Over the next few days Shane and Vince called in a couple of favours, paid
some people and set their plan in action. With the information the private
investigator had managed to gather they found out all in all he owned 15
clothes shops down the West. They pinpointed the exact location of each and
explained all to their partners in crime.
"Now, you all know what you have to do, so do it as soon as you can." Shane ordered the group of five men who were at his house. Marissa was at work and Linda had taken the children out to the park for the afternoon, so Vince and Shane thought they'd have a meeting with the guys that were helping them to bring Andrew Chambers to his knees.
"Yeah," Vince nodded. "Just one thing though, make sure you don't get caught."
"Vince," one of the men said. "We're professionals, we've done this hundreds of times before. Hell, we've even done worse than this. We didn't get caught then, we don't intend to get caught now."
"Good." Vince said. "And after this whole thing is done with, you don't know us, we don't know you."
"That's the way we work." The man said.
"Right then, you lot have got work to do, go and do it." Shane said.
"The matter of payment?"
Vince handed the man a briefcase and opened it. "Five hundred thousand dollars, just like we discussed."
"Good. Right then we better go, I'm sure you'll know when we've done the job." The man said as he shook Vince's hand.
"I'm sure I will." Vince smiled.
"Bye then." The man walked out and four other men followed. Vince and Shane saw them out and went back into the living room.
"Are you sure we're gonna get away with this Dad?" Shane asked as he and his Dad sat down on the couch.
"Yes, I am."
"No, I don't mean the cops I mean Mom. Do you think she'll find out?"
Vince looked at Shane. "I hope to God, she doesn't. Or we are in big trouble son."
"Mom will get so mad if she does."
"Hey, stop thinking "if". We just have to act normal and she won't suspect a thing."
"Yeah, I know."
At that moment Jack came bounding through the door, with Linda, who had Jess asleep in her arms. Linda smiled at the two men as she layed Jess down on the sofa.
"How are my two favourite guys then?"
"We're great. I see you've worn Jess out." Shane commented.
"Yeah, she fell asleep soon after we got there, so we stayed for a little while then she woke up as soon as we got to the toystore."
"Surprise, surprise!" Shane said sarcastically.
"Look what Nana got me dad!" Jack shouted bounding over to his dad, showing him his new gameboy.
"Very nice. Did you thank her?"
"Yeah." He nodded vigourisely. He ran over to Linda who was sitting on the sofa and crawled into her lap. He kissed her on the cheek. "Thanks again nana."
"You're welcome."
"What'd you get Jess?" Vince asked as she woke up.
"A new barbie."
Linda smiled.
"Mom, you should really stop spoiling them so much." Shane said with an amused grin on his face, knowing what the answer would be.
"I'm their nana, it's my job to spoil them, and I'll make sure I spoil the new baby just as much!" Linda said defensively.
Shane looked at Vince. "Can't you try and control her?"
"Son, I've been trying to do that for the past thirty five years and when I do try, she ends up kicking my ass, so I've given up." Vince laughed.
"Too right." Linda said.
Vince and Shane both laughed.
"Thanks for looking after them mom, I had some stuff to do that couldn't wait."
"My pleasure, I'll look after them any time you know that. What are you doing here, I thought you had some work to do at the office?" Linda asked Vince.
"Uh yeah I did, but I finished earlier than I thought I would so I thought I'd come and see Shane." Vince replied quickly.
Linda nodded. "Ok well we better go then, we've got to get ready, I booked the dinner reservations for eight."
"That's fine. We better go then."
"Bye Jack. Bye Jess." Linda said as she gave them both a kiss.
"Bye nana, thanks for the gameboy." Jack said, taking his eyes briefly off the new toy.
"Yeah thank you nana." Jess said as Shane picked her up.
"Your both welcome." Linda replied.
Vince gave Jack and Jessica both a kiss. "I'll see you both tomorrow. Your coming with your daddy to work aren't you?"
"Yeah, we're gonna see Uncle Mark!" Jack said excitedly, referring to the Undertaker.
Vince laughed. "Ok then. We'll see you tomorrow."
"Now, you all know what you have to do, so do it as soon as you can." Shane ordered the group of five men who were at his house. Marissa was at work and Linda had taken the children out to the park for the afternoon, so Vince and Shane thought they'd have a meeting with the guys that were helping them to bring Andrew Chambers to his knees.
"Yeah," Vince nodded. "Just one thing though, make sure you don't get caught."
"Vince," one of the men said. "We're professionals, we've done this hundreds of times before. Hell, we've even done worse than this. We didn't get caught then, we don't intend to get caught now."
"Good." Vince said. "And after this whole thing is done with, you don't know us, we don't know you."
"That's the way we work." The man said.
"Right then, you lot have got work to do, go and do it." Shane said.
"The matter of payment?"
Vince handed the man a briefcase and opened it. "Five hundred thousand dollars, just like we discussed."
"Good. Right then we better go, I'm sure you'll know when we've done the job." The man said as he shook Vince's hand.
"I'm sure I will." Vince smiled.
"Bye then." The man walked out and four other men followed. Vince and Shane saw them out and went back into the living room.
"Are you sure we're gonna get away with this Dad?" Shane asked as he and his Dad sat down on the couch.
"Yes, I am."
"No, I don't mean the cops I mean Mom. Do you think she'll find out?"
Vince looked at Shane. "I hope to God, she doesn't. Or we are in big trouble son."
"Mom will get so mad if she does."
"Hey, stop thinking "if". We just have to act normal and she won't suspect a thing."
"Yeah, I know."
At that moment Jack came bounding through the door, with Linda, who had Jess asleep in her arms. Linda smiled at the two men as she layed Jess down on the sofa.
"How are my two favourite guys then?"
"We're great. I see you've worn Jess out." Shane commented.
"Yeah, she fell asleep soon after we got there, so we stayed for a little while then she woke up as soon as we got to the toystore."
"Surprise, surprise!" Shane said sarcastically.
"Look what Nana got me dad!" Jack shouted bounding over to his dad, showing him his new gameboy.
"Very nice. Did you thank her?"
"Yeah." He nodded vigourisely. He ran over to Linda who was sitting on the sofa and crawled into her lap. He kissed her on the cheek. "Thanks again nana."
"You're welcome."
"What'd you get Jess?" Vince asked as she woke up.
"A new barbie."
Linda smiled.
"Mom, you should really stop spoiling them so much." Shane said with an amused grin on his face, knowing what the answer would be.
"I'm their nana, it's my job to spoil them, and I'll make sure I spoil the new baby just as much!" Linda said defensively.
Shane looked at Vince. "Can't you try and control her?"
"Son, I've been trying to do that for the past thirty five years and when I do try, she ends up kicking my ass, so I've given up." Vince laughed.
"Too right." Linda said.
Vince and Shane both laughed.
"Thanks for looking after them mom, I had some stuff to do that couldn't wait."
"My pleasure, I'll look after them any time you know that. What are you doing here, I thought you had some work to do at the office?" Linda asked Vince.
"Uh yeah I did, but I finished earlier than I thought I would so I thought I'd come and see Shane." Vince replied quickly.
Linda nodded. "Ok well we better go then, we've got to get ready, I booked the dinner reservations for eight."
"That's fine. We better go then."
"Bye Jack. Bye Jess." Linda said as she gave them both a kiss.
"Bye nana, thanks for the gameboy." Jack said, taking his eyes briefly off the new toy.
"Yeah thank you nana." Jess said as Shane picked her up.
"Your both welcome." Linda replied.
Vince gave Jack and Jessica both a kiss. "I'll see you both tomorrow. Your coming with your daddy to work aren't you?"
"Yeah, we're gonna see Uncle Mark!" Jack said excitedly, referring to the Undertaker.
Vince laughed. "Ok then. We'll see you tomorrow."