Trident Kings

Chapter 3

John and Gabriel entered Jason's office and he blinked out of the trance he was in. "Listen," He growled as he hit play on his phone. Once the recording stopped he turned to them, "Were you able to trace the call she received after she shut down your latest conquest John?"

"Did she have fun handling that?" John Anderson asked and Jason shook his head.

"Not one bit, she seemed irritated about it. She already suspects she's going to have to do it again in a month or so."

"Maybe it's time we stop our playboy ways," Gabriel said as he leaned back in his chair.

"You think?" Jason rolled his eyes.

"Anyway," John cleared his throat, "as far as the phone call, it is registered to a Gregory Baker but I'm still searching for address and such."

"You realize we aren't going to be able to claim her for a while due to our playboy ways, right?" Gabriel sighed. "She isn't going to trust us for a bit."

"It's been three years since she started working for us," John sighed, "We can wait a little longer. Especially if it's to show her our true intentions."

"What about our other business?" Jason asked. "Do we really want to keep hiding that from her?"

"Hide what from whom?" Diana asked as she came into the office holding files. "Are you going to make my day harder than it already is?"

"You're late," Jason said eyeing the clock.

"Yeah, I know," She huffed, "I will stay late to make up for it alright?"

"Is everything okay Mi Amor?" Gabriel asked concerned.

"Stop with the name calling," She rolled her eyes. "It's not appropriate especially since you three came up with the rule in the first place. Follow your own rules. Now excuse me I have things to do. You have a meet in fifteen minutes Mr. Williams. Here is the information you will need." She handed him the binder. She turned to leave then stopped when commanded her to wait.

"Are you okay Diana?" Gabriel asked again.

She took a moment to collect herself, "I'm fine Sir," She said through clenched teeth. "Now excuse me."

She walked back over to her desk and they watched as she purposely turned off her cell phone and put it in her purse. They looked at one another. "Find out what you can," Jason sighed. "Time for us to no longer just stand by. I'll go to this fucking meeting, let me know what you got when I'm done."

"Have fun with that," John chuckled.

"Did you finish that other thing?" Jason turned to look at them and they nodded.

"Yeah, I'm heading back to make sure everything is taken care of," John said as he stood and grabbed his jacket then slipped it on.

"I'll stay and keep an eye on things here," Gabriel said as he headed over to his office. "I'm sure I have some paperwork I need to catch up on anyway."

Diana glanced up as Gabriel walked by and headed to his office, she pulled the phone away from her ear, "Are you staying Sir?" She asked in confusion.

"Si Mi Amor," He said smirking. She glared and went back to her phone call. After a few minutes she hung up then grabbed a filled binder. She dropped it on his desk making him look up intrigued. She smirked, "Since you will be here, there's the information on what I have gathered possibly with what Tech Co is calling about. Now I am not certain, but I have a good suspicion that it has to do with your product and plan on collecting the trash out of the ocean as well as working on increasing recycling plants to lessen the trash that is currently being dumped in the ocean. During my research I noticed that they tried filing a patent for product that is similar to yours but was denied since you received your patent four months prior. Thanks to a few of my contacts I have also found out that they are currently working on a plan to help restore coral reefs and turn some of the ship and plane wreckages into safe homes for sea life."

"Really?" He asked as he opened the binder. "Sounds awfully similar to our plans that we've already spoken to the government about."

"I know," She smirked. "But as I said I'm not one hundred percent certain that is what the meeting they are trying to gain is for, it's just what I've heard and noticed. Now I have done my job, you must do the rest." She turned to leave then stopped at the door frame. "Sir?"

"Yes?" He asked curiously. She could feel his eyes burning to her skin.

"Stop calling me terms of endearment," She huffed, "It's not ethically appropriate."