Hey hey! Next chapter everybody. Whoot whoot! Okay, I'm not to happy with this chapter, but I've rewrote it like five times, so I hope you guys like it more then I do. I'm also making my chapters longer, thanks to some good advice. Thanks for reading! Ohh, by the way, this one is a little cheesy. Haha Also, any text with '' around it are Hailey's thoughts.

(I don't own anything, except Hailey.)

Chapter 2

When they arrived at the UV system, Hailey landed the skiff and quickly grabbed her gear.

"Go get him sweetheart." Tombs jeered giving her a soft clap on the back.

"Yeah, break a leg!" Rob added in a joking fashion.

Rob was a loud mouth bastard Tombs hooked up with somewhere along his travels. He was a piece of shit, but a good merc.

"Or both." Christian hoped under her breath. With a dirty look in Christina's direction, Hailey walked off the skiff. She soon found herself in the middle of a blizzard. Her clothes were thin, but Hailey was used to working in harsh conditions. After a couple minutes of scouting the place, Hailey found what she was looking for. She bent down to get a closer look of the tracks in the snow, and determined it was her guy. Following them for a short distance, her stumbled across a small cave, the perfect hiding place. It took Hailey all of about five minutes to bag Henry's wanna by ass. He even had the nerve to call her, "baby."

"What's is a pretty little girl like you gonna do to me?" he asked laughing, "Come on baby, just walk away."

Hailey wasted little time responding, with a swift kick down stairs.

"That's what I'm gonna do, bitch." She taunted. "What's a matter? You can dish it but you can't take it?"

Henry was laying on the floor gasping for air as Hailey put him in restraints.

"Come big boy." She teased a little more, getting him to his feet.

"Walk on your own, or I'll make you walk. Got it?" Hailey warned placing a knife to his throat. Henry nodded and started to walk. Back at the skiff, Tombs greeted Hailey with praise.

"I think that's a new record, don't you Rob?" he jawed as he helped Hailey put Henry in the holding area at the back of the skiff. Christina rolled her eyes in disgust as she got in her chair and prepared to leave.

"We're ready when the pilot is." She announced hatred dripping off every word.

With a smile, Hailey took her seat in front of Christina and got ready to take off. Their destination was a slam on the plant Enach, where Henry's bounty would be paid in full.

After collecting their money, Tombs decided the crew should celebrate.

"One of the slam guards was telling me about this local bar." He told Hailey, "Why don't we check it out?"

Even though she wasn't a big fan of drinking, Hailey did agree that they should celebrate.

"Why not? I need to relax." Hailey said with a smile for Tombs. Christina, after much insisting, was put in charge of finding the place.

"Its actually within walking distance Tombs." She stated proudly after a short chat with a local.

"Let's get to it then, follow Chris."

Hailey's blood ran hot. 'Ooo she found out where a bar was, congradu-fucking-lations.'

When the crew got to the bar, Rob wasted little time finding the women while Tombs and Christina hit the bar. Hailey, on the other hand, opted to check out her surroundings. She scanned the place looking for something of interest. Then, she saw him. Across the room, in a dark corner, sat a man drinking a beer. Focusing her eyes, Hailey noticed he had light brown hair, and quite a handsome face. She didn't mean to stare, but was caught before she could look away. He got up slowly from where he sat, almost as if not to frighten her away. His eyes locked with hers. 'Wow.' Hailey was awestruck. This stranger had the most beautiful eyes Hailey had ever seen. They were ice blue, cold but shimmering, intimidating but warm. His gaze sent shivers down her spine. Pulling herself away from those eyes, Hailey noticed the man's expression. Smiling wide, he spoke, "Hello." He said calmly, looking eyes again.

"Hi." She replied in a small voice. 'What the hell was that?' she thought, 'When have you ever been shy Hailey Rose?' She mentally slapped herself.

"My name is William Johns. What's yours?" the man asked leaning closer to get a look at the beauty before him. She was around five seven, with dark brown hair. She had on a black tank top and ripped jeans, her clothes were slightly ragged but damn she was built. Johns looked her up and down trying to determine what he liked most about her. Then he saw them. Bingo. Her eyes. She had the greenest eyes he had ever encountered. It wasn't just their color though, it was the way they sparkled. Those eyes were out of this universe.

"My name is Hailey Defoe." She answered as she extended her hand. Placing his hand in hers, Johns informed Hailey it was every nice to meet her.

"What's a gorgeous girl like you doing in a merc bar? Johns questioned.

"Well, maybe I'm here cause I'm a merc." Hailey replied dryly. She hated it when men under estimated her.

"Really?" Johns asked raising both eyebrows.

Hailey was about to get defensive when Tombs walked up.

"William J. Johns, you blue eyed devil!" Tombs yelled slapping Johns on the back.

"Tombs, you son of a bitch! How are ya man?"

Hailey turned to Tombs in disbelief, "You know him?" she asked.

"Oh yeah, me and old Johns are friends from way back. Right bud?"

Johns smiled and nodded.

"This guy and I were in the merc business together for five years, before he went all legite." Tombs teased, "Look at you with your nickel slick badge and blue uniform."

Tombs gave Johns another slap on the back and then sat them all down for a drink.

"So what are you working on now?" Tombs asked taking a swing of beer.