The Truth Behind It All

Chapter 9

April 13, 2007

            “Hello, Adam,” Ana Marie greeted as she walked inside the pub. Adam rushed and hid the papers which he was studying, nothing important, just Velez’ blue prints of his mansion. Ana Marie didn’t seem to have noticed.

            “Good morning, coffee?” he stood with the manila folder tightly against his side, then discreetly, he placed it in the cabinet beside the bar.

            “Please. So, you’ll be glad to know that I broke up with Nick.”

            Adam tried hard to fight the smile that wanted to come out. “Oh, and how did he take it?”

            “Surprisingly well. I think he saw it coming.”

            “I am sure he did. He noticed what a complete wanker he was being,” he said as he handed her a mug.

            “Yeah, I guess. But it’s weird, you know?” she started, once again shocking him with how freely she could talk to him, even though it had barely been a week since they met. “Nick was my first ‘boyfriend’ and to have lasted as long as it did, really got me thinking. I wasted my college years with him.” She looked disgusted but she followed it with a laugh.

            “You didn’t waste them. Don’t you have more years to go?” he said consoling her, also reminding her about the master’s she was aiming for.

            “True. I guess not everything is lost.” She took a sip, and Adam watched her lips as she sat the mug down, she had gorgeous lips. “So, did you ever have those crazy college days?”

            “No. I had far more important things to do.”

            “That’s what I thought. How about those rebellious high school years?”

            “I’m afraid not.”

             “That’s good. I bet your mother was happy with you not bringing any pregnant chicks to her house.”

            “Yes. She was very proud. You remind me a lot of her,” he said not noticing he was saying it out loud.

            “Really? How so?” she asked, but she wasn’t as offended like he expected her to be, but it seemed like she was flattered.

            “The things you say. She’s always has a positive attitude and her complaints of how I didn’t bring any girlfriends to the house were often.”

            She laughed. “Why didn’t you bring any girlfriends to her house?”

            Adam rolled his eyes mockingly, making her laugh. “Because I was too bloody busy. I wanted to catch bad guys, not girlfriends.”

            “You don’t catch girls, you softly woo them to your feet,” Ana Mary said making a sweeping motion with her hands. “I’ll love to meet her. So, how’s work?”

            Adam shrugged. “I don’t know, I am on a holiday, remember?”

            She shakes her head. “No, you are not. I doubt you vacation in a bar for a whole week, unless of course, you are an alcoholic.”

            “You don’t know that.”

            “You have to tell me why you and your partner are here. I’ve told you about my job.”