A short blonde headed woman walked in to where Brooks was seated on the couch Aedan of course was guarding her
" hey dearie , my name is Samantha ", the woman said cheerfully as she showed her hospital badge revealing she was a local ER Nurse "how do u feel"?
" she knows about the Twin Lamps " , Aedan interrupted
Samantha sighed
" Aedan leave", Samantha said
" no " Aedan barked defiantly
" Doctor patient confidentiality you are not family ... Or do you wanna talk about Rosetta", Samantha said sternly
Aedan growled and left. As soon as he was gone Samantha sighed " he can be such a pill"
Brooks smirked
" you ok besides the leg pain agent Brooks", Samantha asked calmly
"I'm not a --" Brooks said quickly
" my brother works at the diner u busted Officer Windell at ", Samantha interrupted as she held a hand up to stop her. " He showed me a video of the girl you ripping that cop a new one. Girl okay? lotta times when they run off it ends badly for them ".
" she's fine , so Why haven't u blown my cover ",Brooks asked
" no point I know you aren't after Aedan, that boy doesn't go 10 seconds without committing a felony so if you wanted him, he'd be in chains...I think you want something else you think he can give it to you ", Samantha said " I however think you can give him what he wants too."
" what does he want", Brooks asked
Samantha sighed
" He would never admit it if he was not really really drunk but he wants his past. You see he remembers nothing before he was 8, Why? were his parents killed , did they give him up , was he kidnapped, how did he wind up on Jones's boat, is he really Scottish ", Samantha replied " I sent him to a shrink buddy of mine a hypnotist but no one can get him to remember anything".
" but a Federal agent can plow through red tape search federal databases for answers ", Brooks said
Samantha nodded
" Now here's something for that pain she said as she handed Brooks some Advil a ice pack " I can give u a shot if u want of course",
"What now", Brooks asked as she shook her head. She had to keep a clear head
" now? Now , u are gonna call ur dad tell him u are okay so that the cops don't get nervous and then u are gonna spend the night here I will keep Aedan away so he can't see u weren't drugged as well as answer any questions you have " , Samantha said as she handed Brooks a burner cell phone.
A few days later once Brooks had healed Aedan had invited her to go out drinking with them and they had all agreed to meet at Mike's favorite pub , The Dixie chicken
Mike had just returned with the drinks a bottle of tequila a bottle of jack and a bottle of vodka. Aedan who had unfortunately drawn the short straw was now the designated driver guard so he couldn't drink.
As they chatted in a corner booth Samantha suddenly reached across the table, grabbed Aedan kissed him passionately.
Aedan then gently but firmly shoved her back and looked at mike Brooks with a surprised look on his face.
"Uh" mike said uneasily ( Brooks had recently found out that Samantha had a crush on Mike vice versa )
" I don't... I ..." Aedan stammered as he took Samantha's empty shot glass, struck a match , and set it on fire . The flame flickered green before it died leaving a yellow ash on the glass
" dex amine " mike said as Brooks felt Samantha's hand trace her thigh
" gah" Brooks said startled as she shoved Samantha's hand away " what is dex amine "?
" an amphetamine given to slave girls makes them submissive , horny, and basically nymphomanics ", Aedan explained as Samantha's hands traced mike's legs and began to caress his groin.
" so the slavers are hunting here", Brooks asked as she looked at Aedan uneasily
" more likely they spiked a shipment and will just pick up the pieces once the bar closes . however I think I'm about to get on the FBI watch list " , Aedan said as he pulled out a smoke grenade, set it off, and threw it into the crowd . Then as smoke filled the room he pulled out his pistol and unloaded 3 shots into the ceiling while he screamed " DIE JACKASS " as people screamed and ran out the bar.
Mike meanwhile led Brooks Samantha outside and back to the house. A short time later Aedan arrived
" has the dex worn off yet ", he asked as mike opened the door
" yeah she's asleep", mike said
Brooks looked at Aedan once they were alone on the balcony overlooking the street.
" Did you like it when Samantha kissed you", Brooks asked.
" no " Aedan said as he looked at her then looked away " I woulda preferred if it had been you but given our record I doubt that'll ever happen"
Then he walked away sat down on the couch.Brooks slowly sat down beside him and gave him a quick kiss on the lips before she pulled away. When Aedan tried to kiss her back she placed her left hand on his lips. "That was for saving me from the hounds if you want more then earn it ".
She been stood up and sat down in a chair that was perpendicular to the couch.
" Wait ", Brooks said angrily" You wanted me on Dex "?!
" God no", Aedan said mortified
" Good " Brooks said calmly