Monday 15th August 2022
Sioux Falls ....
8:00 am ...
"Good morning Mr Mills". The officer at the Sioux Falls FBI office greeted him as Jasper walked into his office .
"It's nice to meet you have your seat please" he said, pointing at the seat in front of him.
"Good morning Officer Mike "
"It's nice to meet you too" Jasper replied as he gently took his seat.
"I'm sure your boss has already briefed you on what you have to do here?!"
"He did"
"But, I must warn you, this mission has to take all your time and energy."
"As of now, no one has even been able to track down their location,"
"But I trust you're competent enough to bring an end to their terrorism", Officer Mike concluded.
Jasper just looked up at him with pursed lips, wondering why he would try to discourage or scare him on his first day there.
"Will I be working from the hotel?!" He asked instead.
" Of course not."
"Here " Officer Mike said as he opened his top drawer and pulled out two keys.
"This is for your apartment here. The address is attached to the key holder "
"And this is an official car, to aid your movement. "
"It's parked outside. "
"Thank you sir " he replied.
"So that'll be all for now. You can get going and get settled in. "
"If there's anything , I'll let you know. "
"But for now , I think you already know all there is to know " he concluded with a small smile.
"Sure ,"
"Once again, thank you sir "
"I'm happy to be here. I'll do all that I can to make sure their activities end" Jasper said
"I hope so " Officer Mike replied with a tight-lipped smile.
Jasper bowed respectfully one more time before walking out.
First he drove to the hotel where he spent the night , packed up his things and finally headed for the house which address was on the keyholder .
Immediately he got to the address, he honked twice and the gate slowly went open.
"Good Morning Officer Jasper " the gate keeper greeted him immediately and he drove in.
At first he thought he was in the wrong place , but the gate keeper apparently knows his name so he's actually at the right place.
"Good Morning" he answered in a whisper as he stepped down from the car .
He opened the trunk of the car and made to take out his belongings but Darell - the gatekeeper, beat him to it.
"Welcome to our City" he said to him with a small smile and jasper could only nod in reply.
He had actually expected to be given a small condominium all to himself but he had just gotten a luxurious Duplex and a company .
Suddenly the door to the main house opened and they both looked up at the female figure that had just stepped out .
"Okay that makes it two companies" he mumbled
She had long black hair that was packed neatly into a pony tail with face framing bangs, and black eyes that seems to bore into your soul when you look at her , her pink lips were full and firm.
The taunt set of her chin made her look arrogant and defiant, with well chiseled facial features she could be regarded to as a beautiful lady.
She was putting on an army green straight , loose fitted gown that stopped right above her knees, her hour glass figure and long legs complemented her killer yet so simple look.
"Good Morning Sir " She greeted .
"I'm Darell and this is Belle ", the gatekeeper finally introduced.
"I wasn't told that I wouldn't be living alone"
"We were employed just to take care of things around here , because you might be consumed by work !"
"I can perfectly clean after my own mess " he replied.
"Apparently the Agent didn't think so " Darell said and Jasper snapped his head to face him .
"I'm sorry" he apologized immediately.
"Ignore Darell, always making silly jokes" Belle said to him with a small smile.
"Yeah right!" He muttered and began to walk inside.
Belle took his bags from Darell immediately and followed behind him .
"The Master's Bedroom is this way " Belle said. Immediately, she got inside the house and led him there.
"It's fine , I can take it from here " he said, stopping her at the entrance of the room.
"Alright sir " she replied with a small bow and walked away.
Jasper exhaled deeply as he grabbed the handle of his suitcase and pulled it inside the room, the interior design was 3D rendering and it was so giving.
Jasper at the moment was feeling richer than he actually is.
"First things first , " he whispered and he pulled out his iPad and placed a call across to Emma.
He slipped the iPad into the keyboard jacket and gently placed it on the dressing table as he began to put his thing away waiting for Emma to answer the call.
"I was starting to think you already forgot about me " She voiced immediately she picked up the call and he turned to face the phone immediately.
"Aww , it's nice to see your face after almost twenty-four hours " he cooed as he moved closer to the camera.
"Oh My God !" She suddenly exclaimed.
"What is it ?!"
"Move away from my sight please " she snapped.
"Is this your room" she whispered and he burst out laughing.
"It is " he replied and picked up the iPad to show her around .
"The main house is even bigger " he added as he walked back to the dressing table and placed the iPad like it was before.
"Main house ?!"
"How are you going to survive staying alone?!"
"Apparently, I'm not!"
"I have an house assistant!"
"A lady?!"
"Yes , a lady " he replied.
"And a guy too " he added immediately, intentionally omitting the fact that the guy was the gatekeeper.
"Ohh" she whispered.
"Seriously I miss you already, work is so boring without you" she said.
"I beginning to feel bored already also" he replied with a small smile as he took off his shirt .
"But you have new friends already" she imputed, scrunching up her nose .
"Is that jealousy I sense there " he said and laughed.
"I'm here for work only alright, not for unnecessary friendships"
"Besides, the house is too big so we might not even run into each other !"
"You don't have to worry about your only friend getting other friends, I just want to concentrate on why I'm here and leave as soon as possible!" He added.
"You're not my only friend!" She protested.
"Who else is it ?!" He asked.
"I have , Humm ..." She trailed off and he burst out laughing.
"Yeahh , maybe you're right. I need to work on my social life " she murmured .
"Alright then , I need to go now I have work!" She said.
"Good luck on your mission, Bes, and have fun!"
"But don't have too much fun without me " she added.
"Sure thing, Babes, " he replied and ended the call.
He stood for a while staring at the screen of his iPad for a while. Its screen saver was a picture he and Emma had taken some time ago, before he finally continued putting his clothes away.