Chapter 7
He couldn't sleep. He just laid in bed next to Cover Girl and watched as she slept. Occasionally, she would stir and shift in the bed. He would wait until she calmed down, wondering what was disturbing her sleep.
Slowly his eyes drifted away from her and over to the pile of clothing on the floor next to the bed. Though the shirt and bra that she had been wearing earlier had been thrown out, he could still see them in his head. A tan shirt that was missing all the buttons and a bra that had been sliced between the cups.
"Wayne?"
Dragging his eyes from the clothes, he looks down at Cover Girl.
"Sorry. I didn't mean to wake you up," he says.
"I was having a hard time sleeping," she replies, shifting in bed.
"I don't like this," he says.
"This? As in us?" she asks, pushing herself up in bed and pulling the blankets up to cover her chest.
"No!" he answered. "I mean, I feel like there is something I should do for you."
Raising a hand, Cover Girl runs her fingers through Beach Head's short hair.
"You already are doing something," she says.
Wrapping an arm around her, Beach Head pulls her into his body. Rubbing her back, he breathes quietly as she relaxes against him and eventually falls back asleep. Shifting his eyes, Beach Head looks at the pile of clothing again.
He's dead.
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Zartan was pleased with the way things were going. While he wished that Cover Girl had stayed awake long enough for him to do more, he wasn't unhappy with what he had been able to do.
Now who should I choose next? he thinks as he looks at the remaining two pictures on the table.
In one picture, Scarlett is dressed in her normal yellow body suit and gray unitard. Taken near the GI Joe HQ, her face was half turned away from the camera, with her red hair in a pony tail. In the second picture is Lady Jaye, also taken near the Joe base, with her wearing her normal green button down shirt and brown pants.
Neither will be as easy as the first two.
Trying to figure out how he will decide on who to attack first, Zartan's eyes are drawn to the floor, where he had thrown the ripped up picture of Dr. Blackstone.
The Joes have to be investigating the first attack and they must know about the second by now.
Reaching down to the floor, Zartan picks up the ripped pieces and lays them out on the table.
The Joes are sympathetic. They would have a woman involved in the case or even leading the case. If a woman is in charge, than it would be a higher ranking woman, most likely Lady Jaye or Scarlett. I could use Blackstone to find out who's in charge and whoever it is, she will be my next target.
Liking the idea, Zartan decides how best to get near Blackstone.
