Here I am, sitting at C.J's bar and grill with my father-in law. He is hitting the Jack and coke pretty hard, me, I am a beer kind of guy, tonight it's a nice dark brew I found a few years ago while on assignment in Texas with my Partner Jess Garcia.
The brew is called Blood And Honey. It's made by a brewery called Revolver Brewing Company somewhere in Texas.
Let me introduce my self, My name is Brad Stone, they call me Stoney. I am 36 years old, 6 ft. 1 inches tall 190 lbs. I work for a government agency, you wouldn't know which one because it doesn't exist on paper. It's a special part of the C.I.A. Jess and I are partners, our job is special security over all shipping and distribution, we make sure special deliveries are sent and received safely.
Now a little about my military life. I was somewhat of a trouble maker when I was 19, just out of high school and constantly in fights. The last time I came before the judge in our small town here in the pan handle of Florida, the judge gave me two options.
First option, 2 years county jail. Second option, join the military. Judge Walker felt like the military was my only hope for a long life without jail time and he made the comment, "Stoney, they will either beat the meanness out of you or find a good use for it."
I joined the Marines with the intent to spend my 3 year stint getting paid rather than sitting in a cell block.
I actually fell in love with the Marine Corps and after my first year was offered the opportunity to join the special forces, after a few stints in the middle east, I was assigned to help a special unit of the C.I.A in Central America.
Our mission was to help in the safe delivery of weapons to our allies and to blow up all shipments of drugs from neighboring countries like Columbia and sometimes picking off high ranking members of the cartel.
It was when one of these missions didn't go as well as planned when I just knew my life was over. My group of 5 men had been ambushed, 3 were dead, my captain was severely injured and I was held captive.
Dragged to a cabin, beat by 3 men then pushed onto my knees. I felt the Colt 45 as the cartel soldier put it to my head, I knew it was all over.
I flinched when I heard 3 nearly silent taps, then 3 loud thuds as their bodies hit the floor. I looked up to see who had just saved my life and looked into the dark eyes of someone I would never had believed could do this.
It was Jess, or at the time I called the soldier, C.I.A Special Agent Jessica Garcia. A gorgeous dark headed dark eyed Goddess, at least at the time she was the prettiest thing on earth.
After that stint I was recruited by the Company or by the other name C.I.A, well I signed on and was paired up with my hero Jess.
I was 25 at the time and we were sent to south Florida for our assignment, it worked out so well we were given the task of starting up the team we have at this time and stationed out of Tampa.
Now let me tell you a little about my father-in law, Ken Masters, well he was really my ex father-in law but wait ,he is still my father-in law. Let me explain.
I was married to his daughter Karla Masters or rather Karla Stone, but we divorced. So how is he still my father-in law, well this gets kind of confusing.
Karla and I are divorced and now I am married to my hero and partner Jessica, Ken married Jessica's mother Maria, let's start this story again when I met Karla, 8 and half years ago.
I had came in from a mission and one of my friends asked me to join them one night at a party he was throwing. I went, it was nice but I was tired so I hadn't planned on staying long, then I seen her, she was beautiful. 5 ft.3 short blonde hair and everything on her was perfect.
I was slow to approach her. Surely this pretty lady was attached. As I was about to leave, I was telling my friend good bye when his wife brought this beauty toward us.
"Stoney, your not leaving are you."
"Yes Sandy. I was just on my way."
"That's to bad, I wanted you to meet a friend of mine, Karla. She is single and here alone."
Karla and I both blushed but I think we both felt some instant attraction.
"Hello Karla, my name is Brad, it's my pleasure to meet such a nice beautiful lady."
"My Sandy, he is not only good looking as you said, he is a Gentleman."
"Well Karla, not very many people would call me a gentleman, but thank you."
I stayed a few more hours that night and we spent the whole time together, before leaving, I was lucky enough to get Karla's number and she asked. "Please call me Brad, call me soon."
I promise I will call Karla, but please call me Stoney that is what all my friends call me."
I called Karla the next 2 days and the 3rd day we had our first date. By our 2nd month of dating we agreed to be exclusive.
I had been on a security trip in Texas on the border of Juarez for 4 days and the day of my return I decided to go to Lunch at C.J's bar and grill. I wasn't there for 15 or 20 minutes when in walks Karla, her arm locked into the arm of another man, he was a big guy maybe 6 ft. 3, 220 lbs.
Of course I was furious, but I knew if I beat the shit out of this guy, I would be in serious trouble with my superiors.
They had just sat down at a booth , I walked up and said. "I thought we were going to be exclusive, but I go out of town for a few days and now here you are."
She had a shocked and scared look on her face. and the guy she was with started to stand up while he was calling me a bad name or two.
"Don't bother getting up man, my beef is not with you, and I don't care about her, she's a lying slut any way. "Karla, I thought we were going to be exclusive, I didn't know that only applied to me."
She had a stunned look on her face and the guy she was with was sitting there with a smug grin just as he was about to say something, I put my hand up to shut him down and said.
"Don't say a thing man, she is yours."
"Yes she is mine, she is my wife and not who you think she is."
"Well just so you know, your wife has been cheating on you for the last 2 months."
As I turned and walked away, I heard Karla, "Mr. it's not what you think."
I walked out of C.J's and never looked back.
The next morning my phone was blown up with calls from Karla, I just hung up and any messages I deleted, then I sent her a text to please erase my number from her contacts and never call again. There were no more calls after that.
3 weeks later, I was walking inside the mall when I heard someone call my name.
"Stoney, hey Stoney wait up."
I tuned and seen Karla. "Hello Karla, where is your husband."
"I am not married Stoney."
"Ok what ever Karla." I said and started to walk away.
She was smiling when she ran in front of me and said, "Wait a minute Stoney, I know you wouldn't understand this and probably not believe it, so you just have to see it yourself, my parents are having a cook out Saturday, it's just family, me my parents and my sister and brother-in law. Will you come please?"
"What about your husband Karla, will he be there."
"Stoney, listen to me, I am not married, come to the cook out Saturday and you will understand."
"I don't know Karla, I can't get involved in a three way relationship."