Close To Her Asian Billionaire

Chapter 7

“Are you sure about this?” Amy asked.

“Of course I’m sure.” Carla pulled on a black sweater and checked herself in the mirror. “I’m not wading into a full-out war. I’m just going to be taking some pictures.”

Amy shook her head. She had come over half an hour before to help Carla prepare for her surveillance of the meeting that was happening on the beach that evening. She was loaning her camera to Carla, something Carla was appreciative about since she would have to sign out a camera at work and she wasn’t going to explain what she needed it for.

Carla felt like she was lighter than normal. She couldn’t believe she had fu*ked Jason in a maintenance closet with people walking past a few feet away. And she had found it exhilarating. Jason was a thorough lover; Carla’s pu*sy was still throbbing from the encounter. It wanted more.

So did Carla. But what did that mean for them? Would Jason want to take their relationship further? Or would he say he had now got her out of his system and to say their goodbyes?

Or should she remember that he was an assignment and to focus on the job?

Despite her lightness, she was confused about her feelings and what she wanted. This was a mess.

Amy leaned against the door frame as she watched Carla put on her leather jacket.

“And you really think Jason is going to realize that he’s doing something stupid when you show him the pictures?”

That sounded stupid when being said by somebody else. Carla closed her eyes and sighed.

“No.”

“Then why are you going? It could be a hoax for all you know.”

“Because I’m curious.” Carla opened her eyes and zipped up her jacket. “I want to see what’s going on and see what I can find when I get there.”

“Do you honestly believe he’s not done anything?”

Carla moved past Amy into the lounge. She picked up her gun, which lay on the coffee table, and checked the magazine. It felt better knowing she was going armed. At least she wouldn’t be stuck without protection.

“I still believe he’s innocent.” She sat on the couch and put her gun into it holster, which she slotted onto her waistband. “Going tonight will confirm what I know; that he’s not involved.”

She looked up. Amy was staring at her like she was mad.

“What?”

“Are you really thinking clearly?” She demanded. “Or are you struggling to separate your feelings from your job?”

Carla didn’t need to be a genius to know what she was talking about. While Amy didn’t know about her having s*x with Jason she knew how Carla felt about the man.

“You mean am I in denial that Jason’s done something bad because I have feelings for him? Maybe. But I also stand by my original belief that he’s innocent.”

Amy shook her head. Like Luke she believed Jason had been up to something illegal.

“Well, it’s your funeral.”

“Charming.”

Amy dropped into the armchair with a heavy sigh just as a cell phone started ringing. Amy held up her hands.

“Not mine.”

Carla’s phone was on the counter in the kitchen. Standing, she went into the kitchen and picked it up, answering as soon as she realized who was calling.

“Joanie? What’s wrong?”

“It’s Jason.” Joanie sounded frantic, breathing fast. “He’s just been here.”

“What?”

Carla glanced at Amy, who had sat up and was watching with interest.

“He came to my house and started banging on the door. I didn’t let him in but I heard him threatening me.” Joanie was now starting to sound hysterical. “I’m scared, Carla.”

“Okay, calm down.” Carla put her phone on loudspeaker as Amy came to join her. “Have you called the police? They can drive by and make sure he’s not there anymore.”

“No. You told me to call you.”

Carla sighed and closed her eyes. Things were getting more and more conflicting in her head and it was giving her a headache.

“Call them and ask if they can check. Then lock all your doors and windows and I’ll be around later tonight.”

“Okay.”

Carla hung up and pressed the cell phone against her forehead, trying to push the headache back. Jason had been threatening Joanie? She didn’t believe it, didn’t want to believe it, but Joanie was claiming it had happened.

What was going on?

*****

It was colder than Carla had anticipated. The wind came in off the sea and whipped around her, making her eyes water. She wished she had brought her shades along but if anyone had happened to come along they would have wondered why she was wearing sunglasses in the middle of the night.

They would be here any minute now. She had decided to get there early and find the best hiding place where she could watch everything without being seen. There was a perfect place amongst the rocks just overlooking the spot so Carla had gone there. Now she was lying flat on a salt-soaked rock, sharp bits digging into her stomach, with Amy’s camera in her hands.

While it wasn’t the most comfortable spot Carla knew that this wasn’t the worst she had had to endure before. She had followed one cheating husband into the Everglades once and thought the spot she had found was perfect until a crocodile had come along and decided it wanted a human for tea. Carla still had the scars from its teeth on her calf but they had been superficial; she had given it a good few kicks before it got a good grip.

The time came and went. Carla glanced at her watch, her agitation rising. If there was no definite time span, she was happy to lie in wait for hours without complaining. But put a time stamp on something and Carla expected everything to go like clockwork. If someone was a minute late she was jittery and getting angry. Everything was as it was for a reason and timekeeping was something that was seriously lacking in the world.

And these people were seriously lacking in punctuality. If Carla was their boss she would be kicking them out into the street.

Suddenly someone grabbed the back of her collar and hauled her up. In stunned surprise Carla dropped Amy’s camera and reached back, trying to get a grip on the strong arm that lifted her up and turned her around. She barely had time to get her bearings before she felt something hit her in the face. Her nose exploded in pain and Carla sagged to the ground, steadying herself against a rock.