Under cover

by popdiggitty

Annabeth knocks in the window of the black SUV. The man from Percy’s funeral, Alexei, and two other men sit in the car. She had noticed it outside her home for several days and she thought it followed her whenever she left the apartment. “Are you following me? What the hell!” The window rolls down about halfway. Alexei sits in the passengers seat and he smiles at her. “We just wa

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Nico

"Have you got a woman at home?" Charles asks Jack.

Jack smiles and looks away. "No. Not at the moment. Maybe in the future."

Charles reaches into his pocket and takes out a crinkled picture. "This is my daughter. She is six."

Jack takes the picture and looks at it, smiling. "She's beautiful."

"Thank you," he takes the photo back and looks at it.

Nico stretches his hand out. "May I?"

Charles nods and hands it over. The girl in the photo has thick wavy black hair. Her chocolate skin gleams, and her smile is missing a front tooth.

Nico smiles and hands it back. "I would like to have a daughter one day."

Jack and Will nod in agreement.

A phone rings. Will takes out a cell phone and looks at the caller ID. "I think this is for you," he hands the phone to Jack and takes a sip of water.

Jack steps away from the men, taking the phone.

Nico takes a bite of a sandwich.

"I spoke with Tyson this morning," he says as Isaak and Diedrik sit down with the group.

"How is he?" Will asks.

"He is doing okay. They're going to let him out of the hospital today."

"Oh! Good," Will stands. "I should go tell Leo."

Nico nods.

Jack comes back and sits down. "They don't have it."

"That's okay, I got two tickets already to St. Petersburg. The train leaves at 1:30."

"Wil je dat we Tyson ophalen uit het ziekenhuis? (Do you want us to pick Tyson up from hospital) Diederik asks Nico.

"Ja," Nico stands and turns to leave. "Jack, we leave in an hour. Get your bag."