Betrayal
Chapter Five
As Mary drove away from Chris' house, she was seething with anger. How dare he
threaten her?! Why did he keep saying no? When they had slept together two
nights before, he had seemed like he enjoyed it. Truthfully, she was a little
surprised that he had been able to perform, since he had been drunk. 'What if he
was thinking about Ezra?' was the thought that suddenly entered her mind. Eyes
narrowed and mouth set in a firm line, she pushed harder on the gas pedal,
sending her silver Spider speeding faster down the dark and deserted road.
Her lips curved into a smirk as she picked her cell phone up off the passenger
seat and dialed a familiar number. When the call was answered, she sweetly
spoke, "Hey, Honey. Can you meet me at that deserted park in an hour? ... Yes.
Billy's with his grandparents for the night. ... Alright, see you then. ... I
love you too," she said as she rolled her eyes. "Bye." After the call was ended,
she snapped her cell phone shut and tossed it back onto the passenger seat.
'Should you really be doing this?' a little voice inside of her whispered.
She shook her head as she pushed the voice down deep inside. 'Everything will be
okay,' she told herself as she drove toward her destination.
*****
An hour later, she parked across the street from the park. It was a deserted
park that she had found one day when she had been out driving around. There were
no houses or businesses around and it was a ways out of town limits, so nobody
knew anything that she did when she was there. She saw another car parked in
front of the park and walked over to it.
The back door, on the left side, opened when she reached it. She got in and shut
the door. "Beck, give us a few minutes."
The driver, Timothy Beck, nodded and got out of the car, to stand in front of it
on the look-out. Inside the car, Mary was greeted with a kiss and a, "Hi,
Darling."
Mary gave a smile and said, "Edward, we need to talk."
Edward Mounds' eyes narrowed as he asked, "You aren't breaking up with me, are
you?" Edward Mounds was a very handsome man, with black hair and piercing blue
eyes, strong broad shoulders and a trim waist at six foot. Mary had met him,
intentionally, when she had finagled an invitation to a party that he was at,
seven months before. She knew who he was and what he was involved in. But she
didn't care, she just cared that he had connections. Connections that could come
in handy. And, the sex was pretty good. And, if he fancied himself in love with
her, all the better. All that meant was, she would be able to get even more from
him.
She shook her head, "No. Absolutely not. It's just that I have some information
that you might be interested in."
"What?" he asked.
"Brian Sanders, your new accountant is an undercover federal agent. His real
name is Ezra Standish and he's with the ATF."
"WHAT?!" Edward bellowed in outrage, causing Mary to slightly flinch. Looking
directly in her eyes, he asked, "How do you know? How long have you known?"
Mary had known right after Ezra had went undercover. She had been at a party
that Edward was throwing and Ezra had been there. Edward had pointed him out as
his new accountant, Brian Sanders. He said that he actually liked the guy, he
had a sharp mind and a quick wit. Ezra had looked different, he had a cap on his
gold tooth, to cover it up, and his hair had been dyed blond, and he was wearing
glasses, but he had looked slightly familiar. Mary had excused herself, saying
that she had a headache and she needed to get on home. When Edward had believed
her, she had wanted to shake her head at his stupidity, but she was glad.
When she had gotten home, she had looked at a picture that had been taken a few
months before, at her father-in-law's, Orin's, annual Fourth of July BBQ. She
had compared the picture of Ezra to the memory in her mind, and knew that it was
the same man. She had thought about how it could definitely come in handy to
know that information.
"I've suspected for a little while, but I wanted to make absolutely sure before
I said anything," Mary lied.
"You must be wrong. I had him thoroughly checked out and it came back that he
was who he said he was."
Mary opened her purse, pulling out a photo that she had found of Ezra in his
academy uniform, in the FBI yearbook. She handed it to Edward and said, "See?"
Edward looked at the photo, concentrating on it. He could see it, the man in the
photo was a few years younger, but he could see that it was his accountant. His
lip rose in a sneer as he looked at the photo. Mary couldn't help but think
about how dangerous Edward looked. It scared her but it was also turning her on.
Edward looked at her, "You get on home. We'll talk later."
"I'm sorry that I didn't tell you sooner, I just wanted to make sure," Mary
said.
Edward nodded, "I understand."
'Sucker!' Mary thought with an inward smile.
"Bye," she said before giving him a slow kiss. When they broke apart, she left
the car as he rolled down his window and yelled, "Beck! Let's go!" Mary watched
as Edward's car drove off, before heading toward home.
*****
Inside his car, Edward dialed a number. "Stilts, I want you and Brown to go over
to Brian's house. ... Yes, the accountant. I want you to bring the bastard to my
house after you get him. Don't tell him anything, just tell him that I
want to talk." With that said, Edward snapped his cell phone shut and sat in
thought, his eyes narrowed.