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Chapter 3 - Reserved

"Chris? Did you follow me?" Jana asked, taking a step back.

"Lovely to see you too, Jana." The man called Chris said. Jana sighed and walked over to her door. She pushed it open to let him in. The apartment was completely empty. Jana sighed and started looking around.

"We need you to do something for us." Chris said.

"I'm kind of busy with my own stuff." She replied.

"I'm sorry to hear that. However you're the only one who can help us."

"What is it?"

"We just need you to get some info about a woman and her associates."

"That's it?"

"That's all."

"Fine." she sighed. "When do you need it by?"

"Friday."

"Done, go." she muttered and walked up some stairs leading to a single bedroom with a small bathroom. when she returned down stairs Chris was gone. she laughed and walked outside and up to Mike's rooms. The man who had been there before was gone now. Jana grabbed Fiona's arm and began towing her from the room.

"Going somewhere?" Mike asked.

"Furniture shopping." and they were gone. Jana and Fiona returned an hour later with several large boxes and bags, filling up the Charger completely.

"Have fun?" Michael asked.

"Much." They replied and began hauling stuff in the apartment. Michael came down to see the goods and saw plastic on the floor and painting tape on the walls. Jana had some old clothes on and was painting the ceiling in one room beige, while Fiona painted the walls a deep red.

"Nice." he commented and went to hold a paint can up for Jana to reach easier.

"Go look at the paper on the island, and paint please." Jana snapped and continued lathering the ceiling in color..

"Okay..." he hesitated and found the gray to paint her room. when he came back after finishing the room the women had already finished the rest of the apartment and were rolling carpet out. Jana then handed Fiona a rented staple gun for her to get the carpet. She walked over to the kitchen and began laying a cherry hard wood floor.

"Can i help with anything?" He asked. Jana sighed and looked at Fiona, who took the hint.

"You can start unscrewing the doors."

"Why?"

"Because we're replacing them all with wooden ones that have metal barriers on the inside. Making them essentially bulletproof." Fiona replied.

"Okay." And he went around unscrewing the doors. He came back later and placed the screws on the island. The paint around the rooms was mostly dry. There was a dark leather couch in the front room along with an electric piano. There was an intricately carved wooden dining table in the red room, with chairs to match. Fiona was hauling more boxes in from outside. Jana was on the floor in the bathroom laying a beautiful marble floor. The shower stall was glass and the walls were covered in tiles that looked like Van Gogh's Starry Night.

"Okay I'm done." Mike said walking in. "You wanna tell me why you're in a bad mood so suddenly?"

"My car isn't here yet." Jana replied.

"Madeline invited us over for dinner." Fiona corrected.

"Oh. did you do this?" Mike asked and opened the shower door stall. he gently ran his fingers over the inch wide and tall tiles.

"Yeah." She replied. "Art and some other things help to calm me down and I got bored so i did that. We finished painting and Fiona's carrying in the Furniture." She replied.

"It's beautiful." He said.

"Meh." she sighed.

"What's Fiona carrying in now?" Mike asked.

"None of your concern." she replied and layed the last tile then shooed him out.

"Where did you get the money for all of this?" Michael asked.

"I told you, The government pays well." Jana replied and pulled her cell phone out as it began to ring. She looked at it and sighed.

"What?"

"I have to go do some stuff." she replied and walked into her room. She put on a backpack and came back out.

"If i find anything wrong about this place when i get back, you're in trouble." She said and tossed a key to Fiona.

"When will you be back?" Fi asked.

"I dunno." she said and walked out.

"What's in the box?" Mike asked when she was out of hearing range.

"I'm not sure, and I'm not gonna let you find out." Fiona replied and pulled him from the Apartment.

Later Jana walked out of her apartment wearing a white dress shirt and a tie, Mike was just getting out of his car.

"You look spiffy." He commented.

"Dinner with your mother, remember."

"Ah, good luck."

"Right." she laughed and walked out the metal doors.

The next day Jana was doing sit-ups facing Mike's door in the inside. She wore a black tank top and shorts as she counted slowly. There was a click and the door began to open. Jana grabbed her favorite beretta that lay beside her and pointed it at the intruder. (she and Mike agreed that when he left he would knock twice when he came back.) A middle aged man walked in with a six-pack of beer in his hand.

"Don't move." Jana muttered and stood up.

"Woah!" The man exclaimed. "Mike hire a new guard dog?"

"Who are you calling dog?" Jana asked and stepped into the light.

"A very cute dog." He said.

"You know Mike?" Jana asked lowering the gun slightly.

"Yeah, we work together." The man replied. Jana laughed once and tucked her gun into her pants. Mike walked in then.

"Oh yeah, Jana this is Sam. He works with me sometimes. Sam, Jana. She's a government agent that's here for protection." Mike said and walked over to the fridge. Jana kept breathing heavily and nodded.

"Protection? Government Agent?" Sam asked Mike.

"Yep. she's an old friend who was in trouble, so we helped."

"We?"

"Fiona and I."

"Oh. Nice to meet you." Sam said and shook her hand.

"Oh, how was dinner last night?"

"Dinner?"

"My mother asked her and Fiona to eat with her last night." Michael explained.

"Okay." Sam said and sat in a chair with a beer. Jana laughed and tossed her gun to Mike and went back to sit ups.

"How long have you been doing that?" Mike asked walking over to her.

"Since you left." Mike checked his watch.

"That was three hours ago." Jana smiled up at him.

"I know." She laughed then started coughing and did a back flip onto the floor. she coughed for a while and Mike knelt by her. he put a hand on her back.

"Are you okay?" He asked. She stopped then nodded. She stood up and Mike caught the glimpse of blood on her mouth but she walked over to the sink and got a drink of water, washing the blood away.

"Even I don't do that." He cautioned her.

"I know." she gasped. Jana shook her head and wiped the sweat from her face with a cloth.

"Hey, why don't you go change and take a shower, I'll be here." Mike said.

"Fine." she sighed and walked to the door, shutting it behind her.

Rule 4: Avoid contact with your friend's parents.

Rule 5: Time your workouts.