17. GETTING CLOSER

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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: GETTING CLOSER

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN: GETTING CLOSER

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Lara, Mitch, Andy, Five, Diego and Lila was bending down with their backs up against a small brick wall.

Diego was in a black suit with a brown and black tie and Five was still in his umbrella uniform. Lila was in a light blue dress.

Diego glanced over the wall quickly, seeing that no one was looking our direction.

He then put his hands on the wall and climbed over it before he crouched down next to a parked car. Lila climbed over the wall quickly before doing the same with Lara, Mitch and Andy behind them.

They were all hiding behind the parked car, bending down as they looked at the building where the Gala was being held.

"So, what's the plan?" Lila asked "We infiltrate, we identify, we extract. Double time" Diego said looking at them before he looked back at the building.

"What the hell does that mean?" Andy and Mitch asked 

Lila turned to Five "What the hell is he talking about?" she asked "Find the old man and get out fast" Five answered and Diego turned to look at him "That's what I said" he said "So find Reginald and then get out" Mitch said "Yeah, what I said" Diego said before he turned back "On me" he said before running towards another car while Mitch, Lara and Andy follow after him.

Lila looked back at Five "After you" she said but he just clenched his jaw and narrowed his eyes at her.

"What, I can't be polite?" she asked "Cut the crap. All right? My dimwitted brother might buy your bullshit, but I don't trust you for a second and I don't know what you are up to, but leave Mitch, Andy and Lara alone, understood, and if you touch one hair on the twins' head, I swear to God I'm going to kill you" he said "O ye of little faith" Lila said "Stick it up your ass" he said, looking at her while he smiled fakely.

Lila let out a smile before she went after the others with Five behind her.

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Slow mariachi music was playing as Lara, the twins and Diego entered the building with Five and Lila behind them as overlapping chatter was heard.

Five quickly grabbed two glasses of champagne from a tray that was being held by a caterer before taking a sip from one of them.

He then turned to Lara "A drink?" he asked "Thanks" she said as she took the glass from him before they both took a sip while they quickly looked around.

"If you want to blending in, I don't think two teen drink alcohol isn't exactly the way to do it" Andy said as he looked at Five "I need it" Five said.

"I don't see Dad anywhere" Diego said "Just keep an eye out for the Majestic Twelve" Five said and was about to say something else when the twins spoke up "We will stay down here, while you and mom take upstairs" Andy said as he looked at Lara and Five.

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