Kat POV

'So where were we?' I clasped my hands, smiling at both of them. Jamie looked at me with slight confusion.

'We were just discussing options on how to infiltrate his empire. Any suggestions in your line of work?' Charles asked me. I nearly did a double take.

'Line of work?' I asked. Charles chuckled.

'Don't worry dear, I know about your light finger work' He said suggestively

'I'm a thief' I stated. Charles looked around the space to make sure no one heard us. He was paranoid. He looked back at me and cleared his throat.

'Yes..um...well...with that in mind, you are perfect for a way into his company' I took a sip of my drink.

'I don't understand why you can't to go after Hale industries...they're harmless' Charles and Jamie shared a look. Charles began laughing and reaching for his bag, Jamie tried to grab my attention, but I ignored him.

'You haven't told her anything have you Samuel?' He said smiling

'Must have slipped my mind' Jamie muttered. Charles chuckled softly and pulled out a little yellow file. A file that you usually see at police stations. He slid it across the table. I looked at Jamie with a raised eyebrow, but he was ignoring me. He was avoiding me. Something must be wrong. I opened the folder and saw surveillance photos of Hale shaking hands and smiling with a infamous drug lord that had an empire across the world. They have spies in almost every organisation, anyone that double crosses them ends up dead. They steal like no one else in the world. They leave no trace that they were ever there. That's why they're known as The Magicians. I know this because they offered me a job. I looked at numerous different photos. They were all from a distance..someone had been watching Hale for a while. Then one image made me want to scream and cry...it was surveillance photo from a hotel window. Hale and another girl. And they were intimate. My hands were shaking when I held the image in my hands. This is why I have trust issues. Everyone I believe will be there for me lies and cheats and breaks my heart a little more. I can't believe that these images were real. You can clearly see Hale's face. This is just...undescribable. It hurts. My heart fucking hurts and I hate it. I flicked across the photo and looked at the timestamp... 3 hours later, we had a date. He said he was at work all day and he was busy. Sure he was busy, but not with Hale industries. I closed the file and passed it back to Charles, I plastered a smile on my face.

'Keep them' He said sliding it back to me. I nodded. I was not going to show weakness. I was not going to show sadness. I was not going to break. I was numb.

'Can we rearrange this meeting for another time?' Charles suggested.

'My thoughts exactly' Jamie replied. Everything from then on seemed to be a blur. I don't remember saying goodbye to Charles, or Jamie leading me out of the restaurant and into his car. I was numb, that's all I know and feel. Empty.

'Katie?' Jamie draws me back to reality. 'I'm sorry'

'You knew'

'Katie I was going to tell you?'

'When?' I snapped 'How long have you known?' I asked. He paused.

'I took the photos' My world came crashing down

'How long have you known?' I repeat

'3 months' He whispered. If you listen carefully, you can hear my heart break more. 'I knew you were involved with him...I saw you two together' I snapped my head towards him 'Don't worry, I didn't take any photos..It wouldn't have been safe for you otherwise' He adds. I look ahead of me. Watching the road weave before us. The cars coming towards us, blinding me with their headlights.

Author's note: Hope you enjoyed! I've updated my other two stories based on the Gallagher Girl Series: 'Somebody Knows' and 'The Lie That Got Away' Check them out if you like! See you soon xxx

Bails: I will continue don't worry! I'm just having a little bit of writer's block with this story :D