Page 45 of Invincible
CHAPTER14
Tyler stood,stretching her back as she contemplated how they could get the information they needed from the office.They had replaced another section of rail this morning already.In a couple more days, the job would be finished and they would have no chance at discovering anything.That, on top of Memphis stating activity was picking up at the warehouse, meant they were running out of time.
Knox had agreed to monitor the tracker Dex had placed on the truck until they were done with work today.With any luck, that would lead them to the warehouse soon.
“I can hear the wheels turning from over here,” Dex said when he finished grinding down the new rail joints.“What are you thinking?”
“I’ve been formulating a plan.”
“Okay, lay it on me.”
“I think our best shot is the secretaries.They eat at the picnic table in the shade everyday just so they can watch you bend over.How do you feel about being pimped out again?”
“It’s a rough job, but if you think sacrificing my body is what’s best.”Tyler whacked him playfully in the chest.Dex quickly sobered.“In all seriousness though, if it gets Mia and the rest of the women back, I’ll do whatever it takes.”
Tyler nodded before explaining to him her idea.If Dex could distract the women during lunch, it would give her a chance to sneak inside to one of the computers.
After agreeing on the exact location within the shipping software where she needed to look, they moved their equipment farther down the rails until they were across from the office.
They had just gotten the equipment unloaded to fix the next piece when Tyler motioned with her head toward the picnic table next to the office.It sat in shade, which made it possible for the women to survive eating outside in the heat.
With a slight nod back, Dex stood, stretching his back.He made a show out of checking his watch before turning to look at Tyler, seemingly to ask about lunch.Pulling off his shirt, he wiped down his chest and face before using some of their water to pour over his hair.
“Showtime,” he said, grabbing his lunch out of the truck.With one last look at Tyler, he put on his best smile before turning toward the table.“Hello, ladies.Hot enough for you?Mind if I join?”
He chose the seat farthest from the office door, forcing the rest of the table to turn away from it if they wanted to talk to him.Tyler took that opportunity to duck around the back of the building, skirting along the side until she reached the stairs.Checking around the corner one last time, she found the table engrossed in whatever Dex was saying.Or, more likely, the pecs and abs that kept flexing.
Tyler eased up the stairs, pulling the door open slowly.She had watched the supervisor leave for lunch, so that only left the group sitting around Dex to monitor what was happening.
Quickly trying the doors to the offices, she finally found the one in the file room open with a computer sitting on a desk.Fortunately, it was already booted up with the shipping software open.Tyler fished the scrap of paper with the information about the ship on it out of her pocket.Typing in the hull number, she pulled up the manifest to be loaded in less than a week.They really were running out of time.
Running down the list of containers, she finally found a listing for Unified Instruments.It specified the lot of six containers as holding electronic equipment, necessitating the need for refrigeration.This had to be the containers they were moving the women in.
Noticing the printer sitting on a table, she took a chance on printing out the information to give to Dex.She breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the printer fire to life.It had just finished spitting out the information when she heard everyone returning to work.Looking around quickly, she ducked under the desk as the door opened.
“Hey, where are you running off to?”Tyler realized it was Dex’s voice in the hallway.He must have followed them inside, knowing she was still in here.“We were just starting to get acquainted.”
Tyler tried to fold herself even tighter under the desk when one of the women walked into the room.Dex followed closely on her heels.He grabbed the woman’s hand, spinning her around to face him as he quickly searched the room, looking for Tyler.She saw his eyes widen slightly when he caught her peeking out from under the desk at him.
Dex stepped up against the woman as she ran her hands down his chest.Tyler had a moment of trying to count the many ways she could break this woman in half until she noticed Dex waving her out from under the desk.
He leaned down to kiss the woman, who was quickly becoming Tyler’s arch enemy number one, as he moved her around the desk, motioning for Tyler to move the opposite way.When he had the woman pressed up against her desk with the door to her back, Tyler took just a moment to glare as the vixen worked at unbuckling Dex’s belt before she slipped out the door.
“Hey, I had to use your bathroom.I hope you don’t mind,” she said, walking past the women in the front of the office.“Y’all haven’t seen my missing assistant, have y’all?”None of them would quite meet her eyes as they mumbled their responses.“Well, we have a few more minutes of lunch left, I’m sure he’ll turn up.Have a good afternoon.”Walking through the door, she let it close a little louder than necessary.
Five minutes later, she saw Dex climbing down the stairs to rejoin her at the rails.She had already started to set up the equipment for the next pour.
Without a word, he slid on another shirt before joining her to help.She tried to hide her smile, watching him fill his mouth with water from their thermos before swishing it around and spitting it on the ground.
“You know,” he said finally.“I’ve had to run honey traps in the past, but this was the first time it really made me feel dirty.Please tell me you found something.”Without hesitating, Tyler pulled the papers she had printed out from where she had tucked them in her pants, covering them with her shirt.
“I found Unified Instruments set to be loaded within the week on the Mariposa Bonita.Now, we just have to find a way to set up a sting.Oh, by the way, I’m not okay with you kissing another woman.Please tell me she didn’t manage to get your pants down.”
Dex raised an eyebrow at her.“Weren’t you just getting me out of your system?What’s with the jealousy?”
Tyler rolled her eyes at him.“Shut up and get back to work.”It only made his grin bigger until she had to give in, bumping against him with a smirk.
He unfolded the paper, making sure no one could see him.“At least we know we’re on the right track.Good work, James Bond.”
