After they finished their drinks, Jet and Alex carried in their stuff. The grill came in and so did the lawn chairs they were sitting on and the table that was between them. Alex washed the dishes up while Jet put everything away. When everything was put away, they went off to sleep. If hey were to get up and out early to go for a 20 million woolong reward. This bounty was going to be a difficult one and both Alex and Jet knew that as they left the ship together the next morning.
"Alex, if we're going to be going after a womanizer, I think it'd be a good idea to have some bait." Jet said to her as they ate breakfast.
"And your point would be?" She asked as she continued to eat her cornflakes.
"Well, maybe you should dress…a bit provocatively to get him to notice you?" Jet said slowly and rather shyly.
"Basically, you want me to show some skin, right?" she asked him bluntly. He nodded, fearing that she'd explode into another wild rant. "Fine, no problem." she said as she got up and put her bowl in the sink.
"You aren't objecting to it?" he asked a bit confused. She stopped and looked at him on her way to the bathroom to shower.
"Why not? I understand the situation and I know you wouldn't let me get hurt. There's no problem with me scantily dressed for this occasion." She said as she walked off to shower. Jet was left at the table totally dumbfounded. Earlier she had totally objected to wearing revealing clothes but now she had no problem with it.
"These women, I'll never be able to figure 'em out." He said as he gathered his clothes for the day for he also had to look inconspicuous. He had already worked out a plan; they'd follow their bounty head around by day, careful enough to not let him know they were watching him. That night, they'd go into a bar he's known to hang out at fake a break-up as fiancées and Alex would fake a breakdown in order to get him to confront her. She'd go with him out to the alley behind the bar and then they'd bust him. Jet was proud of himself for figuring this all out by himself. He heard Alex turn off the water and open the door. He looked out into the living area to see her walking through clad only in a towel.
"So how not-dressed do you want me?" she asked somewhat comically.
"Well, the plan is we follow him by day and at night we stage a big breakup and that will trigger him to come to you. He sees you in distress and comes to comfort you. You guys go out the back and we bust him in the back alley. Any ideas?" he asked. Alex seemed to ponder as she stood there in her towel still dripping.
"Meh, I'll put something together. You just worry about yourself." She said as she went into her room and shut the door. Jet shrugged his shoulders and went to shower. He finished and dressed before meeting Alex back out in the living area. She was wearing dark blue jeans with a silver chain around her waist. He could see the straps of a black thong peeking out from underneath and hugging her hips just above the waistline of the jeans. Her tanned and toned stomach was revealed and she wore a black belly top that hugged her upper body. The neckline was low and the sleeves were short. Her hair was down and wavy and her makeup was done to give her the 'smoky eyes' look with a purple or mauve lipstick color that sort of just tinted the lips from the soft pink they were earlier. On her feet were a pair of black, pointed-toe, leather cowboy boots and she was pulling on Spike's black leather trench coat. Jet smiled at how much alike they had dressed. He also wore the blue jeans and a black tank top. On his right wrist, he wore a shiny silver watch, he had a black belt around his waist, and he put on his black sunglasses. Alex took one look at him and began to smile.
"Jet, we're dressing alike. I'm starting to get scared." She said with a giggle as they headed for the door. They walked past the bathroom and Alex glimpsed in at the mirror. She stopped and reached into her pocket only to pull out her sunglasses and put them on. "Damn, we make bounty hunting look good." Se said as they walked out of the ship arm in arm as if dating. They'd put on one hell of a show today.
"So, in the morning for breakfast, he's rumored to be around a place called the Shining Star Diner between seven and nine. Shall we go have a cup of coffee dear?" Jet asked.
"Why I'd love to!" She said as they continued to walk. They acted the part of the fiancées as they entered the diner. There was a tiny table for two in a corner where you could watch the entire restaurant. That's where they sat in hopes to see their man Zeke Diboa walk in. Their coffee and hot chocolate came and they sat and sipped for a little while. After about 45 minutes or so, the door opened and the blond haired bounty walked in.
"There he is. Don't turn around and look, he looks like he's going to walk past." Jet said as he reached his left hand out and took hers. Alex heard the click of heels come closer and as they drew within 15 feet, she turned to catch a glimpse of their target. He was rather tall, the long blonde hair was down and his eyes shone bright blue. He was wearing a pair of khakis and a white button-down shirt with a black coat over it. Alex and he managed to make eye contact and as they did, he smiled warmly. There was something about him that just didn't sit right with Alex; like she had seen him before. As he walked by, he kept his eye on her until he sat down.
"Great, we made eye contact and he's interested. This'll be good for later." She said as she picked up her cup of hot chocolate and sipped it carefully. She and Jet acted as if happy together as a couple to give him the idea that she wasn't on the market, which would fuel his desires even more because of the want for something that wasn't his. At one point, Alex glanced over and saw him wink at her. She knew that the plan was working and she couldn't wait for the action later on tonight. However, she felt as if something was going to happen; something not good and something that could leave her dead.
"Alex, are you alright?" Jet asked noticing that something was wrong.
"Yea, I'm alright. We'd better get going. Any more and he might come over and talk." She said taking one last glance at their beautiful 20 million woolong bounty.
"Good idea, he seems like the sleazy type. That has to be him alright." Jet said as he stood and pulled on his coat and Alex stood and pulled on hers. She hugged him and leaned in for a kiss. "What do you think you're doing?!" he asked her somewhat alarmed.
"Jet, we're an engaged couple, we need a kiss to seal the deal. That'll definitely let him know I'm taken! Trust me, I know how his type of mind works." She said as she puckered up and kissed him on the lips. Jet grumbled as he wrapped his arm around her waist and walked to the counter to pay the bill. The counter girl took a look at Alex.
"My, aren't you a cute one? Work for a model agency do you?" she asked. Alex chuckled lightly.
"Me? No, I'm a musician and a singer." She said. The girl glanced over in the direction of Zeke for a quick moment and then back at Alex.
"And I'm her manager and fiancée." Jet chimed in. all three smiled.
"Congratulations! Good luck with you two!" She said as she handed Jet his change.
"Thank you, have a good day." Jet said as he pocketed his change and walked out the door, practically dragging Alex with him. They walked around the side of the restaurant and Jet pulled out a palm-sized screen and turned it on.
"What did you do?" Alex asked as she looked at the screen.
"Mini camera, we can see and hear what he says." He said as he turned the volume up. The picture showed Zeke still sitting at his table and then the counter girl walking up to him.
"Mr. Deboa, that young girl you were curious about? She's a musician and singer with a fiancée who also happens to be her manager. From what I could tell, she's roughly 20 to 25 years old." She said. She practically repeated their conversation to him!
"Well, I think I should like to find her and…talk with her." He said as his eyes narrowed. Jet and Alex looked up at each other and smiled before giving each other hi-fives.
"HE'S INTERESTED!!!" they both exclaimed happily.
"Alex, if we're going to be going after a womanizer, I think it'd be a good idea to have some bait." Jet said to her as they ate breakfast.
"And your point would be?" She asked as she continued to eat her cornflakes.
"Well, maybe you should dress…a bit provocatively to get him to notice you?" Jet said slowly and rather shyly.
"Basically, you want me to show some skin, right?" she asked him bluntly. He nodded, fearing that she'd explode into another wild rant. "Fine, no problem." she said as she got up and put her bowl in the sink.
"You aren't objecting to it?" he asked a bit confused. She stopped and looked at him on her way to the bathroom to shower.
"Why not? I understand the situation and I know you wouldn't let me get hurt. There's no problem with me scantily dressed for this occasion." She said as she walked off to shower. Jet was left at the table totally dumbfounded. Earlier she had totally objected to wearing revealing clothes but now she had no problem with it.
"These women, I'll never be able to figure 'em out." He said as he gathered his clothes for the day for he also had to look inconspicuous. He had already worked out a plan; they'd follow their bounty head around by day, careful enough to not let him know they were watching him. That night, they'd go into a bar he's known to hang out at fake a break-up as fiancées and Alex would fake a breakdown in order to get him to confront her. She'd go with him out to the alley behind the bar and then they'd bust him. Jet was proud of himself for figuring this all out by himself. He heard Alex turn off the water and open the door. He looked out into the living area to see her walking through clad only in a towel.
"So how not-dressed do you want me?" she asked somewhat comically.
"Well, the plan is we follow him by day and at night we stage a big breakup and that will trigger him to come to you. He sees you in distress and comes to comfort you. You guys go out the back and we bust him in the back alley. Any ideas?" he asked. Alex seemed to ponder as she stood there in her towel still dripping.
"Meh, I'll put something together. You just worry about yourself." She said as she went into her room and shut the door. Jet shrugged his shoulders and went to shower. He finished and dressed before meeting Alex back out in the living area. She was wearing dark blue jeans with a silver chain around her waist. He could see the straps of a black thong peeking out from underneath and hugging her hips just above the waistline of the jeans. Her tanned and toned stomach was revealed and she wore a black belly top that hugged her upper body. The neckline was low and the sleeves were short. Her hair was down and wavy and her makeup was done to give her the 'smoky eyes' look with a purple or mauve lipstick color that sort of just tinted the lips from the soft pink they were earlier. On her feet were a pair of black, pointed-toe, leather cowboy boots and she was pulling on Spike's black leather trench coat. Jet smiled at how much alike they had dressed. He also wore the blue jeans and a black tank top. On his right wrist, he wore a shiny silver watch, he had a black belt around his waist, and he put on his black sunglasses. Alex took one look at him and began to smile.
"Jet, we're dressing alike. I'm starting to get scared." She said with a giggle as they headed for the door. They walked past the bathroom and Alex glimpsed in at the mirror. She stopped and reached into her pocket only to pull out her sunglasses and put them on. "Damn, we make bounty hunting look good." Se said as they walked out of the ship arm in arm as if dating. They'd put on one hell of a show today.
"So, in the morning for breakfast, he's rumored to be around a place called the Shining Star Diner between seven and nine. Shall we go have a cup of coffee dear?" Jet asked.
"Why I'd love to!" She said as they continued to walk. They acted the part of the fiancées as they entered the diner. There was a tiny table for two in a corner where you could watch the entire restaurant. That's where they sat in hopes to see their man Zeke Diboa walk in. Their coffee and hot chocolate came and they sat and sipped for a little while. After about 45 minutes or so, the door opened and the blond haired bounty walked in.
"There he is. Don't turn around and look, he looks like he's going to walk past." Jet said as he reached his left hand out and took hers. Alex heard the click of heels come closer and as they drew within 15 feet, she turned to catch a glimpse of their target. He was rather tall, the long blonde hair was down and his eyes shone bright blue. He was wearing a pair of khakis and a white button-down shirt with a black coat over it. Alex and he managed to make eye contact and as they did, he smiled warmly. There was something about him that just didn't sit right with Alex; like she had seen him before. As he walked by, he kept his eye on her until he sat down.
"Great, we made eye contact and he's interested. This'll be good for later." She said as she picked up her cup of hot chocolate and sipped it carefully. She and Jet acted as if happy together as a couple to give him the idea that she wasn't on the market, which would fuel his desires even more because of the want for something that wasn't his. At one point, Alex glanced over and saw him wink at her. She knew that the plan was working and she couldn't wait for the action later on tonight. However, she felt as if something was going to happen; something not good and something that could leave her dead.
"Alex, are you alright?" Jet asked noticing that something was wrong.
"Yea, I'm alright. We'd better get going. Any more and he might come over and talk." She said taking one last glance at their beautiful 20 million woolong bounty.
"Good idea, he seems like the sleazy type. That has to be him alright." Jet said as he stood and pulled on his coat and Alex stood and pulled on hers. She hugged him and leaned in for a kiss. "What do you think you're doing?!" he asked her somewhat alarmed.
"Jet, we're an engaged couple, we need a kiss to seal the deal. That'll definitely let him know I'm taken! Trust me, I know how his type of mind works." She said as she puckered up and kissed him on the lips. Jet grumbled as he wrapped his arm around her waist and walked to the counter to pay the bill. The counter girl took a look at Alex.
"My, aren't you a cute one? Work for a model agency do you?" she asked. Alex chuckled lightly.
"Me? No, I'm a musician and a singer." She said. The girl glanced over in the direction of Zeke for a quick moment and then back at Alex.
"And I'm her manager and fiancée." Jet chimed in. all three smiled.
"Congratulations! Good luck with you two!" She said as she handed Jet his change.
"Thank you, have a good day." Jet said as he pocketed his change and walked out the door, practically dragging Alex with him. They walked around the side of the restaurant and Jet pulled out a palm-sized screen and turned it on.
"What did you do?" Alex asked as she looked at the screen.
"Mini camera, we can see and hear what he says." He said as he turned the volume up. The picture showed Zeke still sitting at his table and then the counter girl walking up to him.
"Mr. Deboa, that young girl you were curious about? She's a musician and singer with a fiancée who also happens to be her manager. From what I could tell, she's roughly 20 to 25 years old." She said. She practically repeated their conversation to him!
"Well, I think I should like to find her and…talk with her." He said as his eyes narrowed. Jet and Alex looked up at each other and smiled before giving each other hi-fives.
"HE'S INTERESTED!!!" they both exclaimed happily.