Without A Trace

Sixty-Nine.

Walking through the front doors of the warehouse I pull the cigarette from my lips and flick the ashes on the floor. The past few days since we've been home have been finalizing the workspace for Without a Trace Ent. and also hiring men and women so we could finally open the doors. The original plan was to have two smaller warehouses for each separate business but when this one came on the market, it was too good to pass up. Its plenty big enough for the alcohol and cocaine business to run smoothly and be all under the same roof.

"Good morning Mrs. Shelby," various men and womens voices echo to me as I pass by them.

"Good morning everybody," I say with a smile as I walk up the metal stairs. Heading down the walkway I turn to the left and follow it around to Annas office. I knock on the door and open it, meeting Annas gaze. I glance around her office with the grey walls and the beautiful pastel pink velvet chairs with her green trunk thats been broken down and formed into a desk. "Your office turned out beautiful," I say before looking over and Lewis who is sitting in one of said pink chairs.

"I just stopped by to give her some paperwork regarding the alcohol sales in some of the bigger towns and also some local pubs," He says meeting my gaze back.

"Did you bring your brothers with you I'm assuming?" I ask and he nods slightly. I roll my eyes before walking out of the doorway and down towards Ivys office.

Anna takes the stack of papers off the corner of her desk and sets them in front of her, "I appreciate you bringing these to me my love," she says before taking a seat in her big pastel pink suade chair.

Lewis looks up at his wife as a slow grin creeps on his face before chuckling softly and looking back down at his feet.

"Something funny?" She asks narrowing her gaze to her husband.

"No, It's just crazy to me that a combat nurse and a soldier ended up becoming spouses and now business partners. Our life is fuckin wild," he says before getting up and grabbing his jacket. He walks around the edge of her desk.

Anna turns her body to meet him, "Yeah well thats all thanks to you and your wonderful family. But I'm glad I'm finally able to not have to work under you anymore. Your stupidity is astonishing," She says with a smile as Lewis rolls his eyes.

He leans down and gives his wife a kiss, "Don't kill anyone on the first day," he says as he walks away from her towards the doorway.

"Definitely no promises there," she says before putting on her glasses and taking a seat, shuffling the stack of papers into her hands. She glances back up to her husband with a smile as he playfully shakes his head and leaves her office.

Over in Ivys office Michael takes a puff off his cigarette while he waits for Ivy to get off the phone.

"I fuckin told you 8 cases. I'm telling you right now if that fuckin boat gets here and theres even a fucking ounce off of product in those cases, your head will be on my desk by Monday and thats a damn promise," She says before slamming the phone down and silently jotting down the phone call interaction in her log book.

Michael inhales the smoke as lust fills his eyes and he blows it out through his nose as a small smile creeps onto his face, "Baby," Michael says before walking over to her.

Passing through I stop and poke my head in her office. I do a quick glance and immediately fall in love with the coziness of her office. I move my eyes behind the wide white desk, "You good Iv?" I ask while slipping my jacket off.

"We'll go over it in the morning meeting," She says with a sigh before peeling her gaze up to meet mine through her glasses. I nod and walk away towards my office.