Chapter Ten
"I can't believe we're back on a plane. I was looking forward sightseeing Paris." Andy complained while playing a gameboy next to Jo on the plane.
"Quit complaining Andy. This is not for pleasure, two peoples life, including ours, are in danger. Plus, aren't you a little old for gameboy?" Jo asked as she flipped through a magazine. Andy wrinkled his nose at Jo and continued with his game.
This wild goose chase thing is really getting on my nerves. When will they stop leading us around the world? Probably the next place the will send us is to Venus or something. Jo thought to herself as she looked at her watch. They had been on the plane for about five hours now. Still, it would be hours till they reached their destination. Jo found herself slowly drifting into a light sleep when someone tapped her on the shoulder. Jo slowly turned around and saw Max in a very expensive blue suit.
"Miss, can you change a dollar?" Max asked in a thick fake French accent. "Can you change a dollar" was CIA for get your ass over here, I need to talk to you. Jo looked over at Andy, he had fallen asleep. Jo looked across the isle at the rest of her friends, Tootie and Natalie were helping each other with their nails, some things never change, and Beverly Anne was slightly snoring. Jo casually got up and sat down next to Max.
"We heard from Bryan. Why didn't you tell us about the whole bakery thing?" Max asked as he handed her a dollar bill. Jo reached into her coat pocket and pulled out her wallet to get some quarters.
"Sorry, what did Bryan say?" Jo asked as she held three quarters in her hand while trying to fish out the last. Max started slowly taking quarters out of her hand while talking.
"They want more money. Try ten million bucks. We got Blair's account number, so all we need is to find her, and Bryan, I guess." Jo stopped everything that she was doing and gave Max a look.
"What do you mean "And Bryan, I guess"?" Jo asked as she handed him the last quarter. Max breathed heavily.
"I don't think we can come up with enough money to bail Bryan, sorry." Jo gulped. There had to be something she could do. Jo could finally admit it, well at least to her self, she liked Bryan, a lot.
"What about Blair? Maybe I could talk her into...." Jo was interrupted.
"No way, Jo. He's going to have to get himself out of this one. That's all I wanted to tell you. And you better keep us posted. Don't take your time on this case, your friends are in danger. " Jo slowly got up from the seat next to Max and blankly walked to her seat. What was she going to do? She had to find a way to save Bryan. The plane finally landed. Jo quickly walked through the airport, everyone close behind her. She had to get to the parking lot where she had left her car, and drive back to the agency. But something suddenly slowed her down.
"Jo, is that you?" Jo turned around, only to find Taylor, her boyfriend, standing behind her.
"Taylor, what are you doing here?" Jo asked as she eyed her friends coming up behind her. Taylor kissed Jo, and put his arm around her waist.
"I thought you were on a business trip! I was actually taking a little vacation to Florida. So, what are you doing back so early. You said it might be months until you got back." Jo nervously turned away from Taylor.
"Um, yeah about that. I have to get down to the station right now to, uh, deliver something. I'll call you later." Jo started to walk away, but Taylor pulled her back.
"Ok, I run into my girlfriend at the airport, and all I get is "I have to get to the station"? I think I deserve a little more than that." Taylor stated. Jo was hoping to get away from Taylor before Natalie, Beverly Anne, and Andy saw her with him but it was too late. They were right behind her, and heard the whole conversation. Well, if you call what they were having a conversation.
"Jo, I thought Michael Peterson was your boyfriend? Who's this?" Beverly Anne asked. Jo froze.
"Wait, is this one of those Senior moments? Damn, I hate it when this happens." Natalie said.
"Jo, what are they talking about. Who are they?" Taylor asked.
"Um, well. I think they've got their names messed up. I mean, you know how it is. One name gets stuck in your brain, then you start messing people up. Then you get everyone fighting cause you gave them the wrong name." Tootie answered for Jo. Jo gave Tootie a look, and quickly looked at her watch.
"Oh, look at the time. I'll call you later, Taylor. Sorry, but I really have to go." Before he could say anything else, Jo darted out of the airport, and ran to the parking garage with everyone else following behind her. When they got to Jo's small Honda, Jo leaned up against the car door.
"What have you gotten yourself into?" Tootie asked standing next to Jo. Jo gave her a annoyed look.
"I'm not the one who said that Bryan was my boyfriend, he did!" Jo exclaimed. Natalie walked up to the two.
"Ok, what's going on?" Natalie asked with Beverly Anne and Andy right behind her.
"Ok, I can't tell you this in the open. Um, get into the car." Jo ordered. The five got into the car.
"Ok, we really aren't private investigators. We're CIA agents. The guy who I told you was my boyfriend is really another CIA agent. We had to tell you that cause otherwise, we couldn't investigate together. My boss stuck us with him. So does that answer your question?" Jo asked. Natalie, Beverly Anne, and Andy's jaws had dropped.
"But you can't breath a word of this to anyone. We just had to tell you because you guys are our best friends, and I don't think it's right even to keep that from you. Now let's go find our other best friend." Tootie said. Natalie hugged Tootie as Jo started the engine.
TO BE CONTINUED
"I can't believe we're back on a plane. I was looking forward sightseeing Paris." Andy complained while playing a gameboy next to Jo on the plane.
"Quit complaining Andy. This is not for pleasure, two peoples life, including ours, are in danger. Plus, aren't you a little old for gameboy?" Jo asked as she flipped through a magazine. Andy wrinkled his nose at Jo and continued with his game.
This wild goose chase thing is really getting on my nerves. When will they stop leading us around the world? Probably the next place the will send us is to Venus or something. Jo thought to herself as she looked at her watch. They had been on the plane for about five hours now. Still, it would be hours till they reached their destination. Jo found herself slowly drifting into a light sleep when someone tapped her on the shoulder. Jo slowly turned around and saw Max in a very expensive blue suit.
"Miss, can you change a dollar?" Max asked in a thick fake French accent. "Can you change a dollar" was CIA for get your ass over here, I need to talk to you. Jo looked over at Andy, he had fallen asleep. Jo looked across the isle at the rest of her friends, Tootie and Natalie were helping each other with their nails, some things never change, and Beverly Anne was slightly snoring. Jo casually got up and sat down next to Max.
"We heard from Bryan. Why didn't you tell us about the whole bakery thing?" Max asked as he handed her a dollar bill. Jo reached into her coat pocket and pulled out her wallet to get some quarters.
"Sorry, what did Bryan say?" Jo asked as she held three quarters in her hand while trying to fish out the last. Max started slowly taking quarters out of her hand while talking.
"They want more money. Try ten million bucks. We got Blair's account number, so all we need is to find her, and Bryan, I guess." Jo stopped everything that she was doing and gave Max a look.
"What do you mean "And Bryan, I guess"?" Jo asked as she handed him the last quarter. Max breathed heavily.
"I don't think we can come up with enough money to bail Bryan, sorry." Jo gulped. There had to be something she could do. Jo could finally admit it, well at least to her self, she liked Bryan, a lot.
"What about Blair? Maybe I could talk her into...." Jo was interrupted.
"No way, Jo. He's going to have to get himself out of this one. That's all I wanted to tell you. And you better keep us posted. Don't take your time on this case, your friends are in danger. " Jo slowly got up from the seat next to Max and blankly walked to her seat. What was she going to do? She had to find a way to save Bryan. The plane finally landed. Jo quickly walked through the airport, everyone close behind her. She had to get to the parking lot where she had left her car, and drive back to the agency. But something suddenly slowed her down.
"Jo, is that you?" Jo turned around, only to find Taylor, her boyfriend, standing behind her.
"Taylor, what are you doing here?" Jo asked as she eyed her friends coming up behind her. Taylor kissed Jo, and put his arm around her waist.
"I thought you were on a business trip! I was actually taking a little vacation to Florida. So, what are you doing back so early. You said it might be months until you got back." Jo nervously turned away from Taylor.
"Um, yeah about that. I have to get down to the station right now to, uh, deliver something. I'll call you later." Jo started to walk away, but Taylor pulled her back.
"Ok, I run into my girlfriend at the airport, and all I get is "I have to get to the station"? I think I deserve a little more than that." Taylor stated. Jo was hoping to get away from Taylor before Natalie, Beverly Anne, and Andy saw her with him but it was too late. They were right behind her, and heard the whole conversation. Well, if you call what they were having a conversation.
"Jo, I thought Michael Peterson was your boyfriend? Who's this?" Beverly Anne asked. Jo froze.
"Wait, is this one of those Senior moments? Damn, I hate it when this happens." Natalie said.
"Jo, what are they talking about. Who are they?" Taylor asked.
"Um, well. I think they've got their names messed up. I mean, you know how it is. One name gets stuck in your brain, then you start messing people up. Then you get everyone fighting cause you gave them the wrong name." Tootie answered for Jo. Jo gave Tootie a look, and quickly looked at her watch.
"Oh, look at the time. I'll call you later, Taylor. Sorry, but I really have to go." Before he could say anything else, Jo darted out of the airport, and ran to the parking garage with everyone else following behind her. When they got to Jo's small Honda, Jo leaned up against the car door.
"What have you gotten yourself into?" Tootie asked standing next to Jo. Jo gave her a annoyed look.
"I'm not the one who said that Bryan was my boyfriend, he did!" Jo exclaimed. Natalie walked up to the two.
"Ok, what's going on?" Natalie asked with Beverly Anne and Andy right behind her.
"Ok, I can't tell you this in the open. Um, get into the car." Jo ordered. The five got into the car.
"Ok, we really aren't private investigators. We're CIA agents. The guy who I told you was my boyfriend is really another CIA agent. We had to tell you that cause otherwise, we couldn't investigate together. My boss stuck us with him. So does that answer your question?" Jo asked. Natalie, Beverly Anne, and Andy's jaws had dropped.
"But you can't breath a word of this to anyone. We just had to tell you because you guys are our best friends, and I don't think it's right even to keep that from you. Now let's go find our other best friend." Tootie said. Natalie hugged Tootie as Jo started the engine.
TO BE CONTINUED