I Spy With My Little Eye

Chapter 9

Eli:

Between d**k and I we read through the information in no time. There were about ten possible targets. Are job being now to narrow it down based off of the information they got from special agent Even Ray before he managed to disappear from the agency before they could get more information out of him. He never gave information directly, but he let a few things slip. His boss was American or had some American based offices. He had also let slip that it had been a fairly recent job, something within the past year and half. It had also been a case I had worked on which I personally thought was ironic.

“So, we have Santiago Lopez.” d**k said dropping a packet of papers on his bed, “you posed as a bodyguard and took down his and his brother’s drug chain from Mexico to the U.S. about a year ago.”

“Yeah I remember that one.” I said thoughtfully munching on my forbidden food. I wasn’t about to tell Grace that I had smuggled salsa and hot dogs into d**k’s room. He wasn’t about to tell on me he knew I had to eat to stay awake. “I didn’t have any contact with him, and I shot his brother. There was no way it could have come back to me or the agency.”

“I don’t get it…” d**k said picking up another packet, “I was with you for most of these assignments. We didn’t make any mistakes.”

“Amber worked with me on this one.” I said dropping a packet with a picture of Tony Marcello on the front, “We shut down his s*x trafficking in Seattle eight months ago. He’s in jail and we posed as two cops who got ‘shot’ when they arrested him. They gave us an obituary and everything.”

“What about this one?” d**k asked flipping through some papers, “Mary Wilson, thirteen months ago. You stopped her sale of black-market animal products for healing remedies. Besides Lopez it’s your only job alone.” I thought for a moment.

“Did I kill her?” I asked softly hearing Grace’s footsteps as she neared the door. Quickly I hid the salsa and shoved the last hotdog in my mouth. d**k shook his head and gave me the we’ll talk about it later look.

“Eli, the shower’s open if you wanna use it.” Grace said opening the door a little bit. Her hair was wrapped up in a towel but the end of it was sticking out and dripping water onto the floor. I looked at d**k as he gathered up the packets and placed them in the folder. He nodded. I nodded at Grace trying to hide the fact that I had a raw hot dog shoved in my mouth.

“What are you eating?” she asked suspiciously narrowing her eyes.

“Nuffing.” I mumbled around the hot dog.

“Levi what is he eating?” she asked placing her hands on her hips and turning to d**k.

“Food.” d**k said not meeting her eyes. She sighed and marched over to me, “What is rule number one?” she asked leaning down so are noses almost touched.

“No Girwy stuff im da baffroom.” I said with a shrug really wishing she would just turn around so I could chew.

“No.” she shook her head and closed her eyes I chewed quickly and swallowed.

“Give him a break Gracie.” d**k said grabbing her arm and pulling her up right, “I would have told you if he broke the rules. Now let’s let Eli take a shower because he smells.” Levi gently pushed Grace.

“I owe you.” I mumbled hiding the salsa in the waist band of my pants and tugging my shirt over it.

“I know.: d**k grinned devilishly, and I halfway regretted saying anything.