"Kay, are you sure about this?" Kassy asked, as she turned away from the window, and the brilliant blue, almost black, night sky beyond it, to look at the agent sitting beside her.
"I mean, you're risking a lot, your job, not to mention, everyone one could end up in prison if we get caught, you, Jordan, Cameron, Jonathan, my sister...who's name I still don't know."
Kay looked over at Kassy, and she began thinking about the events that had transpired earlier that day...yesterday afternoon, after MW had broken into her apartment, Kay's laptop had made a sound, alerting her to the fact that the words, Himalayan Pink Diamond, were being used.
Kassy's mother was planning on selling the Himalayan Pink Diamond to a wealthy businessman, who prided himself on his collection of rare, and beautiful gems.
The program that Jordan had created to send alerts to Kay's computer, had picked up several emails sent to a Noll Harris, from an email address originating in Paris.
The rest of the day was spent filling Jonathan and Cameron in on what they had found, and coming up with a plan. So that morning, Kay had gone to the prison, with paperwork in hand, saying that Kassy was needed by the FBI to help with a new lead as to the whereabouts of the Himalayan Pink Diamond, which wasn't exactly lying, and once Kassy and Kay were back at Kay's apartment, Jordan had taken Kassy's ankle monitor off and tricked it with some pretty fancy computer hacking into thinking that Kassy was still in Kay's apartment, when she was really on a plane with them, headed to Paris.
Kay smiled at Kassy, and shook her head, before saying, "Kassy, I want to help you, and, like, your sister said, if we told the FBI and they alerted the Paris authorities, it would take too long, and your mother could get suspicious, disappearing with the diamond, again, no...we need to do it this way...besides, I kinda owe Cameron."
Kassy looked at Kay in confusion, there was definitely more behind what Kay had just said, "I kinda owe Cameron," by the way that Kay was looking straight ahead, though, seemingly lost in her own thoughts, Kassy decided not to ask, instead, turning back to look out the window.
After a few minutes of silence, Kay spoke again, "Kassy, I think Jordan has a crush on you."
"What?" Kassy asked, leaning forward in her seat and looking over at Jordan, who had been staring at her, but quickly looked away, "No, he doesn't."
"Really, then why did he come, like you said, he could get into trouble if we get caught," Kay said.
"Well...Jordan, he...he's just a nice guy, and he wanted to help me," Kassy replied.
She leaned forward in her seat again to see if Jordan was looking at her, he was.
"Really, you think?" Kassy asked, and when she looked back at Kay, she was blushing.
Kay just nodded.
Kassy leaned back in her seat, smiling to herself. Pretty soon, a slight falling sensation could be felt, as the plane began its descent into Paris.
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The Eiffel Tower lit up in lights, as the city of Paris came alive, a buzz of activity, all beneath a velvety blue, almost black, night sky.
Kassy sighed, everything, the lights, the city, it was all so beautiful.
Just as she climbed back through the window, into their hotel room, Cameron was greeting Kay and Jordan at the door.
Jordan had been able to track the email address back to a hotel, a few blocks from where they were staying, so he, and Kay had gone out to do some surveillance, to see if they could get a picture of Kassy's mother leaving the hotel.
"Hey, Kay, Jordan," Kassy greeted, "Were you guys able to get anything?"
"Well, yes...we did find something," Kay said, as she handed Kassy a black and white picture of her mother leaving the hotel with another man.
The man was tall, and he was wearing a fancy suit, and he looked so familiar. Kassy sank down into the pillows on the couch, as she continued to look at the picture, her eyes locked on the man's face, she knew that man.
"So...we know that Kassy's mother is here, and that the diamond is here, now what?" Cameron asked.
"No...no, no."
Startled, everyone jumped, and looked in Kassy's direction.
"What is it, Kassy?" Jonathan asked, coming over to look at the picture.
Kassy smoothed the picture out on the coffee table, and turned it around so that Jonathan and the others could see it. She pointed to the man, standing with her mother.
"This man, I...I know him, I only met him once, it's the only time I can remember ever visiting my mother when I was younger, but I remember him because he seemed nice…well, anyways, his name came up again, when my father and I were looking into stealing the Himalayan Pink Diamond," Kassy explained.
"Are you telling me that...that he stole his own diamond?" Kay asked, seeming to connect the dots. She stood beside Jonathan and took a closer look at the picture.
"Would someone mind filling us in," MW demanded.
Kassy glared up at her sister, for a moment, but Kay was the one to answer, "His name is Bennett Chambers, and he owns the Himalayan Pink Diamond."
"Yep, and it looks like my mother is helping him, and it also looks like they both deceived me into helping them." Kassy said, looking up at Jonathan.
Hi, I don't know if anyone is still reading this story, but thank you if you are. There are going to be a few more chapters, I think. I know where I want this story to end, it's just a matter of getting there, and then, who knows, all I know is that I'm really enjoying writing Deception stories. So, until next time.