rescue*
chapter 08
There was only three hours of endless 'talking' as Riley put it. It felt odd watching it unfold in front of me. It was like watching a movie up close and personal. Was I going to have to do that a time soon? I knew I could do it but maybe watching it was worse then actually doing it. But like my job always goes he was killed after he told us everything. Riley thought that it would be better. So we dumped his body. It had been a week and we had picked up some clues from Charlie and we concluded that there was a rat in the agency. This has happened twice in the last three years. Everyone was starting to get worried.
We were promised a small vacation until those damn FBI people thought it would be cool to give us a mission that there sorry asses couldn't figure out. Riley told me we would be home in a week and a few days if everything goes good. I was still a little worried. Yeah, Riley is one of the best agents but sometimes things just don't go your way. I get the vibe from her sometimes that maybe she doesn't like me and that she could do better without me. This mission was the big chance to prove myself to everyone.
Riley and mine's relationship with the guys was getting better by the day. Heck even Justin and I were getting along better. We now had to work with taking down Gregg Davidson and trying to find out who our traitor was. For some reason I knew that this was going to be long then what Riley or any of us had hoped for. A quick exit from this. We were now in LA doing two shows. After the guys had left and went back to the hotel Riley and Chloe hung around to set something up.
"Chloe. Chloe!" Riley yelled.
"What?" Chloe said snapped out of her trance.
"Are you going help me out or what?" Riley said.
"Oh yeah" Chloe said.
Chloe climbed up on the rafters of the venue and waited for Riley to give her directions on what to do.
"Put number 346 with number 807" Riley said.
"All right" Chloe said and put the two things together.
"Put number 380 with number 501" Riley said.
"What are you girls doing?" Someone asked them.
Riley and Chloe quickly pulled there guns and were about to fire when they saw who it was.
"Lance! What are you doing here?" Riley asked trying to hide everything while Chloe climbed down from the rafters.
"I think I should be asking you the same question. What were you doing?" Lance questioned.
"We were cleaning?" Chloe said with a shrug.
Lance gave her a stern look.
"Okay, okay. Chloe and I are lovers" Riley said putting her arm around her shoulders.
"Girls" Lance said unamused.
"Excuse us" Riley said and dragged Chloe away from Lance.
"Should we tell him?" Chloe whispered.
"I don't know. It is Lance though. We do trust him though" Riley whispered back.
"Then we will tell him" Chloe said back.
Chloe and Riley walked back to where Lance was and looked at each other.
"What we are about to tell you is top secret and if you tell anyone we will kill you" Chloe said.
"We work under section 24 of the CIA" Riley said.
"We are undercover agents or what modern people call us" Chloe said.
"Spies" Chloe and Riley said together.
"What? Girls that's really funny but what are y'all doing here?" Lance said again more seriously.
Riley and Chloe both looked at each other again and just smiled at Lance. Finally everything seemed to fit inside his head and Lance's eyes widened the size of golf balls.
"Seriously" Lance said.
"Seriously" Chloe said.
"Wow" Lance said.
"You can't tell anyone Lance. Not even the guys" Riley said.
"Why not?" Lance asked.
"Maybe because we will have to kill them then. We could be thrown off the force if they know we are telling you right now" Chloe said.
"You know that saying that 'If I tell you I would have to kill you'. Well, that isn't taken lightly at where we work. That statement is true for us" Riley said.
"How do you know they aren't listening right now" Lance said.
"Because of this" Riley said and pulled out a pen.
"A pen?" Lance questioned her.
"This makes sure that no one can hear us" Riley said.
"Wh...Why are you here?" Lance dared to ask.
"We are afraid that we can't tell you that Lance. Only Johnny knows why we are here" Chloe said.
"Johnny knows?" Lance asked shocked.
"Yeah, we fired those two girls so that we could come in here and look as normal as possible" Riley said.
"So..so" Lance said.
He seemed to be lost for words as he just looked at the girls.
"Let's go. Chloe and I can finish this later" Riley said.
"Good idea" Chloe said.
Riley and Chloe started to get there things together when something caught the girls from the corner of there eye. They both looked at each other and know what they had to do.
"Lance come with me" Riley stated then quickly pulled out her gun and walked the opposite way of Chloe.
"What's going on?" Lance asked worried.
"Just stay behind me and don't ask questions" Riley said.
"This explains why Chloe can kick all our asses. I'm positive that you can too" Lance said.
Riley turned around quickly and gave Lance a look of 'I thought I told you to shut up'. Lance remained quiet the rest of the time.
"No visual over up north" Chloe said into her radio.
"None down south either" Riley said.
"You don't think that we just say something that wasn't really there?" Chloe questioned.
"We both saw it Chloe. There is something here" Riley said back to her.
"I'll continue to go around then" Chloe said.
"So will I. Meet you soon" Riley said and continued to walk.
Riley continued to walk around with Lance following her like a lost puppy. Chloe could barley see Riley turning the corner when someone suddenly popped out of a door way.
"Freeze" Chloe yelled.
Chloe heard Riley foot steps pick up knowing that they had someone.
"Where did they come from?" Riley asked as she came into view.
"That door" Chloe said pointing to it while keeping her gun pointed at there intruder.
Riley walked into the room while Lance stayed out and watched Chloe.
"On your knees and put your hands on your head" Chloe said sternly.
She was the person follow her orders and she slowly walked towards them with her gun still pointed at them. She put her gun back in her holder and cuff the person quickly. Riley came out as she was standing the person up.
"There was nothing in there" Riley said.
"I don't think that he's okay" Chloe said nodding towards Lance.
"Let's see who this is first" Riley said grabbing a flash light from her bag.
She turned the light on and shined it up to there face.
"Lonnie!?" Lance yelled.
"Yeah, I came looking for you when it went passed two minutes" Lonnie said squinting from the bright light being shined in his face.
Chloe quickly uncuffed him and put the cuffs back in her pocket.
"Sorry Lonnie" Chloe said.
"What's going on?" Lonnie asked.
"Let's get out to the car and we will tell you" Riley said.
All four of them walked to the car and inside Chloe and Riley gave the same speech that they did to Lance to Lonnie. They were meet with the same expressions and comments as Lance. For people spies are only in movies not real life. Sometimes it's hard to believe that we are real. Always meet with the same comment from everyone. Saying it's not funny and ask what is really going on. Unfortunately that is what is going on. You will never hear about us on the television set and you will never see us on the news. Your missions are always classified as top secret under the code of national security.
Chloe turned her head and looked out the window. They had arrived at the hotel. Sometimes Chloe wished that she had picked a different life but were in the world could you do all the things that she does at a normal job. Chloe smiled to herself as they headed up to there room. Knowing that the first time in a week that she would be able to sleep through the whole night.
"Rise and Shine Chloe! Rise and Shine" Riley yelled to her at 5:00am.
"I will rise but I will not shine" Chloe mumbled into her pillow.
"I'm going to shower first today!" Riley yelled and closed the bathroom door.
"Good twenty more minutes of sleep" Chloe said.
After both girls had showered and dressed they both agreed to go over to Johnny's room and explain that two people knew who they were.
"Chloe you need to stop dressing like a nerd. I was always the nerd the of the group but I look good right now" Riley said smirking at Chloe's outfit.
Chloe looked down at her knee length jean shirt and simple black button up shirt with a blue shirt underneath it. Her black heels brought her up about two inches. Her head was pulled completely up in a normal ponytail and she had some light make up on. Chloe turned her head to Riley. Her black knee length skirt fit every curve correctly with a red tank top on that show off her chest perfectly. Her black strappy shoes went perfect. Her hair was down and in a million curls. Riley was right Chloe looked like her second grade teacher.
"I'll go talk to Johnny. You find some of my clothes to wear. Then later we will go shopping for you" Riley said.
"This whole nerd dressing is a part of my act!" Chloe yelled to her as she left the room.
Chloe grabbed her thing and walked out to the elevator and waited patiently for Riley to come back down. Unfortunately Chloe had no patience's and she started to pace the lobby up and down.
"Something wrong Chloe?"
Chloe turned around and found JC smiling back at her.
"Just waiting for Riley" Chloe said softly.
"So I've noticed that you kinda shy when you're alone" JC said trying to make eye contact with Chloe who was more busy straightening her shirt.
"Hey guys" Lance said walking up to the two who were talking.
"Oh hey Lance" Chloe said carefully.
"Where is everyone? There is a meeting that you all are about to be late for" Riley said stepping gracefully stepping out of the elevator.
Her hair bounced as she walked and each curl had its own twirl.
Chloe looked down at her watch.
'Where is that shit head?' Chloe thought.
"Well, I better go peel Justin away from his reflection before you guys are late" Chloe said then making her way over to the elevator.
The door closed behind her.
'Finally out of her shadow' Chloe thought.
She watched as the numbered climbed up. *Ding* She was on the top floor and she made her way over to room 650.
Knocking on the door she heard movement.
"Justin we need to speed up the process just a tad sweet thang" Chloe said.
"I'm ready Ril..oh Chloe" Justin said opening the door.
"So you missed me just as much as I did you eh?" Chloe said.
Justin sprayed himself with cologne and locked his room. His smell captured Chloe in an awe state. The plaid red shirt hung tightly on him and his khaki pants hugged his legs just right. Chloe couldn't help but stare. The two entered the elevator.
"So do you only own nerdy clothing?" Justin asked half seriously.
"I guess if that's what you call my clothing. I can't help it that I am professional and Riley looks like she is hanging out with you guys" Chloe said.
"Maybe that's just because she does tend to make an effort in her appearance and talk to us when she is alone with us and not be snappy" Justin said.
"Are you calling me snappy?" Chloe asked.
Justin just made a face, "If the shoe fits...or should I say the office wear."
The two exited the elevator. The others were all ready and almost gawking at Riley. Lance looked over at the sound of the ding of the elevator.
"Hey you two" Lance said.
"LIMOS ARE WAITING!" Johnny yelled into the lobby.
Lance walked over to Chloe and whispered to her, "You don't have to hide the real you, ya know. I bet under all that get-up there is a cute little girl waiting for some booty" Lance said.
Chloe just laughed at him.
"I mean do you ever not wear those glasses? I mean you looked pretty hot the other night.." Lance said.
"Shut up all ready!" Chloe said.
"I dare you to be you...." Lance said.
"Fuck you" Chloe said.
"Oh are you scared or something?" Lance asked.
Chloe rolled her eyes.
"Prove it. After the show we're coming back here. Then we are hitting a club and I wanna see a mysterious blond girl walk into the club" Lance said.
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Chloe stood in the bathroom starting at her reflection. Who was she kidding? This just wasn't her. She hated these clothes. They hide who she really was. She pulled the hair tie out of her hair and let the blond hair fall on her back.
"Hey! We're going to the club. I'm only going to keep up the appearance" Riley said through the door.
"Okay well I'll stay here to keep up.... or rather down mine" Chloe said through the door.
"Are you sure? I'll feel bad leaving you here." Riley said.
"I'll be fine. Go have fun with all the guys and especially you know who" Chloe said laughing.
"I think that be done! I won't be out too late" Riley said.
"I'm not your mother!" Chloe said.
She heard Riley laughed and shut the door. Chloe waited a few seconds then stepped out of the bathroom.
"All right I think this is me" Chloe said looking in the mirror one more time and started to get ready for her big night out.
The music banged loudly in the club.
"This is the shit you guys" Chris said jumping to the beat.
"Riley let's dance girl" Joey said
"Like I would reject you" Riley said taking his hand out to the dance floor.
Riley had looked just as good as she did before they left.
Lance kept looking over at the door.
"She isn't going to show" Lance said to himself.
"Who isn't going to show" a familiar female voice said.
Lance spun around and there she was.
The blond hair was slightly twisted at the top while the rest fell into a mass of curls on her back. The black mid thigh tube-top dress clung to her for the deal live. The black boots climbed up her long tan legs.
"Do I know you?" Lance said trying to place a face with a name.
"It's me dumbfuck" Chloe said.
"Oh My Gosh.." Lance said, "Has anyone else seen you?"
"Riley gave me a nod when I walked in and JC waved.. but no one else" Chloe said.
Justin walked by and gave Lance a head nod before turing back around.
"I'm sorry sweety..Lance is so rude..I'm Justin and you are..."Justin said extending his hand.
Chloe didn't know what to say. She didn't know if she should say it was her Chloe.
"It's Chloe, Justin" Lance said.
Justin didn't hear him and continued to stare at her.
"The name is Aris" Chloe said using her sister's name.
"It's a pleasure to meet you. Sit I'll buy you a drink" Justin said.
Chloe sat down across from Lance who was giving her death looks.
"Are you a friend of Lance's?" Justin asked.
"Yeah we meet through some friends" Chloe said.
Chloe saw Riley and Joey start to walk back to the table and her eyes widen.
"Hey guys" Riley said.
"Hey!" Lance said.
Riley and Joey scooted Lance over and sat down.
"Who's the lovely lady at the table?" Joey asked.
"This is Aris" Justin said.
Riley eyes widened looking over at Chloe.
"What the hell?" Riley mouthed to her.
Chloe just shrugged her shoulders and smiled. Riley laughed and shook her head.
"I'm Joey to the rescue" Joey said.
"Shut up Romeo and buy me a drink!" Riley yelled playfully at him.
"Do you think I'm made out of money?" Joey asked shocked.
Everyone at the table joined into the laughter.
"Here you go" someone said setting a drink in front of Riley.
"Thanks Jace" Riley said smiling up at him.
"Oh yeah Jace that's Aris" Riley said winking at him.
JC smiled widely and shook Chloe's hand.
"Nice to meet you" JC said trying not to laugh.
"How about a dance JC. We haven't all night" Riley said keeping her teeth together and trying to push him away as soon as possible.
Riley stood up and fixed her black mini skirt and crimson red lace shirt with a red bra underneath. Her hair was down and in a massive amounts of curls. Her makeup was a little more heavy then a usually day. JC and Riley got to the dance floor and started to grind with one another.
Chloe stared at her drink while Joey, Lance, and Justin talked with one another. She looked up for a moment and saw Riley and JC dancing and smiled and shook her head at the two of them.
'I wonder how long till they hook up' Chloe thought.
"Hey Chloe" Lonnie said as he stopped at the table.
"Hey" Chloe said without thinking.
Justin slowly turned his head towards her. He stared at her for a minute and looked over at Lonnie.
"That's not Chloe" Justin said.
"Yeah it is. I let her in the club and to get back here you have to have your name on the list and she told me Chloe Johnson. And since your blind it's just her with make-up and better clothing" Lonnie said.
"Thanks there Lonnie" Chloe said on the topic of her clothes.
"Well, I better head back to post" Lonnie said and then walked away.
Justin stared at his glass for a minute trying to figure out what had just happened. Chloe looked around not sure what to say next to him.
"Why didn't you tell me?" Justin asked.
"Because I knew you wouldn't talk to me if you knew that it was me" Chloe said.
"Why would you say something like that?" Justin asked.
"Let's face the facts here Justin. I may be your assistance but that doesn't make me stupid. I know.. I know that you don't like me" Chloe said and looked down at the table.
Justin sighed knowing that she was right. He was really hurt when his other assistance Emily left and he started to hold a grudge against her.
"I'm sorry Chloe if I made you feel uncomfortable around me. I was just really hurt when Emily left. She had been there since paretically day one and I felt like you were coming in to take her place and I just couldn't bare that" Justin said.
"The only way I'm taking her place is by doing my job Justin. Obviously you two were really close and had a tight bond. But I'm not here to take her place in that bond. I'm was hoping that maybe we could start one and not try to rekindle what we can't" Chloe said.
"You made me feel like the biggest ass in the world" Justin said and laughed a little at himself.
"Sorry but I'm telling you what I feel" Chloe said smiling over at him.
"How about we just start to get to know one another and hopefully lead to a friendship?" Justin asked.
"That would be wonderful" Chloe said.
Justin and Chloe seemed to stare at one another forever until Joey broke there trance.
"Chloe! Get your fine ass out here right now and dance girl! Come on!" Joey yelled over the pumping music.
"So I guess dressing half naked makes people notice you more eh?" Chloe said laughing and standing up.
"Chloe I said today now lets get that ass of yours shaken " Joey said.
"Oh I'll show you shaken " Chloe said.
The two started to dance to the beat of the music.
Justin couldn't help but stare at her. The way the dress clung to her every curve. Or how her hair was really more than just blond, but it had so many other colors in it.
"SHESHHS Earth to Justin....do you read me?"Chris said waving a hand in front of his face.
"Yeah...huh.."Justin said looking over at Chris.
"Are you staring at my bodyguard huh huh...I'll have her beat you up"Chris said.
"Shut up Chris" Justin said annoyed and got up from the table.
He went upstairs to where there were pool tables and dart boards to get his mind away from Chloe. Justin entered from upstairs and went to the balcony to look over the club. He spotted Riley and saw her still dancing with JC. He smiled to himself when he thought of JC talking about Riley. Everyone had bets on when he would finally make the move. I betted that Riley would make the move before he did. Riley was a women who knew what she wanted. And if you were what she wanted then dammit she is going to have you. Justin turned around and started to play a game of pool. About an hour later JC and Riley joined him upstairs.
"Hey Justin" Riley said.
"Hey girl" Justin said and gave her a hug.
"You winning?" Riley asked.
"Yes, I am. Kicking his ass" Justin said smiling proudly.
JC came over after talking to some people and gave Justin the little shake that guys do. He then took a seat next to Riley.
"We going to play with me?" Justin questioned him.
"Sure" JC said.
JC stood up and grabbed a stick to play. Riley couldn't help but stare. He looked fine in his jeans that hung loose on his hips. The red T-shirt hugged him in every right way. JC looked over at her and Riley just smiled back at him.
"You wanna play Riles?" Justin asked.
"No, it's okay you boys can play" Riley said.
"Come on. You can play with JC since he sucks" Justin said.
"Whatever man" JC said.
Riley walked over and set up the balls.
"You ready to lose Timberlake?"Riley said taunting him.
"I think he's just about ready" Chloe said walking in.
Justin choked as she walked in.
"Let she what you got 'spunky' " Justin said winking at her.
Chloe couldn't help but become under his spell.
"Who you calling spunky ugly?" Chloe said.
"Hey now lets be friends" JC said.
"Me and Riles against you boys" Chloe said.
"Fine by me" JC said.
Justin stepped up after Riley got done setting the balls together and breaking the balls apart. He only got one solid in. Riley and Chloe tried not to laugh.
"Nice shot there Justin" Chloe said smiling at him.
"Just show us what you got then" Justin said.
"Oh I will" Chloe said bending her torso forward to shot.
"Don't check her ass to much over there Justin" Riley said.
"Then I would suggest that you stop looking ay JC's then" Justin said smiling over at her.
"How about we stop checking out everyone's asses?" Chloe said and shot a ball into the pocket.
"Your no fun" Riley said leaned against the balcony and looked down at the club.
"I guess that means that we can still check ours out eh?" JC said walking over to the pool table.
Riley didn't answer back as someone caught her eye. She turned her body towards the balcony and continued to stare.
"Riles? What's up?" Chloe said.
"I'll be back" Riley said and rushed downstairs.
"What was that about?" JC questioned and walked over to the balcony to watch Riley.
"I don't know. Jace she's a big girl" Chloe said.
The three continued on with the game. After a few minutes Chloe went over and looked into the club. She spotted Riley in a second.
"Oh My Gosh" Chloe said.
Riley ran down the stairs and quickly made her way to her target. She tapped them on the shoulder and as they turned around Riley quickly pushed them into a corner.
"What the HELL are you doing here?" Riley whispered angrily.