Bang and Burn ~ Dreamnotfound + Skephalo

Chapter 4

Darryl pulls up to a park and unlocks the doors. "Alright, we'll be nearby. As soon as you're done, we'll pick you up right here."

George nods. "Sounds good."

"Have fun on your date!" Nick yells just before George closes the door to the van.

As George stepped into the park, he began to feel overwhelmed again. When he had first met Clay, they were just two drunk guys. But now? They were a secret agent and a criminal. George still couldn't wrap his head around everything going on. Just 24 hours ago, he was being fired from his job. Now he's being paid $1000 a day to do...what exactly? No one has really made it clear what he's actually supposed to be doing. Panic started rising in his chest as he walked closer to the meeting point.

George turns the dial on the back of his earpiece so that everyone could hear him. "Um, guys? I'm not so sure that this is the best idea. I have no idea what I'm doing."

"Relax!" He hears Nick say through his headpiece. "Just ask him the questions we tell you to ask while you casually flirt with him."

"Has anyone thought this through?" He hears Skeppy say. "Like, why did we think a high class criminal would tell someone about his crimes on a first date!"

Everyone goes silent for a minute before Vincent finally says, "God we are such idiots!"

"Skeppy, get back to fixing the van!" Nick yells.

Zak sighs. "Alright, whatever. Skeppy signing off. Good luck 404."

"Ok, ok. How about this," Nick says. "Let's focus on getting basic information for now. Things like his real full name, his address, where he works, things like that. That's normal to talk about on a first day date, right?"

"Yes Nick," Darryl says. "Have you never been on a date before?"

"I totally have!" Nick says.

Before anyone has the chance to press further, George hears a voice from behind him. "George! Hey!" He turns to the source of the voice to see Clay dressed in a white shirt and blue blazer and casual black pants. He was carrying a large picnic basket and had a bright white smile on his face. The two walked towards each other until they met in the middle. "I had no idea what to do for this date, so I hope a picnic in the park is ok?"

George finds himself genuinely smiling. "It's perfect, Clay."

Clay offers his arm to George. "Shall we?" George giggles as he links their arms together. Clay leads them to a private area right by a small creek with lily pads floating on its surface. Clay unlinked his arm and puts the basket down. He grabs the large blanket off of the top of the basket and tosses it nicely onto the grass, then motions for George to sit with him.

For a moment, George forgot about everything that had happened. He found himself getting lost in Clay's eyes as he smiled at him. But everything comes back to him when he hears Nick talk again.

"Ok George. Try your best to get some basic information out of him," he says. "Good luck. We're all listening."

Clay sits down on the blanket and opens up the lid to the basket. "Sorry, I had no idea what kind of food you liked, so I went super basic with it. I swear, I'm usually better about these sort of things." Just when he finished his sentence, he pulls out a beautiful plate full of perfectly cut sandwiches. "I was sure to get an assortment because I didn't know what kind of sandwich you liked. These right here are ham and cheese and these are turkey and cheese. I also grabbed some peanut butter and jelly just in case you were vegan or something." He closes his eyes tightly. "Shit. Is vegan bread a thing? Cause I didn't get it. And please don't tell me you're not allergic to gluten. I'd feel like a total asshole if you couldn't eat any of this."