He got changed and made something to eat, and noticed how much easier it was to move about with the crutch, and less painful too. Ramon and Hector plodded in later, both wearing satisfied grins. They sat down together in a huddle as Jack once again inspected the new materials. There were formulas, the modifications, everything. He felt a slight twitch in his stomach, if he could get these out too, the health services could learn more about the substance, and begin experimenting with possible antidotes too, in case they came across it again in the future.
Jack gave his approval and Ramon asked him if he could keep it with him, in case someone got curious or a little too excited and decided to take a look at it himself. Of course Jack agreed, and so went and hid it under the loose floor boards in his bedroom, with the help of Hector. He couldn't keep the smile from his face now, but the brothers understood why he was smiling the way he was, this time tomorrow they could earn more money than they had ever imagined. Given the cartel's current value, it was going to be a lot.
Once calmed that the documents would be secure, Jack asked them what their initial thoughts on Amador was. Hector said he seemed like any average man, whereas Ramon thought he was a little snobby. Jack stifled his laugh, they obviously hadn't thought to get a reading on Amador. Either that or they didn't understand the question. Each hypothesis was equally funny, they both reflected the brothers stupidity. After this Jack double checked he would be going along tomorrow, and Ramon told him to meet them in the barn, tomorrow at around lunch time. He was going to hold a meeting with the men they were taking as backup covertly, to make sure everyone knew what they were doing. Jack said he would be there, and Ramon told him to get some rest before tomorrow.
After they left Jack took a long bath as he tried to clear his mind and focus on tomorrow's objective. He was unsure of what to do with the documents under his bed. Should he take them with him? If he did, and the Salazars wanted another look at them, he would be in trouble. But if he went along without them, then he was almost certain he wouldn't have the time to get them before calling in the cavalry. He guessed his best bet would be to take them with him, he would have to hide them with the virus. Then when he was arrested they would be safe from any of the people playing both sides of the fence. That was the safest option.
The loud knocking brought Jack back to consciousness, the physio once again exhausting him beyond belief. He sat up in bed and yelled out that it was open, to whoever may be waiting for him. He was shocked but pleased to see it was Claudia, she had made him breakfast. After he ate she explained to him that Ramon had said he was coming along with them on a business trip in a few hours time. She was concerned with how strange he had been acting, but Jacks words didn't comfort her either. He explained that they were going to finalise a deal.
Claudia saw through his lie, and saw the way he was squirming beneath her eyes. It had suddenly hit him that after today he wouldn't see Claudia again. But he wanted to, he wanted her to come with him, but the idea was preposterous. Once she knew who he really was she would be over him. It would be easier just to leave, save her the heart brake. He smiled as he saw her studying him whilst he tried to portray that everything was fine. He was missing her already, and they were still together. He wondered if their would be anyway to come back for her after this was over. Suddenly it didn't seem like such a bad idea after all. He could bring her and her family back to the US, she would surely forgive him because he would be taking her away from the life she was stuck in here. He smiled at her as he felt a sense of hope, that one day in the near future they could maybe have a proper relationship.
He told her that he had to start getting ready for the deal, he had a lot of work to do. Before she left he pulled her back into a deep embrace, his arms bounding them together. He whispered into her ear a promise she would never forget. 'No matter what happens here, I wil come back for you.' She was confused by what he was saying, but didn't ask for an explanation. She savoured the words, she knew he meant them. Soon they would be together, she thought happily, as she left.