There's Gotta Be More to Life Chapter 16

The next day, Devon walked into Carmen's room and started poking her. Carmen started swatting the air, thinking it was a bug. Devon started laughing which made Carmen sit straight up and looked at her friend.

"What are you doing?"

Devon shrugged and said, "Lets go out."

"Where?"

Devon looked around the room innocently and said, "The garage."

Carmen raised an eyebrow and asked,

"What's at the garage?"

Devon rolled her eyes and shoved Carmen. "Get ready!" She ran out of the room and left Carmen shaking her head and slowly getting out of bed. She walked over to her closet and picked out a betty boop shirt that said 'Bad girls have more fun' and put it on with a short jean mini skirt. She walked out of her bedroom to see Devon already dressed and ready to go.

"How the hell did you do that?" Carmen asked her friend. Devon shrugged and giggled,

"I'm just ready to go!" She grabbed Carmen and pulled her out the door.

The two arrived at Tej's garage in Carmen's lancer. Devon about hopped out of the car and took off to go find Brian. She ran into Tej and asked,

"You seen Brian?" Tej pointed over to the boat house and walked over to Carmen.

"Yo girl is a lil hyper today."

"A little?" Carmen scoffed. "Hey did some women show up today?" Tej nodded and said,

"Yea…she's in with Brian and Rome now." Carmen nodded and smiled before walking over to the boat house. She walked over just in time to see Monica walking back out of the boathouse with Rome and Brian behind her. She nodded to the two men and scowled at Monica as she walked away.

"What was that about?" Carmen asked the two guys who had just walked closer to her.

Rome shrugged and said, "She wants help."

"For?" Devon asked, now standing next to Brian.

"We have to go down to the station later." Brian said while trying not give anything away.

"If this is about my brother then I should know so I can keep my own ass out of jail." Carmen advised him.

Brian rolled his eyes and said, "They know something's up…they're making us find out. We have to tell them everyone we see or hear is helping out Carter…which means."

"Me." She finished. Rome and Brian nodded. "So does this mean you've already told her?"

"Nah, we gotta keep her on her toes." Rome said while grinning with satisfaction.

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After chilling by the pool for a while, Carmen got a call on her cell phone. She looked at the number with a confused look but answered it anyway. "Hello?"

"Come check out the blue prints for our new club."

"Carter?"

"The one and only."

"Not really but anyway I'll be there soon." She hung up and looked at Devon. "I've gotta go…Carter wants me at the manison to go over some blue prints for the new club."

Devon nodded and said, "Don't worry," She started and then looked at Brian. "I can get a ride." Carmen rolled her eyes and stood up. She hurried to her car and got in. She pulled into the drive way of Carter's house and walked up to the front door. Before she knocked, he opened the door and let her into his office.

"Who's here?" She asked while following him to the door.

"Our…other associates." He said as he opened the door to show two more men and a women sitting in chairs. "Carmen this is Clay, Lexi, and Peter."

"Nice to meet you." She said while sitting on an arm chair. She waited to see what this was all about.

"Now the reason I called you all here because if we're going to be working together we have to know each other."

A/N: Hey guys...heres the next chapter, yup short but hey its an update! lol Thanks to my twin and cheer for reviewing! So lets do it again! Thanks -Princess