by Teeze
As the limo pulls away from the curb both of the Jacks brothers are deep
in conversation.
“So” Jer says “tell big brother what is going on and what
the problem is.” Jax turning to
Jer, “OK the situation doesn’t look good. I have been trying to
setup a meeting with Bill
regarding the buyout and he seems to be kind of slippery lately. I call and
he’s unavailable.
I speak to his secretary and she tells me he is out of town but refuses to
get ahold of him
stating that he requested not to be disturbed. It has bad news written all
over it Jer. So
then I called my contact on the Appropriation Committee and he says that
he has heard of
talk that there is some deal going down involving Microsoft and the Military.
I have tried
to check out the lead but have come up with nothing.” During the time
that Jax is
speaking to his brother, Jerry is in deep thought, his mind going a mile
a minute. He then
turns to his brother and says “well it looks like Mr. Gates has been
mighty busy hasn’t he.”
Jax rolls his eyes at his brother and says “yeah I would say so. So
what are we gonna do
about it.”
As Jax is still talking Jerry is already pulling out his cell phone and dialing.
He grins at his
brother who looks questionably at him, and says “Not to worry Mate.”
As Jax starts to
argue with him, Jer holds up his hand to be quiet, just as the person he
is calling picks up.
He then leans back into the leather interior wiggling his butt around for
a more
comfortably position, knowing the whole time it will drive his baby bro up
the wall. He
grins just thinking about it and then speaks into the phone. “Hi Bill.
Jerry Jacks here. I’m
doing good and yourself? Good, good glad to hear it. Sorry bout the deal
with Monica,
yeah real raw deal. Hey Bill the reason why I’m calling is, I need you
to do something for
me. You will!! Great!” Just then he turns to his brother, with a cheschire
cat grin on his
face that says no prob, he winks. Jax just sits back in his seat and sighs
while rolling his
eyes, yet again. Thinking to himself...this had better be good.
As his brothers conversation continues. He lets his thoughts wander back
to the raven hair
beauty at the airport. “Man, oh man if only that announcement didn’t
come over the PA. I
could be chatting up the little beauty right now.” he thinks. “Of
course Brenda wouldn’t
have liked it but then again what she doesn’t know won’t hurt her
and besides he was just
going to talk. Cheating on a fiancee wasn’t his game that was more
Jerry’s style.
However the woman was lovely and enough to kick start any man’s
libido.” Just then he
hears Jerry finishing up his call. Rearing his thoughts in from the direction
they are taking,
he hears Jerry say, “OK Bill thanks again I really appreciate this and
if there is anything I
can do......yeah sure a tennis game sounds like a plan. Have your secretary
call mine and
we will get together as soon as possible. OK then well just tell Hillary
and Chelsea I said
hi and give them a kiss for me. OK will do, I will be waiting to hear from
you. Bye.”
Jerry then hangs up his phone. “See baby bro, nothing to worry bout.”
Jax looks at his
brother wide eyed and says “I can’t believe you are pulling him
into this.” Jerry stares back
at his brother with a dead stare and thinks......he cannot be this naive
about business can
he. Then he says, “Look you said the Gates was acting jumpy and you
thought something
was up. Well I’m just trying to find out what the up is OK. Remember
what pops always
says, “use all your resources and get the job done no matter what.”
Jax rolls his eyes
thinking to himself...why did he have to have a brother like this. “Yeah
Jer that is what
pops says but he means legitimately” “Well damn it Jax what do
you want me to do!? Go
up to Gates and say excuse me I just want to know what you have up your sleeve,
that
way me and my brother won’t waste anymore time buying up your stock
secretively for a
hostile takeover. Yeah I can tell that would get results.” Jax looks
at his brother with a
disbelieving stare and says, “Look Jer, all I’m saying is Clinton
has enough trouble right
now with that Monica Lewinsky thing and he doesn’t need anymore headed
his way. For
that matter we don’t need any headed ours.” Jerry just looks at
his hands then back at his
brother. “Chill Jax everything is under control. Have a little faith
in my abilities will ya.”
“It’s not my faith that I am worried bout it is your abilities
that scares me.” Jax replies.
As the two brothers continue to argue neither are aware of the dark sedan
following them.
Or the fact that the limo driver is not taking their usual route from the
airport. As the
driver turns off to a deserted mountain road, the argument in the back continues
to heat up
causing the brothers not to be as observant as they normally are. The driver
looks in the
rearview mirror thinking to himself ......good I’m glad they are to
occupied to pay
attention. Just then the dark sedan turns off the road making a left and
heading further
steeper up the mountain. The limo driver continues his driver steeper and
steeper up the
mountain. Not knowing what is coming but knowing something is going to happen
real
soon he thinks to himself....maybe I should get out of here before this whole
thing blows
up. Looking in the rearview side mirror he notices that the dark sedan is
still behind them.
Just then the cell phone on the seat next to him rings, picking it up he
says hello. “Yeah,
uh huh, yes I understand. OK. Bye.” Looking back at the brothers arguing
still he thinks
to himself “boy am I glad I’m not those blokes.”
About 25,000 miles up in the air just above the dangerous situation starting
to form
below, a dark raven hair woman sits, sipping a gin and tonic. Thinking of
the man in the
airport. “If only my flight hadn’t been called. I bet I could have
finally got up enough
nerve to talk to him.” She thinks to herself. As she is sitting there
she daydreams of the
man, blonde golden hair, crystal blue eyes, strong muscular hands, and his
derriere....she
shivers just thinking about him and imagines what it would be like to be
kissed by such a
man. Finally pulling herself out of her daydream. She looks at the briefcase
sitting across
her lap. “Well I should really get some work done.” As she pops
the locks on the leather
case and takes out a document, the stewardess comes around with drinks.
“Would you
like a drink maam.” She smiles up at the woman, “No, I’m fine
but thank you.” She then
proceeds to leaf through the document, quietly reading to herself. Her seat
mate notices
that the front of the document was marked Microsoft, Inc. - Classified Material.
He looks
at the beauty reading the document and thinks to himself., “Beauty and
brains what a wild
combination.” As the plane continues to sore through the sky headed
for the great city of
Chicago, the drama below escalates.
“Jerry, look I’m tired of arguing with you! It has been a hellish
week and I’m ready for a
drink.” Jerry looks at his brother and notices for the first time the
dark circles under his
eyes, the tense expression on his face and decides to give his brother a
break for now.
“So, Jax. How are Brender’s wedding plans coming along?” he
asks with a smirk on his
face. Jax looks at his brother, noticing the smirk he tries to decide whether
to answer him
or not, knowing that Brenda was a subject better off not discussed between
them. Jerry
still had a deep seated resentment for the way Brenda previously treated
Jax. Deciding
now was not the time for another major confrontation, he turns looks at his
brother and
replies, “Everything is going ahead as schedule Jer so I would really
appreciate it if we
dropped the subject. Oh and also to get this out of the way, when we get
to the house
could you please refrain from calling Brenda Brenders...you know how she
hates that.”
Jerry just looks at Jax and thinks to himself... “Boy does she have
him wrapped...I mean
really. I know she hates it, why you think I like it so much.” Jerry
chuckles, “OK mate but
know this I wouldn’t do this for just anyone.” “I know Jer,
I know.” Jax replies.
Just then both brothers realize that they should have reached the beach house
by now.
Wondering what’s going on, they look at each other questionably. Both
having the same
thought going through their mind of something definitely being wrong with
this picture.
Just as Jerry was about to say something to his brother Jax leans over and
taps the glass
partition between them and the driver. Notice the way the driver jumped at
the tap but
ignoring it, as if he didn’t hear a thing. Jax looks at Jerry. With
a silent message to his
brother he shrugs his shoulders stating he has no idea what is going on.
Jerry looks out the
window to see what their location is. Noticing it is a deserted mountain
road and getting
narrower by the minute, he signals to his brother they are definitely not
in a good situation.
Jax moving ever so slowly, so as not to attract the drivers attention in
the mirror, tries the
lock on the door. Ever so slightly trying to unlock it. However the lock
doesn’t budge. In
a soft whisper of a voice so only Jerry’s ears can hear, “I think
we have a problem.” Just
then the limo comes to a stop and the driver gets out walking away from the
car. Even
though the windows of the limo are smoked they can still make out the outline
of the
driver walking away from the car and towards another vehicle parked further
up the road.
Seeing someone get out of the other car and speak to the driver, Jerry turns
to his brother
“maybe someone had car trouble.” Jax continues to watch the driver
of the limo walk
around the back of the other vehicle and get in the passenger door. Seeing
the driver of
the other car stare at the limo for a moment and then get into the car himself,
the two
drive away. Jax and his brother look at each other, “Jer, somehow I
don’t think so.”
Just then they notice a road off to the left side of the car, directly in
front of the door that
Jax is sitting next to. Noticing headlights coming down the road, “hey
maybe this chap
will help.” As the lights get closer and closer both brothers notice
something odd about
the car headed towards them. Just then the car crests the hill and they have
a clear vision
of it, or as much as they can see of the car through the smoked glass. “Uh
Jer is it me or
is that car coming at a high rate of speed and has no intention of slowing
down.” Jerry
looking at the samething his brother is, is already running their options
through his mind.
“Jax I think we better brace ourselves.” The car continues to get
closer and closer with no
turn off in sight...Just as they brace themselves the dark sedan comes leaping
from the
road hurtling itself at them.........................