team he would give them the information in a heartbeat. For now though, he was glad they didn't know.
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Alex knocked on the door not sure of what to do.
"Who is it?" Parker asked annoyance in his voice.
"It's Alexia," Alex said flatly.
The door swung open and Jake pulled her in by the arm.
"Where'd your tour guide go?" he asked annoyed.
"She got mad and stormed off," Alex admitted and shrugged her shoulders.
"Well did she show you around a little?" Parker asked and both agents knew Annabelle was in for it.
"Yeah," Alex lied.
"Ok, then I guess you can just come in tomorrow. Ok? Jake you do what we discussed ok"?"
Jake nodded and they walked out of the room and Parker headed back towards his large office.
"Why don't you walk around a bit check things out and I'll try and find her. Where'd she go?" Jake asked and Alex pointed the opposite end of the hallway where Parker's office is.
Alex glanced around. Not many people we're left in the club. They had been there longer than they had thought. A few girls we're dancing on the main stage with their tops off. She got glances from the body guards, checking out the new meat she assumed. She ended back near Parker's office and decided to give it a whirl. She knocked and hoped he was alone.
"Yes?" he asked.
"It's Alexia. Can I come in?"
"Yeah sure," he replied and walked over to open the door for her. "What's the problem?"
"Oh No problem. I was just curious. About you," Alex said as she leaned, seductively over his desk.
"And what would you like to know, Miss Dandridge," he asked as he obviously checked out her cleavage.
"I want to know what made you such a selfless man Mr. Parker," Alex said in a low voice.
"What do you mean?"
"You spend your life fulfilling the needs of other men," Alex said as she walked over to Price's side of the desk. She sat on the desk and placed a hand on his thigh. "I want to know who pleases you."
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Well heres chapter numero dos! Thanks for the reviews -
Deana - Dont worry there will be some Donovan action for you and others who enjoy it as well! And just because of your review I added a little more Donovan in this chapter that wasn't there before too!
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Lionpaws - Sorry for the tease Sandra! But I wanted to fiddle a little more with the other parts before I posted more! But heres more! Ad there will be more soon too dont worry!
Well hope you all enjoy this chapter and PLEASE r + r! Thanks!
-Ginger-