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Chapter 12: Deal With the Enemy
"We need to find this bartender," said Jesse. "He's the only link we have."
"Other than him," Aurora pointed at Edward.
"I can hear you, you know," he shot back.
"Whatever," she muttered under her breath. Edward left the room and headed for the guest room.
"Jesse, I'll need you later. Brennan and Aurora will go back to the club and look for the bartender," said Adam.
"What do you need me to do?" asked Emma.
"With Aurora going off to find Dawn and her connection with Edward. I want you to try and find out anything you can from him or get a read off of him."
Emma nodded Aurora and Brennan left and headed for the parking garage. They passed the Double Helix and get into Brennan's car. He of course drove and left the garage.
"Brennan," started Aurora," you and I need to talk. About Jesse and me."
Brennan sighed. "I know. What I don't get is why you lied. Both of you."
"Please explain how this happened."
"Do you really want to know?"
"Yes I do."
"It's hard to explain, Jess and just had this connection the first time we met. I don't know how to describe it. I just was immediately attracted to him before I even saw you again."
"You mean before you threw a fireball at my chest," Brennan joked.
Aurora smiled. "Yeah, and I've already apologized for that."
"I thought I saw something between you, but I then thought I was overreacting.
"I know this is weird for you, but please give it a chance. It's not like I'm dating someone you hate. You know Jesse's a great guy."
"I'm gonna need sometime to get use to this. I didn't expect my sister would be dating my best friend."
"I understand."
"Now let's find this bartender."
Brennan pulled into the parking lot of Dawn and got out of the car. They entered the club and it was empty. One woman was behind the bar cleaning the counter. The woman looked up as Aurora and Brennan approached her.
"The club isn't open until later today," she said.
"We know," replied Brennan," we just have a few questions for you about last night."
The woman looked at Brennan and then Aurora. "Hey, weren't you the guy who got into a fight with the blonde young guy. I remember you too." She pointed at Aurora.
"We're not here about that," said Aurora.
"We're here about one of the other bartender who was working last night."
"Who?"
Aurora answered her. "A guy. Blonde, brown eyes, tall. His name might be Richard we're not exactly sure."
"Yeah that sounds like 'em alright. His name is Richard Watson. He started working here about a week ago. With this being a new club we needed the help."
"Do you know where we could find him? Like his address or phone number?"
"Yeah I do have his address. I keep all our employees contact information on file. Here it is." She wrote down the address on a piece of paper and held it in her hand. Aurora went to grab it and the woman moved her hand back towards her. "Is he in ant trouble that I should know about?"
"We just need to ask him about a friend of ours," answered Aurora. "She's missing."
"Oh, I'm sorry. I hope you find her." She gave Aurora the paper and she and Brennan left the club.
At Sanctuary
Jesse was frustrated. He and Adam had spent the last hour trying to give up. "Adam it's useless."
"I'm starting to agree," Adam sadly replied.
"How's it going?" asked Emma as she entered the lab.
"Not good. Carlos must have some sort of system that is blocking the trace."
"What about Edward?" asked Jesse.
"I was on my way to see him. I just wanted to check in and see you guys first. I'll go."
"Okay. Good luck."
Emma stepped out of the lab and towards Edward's guest quarters. She knocked on the door. It slowly opened because it wasn't completely closed. He wasn't inside. She went down the hall towards the Dojo and there he was, sitting on the top section with his feet hanging over the edge. Emma went up to join him.
"May I sit down?" she asked.
"Sure," he answered.
She sat down. "How are you doing?"
"I'm fine. I have to say, this place is definitely a lot better than being in prison."
"Do you where your brother took Shalimar?" She went tight to the point, not playing games.
"No, I honestly don't know. If I knew, I'd tell ya, for a price anyway."
Emma knew he was telling the truth. "What about this drug your brother wants? You said earlier you know where it is."
"Yes and I'll give it to you, if you do something got me."
"And what would that be?"
"Based on what I've seen from you people, I know you guys have a lot of connections. Give me a new identity in a new state away from here and the drugs is yours."
He still wasn't lying Emma knew. She didn't know how to answer him. "I'll have to discuss it with everyone before I give you an official answer." Edward nodded. "Just don't leave Sanctuary."
"Where would I go?" he responded.
Emma shrugged, stood up, and left the Dojo with his feelings still echoing inside her head.