Chapter 4: Intentions Clear
Mick pulls up to where the GPS was coming from on Sabrina's Ford Fusion parked right behind a strip club. He looks at Beth with a raised brow, "I thought she went to pick up something for a surprise."
Beth looked over at him, "That's what the client said. Who knows maybe she was getting some dance lessons to surprise him with."
"Really is this where you learned your moves?" Remembering the countless times she had preformed a strip tease for him.
Beth grinned, "A girl's gotta have some secrets." She went over and found it was locked, "Her cell phone last pinged a couple blocks from here." She pulled out the spare key Peter had provided her with and unlocked the car.
Mick stopped just short of opening the door for Beth feeling his phone vibrate in his pocket he smiled showing Beth. Coop had just sent them a picture of Kayla playing with the boys, she was more than happy to go sit with them while they did a little work and Coop and Danielle were more than happy to watch her for a bit knowing the boys loved having someone else to play with.
Slipping his phone back in his pocket Mick opened the door for Beth and they began to look inside. Mick picked up a sexy little number sitting in a bag in the passengers seat, "Looks like you may be right."
"I told you, I could feel it. He loves her Mick and well I just got a feeling that she didn't run off."
Not finding anything of use in the car Mick and Beth shut it locking the doors back as they walked the few blocks looking for her cell phone. Mick found it on the ground under a box by the dumpster, "It's been smashed. Think Coop can get anything off of it?"
"Don't know but we can try," Beth shrugged holding open a baggie for him to drop it in to before tossing his tissue in the trash.
Beth slipped it into her purse and pulled out her phone, "Do you think we should call Carl? There should be enough to get the police involved."
Mick shook his head, "Right now they might interfere. Why don't we see what we find first?"
"Sounds good to me," Beth put her phone back in her pocket.
"I'll go inside see if I can find out if anyone knew her," Mick looked in the direction of the strip club.
Beth raised her brow at him, "I love how almost all of your cases at some point find you up at a strip club."
Mick leaned in and kissed her softly, "You know I only have eyes for one woman. Besides this is technically your case."
David walked into the Ritz wearing his dark jeans and black button up shirt with his leather jacket looking around for Mia. He was on time and didn't know if she was already there or not. He still felt bad for canceling on Candice but she had sent him a flirty text after receiving his flowers so he knew he was forgiven.
"David?" The voice came from the bar.
David turned to see her sitting one long leg crossed over the other in a slinky little number leaving most of her back bare and a slit high enough to showcase those long legs. Her hair was long and swung over her shoulder as her eyes sparkled and her lips spread wide in a smile. "Mia?"
She stood up and walked towards him her hips swaying in her 6-inch heels, "David its so good to see you." She came to a stop right in front of him wrapping her arms around him kissing his cheek leaving a smudge of lipstick. Reaching up she wiped it away with her thumb.
"Mia you look just as enchanting as always."
She did a spin for him, "It has been so long David but you, you still look delicious."
David nodded towards the bar, "So what brings you to LA?"
After David pulled her stool out for her he took the seat next to her, "I had some meetings and a few photo shoots."
David nodded, "Sounds like you have done well for yourself."
Leaning in she nudged his arm, "Why so serious? You've never been shy with me David, you've never been quite…more rough and wild."
Shaking his head he looked at her, "I haven't seen you in decades and now here you are. I'm not the same man I was last time we met."
She grinned, "I'm sure you have plenty of new things to show me up in my suite and I have some things to show you as well."
"That won't be happening Mia, I'm in a relationship."
Mia looked him over, "Really? You are in a relationship?" David nodded. "That never stopped us from having a little fun before." She stroked his thigh.
David grabbed her hand jerking it away, "Not this time. I told you I'm different. I'm in love and I plan on spending eternity with her. I came here to talk as a friend and nothing more, if you are expecting something else…"
She pulled her wrist from his grip, "I'm sorry I didn't mean to upset you. Of course I still want to catch up I can't deny I was hoping for a good roll or two in the hay such fond memories there but I can find other candidates for that part of the evening. I had no idea you had such a woman, you've never mentioned her before."
"I don't make a habit of discussing my relationship."
Mia looked to the bartender and ordered another Cosmo and David a Scotch as a peace offering, "I'd love to meet her; this girl that tamed you."
"She'd like to meet you too but I have a request. Please keep the past in the past. She knows we were more than friends in the past but I don't spend time dwelling on the past with her more focusing on the future."
Mia grinned as she sipped her drink, "I completely understand." She set her drink down and leaned forward on the bar flirting with the bartender as he refilled her drink. When she turned back to him she gave that signature smile that had made so many men crazy, "But we can still talk about the past right just the two of us?"
"Of course," David lifted his glass and clanked it to hers.
To Be Continued…
Evilous
