Page 12 of Undercover Agent

Mia was in shock. She didn’t know what to do, so she walked in after him.

The next room was the main shop, lined with rows of glass cabinets, all filled with all types of jewelry.

Only a couple of seconds had passed, but the five men in the room already had their hands up.

“Bobby,” Lorenzo said.“What’s all this about you not making your payment this month?”

“Come on Lorenzo, I’m good for it,” Bobby said. He was an older guy with a bad combover.

“But here’s the thing. I’m meant to be on a date with this beautiful woman, and instead I have to bring her here to make a collection from you. Do you think this is where she wants to be?”

Bobby looked at Mia and shook his head.

“How am I going to make this up to her?” Lorenzo asked.

Bobby thought for a second, then picked up a diamond bracelet from the table in front of him.

“She can have this. Just got it in yesterday.”

He threw the bracelet to Lorenzo, who looked it over.

“It’s a start,” Lorenzo said.“But I’m going to need everything you owe us.”

Mia saw one of the men reach for something under the table, and she instinctively pointed the gun at him.

“Easy there,” Mia said.“Keep your hands up.”

The man obeyed, and kept his hands up. Lorenzo glanced at her, impressed.

“Look Lorenzo, I don’t have all the money right now,” Bobby said.“But I can get it next week.”

“Not good enough,” Lorenzo said.

He took aim at a glass cabinet and fired his gun. The men all jumped as glass shattered nearby.

“You can take what you want,” Bobby said, terrified.

Lorenzo fired at another cabinet. Mia understood. She used the butt of the gun to smash another cabinet.

Lorenzo was fired up now. He began smashing cabinets at random, destroying everything he could see. Mia did the same, losing herself in the feeling of rage and abandon.

Finally, they stood back. The store was a bomb site, and Bobby was frozen with a look of shock on his face.

“I want my money, Bobby,” Lorenzo said.“You have twelve hours.”

He grabbed Mia by the waist and kept his body between her and the men as he pushed her back outside.

They ran down the stairs and down the hallway, back out to the car.

They jumped in and Lorenzo started the engine and sped away.

Mia couldn’t help herself—she started laughing.

Lorenzo looked over at her and started laughing too.

He pulled into a random driveway and stopped the car. Mia stopped laughing, and stared at Lorenzo. She couldn’t remember when she’d last felt so alive.

She grabbed him by the collar and pulled him to her, kissing him urgently and passionately.