John and Gary along with John's team of handpicked mercenaries collected intelligence for governments, provided security for wealthy clients, performed hostage extractions, and handled special situations where criminals needed to be dealt with efficiently and permanently. They were not in the law enforcement business. They leave those cases to the authorities. But those same authorities often called John or Gary when they needed permanent resolution on cases they could not or would not touch. John and Gary were in the justice business and right at the moment John was on the phone and Gary was curious why.
Must be serious. How can I help? Gary asked. I'm in Las Vegas on a deal. It's cleaned up but we had to bring out an 18-year-old girl. Her name is Paige. Things got complicated. Kiri, I couldn't leave her there. She doesn't have any family and I need to find a place for her to stay, someplace safe and quiet. Can you take her in for a while? Normally, when they made victim extraction, it was for a client, and they knew where the kid was going. It was usually a girl, but occasionally a boy. Now, Jon had a girl on his hands, and for some reason, there were no open arms to receive her and take her home.
Gary and John usually work together on those deals. This must have come together rather fast because this was the first Gary had heard of it. He wondered where the intel came from. Not that John had to report to Gary, but it seemed odd he'd not heard about it before this call. Gary had plenty of room. He lived alone in an enormous house near a small town in Eastern Washington. Since he was usually up to his eyebrows in some cyber investigation, it was quiet around the place. But he was not sure about taking in some problem child. After a few years of drama and adventure, his life was finally organized with a routine he was very much in control of. Their work involved extremely sensitive security. Another reason not to have strangers around, but it was John, so that's why Gary took the call.
Is she on drugs? What's wrong with her? Can't she go to a shelter or something? No, John said. He's been she's been beaten up some. I was hired to recover a different girl from a traffickers and she was on the she was in the house. She's clean as far as I can tell. No tracks and she doesn't seem the type. She was drugged up at a party last weekend and ended up in a bedroom in the same house as my client's kid. She just arrived in town from Idaho and wasn't on the site long. She's new here and doesn't have any place safe to go. I couldn't leave her there. Besides, it seems like there was a fire after we left. Devastating fire. The place burned to the ground. The other girl's back where her f where back with her family, but this kid needs someplace to go for a while. Someplace nobody can find her if they come looking.
Are they looking? Not that I know of, John said. But I'm not sure who knew about her, and eventually someone will sort this out. If the cops get a hold of her, the pers will find her soon after. She doesn't know anything, and she can't identify anyone important, but they won't care about that. They need to think she died in the fire. If we don't get her out of here there, she's a dead girl and she seems like a nice kid.
There was a fire, huh? Strange coincidence. Yeah, boy. Really sad. It was a beautiful place. Horrible fire. Really hot one from what I what I heard probably completely burned the bodies that we left there. The fact this conversation had gone from I have a problem to we need to get her out of here was not lost on Gary. He smiled. John knew he was a sucker for damsels in distress. It was what they did. Where is she now? He asked. In my bedroom, sleeping. That would be the Rio, Gary thought. Their favorite off the strip hotel.
Okay. Gary was looking for the punchline. Tell me again why she can't stay at your place. I mean, just out of curiosity. Well, John clarified. Leila isn't really big on me bringing home beautiful girls. Besides, I'm not heading back. I'm flying out in the morning for Mexico. He added, "She was going to come down with us, but the upcoming event for Wallace and Suzanne has her tied up. So, Rob, Ila, Paula, and I are going to Rio on a bodyguard gig. Besides, I'm not exactly the safest guy to be around right now, and I need to clear out. You're boring. You have a big place, a pool, and Paula's not there working right now. You need some company. She'll be safe with you." Beautiful, you say? Not that it made any difference, but John wouldn't usually comment on it. John says, "Did I say beautiful? I meant gorgeous."
Gary thought for a minute. Sarcastically, he thought it would be a real hardship having a beautiful guest for a few days, but he would suffer through it.
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