The suit Anna was wearing hugged her body tight and also made her look classy. Her legs were killing her from all the walks she had been doing.
She was up and down and had t gotten any moment for her to rest but things had to be done. Containers were filled everywhere and wondered where her containers were.
She had thought of this happening and had come prepared like always.
Workers were busy loading the containers and some getting them off and she was curious how many people smuggled their goods there.
The people that stared at her wondered what a lady like her was doing in that part of town with two biff men standing behind her.
She looked like a boss even by the way she walked.
Her lips opened up in a smile the moment she saw Dylan who was elated seeing her. It had only been a couple of days since he had last seen her but it felt like it was forever.
"Hey ", he said as he came in for a hug and then he noticed the men who were with her.
He wanted to ask her why she had a whole protection unit with her but he let it go.
She looked pale, he could tell. Something wasn't wrong but she seemed like she had just come for business ma didn't want to talk to anyone.
"Where is he ?", Anna asked him and he pointed to the office that was locked.
"Okay I'll go in and talk to him ", Anna said as she started walking to the office and her watchdogs followed her.
Dylan wondered why Anna hadn't wanted the containers to be inspected. Was he smuggling something?
Was that the reason she was acting cold as if they didn't know each other that well before the meet?
Anna knocked on the door and a gruff voice told her to come in from inside.
With Mateo on her side, they both entered the office. It smelled like the stench of cigarettes and coffee. Anna looked around at how tidy it was and wondered if it had ever been cleaned before.
The plump man that was sitting across her struggled to raise his hand so that he could greet her but he seemed like he was struggling.
"Hello ", Anna said as she took a seat at the only chair in the room that wasn't covered in papers.
"Hello miss how may I help you ", the man said with the most Australian accent and Anna wondered how long he had been living in Mexico if his accent was still that heavy.
"I know you're wondering what part am from, am Australian", he said chuckling, and the way he talked disgusted Anna.
His mustache was covered in crumbs and Anna assumed that he had been eating before she had come in and had somehow stuffed it somewhere.
"Oh really I couldn't tell ", Anna said looking shocked. It was so clear he was Australian why would he think of was hard to figure it out?
"Now miss let's talk business, were those your containers that just came in ?", he asked her his face changing from the chirpy man who had been engaging her in conversations to a now serious man.
"Yes ", Anna said as she crossed one of her legs Infront of the other.
"Well you know that they have to be screened before they are released right ", the man asked Anna still didn't know his name since he hadn't mentioned it with all the talking that he had been doing.
"Yes I know that but am not smuggling young girls ", Anna said and the old man chuckled.
"Am not sure about that I'll have to open it and see the contents that are inside ", the man said sitting back in his chair but the movement wasn't doing anything much you change his form. If I may show his belly more now.
Anna knew that the man wanted money it was the whole reason they were going in circles. She also knew that if he opened the container he was going to ask for more money.
She was smarter than him though. She knew that it wasn't going to be that easy to get through customs like that.
"Okay then ", she said and she could see the look of shock on his face when she said that.
After a few minutes of walking, they finally found Anna's containers and they all stood aside as
one of the containers was being opened.
For someone who had contraband in the containers, Anna looked to be extremely calm as all of this transpired.
Mateo was beside her wondering how this was going to end. He knew it wasn't going to be that easy to get away and he knew they had to be prepared for anything that happened.
What shocked him was the cool stance Anna had as he laughed at all the silly jokes the man-made.
The containers were finally opened and Mateo could see all the boxes that had been packed
You could see the tip of the wine bottles and he could tell the disappointed look on the customs officer as he stared at them.
He had not found what he was expecting and he turned to look at Anna questioningly.
"It's wine ?", he asked her.
"Yes, what did you expect ?", Anna asked him like she was shocked by his reaction.
"I just don't understand why you would be against us opening the shipment if it was just wine ", the man said as he looked at Anna wondering what the woman was trying to hide.
"I just didn't want you going through my products not that I was hiding anything ", Anna said chuckling and you couldn't tell even from the laugh that she was nervous.
She knew what they would find if they decided to open all the boxes completely. She would be in so much trouble.
"Okay sorry for the trouble miss, close it up and load it ", the man said.
"It's okay no problem I understand why would think like that ", Anna said,d and before the man could answer one of the workers came rushing.
"It's the sheriff ", he said and Anna's heart dropped to her stomach but the smile she heard was still on as the container was delayed and loaded then she turned to go see why the sheriff was visiting.