birthday when she noticed Danny looking at her from near the bar, trying to catch her eye, but when she made eye contact, he quickly looked the other way. She was surprised that this well built; muscular person was so shy. She made the first move and has never regretted it.
“Hey, you okay? You’re home early.”
Danny went over to kiss her on the cheek.
“Good news! We’ve been assigned to a new case. Bad news is we will be leaving for Mexico.”
Patricia knew what she was getting into when she started dating Danny. She always asked him to be honest with her, and come straight to the point, as she didn’t like surprises.
She said, “that’s great! When will you be leaving?”
Pat knew when Danny comes home early from work it means he has to pack some luggage and prepare to leave that night or early next morning. He came up from behind holding her around the waist, slowly kissing her neck, making her giggle with the soft touch of his lips.
“Tomorrow morning honey. So let’s make the most of it tonight shall we?” he said, with a sparkle in his eye.
As for Jason, he went to get a quick bite at the burger joint, which is one of his favorite foods. Even though, he eats up to three burgers a week, he never seems to gain any extra weight. Arriving home, he prepares a quick change of clothes for the trip and packs his passport along with the file that Matt gave them. Next he goes down to the garage, shuts the door behind him securely locking it. He then opens a tool cabinet, which has a hidden compartment at the back, loaded with all sorts of ammunition for his choice of firearms. At the bottom of the locker, he takes out a wooden box. Now this is one of his favorite handguns a Colt Anaconda. A very powerful weapon, having the force to blow your arm right off. One shot is enough to down even a giant of a man. Jason closes the locker and conceals the gun in the back of his jeans. He heads back upstairs and places it in his hand luggage. Jason lays down on his bed and takes out the case file which Matt gave him. The first page has a passport photo of the archaeologist who discovered the ancient ruins. He looks closely at the photograph of Helen Shireberg. A pretty woman, with short Blond hair and blue eyes, somewhere in her late thirties. He takes a look at the other pictures of a stolen gold figurine and a solid tablet slate. He wondered who would kill two innocent people for these two pieces of ancient history. Jason closes the file cover and slowly drifts off into a light sleep.
A couple of hours pass when he is awakened by the sound of a door closing downstairs. He makes his way into the kitchen where his daughter Sally is unpacking her school bag on the table. Slowly creeping up on her, he touches her left shoulder. In an instant, she swings around with her fist flying, missing Jason’s chin by half an inch. Jason was prepared for the strike and quickly stepped back.
Sally shouts out, “dad! Next time I won’t miss and will knock you half way across the kitchen floor.”
She ran to her father hugging him, and asked, “how come your home at this time of the day?”
Jason kissed her on the forehead.
“I came to prepare a few things for tomorrow morning. Danny and I have a new case and have to leave for Mexico.”
As soon as he finished the word Mexico her eyes lit up.
“No way! You’re going to the Mayan site aren’t?”
He wraps an arm around her.
“Yes for a few days, that’s all. Now don’t go all hysterical. I promised one day I would take you there. But I will be on a case, and besides you have your studies and it’s not a safe place right now.”
Sally knew better than to question her father about the case. She gave him a smile and hugged him again.
“Okay, old man. You haven’t broken a promise to me yet.”
They spent the rest of the day looking at pictures of ancient sites, and searching the INTERNET about Chichen Itza and the Mayan civilization.
“Hey dad! Don’t forget