+HIM+
"Do you want an Arizona? Mike dropped off about thirty of them yesterday." Fred says to me as we enter his living room.
"No, I'm good. I came to see if you have any jobs for me before I start my classes." I sit on his couch.
"Yeah, I do. Stop by the address I'm about to send you. This son of a gun has been avoiding me for two days. I want my money back, pronto!" He yells from his kitchen, "just pass along my message."
I look at my messages and nod. "Does anyone else need me?"
"Yeah, your uncle wants to see you. He said to go see him asap. He's got some news for you." He comes into the living room and hands me a bag with five Arizonas. "Take that and get out, Mike brought me too much."
I hold back a smile, "alright, see you later." I walk to my car and drive off to my classes.
+Meanwhile+
"Are you at the airport yet, Miss Natalie?" Mr. Wilson asks through the phone.
"Yes, sir." Natalie responds to him as she holds the phone to her ear.
"Alright, I sent you all the information about the trip. Thank you for doing this Miss Natalie. I know it is very short notice but I really appreciate you cooperating with me. Everything will be paid for by the company so don't worry about a thing. Please let me know when you arrive there. Safe travels."
"Yes, sir. I will notify you of my arrival once I'm off the plane. Thank you sir. Bye." I can't believe I am on my way to see Nathan. Natalie thinks to herself. I can't imagine him as a man...When we were teenagers, he was so handsome. How much more handsome can he have gotten over the years? I can't believe that he could possibly be THAT man's child. Natalie boards the plane and finds her seat. I haven't even told Jenny about him. Somehow, I can't help but be excited and nervous to see him.
+HIM+
"W-w-wait! Please not in my home!" The man yells as I push him inside and close the door behind me.
"You shouldn't have ignored the phone calls." I shove him to the floor. "Where is the payment?"
"Please, not here! I have my family here!" He gets on his knees and starts begging.
"I could care less about your family." I glare at him. "Give me the payment, or your family will have to pay the price."
"Who are you!?" I look to see a woman staring at me in shock. "How did you get inside and what are you doing to my husband!?"
"I would lower my voice. If you alert anybody, I will hurt the children upstairs." I tell her. "Where is the payment? I'm not going to ask you again."
"I-I have it in the basement. Please, I will get it, just leave my family alone."
"I have the house surrounded if you dare to run away, one of them will break your legs. I'll take your wife and children and their life's will pay your debt. Don't keep me waiting."
Quickly, he stands up and runs to his basement. "What debt does he owe you?" The wife asks as tears fall down her face.
"If he does have the money, the minute you speak about this to anyone. I will hunt your family down."
"We don't know anything about his job." She tells me. "Won't you have mercy on my children and I?" I can see her body shaking with fear.
I smile at her, "I have important business to talk about with your husband so we will be leaving once he comes back. Enjoy that time with your children because it might be your last day."
Her husband comes back, "I-I have the money. Here." He holds up a suitcase.
"Pull yourself together. I already let your wife know about our trip. Let's go." I wait for him to walk out the door before I say goodbye to his wife. We get into my car and drive off. He starts to cry as we drive farther away from his home. I turn the radio on. Music is better than listening to a man cry.
+Elsewhere+
She gets out of the taxi and grabs her suitcase out of the trunk. "Thank you!" She pays the taxi and walks into the hotel to sign in. Once she's signed in, she goes up to her room. "Gosh, I didn't think it was this draining to travel by plane. The taxi drive was so long." Natalie lays on her bed. "I need to call Mr. Wilson..."
Without realizing, she drifts off to sleep.
"Come on, princess." He says as he hugs her from behind. "I missed you, please don't be mad. I was going to come get you but something important came up." He kisses her ear. "How can I ever make it up to you, my sweet princess?"
She rolls her eyes, "give me all the kisses you missed out on while you were gone." She turns to face him. They both smile big to each other.
"Anything for my baby girl." He whispers before he leans in.
A while later she wakes up. "Oh my god, I fell asleep!" She turns on her computer and checks her email. She start composing a message to Mr. Wilson then sends it. Five minutes later her phone rings. "Hello?"
"Miss Natalie rest for today. You can start tomorrow." She can hear him yawn. "I am already getting ready to leave the office for the day."
"Okay, sir. Goodnight, drive safe." She hangs up the phone. "Gosh, why is it so hot in here?" I can't believe I dreamed about him. I still remember his looks, how sweet he was, and his nicknames for me.I have to stop thinking about the past.
Suddenly, her phone rings again, making her jump. "Oh, it's Jenny. Hello?"
"Girl! Why aren't you home yet!? I've been waiting!"
"Sorry, my boss sent me on a last minute mission."
"What? If it was last minute, you should have said no. What kind of mission are you on now? You know, you could have refused. He has a bunch of other employees he could have given the job to."
Natalie smiles to herself, "Yeah but, this isn't just any mission."