Chapter 62 - Sleeping With A Gentleman

Jackson was surprised by this sudden gesture, but he enjoyed it. As the woman's lips pressed against his, a slight smile appeared on his face. He knew who she was now, so he felt a lot more comfortable around her. But, she didn't know who he was yet. "Wait till you find out who I am," he thought to himself.

Halia felt the man wrap his arms back around her body. As she moved away from his lips she leaned into his warmth and gently placed her head against his chest. She knew it was wrong, but this was exactly where she wanted to be: in his arms.

If only he wasn't a criminal and she wasn't a police officer...

"Jackson, can you give up on the deal with Remy? Let's just run away and live a normal life together," Halia suddenly suggested.

Jackson smiled as he ran his hand through Halia's hair. He knew exactly why she was suggesting this. He was her target and her mission was to capture him in 3 days time. The silly woman had no idea what was actually going on.

Jackson wanted to tell Halia the truth. That he knew who she was and she was not going to catch him. But, it was not the right time yet. In 3 days time, after his meeting with Remy, he was going to reveal everything to her.

So, in the meantime, he simply replied, "Sorry, this deal is too important to me. I promise, after this deal, everything will be over."

Halia felt her heart ache. She was becoming more and more attracted to this guy, yet she was supposed to arrest him in 3 days time. She knew he wasn't giving up on the deal, but she couldn't give up on him either. What was she to do?

As she continued thinking, her eyes started to get heavy and she eventually fell asleep. Jackson glanced at the woman in his arms as she slept peacefully and his heart melted. He was becoming more and more certain that Max was right. Perhaps, he really was in love.

...

The next morning, Sean arrived at the park where he was meant to meet with Halia. Once again, he set up a fishing rod for himself and one for Halia, but today, he had brought a couple of extra things with him: one small box and one big box.

Sean looked at his watch. It was exactly 9:10am; Halia should have already arrived. She was never late.

However, 20 minutes later, Sean glanced at his watch again, but Halia was still nowhere to be seen. Did something go wrong?

He opened the small box and looked at the hairclip inside. This was a normal hairclip; there was no tracker or anything on it. It was just a simple reminder to Halia that she was still a normal person, regardless of what mission she was on. He then glanced at the big box. Inside sat a cake: a birthday cake.

Today was Halia's birthday. Even though she was undercover, Sean knew who she really was and he believed that she deserved to celebrate her birthday. That's why he was planning to surprise her, but it didn't seem like it was happening. As he glanced down at his watch again, he began to get worried. Something wasn't right.

Sean quickly packed up his things and returned to his car. He then picked up his phone, "Help me locate a number."

Where the hell was Halia?

...

Meanwhile, over at the lab, Halia had just woken up. As she rubbed her eyes, she felt some warm puffs of air on her face. When she finally opened her eyes properly, she looked up and froze. A handsome man was right in front of her, so close that their lips almost touched. Halia blushed and quickly remembered how she kissed Jackson the previous night and fell asleep in his arms. Feeling a little embarrassed, she slowly tried to shuffle out of the bed without him noticing. But suddenly, a pair of strong arms thrusted her forward as a deep charming voice asked, "Where do you think you're going?"

Halia tilted her head upwards to look at the man, just as he opened his eyes. "Weren't you supposed to use the sleeping bag last night?" she asked shyly.

"Someone wouldn't let go of me, so I had no choice but to sleep on the bed," Jackson teased.

Halia blushed.

"You're lucky I'm a gentleman," Jackson added as he looked at her with a slightly seductive look in his eyes.

Halia stopped breathing as she stared at the man. At that moment, Jackson suddenly leaned forward and stole a kiss from her lips. "Breathe," he said.

Halia quickly pushed him away and got out of bed.

"Go get changed and freshen up, breakfast should be here soon," Jackson said in amus.e.m.e.nt as he watched Halia scurry off to the bathroom.