Undercover Cops

Chapter 34

"One tall, non-fat latte with caramel drizzle," said Selena as she passed the order to the worker across the counter. "Don't worry, I'll give you a tip."

The old lady raised quizzically am eyebrow but obeyed anyway. Selena grinned cheerily and replied a polite thank you, her freckled cheekbones rising. She then observed the poor waitress trying to take everyone's order and clean the tables at the same time. Feeling generous, she placed a twenty-dollar bill and waited for her order.

She wore her ripped up sports shoes instead of her usual ballerinas and abandoned her favorites dresses to one of Miley's black & used t-shirt. She felt emo that morning, which never happened, but this time was for sure different. She couldn't stop thinking about her recent break-up.

"Good morning," she suddenly heard over her shoulders; at the sound of his voice, her heart jumped but her thick head didn't want to believe it.

"What are you doing here?!" She threw at Justin, her eyes wide-opened and her head wondering if hallucinations were already happening to her. According to her high school studies, Post Traumatic Love Obsession could eventually lead to repercussions such as hallucinations. But, it couldn't be that soon!

"Are you okay?" Justin asked, a little puzzled as he stared at Selena whose face turned livid.

Why would he be there? He was supposed to be in Washington, mourning over her departure. How did he even know that she was there? It has to be another piece of her fertile imagination. Lately, everything reminded her of him.

"If you're wondering how I found you, I can tell you that your friend Miley convinced me to chase you down here. She said that you have a good reason to leave me, so I just wanted to clear things out."

He had an emotionless face, something that he rarely had. Selena blinked foolishly and touched his nose to make sure he was real.

"Don't," snapped Justin, instantly swimming away from her grip. "If you don't remember, we aren't on quite good terms. I just want to understand why, why you left me if you don't want to."

Selena gulped nervously, wondering what kind of nightmare it was; some mix between a sick joke and a fairy-tale. She couldn't believe that he was near her again.

"Will you respond or not?" scowled the man who was genuinely reached his patience limit for her silence treatment.

She didn't have time to open her mouth that gunshots were heard throughout the whole store. Freaking out, the customers tried to run away but three masked men blocked them and yelled like psychopaths out of an asylum. It was a total mess; screams were dominating the store, everyone trying to protect themselves. Luckily, someone already called the police.

"Nobody moves! Or I'll shoot all of you!" threatened the masked man who seemed to be the leader.

Her mind shifted with possibilities, trying to keep track of the events unfolding in front of her eyes. Suddenly, she noticed the small piercing across his lip. Somehow, Selena's intuition clicked and she knew it was one of Zac's men. Her expression turned darker, and without thinking much, she prepared to assault him.

Fortunately, Justin grabbed her just in time, internally freaking out about their safety. The special agent, on the other hand, was burning with anger. She knew that Zac's disciples wanted nothing else than eliminate her, and she felt bad for the rest of the innocent customers.

"You with the blonde hair!" pointed the masked man to Selena. "Come here before I murder this nasty little kid right here!"

Selena glanced at the girl who was tearing up and felt terribly guilty. The men put the whole cafe in danger just to catch and kill her. The only solution left to ensure the population's safety was to get out of Starbucks as fast as possible, but in order to accomplish this step, she had to attack them.

Justin, unaware of her train of thoughts, protectively wrapped an arm around her waist and barked: "Do not touch her! She's innocent! Take me as a hostage instead!"

Selena blinked in surprise while the man chuckled evilly. She couldn't believe that Justin could risk his own life to keep hers.

"Well, that's a charming and courageous move, security agent Bieber," mocked the masked man. "Unfortunately, we only have eyes for your princess, who I believe is skilled enough to defend herself. Oh, did she forget to tell you all of that too at the airport? Oh, poor lover-boy."

Justin frowned for an instant, taken back at their rich knowledge, but didn't even flinch. He squeezed Selena tighter to his body, planning on protecting her until death tears them apart.

"Tell your boss that we will soon send him to jail! Or even better; to hell!" She glowered at them, breaking free from her lover's grip. "Because my team will never give up!"

Without any hesitation, she jumped on the counter in one single movement and swirled a gun out of her underwear. She then kicked one of the men, sending him to the ground, before knocking out the other one with her sharp gun.

"You won't get away that easily!" warned the last criminal, speeding off to catch her.

Justin, embracing his security agent's skills, followed them in the blink of an eye and hopped into Selena's car. The latter, as if she was waiting for him, accelerated the speed as much as the engine could and drove between innumerable cars, dodging all of them. Speaking truthfully, she felt in an action movie, but it was the reality.

"Red alert, Nick!" She urged through her earpiece, stunning Justin even more. "Major danger for my friend and I. We're in a random black car,  and Zac's disciple is following me. I'll try to dump them."

"Please stay safe!" cried out a voice that Selena identified as Demi's. "Be careful, we love you!"

Justin was flabbergasted, but even that was an understatement. Who was she, really? A cop? A gangster? A criminal? Staring at her in shock, he had to remind himself how to breathe. It was like everything moved in slow motion. So confusing... so unreal... but so convincing at the same time...

"Hold on to the car," advised the agent smartly.

Justin's eyes widened when he noticed that they were rushing straight towards a deadly cliff. It was worse than anything he ever thought of, and than anything he saw on television. He feared for his life, and most importantly, for a woman who meant the world to him. On another trail of thoughts, he wondered if he truly got to know her. It seemed like she hid a big part of her life.

"Ahhhh!" Screamed the man frightfully when quickly took a sharp turn, avoiding to fall straight into the water.

The green-eyed woman smiled to herself when the criminal's car fell tight into the trap and crashed down the abrupt stones. Too bad for them, she thought bitterly while slowing down the car. One point Selena. Zero point Zac.

Justin closed his eyes in surrender, hoping that it could truly be one of his nightmares.

What did just happen? Who was she? Who were those enemies? Why did they want to kill each other?

So many questions were running on his mind and still left unanswered.

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I almost forgot; happy birthday to one inspiring, beautiful, amazing and gorgeous woman who means the world to me; Selena Gomez! (Yes I'm on time; in Canada, there's still an hour until midnight...)

Nancy xox