The meeting went smoothly. With a few drinks in her, Maria had not only
handed over a list of bank accounts, headquarters, and main buyers, seller,
producers, and growers, but had also given detailed accounts for where the
money went, and a time and place for the next transactions. Throughout the
meeting, Stiles could tell Terri was shaken but she performed her job
without flaw. Stiles was eager to talk to Terri, but he escorted the tipsy
Maria to her car. He headed back to the restaurant, hoping for a minute
alone with Terri. As he entered the restaurant he saw Terri was already
gone. He dejectedly walked to the van, and climbed into the front seat. He
looked back at Terri, but she would not meet his eyes. He turned around and
the rest of the ride progressed in silence.
Terri walked into her office more than distracted. She had been having such a nice time with Stiles, and then Jeff showed up. He continued to ruin everything in her life, she thought as she angrily threw some papers on her desk. She was so consumed by her anger, that she didn't notice Joshua watching her. " I heard you ran into a very drunk ex at Del Carlo's." " Yes, and he nearly compromised the mission. And he left me with a pleasant reminder," she held up her wrist, which was already a lovely shade of purple. Joshua examined it and then nodded. " Ice it tonight and the swelling and discoloration will go down. On another matter, where are you staying tonight?" " Why would I need a place to stay?" " I was under the impression that Jeff had declared that he wasn't finished." " That's just Jeff. He doesn't even know where I live." "Isn't this the same ex who hired a private eye to follow you? Don't think he couldn't find you if he wanted to. I know you don't want to feel helpless Terri, but," seeing her reluctance to except the facts, Joshua stopped and headed to the door. Before leaving he did give her one last piece of advice. " If you change your mind, I believe Mr. Stiles is still in the building. Guys loves playing the hero." Before Terri had a chance to rebut, Joshua was gone. She sat at her desk for only a minute more before packing up some papers and leaving. Walking though the building she noticed lights on in one of the conference. ' Examining the evidence we gathered. I hope they got something from this hellish night. I wonder if Stiles." Terri shook her head to stop herself from this line of thought. It seemed she couldn't get though an hour without thinking of him. She would sometimes think they had something between them, but other times it would seem like Nice was just another fling for him. Their relationship was in constant tango. Andros Island, then missed calls, and broken dates. One-step forward, two steps back. She attempt walk straight past the office but couldn't stop herself from peering in. She convinced herself that she was just seeing if they needed any help, but knew she really hoped to see Stiles, and maybe have him "play hero" as Joshua had put it. She was so busy staring into the office, she didn't see the man coming right at her.
Terri walked into her office more than distracted. She had been having such a nice time with Stiles, and then Jeff showed up. He continued to ruin everything in her life, she thought as she angrily threw some papers on her desk. She was so consumed by her anger, that she didn't notice Joshua watching her. " I heard you ran into a very drunk ex at Del Carlo's." " Yes, and he nearly compromised the mission. And he left me with a pleasant reminder," she held up her wrist, which was already a lovely shade of purple. Joshua examined it and then nodded. " Ice it tonight and the swelling and discoloration will go down. On another matter, where are you staying tonight?" " Why would I need a place to stay?" " I was under the impression that Jeff had declared that he wasn't finished." " That's just Jeff. He doesn't even know where I live." "Isn't this the same ex who hired a private eye to follow you? Don't think he couldn't find you if he wanted to. I know you don't want to feel helpless Terri, but," seeing her reluctance to except the facts, Joshua stopped and headed to the door. Before leaving he did give her one last piece of advice. " If you change your mind, I believe Mr. Stiles is still in the building. Guys loves playing the hero." Before Terri had a chance to rebut, Joshua was gone. She sat at her desk for only a minute more before packing up some papers and leaving. Walking though the building she noticed lights on in one of the conference. ' Examining the evidence we gathered. I hope they got something from this hellish night. I wonder if Stiles." Terri shook her head to stop herself from this line of thought. It seemed she couldn't get though an hour without thinking of him. She would sometimes think they had something between them, but other times it would seem like Nice was just another fling for him. Their relationship was in constant tango. Andros Island, then missed calls, and broken dates. One-step forward, two steps back. She attempt walk straight past the office but couldn't stop herself from peering in. She convinced herself that she was just seeing if they needed any help, but knew she really hoped to see Stiles, and maybe have him "play hero" as Joshua had put it. She was so busy staring into the office, she didn't see the man coming right at her.