Two Divided By Zero

Heather sensed something was wrong the
minute she stepped out of her car.

One hand hovering over her concealed
gun she headed into the house.

Inside everything was just as it was left.
In the bedroom she found AJ.

"What's wrong?" she asked watching him
rifle through drawers.

"Where's the money?"

"Um, hon, you're looking for money in the drawer?
Have you lost your mind?" she demanded,
her premonition not dimming any.

"Where did I put it then?" he asked.

"Top shelf of the closet, far right." Heather told him.

"Thanks." He told her, muffled by the closet.

"No problem lover." She replied, inspecting
her nails. "When are we meeting him?"

"At midnight." AJ told her.

"Which is in half an hour. Is Beaken driving?"

AJ nodded. "I don't trust anyone else." He inspected
his outfit and then threw on a pair of shades. "Let's
go."

"You know, I will never understand why you
feel the need to wear your sunglasses at night."
Heather commented.

AJ shrugged but didn't offer explanation.
She shrugged her shoulders and shook out her hair.

Rain made a pattering sound on the deck
outside bringing a smile to her lips.
It would make everything easier.

With a glance outside, she followed AJ
out to the car where Beaken was waiting.

There were no words exchanged. Beaken knew his
orders and silently started the car, pulling
out onto the darkened street.

Heather nervously looked out the
window onto the street, shiny with rain.

Usually she wasn't ever nervous about jobs but for
some reason she couldn't shake the feeling of
impending disaster.

"Something's going to
happen." She whispered into AJ's ear.

He looked at her with alarm but before he could reply
his cell phone rang.

He punched the button and held it to his ear,
listening to the other party.

The car was silent and finally he spoke to the
other person. "You're sure? Okay, yeah,
thanks." AJ hung up the phone.

He turned toward Beaken. "Change of
plans." He barked. "Head toward the trainstation."

"Why?" Heather seemed confused. "What's wrong?"

"Someone heard a rumor." AJ told her. "Lazaro's been
tipped off about us. We can't follow through now.
So we're taking the late train out of here."

"I don't think you are." Beaken said
from the front seat, pulling a gun on them.

"What the hell do you think you're
doing Beaken?" AJ demanded harshly.

"What does it look like I'm doing boss?" He twisted the
word untilit sounded ugly. "I'm tagging you and her
and taking the money andsplitting. Either that or
I'll report you two to the heads and berewarded
that way."

"Bastard." Heather hissed.

"I'm just protecting my interests my dear. You two
weren't going to give me a cut. I'm just here to
do your bidding, just an accessory for you to use.
Just a part of the car." Beaken said bitterly.

AJ and Heather looked at each other. They couldn't
deny his accusations but they also couldn't let
him proceed with his plan.

Their eyes exchanged a whole conversation while
their faces remained still. At AJ's silent instruction
Heather slid her hand down the seat surreptitiously.

Beaken was still going off and didn't even notice.

Her fingers touched a small plastic cylinder
and, bringing it up,stabbed the syringe into
Beaken's shoulder.

"What the fuck? What the hell are you trying to
do bitch?" Beaken shouted right before he
slumped over in the seat.

"He won't remember anything in the
morning." AJ told her.

"Why not kill him?" Heather questioned.

AJ shrugged. "Why leave a larger trail than necessary?"

"I guess that's true. So what's the plan?
Do we take the car?"

"No." AJ shook his head. "We leave it here.
We catch a cab to the train station and catch the
late train out."

"Why the train station? Why not catch a
plane?" she asked.

"Because they'll be expecting us to take a plane."
He explained. "If they know at all they'll be waiting
for us either there or at home. I have enough money
on me to just pay cash for two
tickets out of here and we can catch a plane
somewhere else."

Heather thought longingly for a minute of their
spacious home overlooking the ocean. Then she
nodded. "Let's go." She whispered.

He took her hand and pulled her
out of the car and into the dark and rain.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~

"Have you seen the view in this place?" he called.

She came in the room drying her newly dyed
hair. "Yes lover." She smirked. "It's even more
amazing at night. Although if you'd been here you
would have known that..."

"You know I had business to attend to." He told her.

"I know." She tossed him a grin and began to
breeze past him but he caught her around the waist
and pulled her close.

"You know, you look good as a
redhead." He commented, kissing her neck.

"It's not red. It's auburn." She told him haughtily.

"Well whatever it is it's sexy as hell." He murmured
still nuzzling her neck.

"You know," she began huskily. "I think I could
like New York."

"Why don't you give the grand tour?" he suggested.
"Starting with the bedroom."

He pushed her in front of him down the hallway to the
spacious bedroom.

Hair, clothing, accents, names, location
all changed, but despite everything there
were some things that never changed.

THE END!!!