Jake knocked on his boss's door nervously, immediately he heard a soft 'come in', he took in deep breaths and walked into the man's office. "Good afternoon sir," he greeted. "Jake. Are you done with the cloth?" His boss asked without lifting his head. "Not yet sir. Sir, I actually came to ask if I could be dismissed from work right now. My wife just called and she is really sick, and there is no one to take care of her." His boss finally lifted his head but Jake wished that he hadn't. "When did you get married?" "A few days ago sir." "And I'm just finding out now?" "It was a small wedding. Very small wedding." Jake narrowed his index finger and his thumb to show the man just how small the wedding was. "Okay fine," the man said after a few seconds of silence. "You can go but you better get back to work so early in the morning or else you are fired. And if you should ask for another excuse to leave work early this month, consider yourself without a job. Now get out of my office

"Jake, have you lost your mind? You don't marry someone after you just met! Whatever happened to getting to know the girl, going on dates, arranging a picnic?" Sasha's voice got higher as she pictured how dumb he really was. It then hit her that she really doesn't mean much to him. She has known him for years and he still didn't see her fit enough to get engaged to or even be in a relationship with, but he could get married to a total stranger. Her heart broke a little bit and she fought hard to keep the tears at bay."Look, you don't get it. Amanda and I didn't have to go on tons of dates to find out that we were made for each other. We just connected. It would have been a waste of time if we didn't get married immediately. You'll see. When you meet her, you will see how much she fits into me like a third skin. She is like my other half and the is no denying that." Jake lied to his best friend. She was already enraged at his actions and if he told her the whole story, he was sure tha

"Now, in here is something that is very delicate," Levi said when Kevin had reached their seats with the bag in his hand. He started the slow process of opening the bag."Wait!" Maverick screamed as Levi took hold of the bag's zipper. His voice cut through the silence that had engulfed the room and startled everyone."What is it?" Jake could see that Levi was getting tensed."We haven't locked the door yet. Anyone can come in." Jake suddenly became scared. What could be inside the bag that they would have to shut the door just to open it? Kevin walked briskly towards the door and after he had poked his head outside and confirmed that there was no one out there, he closed the door and locked it. "All clear," he said as he walked back into the room. Jake suddenly became aware of the fact that they were the only ones in the room. And even when they walked in, he didn't see anyone else in the room. Just the three boys. Maverick grabbed him by his collar and dropped him viscously on a cha

Jake's heart wasn't pounding as he stepped foot into the club. How could it when he had beside him the most beautiful girl in all the town? The club was just as noisy and the lights were just as blinding as before. Amanda made a mental note to have a word of discussion with Levi about having his boss change the lights they placed in the club. She noticed that the colours of the lights did not complement with the paintings on the wall and it just didn't create the best clubhouse ambience. Jake knocked on the door of the VIP room and Kevin was the one who opened the door. Jake was beginning to think that maybe Kevin was the errand boy in the group. He nodded his head at the man as he walked into the room. He finally took the time to scan the room that he might be describing one day to the police. The room had few items in it and the brown paint they had on the wall didn't help it look any better. It appeared as a narrow hallway with just chairs and a table. But there were posters on t

"Repeat after me," Levi spoke. "With this oath, I promise to be loyal to the Chairman. I will not elope with his goods and neither would I rat him. If I try any of these things, let me die at the spot," Levi said and watched Jake's lips with satisfaction as the man uttered the words he was told to. Jake decided to not ask who 'the chairman' was. After all, what he doesn't know won't kill him. The men watched as Jake took a sip of the oath and finally handed the cup back to them. Jake didn't spit or make any distorted face. He kept a straight one as he knew that they would believe him. Kevin took the cup from his hand and quietly walked away with it. "So you guys are also into human trafficking?" Jake asked when the tension in the room had lessened."No, this is actually our boss's stock. But we do help him." Levi responded to his question."I thought you guys were your own bosses." "I can see how you would think that but I should warn you, Jake," Levi's voice dropped to a low and fr