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Ok Shippers, we're really on our way to some serious Charah goodness. But first we need to take care of some unfinished business. Thanks to Natty for the excellent beta. And thanks to BrickRoad for being the sounding board. You can thank her for the favorable treatment of Bryce.
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God's Gift to Women
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When Bryce came back up the stairs after meeting with Chuck, Becky was waiting for him. Bryce walked up to her and put on his most boyish smile.
"Well, Miss Ivan," Bryce said as he stuck out his hand. "Congratulations. You are about to become a very wealthy lady. Could I please call you Becky?"
"Of course," said Becky with a dazzling smile of her own as she took Bryce's hand. "I take it that your tests went well."
"It went incredibly well," said Bryce as he continued to hold Becky's hand. "Let me apologize for my rude behavior earlier. We've been disappointed so many times in the past when we thought we were going to get the intersect."
"I understand." Becky said as she continued her smile and made no effort to withdraw her hand.
"You're quite an amazing woman, Becky." Bryce said softly as he gently grabbed Becky's hand in both of his. "Smart, aggressive, wealthy, and incredibly beautiful. That's quite a package."
"Thank you," said Becky. A slight blush came to her face but she continued to look Bryce in the eye.
"Have you ever considered joining Fulcrum?" Bryce asked. "It's not often we come across such an amazing talent."
"Thanks," said Becky. "I'm thinking that I might retire now that I'm rich. But the offer is very flattering."
"I'd love to get to know you a little better." Bryce whispered with a grin. "About being rich; do you think that maybe we could go get a drink somewhere and talk about our bid? I want to make sure that you're aware of just how much we want this merchandise."
"Are you sure that you want to talk about money?" Becky said with a sly smile. "Or something else?"
"Why don't we start with money?" Bryce whispered softly as he leaned in to speak directly into Becky's ear. "Then maybe we'll see what happens. I have to warn you. I'm not going to be held accountable for my actions."
"What specifically do you have in mind?" Becky said as the smile turned into a silly grin.
"It depends on what you mean by specifically." Bryce said with a definite twinkle in his eye. "How about you drive me back to my car? I'll put the hood on my head and think of some more specifics on the way. I'm sure you'll be impressed."
"You're pretty confident." said Becky with a laugh. "Aren't you?"
"Life is too short, Becky." Bryce said softly. "Especially in our line of work. I've learned that when I see something that I want, I go for it. Don't you agree?"
Becky looked at Bryce for a long moment trying to make up her mind. Bryce kept his eyes fixed on Becky's. His expression didn't change from the boyish smile. Becky was obviously weighing in her mind the risks versus what she desired. Bryce could almost see the wheels turning in her eyes. Finally desire had won out.
Fine," Becky finally said with sigh. "Give me a minute to let the guys know."
Becky walked over to where Jimmy was sitting in the living room. He and most of the other men were watching Sports Center.
"I'm going to take him back." Becky said. "He wants to talk about his bid."
"He doesn't want to talk." Jimmy said sarcastically without averting his gaze from the television. "Everybody in the room knows what he wants. There will be plenty of time to get laid after we're rich."
"Come on, Jimmy," Becky said with the hint of distain in her voice. "You're not going to start getting jealous on me now, are you?"
"You know better than that." Jimmy said while turning his head slightly to look at Becky for the first time. "Go have your fun. Just don't lose focus. There's too much at stake here."
"Make sure that nothing happens to our prize." Becky said as she turned to walk away. "I should be back in a couple of hours."
"You might want to consider trying to play hard to get once in a while." Jimmy said as he turned back towards the TV. "I've heard that some men consider that a turn on."
"Not any of the ones I've met," Becky said over her shoulder as she continued walking. "Oh, by the way, I promised our buddy a steak. He really came through for us."
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After letting the seriousness of the situation sink in, Sarah decided that she needed to calm Chuck down a little.
"Don't worry about a thing." Sarah said soothingly. "As soon as Bryce gets back, we're going to come in and get you. Bryce scouted the house so he should be able to prepare us. They won't be expecting an attack. If we can surprise them it might be easy."
Chuck coughed to let her know that he understood.
"I'm assuming that you found a way to use your spare cell battery" Sarah said softly. "That was really quick thinking. I'm really proud of you, Chuck. Aren't you happy now that I make you carry an extra battery?"
Chuck coughed again.
"We're really going to have to look at that cough." Sarah said with the smile evident in her voice. "Once we get you out of there I promise to rub some warm oil on your chest. Maybe I'll even have you return the favor. Would you like that?"
Sarah really couldn't tell if Chuck's response was a cough. It sounded more like a whimper.
"Ok, Chuck," said Sarah with a laugh. "I want you to sit back and try and get some rest. It will be another hour or so before we come in. I know that you're scared but it's important that you try to relax and get some rest. We're going to need you alert when this goes down."
Then with her voice growing more serious, Sarah continued. "I'm going to call Ellie right now and let her know that you won't be home tonight. I'm going to stay off until just before we come in to let you rest but I'm listening. If you need to hear my voice, just cough. I'm going to see you very shortly. And lord help the poor bastard that gets in my way. Until then, please remember how very much I love you. I can't wait until I can say that to your face."
With that Sarah turned off her mike and picked up her cell phone.
"Hi, Ellie, I'm so sorry for calling this late."
"Yes, everything's fine. I just wanted to let you know not to expect Chuck home tonight."
"We're working on it. We're not quite there yet but I think it will work out tonight."
"He's right here. I would let you talk to him but he's tied up at the moment."
"Thanks, Ellie. I hope so too. I'll call you tomorrow and tell you how it worked out. Hopefully I'll have some good news."
"I love you too, Ellie."
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Becky and Bryce walked together into the garage. Becky led Bryce to the passenger side of the van and opened the side door.
"Perhaps it would be better if you got in the back." Becky said with a grin as she handed Bryce the hood. "After all, it would look odd for people seeing someone riding in a van with a black hood on their head."
"Ok," Bryce said with his trademark smile. "But first let's have a preview of coming attractions."
With that Bryce stepped up to Becky and kissed her. He put his arm around her waist and pulled her close. While Becky did nothing to try and stop him, she didn't really participate at first either. After a moment, Becky put her hand behind Bryce's head to pull him tighter. After another moment she opened her mouth to give Bryce free reign. The kiss lasted a long moment with Becky being the most aggressive at the end. Finally Bryce broke the kiss by gently pulling Becky's lower lip with his until they separated.
"Wow," said Becky breathlessly. "If that was the preview, I can't wait to see the movie. Where are we going?"
"First," Bryce said slyly as he sat in the van and put the hood on his head. "Take me back to my car. I need to check in with my superiors to let them know that you really have the intersect. They are going to need a few hours to get that amount of money together. After that, I'm all yours."
Bryce wasn't sure if Becky would recognize Sarah's Porsche or not. But it didn't make sense to take any chances so he had Becky park out of sight of the car.
"Give me ten minutes." Bryce said calmly. "I'll be right back."
As soon as Bryce was back in the van, he turned to Becky and smiled.
"Everything's all set." Bryce said with a huge grin. "You're about to become one of the richest people in the whole world. My superiors want to make sure that you're kept happy. My orders are to make sure that happens. They're the best orders I've ever been issued. How do you want to celebrate?"
"I'm not sure yet." Becky said. "But first I'd like to go in the back of the van and get another preview. Would that be ok?"
"Orders," Bryce replied with a smile. "You have to follow them, right? After you."
As they sat on the rear bench seat Becky was the one who initiated the intimate contact. She threw both arms around Bryce's neck and urgently pressed her lips to his. The kiss, or more appropriately, series of kisses lasted for several minutes. Finally Bryce broke the contact.
"Let's slow down for a minute." he whispered in her ear. "A couple more minutes of that and the movie is going to break out right her in the van."
"I've always wanted to see a movie in the van." Becky whispered as she unbuckled Bryce's belt. "I don't think I ever got your first name."
When Becky looked back up at Bryce, all she could see was the barrel of Bryce's Glock pointing at her. She heard the unmistakable sound of a round being racked into the firing chamber.
"I'm sorry," Bryce said softly. "How incredibly rude of me. My name is Bryce. Bryce Larkin."
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Sarah and Casey had nothing to do but wait. Being a veteran of scores of stakeouts, they knew that drill very well. Relax and be ready when the action came. Unfortunately they were both having some difficulty this time. It was Chuck in there, after all. Sarah was especially antsy.
"Where in the hell is he?" Sarah said with a sigh as she looked at her watch for the twentieth time in the past ten minutes. "He needs to get back here to brief us. This situation won't stay calm forever."
"Relax, Walker," Casey said with a moan. "He hasn't been gone for an hour yet. Bryce knows what he's doing. I just got off the phone with Beckman. I think that we have the whole San Diego office en route."
Just then Sarah's phone rang. She saw that it was Bryce.
"Where in the hell are you?" she asked anxiously.
"I'm at the convenience store at the corner." Bryce replied calmly. "You need to meet me here."
"We're not leaving." Sarah said sharply. "What are you thinking? We have the house in sight. What if they make a move and we miss it? Now get your ass back here so we can move."
"Damn it, Sarah," Bryce said in a frustrated tone. "Let me talk to Casey."
"Talk some sense into him." Sarah said as she tossed the phone to Casey.
Casey listened to the phone for about twenty seconds. Sarah noticed his eyes widen as he listened to whatever Bryce had to say. Then he started up the car.
"Don't worry," he said as his look silenced Sarah's objection. "We'll be right back."
When they pulled into the parking lot Bryce was standing there waiting for them. Sarah got out of the car and went to him.
"Where is my car, Bryce?" she asked.
"Tell me Sarah." Bryce said with a smile while ignoring her question. "Do you see yourself marrying Chuck anytime soon?"
"Bryce," Sarah said with a huge whine. "Now is not the time for this. I know you're jealous. I'm sorry. I just can't deal with that right now. I'm too worried about Chuck."
"I'm not jealous of Chuck." Bryce said with a huge laugh. "I'm really happy for you two. I think it's great. I don't know of any two people who I'd root for more. I'm just curious what your long term plans are."
"Ok," Sarah said, puzzled by Bryce's tone. "I guess a lot of that is up to Chuck. We have never discussed it. But I'd sure like that. Why do you ask?"
"Because," Bryce said with a huge grin as he opened the side door of the van. "I have an engagement present for you."
Sarah could see a person sitting in the back seat of the van. Their hands were cuffed behind their back. Bryce pulled off the hood and Sarah's mood instantly went from confusion to joy as she recognized what was happening.
"Bryce," whispered Sarah. "This is the best present I've ever gotten. I would hug you except I don't want it getting back to Chuck."
Bryce just smiled at her.
"Oh, the hell with it," Sarah said with a sigh as she threw her arms around Bryce. "Chuck will understand."
"I hope you know," Bryce said as he cautiously put his arms around Sarah. "What you both mean to me."
"Well hello, Agent Ivan." Sarah said softly as she pulled out of the embrace. "I was so hoping to run into you today."
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