"Repeat that," Tess said to Caleb on the phone.
"Iron Man was released, the case is closed," he sighed."Whose orders?" "Cap.""Who the fuck is Cap?!" She screamed as she almost kicked Jason's car.
They were standing in front of a Starbucks."The captain!" He screamed back. "Look,I'm frustrated right now. Lemme call you back."
"Don't you dare hang up on me!""Okay, fine! What do you want?" He asked her gently.
"Everyone should assemble at the station right now! I'm on my way," she disconnected the call and turned around to talk to Jason but he was nowhere to be seen.A loud honk startled her.
"Get in!" He shouted from the driver's seat and unlocked the door for her."Where to?" He asked as she fastened her seat belt."NYPD.""Detective Harvey," the captain stood up and faced her. "Why ar
"Wow, you've gone through a lot," Tony sat opposite Tess in the diner. "I've been so busy with school work that I had to quit my job here and I didn't even get your number." "You could have asked my mom," she sipped her coffee."Your mom? I've never seen her before, does she come here frequently?" "There she is," Tess pointed at Barb who was walking to the back of the diner."That's the boss, how is she your mom?" He scoffed."My name is Theresa Harvey," She took a gulp."I know.""What's your boss's name?" "Barbara Harvey," he said slowly."What's the name of this place?""Theresa's...Diner," he said, reality dawned on him. "Oh my gosh! I had no idea!" He placed his hands on his face. "This feels embarrassing." "It is."He groaned. "So,how's your girl?""Vanessa? She has a new boyfriend." "You still haven't told her how you feel?" Tess shook her head.
"Don't worry, you'll do great. It's just a launch," Jason squeezed her hands."Just because I agreed to come here doesn't mean I want you close," she removed her hand from his."But I do," he moved closer and kissed her. She moved away swiftly and rolled her eyes at him. She pinched him through his pink trousers and moved closer, "Try that one more time and you're gone." He smirked and pulled her face towards his. He French kissed her as he entangled her tongue with his. After he pulled back, she was still."I'm still here." She delivered a sharp head butt into his chest and he groaned in pain."I was aiming for your head but you have a launch to attend to," she winked."This is one of the reasons why I'm attracted to you," he pecked her cheek. She was wearing a long white dress with silver lining. It had a slight opening revealing the space betw
After the launch,a lot of people wanted to meet Jason so Tess left without telling him.Meanwhile,back at the police station,the team was facing difficulties trying to get into the Captain's office. "I'm going in," Mitch announced and rose up."Be careful," Diana pulled him and gave him the bug. "I will, wish me luck," he fist bumped David. He took a deep breath and knocked on the door.No answer. He opened the door a bit and peeped through the little space. It was empty.He slipped in silently and looked around for a place to stick the bug. The table? Nah,it was too obvious. He looked closer at the flower vase on the table and an idea came to mind. He emptied the vase and threw the bug in and then rearranged the flowers back into the vase. "What are you doing?" Captain's voice startled him and he almost knocked the vase over.
Tess was pacing up and down the cottage as the team worked. She was waiting for Jason. After he hung up without telling her who he saw, she was anxious. He called to tell her he was on his way but he hadn't arrived yet. "You're distracting us," Mitch called her attention when he couldn't take it anymore."Don't mind me and just keep working," she shunned him."No, we're not gonna keep working. Your excessive tapping makes it worse,"Caleb agreed."I'm just waiting for Jason," she surrendered and walked to the door when it burst open, almost hitting her in the process."I'm here!" Jason announced, trying to regain his breath. Tess held him still when it seemed like he was going to fall."Who did you see?" Tess asked immediately. He looked at her and said,"James, that motherfucker!""James?" Caleb stood up."Where?" Tess probed further."The launch, he accompanied someone to the
She woke to a throbbing headache. She was on a very strange bed and was wearing a strange outfit. She ripped off the needle in her wrist and staggered downstairs.This was a mansion, she thought. She heard cluttering coming from a part of the house and walked towards the sound.It was from the kitchen. She moved closer and saw a lady wearing an apron, cooking. "Hello?" She called out weakly and the lady turned around. Tess placed her hand on the counter to support her weight."You're up," she walked to her and felt her temperature. "Thank goodness, you were burning up and we were getting quite worried.""We?""Jason and I. I'm Jason's grandmother, the one your mother's been sending gifts to all these years.""Nice to finally meet you. I'm sorry for intruding on you like this but can I stay for a little while?" She pleaded. "You're worried about Barb, aren't you?"She nodded."She's
It was still dark. Tess opened her eyes briefly and saw that it wasn't morning yet. Wait, it was morning. The large curtains just weren't open yet. She was tangled together with Jason. Her legs were wrapped around his and she noticed her hands were hugging him tightly. Before he woke up, she took time to admire his features. Jet black hair, a perfect nose and a nice jawline. Watching him sleep made him look like a sleeping prince.Her eyes were focused on his lips. Did she feel a sense of closeness? In thirteen years, she hadn't had a relationship. No love, no sex and no feeling of being loved. He really made her wanna try it again, without the involvement of Mr. Harvey. She wanted a real relationship but was he the one? Should she give it a go? He breathed in deeply and his eyeballs moved under his eyelids. He was waking up. She shut her eyes quickly and relaxed her body. Jason w
Jason was in deep thought as the warm water splattered on him. He was in the shower getting ready for his date with Tess. When she brought up the idea, he didn't believe her. He thought she was joking. She would never ask him on a date, he thought, but here he was, getting ready for what's gonna be the best day of his life. "Are you done yet?" She called from outside the bathroom."Almost!" He answered, turned off the water and fetched a towel. He wrapped the towel round his waist and stepped out the shower. She was sprawled on the bed, holding a toothbrush."You can go in now," he pulled her up."I like the view," she winked at him and went in. Pink crept up his cheeks and he felt shy almost immediately. He proceeded to dry his hair and body before she was done. By the time she came out, he was almost dressed. He had his pants on but his shirt wasn't. "I couldn't find a robe," Tess complained as she m
"So she's Hailey's step sister?" Tess asked as Jason drove them."Yeah, Hailey's father married her mother a year ago.""My first thought was that you guys dated once," she teased."How dare you think of me that way?" He scoffed."Where are we headed?""We're going shopping!" He squealed like a teenage girl."Calm down girl!" Tess joked with a weird accented high-pitched voice."I'm so hyped for the party!" He said in that exact same voice, pronouncing 'party' as 'partey'."OMG! I love your eyebrows girlfriend!""Like, I don't know what to wear. Gideon asked me to be his girlfriend and I don't know to say!""Just date him yah!" "Really?" Jason said in his real voice as they laughed."We look cute, seriously. Don't you agree?" Tess asked the attendant at the store who was trying really hard to contain her smile. Tess and Jason were dressed in jean jumpsuits. They looked like cowboys