"Of course you know him. You kissed me in front of him," Tess smacked him and everyone began clearing their throats, making weird faces. "What? He was caught in the moment."
"No. I've seen him before that exhibition. I just can't remember," he slammed his fist on the table.
"It's cool dude, give yourself some time." She advised. "One of the girls gave me new information. She said the voice she heard was an elderly man's voice. I think she saw him though. I had the recording on my phone but it's gone now.""Forensics just contacted me," Diana stood up and turned on the computers in the room.
"Why?" Tess asked.
"The families of the victims requested for a second autopsy so I just got the results.""It said they were strangled before their body parts were cut off. I saw pressure marks on their necks." Tess described.
"Oh my God!" Diana said and brought her palm to her mouth.
She threw him a bottle of water and walked to the living room. He followed her and they sat on the floor. Nobody said a word for about two minutes until Jason broke the silence. "You're having trouble sleeping?""Yeah, you?" She asked."The company's having some problems, you almost died, but I guess that's enough for me to worry about." "I remember the face you made," she laughed. "You were crying!""Hey," he pointed a finger at her with a smile. "Don't blame me, I thought you were gonna die." "You looked so emotional," she laughed out loud. "Like you were about to lose your love." "It was like that," he replied. "It felt like my whole world was crumbling down." "You shouldn't get hung up on a person like me." She took a gulp. "You deserve someone better." "You are someone better. You're the best!" He faced h
"You said you didn't like her anymore," Jason said."I don't remember saying that. I've liked her for thirteen years, it's not easy letting her go.""So, you're not gonna let her go?" He asked."Of course," he looked prepared."Even if she never likes you?""She's gonna like me." He said confidently."Why are you so sure?" Jason pressed further."I don't think you have any right to ask that. I'm your employee, you don't need to know everything about me." Black straight gown that reached a little bit above her knee with net covering her cleavage. It was an armless gown which was covered by a black jacket. A belt wrapped around her small waist held her jacket with her dress. She was wearing black heels paired with a black handbag. She was coming down the stairs, the guys saw her and kept quiet. She brought out a fascinator from behind her, and donned it. T
"Two minutes people!" The director yelled as he passed by Jason. He walked up to Tess who was sitting on a chair, a magazine in her hand. "We're almost done, why did you come?" Jason asked."So, you thought I was gonna miss the chance of a lifetime to see half naked men walking around for free?" She rolled her eyes."I thought you were here to see me," he pouted."Please," she scoffed. "Where's the kid?""He was through with his part, it's all me now." Two weeks after the cemetery visit.After their little moment in the car, Tess gave Jason the lecture of a lifetime. Luke and Tess weren't talking much but they still greeted each other. The team was still lounging around looking for clues. They all took this opportunity as a breather. James was nowhere to be seen. Jason still can't remember where he had seen James before. "Let's go!" Th
"Repeat that," Tess said to Caleb on the phone."Iron Man was released, the case is closed," he sighed."Whose orders?""Cap." "Who the fuck is Cap?!" She screamed as she almost kicked Jason's car.They were standing in front of a Starbucks."The captain!" He screamed back. "Look,I'm frustrated right now. Lemme call you back.""Don't you dare hang up on me!""Okay, fine! What do you want?" He asked her gently."Everyone should assemble at the station right now! I'm on my way," she disconnected the call and turned around to talk to Jason but he was nowhere to be seen. A loud honk startled her."Get in!" He shouted from the driver's seat and unlocked the door for her."Where to?" He asked as she fastened her seat belt."NYPD." "Detective Harvey," the captain stood up and faced her. "Why ar
"Wow, you've gone through a lot," Tony sat opposite Tess in the diner. "I've been so busy with school work that I had to quit my job here and I didn't even get your number." "You could have asked my mom," she sipped her coffee."Your mom? I've never seen her before, does she come here frequently?" "There she is," Tess pointed at Barb who was walking to the back of the diner."That's the boss, how is she your mom?" He scoffed."My name is Theresa Harvey," She took a gulp."I know.""What's your boss's name?" "Barbara Harvey," he said slowly."What's the name of this place?""Theresa's...Diner," he said, reality dawned on him. "Oh my gosh! I had no idea!" He placed his hands on his face. "This feels embarrassing." "It is."He groaned. "So,how's your girl?""Vanessa? She has a new boyfriend." "You still haven't told her how you feel?" Tess shook her head.
"Don't worry, you'll do great. It's just a launch," Jason squeezed her hands."Just because I agreed to come here doesn't mean I want you close," she removed her hand from his."But I do," he moved closer and kissed her. She moved away swiftly and rolled her eyes at him. She pinched him through his pink trousers and moved closer, "Try that one more time and you're gone." He smirked and pulled her face towards his. He French kissed her as he entangled her tongue with his. After he pulled back, she was still."I'm still here." She delivered a sharp head butt into his chest and he groaned in pain."I was aiming for your head but you have a launch to attend to," she winked."This is one of the reasons why I'm attracted to you," he pecked her cheek. She was wearing a long white dress with silver lining. It had a slight opening revealing the space betw
After the launch,a lot of people wanted to meet Jason so Tess left without telling him.Meanwhile,back at the police station,the team was facing difficulties trying to get into the Captain's office. "I'm going in," Mitch announced and rose up."Be careful," Diana pulled him and gave him the bug. "I will, wish me luck," he fist bumped David. He took a deep breath and knocked on the door.No answer. He opened the door a bit and peeped through the little space. It was empty.He slipped in silently and looked around for a place to stick the bug. The table? Nah,it was too obvious. He looked closer at the flower vase on the table and an idea came to mind. He emptied the vase and threw the bug in and then rearranged the flowers back into the vase. "What are you doing?" Captain's voice startled him and he almost knocked the vase over.
Tess was pacing up and down the cottage as the team worked. She was waiting for Jason. After he hung up without telling her who he saw, she was anxious. He called to tell her he was on his way but he hadn't arrived yet. "You're distracting us," Mitch called her attention when he couldn't take it anymore."Don't mind me and just keep working," she shunned him."No, we're not gonna keep working. Your excessive tapping makes it worse,"Caleb agreed."I'm just waiting for Jason," she surrendered and walked to the door when it burst open, almost hitting her in the process."I'm here!" Jason announced, trying to regain his breath. Tess held him still when it seemed like he was going to fall."Who did you see?" Tess asked immediately. He looked at her and said,"James, that motherfucker!""James?" Caleb stood up."Where?" Tess probed further."The launch, he accompanied someone to the