The Shadow of Deception

CHAPTER 6: MARVIN OR MARVIN

I laid in bed tired, not that we did anything, I was tired of the whole contract. I have so many opportunities to end this but I do not know where the documents were. I have asked myself over and over again why a document would matter. Who initiated this contract does not only want Marvin dead but wants something more.

Marvin came in with a cup of coffee. “You slept like you deserve a thousand nights of rest, my dear,” he said.

“Hmm. You could say that again,” I replied.

“Looking at you again, you look too beautiful and well-kept to be a cleaner,” Marvin told me climbing on the rare side of the bed holding my legs.

“Would it be out of place for a cleaner to look clean and beautiful? That’s my job!” I exclaimed.

“Tell me about yourself,” he asked.

I knew he was going to ask this, doing the kind of job I have done over the years had prepared me to be able to read people’s intentions. I had a planned story to tell my dear Marvin. I also need him to believe that I am interested in us as much as he is.

I told Marvin the truth about my childhood. Losing both parents at the very young age of twelve would prepare you for uncertainties. I had to sleep from home to home. I told him about Uncle Lexxe. He was the only one who looked for me when I ran away from home. What I did not tell Marvin was that it was Uncle Lexxe that made me who I grew up to be.

Marvin was touched by my story. He told me he was sorry for my past as if he was responsible for the death of my parents.

“How did your father survive? My parents did not, whoever killed them did a clean job,” I asked Marvin. He was uncomfortable but I could see he was not ready to offend me in any way.

“Well, um, my father was lucky, the shot to his head didn’t affect anything but a crack in his skull,” he said.

“Where else was he shot, it seems like it was not a single shot by what you are saying,” I replied.

“Yeah, he was shot in the stomach and also his chest. The shot to the stomach did hit some vital organs but the shot to the chest hit his metal chain watch in his breast pocket,” he said.

The Contractor must not know this. I really have to do an extra job if I want all these settled. I have to kill both Marvins, yet I can’t do anything now because of the documents I need to retrieve from my Marvin.

Marvin tried to kiss me. I resisted, I was not in the mood for that. It looked like I was taking one step forward, and two steps backward. I was lying naked on the bed and he could see every enticing body part without any cover, as the duvet was on the floor. He used to be too shy to look at me. However, our closeness has removed that and his eyes always light up when he looks at me now.

“We could go out to eat?” he said.

“Hmm. You are very funny. Firstly, I am your cleaner in the office, secondly, you have just escaped an attempt on your life, and thirdly, you have needs for new sets of bodyguards,” I said.

“So you are now counting my needs,” Marvin replied.

He laughed and I did not think that was funny. He needed very good bodyguards as I could easily disarm the ones he had. I was very sure he got lucky with Josh and that Josh was going to strike again. Josh was that good and he hardly missed. If Marvin was his mark, then Marvin was as good as dead.

I thought of how to help him without giving him a hint of who I was. Larry would be a good replacement but I did not want to hurt either man. Larry sees my relationship with him as professional. Marving does not see it that way. It would be difficult to manage. I decided to get another bodyguard for him through one of my connections or Larry.

Marvin came back to meet me finishing my bath. I noticed he could not stop looking at my body. His eyes were mostly gazing at my breasts. I wondered why he was only looking at something he already saw and sucked. He was not like Larry and I thought it was best to stop moving around naked near him. He could not handle my nakedness.

“I just finished talking to Dad and we are getting new bodyguards. So relax, you will soon be in safe hands,” he said naively.

“Your Dad!, he still makes decisions for you at your age?” Why would you not grow up?” I asked. I was very concerned. I wanted to get him the best of bodyguards. I needed him alive to get the documents. Any other way could be a short life for him.

“Well, they will be here in a few minutes. We need to get home to get some documents and I am not going out without a bodyguard as you suggested,” he replied, and he seemed pretty serious.

“Okay, I am going with you,” I said. He was shocked but nodded his head in the affirmative. I had two aims for going with him; to look for the documents and keep him alive.

I knew Josh was likely to visit again and that whatever bodyguard he may have acquired would not be capable of stopping Josh. If I should kill Josh, I would rise to number three on the hire list. I have always loved growing and going up the hierarchy because, in this game, growth makes your enemies scared of you. Not to talk of my prized money waiting for me.

I saw the bodyguards arrive. They were all equipped but something about them did not look complete. I would rather have Larry as my bodyguard than have five of those men. They looked like men hired to do a job and not killers. This would be an easy job for Josh. He would just kill these men as a show-off.

“They are here. Get ready if you are going with me,” Marvin said, sounding very excited that he had new bodyguards.

“I don’t like the looks of these men,” I said, appearing very uncomfortable.

“That is why they are bodyguards and not supposed to thrill you,” replied Marvin. Surely he did not understand what I meant and why I said that.

“Hmm, if you say so,” I said. “ By the way, which of the Marvins gives the orders around here, Marvin or Marvin Junior?” I asked and we both laughed at the question.

I went to the kitchen and got five table knives. I hid them in my underwear around each of my laps. I was not going to be taken unawares by Marvin’s assumption. Josh could even be sent to kill both of us.