Love's Deception

Chapter 29 - Anagrams

When you're in a really tough position, do you take the easy way out? Do you try and avoid confrontation, or do you face it head-on? I guess it can depend on what the situation is.

Sometimes there's only one way that can go. Sometimes it can go two ways. But you just hope that one of those ways is a good and easy way. But that's not always the case. There can be two ways that can ruin your life and you have no say over it.

So what do you do in this situation? How do you handle these different ways and paths? Is there a correct way to handle them? When you handle them, you can't just be thinking about yourself. You have to think about all the other lives this can impact. That makes it more difficult right? Yeah, I know. I guess all you can do is hope that you find the answer to these questions before it's too late.

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Two months have come and gone since we arrested the Holloways. Since then, they've been charged with multiple criminal charges and placed in prison. I've been working hard at the paperwork in order to put them away, and finally, everything is settled.

During these two months, we've noticed the Cobra online database has been slowly going down. They've stopped doing trades and making deals. This was enough for Billings to say once and for all that we've taken down the Cobra leader. The FBI has officially closed the Cobra case, and next, we work on rounding up all the members.

Soon after it closed, Billings instructed Cam to quit his job as manager, which he did. Jace wished him well on all future endeavors. Cameron Jones is no longer Jordan Pratt.

Billings told me to wait for a while before quitting since two employees quitting at the same time for no apparent reason may raise a little suspicion. He says this will give me time to drift away from Jace since he knew we were good 'friends'. I was more than happy to agree to this because it means I get to be around Jace for a little longer. But I'm not drifting away from him. I can't.

Jace and I have been so happy, and I can't help but think of us as a real couple. But I know that this will all end very soon, and I can't keep up the charade of Zoe Collins much longer. I feel such guilt and sadness.

At the beginning of this assignment, I didn't expect that I'd fall in love with anyone, much less the target of my assignment. I really screwed up with this. But I can't help my feelings.

A small part of me feels like my dad has a play in this. I think that somewhere in heaven he arranged for this to happen. Like he knows something I don't or something that I'm just starting to realize. And that's that Jace is for me, no one will ever compare to how I feel about him. And if I can't have him, then I won't have anyone. I don't want anyone else, I just want Jace.

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Jace and I are working in his office together. I'm trying to make the most of spending time here and with the people in the office while I can.

I'm leaning over Jace, helping him with something on his computer, but I know he doesn't need help. He just asks for it so I'll be near him.

"Okay, so how do I open up a new document?" Jace asks.

I smirk, "Now you're just acting plain stupid."

My hand takes control of the mouse and I do the easy task of opening a new document for Jace to use. He looks all surprised.

"Oh yeah! That's how you do that."

"What would you do without me?"

Jace leans in, "Now that's something I don't want to even think about."

His lips touch mine and I close but eyes but open one to make sure his blinds are down. As we kiss, a small knock on his door interrupts us.

Jace pulls apart from me and he turns to the door, "Come in."