SECRET AGENT DAWSON
Chapter Eleven
Jack laid his cards on the table. The dealer
saw and paid him two thousand dollars in chips. Daniel was impressed by Jack’s
luck. Jack got up out of the chair he was sitting in. Daniel followed him to
the bar.
“Want a drink, Daniel?”
“Sure, if you’re paying.”
“Of course. What kind of friend do you think
I am?”
“A rich one, by the look of it.”
“What, this chump change? When I was a kid I
used to play cards at school and win everyone’s lunch money.”
“Wow! Dawson, you sure know how to play.
Where did you learn such a talent?”
“Well, after my father was gone. He had left
a deck of cards on the dresser the day before he died, so I picked them up and
started to play for nothing. Then, when I started winning, I played for money,
and you know what I hardly ever lose.”
“Wow. That’s sure one good story.”
“Hey, Daniel, heard anything from Vincent?”
“No, why?”
“Think he might be in trouble?”
“Maybe, Alex. I haven’t heard a peep out of
him since the last meeting.”
“Well, I sincerely hope he is all right,
Daniel. He is such a good man to me, as well as to you. Once you deliver the
package, everything should be on a roll.”
Jack had no idea what was in the package, and
he preferred it that way. As soon as the exchange was done, he would go back
home to Rose and hopefully get the chance to pack for the trip to Hawaii. The
wedding was in less than a week, but his brother had told him to go on the
mission for security’s sake. So, Jack went, unhappy, but he went. He remembered
the time when Kevin had called him and told him that Daniel was going to Las
Vegas. So, Jack thought ,after his little passionate moment with Rose, that he
would give her a hell of a good time when he got back, despite their honeymoon,
which he would greatly enjoy.
*****
It was summer, and Rose had gotten a
beautiful sleeveless dress. Hell, she got the pretty white strapless dress. She
had also packed her shoulder bag with the beautiful, sparkling diamond earrings
Jack had surprised her with before he had left for Vegas.
*****
Paola and Lisa went gambling, too. Jack tried
not to contact them, since Carter was with Lisa and it seemed they were getting
along quite well as boyfriend and girlfriend. Kevin had also gone to Vegas to
make sure everything went smoothly. He took his wife. They had sort of a
honeymoon. They had only been married for four years. Kevin had met his wife
while he was on a mission. He always remembered that cute little blue summer
dress. He had been watching a man that had been smuggling drugs, and he saw the
pretty girl across the street. She was his neighbor, although why she lived in
that neighborhood was beyond him. One day Kevin had gotten a flat tire in front
of her house as she was taking out the garbage. She offered to call a tow truck
for him. From then on, sparks flew.
Jack and Daniel headed into a private room.
The meeting was just about to start.
“Hello. Got a pass?” asked the security guard
at the door.
“Yeah. Here you go.” Daniel showed him the
pass for him and Jack.
“Okay. Go ahead,” said the guard.
Jack saw a man about his mid-fifties. At
least, he looked that old. Jack contemplated the thought of how Vincent had
ever gone into this type of business.
“All gentlemen have a seat,” the man ordered
them.
They sat down.
“Vincent called a while ago, said he was
setting up the arrangements to meet with the Sentel Group. They are very highly
known martial arts mercenaries who steal weapons at all costs. So, he said to
tell you don’t worry. He’s okay, just in case you wondered why there was no
contact with you.”
“For a minute there, I worried about him,”
Jack added.
“We all did, Smith,” said the unknown old
man.
“Well, here’s the package Vincent told us to
deliver.” Daniel handed it to the man.
“All right. I trust you did not open this.”
“No, sir.”
“All right. You can go now. I am sure you are
ready to get the hell out of town anyway to spend time with your lady, huh,
Alex?”
“Damn straight, sir,” Jack answered.
“Okay. Thanks for bringing me the goods. You
two can go.” They shook his hand and headed out the door.
Jack and Daniel walked out of the room and
down the hall.
“So, Alex, what are you gonna do now?”
“Well, Daniel, I am gonna do exactly what the
guy said--get out of town.”
“Me, too. Don’t wanna stay in case anyone is
following us.”
“I am gonna go to my room, call my woman, and
tell her I am coming home.”
“Okay. I will see you, Alex.”
“You too, Daniel.”
They went in different directions. Jack got
to his room. It was so quiet. He called Rose on his cell phone.
“Hey, Rose.”
“Hi, Jack. How’s Vegas?”
“Good. Why?”
“Listen, I already packed everything,
including your stuff, so I was wondering when you are coming home?”
“Now, darling. I am getting on the next
flight out of here.”
“Great. I will be waiting.”
“All right, Rose. I can’t wait.”
“Neither can I, Jack.”
She hung up. He packed his bags and took the
next flight available.
*****
When he got into the plane, he sat in his
seat and closed his eyes.
He dreamt of things in the future. Rose
holding a little baby. The agency’s success in catching the Sentel Group. Lisa
and Bill finally tying the knot, and Paola and Tobey getting together.
A few hours later, the plane touched down on
home base--Los Angeles, California.
Jack walked out of the plane in sort of a
daze because he was so tired. All he wanted to do was sleep with a beautiful
redhead who would satisfy his every waking hour with pleasure.
He got a cab and headed home, because home
was where the heart was, and life was just about to begin another chapter for
this lucky agent.