Chapter Seven
Jo woke up to sunlight in her face. She rolled over and noticed something sitting in a chair in front of her. She squinted her eyes open and saw Bryan.
"Oh, hey Bryan." Jo said half asleep. Bryan gave a little wave.
"Good morning sunshine. Time to get up." Bryan replied. Jo gave a little nod, and then she realized the Bryan was actually in her room.
"What the hell are you doing in my room at seven thirty in the morning?" Jo asked jumping up from the bed. Bryan walked over to her.
"Can't your boyfriend come and visit you in the morning?" Bryan asked putting his hands on her waist. Jo pushed him away.
"Look, this is only an Alias. I can't believe you told my friends that you are my boyfriend!" Jo nearly yelled in his face. Bryan shrugged.
"So, I thought it was a good cover up. I mean now that they think we're a couple, we can get away more. And I won't have to sneak around any more either." Bryan stated. Jo rolled her eyes.
"But I actually have a boyfriend back home. Let me set the ground rules. No kissing, but you can put your arm around my shoulder once in a while." Jo said as she walked into the bathroom. Bryan stood by the door.
"How about we compromise. Three kisses and my hand around your waist." Bryan tried to negotiate.
"Narrow it down to two kisses, and you've got a deal." Jo said though the door.
"I'll meet you down in the hotel restaurant, Honey." Bryan left the hotel room.
Jo took a quick shower, got dressed and went down stairs to the restaurant. She was met by Bryan at the foot of the stairs. On her way down she saw a very tall man around thirty years old watching her walk down the stairs a at the bottom.
"Did that creep that dropped the letter in your lap tell you what time he wanted to meet you at La' Roger cafe?" Bryan asked as he put his arm around her. Jo shook her head no as she pushed his arm off of her shoulder.
"No, but I figured that he would be watching me. If I go right now, he'll probably follow. So that's what I'm going to do. Follow me, but don't look obvious." Jo said before walking out the door.
La' Roger cafe was across the busy street from the hotel, so Jo just walked right over. She sat down at one of the tables, and casually looked around to see if anyone followed her. Just then, the tall guy from the hotel sat in the seat in front of her.
"Are you Polniaczek or Ramsey?" The guy asked in a deep voice. Jo gave him a sort of dirty look.
"Polniaczek, what do you want for Warner?" Jo asked. The guy leaned in closer to the table.
"Ten million bucks, in cash." The guy answered grinning wickedly. Jo's jaw dropped.
"How am I going to get that kind of money?" Jo asked. The guy shrugged as he stood up.
"If you don't, Warner is going to pay." The man answered.
"Don't hurt Blair! I'll get the money somehow." Jo said getting up from the table.
"No, I mean if you don't pay the money, she will." The guy said as he left the table. Jo walked back to the hotel, and met Bryan at the door.
"He wants ten million. If only I could get Blair on the phone and ask her for her account number." Jo said to Bryan. Bryan raised an eyebrow.
"Follow me."
TO BE CONTINUED
Jo woke up to sunlight in her face. She rolled over and noticed something sitting in a chair in front of her. She squinted her eyes open and saw Bryan.
"Oh, hey Bryan." Jo said half asleep. Bryan gave a little wave.
"Good morning sunshine. Time to get up." Bryan replied. Jo gave a little nod, and then she realized the Bryan was actually in her room.
"What the hell are you doing in my room at seven thirty in the morning?" Jo asked jumping up from the bed. Bryan walked over to her.
"Can't your boyfriend come and visit you in the morning?" Bryan asked putting his hands on her waist. Jo pushed him away.
"Look, this is only an Alias. I can't believe you told my friends that you are my boyfriend!" Jo nearly yelled in his face. Bryan shrugged.
"So, I thought it was a good cover up. I mean now that they think we're a couple, we can get away more. And I won't have to sneak around any more either." Bryan stated. Jo rolled her eyes.
"But I actually have a boyfriend back home. Let me set the ground rules. No kissing, but you can put your arm around my shoulder once in a while." Jo said as she walked into the bathroom. Bryan stood by the door.
"How about we compromise. Three kisses and my hand around your waist." Bryan tried to negotiate.
"Narrow it down to two kisses, and you've got a deal." Jo said though the door.
"I'll meet you down in the hotel restaurant, Honey." Bryan left the hotel room.
Jo took a quick shower, got dressed and went down stairs to the restaurant. She was met by Bryan at the foot of the stairs. On her way down she saw a very tall man around thirty years old watching her walk down the stairs a at the bottom.
"Did that creep that dropped the letter in your lap tell you what time he wanted to meet you at La' Roger cafe?" Bryan asked as he put his arm around her. Jo shook her head no as she pushed his arm off of her shoulder.
"No, but I figured that he would be watching me. If I go right now, he'll probably follow. So that's what I'm going to do. Follow me, but don't look obvious." Jo said before walking out the door.
La' Roger cafe was across the busy street from the hotel, so Jo just walked right over. She sat down at one of the tables, and casually looked around to see if anyone followed her. Just then, the tall guy from the hotel sat in the seat in front of her.
"Are you Polniaczek or Ramsey?" The guy asked in a deep voice. Jo gave him a sort of dirty look.
"Polniaczek, what do you want for Warner?" Jo asked. The guy leaned in closer to the table.
"Ten million bucks, in cash." The guy answered grinning wickedly. Jo's jaw dropped.
"How am I going to get that kind of money?" Jo asked. The guy shrugged as he stood up.
"If you don't, Warner is going to pay." The man answered.
"Don't hurt Blair! I'll get the money somehow." Jo said getting up from the table.
"No, I mean if you don't pay the money, she will." The guy said as he left the table. Jo walked back to the hotel, and met Bryan at the door.
"He wants ten million. If only I could get Blair on the phone and ask her for her account number." Jo said to Bryan. Bryan raised an eyebrow.
"Follow me."
TO BE CONTINUED