Sorry it's been awhile since I updated. And, sorry this is so short. I really felt it was the best spot to leave it. Only a few more chapters and this will be finished! Please let me a review after you've read it!

Stephanie walked into Jumping Jacks and looked around. It looked like a low-scaled place to conduct business and suddenly she was glad she had backup outside just waiting for her word. Finding a man who looked like the picture she'd seen online, she approached the table.

"Mr. Greys?" Stephanie asked as the man looked up at her.

"Ah, you must be the beautiful Mrs. Santos," he replied as he stood up and shook her hand. Pulling a chair out for her, he waited until she was seated and then returned to his chair. "Thank you for meeting me on such short notice. Usually I'm in town for a few more days, but this is a short trip this time."

"No problem. I'm just glad we were able to meet. I'm very interested in getting back into the work force."

"Would you like a drink?" Liam asked as he flagged down the waitress.

The waitress approached the table, smiled at Liam, and leaned down for a quick kiss. Stephanie tried to hide her shock at the closeness the two obviously shared and looked away. "Liam, you are early this month. What a wonderful surprise!"

Liam pulled the waitress onto his lap and kissed her again, "I have business to conduct, Ariel. How about you go get us some drinks and I'll meet you in a little bit."

Ariel stood up, glared at Stephanie and took off for the bar. "Sorry, she's not use to me being here with another beautiful woman."

"Girlfriend?" Stephanie asked. She knew Liam was married, but didn't let on; she wanted to see what information he'd reveal to her.

"Something like that," Liam responded. When Ariel brought the drinks back, she sat a glass and bottle of Scotch in front of Liam and a glass in front of Stephanie. Before she left, she glared once again at Stephanie and stomped off.

"I don't think she likes me very much," Stephanie responded.

"She probably thinks I'm replacing her, "Liam laughed as he poured the drink.

Stephanie really wanted to leave; she just didn't like being around Liam and wanted to go take a shower, but she knew she had a job to do and wanted to end this. "So, tell me about this job you may have for me."

"Stephanie, I'm going to be up front with you and I hope I don't regret it." Liam looked around and scooted his chair closer to Stephanie's. "I own an escort service, but I allow another person to claim it as his own so my record doesn't show it." Leaning closer, almost close enough to kiss her, Liam continued, "I also distribute a large array of illegal drugs. Drugs that most people don't even know about. I'm looking for someone to help me combine my businesses. I think that would be a huge money maker."

"What would I be doing?" she questioned.

"You, if you were to agree, would be the one to run the business for me. I don't want to combine both fully. I want to keep them separate except for a few customers. I have some new women that will carry the drugs with them on their "dates" and offer them to their escort. Once I see how widely it is accepted, then I may fully merge the businesses." Liam sat back, downed his Scotch, and waited.

"Wow, I must say I'm shocked at what responsibilities you want to give me right away." Pretending to think about something, Stephanie finally asked, "Why me? Why not one of your other partners or one of the women already in your employ?"

"I've been wanting a fresh face in the company. Someone who is not known to all the clients. Someone who would be able to use her charm to get them to try my products. In talking with James and Josh, we agreed that the new face is you. I heard you were looking for a job, and when we talked to Josh, we knew this was a wonderful opportunity and the perfect time to bring you in. So, what do you say?"

Stephanie walked into Jumping Jacks knowing she was going to accept whatever job was offered to her, but she didn't want to seem too easy to please. "Are there any benefits included and what would my pay be?"

Liam wrote a number on a napkin and slid it across to Stephanie. Looking at the paper, her eyes widened, "Really?" Liam nodded. "Holy cow. This is more than I've ever made before. Are you sure that is correct?"

"I never make an offer I'm not ready and willing to stand behind. I know how much this will bring my company and I know what I'll be able to offer you. Now, if you think your husband will have a problem with you bringing this much money home and not knowing what you are doing to make it, then we will have to come up with some sort of story for your position."

Stephanie sat there staring at the contract while she tried to gather her thoughts. She really didn't want to do this, but knew if she said no, he'd have someone else doing it and they wouldn't catch him. Finally, she looked up, "I'm in. When do I start?"

Liam smiled and handed her a packet, "In there is a phone and an address, along with a list of names of the girls that will be working with you. You are to report to the address tomorrow morning at eight. I'll fill you in on the rest then."

"Thank you for this opportunity. You won't regret it," Stephanie replied as she took the packet.

"See that I don't."

Stephanie stood up and shook Liam's hand one last time before she left Jumping Jacks. Once outside, she quickly walked to her car and took off before anything else happened. As she sat at the red light, her phone rang causing her to jump.

"Hello?"

"Baby, are you okay?"

"Les, it was him. It was exactly who I thought it was. I can't believe the shit he is doing. How the hell are we going to stop him?"

"Calm down, Steph. I don't want you getting into an accident. I was going to ride with you, but you took off before we could get to your car. I'm three cars behind you; can you pull over?"

Pulling over onto the next street, Stephanie saw Tank and Lester pull up behind her. She watched in her mirror as Les jumped form the SUV and ran up to her side. Opening the door, he pulled her out and hugged her to him, "We'll get him, Beautiful. Don't worry; we'll get him."

After a few minutes, he walked Steph to the passenger side of the car and helped her in. Once he was in the driver seat, he motioned for Tank to pull up and told him, "I'm taking her for a drive; we'll be back at the house later." Tank nodded and pulled off.

Lester drove to a nearby park and helped Stephanie from the car. Walking over to the swings, he waited for her to sit and then began pushing her. After ten minutes, he watched as she put her legs down to stop the swing. "Les, tell me we will get him this week. I can't do this for long."

As Lester went around to the front of the swing, he saw four vehicles pull into the park; two of which he recognized immediately. "Beautiful, we're about to have company."

Stephanie looked out and watched as the occupants of the vehicles all began walking towards her and Lester. "What are they doing here?"

"I don't know," he replied as he took her hand in his, "But I think we're about to find out."