A/N- Again, thanks for reviewing to sn0zb0z, Hannah, Josephine78, Phoenix Angelwolf and Samantha Nixon :D Your reviews are greatly appreciated, so can everyone please review this chapter too :D.
As promised, I have begun to write a bill version of this story and chapter one of it can be reached through my profile if anyone's intertested. It's called "Settling the Score"- thanks to Vikki for the title by the way.
Chapter 5
"How much did you get?" Mickey asked his as Danny darted inside the room
"Not much" Danny replied, sounding breathless, "There was a cop outside. Do you think they're watching us again?" Mickey didn't answer right away; unsure whether he should worry Danny and the rest of the gang with the information he had received telling him the cops were indeed watching.
"Yeah, they are" he finally admitted
"And you didn't think it would be a good idea to tell us?" Danny asked, sounding angry
"I didn't think it mattered"
"Of course it matters!" Danny snapped. Mickey opened his mouth to answer, and then paused, looking around the room
"Where's Stacie?" he finally said
"She's talking to the cops"
"Why?" Mickey's voice was low and dangerous
"Relax Mickey; they only want to know about Eddie's attack for now. Anyway I was talking to one myself. She gave me her card. Could be useful in the Hendon thing" he dug it out of his pocket and handed it to Mickey. Mickey sighed and put it in a drawer, hoping it could come in handy later. This whole operation would become more difficult with the police sticking their noses in where they didn't belong.
"Hey, I can see Stacie and the cop from the window!" Danny called over; Mickey was beside him in an instant, hoping to get a good look at the enemy. They spotted him out the window, he was tall with brown hair and he was wearing a pinstripe suit. He was also standing very close to Stacie and he had his hand on her shoulder. She was laughing though and he smiled at her.
"Is he flirting with her?" Danny said in disbelief
"Looks like it" Mickey replied, sounding equally shocked. They continued to stare out the window at them until Stacie left the police man and headed in the door of the hotel. At this point, both of them tore themselves away from the window. Mickey sat down on a chair and Danny headed into the kitchen, trying to pretend he wasn't bothered by handsome men flirting with Stacie. In a matter of minutes, she was in their room again.
"Who were you talking to?" Mickey asked as soon as she came in the door
"A policeman" she said innocently, taking off her coat
"And why was his hand on your shoulder?"
"Were you watching me?" Stacie asked him, sounding shocked. Mickey looked panicked for a second, before quickly saying
"Danny said that the police were talking to you. We were just concerned."
"We? And who exactly would 'we' be?"
"Danny and I."
"Danny, get in here!" Stacie yelled. Danny trudged in slowly, like a dog with its tail between its legs.
"Yeah?" he asked, acting like he hadn't been listening in on her and Mickey's conversation
"Who gave you two the right to watch me? I can look after myself, you know"
"We know Stace, it's just we were worried about the cops in case they ruin our con, that's all. We know you can look after yourself" Danny said soothingly.
"Ok" Stacie sighed
"So what happened?" Mickey asked, "Apart from the flirting I mean" Stacie glared at him, but answered anyway
"Phil just wanted to know what we knew about Eddie's attack"
"You're calling a policeman by his first name? He's the enemy, remember!" Danny exclaimed
"He was just being friendly. And he's not the enemy in this case, Hendon is, remember?"
"So what did you tell him?" Mickey said impatiently
"Just that we didn't know anything."
"And that was it?"
"Yes! You know what? I am so sick of you two acting jealous every time any competition comes near! Id never go out with a cop and you know it!"
"I wasn't jealous" Danny and Mickey both said simultaneously
"Whatever" Stacie said, rolling her eyes, picking up her coat and walking out, slamming the door behind her.
A/N: The police-man is another Bill character that some people may recognise- DS Phil Hunter.
