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C H A P T E R 9

"Okay where do you want to meet?" She asked.

"McDonald's !" We both said in unison and started laughing.

Maddie and I had an odd obsession with McDonald's ever since growing up. Everyone would go to dine at fancy restaurants but the two of us would opt for McD. A week would not pass without us going there.

"Okay send me the location of your nearby mall because the one here is closer to home, we don't want to raise suspicions." Maddie said happily.

"Yes ma'am." I said as I hung up.

I was supposed to go to work but I don't want to. That place sucks. Having to pretend that I hate crime makes me sick. I don't even know why I had to go undercover as a policer when Kenny is barely at the station.

I smiled as I sent Maddie the location of the mall two blocks from here. Gosh I missed her.

***

I entered the big glass doors and I was greeted by the familiar red and yellow decorations of the restaurant. It was fully packed and I looked for a familiar melanin beauty. My eyes searched around the room until they finally landed on Maddie.

She had her black hair tied up in a bun and glasses on as usual. She was wearing black jeans and white crop top with white flip flops. She was wearing the same as me but the difference was my crop top was black just my jeans and I was wearing black air Jordan sneakers.

Maddie was a very beautiful dark skinned girl with the most beautiful smile. She would catch the attention of people around her but she was too naive to notice. She has always been introverted and shy but when she's with me she's far from shy. People would always accuse me of lying whenever I would tell them what Maddie said.
'Maddie would never say that.'
'Maddie is too sweet to do that.'
'you must have influenced her to do that'

Bullshit. Only I know that she's not as shy as she looks. But it makes me happy that she's comfortable around me and she can be her crazy self when with me. Although one quality I hate about her is that she is too sensitive. The littlest things hurt her. I don't like seeing her hurt. I've always stood up for her when we were younger but sometimes I want her to stand up for herself. I want her to stop hiding behind those glasses and realise that she's stronger than she's giving herself credit for.

She was busy on her phone so she didn't see me coming towards her.

"Can I get your order ma'am." I said faking a voice.

"Uhmm no I'm still waiting for my-" She looked up from her phone before continuing. A huge smile when she saw me.

"Waiting for your ?" I said smiling at her. She got up and we hugged each other tightly.

"Oh my gosh Lu I missed you so much." She said pulling away

"I missed you too Madds, jeez you look hot." I said

Madds and I had nicknames for each other. Everyone called her Maddison or Maddie but I called her Madds. Everyone calls me Blue and I don't have a nickname because my name is too short but Maddie found a way to cut it short, hence she calls me Lu.

Max once tried to also call me Lu but it resulted in him loosing hair in fourth grade, because Maddison put hair removal in his shampoo and a warning 'call her Lu again and see what happens.' That was the day my brother beleived that Mads isn't as sweet as she looks.

Maddie and I spent hours talking and catching up. We ordered three times excluding the ice creams. She told me how she's always busy. Being a hacker for the Coopers and for the Goated Gang isn't child's play. But she loves her work nonetheless.

Surprised was an understatement to her reaction when I told her I slept with Kenny. Maddie knows that although a part of my job is being a seductress, I have never had sex with a target in all my ten years of being an assassin.

"But I wouldn't blame you, have you seen Kenny ?" She said after whole five minutes of processing everything.

"Madds tell me about it, the guy is hot and his masculinity screams sex appeal." I said.

"And his fuck me eyes, tall height, abs, veiny forearms. I wonder what else is veiny about him." Maddie retorted teasingly.

See what I was talking about ? Not so sweet now is she ?

I was about to respond when we were interrupted by our waiter bringing the bill. He was looking at Maddie as he gave us the bill, he has been the whole evening. He has made slight remarks about getting Maddie's number but she didn't notice. He's totally into her but she's too naive to notice that, she took it as him being nice.

I swear my best friend is frustrating. She is naive on situations she wants to be on you'd think she's pretending.

The girl that was talking about someone's veins doesn't even notice someone who's flirting with her.