?Running With Scissors ?

?c h a p t e r 21?

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After driving for more than a day, we settle at a motel to get some rest. Along the way she talked like usual but this time, I might have enjoyed it more than before.

Then when she got us a room, it only had one bed. I was surprised but even so we fell into a comfortable silence, eventually laying on the bed side by side while she eagerly waits for my plan to be revealed.

I took a moment to appreciate her patience. The first two days I knew her she talked nonstop but now, she's here waiting for me to tell her on my terms.

God, I lov-like, I like her.

There's something amazing about Scissors and I'm willing to take my time to figure out exactly what it is.

"So your plan is to not have a plan?" She said still looking ahead at the ugly tan ceiling.

"No, my plan is to sneak into my old bosses office and download the contents of his computer onto a disk or flash drive or whatever type of tech the twins give us. That's a problem though, because only two people go into his office. Him and his... escorts."

"I'm assuming he's not gay and you're referring to me being his side hoe." She looks at me and fake gasps, "I feel like this is payback."

My head snaps in her direction yet she keeps on smiling. "A side... wha- In no way are you to sleep with him or kiss him... or even touch him."

I can't watch Donovan put his hands all over Scissors. Just thinking about his smug smile and wondering eyes makes my blood boil. Don isn't bad looking and has a much better attitude than me. Not to mention women flock to him in droves where as most women stay away from me. Scissors is the first person to kiss me that I haven't had to pay or wasn't a target. She touches me because she wants to not because I hold money in my hand. She kissed me because she wanted to not because I helped pay her bills. I don't want to lose that to Donovan of all people with his stupid face and charming... charm.

"You know what, this is a bad idea. Let's figure something else out."

"Let me ask you something." Her arm touches mine making my heart rate speed up immensely. "What do you want to find on his computer?"

"The case files on me, hopefully files on other agents, any leads they have and mental assessments from each division."

A moment of silence goes by. "I'll do it."

"You'd have to dress seductively-"

"No problem." I cringe a bit when she said that remembering how the twins looked at her in that dress.

"-and you'd have to go through Zaria to get to him."

"Who?" Of course that would make her look at me. I'm going to have to tell her eventually so it might as well be now.

"She is an escort. The escort. Zaria has entertained the wealthiest and most powerful from the President, to the FBI director to... um, me."

"You?" Her brows gather together in confusion.

Maybe it would have been easier to hear that if I was shirtless but I didn't think that far ahead. I did what I felt like would be the best thing and held her hand, nodding.