"And number two?"
"Dragging my ass out to Long Island when I could be hunting Crow and The Reaper."
"Yeah well sorry, just trying to keep your pretty little ass alive and safe."
"Well I'm a big girl Stryker…..I can take care of myself."
"Can you…..can you really?"
"I have done so without you and the CIA's help for two years now."
"Tuff chick, aren't you?"
"Yeah, that's right."
"Well it don't matter anyway, we're here," he said as he pulled into a residence driveway.
"Here…..where's here?"
"That guy we need to see."
"You need to see, not me. You're just keeping me form scoring Crow that's all. Maybe I should score you too, what do you say about that tuff guy?"
"Just bring your crazy ass in here will you." Stryker said stepping from the car and making his way to the front door. Aurora sat in protest crossing her arms looking away from the house like a child mad at her father. Slowly though her curiosity got the best of her and her inquisitiveness beat out over her stubbornness and she reached for the door handle.
"Come on Constantine, let's go!" Stryker called as he banged on the door.
"I'm coming, just wait a minute….. God Damn."
Stryker stood in place until someone came to the white door and swung it open. "Hello Pete," he said as the young man stared like a deer caught in the headlights. "Oh shit, Stryker it's you!" the 25 year old cried as he attempted to slam the door.
"What's the matter Pete, not happy to see me?"
"Shit no, the last time I saw you I did 6 months in lock up."
"Well that's a shame, but I need your help again."
"No, no I can't do anything to violate my probation Stryker."
"Nothing to worry about Pete, I got your back."
"Yeah like the last time I helped you," the boy said as he took note of the pretty brunette now standing behind the CIA member. "Who on Earth is that?" he asked sighting Aurora looking like a hot mess with strands of dark hair hanging over her pretty face, lack of bra under her top and standing at a slight angle in her stance as though in a drunken state.
"This is Agent Constantine, my partner."
"Well nice to meet you Agent Constantine, will you please come in," he said as kindly as he could still eyeballing the dark haired lovely.
"That's former Agent Constantine to you. I no longer do work for The Man," Aurora said as she past the young man in the doorway and Stryker shot her a look of contempt.