Hours pass and the clock hits 7:00pm. Kora calls Kara on her cell. Over the phone:
Kora: "Are you ready?"
Kara: "Yeah just finishing up. I'll be right down."
They hang up. Kara not being able to zip the dress up all the way she has no choice but to ask Murphy. As she walks out of her bedroom Murphy couldn't help but stare at her. Long red dress, back not being fully covered, long brunette hair, red lips. She looked beautiful. As he looked at her she looked at him in his suit looking handsome. She shakes her head and asks.
"Would you mind zipping me up?"
"Not at all." he goes to her and helps with the zipper.
"Thank you."
"No problem."
They head down to Kora's car and go to the gallery. They go inside and Kara is already smiles. She looks at the paintings when all of a sudden a voice calling for Murphy calls her attention.
"Muprh! Murph! Hi! How are you?" the mysterious girl asks with a smile from ear to ear.
"Melissa, I'm great, how about you?"
"I'm great, when did you get back?"
"About three days ago."
"That's nice." She gets closer to him and Kara makes a frown. "I hope we can get together soon and catch up." She takes a step back, "I'll see you around okay?"
"Sure." He answers as he takes a deep breath. Kara goes to him and asks him.
"Who is she?"
"A friend. Why? Are ye jealous?" Murphy asks.
"No" Kara says in a loud whisper that only Murphy hears. "I was just wondering"
Just like that out of nowhere, a deep voice calls her.
"Kara Flux?" a voice emerges and Kara turns around. To see a six foot one blonde hunk.
"Tommy? Oh my god, how are you? What are you doing here?"
"I'm great, I have a painting here. Listen I'm real busy right now but I REALLY want to catch up with you. Give me a call, okay?" He says as he hands her his card.
"Sure."
"Who was that?" Murph asks standing behind her.
She looks at him and mockingly says "A friend. Why? You jealous?"
"Ha. Ya wish. Unlike you my job requires me to know the people you talk to"
She smirks at him "Not bad, that's a pretty good excuse." She leaves and continues looking at the paintings. The gallery is about to close and the head back to the apartment. Once inside Kara heads to her room and steps back out.
"Hey, could you unzip me?"
He goes to her, unzipping her dress he watches he braless back as she takes of her dress.
"Thanks."
She heads to the bathroom and after a bath she jumps to bed. Murphy waits for her to fall asleep so he can sneak out the apartment and meet with Connor. They meet up to take out a cartel dealer. As they wait on the rooftop, they have a little chat.
"So how's it going with you and Kara?" Connor asks Murphy.
"She's impossible. I try to make peace with her but she just insists that she doesn't need anybody looking out for her."
"Well by the way she handled the man on the ship I think she's right, don't ya?"
"I guess, but still, there's something about her. I mean the way her da insisted the he wanted someone always with her, it's just makes me wonder what happened. I'll find out sooner or later."
"Maybe I should ask Kora, she should know something."
"Yeah, about that, you two seemed really close at the gallery. What was that all about?"
"Well… We're getting close. She's actually not that bad. What about you? I saw ya looking at Kara. Ya couldn't keep your eyes off of her. Don't try and deny it to me."
Murphy takes a little time answering "She looked attractive."
"Ha! Ya like her. Stubborn as she is, you fancy her"
"Yeah! So?"
"So make a move ya little-" Connor gets cut off when the cartel arrives.
The boys get into action, killing everyone in the dock. They put pennies on their eyes and say their prayer.