Chapter 10: Carnival Rides

I'm back! Sorry it took so long to update!

The beginning may be a little slow, but I promise, it gets better. I had to move the story along. It gets good like half way through.

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The team sat in a busy Café waiting for Garrett to arrive. He had called Sam a few hours earlier, saying he'd share the codes.

Garrett walked in the front door of the café and looked around. He saw the team sitting at a back table facing the entrance. Garrett made is way over to them and sat down.

"Mr. Hamm, do you have the information we need?" Fiona asked

"The codes?" Garrett asked. "I can't give them to you."

"Why not?" Michael spoke through his teeth, faking a smile."

"Look, I don't have them." Garrett said, but before anyone could say anything he added, "But I know where you can get them."

"Keep talking." Sam urged.

"The agency didn't give us all the codes, just one guy. Only this guy's a huge leak. That's why he was burned a few years ago. Now he's in Miami too. You offer him what you offered me, and he'll hand the codes right over."

"Who is he, and where can we find him?"

"Whoa, not so fast. I want the money first."

"Okay," Fiona pulled out a news paper with a fat manila envelope inside. "…here. It's all there."

Garrett flipped through the bills discretely, and smiled. He pulled a piece of paper out of his inside jacket pocket. "His name is Andrew Hall. I hear he has a big crew now and he's mixed up in some shady stuff. He was never the nicest guy, so there's a chance you'll get a bullet to the head."

"Thank you Mr. Hamm." Sam said. "But there's one last thing you need to know. We want these codes because our agency needs them. They are removing any possible ties to the codes after we get them. Which means you're now marked for death. We suggest you leave the country. Now."

"That's alright," Garrett said as he flipped through the packet of bills he held. "With this I can be in paradise in the next 8 hours."

"Good." Michael said. "Don't come back. If we ever see your face in Miami again, we'll kill you ourselves."

"That's okay, I'll manage." Garrett said as he got up and left the café.

When Garrett was long gone Michael asked, "Fi, where'd you get all that money?"

"One of Sam's spy buddies." Fiona smiled. "Apparently they can do that."

"So Mike, you gonna need any help finding this Andrew Hall?" Sam hinted.

Michael and Will exchanged a glance. "Yeah Sam, that'd be great."

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Michael and Will sat in a car doing surveillance on Andrew Hall. Andrew came out of his house and got in his car.

"Should we follow him?" Will asked.

"Yeah." Michael said. "I'll call Sam." Michael put the car into gear and started following Andrew, but he turned at the first break in the road trying not to look suspicious.

"Sam he's headed left on Hanarhan Boulevard" Michael said into the phone.

"Got it Brother." Sam said pulling onto the same street as Andrew. "I'm calling Fi."

"Okay Sam."

Sam stayed in the lane next to Andrew on the busy street. Eventually he had to turn but he saw the direction Andrew was going. "Fi he's headed your way."

"Alright." Fiona responded. "I see him. Send Michael in my direction so I can pass him."

"Will do." The phone clicked as Sam hung up.

Michael came up behind Fiona, who was next to Andrew. Fiona pulled ahead and turned a corner. Michael and Andrew both turned in the opposite direction.

"Fi he's pulling into some sort of fair…" Michael spoke through his Bluetooth.

"A fair..?" Fiona questioned. "Well what the hell is he doing?"

"He's going in." Michael stated

"I'm pulling in… I see you. Don't lose him!" Fiona parked next to Michael and hung up.

Michael turned to Will, "Wait here."

"Okay." Will shrugged.

Michael met Fiona outside his car. Following Andrew they walked up to a ticket booth and paid to get in. "Who put a carnival in Miami?" Fiona muttered.

"I have no idea."

Fiona looked around. It was crowded so they had to stay pretty close to Andrew. Scanning the crowd Fiona looked at Michael. "Michael, how is it possible that you stick out in this crowd so much?" She scowled.

Michael frowned. "I do not! Sorry I didn't dress for the occasion." He referred to his suit.

Fiona intertwined her fingers with Michaels, and walked closer to him. "Look now you fit in." Fiona smirked.

Michael smiled "Thanks Fi."

The two watched as Andrew walked past a ride that just stopped. He reached under a seat and pulled out a note. Andrew pulled an envelope out of his pocket and placed it where the note had been. "He planted something." Fiona stated.

"Let's go get it." Michael pulled Fiona into the line for the ride. The seats were two-seaters, with big, colorful, metal umbrellas hanging over them. There were about twelve of these seats in a circle all attached together to look like a giant flower. They walked over to where Andrew was and pulled the envelope out.

The operator of the ride was walking around hooking people in. Michael and Fiona were about to walk away when the operator got to them. "Folks you gotta sit down."

"Oh, we were just leaving." Michael said.

"Then why were you in line?"

"Oh…uh…"

"Sit down. Heavier person on the outside." Michael looked at Fiona, and they both sat down, Fiona on the inside.

"Great." Fiona said when the ride started spinning ad rising in the air.

"Looks like we're stuck on this thing." Michael shrugged.

"Why is the heavier person on the outside?" Fiona asked, looking up at Michael. The ride started spinning faster and faster.

"Because of this," Michael said as the momentum started pushing Fiona into him.

Fiona tried to use her legs to hold herself off of Michael, but it wasn't working. Michael lifted his arm, and draped it across the back of the seat, around Fiona. Suddenly Fiona let out a quiet laugh.

"What?" Michael asked looking over at her.

"This is actually kind of fun." Fiona half smiled.

"You're not the one being squished."

"Michael Westen don't tell me this is too much for you."

"Sorry its my first carnival ride."

Fiona held in a laugh. Her hair was blowing across her face. "So how's your first ride so far?"

"It's kind of painful" Michael smirked.

"Well I like it." Fiona stopped trying to hold herself up with her feet, and she was pushed further into Michael's side.

Michael smiled and looked down into her eyes. Leaning in Michael said, "Maybe it's not so bad." Fiona closed the space between them, pressing her lips to his. As the Ride slowed down Michael broke the kiss, as they waited for the bar holding them in to unlock.

As they got off Michael slid the envelope Andrew had planted into his waistband, under his suit jacket. "Let's go find out what he was up to."

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AN:

See, I am capable of romance...ish. Well I tried. Anyway, I got the idea on a ride with my boyfriend. It's impossible to not be forced into each other. I thought Michael and Fiona at a carnival would be great, so I had to write it in!

Next Chapter we find out what was in the envelope! Yay! I promise it won't take me six months to update!