You Beti someone does.

As you made your way through the mall, dashing in and out of shops, you notice someone familiar out of the corner of your eye. Tegan's coworker... what was her name? Beti? She'd definitely noticed you as she walked up to the pair of you. "Well, howdy there John. Enjoying a nice date?" She looked over at Lena who seemed to be enjoying the attention, oblivious of the malice behind it.

"Of course he is. May I ask who you are?" Lena smiled back, feeling a bit territorial.

"Oh, I'm just a colleague of sorts. But that does remind me... John, could I borrow you for a tiny second? I have a work problem that I need to talk to you about." Beti said, crossing her arms.

You looked at Lena with an apologetic look. You needed to smooth this out before it got worse. "Can you head in to the store without me? I'll join you in a few minutes." You sighed out the last few words, clearly exasperated. For her part, Lena seemed to understand.

"Okay. But don't take too long!" She said, kissing your cheek before dashing inside, earning a look from Beti.

When Lena was out of earshot, you spoke up. "I can explain. It's a bet. Kind of. And Tegan is kind of aware. She knows we're out together. Look, it's complicated, but I'm not cheating on Tegan."

Beti waited for you to stop talking before she spoke up. "Here's what's going to happen: I won't tell Tegan what's going on here and you're going to do just what I say, okay?"

You bit your lip. You at least needed to year her out. She continued: "I love tormenting your wife at work. It's so much fun! But I think it would be even more fun with her husband. From now on, you'll start defending me to her. You'll also come visit for lunch three times a week where I will join the two of you. I'll make fun of her, tease her, and even flirt with you. You'll laugh at my jokes. You'll flirt back. I want her to watch this her husband defend this 'fat bitch.'"

That sounded insane! You couldn't do something like that. But... If it kept this from getting out.

"Um, excuse me," a voice called from behind Beti. She turned around to see Lena there tapping her foot angrily. "I don't know where you get off, but I'm trying to enjoy a date with my boyfriend. I don't appreciate you threatening him."

Beti scoffed, "please. I eat girls like you for lunch.

"Yea, I bet," Lena shot back. You couldn't help but chuckle at her quick wit. "Beti Phellas, right?"

The color from Beti's face drained. "How do you know my name?"

"I make it a point to know the names of people that I think will become a problem for me later on. The moment my sister mentioned you, I knew you'd be trouble. So I researched you. I know so much about you. I know how you have been embezzling money from work. I know you have been lying on your time sheet." Lena rattled off the facts as though they were common knowledge.

"What... what are you going to do?" Beti asked, backing up a few steps.

"Nothing. Because you're not going to do anything, are you?" Lena asked, tilting her head with a sweet smile. "I wouldn't have to tell anyone if I didn't have a reason to."

"But what I'm doing is... illegal. Why don't you just tell someone?" Beti seemed scared. Lena was far too calm for this.

"Because leverage is more important than justice. I like know who I can control and who I can't." Lena tapped her foot a bit louder. "I can count on you to keep quiet, can't I?"

"Y-yes! But does that mean I have to be nice to Tegan?" Beti asked sheepishly.

"I don't care. Just don't do anything to threaten the happiness of me and my boyfriend and we'll be square." Lena walked forward and patted Beti on the head. "Run along now. I have some clothes I want to show off to my man."

Beti nodded and scurried off, almost falling over in her panicked flee.

You turned to the smug girl standing a bit away from you, "Lena? The fuck was that?"

She reached out and grabbed your hand, "follow me into the changing rooms and I'll tell you."

Well.

Now you had to go.

You followed her in, sitting down as you watched her change in front of you. It would almost be enough to cut you back to reality, but you were far too curious.

"I bet you and my sister think that all I do is party. After all, I was always away from my parents' house. It didn't seem like I was making money. What if I told you I had a job," she asked, looking at herself in the mirror.

It was probably a job she didn't want them to know about. She was probably a stripper or a sex worker. That made sense. She gave off that kind of energy. A 20-something who wanted to be free and fuck like crazy. But that didn't explain—

"I was trained at 19. Became an agent at 20. I've been working for the FBI since then." She turned to you, showing off the rest of her body.

"You're... kidding, right?" You almost laughed, but she looked so serious.

"Got sent right back home, though. There's apparently a big **** trade in our hometown. They figured I could see what I could dig up." She proceeded to strip down to change into another outfit.

"So, am I a part of this whole "mission" or whatever? Is that what we're doing here?" You still really didn't believe her.

She finished putting on her next outfit and turned to you. Lena climbed into your lap, facing you and gazing down into your eyes.

"You were a bonus. The fact that I get to finally have you to myself is the best benefit this job could offer," she smiled and gently scratched your back. It felt far better than it should and you knew she was luring you into letting your guard down. "I always work hard to get what I want, John. Fortunately for you, I want you. So I'm going to put in the work. The two of us are a much better pair than you and my milquetoast washboard of a sister."

You understood a lot of her personality now. She really played up the femme fatale archetype, though, perhaps with a bit too much camp. "So, what, you plan on stealing me? Like it's some heist?"

"That's a good way of putting it. I'll be the sexy cat burglar who steals away your heart and body." She kissed at your neck as her hips slowly started to grind in your lap. "I know you won't be an easy mark, but I'm looking forward to the hunt."

She paused and brought her lips to your ear, "but I also know that I've been driving you crazy all night. And putting that bitch in her place really got you going. You don't have to hide it. You don't have to hide anything with me John. I know you know we're a good match. Won't you just admit it?"