A/N: Thanks to everyone who reviewed the last chapter. I really appreciate it. I know this one is short but at least it's an update.
The alley they were meeting in might have been narrow and hidden from plain view but it still made Jackson feel like their entire meeting was incredibly public.
He didn't need a crowd of people around to feel paranoid. He never even got paranoid before. He was the best in the business and nobody ever dared challenge him. But that was before his recent fucked up job.
It was supposed to be a simple, routine job.
Famous Jackson Rippner taken down a couple pegs by a fucking girl.
She was not just any girl either but a girl who appeared to be nothing but weak and broken. Because of that incident Jackson didn't particularly like this feeling of being so exposed. It was much easier for things to go wrong that way.
He needed complete control. He craved it.
At least when they were inside he knew that everybody around him was on his side. He needed to show everyone at his company that he was still the best they had and he would find his way back to the top.
"So when can you start?"
Jackson jerked his head back towards the meeting trying his best to fake that he was paying attention. This would be much easier if his client was a young, attractive female and not a middle aged business man. "I'm sorry… what were you saying?"
Don't fuck this up, Jackson.
"I wanted to know how soon you can start." Jackson could tell that his client slowly seemed to be losing his patience.
Focus, Jackson, Focus
He knew he needed to get his focus back on their meeting but he couldn't stop wondering about the girl he just saw out of the corner of his eye. There was nothing he could do about it now. He certainly didn't want his client to feel like something was wrong
He swore he saw her staring at them.
Why was she staring at them?
Surely she didn't know what they were doing?
What if she was working for someone? He knew for a fact that the people who hired him last weren't too happy with him since he failed to get the job done.
Yes, he realized how ridiculous that might have sounded since she looked too young and why would they send a girl? But underestimating his target last time is what landed him in trouble. He wasn't going to make that same mistake again.