Chapter Four: Around the World
The next day Jo and Tootie woke up at seven in the morning. They got
ready to go meet Bryan, both a little nervous. They had never worked with
anyone else but with each other.
When they were finally ready, they walked quickly down the stairs to the lobby, hoping not to be seen by the others.
Just as Bryan had said, he was waiting for them at the front desk. Jo walked over to him first, hands in her pant pockets.
"So we meet again." Bryan said with a sly smile on his disgustingly gorgeous face. Jo tried to hide her girlish blush and tried to put on her "strictly business" face.
"Uh, yeah. I don't see why the boss asked you to come help us. We have everything under control." Jo said leaning against the desk. Bryan leaned next to her, close.
"That's not what he told me. I suggest we get breakfast and map out a plan. Where's Agent 525?" Bryan asked as he stood up straight, reached into his suit pocket, pulled out his small black sunglasses, and put them in front of his handsome brown eyes.
Jo motioned with a nod over to the stair case where Tootie pretended to look for something in her purse. Bryan Smirked and walked on over to where Tootie was standing.
"Looking for something? Hello, Tootie. I'm Bryan." Bryan said as he extended his hand towards her.
"Only my friends call me Tootie. You can call me Dorothy. " Tootie said in a slightly annoyed voice. Bryan nodded and started for the hotels restaurant.
***
"So, do you have any idea on what we are supposed to do?" Tootie asked. They were all sitting at a small booth in the hotels restaurant. Bryan shrugged.
"I have no clue. Maybe we should just look around the most popular places around Australia." Bryan said as he took a sip of his coffee.
"That's a pretty stupid idea. Why would a kidnapper hang around a place that may be swarming with the police?" Jo asked as she looked over one of the menus.
"Trust me, I know what I'm talking about. This freak is sending us on a wild goose chase. He's the type that likes to make you work a little before giving the ransom money. He's going to give us the next clue on where to find Ms. Warner some where. If I was a psychopath, I'd give the clue where no one else would even think of looking for me." Bryan answered. Jo folded her arms over her stomach and leaned into the table. ' You've got all the answers don't you?" Jo asked as she sort of gave Bryan a dirty look.
"Pretty much. Hey, I've been in this business longer than you two have." Bryan said with a smirk.
Jo rolled her eyes and took a bite of her scrambled eggs. This is going to be a long mission! Jo thought to herself as she ate her eggs.
*** "So are we just going to wander around this shopping center all day?" Tootie asked as she, Jo, and Bryan walked through a small clothes shop.
"Maybe not all day, but for a while yeah. Who knows, we just may find our man." Bryan answered as he observed a T shirt. Suddenly the shop phone rang and one of the workers picked it up.
"Is there a Jo Polniaczek or a Dorothy Ramsey in here?" The worker asked with a heavy Australian accent. Jo and Tootie walked up to the worker, and Tootie picked up the phone.
"Who is this?" A voice that sounded like it came out of a voice changer said.
"Um, this is Dorothy Ramsey. Who's this?" Tootie asked in a nervous voice.
"Here's is your second clue on where to find your friend. Blair Warner can smell the faint aroma of French bread and can see the Eiffel Tower. If you can't figure this one out, you're as stupid as I thought you were." Tootie heard a click on the other line and hung up the phone.
"They have her in Paris! Great, we're going to have to spend another day on a airplane!" Tootie said as she handed the worker the phone.
"If Blair's in Paris, then we're in Paris. Lets go tell the others."
TO BE CONTINUED
When they were finally ready, they walked quickly down the stairs to the lobby, hoping not to be seen by the others.
Just as Bryan had said, he was waiting for them at the front desk. Jo walked over to him first, hands in her pant pockets.
"So we meet again." Bryan said with a sly smile on his disgustingly gorgeous face. Jo tried to hide her girlish blush and tried to put on her "strictly business" face.
"Uh, yeah. I don't see why the boss asked you to come help us. We have everything under control." Jo said leaning against the desk. Bryan leaned next to her, close.
"That's not what he told me. I suggest we get breakfast and map out a plan. Where's Agent 525?" Bryan asked as he stood up straight, reached into his suit pocket, pulled out his small black sunglasses, and put them in front of his handsome brown eyes.
Jo motioned with a nod over to the stair case where Tootie pretended to look for something in her purse. Bryan Smirked and walked on over to where Tootie was standing.
"Looking for something? Hello, Tootie. I'm Bryan." Bryan said as he extended his hand towards her.
"Only my friends call me Tootie. You can call me Dorothy. " Tootie said in a slightly annoyed voice. Bryan nodded and started for the hotels restaurant.
***
"So, do you have any idea on what we are supposed to do?" Tootie asked. They were all sitting at a small booth in the hotels restaurant. Bryan shrugged.
"I have no clue. Maybe we should just look around the most popular places around Australia." Bryan said as he took a sip of his coffee.
"That's a pretty stupid idea. Why would a kidnapper hang around a place that may be swarming with the police?" Jo asked as she looked over one of the menus.
"Trust me, I know what I'm talking about. This freak is sending us on a wild goose chase. He's the type that likes to make you work a little before giving the ransom money. He's going to give us the next clue on where to find Ms. Warner some where. If I was a psychopath, I'd give the clue where no one else would even think of looking for me." Bryan answered. Jo folded her arms over her stomach and leaned into the table. ' You've got all the answers don't you?" Jo asked as she sort of gave Bryan a dirty look.
"Pretty much. Hey, I've been in this business longer than you two have." Bryan said with a smirk.
Jo rolled her eyes and took a bite of her scrambled eggs. This is going to be a long mission! Jo thought to herself as she ate her eggs.
*** "So are we just going to wander around this shopping center all day?" Tootie asked as she, Jo, and Bryan walked through a small clothes shop.
"Maybe not all day, but for a while yeah. Who knows, we just may find our man." Bryan answered as he observed a T shirt. Suddenly the shop phone rang and one of the workers picked it up.
"Is there a Jo Polniaczek or a Dorothy Ramsey in here?" The worker asked with a heavy Australian accent. Jo and Tootie walked up to the worker, and Tootie picked up the phone.
"Who is this?" A voice that sounded like it came out of a voice changer said.
"Um, this is Dorothy Ramsey. Who's this?" Tootie asked in a nervous voice.
"Here's is your second clue on where to find your friend. Blair Warner can smell the faint aroma of French bread and can see the Eiffel Tower. If you can't figure this one out, you're as stupid as I thought you were." Tootie heard a click on the other line and hung up the phone.
"They have her in Paris! Great, we're going to have to spend another day on a airplane!" Tootie said as she handed the worker the phone.
"If Blair's in Paris, then we're in Paris. Lets go tell the others."
TO BE CONTINUED