Chapter 9
Elliot: Meet us at Fifty's bar, is in front of SIP. Luke and I will be in the back. Don't dress like you, do you have any jeans?
Do I have any jeans? Elliot can be an idiot sometimes, of course I have jeans, I don't wear them to the office, but I have some.
Elliot text me when I was leaving the office, I came home to change and leave a note to Ana, I already told her I wasn't going to be here when she arrives, I have to lie to her and told her I was having a business dinner. I feel a little bad for the lie, but it has to be done; after all, Elliot and I are going to defend her honor…in some way.
After I change, I let the note in the breakfast bar along with flowers I got her. I also ask Gail to let Ana know she can do anything she wants in the apartment. Then, is time to go hunting.
When I arrive at the bar I notice there's a lot of people that probably came here after work. I spot Elliot and Luke at a table in the back and join them. Taylor is with me.
"Here he is!", Elliot kind of yells.
I shake hands whit him and Luke, but there's another man in the table.
"Chrissy, this is Bill, he is my boyfriend", Luke says.
I'm out of words. Luke stopped introducing us to his boyfriends right after high school.
"Hey, man, nice to meet you". I shake his hand and smile to my cousin, then Taylor and I sit.
Luke is the son of my aunt Michelle, my mom's sister. He was in the army until recently, it wasn't a surprise when he joined the army. We practically grow up together, he and Elliot use to be the heroes, they so muscular and look mean, but if you get to know them, you'll realize bout of them are just big teddy bears.
"Well, if Luke here is introducing you to us, you must be important", I tell Bill.
"That's what Elliot said, but to be honest, I'm here more for the hunting than for Luke", Bill says and we all laugh.
"And here I am, thinking I am important", Luke says and calls the waiter to order me a beer.
"Ok, so Christian is here, what's the plan Elliot?".
Elliot leans over the table and we all do the same.
"Ok, put attention guys. There's a lot of SIP employees here. The one we are looking for is Jack Hyde, is the idiot in the bar with the ponytail and green jacket". We all turn to look at the same time.
"Can you be more discrete? He is going to see us! The sister of one of my employees is going to helps us. She is working as his assistant. I have been talking to her and she says he always gets a little to close to her, ask about personal things and has been insisting on her to come here with her colleagues. She always says no, but today she'll come. She is the bait".
"Does she knows what you plan?", I ask.
"Yes. Hanna says she feels he is running out of patience. So, we are going to sit here and watch them. Let's see if he tries anything. If he does, we'll be here to protect her. Most likely, he is going to try to get her alone, that's when we jump him".
We all nod and look around to see Hanna talking to some women and Jack watching her closely. What a creep.
We wait for an hour, we talk about and have a couple of beers. I have been talking to Bill and he told me that Luke and he are planning to move to Seattle.
"Guys heads up. He is on the move", Taylor says. And we were the ones watching them, good thing Taylor it's with us.
We see Jack paying and getting up and Hanna going out, but she turns and makes eye contact with Elliot, who nods to her.
"Ok, let's go". I put a hundred bill on the table and we all go out. Taylor goes to get the car.
We see Hanna on the curb with Jack, and we pretend to be waiting for a taxi.
"No, Jack, I don't need you to take me home, I already call for a taxi", she says.
"You can cancel, I'm more than happy to take you. Maybe we can go for another drink". Jack says and goes closer to her and touches her face.
Hanna takes a step back.
"Please, leave me alone. I have been asking you to stop harassing me".
"Come on, baby, you know you like it".
I been trying to control myself, but I am ready to punch this asshole. Just then Taylor arrives with the SUV and Elliot makes us get in, but we don't go, we stay on the street, where we can see Hanna and Jack.
Hanna push Jack and stars to walk, but Jack quickly follows her. Taylor stars the car and we go behind them, but Jack doesn't seem to notice us. Hanna stars to run and we see her go into an alley.
Elliot give us some mask and we all jump out of the car and go into the alley. We see Hanna against the wall and Jack walking slowly to her, but before he gets to her, Elliot pulls him to the other wall. Hanna nods to him and runs to the SUV, where Taylor is waiting.
"I don't know guys, but it seemed to me, that that lady didn't want this one right here. Was that just my impression?", Elliot ask. He has one hand over Jack and the other one looks like is ready to punch.
"No, I also got that impression. It seems that this guy likes to hear the word no. Well, if he likes it so much, we can tell us the same thing over and over again". Lukes says, and gets right next to Jack, while Bill stands on the other say.
"Maybe he can explain to us what happend? Tell us what was his plan to get a girl on the alley", Bill says.
"Or maybe we can just just show him what happens to every guy that thinks that can do whatever they want", I say.
"Come on, guys. She is my girlfriend, we like to spice things up a little", Jack says.
We look at each other and we all laugh.
"Well, how stupid of us. Do you need some help getting her again? We love a game of find and seek", Elliot says.
"But, if what you like is to spice up things a little, maybe you can change parts. How about if we go after you?", I say.
He looks nervous and tryes to get Elliot's mask, but he push him over and Jack tryes to run. Bill makes him trip and Jack falls to the ground. Luke pulls him up and back against the wall.
"We haven't star the game yet, you have to play by the rules".
"We know you like the rules, Jack", Elliot tells him, and we all close on him again. "The thing is, we know a lot of things about you. We know you work just across the street. We know you ask for coffee but you put like 5 spoons of sugar. We know about that shit hole of an apartment with your mom. How is she, by the way? This she found her glasses o she left them at bingo?".
Jack just lost all the color of his face. I'm guessing that Elliot knows all of these from Hanna.
"So, this is what is going to happen. You are going to go home tonight with a black eye. You are going to say to your mom how you want to change. You are going to stop harassing women, you are going to ask forgiveness to every single woman you have offended, because if you don't, my friends and I are going to come back, and maybe next time we won't let you go". Just then Elliot punch him and Jack drops to the floor. I go to him and punch him again.
We left him there and go to the SUV, where Taylor and Hanna are waiting. We take off our mask and Hanna thank us. Taylor and I drop everyone on the parking lot. Elliot is going to take Hanna to her house and Luke and Bill are going to his hotel.
"So, bro, what time are you and Ana going to the agency?".
"At 11, she has the doctors appointment at 9 to find the gender of the baby".
"Can you call me when you find out?".
"Of course".
"Cool. Thanks for coming tonight, I think we really scare him. Monday morning I'll go for phase two".
"Phase two?", I ask.
"Yes, I'm going to SIP to expose him. Hanna was wearing a camera". Elliot says and smiles.
"You are a genius".
"I told you, I'm the better Grey".
We say our goodbyes and part ways.
When I get to Escala I find a note from Ana thanking me for the flowers. I go to the room she staying in, and I see her sleeping. She looks like an angel, I can see wrapped around a pillow and her hand on her belly.
I get on my knees and put my hand on her belly and just admire her. Today Elliot and me did something to defend her, and I know it's going to be like this for the rest of our life, and if Ana lets us, we will be here for her baby to. Just as I'm about to stand and go to my room, I feel something coming from her belly. The baby just kicked.