Chapter Three: Back To the Outback
Tootie walked down the isle of the small airplane carrying her backpack. She found her seat next to Jo and sat down.
"Where are the others? We told them to be here!" Jo asked as she flipped through a magazine. Before Tootie could reply, Jo's cell phone rang.
"Hello? Taylor, I'm sorry I didn't tell you I was going on a business trip. Yes, a radio DJ does take business trips! I don't know when I'll be back, but I'll miss you! Ok, don't call me any more today cause my plane is supposed to take off in a few minutes. Love you, bye." Jo hung up, and turned off her phone. As she was putting it in her purse, she noticed that Beverly Anne, Andy, and Natalie were walking toward them.
"You made it, good. We were worried that you didn't make the same flight." Tootie said as Natalie sat next to her, the others sat across the isle.
"So, what are we going to do when we get there?" Beverly Anne asked as she put her purse under the seat in front of her.
"Um, I'm not sure. But I made arrangements at a hotel, we'll take it from there." Jo answered as she leaned back into her seat.
"Natalie, where's Snake? I can't believe you didn't tell us that you got married." Tootie asked as she leaned back into her seat
"Oh, I guess I was a little busy. But I haven't heard from you guys in a long time either so I guess we're even." Natalie said with a little anger in her voice. Tootie shrugged and closed her eyes for a nap. For the rest of the plane trip, everyone was silent.
The plane finally landed the next day, early in the morning. The five stepped off of the plane, a little frustrated at each other. After they stepped outside, Jo reached into her purse and took out her map.
"Our hotel is about thirty minutes away. I'll get us a ride." Jo said as she started for a pay phone. Suddenly, as soon as she got to one of the payphones, it rang. After about two rings of hesitation, Jo answered it.
"Jo, it's Max. I got you a ride to your hotel. A cab should be coming to get you soon. A man by the name of Bryan Williams should be sitting in the cab when it gets here. He will get out and slip a note in your coat pocket. Gotta go, I'll call you with more instructions about the case." Jo hung up and walked over to the others.
"A cab's coming. I'm thinking we'll get settled in tonight, then Tootie and I should start on the case tomorrow." Jo said as she walked up to them.
Then suddenly a yellow cab stopped right in front of them. Jo held her breath, wondering what the note would say.
Even though she had been doing this stuff for the past ten years, she still got nervous whenever she was assigned something.
Just as planned, a man in a black suite and small black sunglasses opened the door of the cab holding two small bags. He stepped out and pretended to look around and accidentally bump into Jo putting a folded piece of paper in her pocket.
"Sorry, gorgeous, my bad." Bryan said as he took off his sunglasses. He gave Jo a wink and then walked away. Jo shook her head and got into the cab, the others squeezed in behind her.
"So, Tootie. What happened between you and Jeff?" Andy asked after the cab started toward the hotel. Tootie suddenly got a very hurt look on her face.
"Um, he died two years ago. He witnessed a robbery, and got shot." Tootie lied. What really happened is that she accidentally told Jeff about her being a secret agent. A man by the name of Todd Cleghorn killed him the next day. He was a double agent, the CIA found out. They tried to kill him but he disappeared.
"I'm sorry, Tootie, I had no idea. I wish we could of heard about this sooner. I'm a little afraid to ask what happened to Rick?" Natalie said folding her arms over her stomach.
"We're divorced. About three years after we were married, we were fighting like cats and dogs so Rick ended it." Jo said, acting like it was no big deal. But it was a big deal to her. I mean even though they were fighting, Jo loved Rick a lot.
The rest of the trip was silent, nobody wanted to make the mistake of asking another hurtful question. When they arrived at the hotel, there were only three rooms left. Tootie and Jo shared a room, Natalie and Beverly Anne, and Andy got his own room. When Jo and Tootie got into their rooms, Jo immediately locked the door and pulled the piece of paper out of her coat pocket. It read.
Agent 118, (Jo)
The boss has sent me, Agent 524 (Bryan Williams), to help you and Agent 525 (Tootie) on the Blair Warner mission. I will meet you in the lobby of the first floor of your hotel by the front desk at 8:00 A.M tomorrow.
Agent 524
Jo crumpled up the note and made a two-pointer by throwing it in the trash. She sat on the edge of one of the beds in the room.
"Tootie, the boss sent us another agent to help us with the mission. What does he think we are, stupid? We can handle this mission just fine by ourselves." Jo said she crossed one leg over the other. Tootie turned her head towards Jo.
"Oh, well. Let's just hope he's not a control freak. We better get some sleep. We have a long day ahead of us."
TO BE CONTINUED
Tootie walked down the isle of the small airplane carrying her backpack. She found her seat next to Jo and sat down.
"Where are the others? We told them to be here!" Jo asked as she flipped through a magazine. Before Tootie could reply, Jo's cell phone rang.
"Hello? Taylor, I'm sorry I didn't tell you I was going on a business trip. Yes, a radio DJ does take business trips! I don't know when I'll be back, but I'll miss you! Ok, don't call me any more today cause my plane is supposed to take off in a few minutes. Love you, bye." Jo hung up, and turned off her phone. As she was putting it in her purse, she noticed that Beverly Anne, Andy, and Natalie were walking toward them.
"You made it, good. We were worried that you didn't make the same flight." Tootie said as Natalie sat next to her, the others sat across the isle.
"So, what are we going to do when we get there?" Beverly Anne asked as she put her purse under the seat in front of her.
"Um, I'm not sure. But I made arrangements at a hotel, we'll take it from there." Jo answered as she leaned back into her seat.
"Natalie, where's Snake? I can't believe you didn't tell us that you got married." Tootie asked as she leaned back into her seat
"Oh, I guess I was a little busy. But I haven't heard from you guys in a long time either so I guess we're even." Natalie said with a little anger in her voice. Tootie shrugged and closed her eyes for a nap. For the rest of the plane trip, everyone was silent.
The plane finally landed the next day, early in the morning. The five stepped off of the plane, a little frustrated at each other. After they stepped outside, Jo reached into her purse and took out her map.
"Our hotel is about thirty minutes away. I'll get us a ride." Jo said as she started for a pay phone. Suddenly, as soon as she got to one of the payphones, it rang. After about two rings of hesitation, Jo answered it.
"Jo, it's Max. I got you a ride to your hotel. A cab should be coming to get you soon. A man by the name of Bryan Williams should be sitting in the cab when it gets here. He will get out and slip a note in your coat pocket. Gotta go, I'll call you with more instructions about the case." Jo hung up and walked over to the others.
"A cab's coming. I'm thinking we'll get settled in tonight, then Tootie and I should start on the case tomorrow." Jo said as she walked up to them.
Then suddenly a yellow cab stopped right in front of them. Jo held her breath, wondering what the note would say.
Even though she had been doing this stuff for the past ten years, she still got nervous whenever she was assigned something.
Just as planned, a man in a black suite and small black sunglasses opened the door of the cab holding two small bags. He stepped out and pretended to look around and accidentally bump into Jo putting a folded piece of paper in her pocket.
"Sorry, gorgeous, my bad." Bryan said as he took off his sunglasses. He gave Jo a wink and then walked away. Jo shook her head and got into the cab, the others squeezed in behind her.
"So, Tootie. What happened between you and Jeff?" Andy asked after the cab started toward the hotel. Tootie suddenly got a very hurt look on her face.
"Um, he died two years ago. He witnessed a robbery, and got shot." Tootie lied. What really happened is that she accidentally told Jeff about her being a secret agent. A man by the name of Todd Cleghorn killed him the next day. He was a double agent, the CIA found out. They tried to kill him but he disappeared.
"I'm sorry, Tootie, I had no idea. I wish we could of heard about this sooner. I'm a little afraid to ask what happened to Rick?" Natalie said folding her arms over her stomach.
"We're divorced. About three years after we were married, we were fighting like cats and dogs so Rick ended it." Jo said, acting like it was no big deal. But it was a big deal to her. I mean even though they were fighting, Jo loved Rick a lot.
The rest of the trip was silent, nobody wanted to make the mistake of asking another hurtful question. When they arrived at the hotel, there were only three rooms left. Tootie and Jo shared a room, Natalie and Beverly Anne, and Andy got his own room. When Jo and Tootie got into their rooms, Jo immediately locked the door and pulled the piece of paper out of her coat pocket. It read.
Agent 118, (Jo)
The boss has sent me, Agent 524 (Bryan Williams), to help you and Agent 525 (Tootie) on the Blair Warner mission. I will meet you in the lobby of the first floor of your hotel by the front desk at 8:00 A.M tomorrow.
Agent 524
Jo crumpled up the note and made a two-pointer by throwing it in the trash. She sat on the edge of one of the beds in the room.
"Tootie, the boss sent us another agent to help us with the mission. What does he think we are, stupid? We can handle this mission just fine by ourselves." Jo said she crossed one leg over the other. Tootie turned her head towards Jo.
"Oh, well. Let's just hope he's not a control freak. We better get some sleep. We have a long day ahead of us."
TO BE CONTINUED