Outside The Black Orchid Club:
Felix looks at the time on his watch as he spots the woman he had been sent to kill. She was with two other gentlemen, and they were getting into a limo. It looked like she had a baby carrier in her arms. He wonders if she was screwing the other two men, and also where she got the baby from.
He follows the limo, keeping a decent distance from it as it drives down the street and then onto the highway. He notices the limo getting off the highway. He keeps his distance from the limo as it heads into a wealthy neighborhood.
Keli covers up a yawn as she leans against the side of the limo wall. She looks at her uncles, “How do you two pull such long hours?”
“We’re used to it, Keli. Don’t worry, we’ll be back at the mansion in a few minutes.” Trevor saw how tired his niece was and couldn’t believe what she told him about the text she received. He and his brother, Taylor, have already gotten their lawyers involved in the problem.
Felix watches as the limo pulls up to a gated entrance and enters the property. He pulls his car off to the side and gets out to scout the area. He notices the entry box has a small camera built into it. As for the fencing, it was wrought iron and had very sharp points on the top of each bar. He knew there was no way he could climb the wall.
He follows the perimeter of the wall on the outside. He manages to find a spot where he can get a clear shot. He wasn’t going to take her out tonight, but instead was going to watch her and see what her routine was and inquire about the two men she was staying with.
The next morning, Kelli shows up at the hospital and picks up Katlain at the entrance. Once Katlain was inside the Jeep, she looked towards Kelli, “What did your informant tell you?”
“That a price has been put on the heads of a bunch of truckers that belong to a group of truckers belonging to a group named Brotherhood of Highway Truckers. Ever heard of it?”
“No, my husband never mentioned it to me. Did you find out why there is a price on their heads?”
“Yes, and why the person broke into your garage and was trying to download data from your husband's GPS.
“Okay, spill.” Katlain looks at Kelli, since she wasn’t driving.
“Your husband helped set up most of the safe houses and had the names of several truckers who were part of the group. He was a high-level member and coordinated everything this side of the Mississippi.” Kelli was surprised Katlain didn’t know any of this.
“And I guess the other truckers that were killed were members as well?”
“Yep! So, not only do you have someone trying to kill you, but also killed members of this group. I suspect they might make another run on your husband’s truck.”
“They won’t find anything. I erased the information from the secondary system.”
“Then, I guess you just became the next target.” Kelli glances towards Katlain.
“Great! I love being a walking, breathing target.” Katlain relaxes against the seat.
“You are a cop; you should be used to it by now. Don’t cops walk around with a huge target on their bodies?”
“In some cities and states, yes.” Katlain hated when things became complicated.
“So, where to now?” Kelli turned her attention back to the road.
“Back to my cousin’s place. They are probably worried about me, and I know Katherine will be.” Katlain closes her eyes and thinks about everything. She needed to set up the person trying to kill her and find out who hired Murder Inc. to kill the truckers.
“You know, your buddy Rat isn’t that bad. I was under the impression he was anti-social. As it turns out, he’s not.”
“There are times he can be. Normally, when he is DJing, it doesn’t kick in. But sometimes out of the blue, his personality will switch, and he’ll become nervous and withdrawn.”
“Sounds a lot like he might be Bipolar.” Kelli knew some people like that.
“I think he might be. As long as he takes his medicine, he is fine.” Katlain watches as several cars and trucks pass them.
“LOOK OUT!” Katlain braces herself as a black Chevy truck slams on its brakes right in front of them.
“Too late!” Kelli tries to avoid the truck in front of them.
She sideswipes the passenger side of the truck bed as she maneuvers the Jeep to the shoulder. The driver's side reinforced bumper corner and deer catcher tears through the truck bed like it was paper. Katlain turns around to look back at the truck. It got spun around and avoided being hit by an eighteen-wheeler. Kelli pulls over and looks at Katlain, “Stay here.”
Kelli gets out and walks towards the truck that tried to brake check them. Several other motorists got out of their vehicles to check on the driver of the pickup truck. As Kelli got closer, she saw that the driver was bleeding from his forehead. She pulls her cell phone out of her back pocket and dials 911.
Several state troopers show up and get everyone’s statement. An ambulance shows up to transport the driver of the pickup truck to the nearest hospital. Katlain stayed inside her jeep, watching everything. She was wondering why the jackass tried to break check them.
After speaking with the troopers, Kelli comes back to the Jeep and gets in. She puts her seatbelt on.
“Did the troopers say anything?” Katlain was curious.
“Nope, he just said that the other person was lucky that we only damaged the truck bed.” Kelli puts the Jeep in gear and heads towards Taylor and Trevor’s place.
By the time Katlain and Kelli arrived, the sun was barely down. They stopped at a Taco Bell and had lunch. Katlain enjoyed the tacos she ordered. She was tired of hospital food.
Felix watched the mansion all day long. He was lucky that he brought some bottled water with him. He mostly munched on trail mix and beef jerky. He did one of the guys leave the mansion and return an hour later. As for the woman he was hired to kill, he saw her in the backyard, swimming in the huge pool.
He had fantasies of what he would do with her. Later in the evening, a black tricked-out Jeep Wrangler entered the property and parked in front of the garage door where the limo was stored. He watches as two women get out and notices that one of the women is moving slowly.
Kelli and Katlain walk up to the main door and enter the mansion. As Kelli closes the door behind them.
“Honey, I’m home.” A smile appears on Katlain’s face when she says that.
Keli heard her cousin's voice and came to see how she was. A smile appears on her face, “Welcome home. How are you feeling?”
“Like someone shot me.” Katlain walks towards her cousin and hugs her.
Keli returns the hug. She was happy Katlain was alright.
“Where’s Trevor and Taylor?”
“Upstairs in their office. You might want to wait a few minutes before interrupting them.” Keli heard Taylor screaming at whoever had called him.
“That bad?” Katlain wonders what was going on.
“Don’t know, but I have never heard my uncle holler before.”
“If Taylor is hollering at someone, then it must be bad. He never loses his cool.” Katlain knows her cousins pretty well.
“I’m going to go and fix myself a drink.” Kelli starts walking towards the den where the twins kept their booze.
“I think I’ll have one as well.” Katlain follows Kelli.
Keli follows behind Kelli and Katlain towards the bar.