We pick up with Chuck the next day on his way to pick up Crystal. He is using a car that he rented for the day. He knew that they could trace the car, but there were no GPS installed into this car. He arrives at Crystals at around 8:30am incase she was not ready to go. He remembered that she wanted to leave by 9am. He walks up to the door and begins to knock when.
Crystal: IT”S OPEN Chuck.
Chuck: ( a bit surprised ) How did you know it was me?
Crystal: Because Molly ran to the door but was not barking.
Chuck: Ahhh, that explains it. Are you ready to go to Magic Mountain? It should make for an interesting day. ( smiles )
Crystal: I just hope you can handle it. Don't want you getting sick on any of the rides. ( smiling back )
Chuck: Who me? You have got to be kidding. I am King of the rollercoasters. We will just have to see who is the best, missy. ( laughing )
Crystal finish putting her extra beach towels and change of clothing into a bag. She is wearing her bikini under her cloths as there are several water rides. They plan on hitting up the water park as well. They head out the door and put Molly in the dog run in her back yard. They walk out to the car and Chuck opens the door for her and then gets in. Driving to Magic Mountain they start with small talk and end up talking like old friends in no time. You can tell that Chuck doesn't feel threatened by Crystal's beauty like with Sarah. Crystal adds to the comfort between them as she acts just like a friend that has grown up next door. There are no pretenses in her actions and words. It is nice to be with someone that is also as straight forward, Chuck is thinking to himself.
As they reached Magic Mountain, they got their bags and tickets. Crystal insisted that they go dutch as friends should do. Chuck had no problem with this as he feels right at home with her. They enter the park and the first ride that Crystal want to ride is the Dive Devil.
Chuck takes one look at it and thinks this girl loves excitement as well. Chuck has always loved the trill rides, just like he loves being the sniper in COD. He laughs to himself as it is funny that he loves this type of excitement but not when it is real life or death. Then he thinks back on all of the missions and all but one was exciting, he just never took the time to put it into the proper train of thought.
Crystal looks at Chuck and wonders what he is laughing about. Then she thinks that maybe he thinks she is not serious about these kinds of rides.
Crystal: What? You think I am kidding? ( with an evil glint in her eyes )
Chuck: Oh no, not at all! I was just thinking about how much fun today will be.
Crystal grabs his hand and pulls him into line. It doesn't take long before they are being buckled into their seats. Crystal raises her hands above her head getting ready for the drop. Chuck sees this and does the same. He thinks, this IS going to be a fun day as she is fearless just like Sarah. That last though brings a sad look to his face but it is quickly gone as the ride plunges down the 15stories in a matter of seconds.
They are laughing as they watch each others faces as they were descending. Both just off the ride and right back into line. You can see that they seem very well matched as a pair. With no sexual tensions between the two, there is nothing but fun ahead for them today.
They continue on throughout the day riding rides. They go on Batman next and Chuck has a bit of trouble when his shoe comes flying off just before they get back. He has to walk with one shoe and wait for them to go pick it up and bring it back to him. It is covered in grass where they had just mowed earlier.
Next is Goliath and while riding it, they go flying through a cloud of gnats just as Crystal is screaming. Chuck is cracking up when Crystal looks at him with gnats all over her face. He really starts laughing now and she can do nothing but laugh as well. He gets her a wet towel to help her clean them off once they got off the ride.
They continue to ride the Viper, Batman, Daffy Duck and are truly having fun together. Chuck cannot remember the last time he just went out and had fun like this. They get on the Jet Stream and are soaked by the end of the ride. Since they were already wet they ride the Tidal wave and Roaring Rapids. They take their soaked bodies over to Hurricane Harbor to enjoy the water park next door.
As they pick out a spot near the wave pool, Crystal pulls off her cloths to reveal the Bikini she has been wearing underneath. Chuck does not realize how good looking she is till he notices all of the guys staring at someone. He turns around to see who it is and then realizes that it is Crystal. This does make him a bit uncomfortable, but he decides to go with the flow. After all, this is the beginning of a new lease on life, so I am going to have a great day. ;^) Have a nice day
They continue to have a great day playing in the water and finally pack up to leave. On they
back, they stop for a bite to eat at a hole-in-wall Mexican restaurant. It was one that Crystal had eaten at a few times and they both had a good meal. Chuck was a bit quite and had Crystal wondering what he was thinking.
Crystal: What's up? I had a pretty good day today, how about you?
Chuck: Was on of the best days I have had in a while.
Crystal: Then why all of the sudden are you so quite then? ( looking him straight in the eyes )
Chuck: Well, I was thinking that I have two weeks of vacation and feel like heading to Cabo San Lucas. I had so much fun today and was thinking about seeing if you want to go? Just as friends of course!
Crystal: Well, let me think about it. Hum, I have no job and have not really done anything in quite a while. You are a bit funny looking with that hair cut of yours, but still fun to be around. ( she rolls her eyes )
Chuck: What? You don't like the animal shapes that my hair makes. ( laughing ) How about if I get it cut before we go?
Crystal: You have a deal! You could cut back the Elvis sideburns as well, but I can live with them if you don't. ( smiles )
Chuck: Thank you, Thank you very much! ( in a bad Elvis impersonation ) Nope they stay sorry. So we can go there two ways. We can take your boat and take our time or we can fly. Which would you prefer?
Crystal: If I had a choice, I would rather sail!
Chuck: I was hoping you would say that. I have not sailed before and think it would be quite fun!
Crystal: you do know that it is small and only one bed? As long as you are fine with that then I am game.
Chuck: I think I can live with that. I just hope I can survive the sailing. ^) When can you be ready to leave? I only have two weeks, do you think that is long enough?
Crystal: Should only take a few days to get to Cabo so that should give us enough time. Lets leave in the morning. We just need to get supplies and then we can head out.
Chuck: Sounds good. Then I think we had best get a good nights sleep and I will meet you at your place tomorrow morning.
Crystal: sounds like a plan! This should be fun!
They finish up and Chuck takes her home. He heads back to his hotel and reflects back on the day. It was a good one with no problems, misunderstandings or tension. He hopes that the next two weeks will be the same.
The next day he drops off the rental and takes a cab to Crystals house. The get supplies and board the boat. She shows him how to cast off the lines and they are on their way. They have a bit of trouble as they are leaving though.
Crystal: JIBE
Chuck: What? ( then sees the boom coming his way just as it hits him) OH CRAP!!
Crystal: ( watches as Chuck gets knocked overboard ) LOL Chuck, you are supposed to duck when you hear the words “ JIBE”!!
She throws him a life preserver and hauls him back to the boat. She puts down the latter and he climbs back in soaking wet. She starts laughing so hard that she falls over. He just looks at her and thinks to himself, this could be a long ride!
Chuck: well, you may want to let me know next time.
As he walks to get changed, the water is squirting out of his shoes. Crystal starts laughing even harder as she sees this and Chuck cannot help but to start laughing himself. He goes below and changes into swim trunks in anticipation of the next screw up. Well at least he has had a bath for the day already.
Crystal shows Chuck around the boat and how to use the radio and depth finder. Chuck catches on pretty fast except for the different ropes for the sails. It will take him a few days but that should not be a problem.
The first night was a bit strained as Chuck puts his shirt and shorts on for bed. Crystal comes out of in the same thin white nightgown as she slept in that first night. The curves of her body were very evident, but there was not the sexual tension that he felt with Sarah. There was no pretense with Crystal, he knew that all he had to do was make an advance. He could not and she did not try anything with him as well. They both new that they were there for each other as friends or even friends with benefits. But mainly friends having a fun boat cruise.
They take their time and enjoy the sailing. With the GPS it is pretty easy to find their way. Stopping and watching the whales and dolphins along the way. Swim off the boat when they feel like it and enjoy the whole trip all the way to Cabo. It was a very peaceful 3 days for Chuck.
Finally Cabo is within site and both are ready to do some partying! It has been a great time getting here but dry land is a welcome change. They pull into the cove and hook up to the transient mooring spot. After they get changed and are ready they have a water taxi pull up and take them ashore.
Crystal hails a taxi and has it take them to the Hotel Marde Cortez. They get a Terrace room which consists of a queen bed and a twin bed. Chuck tells Crystal to take the queen bed and he will take the twin. She knows that it is a bit short for Chuck but he insists.
They get changed and head out to the Playa el Medano beach and enjoy the sun and sand. They play around in the water throwing each other under and bodysurfing. You see them on wave runners zipping through the waves and doing crazy 8s in the water. Crystal is racing Chuck and when she looks over he is not there. She turns around and sees him swimming to his wave runner.
She laughs as he must have had the nose down when the big wave from a passing boat crossed them. She can just imagine seeing Chuck go flying over the wave runner as the nose dove into the wave while he kept moving forward. The water was warm as it felt like it was about 80 degrees. Definitely an improvement over the water temperature in L.A.
Off they went to Spencers's Restaurant to eat later that night. Enjoying a great meal of Yellowfin Tuna and Dorado and a few Dos Equis and Pacifico beers. Chuck thinks that he understands Jeff and his drinking habit for a second, then he thinks NAH!
After several beers and food they decide to go back to the hotel and relax for the rest of the night. Tomorrow they will venture out again and see how the nightlife is, but they both are more tired then they realized.
The next day they again head to the beach and do some snorkeling. Crystal talks Chuck into trying Para-sailing. He gets all strapped in and gives the signal for them to take off. As he is lifted into the air he gets a sudden gust of win into his shorts and they get yanked down to around his knees. You can see him desperately reaching to get his shorts back up before too many people see. After a struggle he gets everything situated and tightens up the drawstring on his shorts. He finally gets to see the beauty around him and enjoys the rest of the time.
When he is finally brought down, he sees Crystal laughing. He knows that she must have seen him earlier but surely he was too far away. When he walks over there, he sees that she has a picture in her hands. He takes a look at it and it shows him just as his shorts are flying down. The only good thing is that it only shows part of his tushy.
Crystal: I see a bad moon a rising ( busts out laughing again ) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2w5kffJnq8
Chuck: Hum I guess the sun misses a spot! Your not going to keep that right? ( face bright red )
Crystal: I would and I am! This is going in the scrapbooks for sure.
Chuck: don't make me tape you snoring! ( jokingly )
Crystal: I don't snore?
Chuck: Maybe or maybe not. It is amazing what you can do with audio splicer software these days. ( smiling now )
Crystal: Well, I am still not giving this one up. Besides no one can see your face!
Chuck: It is not my face I am worried about!
They both laugh and she puts the photo away. It is getting late by now and head back to get ready to go out tonight. Entering the Hotel, they stop in the restaurant and eat. Better do that to make sure not to drink on an empty stomach.
In the room they put on some nice cloths and head out to Cabo Wabo. It is a nice club with live music that night. They dance for hours and drink shooters, Sex on the beach, caipirinha and a few others that Chuck has not even heard of before. By the time they are done with the night, both of them are three sheets to the wind. It takes them over an hour just to get back to the Hotel.
Somehow they both get undressed and into their respective beds. They wake up the next morning with a serious headache. The spend the rest of the morning trying to get their act together. They pack up and head back to the boat for their next adventure.
Crystal has plotted them a course to the next city on the Mexican Reviera tour. She has a bit of a hard time steering the boat with her head pounding. It only takes them a day to get there when they pull into port. After calling the water taxi, they look for a hotel to stay in. Torre Tropicana sounds good and get a room.
Chuck is the first to take a shower and feels the water pounding on his body. It has a calming effect from the pounding still in his head. He is still in the shower when Crystal walks in and starts getting ready to take a shower herself.
Chuck: I am still in here? Give me 5 more minutes and I will be out.
Crystal: Sorry, but you had all the time you get already. You have been in there for 30minutes already! Now move over, because I am coming in.
She pulls the shower drapes open and steps in with Chuck. He is a bit shocked that she would do such a thing. She just looks at him and pushes him away from the water. Placing her body under the water as it rushes down the gentle curves all the way down to her delicate toes. It takes him a few minutes for him to realize he is still watching her. She suddenly hands him the soap and washcloth. He takes it and is just staring at it like what am I supposed to do with it.
Crystal: Soap my back silly. What? you act like we have not been seeing each other like this for the last few days on the boat! Now hop to it already.
Chuck washes her back and gently scrubs her shoulders, but remaining in the safe areas. After he is done, he hands the washcloth back and steps out of the shower. He is impressed that he had better control over himself than he ever expect. Then again all he could think about was Sarah, even when faced by another beautiful woman.
His feelings for Sarah come pouring into his mind and he almost falls over a bag on the floor. How he misses seeing her smiling face and hearing her voice. What he would not give to see her again right now. But he knows that she is off somewhere doing her spy thing! Something that he knows she loves doing.
This puts Chuck into a drinking mood. He doesn't want to think about Sarah any more, till after they get back to LA. He is getting dressed when Crystal comes out and starts getting dressed as well. She notices the sad look on Chucks face and knows that he must be thinking of his girlfriend. She begins to think about her ex-husband and feels the hurt that he brought to her as well.
Crystal: You know Chuck, it has been a lot of fun so far. But I really feel like drinking tonight! Not that we did a bad job of it last night.
Chuck looks over at her and he can tell that she is feeling down as well. What a pair they make! Both have been put through the ringer when it comes to relationships. How is it the good always get the shaft! Is it because we believe in people only to be proven wrong time and time again?
Chuck: I hear you talking. I think tonight may be one to forget. So where are we going?
Crystal: The man at the desk said there are a few good places to go. He mentioned Canta Bar, Sr. Frogs and Bora Bora. He said that Bora Bora is the best but doesn't get started till after 11pm. We should hit that one last.
Chuck: Sounds like a drinking plan to me. I say the first one to pass out has to run naked through the lobby. Not that you wont look good doing it though. ( laughs )
Crystal: LOL, if any one will be running through the lobby, it will be your beacon butt. That thing is so bright, you could light up a ball field. ( laughing )
Chuck: Thanks for noticing! Now lets get out there and see who the winner is!
They grab each others arm and start skipping out of the room like they were in the movie wizard of OZ. Only this time the wizard was going to be the bartender. They spend most of the night at Canta Bar singing Karaoke. At the beginning it did not sound too bad the singing, but after several hours later, the drinking has caused them to be a bit off key. Finally someone took the mike away from them and they decided to leave and try the next bar.
It was after 11pm but they still wanted to go to Sr. Frogs. As they enter, they like what they see. There is a chair there for people to do T.N.T drinks in. There was a man in the chair as they took a seat. The bartender lays the chair back and the man opens his mouth. The bartender then starts pouring Tequila and Tonic into his mouth till he cannot drink any more. Then they wrap a towel around his head and shake him. Suddenly they yank the lever and the chair throws the man up onto his feet and he flounders around till he can get his bearings back. Everyone is laughing at the whole experience.
Neither Chuck or Crystal are willing to try this stunt. They have been drinking already for hours and would probably not make it through the ordeal. About an hour later they decide it is time to go to Club Bora Bora.
It is now about 2:20 am and both can hardly walk. As they get to Bora Bora there is a crowd waiting to get in. They get in line and are standing there when a rugged man and a beautiful woman come out. Crystal notices them as Chuck is looking in a different direction. As she looks closer she sees that it is Sarah. She thinks that she must be hallucinating as how could she know that they were down here. Crystal rubs her eyes and looks again and sure enough it is her.
As she is watching her she sees that she is with another man. Crystal tries to distract Chuck from seeing her because she knows he would be very upset. As Crystal is distracting Chuck the bouncer motions for them to come in. Chuck turns and though Crystal tries to block his view, he sees Sarah behind her. He stops dead in his tracks and is about to go over and ask her what she is doing there.
Just as he starts to move, the man she is with brings her close and they have a passionate kiss. Chuck is stunned that she has moved on so fast and hurt as she looks like she is enjoying it very much. He feels like such a fool all this time, thinking that she really had feelings for him. Crystal tries to pull him away from watching, but he just yanks his arm away from her. As they finish, Chuck cannot take any more and storms through the crowd.
Crystal is very mad at Sarah for doing this to Chuck as well. She just stands there wanting to go over and punch her in the face for hurting her friend. As she is staring at Sarah, she lets her see the disdain in her eyes! She lets her know that she is unworthy to have a boyfriend as good as Chuck!
The weird thing is that Sarah has a scared look in her eyes and seems to be searching for someone. Does she not realize that Chuck saw the whole show? How could she be so cold as to already have moved on so fast. She would do what is necessary to help Chuck through tonight.
She ran and caught up with Chuck and grabbed his arm. He stopped but would not look up at her. She could tell that he was at the edge of tears and this nearly cause her to cry as well. She thinks to hell with that, and lifts his chin so that he is looking her in the eyes.
Crystal: Chuck, it will be ok! Maybe there is some reason for all of this. I don't know but I do know that we should get a bottle of Tequila and finish it on the way back to the Hotel. We will sort this out tomorrow, I promise!
Chuck: Thanks for being here Crystal! I really don't know what I would do without you right now.
He reaches around her and gives her a big hug and a kiss on the forehead. They just stay that way for a few minutes and then he lets go. They buy 2 bottles of Tequila at a store as they are walking by and start to drink and walk. By the time they get to the Hotel, they are holding themselves up by leaning on each other.
It takes them 10 minutes before they can get the key in the door and then fall inside as it opens. They crawl their way to the bed. Somehow they get their cloths off and climb into bed. Within minutes they are both fast asleep! Little do they know what is about to happen in both their lives.
We pan back to Casey a day after the meeting. He has decided to take advantage of the 2 weeks that he has been given to make his decision. It has been a while since he as been to Mexico and thinks that a few weeks at the beach would be nice.
Casey starts packing and puts together his necessary equipment for the trip. He is looking forward to just a relaxing few weeks and maybe even meet someone for some companionship. There is no one to worry about but himself. AHHH a few weeks with no Chuck, Sarah or the Buy More crew. Maybe even a fight or two will break out!
He closes his eyes and just points at the map of Mexico. When he looks he is pointing at Mazatlan Mexico. Hum, that sounds like the perfect place to be right now. He makes a call and has a plane lined up. He grabs his bags and heads out for the airport. Not only will he be able to have a rest, but get some flying time in as well.
Once he gets to the airport, he places all of his baggage in the plane and places his flight plan for his trip to Mazatlan. He checks over the plane and prepares to contact Control for taxi and takeoff instructions. After a few minutes he has approval to depart and within minutes he is up and heading to Mexico. He has done this many times before, but this time he feels a bit more relaxed than usual.
Within several hours Casey lands in Gen Rafael Buelna Airport (MZT) and parks the plane. His time in customs was uneventful considering all of the toys that he had brought with him. He decides to stay at the Estrella del Mar hotel so that he could get some golfing in as well as other activities.
He gets a very nice suite that overlooks the golf course as well as the beach. It is a beautiful site and well worth the trip down. After unpacking his luggage, he puts on his swim trunks and heads to the beach. There are a few hours left of sun so he doesn't want to waste any time.
As he gets to the beach, there is a nice spot to catch the breeze as well as anyone that may come in his direction. He scans for any possible trouble before settling down to relax. A porter takes his order and brings him a Corona with a lemon. The added taste of the lemon with the Corona hits the spot!
Casey lets the atmosphere carry him into a deep sleep. He has not felt this good in a long time, well before he joined Team Chuck. There was something liberating knowing that he only had himself to worry about for a change. No Chuck, No Agent Walker, No Morgan and certainly No audio files to listen to. What a life!
After several hours, Casey awakens from a deep sleep. He wonders how long he has been sleeping when he sees that the sun is going down. There is a beautiful sunset and he notices a lovely woman standing near the water. He cannot see her face well, but her curves are in all the right places. He thinks about going down to talk to her, but then it is his first day.
Casey spends several days enjoying the atmosphere in Mazatlan. He has been snorkeling, water skiing, golfing and scuba diving. Each day he goes back to the beach to see if the lady is there. She has been and always is in the same spot. If he did not know better he would swear that she has also been looking at him as well. On one of two occasions he has seen her with a man, but was not sure if they were together.
He has noticed that she usually goes to the same places that he is at, but that is just a coincidence he is sure of it. He has been there for several days and it is Monday. Most of his vacation is over and soon he will have to go back and give the General and Director his decision. He knows what it is but no since of wasting time off thinking about dunderhead and his capped boy blunder.
Casey is in his usual beach spot and there is the lady again. Wanting to go over and talk to her, but his stomach starts growling. Pulling himself up, he heads back to his room to change for tonight. He puts on some nice threads and heads to the restaurant for a nice meal. He orders the lobster and has a glass of wine. He finishes his scan of the room for the 2nd time when his meal arrives. As he is eating, he notices the woman from the beach enter the room. She looks to be of Spanish decent, possibly from Barcelona.
She has long dark hair about the middle of her back with the wind gently blowing it away from her face. Wearing a blue with white striped wool halter top, white pants, gold hoop earrings with white high heels. She had curves that Michelangelo would have begged to sculpture. Walking with confidence but with no where in particular to go feel. She sits at a table overlooking the beach.
Casey cannot help but watch her as she sits there ordering for one. His first instincts are to leave her alone. Observing how she eats and drinks and is waiting for someone to join her. After about an hour he believes that she may actually be alone here. As she is finishing up she has ordered a glass of Sherry wine. After all he is on vacation, so why not take a chance. The most she can do is say get lost.
Calling over the waiter he speaks into his ear and hands him a 20.00 bill. A few minutes later the waiter lays a red rose on his table and walks off. Casey gets up and walks toward her. He is a bit nervous as it has been a while since he has tried to hit on a woman. As he is about to get to her, she looks up at him. He comes to her and she just smiles
Casey: I hope that I am not intruding, but I noticed that you were alone and thought that you might want some company on this lovely night? You look a bit sad and I would love to change that if you will let me.
Lady: That is very kind of you. I am a bit bored here. Does that line work on women where you come from?
Casey: Well actually, I would not know. I usually don't have time to ask women out. I have a demanding job and I am on vacation.
Lady: Well at least your honest. That goes a long way in my book. ( Smiles ) I take it that the rose is for me?
Casey: Oh yes, sorry I got a bit distracted.
Lady: Hi, I am Cathernia, and your name is?
Casey: I am John and glad to meet you Cathernia!
Cathernia: The pleasure is mine. So what had you planned to do to cheer me up John?
Casey: I heard that there is a nightclub named Bora Bora. I thought that you might want to go dancing?
Cathernia: That I would John, that I would. Why don't you sit down and we can talk a bit before we head out to the Club?
Casey: I would love to find out more about you as well!
Casey sits down and they begin to talk. She makes him feel right at ease as she is not stuck on herself as most women of beauty and style are. They talk for a few hours and decide to take a walk on the beach before going to the club. Cathernia has a smile on her face the entire time that Casey is there.
It is hard to imagine that Casey can actually have a conversation with a woman other than about cars or firearms. He does a rather good job of actually listening to what she has to say. Casey is also smiling which would have surprised both Sarah and Chuck if they could see him now.
They had walked on the beach for a few hours and about 1:30 am they decide that they should head to the club. Casey hails them a taxi and they arrive at the Bora Bora around 2:10. He is amazed at all of the people that are still out at this time. The one advantage is that they are pressing Cathernia up against his body. She also seems to notice this and has not made any attempts to move away from him.
Casey and Cathernia dance and seem to really be enjoying themselves. He is already thinking about extending his vacation for another week. He is looking around and thinks he sees someone familiar, but when he looks back she is gone. It must be the drinks getting to him he thinks.
He looks again and scans the place but still doesn't see any sign. Yep, it must have been his imagination or something. He goes back to enjoying himself with Cathernia and they dance and drink for several more hours. Around 4pm things started to slow down, so they decide to leave.
Casey hates to but he leads her out and they take a taxi back to the hotel. They are sitting in the lobby for several more hours, before she finally yawns and Casey knows it is time to go to their respective rooms.
Casey: I see that your are tired. I am sorry to have kept you up so late.
Cathernia: I had a great time John and it was well worth staying up late! I am a bit tired though and need to get some sleep. Maybe I will see you again tomorrow?
Casey: It would be my pleasure. I was thinking about doing some snorkeling again tomorrow. If you would like to join me?
Cathernia: I would love to. Say we meet around noon, since it is 6am now?
Casey: I am looking forward to tomorrow noon.
Casey goes to kiss her on the cheek when she leans forward and kisses him on the lips. They kiss for a few minutes and then she turns and walks to go to her room. Casey is savoring the last few moments as she walks away. This is going to be a better vacation than he had ever imagined! He turns and walks to his room as well. The smile never leaves his face even while he is sleeping.
We pan to Sarah arriving in D.C. Sunday. She settles into her apartment. She had not been here for at least 9 months this time. How she missed the place usually, but it was a bit lonely this time. Looking around the couch and table reminds her of the same setup as at Casa Bartowski!
Sarah rummages through her baggage and pulls out a picture of her and Chuck. Placing it on the mantle next to the picture of her sister, she feels that it is a good fit.
The picture of her sister brings back memories of how close they were as kids. Playing in their rooms pretending to be the heros. They always knew that a girl could be just as good a hero as any boy could. Jumping from bed to bed pretending to be jumping across rooftops chasing the bad guys. Then their big brother would come in and they would jump on top of him. He would always let them win in the end!
The thought of her brother brought a sadness to her face. She remembered the last time she had seen him. It was in Hungry after visiting distant relatives in Poland. The trip had been going so well up till then.
She forced her thoughts away from the memories as a coldness comes over her. She pushes away the emotions as always, by using her training. It is just too painful for her to go through right now. Sarah feels so tired and unpacks her luggage. She puts everything away and takes one last look at the mantle before going to bed. Her hunger was over ruled by the need to sleep. Maybe things would be better tomorrow, though she doubted it.
A distant buzzing could be heard, but was having trouble figuring out where it was coming from. Suddenly realizes that she is not in Los Angeles anymore and the buzzing is her old alarm clock! She reaches over and yanks the cord out of the wall. It is Monday morning and there is no way she is getting out of bed just yet!
At around 1pm she rolls out of bed and takes a shower, gets dressed and finally out the door. She gets into a 1965 blue Shelby Cobra. It is in mint condition with a 427, 4 barrel with two Paxton superchargers added to almost double the original horsepower. This was Sarah's baby and she rarely drove it but since her Porsche was still back in LA, she had no choice.
Arriving at Headquarters she headed for her a flex office. Logging into her desktop she started to go through her e-mail. There were only a few of them to read so she finished them and headed to the gun range. It was time to get some target practice in.
After several hours of practice she was back to her original best marks. She was always one to continue to practice techniques to stay on top of her skills. She was hoping to get a new case soon to take her mind off of what had happened in the last few days.
Like she had willed it, her phone rang. It was Director Graham. Stepping into a conference room she answered the phone.
Graham: Hello, Agent Walker. I trust that you are back in D.C. Now?
Sarah: Yes, Sir. I moved back in and I am awaiting my next assignment.
Graham: I am glad that you are back. We do have a new assignment for you. We have been monitoring activities in Spain concerning the ETA. It seems that they are planning something in Cancun Mexico. You will find Eduardo Tula, the leader of the group in Mexico. You are to do whatever is necessary to determine what they are up to. You will leave first thing in the morning. Agent Carlos will brief you once you have reached Cancun.
Sarah: Yes Sir.
There is something to be said for putting you head into work. It will keep her mind off of her personal problems. She wonders what Chuck is up to right now, but then puts it out of her mind. Thinking to herself, 'whatever is necessary. How will Chuck feel if he were to find out what she would or has done for the job!' Now she was asked to do it again. She wonders how she will react now that she has been around Chuck for so long. Then again, she may never get the chance to see him again. Even if she was to quit the CIA now!
There was no sense in thinking about it now. She has an assignment and she will do it to the best of her ability. That is just who she is and that is why she is one of the best. Gets in her car and drives home. The roar of the engine lets her slip away from the rest of the world and just enjoy the drive. She took the long way back, but who could blame her.
She packs for the trip and prints out her e-ticket. After going over her list for the 2nd time she is certain that she is ready for tomorrow's flight. She is rubbing the heart on her necklace and realizes that she should actually leave it here. Then again it is the only thing left and decides to keep wearing it.
The next day the flight is normal and lands in Cancun Mexico on time. She immediately goes to her designated hotel and starts casing the layout and exits. Stashes her equipment and other important items, such as other passports, away in separate locations incase one spot is found.
She goes downstairs to the restaurant and eats while waiting for her contact to arrive. After about an hour she spots her contact and notices the sign to meet him in the elevator. She gets up, signs for the meal and enters the elevator. She has been watching for possible enemy operatives but it seems that she is clear for the time being.
She gets off 3 floors before hers and heads towards the stairs. As she gets to the stairs she meets Agent Carlos. He hands her the photo of Eduardo Tula with the latest information. He is living at a Villa outside of town and comes to the Club Glazz for the live music. She will have to go there to try and get close to him. He is a Tall 6' 2” man with dark complexion, broad shoulder and handsome.
She plans out her night and picks a black dress with brown flower design pattern, gold hoop belt and black high heels. She looks stunning and after a quick recheck in the mirror she is ready to head out. As she gets there she scouts the place for exits, secluded spots and position of the band. She determines where Eduardo will probably be sitting and stations herself in his path. After an hour or so she sees her 'mark' enter the Club. She is drinking a cosmo and happens to need another drink when Eduardo is about to pass her. He cannot help but notice her and offers to buy her a drink. Within 10 minutes he has already asked her to join his table and everything is progressing as she had planned.
She finds it hard to listen to him as something in the back of her mind is nagging her. It is as if she feels that she is doing something that she shouldn't but cannot figure out what it could be. After several hours of talking and dancing,he asks her back to his Villa. She politely declines the offer, but give him her number to call her tomorrow.
He leans in and kisses her on the lips and she is a bit taken back by her inability to press the issue. The kiss is quick and short before she breaks away. Something is still nagging her and she feels all wrong about it. Though during the kiss she was able to place a micro tracking device within the cuff of his coat. That much had gone according to plan though the end of the night was not what she had expected to do.
As he walked out and drove off she decided to head back to her hotel. As she gets there she still is trying to figure out what her problem was with Eduardo tonight. She gets undressed and gets ready for bed. As she gets into bed she realizes that she has been rubbing her heart necklace the whole time. It hits her that she is feeling guilty about being with another man instead of Chuck.
This is not good as she has a job to do. Unlatching the necklace she puts it into her baggage carefully. Cutting all ties with the memories of Chuck would have to include wearing the necklace that he gave her. Get a grip on yourself Wilson, you are no longer Sarah Walker. You are now Sarah Wilson on vacation to Cancun Mexico. Now get to bed and get this case over with already! She had to say it to herself a few times to convince herself.
Sarah spend several days meeting with Eduardo before he was finally letting her in. She was back to her old ways and her charm was still unresistible. They had been dancing and dining, he was expecting her to join him for the night. So far she had been able to keep him at bay without causing a problem.
On Saturday things changes dramatically for them. He was preparing to leave and she had no choice but to try and get him to ask her to come along. This time she could not refuse. It would be to much of a coincidence, if she showed up wherever he went. Today, he was quite and in deep though.
Sarah: Penny for your thoughts?
Eduardo: I have enjoyed our time together. I hate for it to end, but I am leaving tomorrow to go to Mazatlan. I would like for your to join me?
Sarah: I still have a few weeks left on my vacation. It sounds like fun. ( her best smile )
Eduardo: I am pleased to hear you say that! I was hoping that you felt the same connection as I did. We leave tomorrow. I will make all of the arrangements.
Sarah: I look forward to it. I will need to get packed and check out of my hotel. I will be waiting for you tomorrow.
He leans in and kisses her and this time she returns the kiss. She knows that she has to do it or he may suspect something. As they depart the smile leaves her face as she feels that she has betrayed Chuck. She knows that Eduardo will be expecting more than just a kiss soon and she will have to do whatever is necessary till she can find out enough to take him down. A cold wind seems to have come out of nowhere to match the coldness she feels inside at the moment.
The next few days go fine with them boarding the plane and arriving in Mazatlan several hours later. They go to a nice Villa at the edge of town near the beach. She gets setup in her room and starts planting bugs through the Villa while Eduardo is busy. She uses the GLG20's with the receiver hidden inside of a vent in the wall.
It has been 8 days now since she had left on Sunday from L.A. She wonders how Casey and Chuck are doing, but immediately puts those thought out of her mind. Besides, they are back in Los Angeles right now. She is the job and needs to remember that before she slips up. She remembers that she needs to leave Agent Carlos her briefing down at the beach.
Eduardo gets back from talking to someone and Sarah makes a mental note to check out the conversation when she gets a chance.
Eduardo: I am sorry Sarah. I think we need a night out. There is some live music or discotheques down in the Zona Dorada part of town. How about we go down there and have some fun tonight?
Sarah: That would be lovely. What time should I be ready?
Eduardo: We will leave here around 10 pm. I have a bit more business to take care of and then we can go.
Sarah: I will be ready. ( she smiles and give him a short kiss )
He leaves the room and Sarah heads back to her's so that she can listen to what they were talking about. The recording is not very clear, but she can make out that they are planning to kidnap a Diplomat or their child. The only part of the name she could make out was Westendorp. She needs to get this to Agent Carlos as soon as she can. He can start looking for a match and then find out where this person or family were located.
She creates an encrypted note to leave for Agent Carlo and has it ready. She will pass it to him while they are out. They have agreed on a dead drop out near the beach. She has a few hours before she needs to get ready for tonight. She puts on her bikini and heads out to the beach with the note. She hides it within a sealed capsule inside of the drink she will throw away. Agent Carlos is posing as a beach bum and will rummage through the garbage and retrieve the note.
After an hour she throws away her drink as she has seen him rummaging in the nearby cans and it would make since for him to hit that one next. No one should be the wiser. Her sunglasses conceal her eyes as she is laying on the blanket watching him get the drink can and place it in his garbage bag. She relaxes as it will take him a while to get back to her anyway. She feel the warmth of the Sun on her back and slips into a shallow sleep.
She hears someone coming in the sand and immediately wakes up. It is getting dark and she wanders how long she has been out. As she looks up it is Eduardo and he has already changed. She gets up and apologizes for falling asleep. He just smiles and walks her back to the Villa. After all from where is looking how can he be upset with a woman that looks this good.
She quickly changes and when he sees her, he is stunned by her beauty. It is as if he were looking at a work of art fresh from a painting. Something that only Michelangelo or Leanardo Da Vinci would be able to dream up and paint. One thing is for sure, he was a very lucky man to have her company.
They get into a limo and head to the hottest nightclub in Mazatlan called the Bora Bora. They arrive about 10:45pm, a bit early to get a good spot. As they walk in, Eduardo scans the room and decides on a spot that will give him a view of anyone that comes into the Club. Sarah notices this and know that he is scouting for whomever he plans on kidnaping. She starts watching his reactions as people enter. She is sure that this is where they will make their move. It will not be tonight but it will probably not be long. She must have all of her wits about her for the next few days. Any change and he will suspect something is up.
Eduardo has been keeping Sarah very close to him all night. He has been trying to work his magic on her and she knows that he will probably try to seduce her tonight. She tries to put this out of her mind and will deal with it later tonight. He is constantly buying her drinks and stealing kisses from her while watching the door.
It is around 2am and they have been through several shots and drinks since they arrived. She acts like she is a bit drunk as he would expect her to be by this time. She knows that she need not look at the door till he has spotted whomever he is waiting for. They have danced several times but he is always facing the door. She notices that Eduardo is now intently looking at someone. She notes the time is 2:10 and she slowly turns to catch a glimpse of the person.
As she looks she sees a lovely woman enter the Club and a man. She cannot make out the man just yet as he is being covered by the crowd. Just as the crowd moves she sees his face and she freezes for a brief second. No it could not be, but there he was. Not only that but he was with the person that Eduardo has been waiting for.
She excuses herself from the table to go to the bathroom. She could not afford for him to see her. She thought that he might have spotted her but she believed that she was able to get out of his site before he spotted her. Well whatever reason he was here, this would make her job a bit easier and harder for Eduardo. That puts a brief smile on her lips.
When she gets back Eduardo seems to have seen enough and is ready to leave. She is grateful that this is working to her advantage. She did not want to run into him until she needed to. As they are leaving Eduardo is hanging all over her and though she doesn't want his advances, she doesn't have much of a choice. She needs to keep him from suspecting her and it is for the job.
For the job, the last time she said that she lost the man she had come to love. Now she was doing what Chuck had wanted her to do with him, but this time it is also for the job. How things can get some screwed up is beyond understanding sometimes. What she would do is pretend that Eduardo was Chuck and that would make it easier for her to role play.
As Sarah and Eduardo were waiting for the limo he pulls her close and gives her a passionate deep kiss. She wants to resist but her years of training kick in and she returns the kiss putting Chuck in her mind instead of Eduardo.. She will make him pay for this when she is finally done with this assignment. Thank goodness that Chuck is not around to see this. She know that he would not know how to handle this, even though she has told him many times that agents do what is necessary to complete the assignment.
When they finally stop kissing, she see a flicker of something or someone out of the corner of her eye. As she turns to look she doesn't see anything out of the ordinary. It was probably a shadow or something.
She scans the crowd again as she is getting into the limo and suddenly she spots a beautiful woman that looks familiar. No she must be mistaken. She takes another look and the woman is looking back at her as well. She has a cold look in her eyes and she is for certain now. She shakes suddenly from shivers that are running up and down her spine. Why is she down here, and who is she with? She scans the crowd but she does not see Chuck anywhere. She fears the worse but there is no way to find out at this time without blowing her cover. If he did see her, then surely he knows that she is undercover. Will that even matter to him at this point?
She is lost in thought as they are riding back and Eduardo notices. He looks at her and places his hand on her shoulder. She looks up at him with a smile and he pulls her close again. The rest of the night is blur to her and not something that she wants to think about. If things weren't screwed up in her life before they sure are now.
All she could hope for at this time was that this assignment would be over very soon. She did have an ally here though and that would work to her advantage. Now to get Eduardo to move soon so that they could bring him and his group down! It should take 2 maybe 3 days at the most she hoped. That was already too long as she needed to talk to Chuck and explain what was happening! The problem is that she cannot discuss the assignment as it is part of the job. She can only hope that he will forgive her when it is all over, that is if she is allowed to see him again.
End Part 9
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