Undercover

Chapter 15

Sarah

Gabriel texted me an hour ago. For an hour I had been sitting on my bed with the phone next to me thinking about what happened two days ago when he slept at my place till now. This was going the exact opposite direction of what I had hoped. Did I push him too much? I just wanted to watch a movie with him, he initiated the cuddling, not me. He was the one who wanted us to sleep on the bed.

This hurt more than I thought it would. Not just from my work perspective but something deeper. Did I actually have feelings for this guy? Or was I just having fun with him? Whatever these feelings were, they did not feel good at all.

How the hell was I going to tell Henry about this? He was already pissed at me for not gaining real information and if I told him that Gabriel ended it, he would freak out.

I had literally wasted a month for nothing. I slept with him for nothing. I broke up with Jake for nothing.

All this effort and he ended everything with one sentence over the phone. No, I would not let this go so easily. Did he really think he could just text me and I would say okay?

Did I do something wrong? Can we talk about this face-to-face? I texted him back and threw the phone on the bed frustrated afterward.

Did I seriously have to deal with this? I paced back and forth in the room panicking. He didn't answer for another 5 minutes and then I couldn't hold it anymore, so I called him and it went straight to the voicemail.

Fuck. Okay, maybe I should just calm down and give him more time. He was probably busy with work. I would not tell Henry and the others about this just yet. Maybe I could still fix it.

5 hours later he texted back.

I don't have anything else to say. I can't do this anymore. Take care.

I was tipping my toe to the ground and was thinking about whether I should go to the hotel room and see him. I still had his key. And he still had mine. 

Can you at least give me an explanation? You owe me that much. I texted him back angrily. He answered three minutes later.

I just don't feel like it anymore. - Was all he wrote. I put my phone down again and sat on the bed. Two days ago we were laying here with our bodies entangled with each other and now he just ended it like that. If I could, I would have broken his face right now.

I opened my computer and tracked his car. He was at the warehouse. When he drove to the hotel, I would go there.

Gabriel

Josh, one of our dealers was laying on the floor bleeding and had a massive blue eye. Above him, José rolled up his sleeves with bloody fists and blood stains on his shirt. José was a big, tall guy who would do the beating, torturing, or killing if it was necessary for our group. He was not a guy you wanted to mess with. He kicked Josh right in his stomach. He rolled around in a fetal position and held on to his stomach.

"Enough." Rafael said as he got up from his chair and walked over to Josh. He bent down so he was closer and lifted Josh's face so he was looking him in the eye.

"I thought we already had this conversation last month, Josh." He said with a cold tone and let go of his face again. Last month Josh was caught keeping some of the money from the street sales to himself. Rafael forgave him and told him if it happened again, that was going to be the end of him. And soon it would be.

"I'm sorry! I will pay back every cent!" He begged and crawled to Rafael's leg and held on to it like a loser.

Rafael kicked him off.