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Then there are times when you know nothing. Times when everything seems to spiral out of control, and you don’t know which way is up.
I’ve felt all of that and more. I feel it now. I don’t know what’s going to happen today. I don’t know how the end of the day will turn out. Will I live or die? Will things turn out the way I want them to? Will I fail at my mission?
I run my hand through my hair and look at myself in the bathroom mirror. This is what I need to do. This is what it’s going to take to free Pierson.
A soft knock on the door pulls my attention. I take a deep breath and let it out before turning to walk out of the bathroom and through my room. When I pull the door open, I see her.
“What the hell are you doin’ here?” I ask, leaning out of my room to glance around the hall. I know there are cameras around, but none are in this hall. I’ve been staying in Catoli’s house since he always wanted me close by.
“I just needed to see you,” Pierson says softly. I sigh and tug her into my room, closing the door quickly.
“This was stupid, Pierson. You need to go get ready.”
“Ready for what? What’s going to happen, Tarek? I need to know.” I shake my head. She doesn’t need to know, and I won’t tell her.
“I can’t tell you. You need to be as surprised as everyone else is,” I tell her.
“What does that mean? Surprised?”
“I can’t have you unfocused in there,” I explain.
“I can’t go into this without knowing.”
“You can and you will. You don’t have a choice,” I declare as I grab Pierson by the shoulders and pull her body against mine. I keep her pressed against me, savoring every fucking second I can get with her. I know it’s wrong, and she shouldn’t be here, but I’m so fucking glad she came. I needed this to see her before I went in.
“God, I fuckin’ need you,” I whisper in her ear.
“I need you too.”
“Then you gotta trust me, Pierson. Do what you need to do. Play your part for me.” She’s silent for a long second before finally nodding her head against my chest.
“Okay. I’ll do it.”
“Good girl. Thank you.” She pulls back and pushes up on her toes to kiss me, and I let her. She kisses me hard and rough, and I love every second of it, but I have to pull away before this gets too far.
When I pull back, she whines.
“Tarek.”
“You gotta go, baby. You gotta go get dressed,” I tell her. She pouts, and it’s perfect, but she nods her head. Pierson understands she needs to get herself ready. None of this will work without her.
“Okay. I’m going.” I nod my head and drop a kiss on her forehead before nudging her toward the door. She turns and walks over, pulling the door open before taking one last glance at me. I smile at her, a genuine full-on smile. This girl makes me happy. She makes me feel things I wasn’t sure I’d ever feel again. My chest swells as I realize what it is. I love her.
I watch Pierson walk out of my room before I finish getting ready.
A few minutes later, I hear another knock before the door flies open, and her father storms in.
“Please tell me things are still in place.”
“Why wouldn’t they be?” I ask as I stuff my gun into the back of my pants. I can’t believe I’m in a fucking tuxedo, either. I look like a complete fool in it. The crisp white shirt clings too tightly to my skin and the jacket? I just look ridiculous.
“I don’t know, Tarek. I’m on edge. I need this to go off without a hitch,” he says, sounding more on edge than I thought he’d be.
“Everything is fine, Catoli. Calm down.”
“Calm down? My entire future is dependent on this marriage!” he roars. I nod my head and motion for him to keep his voice down.
“I’m well aware of that, so you need to calm down. Have I not followed through with what I’ve said I would?” I ask him. He looks at me and nods his head.
