Chapter 6
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โCome on! You can do it!โ
โAre you serious?! Youโre like a hundred feet up!โ Cameo was attempting to teach Infinity to use the grappling guns attached to each arm of the bodysuit. She was a little hesitant, having never done it before.ย
โI told you,โ Cameo said patiently, โthe cord will hold you. I just showed you how to do it. Aim, fire, retract. You got this.โ
Infinity took a deep breath. As she aimed, she glanced up at Cameo and wondered what was so bad about one little kiss after all. She fired and the bolt embedded itself in the fire escape. She hit retract and she whizzed up past eight floors. When she reached the ninth, Cameo reached out and caught her and pulled her onto the ledge. She quickly scrambled out of his hold. No matter what she thought about him, she had to save face.
Cameo pulled his lockpicks out of one of his pockets and began working at the lock that held the ventilation shaft cover closed. A few seconds later it swung open and he stuck his head in.
โItโs either straight up, or straight down,โ he said, grinning maniacally. โI know which one I'll choose.โ He jumped in and plummeted down the shaft in a few seconds of free fall. Infinity gasped, thinking he had just committed suicide. A thin line shot up in front of her and she heard a dull thump. At the same time, the line pulled taut. Cameo hurtled up through the duct until he was even with her. โYour turn,โ he smirked, and flew up again.
Infinity stuck her arm into the tunnel and fired her grappler. She felt it catch and she tugged on it to make sure it was secure.ย โOk,โ she said, โ okay, okay, okay, I can do this. I will do this.โ And she jumped.
The line unreeled, and she hit the retract button. She zoomed up the shaft. She saw a light up ahead and pulled up next to Cameo.
โWeโre at the top. Let me see your phone.โ She handed it to him, and, careful not to drop it, he pulled up the overview of the ventilation system. โStraight ahead.โ He handed her phone back. โFollow me.โ He climbed over the edge with Infinity close behind. He crawled through the shaft until he reached a vent in the air duct. He peered through it.ย
โOkay. No oneโs in there. Let's go.โ He slammed his foot down on the thin metal shaft and it clattered to the tiled floor behind the large mahogany desk. He grimaced. โThatโs not loud at all!โ He whispered. A secretary stuck her head in the door, looked around, shrugged, then backed out of the room. Cameo breathed again and jumped to the ground silently. Infinity jumped down after him and he caught her softly. He lowered her to the ground, his fingers lingering on her neck slightly longer than needed. He walked over and reattached the vent cover. He then sat down at the desk and began hacking the manโs computer.ย
โOh great. Guess whose office we just broke into,โ Infinity asked, looking around at the photos on the wall.
โSimon Groth. One of the biggest names in the home security world. Iโm surprised we havenโt been discovered ye-โย
โYes sir, Mr. Groth!โ a voice said behind the heavy oak door. โI will ensure you are not disturbed.โ
โThank you Nicole.โ The doorknob turned. The pair's eyes widened. Cameo pointed to a small closet embedded in the wall. They ran over and slipped in just as the door swung open. The two of them sat there in the dark, pressed against each other, praying they wouldnโt be found by someone who would be very, very happy to turn them over to the man in charge of the future bloodbath. Infinity strained not to touch the boy next to her. He was so close, so impossibly close she could barely stand it. She could barely breathe. Cameo could sense her hesitance and respected it, despite every fiber in his being screaming at her closeness.ย
Hour after hour passed. Cameo peeked out periodically to see if the man was still there, and every time he was. After the fifth hour, Infinity began to drift off, and soon her head rested heavily on Cameoโs chest. He looked down at her sleeping and loosely placed his arm on her shoulders. Around the seventh hour, Cameo heard Grothย speaking with his secretary. He checked his phone. Nearly eleven. He gently woke Infinity up.
โHmmm,โ she sighed. โWha-โ
โShh, stay quiet, Fin.โ When he said that, he had no idea what he was thinking, but whatever she had held against him seemed lost in the dark. She could feel his heart beating through the thin fabric of their tactical suits. He leaned in closer. She didnโt move. In a moment of fearlessness, he leaned over her and pushed his lips against hers. She didnโt move except for the slight parting of her lips. Growing bolder, he shifted her until she was laying on the floor of the closet, and he was on top of her. She ran her hands up and down his torso, freeing the restraints inside her mind, allowing herself this one moment of thrill. He brushed strands of hair out of her face. With his other hand, he pressed the back of her neck, feeling unafraid of any consequences that could befall them.
She suddenly turned her face, breaking the kiss. โWe shouldnโt. You know itโs wrong.โย
Cameo gently forced her back to him. โI've always loved breaking the rules.โ She accepted this and grabbed his collar. He pulled her face up to his again. He kissed the corner of her lips. Infinity brushed her lips up his cheek until they were next to his ear.
โYou are a bad influence,โ she whispered.
โMaybe itโs the darkness.โ
โMaybe it isnโt only the darkness,โ she replied alluringly.
He sighed, a deep, contented sound, as he lightly kissed her again.ย
โWeโre going to get caught,โ she breathed.
โYou wish.โย ย
โI hate you, you know?โ She ventured, trying his limits.
โI know.โ He planted his hands on the floor on either side of her head, preventing any movement.
โI donโt want to kiss you,โ she attempted.
โBut you will.โ
Finally deciding he wasnโt going to let her go anytime soon, she wrapped her arms around his neck and pulled him down onto his side. His eyes widened as she pressed her hands to the back of his neck and drove their lips together. โWould you believe me if I told you I was lying?โย
โYou know, I don't think I would.โ
โGood,โ she grinned.ย โโโโโโโ
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