Rendezvous: A Lost Chapter of Sam Drake

Chapter 7: The Rossi Estate

I woke up early in the morning from one of my nightmares. I had to watch Sam die all over again. I woke up with tears down my cheeks. "Hey, I've got you." Sam whispered petting my head to calm me down. "You were talking in your sleep." He wiped my face and then pulled me into his chest. "You ok? Just a bad dream?" 

"Yeah, I'm ok. Just a nightmare, I guess. Go back to sleep. It's either really late or really early. Either way, we still have time to rest before we leave." I smiled as Sam and I got comfortable in bed again. He drifted back to sleep with ease, but I couldn't sleep. I scrolled on my phone for a while until I got a text from Nate. 

Nate: Meet me in the car in thirty minutes. We need to get a game plan together for when we get to Scotland. See ya soon. 

Me: yes sir, captain.

I smiled and put my phone down. I brushed Sam's hair out of his face. I rubbed his cheek with my finger to wake him up. "Sam, it's time to get up, hon. Gotta leave soon." He groaned and rubbed his eyes awake. He sat up and sighed. "Alright... let's get this show on the road. 

We met in the car as Nate told us. Nate was in the driver's side while Sam sat upfront with him, and I was in the back. Nate pulled out of the driveway and drove to Sully's apartment. We all jumped out of the car and Sully was outside to greet us. "My God, look at you, kid." Sully laughed and hugged me. "Hey Sully, good to see you!" He smiled and hugged Sam and Nate and talked to them for a minute before going inside. We followed Sully inside of his apartment and up the stairs to his kitchen where he had maps, notebooks and other miscellaneous items sprawled about for reverence. We all took our places around the table. 

"So, Sully as usual, will be our getaway driver and our eyes and ears. First things first is the Rossi estate. The cross of Saint Dismas will be up for auction in two days. The area is going to be heavily guarded and heavily secured. I will create a diversion in the power room. The lights will shut off for about thirty seconds before the backup generator kicks in. Sam, this is when you'll need to be waiting stand-by to swipe the cross off of the auction table and leave as quickly as possible. After Sam has the cross, shit is gonna hit the fan quickly, so we need to get out fast." 

"So what do I do?" I asked Nate as he was going over the layout of the estate. He smiled "Ah, you're gonna be lookout. Sully will be inside during the auction so he can que me to cut the power. I need you on the outside of the building. You're my backup when we dip out of there. You also tell me if you see guards on the outisde. But we all start in the auction room. have a few drinks, dress up, and then we dip out to our jobs. So make sure you all pack a change of clothes." 

TWO DAYS LATER: THE ROSSI ESTATE 

Sully and I were grouped together waiting for the boys to join us. They had on jumpsuits to ensure their tuxes were in good shape. I had on a skintight forest green dress with a pair of black high heels. My make-up was done to perfection, and I had my amber hair straightened. "Sully, you clean up nice, my friend" I smile linking arms with him. "I was just about to say the same to you, kid." I smiled and just on time, the boys pulled open the window and slid in. They had ditched their jumpsuits outside so now they were both looking as handsome as ever. Nate walked in first. He looked at me with wide eyes. "Holy shit, Sam is gonna melt." he laughed and stepped aside for Sam. Sam made his way in and his eyes immediately fell on me. He scanned me from head to toe. "Wow.. you look..absolutely stunning" he smiled stepping closer. "Yeah you're not so bad yourself, Ponyboy" Sam shook his head "It's the hair, huh?" He sighed trying to fix it. 

We all walked down to the auction room and took our places. Sully was mingling and scoping out entrances and exits as well as guards. Sam and I were eyeing the lineup for the auction. "There he is boys, Saint Dismas is in the house." Sam said through our earpieces. "Boys, hate to break it to you, but your old pal, Rafe is here." Sully replied into the coms. Sam and I exchanged nervous glances. "Well, this should be fun." I said rolling my eyes.