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handed her a glass with clear liquid, ice and a straw. She took a hesitant sip and discovered it was club soda.
“It’s all about appearances.” Colby smiled. “Ready?” She nodded and reached up to her pearl earring and twisted it slightly. To anyone watching she was simply playing with her earring. Before the party the team had met to go over their game plan. All of them being ‘the new guys’ they felt they had something to prove. They were all determined to prove they could get the job done. When she twisted her erring she opened the two way communication with the team.
“ There are thousands of dollars in diamonds on display but all those cases are locked and alarmed. No one is going to slip one out without anyone noticing.”
“ No way, this is going to be more subtle.” She recognized the voice of Sam Cavanaugh in her ear. “He wants to show up the security team. He doesn’t want to make himself look like an easy target.”
“ All right let’s stick to the original plan and look for anyone suspicious in the crowd.” Colby said. Lou turned off the mic but left the sound open in case anyone saw anything. Colby straightened slightly looking over her shoulder causing her to turn. Jace was approaching them and her heart picked up its pace.
“ Good evening, are you enjoying the party?” He asked them both. Not displaying recognition of either of them.
“ It’s a great party. Open bar is always a plus.” Colby grinned. Jace smiled a tight smile. Lou could tell he didn’t think Colby was joking. He turned to her and again offered a tight smile. "Would you care to dance?"
“ I’d love to.” He led her out onto the floor and her heart raced as he pulled her close. “You know he was kidding about the bar right?”
“ If you say so.”
“ We were drinking club soda, just to keep up appearances.” He didn’t respond and she fought the urge to fidget. She wondered if she had done something to annoy him and immediately hated that she even cared.
“ I didn’t think you would approach any of us, given that we are incognito and all.”
“ Sometimes it is more conspicuous to avoid.”
“ That is true I guess.” Again he was quiet and she decided to just take the plunge. “You look good in your tux, very James Bond.” He actually smiled at that.
“ Does that make you one of Charlie’s Angels?”
“ I figured it made me a Bond Girl.” The self-satisfied grin that spread across his face spoke volumes. He pulled her closer his hand sliding up to the bare area on her back and whispered in her ear.
“ Some of those Bond girls are villains you know.”
“ Bad girls have more fun.” She whispered back. She was shocked by her own brazenness but at the moment she felt like a different person and she very much wanted to tantalize him. His fingers played along the line of her bare spine and she arched against him involuntarily.
“ Are you ticklish?” He asked a chuckle in his voice.
“ Um apparently.” Her voice was slightly breathless. She didn’t think the way his fingers were making her feel qualified as a tickle.
“ You look beautiful.” He was still whispering in her ear and she wanted to both push closer and pull away at the same time.
“ I feel ridiculous.” She deferred the compliment.
“ Looks like our host is joining us.” Jace straightened as if getting back to business. When he turned her enough so she could look without being conspicuous she spotted a striking black couple descending the stairs. She recognized Viktor Castillo from the photos she had seen online. He looked to be in his sixties. His once black hair was grayer now. The woman beside him she also recognized from her internet research as his long time wife Elena. She should be nearing sixty as well but she didn’t look it. Either the years had been good to her, or more likely the cynic in her pointed out, she’d had work done. The result was a very beautiful woman. She was tall and regal, her
“It’s all about appearances.” Colby smiled. “Ready?” She nodded and reached up to her pearl earring and twisted it slightly. To anyone watching she was simply playing with her earring. Before the party the team had met to go over their game plan. All of them being ‘the new guys’ they felt they had something to prove. They were all determined to prove they could get the job done. When she twisted her erring she opened the two way communication with the team.
“ There are thousands of dollars in diamonds on display but all those cases are locked and alarmed. No one is going to slip one out without anyone noticing.”
“ No way, this is going to be more subtle.” She recognized the voice of Sam Cavanaugh in her ear. “He wants to show up the security team. He doesn’t want to make himself look like an easy target.”
“ All right let’s stick to the original plan and look for anyone suspicious in the crowd.” Colby said. Lou turned off the mic but left the sound open in case anyone saw anything. Colby straightened slightly looking over her shoulder causing her to turn. Jace was approaching them and her heart picked up its pace.
“ Good evening, are you enjoying the party?” He asked them both. Not displaying recognition of either of them.
“ It’s a great party. Open bar is always a plus.” Colby grinned. Jace smiled a tight smile. Lou could tell he didn’t think Colby was joking. He turned to her and again offered a tight smile. "Would you care to dance?"
“ I’d love to.” He led her out onto the floor and her heart raced as he pulled her close. “You know he was kidding about the bar right?”
“ If you say so.”
“ We were drinking club soda, just to keep up appearances.” He didn’t respond and she fought the urge to fidget. She wondered if she had done something to annoy him and immediately hated that she even cared.
“ I didn’t think you would approach any of us, given that we are incognito and all.”
“ Sometimes it is more conspicuous to avoid.”
“ That is true I guess.” Again he was quiet and she decided to just take the plunge. “You look good in your tux, very James Bond.” He actually smiled at that.
“ Does that make you one of Charlie’s Angels?”
“ I figured it made me a Bond Girl.” The self-satisfied grin that spread across his face spoke volumes. He pulled her closer his hand sliding up to the bare area on her back and whispered in her ear.
“ Some of those Bond girls are villains you know.”
“ Bad girls have more fun.” She whispered back. She was shocked by her own brazenness but at the moment she felt like a different person and she very much wanted to tantalize him. His fingers played along the line of her bare spine and she arched against him involuntarily.
“ Are you ticklish?” He asked a chuckle in his voice.
“ Um apparently.” Her voice was slightly breathless. She didn’t think the way his fingers were making her feel qualified as a tickle.
“ You look beautiful.” He was still whispering in her ear and she wanted to both push closer and pull away at the same time.
“ I feel ridiculous.” She deferred the compliment.
“ Looks like our host is joining us.” Jace straightened as if getting back to business. When he turned her enough so she could look without being conspicuous she spotted a striking black couple descending the stairs. She recognized Viktor Castillo from the photos she had seen online. He looked to be in his sixties. His once black hair was grayer now. The woman beside him she also recognized from her internet research as his long time wife Elena. She should be nearing sixty as well but she didn’t look it. Either the years had been good to her, or more likely the cynic in her pointed out, she’d had work done. The result was a very beautiful woman. She was tall and regal, her
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