I went into Stan's adjoining bathroom and cleaned myself up. What had just happened? Did my fellow agent and my boss both just use me for some free sex? Was I that gullible and that far gone to put up any sort of protest? Why did I just let that happen? I finished cleaning myself up since I was in quite the state and then stormed back into his office ready to give them hell for what they just put me through.
Before I could lay into the both of them my boss Stan handed Russ a black credit card, (supposedly a no limit company card) and instructed him to take me out to lunch and bring me up to speed on the mission. I couldn't help but blink a few times and catch myself before I blew my temper. I had to put myself in check while I tried to make some sort of sense out of this whole thing.
Russ took my arm and placed it through his other one like a gentleman and escorted me out of Stan's office. "Let's make this lunch the date you owe me, shall we?"
"What date? What do you mean?" I answered, still a little flabbergasted by this whole ordeal.
"Come on now Alison, or should I say Madison, I didn't take you for a welcher." He pressed the button to the elevator and guided me inside when the doors opened.
As the doors closed and we began our descent, "What welching? What are you on about?" My mind was in such a fog I had honestly forgotten what he was talking about.
"You agreed that if I got you a undercover operation you would go out on a date with me." He was quick to remind me. "A proper date. I would even pay for everything, and now with this," he held up the company credit card and let the light play off it's black surface as he twiddled it back and forth in his hand, "it won't be a problem."
"No limit." he added in a sing song voice.
"But... but didn't you guys just use me for... for your own gratification?" I asked in a puzzled voice.
"Use you for our own... Oh, I see. You think this was some sort of a set up, a scam!" Russ began to raise his voice. "That was training. Just where do you think you're going undercover at? It's not some fancy hotel where you'll be treated as a princess. It's 'Sweet Cheeks! A fucking strip club and a quite a nasty one at that, you stupid cunt.!"
I quickly realized he was right, just what did I expect would happen when I was undercover. I couldn't call 'time-out' or just walk away without not only blowing my cover but possibly blowing the whole operation to catch Marco. The only way I could convince anyone that I was a stripper, a proper type of stripper that would be accepted into 'Sweet Cheeks,' in essence a whore, was to actually become one essentially. That's what all the training this week would be about.
"I'm sorry. Honestly! It just all took me by surprise. I'm getting my head around it all now. Please forgive me for being unprofessional." I felt like an absolute idiot for being so foolish. What did I think the FBI actually was, some front for pervs? Man did i feel small, petty, and foolish.
"No harm done but listen, if you were going into a situation where you were expected to do a lot of fighting you would be getting hand-to-hand training, a situation with gun play and you would be spending all day at the firing range. Correct? Am I wrong?" Russ pressed home the point.
"No. No. You're right of course, the training always corresponds to the mission. It actually makes sense. And you're being a good handler by trying to bring me up to speed for this mission." I couldn't believe what I was about to say next. "Thank you! I really do appreciate it all. Getting me the mission, and all the training, and everything. Thank you!"
"Don't sweat it. Besides we can go anywhere for lunch." Russ said, holding up the black credit card. "How about a nice high-scale restaurant? It's on the company dime after all."
"That actually sounds nice, I'm famished and could eat a horse." I tried to sound excited by the idea but found my emotions were still all mixed up.
It didn't take long to drive to the restaurant, get a table, and order some food. They brought us some complimentary appetizers with our drink orders and Russ took this opportunity to explain some more about the mission. He went over the dangers some more and filled in a lot of the blanks. I paid special attention, knowing that it would all help with my mission eventually.
"Listen," Russ began, "I know it all seems a little surreal but bringing down Marco is a once in a lifetime kind of mission. It will make your reputation in the FBI for the rest of your career. Now are you willing to put yourself in my hands. To trust me completely that I will have your back and make sure you succeed?"
I hesitated briefly, but not long enough for him to question my dedication before responding enthusiastically, "Yes, I'm on board! Let's nail Marco to wall and bury him!"
"Ok, great!" Russ answered excitedly, "After we finish lunch we'll do some shopping since it's all paid for by the company." He once again held up the black credit card with no limit. "Is there anything else you want? Perhaps, some dessert?"
I ordered something off the menu that had chocolate in the title and was enjoying it immensely, I even offered some to Russ but he said he had other plans for dessert. He leaned in a little close so he wouldn't be overheard and said, "By the end of this week your training is complete whether you're ready or not. We have a brief window to insert you into a position where you can get a job at 'Sweet Cheeks.' So the rest of this week will be intense. Are you ready for that?"
"Yes, I'm on board. Whatever it takes, I'm ready." I shot back as I finished the last bite of my dessert. "I'm finished. I'm ready to go shopping. Although I'm not sure what that as to do with my mission?"
"We have to get you some proper clothes. Clothes for a stripper. Clothes for a whore. Clothes that Alison might never be caught dead in but that Madison would wear every day of the week." Russ replied smugly.