Sage followed Xander as they rode from their home and in a direction that she was not familiar with. She rode her bike side by side to him now to figure out what was going on.

"X where are we going," she yelled over the sound of their bikes. Xander looked over at here through his helmet, letting her know she heard him.

"Solomon wanted us to meet him at his beach house, it's closer to where we're going," X yelled back at her. Sage nodded her head and looked back on the road. They zipped through cars and trucks as they got further in the city area. Xander signaled for them to make a left and Sage was right behind him. Sage soon noticed that they were by the water and sandy beaches next to them. Nicer houses were starting to appear in front of them as they rode further in.

Xander signaled for her to make a right and she followed right behind him. Sage looked further ahead of them and noticed the houses were becoming less and less noticeable until she looked further and noticed a lone house that was a little bigger than the others sitting on a small sandy hill. That has be Solomon's beach house, she thought to herself as they got closer. Sage could see about five different cars sitting outside besides the three that were in the driveway and by those cars there were men sitting by them and talking.

"Those were some of the guys from the party, their some of Solomon top guys," he said letting his bike fall back to right beside her.

"So the big guys go where the big boss is," she stated. They were soon in front of the house and the men were all looking at them now and they turned off their bikes. Sage took off her helmet and slicked back her hair for any strays and waited for Xander to put down his and come over to her to take her hand in his.

"Afternoon boys, enjoying the beach," he asked. All of the men chuckled as they looked from Sage to Xander making her unconsciously hold his hand tighter.

"As much as we can ," one light skinned dreaded hair man said in a deep jamaican accent.

"Solomon and Aja in," Xander asked.

"Of course, they've been inspecting you," said a man that Sage remember from the other night. He was one of the guys Xander had went off with.

"Good to see you again Bruno," Xander said to the man that led them inside. Sage heard a scoff and a mumble from him as he opened the door. Sage looked over at Xander who had a big smile on his face that made her roll her eyes. He just couldn't help making 'friends'. They heard music as they walked in and the air was full of smoke that made it where Sage and Xander had to squint to see clearly. The beach house was nice though from what she could see. Nicely decorated and seemed to have everything you need to keep entertained. The only thing that would make it seem as peaceful as it looked would be if they weren't hearing muffled yelling from somewhere in the house.

"Boss, Mr. and are here," the man named Bruno called out. Xander and Sage looked at each other as the yelling continued and Bruno's call went unanswered. Bruno looked back at them with a nervous look. Xander rubbed his face with his hand and patted Bruno's shoulder.

"Hey why don't me and the lady just let ourselves in," he said cocking his head towards the direction they were going. Bruno looked from the hall to Xander and shrugged his shoulders.

"Be my guest, rather have your head bit off then mine, just keep going and turn to the left," Bruno said walking away from the two of led Sage down the hall, as they walked further in Sage noticed they were going into a back room and smoke was starting to fill the air.

"You think they're trying to burn the place down," Sage asked.

"I would be pretty fucked up if they invited us and decided to burn down the place with us in it," Xander said.

"You never know we did get shot at just sitting with them," Sage said as they rounded the corner. They heard more yelling as they got closer and the air seemed to thicken more with traces of nice smelling smoke. Sage paused,making Xander stop and look back at hr when she heard glass break. She hated when domestic partners fought, it reminded her of the time she was at a friends house and her friends mother went crazy and tried to kill her friends father after she found out he had cheated with her sister. It ended up with her grandmother picking her up from the police station, where they took her after her friend's mother had pushed him out the window in from of the two children.

Xander quickly brought Sage out of her thoughts as quickly as she went in.

"You ok," he asked her. Sage lips thinned into a line as she nodded her head.

"Let's get this over with," she said as the looked at a door in front of them. She advanced on the door, not hearing Xander telling her to wait and pushed her hand down on the handle. More of the good smelling smoke poured out of the door as well as the loud voices of Solomon and Aja. Sage started to walk further in until Xander put his hand on her waist, stopping her and pointing down at the ground where what looked like a hookah vase sat their destroyed. If it wasn't for the hose still connect it would've looked like a regular vase.

"I'm not fucking around with you anymore Aja," Solomon's voice said in the room as Sage and Xander got closer.

"Oh no you fuck enough of my friends so why me," Aja yelled. Xander rolled his eyes as they kept walking.

"I already told you, you crazy bitch I'm not fucking anyone anymore I've just been working, why is that so hard to believe," Solomon's voice said. They were fully in the room now and noticed the thrown pillows and tipped over drinks that were now soaking into the floor that sat neck to the flipped over table. Solomon was on the couch with his face in his hands. Aja was standing in a corner smoking what looked like a cigarette.

"Then where were you this morning and why are all these bitches leaving messages on your phone," she screamed out at him.

"Well, we can answer where he was this morning but I don't know about the other part," Xander said, getting the attention of Solomon and Aja. Aja quickly tried to fix her mussed hair and Solomon sat up straight on the couch.

"Are we going to have problems with today," Xander asked as he looked around the room.

"No no man, just a little marriage dispute," Solomon said. Aja screamed out and threw her cigarette down before stomping out the room. Sage and Xander looked after her as she left before Xander looked back at Sage. She noticed his eyes on her and quickly shook her head.

"No I already know what you're thinking and the answer is no," she said pointing a finger at his face.

"Come on Sage, do that girly talk shit that you girls do," Xander said nodding his head off in the direction Aja went.

"That's his wife, why doesn't he do it," Sage asked pointing to Solomon who quickly shook his head side to side.

"Are you out of your mind, if I keep messing with her she'll kill me," Solomon said. Sage looked back and forth between the two men before growling and shaking her slammed her helmet into Xander's chest and turned around.

"You gotta be fucking kidding me, I better get some food, weed, or something out of this," she said as she walked out the door but then popped her head back in the door and glared at Solomon. "Let me tell you something Solomon, you need to start reading in between the words when it comes to your lady, women are weird creatures and you're just making it worse," she said before walking away. Xander looked from where she had been standing and looked over at Solomon, who had a hand over his mouth.

"You know maybe you and the lady need a date night or something," Xander said flipping over the table to it's standing position. He sat down on the couch and picked up the pillows around him and placed their helmets on the ground before leaning back and resting his feet on the was he to try to give relationship advice though, he thought. He was still trying to figure out why Sage was suddenly pushing him away.

"Date night? That girl is crazy X, I give her everything she could want and she acts like it aint shit," Solomon yelled before sitting down next to Xander. "What did you do to keep Sage from bitching at you"?

"I think the correct answer is keep her on her good side," Xander said. He didn't even know if he wasn't doing it now but it seemed like a answer better than any.

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Sage walked quickly behind trying to find Aja. She didn't know that she was going to have to play marriage counselor on this mission Gibbons had her on. She almost walked past a balcony until she noticed the blonde standing there and sniffling. Sage sighed quietly and rolled her eyes before slowly walking next to the girl. Aja was leaning over the rail and had laid her head in her arms. Sage stared down at her for a moment, taking in how sad she really seemed.

"So I guess even though the marriage was arranged you love him," she said examining her nails. Aja's head slowly sat up and she looked over at Sage as she wiped her eyes.

"How you know," Aja asked her. Sage scoffed and shook her head.

"Hunny, you don't get that upset over a man if you're just a gold digger worried about her source of income," Sage said. Oh no that would make it too easy,Sage thought to herself. It would've been easier but Aja didn't seem like the type of rich and spoiled girl that didn't feel things or care about others."But this whole crying thing whenever he does something isn't going to work," she said bumping Aja's shoulder with hers as she leaned down on the rail next to her.

"Well what am I supposed to do, he doesn't listen when I talk, some of my friends will even talk to each other about it in front of me," Aja said.

"Well you're the boss's wife, why do you let that happen, you should be demanding respect". Aja looked over at Sage closing and opening her mouth as she tried to find an explanation. Sage wondered if one of the reasons Solomon's dad picked Aja besides as good business was the fact that she seemed very innocent. "Then you can't get too mad at him if you're just letting them do that to you, if I were you I would be having those ladies be crawling on their hands and feet to do whatever I say".

"You don't understand, if I do something that could offend these girls it could go back to Solomon"!

"I don't understand because if they were afraid of you they would be too afraid to go to Solomon in fear of your wrath". Aja stood up straight and turned her body to face Sage's side.

"Well then maybe you should just go ahead and take my place, since you think you would be better at it"! Sage sat up straight and looked over at Aja whose shrank down under her gaze as the courage that she momentarily had faded away. Sage looked Aja in the eye with a hard look before smiling and putting her arm around her.

"See that's what I'm talking about, if you could just keep that up and show those ladies that you aren't scared, they'll be eating right out of your palm". Aja looked over at Sage and gave her a small and unsure smile.

"You really think so"?

"I know so but let's leave that lesson for another time, if I know X he's getting bored and a bored X is never a safe one," Sage said as she guided Aja in the house with her arm still around her shoulders."Just be cool for now ok," Sage asked her. Aja nodded her head.

"Did you and X ever have problems like this," she asked.

"No because I can hack into phones and he knows it," Sage said making Aja laugh. She obviously thought it was a joke or she wouldn't of found the statement so humorous. The honest truth Xander was too easy to read, he wore all his emotions on his face so was even if they were together she wouldn't have a problem finding out a lie between what was made their way back to the room that Solomon and Xander were in to find them still sitting there talking. The men immediately brought their attention to the two women. Sage took her arm off of Aja and pointed to Xander before pointing to the other couch opposite of the one he was sitting on. He didn't have to be told twice and got up and sat down at the other couch. She then guided Aja over to the other couch and let her sit down next to Solomon, who seemed very uncomfortable and unsure about his wife sitting next to him.

"So we gonna get down to it," Xander asked as Sage came over and sat down next to him.

"As far as I know as long as these two can get along," Sage said pointing to Solomon and Aja who looked at each other before looking at the couple opposite from them.

"I don't think you have to worry about that Sage, this is between us," Solomon said. Both Xander and Sage laughed at the statement.

"Ok , if you say so," Xander said rolling his eyes. "So are we going to do this thing or not"? Solomon looked at Xander with a look she wasn't sure she should just brush off but didn't say anything. He couldn't get mad at them for dragging them into his drama with Aja. He also couldn't blame them if they were a little worried that their spouts of drama would get them killed when they did this dive. A dive in a cave that no one even knew about until he found it and for some strange reason didn't want professional help.

"Yea,just come this way," Solomon said getting up. Sage,Xander and Aja got up and followed him to what looked like, a wall? Why the hell was he taking them to a wall, Sage thought to herself. Even by the look she saw on Xander's face she could tell that even he was confused. Solomon then leaned into the wall and suddenly a small light came in front of his face and Sage could hear what sounded like a small scanner. As soon as the light disappeared a door slid open to another room. Solomon looked back at them and smiled at their surprised faces. "I told you I wasn't messing around". He waved his hand telling them to come in as he walked further into the room. Sage looked up on the walls and noticed the many different types of weaponry. There were different rifles, pistols and even looked like there were grenades. She looked further around the room and saw four diving suits on the wall surrounded by all types of diving equipment and even some underwater weapons. Harpoon guns, a P11 Underwater pistol, a APS underwater rifle and different types of knives. She couldn't help but wonder though, why all the party favors for one cave.

"I thought you said we were just exploring a cave Solomon," Xander asked picking up one off the knives and examining it.

"Yea but I also said that the cave hasn't been explored and after what happened at the club, I don't want to be caught off guard," Solomon said taking one of the guns and looked over it.

"Well we're definitely prepared," Sage said still looking at the weapons.

"Damn straight, we have everything we need to get in and out ok, I was even thinking about throwing some bombs in to clear the way for us," Solomon said. Sage was about to speak up and protest but Xander quickly answered before she could.

"If you do that you might as well not even go in, you just said you've never been down there and we don't know what that cave looks like or what lives down there, you could bring the entire cave down on us," Xander said with a slight growl in his voice.

"Hey, I said I was thinking about it but this is why I wanted you to come X, you know your shit," Solomon said pointing to Xander with a smile on his face. He then pointed to the suits on the table. "Xander told me your sizes Sage so if you want you guys can change in that room behind you guys and we'll be on our way".

Sage grabbed the diving suit off the table and waited for Xander to gab his and followed her to the room. As soon as they closed the door Xander looked at Sage with a worried look.

"What's wrong," she asked unzipping her bodysuit and slipping it down her shoulders. Xander distracted for a moment by her taking off her clothes shook his head.

"I don't think I'm liking this so far, if I had known that it was going to seem so sketchy I would've never had you come along," he said quietly as he took off his shirt.

"Oh now I don't get to be part of the fun, a little late for that isn't it," she asked slipping the suit off her feet.

"Don't you think it's a little weird that he's bringing all that stuff though," Xander asked, taking off his shorts. Sage let her eyes travel up his toned legs but quickly let her mind go back to the task at hand.

"Hell no, if we meet up with anything I rather be prepared then be sitting there like a lump on a log," Sage said slipping her feet in the diving suit. Xander slipped his feet into his suit and started pulling it up.

"You're not worried about the bombs," he asked looking over as Sage zipped up her diving suit past her breast. He swallowed trying to to help the dryness that was developing in his throat.

"I am but I rather worry that if the situation comes up, so let's hope it doesn't". Sage picked her bodysuit and reached her hand out to the handle of the door. As she went to pull it opened Xander gently grabbed her wrist and pulled her body against his. Before she could react and say something rude he pressed his lips against hers and took advantage of her open mouth. Sage groaned in his mouth and brought a head up to push him away but Xander grabbed her hand and pinned her hand up next to her head on the wall behind half-heartedly tried push him away but soon let herself press her lips harder against his.

He was really making this whole business before pleasure thing even harder than it was before. Xander took his lips off of her but kept close to her face and looked deep into her eyes.

"What was that for," Sage as licking her lips. She couldn't help but smile even though she knew that she she was just digging a deep hole that would be harder to get out chuckled and gave her a quick peck and a squeeze of her waist before backing away from her and zipping his suit.

"Just a little something for luck," he said to her.

"Really, I thought you rubbed Buddha's head not kissed him". Xander opened the door and let out a laugh.

"Ha ha ha ha very funny but the last I remembered Buddah's a small fat dude so you just got the better version," he said walking out. As Sage walked out she noticed Solomon and Aja in their own suits waiting for them.

"What's that about Buddha," Aja asked as she tied her hair up.

"Oh nothing we were just talking about Xander's family tree," Sage said receiving and smack on the ass for her comment.

"Let's get going," Solomon said heading out the door they had entered in. They all walked behind him, Xander grabbing his and Sage's helmets on the way out and walked out to the front where Solomon's men were putting away the equipment they were going to us in a large black suv. Sage and Xander put their helmets on and walked towards their bikes.

"Will follow behind you," Xander said starting his bike up, Sage turning on after him. Solomon raised a thumb up and got in the back of the suv. One of his men got in the driver seat and started the car and drove off. With Sage and Xander close behind them, they went through the houses they passed on the way in but instead of going all the way out the driver took a sharp left turn into the wooded area. Xander and Sage quickly stopped their bikes before they fell over and looked at each other in confusion.

"What the fuck," Sage said under her helmet. Xander said nothing and revved his bike up and followed behind the car without a word. Sage followed behind him, the truck going through first made it easier since most of the vegetation. They went further and further in, Sage now was able to see different types of tropical birds and heard a river running besides them. Sage looked above her as a flock of birds flew above her head. The truck went straight for the longest time until it finally turned right and Sage noticed how quiet it was getting compared to the area they were in before.

Xander must of noticed as well because Sage noticed his head moving and tilting to the side as if to hear better. Sage looked away from Xander and looked in front of them but then noticed it. She blinked twice to get a better veiw from her contacts and saw the large opening, with dark vines and different flowers all over the mouth. It was in a large lake that seemed to be in the middle of all the wildlife but even with the action of the forest it was like in it's own place by itself. The water was eerily still and for some reason that Sage couldn't put her finger on it but it made her nervous. She wondered what was in store for them as they drove closer and closer to the opening of the cave.

Thanks for the patient guys, I hope you guys like this one!