An Enemy Joins The Gang

The evening in Atlanta was chill and smooth. Von Ruiz decided it's time he visits his club once again. He took the entire team along except Wendy and Fiona. Von Ruiz had mentioned to us about introducing us to someone he calls "an old friend". Me, Jack, Eddie and Bob all walked inside his VIP room and settled down. "I welcome you all to this place", Von Ruiz started. "I gathered you all here because of the nature of the things we do. That is why it will be in my honor to introduce to you guys an addition to this wonderful team. Gentlemen, this is Eric". I looked at the man called Eric as he stood up from his seat. He was a tall, white and huge guy with a long scar on his face. He also had a long beard, hair and wore a mean look. He looked dangerous. He adjusted his black suit before giving everyone a fake smile. "Hey guys! My name's Eric as you all now know. I'm going to working with all of you from now on. Don't see me as a rookie here. I was here before any of you. I'm experienced even more than any of you. I hope to make the best of our time together", Eric said and sat down. "These are my boys. I know you don't know them but trust me, you wouldn't want to fuck with these boys. You will get to know each other as you relate", Von Ruiz said. "How did you find this guy?", I asked. "He worked for me about 4 years ago", Von Ruiz replied. "So why did he leave just to come back?", Bob asked. "My father wanted me to join the army, so he took me to Russia. After spending two years in the military school in Russia, I realized it wasn't what I really wanted to do. So, I had to come back and continue", Eric said. "He's going to be accompanying all of you from now on. Besides he used to work for me, so he knows and has seen a lot. He'll be a great addition to this team", Von Ruiz said. "The idea of following us around, I don't like it. We are better off the way we are. We don't need to cover up any more person's ass out there", I said. "No, you don't Henry. That's because he's going to be covering your ass", Von Ruiz said. I turned to look at Eric and found out he was already staring at me. I turned away after some time to avoid his gaze. "There's a new job on the table now. This is going to be a tough one. See me tomorrow all of you for the mission briefing", Von Ruiz said. Everybody stood up and began to leave the room one by one until it was just Von Ruiz and I left. "I don't trust him", I said to Von Ruiz. "Relax Henry, you're just nervous. That man's good and you're going to need him. I trust him with my life and I advise you do the same if things are going to work out here. We have something big ahead of us. We can't pull this up alone", Von Ruiz said. I cleaned my face and rubbed my eyes with my fingers before taking a deep breath. Von Ruiz stood up and picked up his golden staff, ready to leave. "Just go chill okay. You don't have to worry about anything. All is under control". Von Ruiz left the VIP room leaving me behind. I picked up a bottle of leftover Jack Daniels and poured myself a glass. "Something wrong?", Wendy asked as she walked in. "I heard the conversation. You don't trust him right". "No, I don't", I replied immediately. "He worked for Ruiz in the past. I knew him but not everything about him. Him and Von Ruiz were very close", Wendy said. "It's fine if you don't trust because I never did. Do you want me to do some digging for you?". "That won't be necessary. Whatever he's up to will manifest. I'll find out everything myself. I don't want you getting involved in any risky thing right now", I replied. I gave Wendy a sign to come and she came close to me. I carried her and sat her on my laps while she crossed her left arm over my neck. "I've been wanting to ask about a lady that works here. I don't see her around anymore. Her name's Helen. What happened to her? You know you're the record keeper here", I asked. "She's no longer working here again. She's now staying in Chicago. She mentioned something about starting her own club", Wendy replied. "If that's the case then I wish her luck", I replied. Wendy leaned over and kissed my lips and starred at me. "Do you want to get out of her?", Wendy asked. "Where do you want to go?", I asked. "To your place. Staying here is not right", Wendy replied. I smiled and carried Wendy up. We got to my house and none of us hesitated to take off each other's clothes. We kissed, grabbed each other and did all sorts of things. We had nonstop sex till the next morning. I woke up the following morning with Wendy beside me on the bed. I took a glance at her beautiful face before climbing down from the bed. I grabbed my phone and saw a text from Mr. Zhang and it read "Meet me at my place any time. I have a job for you". I just sighed and scratched my head after reading the text message. "Are you okay?", Wendy asked as she hugged me unexpectedly from my back. "Yeah, it's just a text", I replied kissing her hand. "My sister's wedding is in two days. I just want to remind you. I know you have already forgotten", Wendy said. "Why would I forget such a thing? I don't forget things like that", I lied. I didn't know the days have gone by so quickly. "Time really flies", I thought. "Are you seeing Ruiz today?", Wendy asked still hugging me. "Yeah, I need to be there. I need to see what's happening and if Von Ruiz has got any job at hand", I replied. "I'll be there as well. You know I'm always there", Wendy said smiling. "Come on, let's go make breakfast". When I reached the Office, everybody was already present. Of course, Wendy left the house before me, so she was there before me. Von Ruiz mentioned about a ship load of drugs from Colombia coming into USA in few days. He gathered everybody, so we can plan our next move. I watched as Von Ruiz stood up from his seat with his golden walking staff in his hand. He wore a white suit with white leather shoes to match. "I'm glad you made up time to come to this place. As you all know, I'm expecting some supplies from a business partner in Colombia. We are talking about $150M dollar worth of drugs coming to us in the next few days. I don't know what you all have in mind about this job. That's why you're all here right now", Von Ruiz said. "Wendy, this team's assistant has everybody planned out. So, what you all will do is just to pay attention to her". Wendy picked up a big map of the city from the wall and dropped it on a big table at the center of the room. "This is a map of Atlanta. I would have wanted us to use the tunnel for transport, but it's blocked. It's under construction right now", Wendy said and paused to look at everyone. "So, we'll have to use the road. Henry, Jack and Bob will go to the sea port to secure the package and make sure someone doesn't steal it. Eric and Eddie will look for a truck and bring it to the docks. The supplies from Colombia are going to be watermelons but the real stuff is inside those watermelons. Once the trucks are loaded up, drive it to our warehouse right here". "What about the cops? Don't we have any plans for them?", Bob asked. "I know few cops in this city personally. The sheriff is not going to be much of a problem but if they come around, we'll just settle them with cash", Von Ruiz said. "So, this is it guys. We do this thing and do it well. There won't be any stories. When the time comes, the necessary weapons are going to be handed over to you. This illustration was just to give an idea of what we're up for. See you later", Wendy said