Desire or Revenge (Cancelled)

Chapter 22: Smuggle

We opened the door to a beautiful modern sitting room. Hunter walked in first and I followed him close behind. The hotel room was not a let down! I wheeled in my suitcase and dropped it at the door to the sitting room. The sitting room had white clean walls with a slightly smaller crystal chandelier on the ceiling.
Paintings of landscapes were hung around and straight grey curtains draped the windows. There was a clean crisp white sofa and two armchairs surrounding a low oak table. In front, a large flat screen TV hung on the wall. Everything looked new and of high quality!

"I could get used to this!" Laughed Hunter and he ran in and jumped onto the white sofa, stretching his body as he lay on the sofa with a grin on his face. "Ohh it's like feathers..." He seemed to be happier than he was a few moments ago.
"Bedrooms are what count though! Isn't that right Lex?" He chuckled with his lip turning into a smirk. He grabbed my hand gently, pulling me into the bedrooms located to the left on the sitting room.

The bedrooms were identical. Each room had a king sized, soft feather like bed with wooden planks above the headboard and a grey bed runner on the bed. There's a grey drawer put into the wall with pictures above and smaller bedside tables on either side of the bed with flowers.

This was wonderful I thought to myself, and I wouldn't need to share. I plopped onto my bed and gently stroked my soft duvet. Hunter called out.
"Hey Lex, I'm gonna take a shower, you can unpack and eat if you want!"
"I might just head off to bed Hunter" I shouted back.
"Goodnight babe." He replied a little quietly. The fact that he called me 'babe' sent electricity through my body as I remembered all of our passionate moments.

I wasn't that exhausted but the different time zones were messing with me. The main reason I went straight to bed is so that I could avoid Hunter. Things were getting too hard for me. It was getting harder to see him as my attraction grew. The mission and my heart keep pulling me to him, but I still need revenge...

I freshened up, got into my purple satin lingerie and jumped into my cold bed. The cool covers refreshed my tense body. "Go to sleep Alexa." I repeated inside my head. I didn't want to face or think about Hunter. I tried to listen to the soothing water flowing, but all I kept seeing was Hunter in the shower with water pouring down his abs. Snap out of it! I yelled at myself silently.

Ring Ring
What now I groaned as I reached for my phone. The Chief was calling me. With a sigh I answered the phone, hoping Hunter wouldn't hear.
"Miss Rucci, you there?"
"Hello Chief."
"How's Italy? How's Hunter? Any new information?" Chief said bombarding me with questions.
"We just arrived in our hotel. I'm currently alone but I can't talk for long, Hunter is showe-"
"Good!" Williams exclaimed. "This is your time to dig around, you don't know when else you'll get this opportunity!"

Seriously now?! I was terrified but I climbed out of bed obediently. "Sure thing... Hey Chief, how's Kai?" I asked hoping for a good answer.
"He's well, he's getting discharged tomorrow in fact. Now hurry along, message me when you find something." And with that he hung up, leaving me to deal with this alone.

I listened out and I could still hear the water running. I put on a grey bathroom robe that was provided to us by the hotel. I quietly crept out of my room and into his which was just next door. The bathroom was across it. My heart was beating fast as I turned his door knob.

I didn't need to look around much, I saw his suitcase laying on the bed. Although it looked a bit different that I remembered in the airport...

I approached the suitcase with caution and with a deep breath I began to unzip it. I didn't know what to expect or what I was suppose to look for but I carried on with my research. I swung open the suitcase quickly, trying to not touch it too much.
The suitcase wasn't big, which was a relief. The front had all the basics; clothes, toiletries and a book for reading- 'Fifty Shades of Grey.' I never took him to be a reader and I felt slightly better about him strangely. It brought me a comfort to know he's into such pleasures.

I picked up a neatly folded shirt and held it up to my face, sniffing it gently. I could smell his familiar cologne which comforted me, as if he was actually here. I placed it back and continued to explore the bag's contents. I rummaged through his belonging and saw another book, a notebook. I flicked open to a random page and on the page was the day me and him met. I began to read.

Although I was heartbroken by Rachel rejecting my proposal. I was given hope. I met a fantastic, mesmerising girl at the bar. She instantly caught my eye! A drunk was trying to harm her, I of course stopped him and saved the poor girl.
I chuckled at this, I was never in any danger!

Anyway she begged to have a drink with me, and we did. We drank and danced the night away, until a bunch of asshole cops came in!
Asshole cops?! I guess I'm an asshole too then.

We escaped and went over to my place. And then we had an amazing night. It think it was a one night as she ran away this morning. I'll find her though.

Tears formed in my eyes as I read, I was so happy, he really liked me. I started to flick through other pages, when in the corner of my eye, I spotted something...
I threw the notebook across the room in fear. My eyes were glued at the black object that was hiding under the book and clothes. A gun...

My heart raced as I stumbled back. My hands trembled and I had a horrible sickening feeling in my gut. I had seen a gun many times in my life, even owned one. But this! Hunter has smuggled a gun to Italy, and for what? I no longer felt safe...
My phone binged - "Found anything?"
I could hardly think, what should I say I panicked. I felt that if I wrote 'yes, a gun' I would be betraying Hunter, and so, I wrote "No, not yet."

I put my phone back in the pocket of my robe and approached the suitcase, getting ready to put everything back in.

I didn't have time.
"WHAT ARE DOING GOING THROUGH MY STUFF." boomed Hunter sounding more shocked and irritated than ever.
"Better question, why, have you got a.. gun?"