Soon we're landing in Mexico and in a limo heading to an unknown destination.
"Where are we going?"
"Somewhere you don't need to know Jay, let's just keep it at that"
"Oooook… well what are we doing then?
"Just stop asking questions Jay… it's better you not know"
"Why I deserve to know what the fuck we're doing in Sinaloa?"
"Like I said Jay… stop asking questions"
"This is some bullshit.."
A few hours later we arrive to a huge house in the middle of nowhere
"So Jay do you speak Spanish?"
"Hmmm never learned it and whatever I learned in high school I forgot, but I can understand a little"
"I guess I'll translate"
"How many languages do you know?"
"Hmmm about four"
"Jesus who are you?"
"There's a lot of things you don't know about me Jay.."
"Yeah I can see that… anyways what are we doing here?"
"You'll see, come on"
We walk inside the house, the house is guarded by multiple men with guns. I whisper to Ms Parker
"Hey…. I'm not the smartest person in the world but I know a fucking cartel house when I see one"
"Shhhh just relax… we're on the same side"
"How the fuck you partners with the cartel?"
"Like I said Jay there's alot of things you don't know about me"
We walk into an office where a man sits behind a desk with guards around him
"Jay this is Armando Cabrera, the head of the Cabrera cartel"
I just give a respectful nod and they go about their business, speaking in Spanish as I just stand there looking stupid. He then points at me
"Uhhh what's going on?"
"He wants to see if you're really loyal to me"
"Ummm I work for you that's pretty damn loyal… plus I fucked you already that has to mean something too"
"This is different Jay…. Just follow us"
They both stand up and we head down into the basement of the building, we go into a room and a man is tied up, he looks like he's been brutally tortured.
"What the fuck…"
"Jay, this man is an associate for the Cabrera cartel… at least he was until recently"
"What did he do?"
"Something this cartel and I despise… human trafficking"
Wait… if she hates trafficking then that bartender was lying this whole time
"Like sex trafficking?"
"That too he would kidnap women and children and sell them off into slavery, some women would be used as escorts against their will or used as sex slaves… he needs to pay for these crimes"
"And what's that got to do with me?"
"To prove your loyalty…. Kill him"
"Why me though, I'm not involved in this I'm just your personal guard"
"Once you became my guard, my business became your business. So prove your loyalty or… you die with him"
I'm handed a gun, I walk up to the guy tied up, he shouts something in Spanish, I put the gun to his head and pull the trigger with no hesitation and toss the gun to the floor. Throwing up my arms
"Is that loyal enough for you?"
Cabrera gives an approving nod to Ms Parker and walks off, she looks at me with shock and some fear in her eyes
"Well… let's go I'm sure this business is done"
The car ride is silent as we're driving back to the airfield. I finally break the silence
"You're pretty fucking quiet over there"
She side eyes me before speaking up
"You killed him…"
"You told me to"
"Yeah but I was expecting some hesitation, you did it with no problem"
"Well he deserved it for what he was doing…. And also there's a lot you don't know about me"
"What happened?"
"It's a long story.."
"We have plenty of time"
I tell her everything that happened a few years back, going through every detail as if it had just happened.
"Wow… jay I didn't know?"
"Of course you don't… Reyes ain't going to tell anyone that his precious daughters ex was working for the guy that put him behind bars"
"Yeah but… still you been through so much these past few years. How are you still going"
"Well… at this point I couldn't care less about anything, all I care about is my son. If I had a choice I would put a bullet in both Reyes and Eli's head, but I'm not going to do that to Mikey he needs his mother and grandfather"
"I don't blame you…. I'm sorry Jay"
"It's whatever, but can I tell you something?"
"Go ahead"
"Back at that party at your club the bartender told me that every girl in that place is being trafficked…. But yet you're so against it?"
"What?!?! I would never!"
"Then she's just lying, how did she even start working there then"
"I don't know, I didn't bring any of the girls in. Reyes did all that hiring stuff"
"Wait… you said Reyes brought all those girls in"
"Yeah why?"
It starts slowly settling in
"Reyes has to be involved in human trafficking, there's no other way"
"No! Don't say that, Don would never!"
"Wake the fuck up Jordyn!! It's right in front of you, he did all the 'hiring' and the bartender spilled everything to me that night and I blew her off. At the next meeting you need to get everything out of him"
"But…"
"No fucking questions asked, I'll hide somewhere and make sure I'm there to hear it out his mouth…. I should've killed that motherfucker that day when I had the chance."