AN: Paige's Outfits from the first two chapters are on my profile. Note the chapters are set on the same day but the first outfit is what she just threw on for breakfast and the other one is her day and night outfit. So please check those out. REVIEWS MAKE ME HAPPY! (And make me update quicker *wink wink*). Get me to 10 reviews maybe?
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Chapter 3
Paige's POV
When I met him, I will admit my first thought was along the lines of "wow he is hot". He looked like a model for Ralph Lauren. Super preppy and put together. California and him seem to clash in my mind. After I process all these thoughts. I formulate a sentence.
"Hi, I'm Paige." He gives a half smile and tells me his name. Then he and Johnny go and say they are going to find Briggs. They leave before I have the chance to tell them he is out surfing. Mike is not what I expected. I thought he would fit in more with the rest of the guys in the house. We will see how he and Briggs get along. Briggs is pretty chill. He goes with the flow of what happens. Mike looks as though each of his thoughts are contemplating the rest of his life and how it will effect it. He is DC material but not Graceland material. I figure I have analyzed the situation enough and return to actual work. Bobby Moy is right now my big target. He is a big dealer of pretty much everything. But he really is a pig. I have been undercover for weeks as his "girlfriend" and all he wants to do is "other things". Nothing that involves me actually gaining leverage on the case. I will have to drop it if I continue to get no where. Which is unfortunate because he is the biggest douche ever. He kicked me out last night when I wouldn't give him some but I plan to go back tomorrow. If I go back today he might blow up on me. I hear a lot of noise from the kitchen and head in there to see Briggs, Jakes, Johnny and new guy talking. Jakes looks unpleased by new boy and Johnny looks amused. Mike looks terrified of DJ. I smirk at his obvious discomfort. Jakes leaves the room as I officially head in. Briggs is now explaining the chore wheel and is taking advantage of Mike's obliviousness by putting more chores on him. He says its a "wax on, wax off" sort of thing. I chuckle. Briggs and Mike look over at me, just noticing my presence. I head over to the fridge to look as though I had a purpose by walking into the room. I get a sandwich that is Jakes. Hopefully he won't be too mad.
"I was just explaining the chore wheel to Mikey." Briggs says. I smirk.
"Yeah, I'm sure." Briggs smiles and goes back to talking to Mike. I head upstairs and go to Lauren's room and find it empty. I hear sounds from the call room and go in. Lauren is in there talking on the Russian line. I love Lauren but she needs to drop the case. It's doing her no good. Once she puts down the phone, I approach her about it.
"Hey Lo, I know that this case is important to you because of everything they did to Donnie.." I don't even get to finish because she cuts in.
"I know, I know. Briggs has already lectured me but I'm so close to getting something on them. I know it."
"Okay but if you don't get something soon drop it. I don't want to see you getting hurt."
"I know." I leave the room after that. I know I should try to talk her out of continuing but know it's no use. That the danger of relationships in Graceland. They compromise you. Today is Friday meaning its happy hour time at the Drop. It's already 4:30 so I head downstairs only to find Mike with his gun out on Charlie who is dressed aas a junkie.
"Woah Mikey. Chill out." He looks over to me in surprise. "That's Charlie. She just has the makeup on because she is undercover."
"Oh. Sorry about that." Charlie smirks and tells him it's alright and laughs it off. She then tells me that she's going to shower and meet the rest of us at the Drop.
"What's the Drop?" Mike asks, confused.
"It's a bar that we go to every Friday and sometimes more often than that. Where are Briggs and Johnny?" I ask.
"Oh they are outside. They should be back soon." Just as he says that, the front door opens and Johnny and Briggs walk in.
"You guys going to the Drop?" I ask them.
"Yeah we are. We will meet you there soon. Why don't you start heading there with Mikey. Give you time to get to know each other." Briggs responds. I agree and Mike and I head out the door. We decide to walk so we aren't there drastically before the others.
"So Mike, tell me about yourself." He chuckles.
"Ok well I just graduated from Quantico and I was planning to go to DC but they assigned me to Graceland."
"Do you know why?"
"No. I didn't have a lot of time to ask questions."
"Oh." I respond because I don't have a lot more to say. Mike has the power to make me feel uncomfortable, which is odd because I'm normally super confident.
"So what do you tell people about yourselves around here." He asks.
"Well we all say different things. I usually pick things the other person would know nothing about."
He puts the puzzle together. "Ah so they won't ask a lot of questions. Makes sense." He smiles at me. His smile is dorky and cute. Wait Paige. Stop right there. You do not think about co workers this way. However I have a strange attraction to this guy I have known less than a day. We arrive to the Drop just as my thoughts settle. As we head in I seat us at the usual table and order myself a beer. Mike follows my lead. We continue the small talk and I keep finding myself more and more intrigued by Mike. The others finally arrive and order drinks. As I start to look around the Drop (since I have been too interested in Mike). I notice some college or older aged girls staring at Mike. One in particular stands out. I make up a nickname for her. Ms. Ivy League Princess. I'm pretty good at reading people and she looks like a girl who attends Yale and gets whatever she wants. And she looks like she wants Mike. Damn.
AN: Okay so that was short but I wanted to update. R&R and check out my profile for Paige's outfits.
