1Chapter 25
Amy didn't know what to do. She was Lucy's superior officer and LUCY WAS A GIRL! Still, when Lucy started to lean in for a kiss, Amy just couldn't pull away... until her cell phone rang.
"Sonofabitch." Amy said, all in one breath. Amy answered the phone as Lucy fell back in her chair. "Hello?" Amy asked, wincing as her voice cracked over the phone.
"There's been a change of plans soldier. When you arrive back at the airport, you are to pick up a member of the group." Max said, sounding so serious Amy was sure Max called her by mistake.
"Max? What's going on?" Amy asked, concerned.
"One of our soldiers has fallen down in the line of duty." Max said, softening.
"Who?" Amy asked, greeted with several moments of silence.
"It's Dominique." Max finally said, hanging up the phone.
"Amy? What's wrong?" Lucy said, noticing the frightened look in the girls face. Just then Amy's curiosity also got the better of her.
"You said that girl who was coming out of your hotel room the other day was your sister, and now you just said your whole family was dead and you had no one." Amy said suddenly, turning to Lucy.
"Oh yeah. Well... there's Julie... and besides her... I don't have anyone." Lucy said, trying to recover. "So... What was that all about on the phone?"
"Dominique's been hurt. We have to go get her." Amy said, facing forward again. Lucy unconsciously reached out and started rubbing her arm.
"Are you ok with that?" Lucy asked.
"Yeah. She'll live... and she constantly tells me she doesn't like me very much anyway."
"I'm just saying, Scud." Julie said, watching as Scud put down another piece on his bingo card. "Just saying that when we were living a life of crime, we were not forced to hang out in a basement, playing bingo next to an unconscious nymphomaniac."
"Well, some would consider that a downside to a life of crime, Julie... yeah." Scud said, looking back down at his card. Julie couldn't help but laugh. She had to admit back in the day, she, Luke, and Kyle were all kinda skeptical of Scud's loyalty. And yet, he was Lucy's best friend and Lucy was in charge. Scud did grow on her though. He helped them out immensely during Kyle's death, visited her every chance he could while she was in prison, and she was convinced he would've helped her break out if she had not already been taking the fall for Lucy...
The phone suddenly rang in the room. Scud and Julie looked at each other cautiously, before Scud answered. "Hello... Well, I want the dog sculptures back..." Scud said, leading Julie to once again look at him like he was crazy.
"Sorry, I'm not up on the D.E.B.S. code language... Yeah... Ok, great... Bye." Scud said, hanging up the phone. Julie looked at him expectantly. "That was Janet. Lucy and Amy are coming to pick up Dominique."
"Hello, Mr. Hemmingway. You can call me Mr. Farmer today." Lennox said over the phone. Luke tried his best to secure a towel around his waist as he just got out of the shower and was extremely curious to why he was interrupted.
"Mr. Farmer, I don't mean to appear rude, but is there any specific reason for your call?"
"Yes, Mr. Hemmingway. It appears my present isn't as dead as once anticipated. In fact she's very much a live."
"What? That's impossible!" Luke said shocked.
"I'd say more improbable. Possible, but not likely. Though it does seem she's alive, which puts us in a slightly awkward position."
"How so?"
"Well, I'd heard rave reviews about how many people you've killed, which is why I extended my offer to you, but now it appears you may have been... overestimated." Lennox said in a disappointed tone.
"No, I have not begun to show all that I am capable of. Let me finish the job." Luke said, quickly putting on some clothes.
"That unfortunately will not be enough. For my offer to stand, in the next twelve hours you will have to kill three of the remaining eleven agents on the case." Lennox said.
"I thought more than one of the original twelve worked for you?" Luke said, finding his guns.
"Make no mistake, Mr. Hemmingway. When it comes to a job, all of my assassins are expendable."