Mission: Capture His Heart

Chapter 21

Mike stood up from his seat abruptly. He started searching the shelves and drawers in the room, he even opened his safe that he usually stays out of, unless he needs information on past cases. He walked into the safe and started making a mess out of things, papers flew everywhere.

"Jesus Mike." I said, "Calm down."

He whirled on me, "She took it!" He looked at the mess he made, "Alice took the damn files!"

"What files?" I asked, Mike pointed at my bracelet.

"She took the files that held all the information about your bracelet and the other designs we were working on." He ran a hand through his hair, "I knew there was something off about her necklace."

Mike started walking toward the office door, "I have to confront her about it." He unlocked the door and started opening it but I slammed it shut.

"You can't confront her about it!" I said, "We need you to stay with her and be the oblivious boyfriend who has no idea what she actually does for a living. Mike, you are the only way we can get information about the Assassins."

He started pacing back and forth, running a hand through his disheveled hair, "I can't believe it!" He threw his hands up in the air, "How could I have been so blind?!"

"Mike." I said, he ignored me so I tried again, "Mike." He was a complete mess, Gray and Hope were looking at me, wondering what the hell they should do. "Mike!"

Finally, he turned to me, "What?" He snapped.

I threw my hands up in the air, "Jesus!" I let my hands drop to my side but brought them in front of me as I started talking with my hands as well as words,  "You're acting like a mad scientist who just made their greatest discovery!" I put my hands in front of me, and moved them twice up and down, "Calm down."

Mike slumped in his chair, "How am I supposed to act normal around her?"

I shrugged, "I don't know but you need to go to the café to examine the necklace closer. Find out if there's a flaw or not." I leaned behind the desk and looked at Mike, "Then, see if you can get to her house. She has to have the files there or something that can give us a trail."

He exhaled a breath then slowly stood up, "Alright. I'll be back in an hour." Mike opened the door and left, his hair was still a little messy but that was about it. He looked calm and collected. The door swung shut behind him.

I turned on Gray and Hope, "He's more upset than me on my period." Hope let out a small laugh and Gray had his arms crossed and he rolled his eyes. I smiled at him then walked closer to Hope, "Can you try and track down my father or Joshua? Anything you find can help."

Hope smiled and said, "I'm glad to be back."

"Glad to have you back." I smiled at her and she left the room to go to her computer, her computer held all of the stuff she needed to hack a database or something. If she didn't have her computer nearby, she always had a laptop or tablet, even a phone that she would use. "Gray, I need you to come with me to the café. I have disguises in the car."

Gray and I left the room, I locked the door behind us then headed up to the main floor. Hope was hard at work on her computer, "Let me know if you find anything?"

"Will do." She said, her eyes glued to the screen and her fingers flying over her keyboard like a teenager doing a 5 page report at the last minute. Except, she was typing without making any mistakes. I smiled and walked out of the door with Gray by my side.

As soon as we got in the car, I handed Gray a dark brown wig. He looked at me, "Really? A brown wig to cover up my awesome golden brown hair?"

I rested my head in the palm of my hand. "It's either you go with a darker color of brown or you wear black."

He looked at me, "What color are the contacts?"

"Whatever color you want."

He rose an eyebrow, "Do you have gray-blue?" His eyes bore into mine, "Like yours?" I nodded, "Okay, I'll go with black then."

I handed him the items then put on a light brown wig and baby blue contact lenses. Gray and I walked into the café, his hand in mine. We saw Alice and Mike at a table by the window. They were holdings hands across the table and Mike looked as happy as ever.

Gray and I sat down at a table, we were sipping on our drinks until Gray spoke, "Do you think he loves her?"

I looked at him, "Do I think who loves who?"

"Do you think Mike loves Alice?"

I looked over at the two, Mike's eyes had a look of hurt but another emotion overrode the hurt. It wasn't love and it wasn't anger. After all, I knew what the look of love looked like, I saw it Gray's eyes all the time and Zach's, as well as Ava's. Probably mine as well. I shook my head, "No. I think he finds her attractive but he doesn't love her." I looked at my drink and added quietly, "He loves my mom."

Gray looked at me, "He what?"

I looked at Gray, "Mike loves my mom." Before Gray said anything else, I pressed the pink flower with orange tints on my bracelet so that I could tune into their conversation.

"Mike?" Alice's angelic voice came through my earpiece.

"Hmm?" Mike said, he wasn't looking at Alice.

"We should head out of here and go to my place." She started stroking his arm, I shivered in my seat. Gray held my hand in his, "We can watch a movie and have a nice dinner. Maybe more."

Mike caught my eye and I smiled at him, he smiled back then turned to Alice, "I'd love to. Let's go."

They stood up and walked passed our table, Mike slid a napkin with writing on it in front of me then trailed behind Alice.

I walked over to the booth they were occupying and started dusting for prints and other items. I looked around the table and saw a bracelet. I picked it up in my gloved hand and walked back over to Gray, I kissed his lips, "I got it."

He smiled and then we walked out of the café. We went back to the organization with Alice's bracelet and the napkin Mike handed me, while Mike snooped around her house. Hope was still working on her computer when we walked up.

"You got anything?" I asked.

She shrugged, "Just a possible location on Emerald and Cassie." My eyes widened.

"Oh my god!" I pulled Hope into a hug, "You. Are. Amazing."

"I know." She smiled and I hugged her again.