"Well if you continue like this he won't stay that way." Jack said trying to hide his anger of her being here. If they just walked over they would both be dead and she didn't seem to understand that.

"Fine. I'll see you later at the party." Claudia said leaving angry at Jack for being so cold to her.

Jack got out of the shower and dressed quickly. By time he was finished with cleaning up the place the party had already begun. He walked out to the party smiling as he passed by people he knew and some he had no idea who they were, but they knew him. He had become an important person when he gained Ramon and Hectors trust and everyone knew it.

Jasmine walked up to him putting her hands over his eyes. "Guess who?"

Jack joked, "I'm not sure some person I slept with a few days ago."

Jasmine removed her hand clearly mad at him. "You don't remember my name?"

"How are you Jasmine." Jack said smiling.

"God Damn you Jack." She said smacking him slightly. "Want to dance?"

"I don't dance." Jack said. "Want a drink?"

"Sure." She said grabbing his arm pulling him over to the bar. The bartender made their drinks and they walked away drinking them. Jasmine pulled Jack into a long kiss and whispered in his ear, "Where's your room?"

"I got to put some face time in first." Jack said knowing Ramon and Hector would be mad if he didn't stay for awhile.

"They told me to take care of you." She whispered into his ear. Jack looked bothered by it so she added, "I told them that wouldn't be a problem because I already had planned to do that after on encounter with you I was dying for more." She grabbed his arm and pulled him towards the guest house. On the way there they ran into Hector and Claudia.

Hector smiled at Jack knowing where he was going, and what they would be doing. Claudia glared at him angry that he would just hook up with another woman like that, she had thought he was a decent man, but clearly he only wanted one thing.

Jasmine pulled Jack back to the guest house. They walked in together and stumbled to the couch taking each others clothes off.

After they finished Jack lay on the couch with jasmine on top of him. He was tired, but he could feel is body wanting the drug. He tried to gently move Jasmine off him so he could go to the bathroom, but he woke her as he moved.

"Where are you going?"

"To the bathroom." Jack said. He was not happy with himself for randomly hooking up with someone, but it kept the Salazar's, more specifically, Hector Salazar from being jealous or suspicious of him and Claudia. While he was in the bathroom he heard Jasmine moving around. He thought nothing of it, she was probably getting dressed or something. He hoped she would leave soon, so he could sleep or at least be alone for awhile. He needed to think about things, think of how to get the mission on track so he could finish in a timely manner.

He finished shooting up and waited for the few minutes of ecstasy to subside before he walked out. He looked around the living room and didn't find Jasmine. He thought to himself maybe she left. He walked into the bedroom and found her snooping through his dresser of clothes. "What are you doing?" He said his words slurring a little.

"Nothing." She said clearly shocked that he had come out of the bathroom so soon.

"What in the hell are you looking for?"

"Hector asked me to look around for anything. I swear I wasn't going to tell him if I found anything."

"Get the fuck out. You stupid fu(king wh0re." Jack said angrily, "And tell Hector if he wants to look around he's more than welcome. He isn't going to find anything."

Jasmine walked over to Jack and smacked him hard in the face causing his lip to bleed. "Don't ever call me that again." She stormed out of the house and Jack followed to make sure she was leaving. He continued to follow her. He was not thinking clearly but he was going to confront Hector about not trusting him and having some woman sneak around his room.

He stumbled outside. He noticed the party was pretty much over with other than a few stragglers. He searched around for Hector he didn't find him. He than started to look for Ramon. Jack walked into the main house and saw the two brothers sitting at the kitchen table together talking, both clearly drunk. Claudia was working on cooking something when Jack walked in she looked at him with furry in her eyes.

"What is this now Hector? Sending some wh0re to search the place. First have her sleep with me than have her search the place. Why don't you just go search in your damn self. I have nothing to hide. I've been stabbed, beaten, and ran over for you, and y et you still don't trust me. Fine I don't care if you trust me but if your going to have someone search why don't you just come and do it yourself. You don't have to work out elaborate plans to have a woman sleep with me than search the damn place. I can save you the time and money." Jack said his anger showing through.

"Hector is this true?" Ramon asked looking at his brother not putting it past him.

"I don't have a clue what he's talking about?" Hector said looking at Jack with anger in his eyes.

"Sure you fu(king don't." Jack said to high to know he was being blatantly disrespectful.

Claudia put her hand to her mouth when she heard Jack say that. If it had been anyone else they would have been dead by now, but Ramon stopped Hector from trying to attack Jack.

Ramon looked at Jack, "Jack your drunk and high go sleep it off and we'll talk in the morning. Hector you too." Ramon said looking from man to man who had been in a staring contest. Jack waited for Hector to break eye contact before he stormed out of the house.

Jack walked off to his room to wired to do anything. He sat on the edge of the bed and the reality of what he had just done hit him. He felt the cold chill run through him as he knew it could lead to nothing good. He knew what he had to do before things got to bad, he had to stay on Ramon and Hectors good side. Walking out of the guest house Jack bit back on his pride and found Ramon and Hector in a heated discussion, he was sure was about him, in the kitchen of the house.

"May I interrupt you." Jack said seeing Ramon's look of anger and worry at the same time, he had told Jack to stay away for awhile.

"Nothing's stopped you before." Hector said still angry.

"I was wrong. I never should have disrespected you that way." Jack clinched his fist to hold back from saying what he really wanted to say.

"It's to late you disrespected me in front of the men." Hector said nearing Jack.

"What do I have to do to fix it?" Jack asked blankly knowing what Hector would want.

Claudia listened in horror as she heard Jack words. Was he crazy or just stupid? She was sure it was a little of both, at the same time she felt the pang of anger. He had told her how beautiful and lovely she was and than went and slept with another woman the next night. She didn't want to be someone he had on the side nor contend with anyone else.

Hector looked Jack in the eye not sure if he was hearing the man right. "What did you say?" Hector asked to make sure he heard Jack right.

"What do you want me to do to make it right? I know I was wrong." Jack bit the inside of his mouth knowing Hector was enjoying this moment, as much as he hated it.

"Have all the men left yet?" He asked Jack who had walked by where the party was.

"The vast majority of them have." He knew what was coming.

"Tomorrow before I leave outside I want them all here. You call them and be there."

"Why not tonight? I'll have the men on duty come in and we can wake the few that passed out here." Jack didn't want to prolong what was coming.

Ramon looked at Jack, "You don't have to do this."

Jack looked at him, "Yes I do. Any decent leader knows you can't let a subordinate insult you in front of others subordinates and retain their respect." Jack looked at Hector who was surprised by Jack's not backing out.

Ramon looked at him and his respect for the man grew. "Fine." He looked at Hector hoping to see that he would look just as respectful at Jack and not hurt him as bad as he could Jack already looked bad enough.

"Let's do this than." Hector said walking out of the house. Jack followed behind preparing himself for what was to come.

Claudia followed behind ready to see what would happen. Part of her cheering Hector on another part of her worried for Jack even if she was angry with him. She almost ran over her little brother going out to see what was happening. "Sergio what are you doing up?"

"I wanted to see what was going on."

"Go back to bed now." Sergio had joined them earlier that evening before the party now that it was safe.

"But Claudia?"

"No but Claudia. Back to bed or I'll go get dad. Hector will be angry if he sees you up."

Sergio stormed off to his room mad. He too had heard the conversation and knew what was going to happen and he wanted to watch Hector at work.

Now outside and circled by the men Jack felt the cold night air bite at his wet skin. He stood waiting for Hector and a few other men to join them. He was ready to take whatever Hector threw at him he would try hard not to let the pain show, even if it was disrespectful, he had to keep some sort of pride.

Hector came through the crowd with a few other men. He looked at Jack who looked very calm standing in the center of the group. Ramon not to far off watching to make sure nothing got carried away.

Hector walked up to Jack and stared at him for a minute. Without any warning signs he threw a violent punch into Jack's abdomen. Knocking the wind out of Jack, who doubled over trying to catch his breath. He struggled to straighten out, Hector hit him again this time in the head causing Jack to stumble back against some of the men who threw him back at Hector who hit Jack again in the stomach.

This time the punch caused Jack to go to his knees, it was a little low. Hector grabbed a fist full of Jack's hair and said pulling Jack up some, "Don't ever disrespect me again." Using the hair in his hand he brought Jacks head down against his knee causing Jack's nose to gush blood.

Jack fell to the ground and Hector kicked him a few times before Ramon came in to stop the fight. "That's enough Hector he's unconscious." Ramon said pulling his brother away.

Hector struggled against his brother, all the anger he felt for Jack coming to a boiling point. "Let that teach anyone to disrespect me." He spit on Jack who lay on the ground unconscious blood still pouring out of his face and nose.

The crowd left a few minutes later no one touching Jack. Claudia contemplated going over to Jack, but than remembered Jasmine. With that thought she left Jack laying on the ground and went into the house to find Hector who was icing his hand.

"Where were you?" He asked still upset.

"Outside." She said.

"So you saw it?"

"Is your hand ok?"

"It's fine his face is a little hard." Hector smiled Claudia didn't seem to be to upset about Jack's current condition maybe he was really paranoid about those two.

Ramon walked into the room and asked, "Are you satisfied now? Will this end all the suspicions you have?"

"The co(k sucker only came in because he knew it would be worse if he didn't."

"He could have left Hector. He did the right thing just admit it. What don't you like so much about Jack? You were the one who wanted him to come down here so bad. Why the change in feelings?"

"Nothing." Hector said angry again. Ramon always ruined his good moods. "It's done now. I promise. Should we leave him outside?" Hector asked.

Ramon look outside as if he could see Jack. He was contemplating leaving him, until he saw the rain coming down, "We better have someone take him inside." Ramon said. "I'll call a few of the men and have them take him to the guest house." Ramon walked out of the room.

Claudia walked over to Hector and sat on his lap, "Let me see your hand." She said grabbing his hand. She looked at it and kissed each knuckle as if to make them better. "Let's go to bed." She said grabbing his arm, and getting of his lap she pulled him towards their bedroom.

Ramon walked outside himself and dragged Jack back to the guest house. Once he got Jack inside he did a quick inspection of him and made sure that nothing looked broken. He was relived to see Jack had already stopped bleeding. He left Jack on the floor of the foyer and went back to the house.

Jack awoke the next morning on the hard floor of the foyer. The pain registered before he even opened his eyes. At first he thought it was a hang over until he tried to sit up and the pain was unbearable at first. Lying on the ground a few more minutes he worked up the strength to stand up. He checked himself in the mirror and saw the new blood and bruises. He went to the bathroom to clean his face off when he heard the door open. He quickly went from being tired and sore to alert. He prepared himself to fight if need be. He saw Hector walk into the living room with Ramon not to far behind.

He walked out drying his face off and watching the two brothers suspiciously.

"Everything's cool between you two right?" Ramon asked Jack.

"Yeah." Jack said eyeing Hector.

"Good. We just came to say goodbye, and I wanted to give you this." Ramon handed Jack a box.

"What's this?" Jack asked.

"Open it."

Jack opened the box and saw that it held enough supply of heroin to last him months. "Thanks." He said unsure if he should be thanking him for adding his ever increasing addiction.

"We'll be back by the end of the week." Ramon said looking Jack over, "If anything comes up you have the number. Good luck with training the men." The two brothers walked out to the jeep and took off towards an unknown location for an unknown reason.