@Irish_Statesman ones. If they were going to drink while on mission, at least they had to do it right.
“ There ya go, sweetheart.”
He was really feeling his country self here. He had no doubt he’d be talking more southern than ever by the end of the night.”
“ Cheers.”
@Irish_Statesman
Unfortunately, they had not made it to the Hilton before breakfast.
It could have had something to do with the fact that Jack had felt the need to check out every single car at the rental place, and had ended up calling in a rental Aston Martin instead. —
@Irish_Statesman And if he ever got the chance, he knew just where he wanted go make Kennedy one.
“ Alright, yes ma’am. Coming right up.”
He nodded as he slipped out of their booth and made his way over to the bar again to get them both beers.
Of course, he returned with two large —
@Irish_Statesman easy to become paranoid. But to really live, one had to accept the risks that come with it.
“ Okay. Now i want a beer. Back in a minute, okay?”
@Irish_Statesman kind of life. You see, as agents, we see a lot of darkness. Fighting that is great. Winning is great. But not all life is bad.
So don’t let the job keep you from making connections.”
Even though that could be hard if you expected danger around every corner. It was —
@Irish_Statesman keep you busy and fill up such voids, right?”
He shrugged and drank from his milkshake, already knowing he was going to switch to beer later too.
@Irish_Statesman this burger would for a very long time be remembered as the best she’d ever had. Partially because of that.
“ I’m sorry to hear that. It’s hard to not have people to fall back on. Folks to run home to, whenever you feel like it. It can be hard.
But then there’s work to —
“ And just whose fault is that? I’ve offered numerous times to go out for drinks. Get to know each other on a deeper level.”
She had always declined.
“ Well, good. Keep an eye out. And change your bet if you still can. Because you can definitely trust me on this.”
@Irish_Statesman They’d come here to be themselves. And this is how he ate a burger
“ No one knows. I actually don’t have any family. But if i did, i doubt i could keep it from them. Feels like lying to me.”
And then he took a big bite out of his burger. Definitely tasted as great as it smelled
@Irish_Statesman success.”
The last question was - by far - the hardest one so far. Did his family know?
No.
He watched Tequila inspect her food and then moved his gaze to his own. It was definitely a messy looking burger. But it smelled great and Jack simply grabbed it with both hands
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