that acceptable?” came the suddenly less snooty response.
“Yes,
that would be lovely. Thank you.”
“This
way, please.” The receptionist led the pair of girls deep into the very
ritzy restaurant and up a large set of glass stairs to a very secluded corner
that was lined with plants on all sides with a large large glass window
which revealed to be the underside of a decorative waterfall. He helped
them with their chairs and then departed.
“Heather
Reinhold?” asked Chloë. “Where did that come from?”
“Trevor,
of course. But that isn’t the fun part.” Heather grinned as she
pulled a small data pad out of her pocket. “The guy that almost ran me
down? Reverse pick pocket.” She fired up the small device and
provided a paw print for ID. It quickly responded, and Heather read it to
herself before summarizing to Chloë. “We pick up a case at the
lockers at the next stop. It has a half of a million in cash in it.
We use that to buy proof of life.”
“Um,
so that older man was from the DSS?” Chloë laughed. “It’s like a spy
novel!”
Heather
grinned broadly. “So, does that finally start to make it more fun and
less scary?”
Chloë
giggled. “A little bit, I guess. So, then what?”
“We
eat! I thought that was obvious!”
“No,”
began Chloë. “I meant what do we do after the whole ‘proof of life’
thing? Aren’t they going to be a little torqued that we only showed up
with a sixth of what they asked for?”
Heather
shrugged, “Not my problem if they are amateurs. Everyone knows not to buy
things sight unseen. Besides that much cash right under their noses will
definitely get them salivating. They may have a hostage, but the goal is
for us to be setting the terms and conditions.”
“And
if they try to mess with the DSS’s plan?”
“Then
I get to break a few kneecaps!” offered Heather with a sinister grin.
Chloë
laughed, “I thought you were going to do that anyway!”
“Maybe,”
grinned Heather as she looked across the room. “Ah, good, the waiter . Foooooooood!”
The
pair of girls soon found themselves relaxing in the pleasant room and watching
people from afar through the great glass windows. They had time to spare,
and the room was far more relaxing than waiting in a train depot. Well,
that and two rounds of dessert didn’t hurt either.
“We’ve
got time to kill. Do you want to hit some stores or a museum or something?”
offered Heather.
“You
aren’t worried about our safety?”
Heather
just grinned and shook her head, “We are in a nice city on the nice side of
town in broad daylight. Oh yeah, we’re being shadowed by the DSS…”
Chloë
let out a good laugh. “Right, like the last part of that was so
unimportant! I have no idea. I think shopping would be a little
trite, so what about something cultural or fun.”
“Well,
there is an aquarium that has some amusement park rides as well. How does
that sound?”
“Amusement
park rides?” asked Chloë seriously confused. “Was something lost in
translation there?”
Heather
laughed. “Well, either something was lost in translation, or you just
simply have no idea what I’m talking about.”
Chloë
grinned and just shook her head. “Okay, I’m game. It sounds like
something new to try. If it doesn’t pan out, the aquarium sounds fun for
a little while at least.”
Heather
grinned, “Then let’s!”
18
The
sun had finally set on a very long and refreshing day for Chloë. After
almost losing her lunch on several rides, viewing the aquarium, the zoo, and
finally an art museum, Chloë had as much excitement, education, and culture
as she could stand for one day. In the midst of it all, she had finally
started to forget about the desperate reasons for being in the city and was
just enjoying herself and her company. The reality of it all didn’t start
to return to her until
“Yes,
that would be lovely. Thank you.”
“This
way, please.” The receptionist led the pair of girls deep into the very
ritzy restaurant and up a large set of glass stairs to a very secluded corner
that was lined with plants on all sides with a large large glass window
which revealed to be the underside of a decorative waterfall. He helped
them with their chairs and then departed.
“Heather
Reinhold?” asked Chloë. “Where did that come from?”
“Trevor,
of course. But that isn’t the fun part.” Heather grinned as she
pulled a small data pad out of her pocket. “The guy that almost ran me
down? Reverse pick pocket.” She fired up the small device and
provided a paw print for ID. It quickly responded, and Heather read it to
herself before summarizing to Chloë. “We pick up a case at the
lockers at the next stop. It has a half of a million in cash in it.
We use that to buy proof of life.”
“Um,
so that older man was from the DSS?” Chloë laughed. “It’s like a spy
novel!”
Heather
grinned broadly. “So, does that finally start to make it more fun and
less scary?”
Chloë
giggled. “A little bit, I guess. So, then what?”
“We
eat! I thought that was obvious!”
“No,”
began Chloë. “I meant what do we do after the whole ‘proof of life’
thing? Aren’t they going to be a little torqued that we only showed up
with a sixth of what they asked for?”
Heather
shrugged, “Not my problem if they are amateurs. Everyone knows not to buy
things sight unseen. Besides that much cash right under their noses will
definitely get them salivating. They may have a hostage, but the goal is
for us to be setting the terms and conditions.”
“And
if they try to mess with the DSS’s plan?”
“Then
I get to break a few kneecaps!” offered Heather with a sinister grin.
Chloë
laughed, “I thought you were going to do that anyway!”
“Maybe,”
grinned Heather as she looked across the room. “Ah, good, the waiter . Foooooooood!”
The
pair of girls soon found themselves relaxing in the pleasant room and watching
people from afar through the great glass windows. They had time to spare,
and the room was far more relaxing than waiting in a train depot. Well,
that and two rounds of dessert didn’t hurt either.
“We’ve
got time to kill. Do you want to hit some stores or a museum or something?”
offered Heather.
“You
aren’t worried about our safety?”
Heather
just grinned and shook her head, “We are in a nice city on the nice side of
town in broad daylight. Oh yeah, we’re being shadowed by the DSS…”
Chloë
let out a good laugh. “Right, like the last part of that was so
unimportant! I have no idea. I think shopping would be a little
trite, so what about something cultural or fun.”
“Well,
there is an aquarium that has some amusement park rides as well. How does
that sound?”
“Amusement
park rides?” asked Chloë seriously confused. “Was something lost in
translation there?”
Heather
laughed. “Well, either something was lost in translation, or you just
simply have no idea what I’m talking about.”
Chloë
grinned and just shook her head. “Okay, I’m game. It sounds like
something new to try. If it doesn’t pan out, the aquarium sounds fun for
a little while at least.”
Heather
grinned, “Then let’s!”
18
The
sun had finally set on a very long and refreshing day for Chloë. After
almost losing her lunch on several rides, viewing the aquarium, the zoo, and
finally an art museum, Chloë had as much excitement, education, and culture
as she could stand for one day. In the midst of it all, she had finally
started to forget about the desperate reasons for being in the city and was
just enjoying herself and her company. The reality of it all didn’t start
to return to her until
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